Crafting a Better World
Inspiration and DIY Projects for Craftivists
by Diana Weymar
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Pub Date Sep 10 2024 | Archive Date Nov 05 2024
William Morrow | Harvest
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Description
From beloved craftivist Diana Weymar, creator of the brilliantly subversive Tiny Pricks Project, a collection of projects, actions, and essays to transform your anxiety into action during troubled times.
Ever feel like you’re hanging on by a thread?
From the climate crisis, to racism, to gun violence, to attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the list of issues facing this country goes on and on, and it’s only natural to feel anxious about the state of our union. Even if you vote, march, volunteer, and donate, feelings of hopelessness (and helplessness) still creep in.
Crafting a Better World is a new kind of call to action: a guidebook for combatting fatigue and frustration with the handmade. Whether that’s sewing a welcome blanket for new immigrants, or making a batch of “vulva chocolates” to raise money at a bake sale for abortion access, this book will teach you how to transform your anxiety into action.
Curated by Diana Weymar, the creator of the Tiny Pricks Project, who knows what it means to meld craft and activism. On Jan. 8, 2018, she stitched “I am a very stable genius” (a Donald Trump quote) into a piece of her grandmother’s abandoned needlework from the 1960s and posted it to Instagram. Since then, she’s turned her embroidery practice into a material record of the trials facing this country and become a leading voice in the movement to save our democracy.
Featuring essays, exclusive profiles of well-known creatives, and projects that readers can create by themselves or with their communities, this book is a means to stay engaged, make stuff, and hold ourselves together as we navigate this uncertain personal and political landscape. With contributions from artists and activists, including:
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Roz Chast
- Gisele Fetterman
- PEN America
- Nadya Tolokonnikova (founding member, Pussy Riot)
- Guerilla Girls
Crafting a Better World is a response to this unique moment in time when so many feel, in equal measure, deep anxiety and deep hope. So pick up a needle, a pen, a spatula—anything—and craft the change you want to see in the world.
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780063389281 |
PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
PAGES | 184 |
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Featured Reviews
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If you're like me, turning on the news each day requires a deep breath and a certain amount of stubborn determination to stay informed despite the insanity. From wildfires to insurrections to racism to war....it just goes on and on. Fortunately, there's a way for each of us to make the world a better place and Diana Weymar has put together this book to guide us on how to take action.
Crafting A Better World is a collection of essays, actions, recipes and projects that are meant to guide us through divisive times. Crafting as activism isn't a new concept but this is a wonderful reminder from people like Jamie Lee Curtis, Jayna Zweiman, the Guerilla Girls, Tanya Selvaratnam and so many more on how being creative can guide us through grief and can form like-minded communities and can make the world a better place. This book is a reminder that activism is easier with allies and that we're surrounded by those allies if we just take a few moments to look for them. As a knitter, I love the idea of the Welcome Blanket Project and as an avid baker I adore the recipe for the love cookies. I look forward to sharing this book with my friends!
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read the ARC of this book.