Welcome to the Online Craft Revolution
June 1, 2016
Gone are the days where paper patterns were prized like heirlooms as the only way to learn to knit or crochet a particular item. When crafting together was usually for a practical, menial purpose and only when time was found to sit together to make clothing.
Thanks to the handmade movement, the future for knitting and crochet remains bright. There are so many online communities for knitters, crocheters, crafters and for everything handmade! You can connect, share, encourage and learn all from the comfort of your own home. These online networks are great ways to overcome the physical bounds of suburb, town and city and mix with people from all over the world who share your passion for creating!
It can all be a little bamboozling though, for the newbie crafter. Or perhaps the newbie explorer of the Google. ;)
There are still times that you need an experienced real life person to guide your hands into a comfortable position, to open your eyes to the possibility you had not thought of with that fibre or that tool, and to recognise your failings and encourage your strengths.
That is why we teach beginners at Fibrefaerie.
Sure, you can learn online. You can watch Youtube videos or follow pictures in a book. But when things go wrong, when the hook won't do what it is supposed to, when the finished outcome looks nothing like the picture even though you thought you followed the instructions carefully, you could save yourself a lot of time, effort and grief by learning properly in the very beginning. Once the correct techniques, skills, jargon and rules are learnt, then anything is possible.
You can create a scarf in a stitch you like without a pattern, you can design an amigurumi toy to look exactly like your 5 year old's prized drawing, and you can make a hat that will fit. Anybody.
With the right initial training, you will be taking the internet by storm and understand how to navigate patterns, terminology and substitutions of yarns and tools.
These are the benefits of learning from an experienced teacher. Less mistakes. Less frustration. Faster results.
Oh, and did I mention, free tea and bikkies?
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