NATIONAL CRAFTING MONTH MEET AND GREET

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Welcome! Here is our space to squee about the current theme and tell others a bit about our crafting interests.

Below are the thematic questions for this months fest. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to National Crafting Month.

 

My Name (how I wish to be known):
Type(s) of Crafting that I’ve tried:
I consider myself a Beginner, Intermediate, Master, or Other:
Crafting I’ve loved and/or loathed:
Project I’m particularly proud of:
Something I learned the hard way:
Something I haven't done yet, but I'd like to try:
Biggest crafting frustration(s):
Something else I'd like to share:

Feel free to copy this Meet and Greet into your blog as well as filling it out here.
<strong> My Name (how I wish to be known):</strong><br /><br /><strong>Type(s) of Crafting that I’ve tried:</strong><br /><br /><strong>I consider myself a Beginner, Intermediate, Master, or Other:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Crafting I’ve loved and/or loathed:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Project I’m particularly proud of: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Something I learned the hard way:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Something I haven't done yet, but I'd like to try:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Biggest crafting frustration(s):</strong><br /><br /><strong>Something else I'd like to share:</strong>

Comments

[languajix]

I hope you get the opportunity to try out a cricut! I've had luck borrowing from friends, but my local library also has weekly periods where they open up their crafting machines (cricut, 3-D printer, laser engraver) for patron use - it could be worth checking out if any in your area do the same.

Yeah, leatherwork would be useful but the tools/supplies would be the biggest barrier there. I do hope to try it someday!

And thank you! It's very nice to be here. :D

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Leatherwork depends a lot on what you want to make. I made a fur bikini for a friend's book launch once, and that wasn't very hard.

Minimum investment is a pattern, a piece of leather or fur, a leatherwork needle (which is triangular), and button thread or sinew. I strongly recommend adding a thimble though. If you want to work with hard leather, that's more challenging, because it's usually done with stamps and such so you need more tools.