I am the woman of a million hobbies. Cross stitch? Yeah, I do that. Baking? Duh. Sewing? You wanna see my fabric stash? Paper floristry? I’ve dabbled.
For all those reasons (plus plenty more), I do not need another hobby. But lately have I ever been tempted. Mind you these aren’t just standard crafting temptations, these are some real retro hobbies calling to me. So let’s flashback to the 70s and I’ll tell you all about my crafting dreams.
Latch Hook
Back when I was about nine, my mom bought me a white tiger latch hook kit from our local Ben Franklin. I worked away on that thing what felt like forever and I never ever finished it. But I recently searched for vintage latch hook kits online, and let me tell you, there are so many good ones. Yes, better than a white tiger.
So I ordered this amazingly ’70s mushroom kit off of Ebay and have been working on it tirelessly. I know exactly what wood paneled wall it belongs on when I finish.
Macrame
Looking at my house, it just screams 1960s (also 1970s). The wood paneled walls are just dying for a really kitschy piece of art (I mean, other than the taxidermied fish and Green Lady painting). That’s where I think a really great piece of macrame would come in handy.
I already nabbed an old book from my mother-in-law. All I need is yards and yards of rope!
Weaving
In the same vein as macrame, I decided that I need to take up weaving. Who would have thought that a time consuming craft like this would be up my alley? But I think it is, which is why I was so glad to get this weaving kit for Christmas. As soon as I’m done with this small scale design, I’ve got some major weaving plans (in theory).
Crewel
And to top it all off – one more good fiber art. Growing up, I have such distinct memories of a few crewel pieces my mom had hung up in our home, especially one that had little cows with strands of floss for tails. I swear if I can get my hands on that kit, I’d stitch that up so fast (and hang it in my kitchen where it belongs). Maybe I’ll scope that one out online and add it to my ever-growing craft queue.
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Now with one of these old school crafties underway, I’m hoping to build up a little momentum! If you’ve given any of these a try, let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear how you started out!
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