Handmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US
A.P. News
“Welcome Blanket makes space
for difficult conversations
about immigration and
recontextualizes them with
humanity.”
School Arts Magazine
Blankets provide warm welcome to new Afghan arrivals
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Quilting project welcomes Winooski immigrants with blankets
VTDigger
‘Knitting Has Always Been Political’: Ravelry Bans Pro-Trump Content, and Reactions Flood In
New York Times
MODA makes winter warmer with blanket project
Refugees start a new life in America after fleeing Afghanistan
CNN
“Handcrafted blankets on display at MODA destined to be gifts for new immigrants”
Arts ATL
“Making the Political Personal: A craftivism network is addressing immigration one stitch at a time””
Resurgence and Ecologist
Thousands protest Trump in the Families Belong Together March
Chicago Reader
Chicago’s power players.
Meet five dynamic museum directors and curators who are at the forefront of the city’s vibrant art scene
Christie’s
Pussy-Hat Creator Jayna Zweiman’s Visionary Activism
Artillery
"Interwoven: Craft, Story, Immigration" was a weekend-long celebration of the diverse groups that make up Brookline.
The Patch
With Open Arms:
A new project by the pussyhat co-creator seeks to make immigrants feel at home.
American Craft Council
Some of the Most Provocative Political Art is Made With Fibers
Brookline residents network while knitting for a cause
Wicked Local: Brookline
Welcome Blanket Knits Together Immigrant Support, Activism
WTTW News
Pussyhat co-creator: Women’s March NYC an opportunity to set new tone in demands for equality
AM New York
2,000 Miles Of Yarn To Make Up Border Wall Exhibit At Smart Museum Of Art
DNA Info
How Do You Remake a Museum? We Asked Ali Gass
Chicago Magazine
Anti-Racism Rally Draws Crowds To Pier
Dig MB
P*hat founder asks knitters to make 'Welcome Blankets' for immigrants
Chicago Tribune
Immigration: The next wave of craftivism for a Pussyhat Project cofounder
Woman Behind All Those Pink Pussyhats at Women's March Has a New Craft For Welcoming Immigrants
People
Knitting for Kindness: The Welcome Blanket Project at CLC
Crane Lake Camp
This New Knitting Project Is Using 2,000 Miles Of Yarn As A Powerful Symbol
a plus
Trump has awakened an American “craftivism” movement that’s been dormant since the 1980s AIDS quilt
Quartz
Pussyhat Project cofounder launches the next big craftivism effort of the resistance
Mashable