craftivism

Like many of you I've sure, the war in the Ukraine has been a horrible shock and weighed heavily on my mind. As well as making donations to charity relief efforts, and there are excellent resources available online to research where to donate, the craft community responded with many designers creating patterns to donate their profits. There have also been calls to purchase digital items from creators on Etsy who are in the Ukraine, this is easy to do by selecting Ukraine in the shop location menu in filters. These may seem relatively small actions but it all helps ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 years ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifloss , banner , craftivism , embroidery , embroidery pattern , mollie johanson , peace , scallop stitch , split stitch , sunflowers , ukraine , whipped back stitch

Flag by Beka Hannah.

It's hard to believe it was only the beginning of this year our country suffered disastrous bushfires with many lives lost, towns destroyed and others covered in thick smoke for months on end. And still, in Australia, and across the world, climate change is treated as a partisan political issue and not the emergency it is.

Like many who have protested, donated, made lifestyle changes, written letters and signed petitions over many, many years I was at a loss as to what else I could do. In sheer frustration I started stitching a protest flag ...

added by Stitch and Yarn 3 years, 10 months ago. under #scomosprayerflags , bushfires , change makers , climate action , craftivism , embroidery , protest flags , socially engaged art , subversive stitch , sydney craft week

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