recycling for the masses

A not so new pattern at the DIY page & a very new post at Zickermans. Here's a very bad pic of what it looks like when stitched. Have fun kids!

a luta continua (this ain't a love song)

Today is March 8, the International Women's Day. Feels like one of those days when I should have something new & witty to present, but I don't. What I do have is a link to all the old posts tagged 'feminism' & some good old fighting songs for you.

come on over & do the twist

Just a short update; I'm expanding my horizons & doing some guest blogging at Zickermans Värld, an online craft magazine named after Lilli Zickerman, one of the founders of the Swedish craft movement in the beginning of the 20th century. Today's contribution is a top five list of craftivist projects so even if you don't do Swedish, you can take a look at the links. Enjoy.

Hopefully it'll be a recurring thing so stay tuned to the site.

when she talks, I hear the revolution / in her hips, there's revolution

Birthday gift for Stina.

I like this quote 'cause I think it's important to remember that the revolutionary struggle isn't some macho war ideal, it's life. It's the everyday choices we make, the choice to fight back, stand up and take control in ways that can differ a lot from time to time, situation to situation and person to person.

And I don't mean that in some sort of neo-liberal "anything goes!" way, but more in a "don't put yourself down 'cause you're not doing enough, look at the things you do, the choices you make & feel proud of them" way.

Edit: Sorry for sounding like a stupid self help book. Will do better in the future.

you would never sell out / just like I did in playboy / that was art, it didn't count

I forgot to post this x-stitch that I made before Christmas. Once again it was my professor (who also bought this one) that wanted a gift for someone where she works, so now it hangs in the office of RFSU (the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education).

Apparently the guy who got it likes electronic music a lot, so I thought it would be nice to mix the sort of modern feeling of electronica with the old school Hungarian pattern.

gifts that keep on giving

Hope you all survived the holidays.

Here's a wallet that I gave to my sister's boyfriend, some very hasty stitching there.

I went home to Stockholm over the weekend & finally, now that I can walk like a (sort of) normal person again, I could get all my stuff with me back to Gothenburg. Among other things, my birthday gift that's been up there since October: the wonderful Stitch lamp!

I sort of have a plan for it, but it's trickier than I though to stitch it so it's probably gonna take a while before it's done.

happy christmas your arse I pray god it's our last (I can see a better time when all our dreams come true)

This is only funny in Swedish.

For visitors who don't speak this great language, I made some artwork that sort of illustrates the meaning of the cross stitch. I wish you all a Merry Christmas.