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Location:
Melbourne, Australia
About Me:
Hi I'm Kakariki which means Green in Maori and it is also a native parrot in Aotearoa New Zealand which is known for it's cheeky inquisitiveness. So I'm the cheeky green parrot ;)

I do cross stitch. And other kinds of embroidery and crafty stuff. But mostly cross stitch. And it's all rather radical, check out my website for a DIY guide to radical cross stitch.

I also co-host the Craft cartel podcast, check it out on the website.
Gender:
Gal
I am a/an:
Independent Artist/Designer, Blogger
(Designers only) I create:
Recycled clothes with a radical bent. Embroidery for Eco Warriors. Cross Stitch for the Conscious Crew.
(Designers only) I am willing to do:
Custom orders, Consignment
(Designers only) I have been featured on:
Craft Zine http://craftzine.com
Extreme Craft http://www.extremecraft.com/
Extreme Craft Lithuania http://flickr.com/photos/8593586@N07/
Whip Up http://whipup.net
(Designers only) My work is sold at:
Mintd http://radicalrags.mintd.com
Etsy http://radicalrags.etsy.com
Website:
http://radicalcrossstitch.com
Website #2:
http://radicalrags.etsy.com
Website #3:
http://radicalrags.mintd.com
Favorite Designers/Artists:
Kate Pemberton http://katepemberton.com/
Kate Westerholt http://www.katewesterholt.com/
Julie Jackson http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/
Favorite Music/Musicians:
Combat Wombat
Blue King Brown
Kora
Mulatu Astatke
Fat Freddy's Drop
Cornerstone Roots
Favorite TV Show & Movies:
The Edukators
V for Vendetta
The Collectors
Mirror Mask
Man on the Moon

radicalcrossstitch.com

You are not alone

The text says “You are not alone”. Sounds comforting, right? Well, look closer… (I had some problems getting the colours right, the first picture is the most accurate.) If any of you want to make one of your own I made a version of the pattern in English too. PDF here. Related posts:Firefox Pattern One of ourTakin’ over the [...] Related posts:
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At long last – a new pattern!

It’s been a long time between drinks. I’ve been so busy doing work for some upcoming exhibitions that I haven’t had time to design many new patterns, let alone stitch them up! But when people started hassling me for some fresh stuff I got my A into G!!  I ended up asking around [...] Related posts:
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QRack c.1893: Votes For Women

A little while back I was chatting to the Ninja and she told me about making stop animation clips to show WiP progressions of cross stitch projects. I thought this was a most excellent idea for a few reasons. Firstly, I’m a nerd and I like making films that are a bit different. [...] Related posts:
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At 4:16pm on January 31, 2009, Craft Cartel said…
ladyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!
At 6:07am on September 8, 2008, Katie Kutthroat said…
hey :) hehe i found you on here!
At 1:49pm on July 20, 2008, Candice said…
Ahhhh...."Question Authority"...as pertinent today as it was in the 70's!
At 11:38am on July 14, 2008, Vahik Kazarian said…
Hi Kakariki (-:
At 7:13am on May 20, 2008, KM Stitchery said…
Well hello! You're on here too! Cool! I am in love with your "if it's yellow let it mellow...etc" cross stitch! Super cool! We say that all the time ;)

I'm going to write you back on etsy now!
At 10:54pm on April 20, 2008, AlwaysAmy said…
So, I'm having an Indiepublic blog warming party! hehe I thought I would send a note to you to let you know a new place to find a bit of me on the net! I'm very excited about it & would love it if you all came to check it out!

www.always-amy.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for your time & for taking a look!

Always,
Amy
At 2:25pm on April 18, 2008, Indiebunnie♥ said…
thanks so much....just found your message...sorry !!

xoxoxo

bunnie
At 5:34pm on April 9, 2008, Indiebunnie♥ said…
hi!!! bunnie here....babe, can i SELL on that mindt site in im in the US? it wont let me create my shop because it wont accept my phone number.....am i that blond? im putting it in with a 1 infront of the area code....is that not what it wants....it says use a prefix or a 0......isn't the 1 the prefix !???

thanks soooo much !!
At 5:40am on August 24, 2007, Nicolette Tallmadge said…
Hi Kakariki!
Thanks for joining the Creatives with a Cause group and writing about your charity craft! Those hats are super cute!
At 6:10am on August 21, 2007, tomate d epingles said…
yay for recycled artists! lets stick together to stop the waste and begin a new generation of art!

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Craftster Feminist Swap

With much excitement I present the beautiful wee things I made for my first ever craft swap! I’ve looked at them before and been tempted. but this one had such an obvious theme for me, I couldn’t help but get
involved.


The idea of a craft swap is that you are connected with someone else and you make a certain number of objects for each other within a certain timeframe and along a certain theme.


The swap I got involved with was a feminist/women-centred theme on the

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Posted on October 7, 2007 at 5:11pm —

Kakariki

Finite

This is a piece I made for the NSW Greens Fundraising Art Auction. It's called “Finite” or “Vote Green or the Planet Gets It”.


This upcycled piece is a framed hand-made cross stitch design on vintage fabric. Made and framed with 100% second hand materials.

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Posted on October 7, 2007 at 4:44pm —

Kakariki

Super easy refashioned baby hat tutorial



I made this super cute hat.




and this one.


Wanna make your own? Tutorial… Continue

Posted on August 21, 2007 at 6:20am — 1 Comment

 
 

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