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Floral Category: Blooms of Beauty

Flowers have been a favorite motif ever since humans started decorating surfaces. Archeologists have found pottery, wooden carvings, woven remnants, and jewelry with ancient floral designs. And, why not? Once humans went…

Artizan Categories, Fair Trade, Featured Gallery, Jewelry, Textile
Embroidery as Storytelling

We're featuring our Market Categories here on our blog to give them some context, some history... Embroidery is one of those vast categories as there are so many different techniques that go…

Artizan Categories, Embroidery, Home Decor, Textile, Upcycled
in periculo: in danger! Artists and the Power of the Purse

Featured image: FeltUA Ukrainian Shawl with Child Trump has been in power here in the US for a little more than a month, bringing disruption, fear, arrogance, unemployment, and insecurity. Shock and…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Bags, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Member News, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Why Fair Trade Matters

When we think of handmade items, whether they were made recently or a long time ago, we can feel a connection with a person or a community who worked on those pieces,…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Bags, Children, Community, Fair Trade, Featured Gallery, Gift Guide, Home Decor, Jewelry, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled, Wood
Interview with Embroidery Artist, Irina Novakovskaya, of Ukraine

Olena Vikarunova of FeltUA - Lviv, Ukraine white shawl By Olena Vinokurova Artizan Made member since February 2023 This is the first interview done by Olena and we hope that it will…

Accessories, Bags, Embroidery
Artizan ReMade – Focus on Fast Fashion

Featured image: Guerra de la Paz. Follow the Leader, 2009. Found patterned garments, wood, footwear and hardware, approx. 75 feet long by 7 feet tall. Courtesy of the artists and Chloe GIll-Holster Projects. …

Artizan Made News, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, ReMakers, Textile, Upcycled
Come to the Table – The Handmade Touch

Rituals The photo at the top is of my sister, Helen Faber (Biel), sitting at her birthday table in Brazil. I believe this was her third birthday, so 1969. It has long…

Animals, Artizan Categories, Ceramics, Community, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Textile