After hearing the Quilting Community’s interest in new types of products from different brands, I sent out a survey a couple of months ago to get a better idea of exactly what you’d like to see on Massdrop. The feedback was incredible—in a few short days, I received responses from more than 3,200 members! Now, as I begin reaching out to vendors to get your requested drops up on the site, I wanted to share the survey results, so everyone can see the fun that’s in store. [image] Survey Results We asked: What types of crafting products would you like to see on Massdrop? You answered: This one was pretty surprising! Though we’ve had numerous polls for knitting projects, garment sewing came out on top—and actually beat knitting by a solid 8 percent. “None of the above” was the second-highest response, which makes me think we have a lot of members who don’t look at quilting as merely a hobby, but as a serious passion that leaves little time for anything else. [image] We asked:...

[image] Quilting is one of our longer-established communities, and over the years, we’ve seen a lot of surveys and polls from quilters requesting a dedicated community for knitting. In light of that, we’re excited to introduce Knitting as the newest community on Massdrop, launching on Wednesday, March 29. Because a number of knitting drops and polls have appeared recently in Quilting and done well, we won’t be doing the testing phase for this new community. In Knitting, you’ll be able to shop for yarn, needles, notions, and other tools and accessories. This will also be a place for everyone to share their knitting projects and discuss different materials and techniques. We’re looking forward to watching this community grow, and we’ll be hanging out in this discussion to see what you all have to say. Comment below and let us know what you’d like to see next in Knitting. Keep Reading New Communities Ideas & Poll Thread: https://www.massdrop...

[image] Calling all yarnies! We want to see your works in progress, UFO’s (unfinished objects), FO’s (finished objects) and everything in between. To share your project, comment below with a picture and as much info as you’d like. Feel free to describe materials you're using and any relevant links. Happy knitting! We can’t wait to see what you’re working on. Share photos of your WIPS below, and then share this post with your friends.

After having recently contributed to the San Francisco Bay Area real-estate insanity, my partner and I have been grappling with the problem of allocating the space in our coveted "third bedroom". Being away from most of our family and friends, the natural choice would be to use this room as a guest bedroom to accommodate out of town guests. However, I'm well aware that the needs of a quilter outweigh the needs of the many, and that without many quilts, there's no point having guests sleep over anyways. Alas, after deliberating over many different solutions, we settled on the only answer that seemed fit for our Silicon Valley home: A Box. [image] This isn't just just any box, rather, I think of it as a magical transformer box custom made by a local carpenter. Innocent and cabinet looking, the first thing you'll notice that is a little strange is the double stacked cabinet top. Inspecting from above, you'll see two oddly placed grommets, a couple hinges, and a seam (that has...