Comments on: CraftyPod #84: Crafting Green: What’s It Mean?

By: Beth H

Beth H — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:10:15 +0000

great podcast, Diane! love your ideas on crafting for usefulness, and “sharing the handmade love” that we find at thrift stores with those in need.

By: Green Crafts and Earth Day | Clever Nesting

Green Crafts and Earth Day | Clever Nesting — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:12:04 +0000

[...] This podcast from CraftyPod is a pretty in depth list of the ways which we can make our creativity more sustainable. I must admit, it’s not just indepth, it’s also pretty intimidating. There are always ways in which I’m falling short of my own goals to leave a smaller footprint. I can make better choices, but as Diane very poiniantly admits near the end of this great podcast, when you make a change in one direction you might solve one problem but you are creating a difficulty in another area. I really enjoyed Diane’s thoughtfullness, and I’m sure you all will as well. [...]

By: crafting with what you own, Craftypod podcast « starbrush

crafting with what you own, Craftypod podcast « starbrush — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:19:40 +0000

[...] I’d like to share today is for green ideas, using materials that you already have. I LOVED this podcast from Craftypod and I wanted to share it with you. I’ve felt the same way as Diane shares in [...]

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:32:09 +0000

great podcast as always, diane!! thanks so much for the mention, i’m so honored! i was glad to hear you talk about things like still supporting your local indie stores, and letting bigger companies know what we want. like you said, no matter how many recycled materials we use, we still sometimes need to shop at the chain stores for certain things, so the info about crafting a green world, how safe are your supplies, etc are much appreciated!! and, i’m also always saddened seeing handmade stuff at thrift stores – a few months ago at the bins i bought a bag full of granny squares, all different colors, obviously a project that never got put together. i still don’t know what i’m going to do with them, but i couldn’t let them get tossed!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:38:26 +0000

Another great podcast, Sister Diane. I enjoyed all the different ways of thinking about sustainable crafting.

One of my goals this year is to frog or finish three cardigans that have been lurking in my UFO pile for far too long. But listening to this made me decide to make some fabric napkins for using at the dinner table. I’m no sewer but surely even I can run up a few sets of squares. It’ll mean a little more washing but it’s bound to be better than the amount of paper tissues we get through.

By: pip of meetmeatmikes

pip of meetmeatmikes — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:13:08 +0000

I really enjoyed this podcast! I listened to it while I was taking my morning walk! I really liked the way you talked about impacting on independent retailers. As an independent retailer, we often bare the brunt of campaigns against consumerism – but we are still here working hard and showcasing crafty people and inspiring people to be creative. Thanks for advising people to commit to supporting stores like ours!

By: iHanna

iHanna — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:43:13 +0000

Loved this show Diane, it’s inspiring and thought provoking. I’m always thinking about my stash, so I think making it into a database is a great idea IF it helps. I’d love to read a future post about how that works out for you and how you’re using it. I love databases but I think that making one would make me obsessed about THAT and then time to craft would diminish… ;-)

Also, the thought of using up your stash or at least using it more is great and on my mind constantly. You’ve read GTD right? Allen talks about how projects not written down stresses us because we have them in the back of our mind all the time! I find that be so true now that I know about it. I didn’t think about it before.
I think that’s what a pile of yarn, fabric etc does too. It creates stress as we want to use it NOW but can’t because it’s too much – and growing! (to me it’s the same with books I want to read). We might NEVER get to the end of the pile even!? Go through it, give away stuff that you might not like any more – to thrift stores for example. And then maybe a database for the rest… hmm… :-)

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:51:23 +0000

Kudos on this podcast. What stuck with me was the idea of crafting for usefulness, given our current economy.

By: JenniferS.

JenniferS. — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:05:39 +0000

I loved the podcast, so many great ideas! I thought of something else that can be done with leftover craft supplies, make your own craft kit for someone. I’ve done this for the kiddos in my life and it has always been well received.

P.S. I’ve been following you on twitter and I love all the links you post. Thanks!

By: Taueret

Taueret — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:38:15 +0000

as always, awesome podcast. I’m not 100% sure how bamboo yarn stacks up against ackrylic in the green stakes, I have read that it is basically rayon, and it’s quite a polluting process, nowhere as green as the marketing spin would have us believe. Haven’t done the research myself so that info may be off. And, speaking of cloth napkins, there are *all kinds of napkins* you can sew to spare yourself exposure to nasty chemicals, and save on landfill. If you get my drift. :-)

By: beinred

beinred — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:55:25 +0000

It makes me sad to see handmade things abandoned in a thrift store too.

By: betz

betz — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:54:28 +0000

Great topic! Something to add: Think about crafting items that encourage “green” habits, ie: sewing up a set of cloth napkins or reusable grocery totes. (here comes the shameless book plug!) I have come up with a few more ideas along this line in my forthcoming book, Sewing Green. :)