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A home for makers, teachers and lovers of handmade — discover workshops, events and beautifully crafted tools from across the craft community.

A weaver's hand holding a tape measure across yellow and navy rag weaving on a wooden loom

Karolina Grabowska of Kaboompics captured this hand weaver at the loom. Find more at kaboompics.com

Maker spotlight

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You Are Brave Textiles · Sydney, Australia

Hand-printed linen, made for slow mornings and long lunches at home. Each month we shine a light on one maker from the HOW directory, and the story behind their work.

Meet the maker

A hand placing a folded linen napkin by You Are Brave Textiles, printed with flowing blue brushstrokes, on grey stoneware plates over a matching linen table runner
The Directory

Find your next making moment

WorkshopsEventsProducts
Printed and stitched textiles from the Under+Over Printed+Stitched workshopWorkshopWorkshop photo
Leura NSW · Sat 7 Nov, 10am–1pm

Under+Over Printed+Stitched

A half-day textile-based workshop that explores the idea of creative collaboration, at Everglades House & Gardens.

A hand wearing colourful bead-woven rings with geometric patternsWorkshopWorkshop photo
London UK · Wed 11 Nov, 2pm

Liberty of London Maker Sessions

Beaded Rings and Bracelets with Miesje Chafer: an introduction to the delicate art of off-loom bead weaving, at Liberty’s iconic Regent Street store.

A maker arranging marbled ceramic vases and small porcelain pieces on a wooden market stall shelfEventEvent photo
Canberra ACT · 13–15 Nov

Undercurrent Design Market

The Undercurrent Design Market brings together accomplished makers from across Australia, showcasing contemporary work in jewellery, glass, ceramics, textiles and diverse creative mediums.

The Shop

HOW’s favourite tools & objects 

Two Cohana Japanese hand-sewing needle cases with gold and silver tassels
Sewing needles

Japanese Hand Sewing Needles

$14.00 AUD

Scissors & shears

Tamenuri Sewing Shears

$180.00 AUD

Sewing notions

Kokeshi Needle Minder

$40.00 AUD

Clay-covered hands shaping a pot on a potter's wheel

Courtney Cook captured this ceramics workshop. You can find her @courtneymcook

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Journal

Stories from the studio

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Maker Profile

Inside a Seki scissor workshop

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Guide

Five tools every new embroiderer needs

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Events

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