tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post6034822413837725107..comments2024-03-20T21:29:34.452-04:00Comments on Karen Heenan: When did it start?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449229622474314815noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-58643956680191382472010-07-08T08:19:02.794-04:002010-07-08T08:19:02.794-04:00It definitely runs in my family-- my mom has alway...It definitely runs in my family-- my mom has always been very crafty, and is the one who started teaching me how to sew (on the machine when I was around 7, and a bit of handsewing before that). She always encouraged me to do other crafty activities too, so that was a big part of my playtime growing up. Both of my grandmothers are also crafty--sewing on my mom's side, and more general craftiness on my dad's. I remember her doing things more like quilling and decorative painting. My mom's older sister is the one who got me interested in scrapbooking--she took it up when it started becoming popular in the 90s, and gave me a kit for Christmas one year when one of her kids drew my name in the cousins' gift exchange lottery that year (I was about 15 at the time.) Sewing is still my first and most-enduring love, though, and while I'd like to think I would have found it eventually, I'm glad I got to do so much of it growing up!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09913795373618902575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-3367699105272649122010-07-07T04:09:47.513-04:002010-07-07T04:09:47.513-04:00My mom was a jack of all crafts when I was growing...My mom was a jack of all crafts when I was growing up. Mainly sewing and stained glass. Talk about opposites! She showed me how to sew when I was little, then we did quilts together when I was in college. I got into sewing seriously when I got my first place on my own. First it was curtains, then aprons, now party banners and I love it. And my mom has gotten more serious about quilting, so we get to be fabric junkies together. :-)Adrienne JonesHttp://www.sewtherapy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-51409749015138738122010-07-05T12:31:59.605-04:002010-07-05T12:31:59.605-04:00I started s post with the manifesto,
"I make ...I started s post with the manifesto,<br />"I make stuff."<br /><br />http://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/2010/02/time-machine.html<br /><br />It is really important to me that my child sees me making stuff, both at home and at work. So many people take their kids shopping with them, and so few make stuff in front of the kids, that I worry kids will have a distorted vision of the balance production and consumption.<br /><br />You know what really creeped me out when I watched my kid play Club Penguin? It was that the kids don't know anything about each other except for the stuff they've bought and accumulated.badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-811310911693888932010-07-05T12:11:49.050-04:002010-07-05T12:11:49.050-04:00I did not grow up around women who made stuff. My...I did not grow up around women who made stuff. My mother was not handy at all. My grandmother sewed, but had stopped making clothing by the time I remember her. She did make doll clothes for my Barbie though. Really stylish Barbie clothing in fact. I was encouraged to be artistic and all sorts of art materials were available as well as art lessons. In fact I went on to get my BFA in painting. I started sewing on my own with the machine my grandmother no longer used. <br />There was encouragement all around me even if no one actually 'crafted'.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-36014695158098888462010-07-05T10:59:15.484-04:002010-07-05T10:59:15.484-04:00I ALWAYS wanted to make stuff, I remember seeing m...I ALWAYS wanted to make stuff, I remember seeing magazines at the grocery store with "100 things to make for $1" or something like that and begging my mom to buy them for me. My mom knitted, but not much. I don't know anyone in my family like me at all, no idea where it came from. <br /><br />Thanks for the post, brought back all kinds of memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-57999683044722576942010-07-05T10:26:42.794-04:002010-07-05T10:26:42.794-04:00Interesting that most of the comments relate to gr...Interesting that most of the comments relate to growing up around creativity. That's not my story. I took Home Ec in grade 8 and HATED the cooking part but absolutely LOVED the sewing part. Nothing has changed in 36 years. All of my interest and learning around textiles is self directed. I'm thankful for the way the Internet connects me with others that sew. Only one of my friends sews and she lives 2100 miles away.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322129605868685006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-79867380204784851112010-07-05T09:31:42.311-04:002010-07-05T09:31:42.311-04:00Grammy was a seamstress, Mom sewed, knitted, croch...Grammy was a seamstress, Mom sewed, knitted, crocheted, embroidered, cooked & baked from scratch (oh, how I wanted storebought cookies when I was growing up LOL)<br /><br />Mom taught me how to knit, crochet & embroider by the time I was 6 but I never actually made something til I was about 15 (a Lopi sweater - popular in my junior high & high school years about 1978-1983). Sewing didn't come til grades 8 & 9. Even though I got a late start - I think it was already in my genes !Claire S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11825049555257941107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-78569445174106825412010-07-05T09:18:55.168-04:002010-07-05T09:18:55.168-04:00I loved freshly minted mimeograph paper for school...I loved freshly minted mimeograph paper for school tests for my sniffing pleasures. I was always a musician when I was young and didn't think I had any talent for the visual arts. So not much crafting in my younger years. Then the mosaics bug hit me and I found I could do something visual. Knitting came next thanks to my sister, but sewing has stolen my heart. I think permanently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-25448314522656268362010-07-05T09:17:08.566-04:002010-07-05T09:17:08.566-04:00I believe many of us got the bug out of necessity ...I believe many of us got the bug out of necessity to keep us occupied as children. Thank Goodness there was limited childrens television and no internet back then:) I got the bug from my mother, she made everything and was very crafty. During the cold winters we did all types of crafts they involved clay, crayons, glue, yarn, string, fabric, paper dolls/design school, and food. A snow day and most of the summer meant crafts all day long.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720279936907218273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-42801588733906823932010-07-05T07:39:37.105-04:002010-07-05T07:39:37.105-04:00My mum never made a thing -it was my dad that was ...My mum never made a thing -it was my dad that was always making and mending things (his dad, my grandpa was the same) and my dad who showed me how to use a sewing machine when I was eleven years old. I got the bug then.<br /><br />My grandma did a tiny bit of embroidery. My mum was working full-time with four kids - i think she might have done something if she could have had the time. But she coooked with great interest!Hattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-46939307091758603112010-07-05T03:46:40.072-04:002010-07-05T03:46:40.072-04:00My grandmother knitted, my mother sewed and knitte...My grandmother knitted, my mother sewed and knitted, my father built computers from kits. What else do you do with spare time if you don't make stuff?SewRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277062926597842242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-82637591713770603052010-07-05T01:27:36.550-04:002010-07-05T01:27:36.550-04:00Nurture for me too - my dad was talented at drawin...Nurture for me too - my dad was talented at drawing, esp. cartoons and my mum sewed and knitted. I tried everything but loved making dolls clothes the most. (Incidentally playdoh was what I turned to for sniffing delights!).AllisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431369603470575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-35656125303432452542010-07-05T00:37:40.054-04:002010-07-05T00:37:40.054-04:00My Grandma inspired me by teaching me to crochet b...My Grandma inspired me by teaching me to crochet before I went to school and giving me my first treadle sewing machine. My Mom could sew but was too busy raising us 5 kids to do a lot of creative work. As far as I can remember I always had some project going.Maryissewfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780345687245124170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-21767719639609555252010-07-04T23:17:36.371-04:002010-07-04T23:17:36.371-04:00I grew up surrounded by women that made stuff, whe...I grew up surrounded by women that made stuff, whether sewing, knitting, crocheting, making yo-yo blankets, embroidering, rag-rugs, you name it. I thought every family was like that.Lisette Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332082021185663844noreply@blogger.com