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Needlebound is a publication about the online fibre arts community.
Needlebound Volume 2 arrives in a moment of digital fragility, asking what remains when platforms disappear. As the scaffolding of social media begins to splinter—bans, blackouts, algorithmic drift—fibre artists are left to consider what kinds of knowledge can survive the collapse.
This issue looks to textiles as a medium of continuity—one that holds memory, resists erasure, and builds structures for community outside of institutional or algorithmic systems. Spanning three sections—Soft Archives, Ornaments of Labour & Resistance, and Warmth of Hands, Weight of Thread—this volume gathers essays, interviews, and artwork that explore textiles as vessels of memory, resistance, and shared knowledge.
Together, these works ask how craft sustains meaning across time, and what forms of knowledge remain legible when the platforms that once held them begin to dissolve.
Contributors for Needlebound Vol. 2:
– Ariel Bader-Shamai
– Bailey Goldberg
– Béatrice Dubreuil
– Cassia Haumont
– Cassia Powell
– Chloe Mercier
– Deborah Tsogbe
– Dominique Bartels
– Ela Wasney
– Elena Kanagy-Loux
– Ellie Botoman
– Emily Geen
– Eugenie Marissal
– Eva Streit
– Grace McAllister
– Hannah Ferguson
– Heloise Auvray
– Ira Beare
– Isis Vargas
– Jasmine Kan
– Jem Woolidge
– Julia Villamonte
– Kayla Curtis Evans
– Laurel Graham
– Lisette Alberti
– Madeline Penzel
– Maegan Beck
– Mafalda Silva
– Madison Strizic
– Marina Velázquez
– Marisa Giovanna Di Monda
– Megan Morley
– Natalie Korac
– Pablo Salse Fernández
– Rana Huwais
– Reagan Flora
– Ruichao Jiang
– Ted Tinkler
– Tricia Crivellaro
Acknowledgments:
Founder, Editor & Creative Director — Hayley Mortin
Cover Design — Juliette Dupont Duchesne
Layout & Book Design — Tito Rocha
Section Divider Design — Matthew Prebeg
Copyediting — Angie Kim & Izzy Orfi
Sticker Design - Ryen Stewart
6in x 9in paperback, exact page count ~250 (note - total page count and design may marginally differ after final print test). Sticker sheet available for first 100 copies.
Ships internationally.
A common thread in the fibre arts community is the shared appreciation for creating something tangible, a piece that can be held and felt in contrast to our screen-dominant lives. Needlebound provides a space where fibre artists can share their stories and perspectives in a place that is not dominated through platform algorithms. It's name is an homage to the 5th century craft of NĂĄlebinding, which was a precursor to knitting and served as a social catalyst, where artisans gathered to create, share stories, and foster community.
Contributors for Needlebound Vol. 1:
Alicia Wright (@string.loop)
Anna Cain (@sugar.and.sliime)
Athena Nemeth (@armchairknight)
BĂ©atrice Dubreuil (@bea.tisse)
Belinda Suen (@dimsum.meimei)
Beth Williams (@beexbeth)
Caleb Beyers (@caleb.beyers)
Carolina Etchart (@argenta_lab)
Caroline Lee Liu (@ibreakantiques)
Cassia Powell (@cassiapowell)
Clara-Jane Rioux Fiset (@clara.jaune)
Elizabeth Johnson (@screen_weaver)
Emma Claire Foley (@easterneuropeanembroidery)
Emily Eckelbarger (@humanteeth4sale)
Ira Beare (@campykitschytacky)
Isabel Andaya (@amiibari)
Isabel Padilla Bonelli (@isabelsinstants)
Jade Simard-Lemaire (@textilehustler)
Jasmine Kan (@jaskdesigns)
Jessie Myfanwy Stainton (@courteousgirl)
Juniper. K (@juniper-k)
Kayla Curtis Evans (@kayla_ce)
Kate Robinson (katewrobinson26@gmail.com)
Leila Khabagnote (@wahladdle)
Leiya Wang (@bluusknit)
Luise Schumacher (@lollfgang)
Maxence Richard (@my.sweeven)
Meagan Berlin (@meaganberlin)
Mercedes (Mer) MartĂnez Lorenzo (@eme_ml)
Molly Berlin (@thesickestwhippet)
Olive Bliss (@15129225_)
Sarah (Rocky) Lynne Sinead Bergen-Redwood (@mellifiedlamb)
Valentine Geze (@3_man_weave_)
Wendy Hanlon (@reincarnatedboxcarwillie)
Zoe Rigby (@zoe.knit.freak)
Cover by Jesse Osborne Lanthier (@jesseosbornelanthier)
Layout & book design by Tito Rocha (@tito__rocha)
Edited by Hayley Mortin (@dazy_chains)
6in x 9in paperback, 144 pages (note - total page count and design may marginally differ after final print test).
Ships internationally.
Digital copies available here:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1729078721/needlebound-vol-1?click_key=d47fa6ad701fc4a1c2d6016856d8ed9056847119%3A1729078721&click_sum=5896129e&ref=shop_home_active_1