Posted on January 30th, 2006 in of interest and
Meredith has posted a spot-on critique of leisure-class craftwork on her blog. A recent New York Times article featuring these nouveau spinsters seems to have gotten her a bit riled up–as she is apt to be, and for good reason. Here she weaves together (sorry) issues of gender, labor, DIY, privilege, and late-capital embroiled in post-industrial textile production.
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