Etsy
Summary: Etsy is the marketplace we make together. We're anthropologists of commerce. We’re curious about people and what they make, exchange and consume. By looking around at the stuff that matters to our lives, we believe we can understand more about what moves us as human beings.
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Podcasts:
Lancashire, UK used to supply 40% of the world's cotton fabric. Today, Joe McBride is trying to keep his textile mill alive despite a changed horizon. Read the full Etsy blog post.
Master craftsman Kiva Ford aka toes the line between scientific beakers and delicately curlicued vessels. At his furnace, the intangible takes shape. Read the full Etsy blog post .
Here's a How-To for even the most un-mechanical: the ABC's of basic bicycle repair. With Susan Lindell from Brooklyn's Recycle-A-Bicycle leading the way, your dusty, rusty bike will be ready to roll in no time. Read the full Etsy blog post
Meet Alabama's Doo-Nanny founders Butch Anthony and John Henry Toney. Wend your way through Butch Anthony's perpetually-evolving Alabama compound, where artifacts, oddities, and folk art take root. Read the full Etsy blog post for more information. Music by Forrest Lewinger ; images courtesy of Butch Anthony, and Orange Hill Art.
Read the full Etsy blog post Travel through the dark dreams and inner turmoil of Tosca Hidalgo y Teran, where the glow of a blowtorch births the intangible.
In a crowded Philadelphia garage, Adam Cramer revives vintage motorcycles and the American tradition of grease-stained self-reliance. Music by Mono (http://www.myspace.com/monojp). Read the Etsy blog post: http://etsy.me/libertyvintage. All Etsy videos are created under the Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Please feel free to share!
Read the full Etsy blog post Satiate the need for heat with a jar of your own liquid spice. The recipe's secret ingredient is sure to tickle the tip of your guests' jaded tongues.
In Vietnam's capital where the Old Quarter is frenetic with change, one candy-maker holds out, confident in her sweets' enduring allure. Read the full Etsy blog post: http://etsy.me/sugarstreet. All Etsy videos are created under the Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Please feel free to share!
Read the full Etsy blog post Join Daniel and Valeria a.k.a hindsvik on a video tour of their home, where Scandinavian and Japanese vintage pop in a minimalist environment.
Read the full Etsy blog post . At the southernmost tip of Africa, Lynn Garret spends her days knitting sweaters for chairs and covers for washing machines.
Read the full Etsy blog post . The industrial edge of plumbing supplies meets the soft curves of melting wax in this romantically inspired, home decor How-Tuesday.
Read the full Etsy blog post . Witness master puppet maker Geahk Burchill breathe life into Asenath, the Appalachian witch. Film and Music by Eric Beug, Animation by Julia Pott
With a deep-seated passion for beading, Tlingit Native elder Mabel Pike is dedicated to passing on the traditions of her clan's culture. Read the full Etsy blog post: etsy.me/handmadeportraitsmabelpike
Read the full Etsy blog post . This integalactic quiltmaker a.k.a. stellarquilts stitches his fantastical narrative through the fabric of the space-time continuum. Join us on a trip to the unknown.
Read the full Etsy blog post . As Olive Oyl once sang, "I want a clean-shaven man." Join us as we learn how to achieve this old-fashioned barbershop technique at home.
