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

!3dprinting@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin
!3dprinting@lemmy.ml - Lemmy / Kbin

Bookbinding

!bookbinding@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

COSPLAY

!cosplay@lemmy.blahaj.zone - Lemmy / Kbin
!Cosplay@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin
!cosplay@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

CROCHET

!crochet@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin
!crochet@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY

This one you're on! But also...
!embroidery@discuss.tchncs.de - Lemmy / Kbin
!crossstitch@kbin.social - Lemmy / Kbin

DICEMAKING

!clacksmith@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

KNITTING

LASER CUTTING

!lasercutting@lemm.ee - Lemmy / Kbin

LEATHERCRAFT

!leathercraft@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

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

!pottery@lemmy.world - Lemmy / Kbin

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

!soapmaking@lemmy.ca - Lemmy / Kbin

TATTING

!tatting@sopuli.xyz - Lemmy / Kbin

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 🙂

9 Comments

Poot@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Excellent post! Thank you!

thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

You're very welcome!

Accvrat@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Thanks! this list was super helpful!

thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y

No worries! 🙂

shynx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

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

thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.

shynx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Awesome! Thank you

weeoooweeooo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Ahhh thank you thank you thank you! I've been missing crafty posts from Reddit.

thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

I gotchu 😘