Cross stitch and embroidery @sh.itjust.works thegiddystitcher @lemm.ee 1y ago

Useful links to related craft communities

Stitchy friends! Since makers tend to make more than one sort of thing, and we crafters need to stick together, here's a list of fellow creative communities for your navigation pleasure.

For each craft I'll include the current most active community first as well as alternatives, and add each with their full URL as well as local links for Lemmy and Kbin users respectively.

3D PRINTING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

Bookbinding

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

COSPLAY

CROCHET

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY

This one you're on! But also...
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

DICEMAKING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

KNITTING

LASER CUTTING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

LEATHERCRAFT

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

MODELS & MINIATURES

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (models in general)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (dollhouse miniatures)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (tabletop gaming miniatures)

POTTERY

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

SEWING & QUILTING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (reduce waste through sewing)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

SOAPMAKING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

TATTING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

WOODWORKING

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (hand tool woodworking)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin

MISC

[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (cross-post your crafts here!)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (a celebration of lace, in any craft)
[email protected] - Lemmy / Kbin (NOTE: not accessible to users on lemmy.world or sh.itjust.works)

Posted with mod permission & I'll keep it updated as I find more relevant groups / smaller groups merge etc.

Craft on, people. Craft on 🙂

9 comments

Excellent post! Thank you!
- You're very welcome!
Thanks! this list was super helpful!
- No worries! 🙂
Ahhh thank you thank you thank you! I've been missing crafty posts from Reddit.
- I gotchu 😘
Not sure if this would be something anyone else would be interested in, but could you add stuff for cosplay? That's usually where my craft energy ends up XD
- First of all apologies for the late reply, your comment was a casualty of the .world federation issue and I didn't stumble across it until now!
  
  I've had a look around for cosplay groups, found a few Lemmy communities but only one with any posts whatsoever so I've added that one, and there's also a fledgling Kbin magazine too. For now I expect it's worth cross-posting to both just to see which one gets the action! :)
  
  p.s. also just for everyone in general - yes I know the latest Lemmy update means we don't need the local links anymore, but I've left them as-is because I'm not sure if all the apps have caught up yet.
  
  Awesome! Thank you

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