Monday, April 28, 2008 - Where I am up to in the world of craft
Garden Goose: Week 5 ~ Farmgirl Blog-a-thon Getting Crafty
At the moment I am possibly a bit of a craft hasbeen. I learnt to crochet at about the age of 8. My Nana taught me when we went to her house for tea with my family each Sunday. I learnt to spin carded wool next at the age of 13. I was still spinning when I was 20. It was my uncle's carder, Mum's spinning wheel. I used to spin in Mum's sunroom listening to the radio I think. At around the same time I made a blanket crocheting on the school bus.
I learnt to knit after I was married and knitted for my husband and myself, my step-children, then baby clothes. I was given my Mum's sewing machine. I had had many sewing lessons at school between the ages of 11 and 14. I made many things, but the machine beat me I think.
We got a new machine over a year ago. I still can't thread it, but have had a recent attempt to do that. I have though been hand sewing again, and have taken up a couple of hems. A few years ago I took part in a bookmark swap. After that I got reading glasses and haven't tried to crochet recently.
I remember once I made a lovely aran jumper from 5ply for my eldest when he was 1 year old, so I liked trying out new stitches.
I have fond memories of visiting a school friend when I was 13 and watching her make patchwork, Grandmothers Garden.
Why don't I knit? I had been very busy with having 5 children and once or twice got visited with moths while I was very busy with a baby. I decided I couldn't manage woollen clothes. I remember once visiting a wool shop and the lady said that not many people buy wool for babies clothes anyway, so maybe I should only use cotton or acrylic, things that are easy to wash. Maybe it is the expense?
I have collected pinecones recently. My favourite are the wooden roses.
When I was about 16 I got very involved with cake decorating. We had moved from the farm and our landlady was an excellent cake decorator and she spent the time to teach me the basics. I loved buying little bits and pieces to make cakes. I collected this tin, I don't even know what it is for. Very recently I got a heart shaped tin from the op-shop, I was very happy about that. Even got some of those flexible heart shaped muffin trays a couple of years ago.
My uncle loved to collect wax. I remember him putting pressed flowers onto candles, I think we did it together. My husband and I have also pressed flowers we grew in the garden.
I was very interested to read a book of craft in Australia what women at home had made and wish to visit Pioneer Women's Hut.
I honestly think I can't go back to crafting more than a tiny bit until my children are grown up more. I have had three step-children and five children and need the little breaks etc. It is very hard to explain.
I did a little scrapbook for my eldest when he was a baby, put a very detailed family tree in it. This was before I knew it was called scrapbooking. I wouldn't go back to it I don't think.
We did once stencil our entire lounge room floor! Well at least around the edges.
I think I would have to say crochet is my favourite.
I have a box or two of special material that my husband and his work mates printed with he worked in a material factory.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - hi