Creative Crafts and Stitchery encompasses a
melange of handcraft techniques ~7 weaving,
rug making, sewing, crocheting, knitting, em-
broidery, needlepoint, basketry, furniture mak-
ing and caning, cornhusk toy construction,
decoupage, rosemaling, preserving flowers
and more. Most of these date back hundreds
of years and, at one time, were done of sheer
necessity.
But as the Industrial Age emerged, early
machines mass-produced duplicates of these
same items at a breathtaking pace and with a
surprising degree of accuracy, thus taking
away the incentive for home crafts. Also, it
became fashionable to purchase these ready-
mades rather than to make your own.
Luckily, as the Industrial Revolution
gained momentum, other machines appeared
that reduced housework chores to a minimum
and also lessened the workday hours in indus-
tries. This trend allowed p~ople more leisure
time to pursue the activities that gave them
the greatest personal gratification.
Today, people of all ages in cities large
and small and in the country take great pride
in creating handmade articles-not because
they have to but because they want to produce
something that is trulUtheir own handwork.
Another contributing factor to the craft
boom is the availability of materials. Design-
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