Labour MP Deborah Russell’s knitting caused a stir in parliament. But the humble craft has a long history as a tool for protest, solidarity and political change.
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Their skills and products often go uncredited.
It’s worth revisiting the philosophy behind the Arts and Crafts movement.
Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas?
These Victorian paper projects will reduce unnecessary spending, and as gifts they’re much more personal and meaningful.
If you’re looking to cut down on your consumption this year, you may benefit from recreating some Victorian DIY projects.
Hunter-gatherers were an important part of the development of the Mapungubwe Kingdom in southern Africa – a fact that history has tended to neglect.
I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami. It has inspired mathematicians to solve problems once thought impossible, and create folding telescope lenses, airbags and solar panels.
How do you turn your 3D plastic printer into a food printer? You just print the required parts.
One scholar spent a decade studying the ways everyday people drew, carved, glued, sewed and baked their own pornography.
The coronavirus pandemic has been a stressful and challenging time. But staying busy can help by creating a diversion, helping us to build community and strengthening our sense of self.
Many major luxury goods firms have long made place a key part of their identity, and a visit to a traditional silk-weaving centre in Vietnam shows that the approach could work for small firms too.
Ségou in Mali has successfully developed its urban cultural economy in ways that’s inclusive, sustainable and context-sensitive.
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