About Storied Stitches
Storied Stitches is an ongoing submission-based radical fiber arts zine created by two best friends, Caspian and Valentina, in 2017. There are now eleven volumes with a twelfth one in the works as of November 2024.
When creating the first volume, they were recent art school graduates and had been fascinated and inspired by the world of radical crafting, especially to do with textiles: from political yarn bombs, craftivism, subversive fine art and more. They were also very interested in zines as a medium for communicating ideas and personal experiences, and were inspired by the riot grrrl movement. Combining these two mediums was a natural fit.
The result is Storied Stitches: a zine that celebrates creativity, self-expression, and the radical nature of textiles. Storied Stitches strives to embody inclusivity: welcoming crafters and artists of all skill levels and a multitude of identities. This project is not about making a profit, it’s about creating and celebrating community around fiber arts.