Stitched Restistance: Queer Craftivism Through a Crochet Pride Flag Afghan
Location
Ponderosa Room A
Presentation Type
Presentation
Presentation Topic
Craftivism
Start Date
6-3-2026 10:10 AM
Event Sort Order
2
Abstract
This project explores craftivism through the making of a pride flag afghan. Using crochet as both process and method, I examine how a familiar queer symbol can be reworked into something tactile, cathartic, and relational. Drawing from my own experience as a queer feminist maker, the project treats making as a form of lived research, where identity, intention and care are worked into the object alongside the yarn. The pride flag afghan challenges the idea that activism must be loud, fast, or public-facing to be meaningful, instead centering slow labor, comfort, and accessibility. By bringing a symbol often associated with protest into a form associated with warmth and home, this work blurs boundaries between public and private, resistance and care. The project argues that craftivism offers a way to practice queer visibility that is grounded, embodied, and community-oriented—one stitch at a time.
Stitched Restistance: Queer Craftivism Through a Crochet Pride Flag Afghan
Ponderosa Room A
This project explores craftivism through the making of a pride flag afghan. Using crochet as both process and method, I examine how a familiar queer symbol can be reworked into something tactile, cathartic, and relational. Drawing from my own experience as a queer feminist maker, the project treats making as a form of lived research, where identity, intention and care are worked into the object alongside the yarn. The pride flag afghan challenges the idea that activism must be loud, fast, or public-facing to be meaningful, instead centering slow labor, comfort, and accessibility. By bringing a symbol often associated with protest into a form associated with warmth and home, this work blurs boundaries between public and private, resistance and care. The project argues that craftivism offers a way to practice queer visibility that is grounded, embodied, and community-oriented—one stitch at a time.
Presenter Bio
Angela Garrett is a queer feminist student majoring in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a minor in Indigenous Studies. She explores craftivism, queer visibility, and community care through fiber arts and slow, intentional making. Fun fact: she firmly believes crochet counts as research and owns more yarn than any syllabus could ever justify.