Welcome to Crafting Communities, a resource hub for makers and educators interested in nineteenth-century material culture. Click on the links below to create, listen, and learn or to explore our resources for crafting in your classroom!

  • Crafting How-Tos

    Follow step-by-step tutorials to learn 19th-century crafting techniques and make your own creations.

    Create

  • Victorian Samplings Podcast

    Listen to interviews with scholars, makers, artists, and curators about Victorian material culture and its legacies.

    Listen

  • Victorian Things Exhibit

    Learn about 26 fascinating objects in this online exhibit of Victorian material culture.

    Learn

  • Crafting in the Classroom

    Explore syllabi, assignments, and teaching and learning resources developed by Crafting Communities team members and collaborators.

    Teach
View fullsize Hi everyone! My name is Mel, and I’m going to be hosting Crafting Communities’ Instagram account until April 2025. I am a third-year Honours English student at the University of Victoria, and I’m so thrilled to be applying my intere
View fullsize This has been an incredible journey & I am so very grateful to have been your voice behind our social media channels for the past few months! Swipe through for some final thoughts. Signing off for now! R. A. Indiana 🪡✨
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View fullsize EXCITING NEW: Our team is extremely happy to announce a brand new tutorial, live on our website! Click the link in our bio to check it out! 🪡✨
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View fullsize Here is a snapshot of my recent attempt at @kayla.mae.matthew 's incredible flower-pressing tutorial! Click on the link in our bio to try out this nineteenth-century process for yourself! 🌷✨ -R.A. Indiana
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