craftivism ⁽⁸⁾

For as long as people have made things by hand, they've used that making to push back against the people in charge. Textiles, in particular, sit at the centre of nearly every major story about empire and resistance — because cloth is both the commodity…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Documentary Special (Part 1 of 3) · ~55 min · Season 1 In 1302, a Flemish weaver named Pieter de Coninck led a militia of guild craftsmen against the French cavalry. Their weapon was called the Goedendag, which means "Good Day."…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Feature Artist · ~60 min · Season 1 There's a house in west London that you can't miss. Every surface is covered in mosaic: walls, window frames, doorstep, garden walls. It's been there for over twenty years, and it's not going…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Feature Artist · ~45 min · Season 1 What happens when grief becomes public? When the thing you're supposed to keep quiet gets stitched into fabric and carried into the street? In this episode, we explore grief and memory, the moments…

Listen on:Spotify Apple Podcasts Climate & Environment · ~50 min · Season 1 In Michigan, Bonnie Peterson embroiders climate data onto silk. In Minneapolis, Shug Munich gathers strangers to make a "crazy quilt" from surgical bandages and childhood dish towels. Both are working with their…