Crafting is one way to tend to our souls in hard times. In this 80-page extended issue, we stitch together an issue inviting us to slow down and explore the mystery of making.

• Original Paper Doll and Costume Design
  “Bard Judith” Alkema 1
• Crafting in the Edgelands
  Bridget Quinn 2
• Imago Dei
  Megan Baffoe 13
• A Seat at the Table
  en sawyer 14
• Pattern, Time, Gift: Quiltmaking as Spiritual Restoration
  Regina Walton 17
• The Zapatista Air Force
  Matt Bernico 22
• We Will Eat! Pro Tips from Post-Apocalyptic Survivors
  Sarah Quint 24
• Mending for Eachother
  Ari DeNardo 27
• AstroTurf Hoop Skirt
  Ashley M. Wilcox 29
• The Hospitality of Chai
  Shreya Ramachandran 30
• The Yarn That Weaves a Life of Nuclear Resistance
  Lydia Wylie-Kellermann 32
• Zentangle Mindfulness as Nonviolent Practice
  Carol Gilbert 33
• A Tree Called Once
  Caroline S. Fairless 34
• Crafting against Production Theology
  Radu Stochita 35
• The Afghan at the Foot of the Bed
  Mary C. Bishop 36
• Writing and Our Craft of Black Family
  Owólabi Aboyade 39
• Letterpress for What Ails You
  Veronica Litt 42
• Stones, Stones, Everywhere!
  Steven Putzel 47
• This Is My Body: Knitting as a Spiritual Discipline against Fatphobia
  Julia de Boer 49
• Freedom Born at the Craft Table
  Jenna Frank 52
• Return to Wool
  Mary and David Clipner 55
• Spinning on a Prayer
  Kasey Butcher Santana 56
• Craft as Sacrament
  Bill Wylie-Kellermann 57
• Why I Quit Knitting
  Katie Kulla 59
• Working at the Wheel of Eternity
  Pete Duval 62
• Apophatic Fabric: Beauty in the Empty Space
  Elm Morey 63
• Sewing for the Apocalypse
  Kat Parent 64
• Zine Against the Machine
  Madison Chastain 66
• Regulars
• Masthead 8
• Letters 8
• Editorial 10
• Upcoming Issues 71
• Poetry
• Patient Craft
  Kelly Milne 21
• liturgy for a paper prayer generator
  fm shipp 45
• Sections
• Elderword
  David Swan 12
• Book Review 68
• Film Review 69
• Further Resources 70
• Taproot Sanctuary 72
• Online Exclusive
• Mosaic: A Conversation between the Broken Pieces
  Sally Hare