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That creative urge has found expression all over the Internet, where hundreds of websites and blogs allow crafty gals and even some guys to find comrades and get tips on how to turn a pillowcase into a skirt or how to sew felt on a blouse. Craftster org which Kramer founded a year ago, has more than 20,000 registered members and attracts 250,000 visitors a month. It has a sensibility that's not exactly homespun. "There are no craft hearts, bunnies or toilet-paper cozies without irony on Craftster," Kramer explains by telephone from her Somerville, Mass., store...
...fees, and the little advertising from craft suppliers and crafty individuals provides just enough revenue to cover operating costs. Rather, it's about Kramer's winning effort to use her skills as a computer programmer and craft enthusiast to create a sense of community. "People don't use Craftster to sell things. They use it to share ideas and techniques," she says. One of the most popular threads on the site is a how-to-sew-a-handbag tutorial uploaded last fall by a Craftster member named Jordynn (Jordy) Lucier. Since then, hundreds of people have made the Jordy...
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