Making it in Michiana

There was a time when just about everyone was a maker.

People grew their own food, sewed their own clothes and built their own houses. Being a maker wasn’t a big deal. It was normal.

Then, as technology advanced, it became more convenient — and, in many cases, less expensive — for people to buy something rather than make it themselves.

But a movement is spreading to close that disconnect. It’s called the maker movement.

Across the United States and around the world, more people are deciding they don’t want to be mere consumers. They want to be creators, too.