@kerravonsen @pussreboots I’m also curious about makers-as-in-makerspace. I observed one being set up, and as an outsider to the process I did have some thoughts about the way “but there will also be sewing machines!” was explained to me in relation to a space that was predominantly proselytised in terms of 3D printing. My feeling is that repair cafes have established this balance in less toxic ways.
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@kate @kerravonsen The makerspace I was directly associated with did have sewing machines along with the 3D printer and the cricut machine. The cricut and sewing machines were by far the most popular equipment but tended to bring in women and younger cosplayers, two categories of people the men who set up the space were outright hostile to.
I don't personally know how to use a sewing machine. I did have a go at the cricut and that was fun but ultimately not my thing. I wanted to learn how to make the files that the 3D printer uses. I never got a change to do that or use the machine.
(In my 20s I used to do 3D modeling as a hobby)
@kate @pussreboots Repair cafes? Not something I've come across.
There are a few Repair Cafes on here, and others will post about local events. I’m not sure where they sprang up but here’s a starter for Europe at least:
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/
I feel that the repair cafe movement might have been more gender inclusive than some makerspace cultures but as you say, people are people.
The other equivalent community might be the community garden movement.
