What we're up to...
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Brave Not Perfect
Brave, Not Perfect "We are raising our boys to be brave, but our girls to be perfect. And this is holding us back." -Reshma Saujani My friend Reshma Saujani has run...
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Liberated Gift Wrap
New! Liberated Gift Wrap This hand-printed linocut gift wrap was made in small batches by artist (and Lingua Franca embroiderer!) Camila Ussa celebrates the beauty, perfection, and diversity of the...
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Love and Resistance
"An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail." Last Thursday night, the New York Public Library played host to a rarified party that left me inspired by this city in a way...
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Calling All Extraordinary Women!
I have the most exciting thing to tell you about... Happy Monday. I've been waiting for days for this Monday to arrive! If you know me at all, you know...
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Love Rules!
Back by popular demand - our limited edition, hand beaded, hand bejeweled, hand stitched “love rules” sweaters. Each one is unique and they are even better in person! $100 from...
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The Alliance for Quality Education
This week, my friend and activist Zakiyah Ansari stopped by to chat about her work with the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE). I love sharing important and inspiring people like...
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The Gift is in the Wound
Scenes from our very first embroidery class - see more on Insta stories! Photos by @danielgsilbert The Gift is in the Wound I picked up my old childhood hobby of...
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Brrrr! Brrrr! Brrrr!
It's colder outside than Nancy Pelosi's latest letter to Donald Trump! (Lol - I couldn't resist, go Nancy go!). You know it's bad when you start wearing thermal turtlenecks UNDER...
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Self Care 2019
Self Care 2019 This year I am finally going to take the advice of my friend and yogi Lya and book a consultation at Parsley Health Care center. Apparently everyone in...
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Lingua Franca for Tracy Anderson
You are how you move... "Meet me for a Tracy Anderson class!" texted my friend Meredith Melling one morning last fall. I texted back an enthusiastic "Ok yay!" back. WTF was...
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If You Don't Know, Now You Know
If you don't know, now you know... Here are some things that we do that you might not know we do. In fact, I know some of you don't know...
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ITMFA
It's 2019. Here's hoping for some sanity? Just a little? No? ok.... Hi. I'm back. Barely. I had hoped the start of this year would mean I would come back...