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
Bookbinding
COSPLAY
- !cosplay@lemmy.blahaj.zone - Lemmy / Kbin
- !Cosplay@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
- !cosplay@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
CROCHET
CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY
- This one you’re on! But also…
- !embroidery@discuss.tchncs.de - Lemmy / Kbin
- !crossstitch@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
DICEMAKING
KNITTING
- !knitting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
- !knitting@feddit.de - Lemmy / Kbin
- !knitting@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
LASER CUTTING
LEATHERCRAFT
MODELS & MINIATURES
- !modelmakers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (models in general)
- !dollhouse@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (dollhouse miniatures)
- !tabletopminis@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin (tabletop gaming miniatures)
POTTERY
SEWING & QUILTING
- !sewing@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
- !sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin (reduce waste through sewing)
- !sewing@sh.itjust.works - Lemmy / Kbin
- !quilting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
SOAPMAKING
TATTING
WOODWORKING
- !woodworking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
- !bodgers@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin (hand tool woodworking)
- !beginner_woodworking@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin
MISC
- !imadethis@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin (cross-post your crafts here!)
- !Lace@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin (a celebration of lace, in any craft)
- !creative@beehaw.org - 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 🙂
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