CraftSanity launches new tutorial series with two-part how-to weave video
After many years of operating as a one-woman show with lots of support from my husband behind the scenes, I’ve decided to expand my creative team. This week Jonathan D. Lopez joined CraftSanity as a...
View ArticleGirls on the Run Coaching Experience Inspires Latest CraftSanity Video Tutorials
There are days when life seems too good to be true. You know, those moments when you feel like you’re living out the movie version of your life and you wouldn’t change a thing about it? That was how I...
View ArticleThe Squid Scarf – A Splatoon-inspired hood, scarf, mitten combo for gamers...
Halloween is coming up fast and this time I’m prepared days ahead of time. Inspired by my 11-year-old daughter’s favorite video game – Nintendo’s ink splattering Splatoon – I made this Squid Scarf for...
View ArticleVideo tutorial: How to Arm Knit With Merino Wool
The CraftSanity team recently visited the Becozi headquarters in Holland, Michigan and recorded a video tutorial with handmade business owner Larissa Koedyker. In this video, Larissa shows Jennifer...
View ArticleCraftSanity Episode 185 – Sheep to Skein: The Story behind a new...
On this episode of CraftSanity, we’re going sheep to skein to unravel the story of how wool from a West Michigan flock is being spun into a lovely, new independent yarn line called Welcome Home. The...
View ArticleStacie Tamaki’s tiny origami installation makes a big impression at ArtPrize...
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood While many artists like to go big with their ArtPrize entries, Stacie Tamaki strives to work as small as possible. In preparation for the international art competition...
View ArticleTraverse City artist Andrew Rockwood makes a splash on the Day 1 of ArtPrize...
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood About a half hour after Artprize 2016 kicked off Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there were sightings downtown of a man on a bike who appeared be swallowed whole by...
View ArticleIntroducing the CraftSanity Kids Video Series
Hello! I’m very excited to share a video tutorial I recorded recently with my youngest daughter, Amelia Claire. CraftSanity, the podcast, launched a couple months after Amelia was born, so she has...
View ArticleNew year, new CraftSanity weaving video tutorials
Happy New Year! While some were living it up on New Year’s Eve, my husband Jeff and I were shooting a couple more very low budget, one-take wonder CraftSanity weaving tutorials. If they seem a bit...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: How to amass a colorful yarn stash by buying just one skein
I’ve been doing a lot of mini tapestry weaving lately and realized early on that although I have a boatload of yarn, I didn’t have as much color variety in my yarn stash as my projects required. That’s...
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