so. sad.

WHAT!? Oh no no no! I can’t believe this. This is one of the best magazines ever. So sad.

And I just got a subscription to it as well!

this is awful. boo, economy.

not again. boo, economy.

nooooooooooooooo!

Oh no! This is awful news :(

I thought for sure that Craft and Make were going to be okay because they are part of O’Reilly. This is terrible news. TER-RIB-BLE.

WHAT??!
stupid stupid stupid economy.

That’s terrible, terrible news.
*sob*

Oh ,no! I’m still mourning Domino. Please tell me great magazines don’t go in threes, too!

I already wrote in asking them about this. It seems odd because they just created a facebook page and they also just released that they were going to be redesigning their blog and the content that goes into their blog.http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/new_stuff_happening_here_on_th.html

I’m crossing my fingers that when the economy finally comes back around these wonderful publications will be picked up again.

OH NO!

I too just wrote a letter to the publishing house and the editors. So very disappointing.

Ughhh that blows! I just renewed my subscription and gave my friend one as a gift. I love CRAFT. such a bummer!

eesh.

Yes! The website is not only staying but is going to get even better! Don’t fear! We have loads of awesome stuff in store. Help spread the word that we’re transitioning to a robust online publication. :)

Awesome!!!! I don’t think I could have lived without my craft.

Is Make Magazine also closing?

This is all so sad to see happen. I hope that the talented folks working for these magazines that are closing resurface elsewhere.

Boooo! I JUST paid for a subscription – I’m glad they’re keeping an online presence, but the magazine was the best! (and not inexpensive – what happens to our subscriptions now? I have no interest in receiving Make magazine, as fab as it is, too.)

Noooooo!!!! This is terrible!
But it’s great that they will still have an online presence. I’ll be reading!

So, so very sad. It’s like a magazine deathwatch these days. *sigh*

Oh, these sad announcements are just breaking my heart. I know the creative energy and love that went into such splendid endeavors and it feels like a blow to creative people everywhere when a dream fades away.

The official announcement from Publisher Dale Dougherty: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/02/craft_volume_10_is_our_last_is.html

In short: we’re shifting CRAFT’s focus to online!

NOOOOO! This is such sad news. But I’m glad to see that the website will survive.

OH NO! it’s one of the few mags i frequently read! i love craft magazine. it’s so cleverly put together. and i love make too…i hope that doesn’t go away.

i’m glad they may keep their online presence…but i’d still love for them to do some print or downloadable work.

Phew! I’ve never bought the magazine, but I practically live off the website, would be ver very sad if it went under too!

So sad to lose another craft-related publication.

I was about to subscribe my husband to Make and myself to Craft.
Boo hoo!
I’ll be sure to frequent their website instead.
This seems to happen to all the best publications like Budget Living and Jane. :-(

Oh no! What a loss! I loved reading Craft!!! :(
I’m glad the website will stick around and become more robust, though.
Wishing them the best.

I am so sad to hear that they are no longer producing magazines. I really enjoyed looking through them. As long as they have a website and don’t disappear forever, I will be ok….

oh no!
i just signed up and got the latest issue, as there is no such mag in europe.
lucky me;-(

boo! hiss! At least we will still have the site. :(

Nooooooooooooooooooo! This is bad! I just introduced the site to my mother, and she loved it.

Sad news but at they are {hopefully} trying it online. I wish Domino would do that same.

man what is the world coming to?
so many good mags finish up
good to see they are going to stay and expand online though

This is a really big loss.

How sad sad sad.

Very sad. I found the magazine to be great fun but the web site to be a waste of time. The forums are not very active, the layout is jumbled, and it isn’t easy to find specific things. Now that Ravelry has shown what a real online crafting community can be, Craft is not worth my time.

Too bad they decided to spend all their time and money on Make: television instead of supporting Craft. The claim that they’re going to “improve” the web site is bogus. If they were going to do it, they would have already done it. I’m not interested in what they say they will do — I’m interested in what they actually have done. And at this point, they’ve done nothing to make the site anything more than a pale adjunct to a fine magazine. Sigh.

well, it’s the current financial situation. I am a writer/designer/crafter and I say we need MORE crafty magazines. Who’s up for starting one??? Hello world?

I’m in Sydney and have energey.

thea.
xx