Zra, that is easily accomplished. May I introduce you to the work of Beefranck?

And the artists of Mr. X Stitch.

Craft has become a subversive art form in many urban centers in the US (and in fact, the world). This weekend is the annual Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago, perhaps the largest craft fair that celebrates this aesthetic. 

By making things ourselves, we're taking our power back from the corporate monster. It probably started with knitting and the stitch and bitch, and spread across the handmade landscape. So we have taken the forms that our grandmothers worked (embroidery, crochet, jewelry making ... anything you can imagine) and made them ours. Men have also joined the ladies in droves. 

Knitting becomes graffiti when you tag a sign or a tree.

Embroidery can express the punk/hipster aesthetic as easily as it can make flowers. Check out Subversive Cross Stitch and Sublime Stitching. 

Making things yourself is a powerful force. The needle and thread in the right hands is a weapon. And besides, it's all a lot of fun.

I'm looking for like-minded crafters to start gathering a community. Together, we can perhaps create opportunities to show, sell and teach. And just get together and "make." 

I'm a milliner, you can see my work at MoeSewCoMillinery.etsy.com. I also knit and a variety of other things. My husband is an embroidery artist. You can see his work at MoeSewCo.etsy.com. 

We like to get together with other stitchers and do "stitch-ins"... basically stitch in public to draw attention to the work, try to change peoples ideas about what craft means and empower them to try to make things themselves. 

I am passionate about community building and we are open to all sorts of ideas!