Posted by Betsyathome on 2007-03-23 12:20:31
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Force of habit can go a long way in developing skill and finding inspiration.
Good point, kitchensqueen! Thank you everyone for all your wonderful ideas? How are your crafts going? I hope the article I linked inspired some to collage. Here it is again:
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22328/26442/?CMP=KNC-DC_YSM_6
I am really making progress these days. I've set up a regular time to collage and am trying another craft: quilting!
Posted by xuli on 2004-10-06 20:45:32
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oh dear god I wrote a book.
Yeah, but it was a really, really, really good book! Seriously ... I think that by concentrating so specifically on one craft (quilting), you really brought out both sides of the issue and helped me understand why I'm so conflicted about it. Because on the one hand, I really would have sooooo much more time for making cool stuff if I didn't have to do the tedious finishing. But -- part of the reason I often hate finishing (whether knitting or quilting or anything else) is because I feel like I'm not good at it. Or at least that I'm not *as* good at that part as I am at the creative, fun part. And when I do that tedious work myself, I feel like I'm investing in gaining knowledge and skills that are being slowly but surely lost in the general human population. Which is kind of why I think it's a totally great idea for "professional" crafters to get help with the finishing (as long as it's properly credited), but I feel really uncomfortable with the idea of an amateur like myself doing the same thing.
