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Topic: What handicrafts do you do?

Poll Question: What handicrafts do you do?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Knitting or Crochet	8	[27.59%]
Sewing or Quilting	7	[24.14%]
Embroidery, Cross-stitch, Needlepoint	4	[13.79%]
Jewelry making, beading	5	[17.24%]
Calligraphy, hand-lettering	1	[3.45%]
Paper crafting, scrapbooking,	3	[10.34%]
Pottery or glass work	0	[0.00%]
Other - what's your handicraft super power?	1	[3.45%]
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Posted: Feb 16 2015 at 9:42pm \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 16 2015 at 9:46pm \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 16 2015 at 9:55pm \| IP Logged

Betsy wrote:

I own a business crafting jewelry and rosaries.

Yes...and what beautiful work you do!!

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Posted: Feb 16 2015 at 9:56pm \| IP Logged

MaryM wrote:

I find that I don't often make time to actually do the things I enjoy in the handicraft realm.

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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Posted: Feb 16 2015 at 10:43pm \| IP Logged

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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kingvozzo wrote:

I'm pausing finishing a quilt to post this comment

- true handicrafter.

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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 3:35am \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 8:42am \| IP Logged

kingvozzo wrote:

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

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 9:07am \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 10:22am \| IP Logged

I'm a cross-stitcher with never enough time to do it. :)

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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 2:07pm \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 3:44pm \| IP Logged

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.

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 5:23pm \| IP Logged

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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Posted: Feb 17 2015 at 9:49pm \| IP Logged

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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