tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post110987782506962125..comments2023-04-28T07:52:44.040-04:00Comments on FemiKnit Mafia: Class YarnFemiKnitMafiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06515344770059367329noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1150751423394799362006-06-19T17:10:00.000-04:002006-06-19T17:10:00.000-04:00Loved today's post (yay, Wifey!) and this older po...Loved today's post (yay, Wifey!) and this older post. <BR/><BR/>I'd agree with what people have already said, but I would like to point out that at least crafters are doing something creative with their time and money spent. We could be going to bars, gambling, who knows what...at least knitting, while an expensive hobby, does actually have some redeeming quality to it and is accesible to many. <wendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511465862685227902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1122834685761778652005-07-31T14:31:00.000-04:002005-07-31T14:31:00.000-04:00i'm grateful every day for the gifts i have. i kno...i'm grateful every day for the gifts i have. i know how lucky i am to live this way: with health, love, safety and wealth compared to millions in this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1112704034661173752005-04-05T08:27:00.000-04:002005-04-05T08:27:00.000-04:00fascinating discussion... I've been trying to use ...fascinating discussion... I've been trying to use wool thrifted or bought from charity shops to keep costs down. I have a strong reuse recycle gene anyway... good point about the privilege of digital cameras et all to blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1110655270079866562005-03-12T14:21:00.000-05:002005-03-12T14:21:00.000-05:00I think it's evident that the whole craft resurgen...I think it's evident that the whole craft resurgence is fuelled by several, sometimes quite contradictory, impulses, e.g. actually saving money <I>vs</I> hoarding yarn a movie star has been seen with. And I don't see any reason to suppose that individual crafters can't be likewise divided. <BR/><BR/>It's not surprsing that tech and division-of-labor between them make bought clothes usually Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1110401521882320812005-03-09T15:52:00.000-05:002005-03-09T15:52:00.000-05:00When something becomes a hobby, rather than a nece...When something becomes a hobby, rather than a necessity (sp?) then the idea of a "luxury" comes into place, and we spend lots of money on stuff.<br /><br />If I'm going to spend a month knitting something that I could buy next door at the Gap in five minutes, then I'm not monkeying around with no Red Heart. Know what I mean.<br /><br />That said, I see lots of beginners forking over way more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1110377659908250122005-03-09T09:14:00.000-05:002005-03-09T09:14:00.000-05:00I beg to differ on wanting the item rather than th...I beg to differ on wanting the item rather than the process. I knit for the process - it's relaxing and enjoyable to me. I have yet to complete something for myself - it's usually a sweater or hat or scarf for one child or another. It's my hobby - not my craft. While I may spend $100 or so on a pattern book and yarn for a sweater, the (seemingly) countless hours of enjoyment that I get out ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1110302071997748332005-03-08T12:14:00.000-05:002005-03-08T12:14:00.000-05:00Nice post.
Also, a lot of traditional crafts wer...Nice post. <br /><br />Also, a lot of traditional crafts were literally pastimes--something to fill up long winter evenings in the pre-TV era. Now, when someone crafts an object, it's usually because they want the object itself, not the activity.<br /><br />So one reason (IMO) crafts have become more expensive is that crafters don't want to go to all that effort to make something shlocky. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10600646.post-1110260136827164952005-03-08T00:35:00.000-05:002005-03-08T00:35:00.000-05:00You have an excellent point. Crafting has become t...You have an excellent point. Crafting has become the time-filler of the bored and wealthy. A good deal of those B&W are teenagers, though, and I can't say I'm dismayed at a lot of them showing real creativity and skill rather than wasting time shopping at malls and watching Sex in the City. Also, as far as the "wealthy" part goes, I've seen some people on the craft boards thrift-shopping for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com