Handmade Detroit

Lish Dorset (pictured right) and Bethany Nixon (pictured left) became friends over a mutual love of hand made crafts. Dorset explains, “I’ve always been making things and when I came back to the area after college it was hard to find like minded folks with my interests.” Then she met Nixon, a fellow art enthusiast. They started to form meetings with other crafters, where they discussed sewing tips, their love of vintage, and everything handmade. In 2005, they formed Handmade Detroit, a community for local artists.

Through their hosting of craft fairs and events, crafters from all over Michigan are able to meet and sell their work. Some crafters use these events to test their products and see if they can make a personal business from them. Dorset explains, “We’ve been able to help people test out whether or not they want to get into a business. They starting selling and realize that people like their work and what they are doing. Nixon added, “It’s been a great thing to see a lot of our vendors do so well.”

To meet theses fine ladies of Handmade Detroit as well as other vendors including Chris Gorsky, visit the Maker Faire this Saturday and Sunday at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.