Are Other People in Your Family Crafty?
Wednesday November 26, 2008
I also have aunts who are crafty and artists, and though we're not much in touch these days I'm sure that influenced me growing up. Getting handmade gifts has never been strange or a bad thing in my family as it is with some people.
Anyway, this week I'd like to hear about your crafty family members, and if you'd like to publicly give thanks for the other crafters in your life (family or otherwise), do so by adding a comment.
Comments
I was influenced by my mom and both grandmothers. I was also gifted with friends who loved to knit and showed me how.
You are forgetting many of us have lost family members! My grandmother tatted, crocheted, knitted, sewed, made needlelace, embroidered and wove, living in Italia most of her adult life I suspect it was a matter of survival. My mother did all those except needlelace & weaving but did fine repair work on church linens and beaded wonderful original designs. One sister knitted, crocheted and sewed some. Another sister did some craft work but I never saw pick up a knitting needle, etc. I do almost as much as my grandmother but only hope to learn needlelace & weaving (My husband is making me a loom for Christmas.) - I also bead and write (which I consider a craft) and do paper crafts and various other crafts, like painting, computer graphics type work, etc..
You’ve also forgotten those of us with children! My late grandmother was a whiz - supported herself & 6 children with her sewing - also knitted like crazy. My late sister was crafty & so are my daughters - different crafts. One knits & the other beads & cross stitches.
Yes, don’t forget our children. My daughter is very crafty, as well as my sister’s 2 daughters. Also my mother-in-law who passed away in 1995. I have afghans from my grandmother, mother, mother-in-law, sister, and of course my own!
Yes, you did forget our kids. Two of my girls are great painters. They also do greeting cards and other crafts. My 2 DIL’s do needlepoint and one also quilts. Three of my sisters knit and one paints. My oldest sister taught me how to knit and did beautiful work, especially for the dozens of nieces and nephews. She’s gone now and we all miss her.
My SIL does workworking.
Yes you forgot the children. I was taught to knit at the age of 4 by my mother. Both older sisters were great knitters. My elder daughter is a fantastic artist, interior decorator, knitter and needleworker, all while having a little boy and completing a PHD in Veterinary Science. My younger daughter does beautiful needlework and I am always busy with my knitting for the family, grandchildren and any one else who wants something made. I would be lost without my knitting needles and have the biggest stash you could ever imagine.
None of my family members are crafty, but almost all of them have reason to be thankful that I am, especially when the weather turns cool and they snuggle under those afghans I crocheted for them. My daughter is thankful for my talent when she is invited to a baby shower or wants something special for a friend. I thank God for the gift of this talent which enables me to produce some beautiful and useful items for my family, friends, and even some people I will never meet.
My two girls both crochet and the younger one also knits and quilts. My boys have all tried needlepoint and crewel and can thread a needle and do minor sewing repairs. My grandson has discovered crafts this past year and he is eager to learn. I am thankful for grandmothers who were very crafty and parents who encouraged me to try my hand at whatever I was interested in. I am especially thankful for a very patient great-aunt who taught me (at age 4) how to knit while she baby-sat.