Tag: handmade
Local bookbinder proves there is poetry beyond the page
In an unobtrusive shop near the corner of Melrose Avenue and Larchmont Boulevard, Charlene Matthews quietly works her magic. The local businesswoman took her first bookbinding class in 1985, a year and a half after the birth of her daughter. Matthews had become antsy staying home caring for her child and decided to take a […]
Crafty COVID crochet projects and adventures in Etsy selling
If anyone had told me that I might end up selling handmade products online, I would not have believed that person. Yet, here I am in my Larchmont home, selling a variety of hand-crocheted items on Etsy — and enjoying it. Crocheting was a craft my grandma taught me as a child. I was left-handed […]
