Jun 26
Warm guns by Natalie Baxter
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Warm guns by Natalie Baxter
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how people frame crafting as more sustainable/ethical than buying. It can be! But you gotta do it right. The sustainable, ethical part of making is the control one has over the supply chain of the object they make. An object made carelessly by a business and one made carelessly by an individual are essentially the same because the individual often only replaces one step in the supply chain: eg., a crocheter making a hat from new polyester (petroleum) yarn has no control over the mining of the petroleum, the processing of it into fiber, or the labor conditions any step of the way.
All this means that we makers have a responsibility, and a great power to actually know our supply chains! We must make carefully. We have the power to use thrifted, scavenged, or ethically harvested materials, or to make sure the companies that we buy our supplies from are just as passionate about sustainability as we are. We can use newspaper, broken glass, and scrap wood to rebuild our little corners of the world.
I say all this as an artist by the way. A metalsmith, knitter, and illustrator—when I buy metal I have no fucking clue if it’s recycled or if its mining is wrecking some ecosystem on the other side of the world. This year I’ve made a promise to myself not to buy a single new art supply.
Some caveats:
1. I still work a job where I have no control over the materials.
2. I allow thrifting because I honestly don’t see the harm
3. I obviously don’t think this is easy for everyone (I promise I don’t piss on the poor), and
4. I’m also not perfect—I have made exceptions for reusable tools and one commission that allowed me to donate to renter relief in areas hit by ICE.
So far it’s been a lot of reusing junk mail (I looove paper mache), mending, and whittling down my yarn stash. I’m really excited about the spoon I’m carving from the leg of my old wrecked bed frame. If you have a large stash or if you don’t and you really want to challenge yourself, I hope you consider it. It’s opened up worlds of potential and honestly made me more creative.
The biggest upside of making things over buying them is the ability to starve evil corporations of your business, and keep money out of the pockets of the rich. Let every thing you make be something you don’t have to buy, made of things you don’t have to buy, and share your things and the money you saved by making instead of buying with your community to exponentially increase your impact.
THE FINAL PIECE
inspired by Banksy, that one artist who made an Ashton Banksy, and the person who created the reference pose on Pinterest. I’m super proud of it and hope this contributes to the protests against Ice violence and deportation. As an Aussie I am truly in awe of the way American citizens have banded together to fight this injustice. Sending all my love <3
When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?
This all day long … Elena Kanagy-Loux's article is right-on. I myself have made it a point in recent years not to share any content that glibly uses the phrase, "not your grandma's " because it's a) lazy and b) dismisses the real fact that grandmothers and older textile artists have worked hard to keep craft traditions alive and evolving, not to mention their immense skills. We should be thanking them and looking to them for inspiration, not mocking them. via @hyperallergic ❤️
Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility 2026 Campaign: https://tilt.fyi/nR9uGYuA5Z This year, I am supporting @translifeline. This cause and organization are important to me because they do amazing work with the trans community, providing crisis support, criminal justice support, and resources for mental health and hormone therapies. Over the years, they’ve given over $1.1 million in micro-grants to help with correcting names and gender markers on legal documents.
If you’d like to support Trans Lifeline and also receive these patterns, Phoenix and Phoenix Feather, or previous year's patterns, please see the Tiltify link in my bio (or copy/paste below).
🏳️⚧️ Donate $5+ USD for Phoenix & Phoenix Feather 🏳️⚧️ Donate $20+ USD for all of my previous campaign patterns + this year. (Phoenix Feather, Metamorphosis (2025), Cuttlefish (2024), and Rise Up (2023). 🏳️⚧️ Donate $5 USD for any of the previous year patterns you may have missed. This is the only time you can get these designs.
100% of the proceeds will go to this amazing organization and these patterns will only be available through Wednesday, 4/1/24 midnight EST. Cross Stitch PDFs will be emailed to you within 24 hours to the email you provide Tiltify, and I will be actively ensuring you get your rewards.
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To my trans homies, you are seen. You are loved. <3
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I've been channeling my anxiety into knitting and the result is the fastest scarf I've done by far. I'm hoping to do a whole series of pride knits.
good news, then some sad news
The punk FibRRRe Q1 Zine is finally out!!! You can click the link to read the full mag or download!!!!
Thank you to all the amazing, talented people who contributed their time and energy and work to create this amazing project. I’m truly grateful
I’m very proud of the result and I hope everyone else is as well. If you can support the artists, buy something, subscribe, leave a nice comment. ❤️❤️