Introduce Yourself
Tagged: beading, coloring, Etsy, fiber, fiber stash, Habu, introduction, knitting, local yarn store, weaving, yarn, yarn stash
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May 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm #16698AnonymousInactive
Hi Diana!
Thanks so much for starting this group. I am a craft person as well so I was so excited to see you made a space on the Commons for us to connect! Love it!
I am finishing up an internship at the CUNY Graduate Center Library and as of last Friday am a new CUNY Commons Community Facilitator (which means I get to be very excited by the Commons and spend lots of time here, which I’m thrilled about).
As far as crafts go, I am a knitter and a weaver. I learned how to weave from classes at F.I.T., which was an excellent experience, very worthwhile if anyone is interested. I have a massive yarn and fiber stash. I have done a little bit of bead work (very simple stuff). I also like to do coloring when I watch TV — I find it very therapeutic.
I love Etsy but I have to limit my time on there or I would go broke buying things. I also have to not go to Habu Textiles too much — that’s a dangerous (in the most tantalizing way) local yarn and fiber store, oh my!
I usually give all my stuff away, usually to friends and family….. 🙂
I think it would be great to set up a directory of everyone’s Etsy shops (if they sell there) and/or other resources that we could share. We could do it as a Doc or as a Wiki that we could link to here on the Commons.
As far as thoughts on how to create a CUNY crafts community, I think there are loads of options. We could do a blog connected to this group. We could also start a group flickr photostream to showcase work (might be more user friendly than a group blog).
Hope this wasn’t too much information. Very exciting! Thanks again, Diana.
Erika
CUNY Commons Community Facilitator
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Spring 2013 Special Collections Intern
Activist Women’s Voices Oral History Project & Archives
CUNY Graduate Center LibraryMay 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm #28605Diana RickardParticipantHi, I think doing a blog or flickr stream is a great idea! I think a Wiki to Etsy shops is good too.
I don’t really know how to set those things up here in the Commons, but will look into figuring it out.
As I said in an announcement I sent out (I didn’t know how to do a forum thing… new to the Commons), I bead office supplies. I recently opened an Etsy shop, and am excited to network with other crafters. I am sure there are tons of CUNY people who create great things when they aren’t teaching, and I’d love to see other people’s work.
Diana
May 22, 2013 at 3:13 pm #28606Valerie ForrestalMemberHello! I’m a librarian at the Staten Island campus, and I cross stitch and make jewelry. I post a lot of my cross stitch projects at: http://madstitchery.tumblr.com/ and just started posting my jewelry stuff here: http://vforrestal.tumblr.com/
May 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm #28607Diana RickardParticipantHi Valerie, Great websites!
May 24, 2013 at 10:06 am #28609AnonymousInactiveHi everyone,
Apologies, i think i posted here by accident late last night. total mistake on my part — so sorry about that.
anyway, hope everyone has a really craft-friendly holiday weekend! i’m so excited this group exists!
erika
May 24, 2013 at 11:49 am #28610Diana RickardParticipantAs for crafting this weekend, I’m on a beading office supplies hiatus till late June. Got 100 essay exams to grade, then a conference, then some travel.
However this weekend I’m working on a small little fun project. I know it sounds weird, but I also bead tampons. These are unique, interesting objects that make fun gifts. I’ll be giving it to a friend at a her birthday picnic on Monday.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and if anyone is productive crafting wise, please share.
Diana
May 25, 2013 at 8:14 am #28611Rebecca L. Salois (she/her)ParticipantThis caught my attention in my twitter feed and I actually joined the commons for this group! I am a scrapbooker, and it is all for my own enjoyment (and I suppose of my future nieces and nephews!). I have never thought to make them for selling. I primarily use Creative Memories for supplies and have a consultant here in the city. Also my sister just recently became a consultant so I always suggest people buy through her if they are online shoppers: http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/ashleyc/ she also has a fb and a pinterest for more ideas if you have questions or have “scrappers block” 🙂
I am glad to be on here in the hopes of meeting other grad student scrappers! I am a PhD student at the GC in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languaes and I teach Spanish at Brooklyn College and Comp. Lit. at Baruch. Scrapping is one of my favorite non-academic releases!
Thanks for creating the group!
May 26, 2013 at 8:06 am #28612Diana RickardParticipantHi Rebecca, welcome! I’m excited about this group and sharing progress on projects with each other. Looking forward to seeing your scrapbooking!
Diana
May 28, 2013 at 10:39 am #28613Robin Camille DavisParticipantHi all, I’m glad to see this group created since making things is much better in community! Cool show & tell stuff so far.
Most of my creative endeavors have been at the intersection of technology & craft, like map quilts and laser-cut earrings. Lately I’ve been interested in wearable technology, but have only just begun to get into hands-on work with things like Arduino microprocessors. I hope to start becoming a regular at NYC Resistor to get inspired and learn more, since there’s so many awesome & creative things to explore.
May 28, 2013 at 10:47 am #28614Diana RickardParticipantHi Robin. I LOVE the map quilt! My friend Meridith does a lot of work with maps. Here’s a link to some dresses she’s made out of maps. Check out the chandelier link too, as those are painted on maps. https://sites.google.com/site/meridithmcneal/dresses.
Welcome to the group!
June 4, 2013 at 12:47 pm #28615AnonymousInactive@dianar wow your friend’s corsets made from maps are so wonderful and fun too! https://sites.google.com/site/meridithmcneal/corsets crazy creative!
@robincamille i love the idea of technology & craft. there’s something so practical and smart about function and form. i am BLOWN AWAY by the fact that your Providence map quilt GLOWS IN THE DARK!!! that’s just so incredibly awesome.
back when i was more actively weaving i found this incredible stainless steel yarn (http://www.habutextiles.com/yarn/by_fiber/?term_id=25) from Habu Textiles (warning: v addictive place!).
is the Arduno microprocessor part of your work with Raspberry Pi? i had started a summer technology project or i would have bought one and played with it — it looks so cool. i love how you are documenting that on your blog.
resistors are such a great idea. i think sharing tools and resources — not to mention having that shared community — is key, especially in nyc.
erika
very excited to be here, if you couldn’t tell… #oy -
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