The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: devonlady on January 21, 2016, 10:07:42 am
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Having taught my granddaughter to knit last year she has come on in leaps and bounds and is also becoming adept with a sewing machine. Can anyone recommend a book on these crafts, not for children as such, but for beginners.
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If you google under 'Tilda' there are loads of craft sewing books that come up with some really wonderful designs, hope that helps.
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Thank you, will do that!
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Dorling Kindersley publish 'the Pocket Encyclopedia of Needle Craft' by Judy Britain, which covers knitting, sewing, crochet, quilting, embroidery and needlepoint. £9.99. It's definitely not a child's book, but depending on your granddaughters age it could be inspirational and helpful too.
Well done for teaching her to knit. I haven't been able to pin my 7 yo granddaughter down in one place long enough to teach her to knit, spin or sew. I'm hoping she'll be ready one day whist I'm still around.
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Thank you FW, that looks an interesting book. Phoebe is 10 (going on 38) which is why a child's guide wouldn't suit her!
I hope your wee girl will be knitting soon!
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My grandson asked me to teach him to knit when he was about ten. There was a craft club at school he wanted to join. His father (stupid man) told him that he wasn't allowed to join - his son was only allowed to join clubs for things like footie or rugby.
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My grandson asked me to teach him to knit when he was about ten. There was a craft club at school he wanted to join. His father (stupid man) told him that he wasn't allowed to join - his son was only allowed to join clubs for things like footie or rugby.
What a shame for your grandson - what about Kaffe Fasset and lots of other male knitters/designers? They're not all gay, although many men seem to think so. Miners, the ultimate tough guys, used to knit their socks as they walked to work, and I don't think anyone thought that strange. Soldiers in the Napoleonic wars, sailors etc knitted and spun and sewed. My brother taught me to knit and he's pretty masculine. It's such a shame, this prejudice about what boys can and can't do, and what's suitable for girls.
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Just what I thought but my SIL is very obstinate. He also doesn't understand that men should help in the house especially if their wives are working full time AND virtually bringing up the children on her own.
My daughter taught her son to knit and I had a go at teaching him to spin - not very successfully and he treadled at top speed. He ended up with some black dreadlocks, pretty cool since he has afro hair.