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Our submission with @War_On_Race #SistersInside

http://bit.ly/3PDdss2

the latest in my expansion of my #bio and #introduction

I'm a #subversive #crafter

I enjoy #crochet, #CrossStitch, #sewing and #knitting I'm not very good at any of it, but I love the process and I love gifting people things I've made.

I find that the juxtaposition of 'lady-like' crafts with harsh messages amuses me, and I really appreciate it as an act that can subvert patriarchy. Over the years I've made pillows with #ACAB and #FuckThePolice designs on them, cutesy wall hangings that say 'Don't let the cat out, or the cops in', cross stitch pieces with flowers that declare 'misandry!', and various other items.

At the start of the pandemic I learned to sew 3 layer quilters cotton masks, and gave them away in exchange for a donation to #SistersInside.

I'm starting to learn embroidery and am horrified at how bad I am... but I'm trying not to give up.

I think that's something I enjoy about craft - I grew up being very good at things and learning very quickly, which meant that I didn't have to try hard and struggle to learn. It also means that I've grown up with the idea that if I don't pick up something immediately, I'm never going to learn how to do it. Craft gives me the space to be bad at it, because the process is more important to me than the product. It's helping me learn that 'progress over perfection' is desirable, and that it's ok for me to make mistakes.