Tag: DIY

  • pothi book fanned out, page made from watercolor paper with earth tone color swatches on it

    Intro to Sewn Book Binding Part 1: Pothi Books

    Book binding is an easy entry to making. And while there are specialized book binding materials, this lesson doesn’t require any of them. In fact, if you wanted, you could pick up a pad of drawing paper and yarn at a dollar store, spending only a couple of bucks on enough materials to make a…

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  • brick red faux suede being sewn on a metal sewing machine

    The Power of DIY

    There is a lot of power in DIY.  One of the essential tenets of marxism is that workers are alienated from their labor. I think an essential part of our current crisis with capitalism is that this alienation goes beyond jobs. It extends to all facets of our lives.  We are alienated from our food.…

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