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Why we knit/sew
This quote from the linked article sums us up - why we love all the various forms of needlework we do: "There's no feeling of satisfaction like looking at something that you've made yourself."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/26/3
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(post #29357, reply #1 of 8)
How true - especially when it turns out better than you expected. That glow lasts for ages!
Gloria
(post #29357, reply #2 of 8)
Yes, indeed
(post #29357, reply #3 of 8)
Oh yes, that is so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o true. I love the finished project. It's such a sense of satisfaction. And when I give gifts that are hand made by me, and appreciation is shown, I melt. I'm giving them a part of me and my love, to take time to make something for someone is an expression of love. Any giving is an expression of love.
Rodezzy, Fiber Artist
Rodezzy, Fiber Artist
(post #29357, reply #4 of 8)
well said, Rodezzy
(post #29357, reply #5 of 8)
That's it in a nutshell! Well-said!
Annie in Wisconsin, USA
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(post #29357, reply #6 of 8)
I'm giving them a part of me and my love, to take time to make something for someone is an expression of love.
Rodezzy, you have expressed my feelings so beautifully, and in a way I have never been able to put into words. When I create something, it is a part of me, I really put my heart and soul into my work. When I gift something, I gift myself. When I am working on something, I eat, breath, sleep, dream, think it. When it is finished, it is almost an empty hole in my life until I start something else. And I have to find the perfect home or person for a project if it is not something for myself. Cathy
(post #29357, reply #7 of 8)
That's exactly what I feel. There's a hole in my soul until I start a new project.
Last year when I was making scarves for my friends for Christmas, I only saw that person while doing "his/her" scarf. I wanted it to fit their personality and be something I "knew" they would wear. Not just something to throw in a closet.
Rodezzy, Fiber Artist
Rodezzy, Fiber Artist
(post #29357, reply #8 of 8)
I often do that when knitting for a person. Or say a prayer or litany of wishes over and over for them as I knit the garment, to sort of protect them as they wear it. Cathy