December 7: Holiday Crafts

Over the last couple of years I have started sewing and am enjoying it. However, knitting will always be my most desired craft. I appreciate that you carry various types of craft projects in the store and I am tempted to learn crochet just so I can make those cute little animals.

I have always wanted to be an artistic, crafty person, but didn't find anything I truly enjoyed until I learned to crochet! Some of the crafts you presented today look really fun ! I might try something new!

I've tried my hand at whittling (wood carving), crafting cards and scrapbook pages using rubber stamps, and making bath cubes and soap for myself and as gifts. I have dabbled in cross stitch, embroidery and tatting. My daughter became interested in bobbin lace after watching a TV series set in the 1800's. I had to learn it to help her and it was really fun. I always wondered how they crafted lace before machines made it. Knitting is still my favorite.

I knit (almost 20 years!), and I love art in any form.

I used to knit and embroider, also when I was younger I did clay projects and plaster of paris ornaments painted for gifts.
I still knit and garden.

I’ve never been too creative, so I was thrilled when I learned how to crochet!! Crochet and sometimes trying to knit are my only creative arts!!

I not only enjoy knitting and crocheting. I also like embroidery, origami, painting. It brings me joy, and helps me to disconnect.

Over the years I've tried many crafts. My grandma taught me to use her treadle sewing machine about age 7 & I was making most of my own clothes by jr high. Long sleeves & pant legs were never long enough, plus ready-made was out-of-reach of the family budget of a farm family of 6. I crocheted to copy a poncho of my cousin's. She had accidentally left behind & I copied it from neckline to edge fringe, to drawstring & pom poms. I've done cross-stitch, needle punch, embroidery, tatting, beading, plastic canvas, knitting, folk-art painting, cake decorating, & so many more. My problem is I always commit fully & buy all the colors of threads, floss, aida cloth, & other supplies. Once I feel like I've mastered a craft, I get bored & go on to the next fad!

Looks like a FUN project!

Cross-stitching and embroidery are two of my other crafts, although with those I have to wear a pair of readers over my already bifocaled eye glasses!

I have been wanting to try a felted ball garland. Arne and Carlos had a podcast about felted garlands a few years back. Thanks for the inspiration to go check that out again.

I like to sew. I have a done several other crafts and always like learning something new.

I have many crafts that I bounce back and forth between. I spin wool, weave on a loom, knit, crochet, tat, twine rugs, and quilt by hand. I have recently learned how to hook wool rugs. I consider myself a fabric artist. My next venture will be candle wicking!

I enjoy cross stitch and embroidery. I at least I like to collect the supplies for it.

I make art for my business, but as a hobby I also enjoy coloring, writing, and diamond painting.

I love that you have a variety of other crafts for us to do that are quick and fun! I enjoyed doing the mosaic class. I have a set of the garland to color. I plan on taking it at Christmas and getting a couple more for the other girls to do with me. I used to do embroidery as a kid and I would love to do one of your classes.

I enjoy writing when the muse is willing.

I can also enjoy sewing and counted cross stitch. I'd like to try needle felting and spinning someday. Wish I was there for your Christmas celebration. Maybe I can sort out a plan for next year.

I’ve tried other crafts. Counted cross stitch was fun but prick my finger and bleed on the fabric. Not a good look. I painted wooden ornaments, did a lot of embroidery and crewel things, made a basket or two, made some Cornhusker ornaments, and macraméd to my little hearts content. I still like to try new things such as quilling and I’ve made one quilt. However,at this point in my life, I still enjoy knitting and crochet the most.

I love to embroidery tea towels with initials for wedding gifts. I have several needlepoint kits I can't seem to finish because I always go back to knitting! I love kit sets & I can't wait to see the ornaments kits you have!

I enjoy embroidery, dried flowers, art journaling, collages, and drawing.

I enjoy needlepoint and weaving. However, my knitting doesn’t allow me to do these as often as I would like.

Gardening is also enjoyable. I am trying to get flowers and bushes to flourish on my prairie. Horribly difficult but I haven’t given up yet.

I enjoy working with clay. The stitchable ornaments remind me of the little cards I had when I was a very small child to help learn basic sewing stitches, but upscaled. Love that idea!

While I don’t consider myself a seamstress I do love sewing. I was fortunate enough to
learn from my mother at a very young age. Creating and sewing something to wear has always been so rewarding. No matter which art/craft keep those hands moving and minds active.

What a great collection of additional crafts folks participate in that love fiber arts!
My time is spent learning floral design, cookie decorating and cake decoration skills.

Floral design and photography, both due to the professions I've had in the past. Fiber arts though are less messy than working with flowers (and if the yarn is dyed right, your hands won't change to interesting colors like in fresh floral design), and although a lot of the yarns I like can be expensive, the cost is more manageable than some lenses / optics that I want for what is just a hobby.