In the excerpt from Sharon Kallis' book, I liked the saying "honey attracts more flies than vinegar" (p.22) because I can relate to this. Rather than trying to scare people into giving up the convenience of consumerism, I find it much more effective to instead show how fun and rewarding making something yourself is. For me, I gained interest in crocheting because of all the unique, cute and/or useful things I could make myself and it didn't seem so difficult to do.
I really liked how the rope-making and yarn plying video incorporated mentions of biological science (structure of DNA helices) and some physics (opposite forces balance out so the rope does not unwind) because it shows how even these simple crafts can be extended to incorporate various subject areas you don't expect.
I was surprised to see a macrame craft video (the 7-strand braid) because just this summer, I started on some macrame crafts too! So far, I've mainly made small macrame friendship bracelets, but there's so many interesting projects out there!
I'm looking forward to trying the 3 craft techniques from the videos in class!
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| 6 petal flower bracelet |
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| 5 petal flower bracelet |
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| Josephine knot bracelet |
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