By victoria on February 4, 2013
I met Jan Cohen a couple of years ago. We both learned thrift shopping from our mothers, and have been sewing since we were little girls. She started sewing at age 11 making clothes for her troll dolls and look at her now. Her business, Janibar has bloomed in just a couple of years. Jan started by [...]
Posted in Creative Blast, Featured Artisans, inspiration, recycle, Repurpose, Reuse | Tagged artist victoria o'neill, handmade in pa, jan cohen, janzibar, mittens
By nick on October 21, 2011
Square Peg Artery and Salvage has launched an initiative ‘Project Handmade Warmth‘ to round up 300+ individual handmade donations from local fiber artisans, crafters & the general public before Thanksgiving day. To do this, they’ve opened up studio space in their shop (108 S. 20th Street in Philly) to area knitters as part of a month-long drive [...]
Posted in Events, fabulous idea! | Tagged handmade, homeless, knitters, knitting, mittens, philadelphia, project handmade warmth, square peg, square peg artery