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There are obviously many handicraft skills I couldn't include - what do you like to do? ... and how often do you do it?
You can vote multiple times - list all your skills!
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I own a business crafting jewelry and rosaries.
I also love to knit and I use to sew, but haven't in many years due to time!
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Betsy wrote:
I own a business crafting jewelry and rosaries.
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Yes...and what beautiful work you do!!
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MaryM wrote:
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I don't often make time to actually do the things I enjoy in the handicraft realm. Need to work on that as it fills my personal tank and should be done more often.
I put sewing, paper crafting (rubber stamping and card making) and jewelry making. I used to do cross-stitch and needlepoint. I have also dabbled in others - knitting, wood burning, cake decorating, floral arranging, mosaic, macrame, quilling, paper-making, lettering.
I would like to try straw weaving and Wycinanki (paper cutting) which are both Polish.
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I'm a novice knitter and sew-er. I'm teaching myself to quilt. In fact, I'm pausing finishing a quilt to post this comment 
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 - true handicrafter.
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I knit! mostly socks, but now I am half way through knitting a woolen cardigan for my youngest.
I really enjoy knitting and love the feel of wool in my hands.
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kingvozzo wrote:
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I am a self-taught quilter as well 
I would love to see some of your creations.
I love to sew... mostly quilts and pillow cases for the hospital. I also sew skirts and other crafts that come along.... fabric napkins, pillows, bags, etc
I just dabble in knitting and crochet. 
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I like knitting, sewing, rosary making, scrapbooking, and other misc. , as well as decorating for the Liturgical Year if that can be included(making decorations, etc.). Most of these don't getting much time in life for the most part, but I do slip them in every-so-often. 
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I'm a cross-stitcher with never enough time to do it. :)
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I sew and crochet and do a smidge of beadwork (mainly adding to other creations).. like I redid a little leather purse into a belt pouch and added some beadwork.
The one I do most is crochet.. I can pick it up in the evenings if I'm watching a show of some sort with my dh or family.
Sewing is relegated to mainly costumes (we do mountain man era reinactments - sorta) and adjustments/repairs.
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MaryM wrote:
I don't often make time to actually do the things I enjoy in the handicraft realm. Need to work on that as it fills my personal tank and should be done more often.
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I think that this is really true. We tend to view these things as selfish or for when I have time. But, I almost always find that when I make more time to knit and craft I feel more ready to attend to my other tasks.
I do have a confession to make too. As a homeschooling mother I might loose my mind if I wan't working on something while doing school with my boys--at least some days. Patience is a virtue that I need to work on, but crafting will have to do until i master it. 
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I'm slowly learning how to knit--I'm five washcloths in and results are improving. I used to crochet but have not done so in years.
I used to embroider, but haven't done so in many years. My girls have been embroidering with their grandma recently though.
I like clay in my hands, but it isn't something I've ever done on my own.
I aspire to sew--but cannot figure out my machine. I dabbled in it when I was younger, but it never stuck.
There is a lot of "used to" in this post... 
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I voted 'other' which really means 'nothing'! I plan parties and just put on a big fundraiser for human trafficking. That's all I've got. :)
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