something that's not expensive and i can do at home
i'm over knitting
any ideas?
i'm a crafty kind of person
2006-06-25 23:42:33 · 12 answers · asked by purplepoppyfigs 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Either embroidery or cross-stitch might be a good option for you. You can buy kits that have all of the materials included (and get them fairly cheaply with the 40% off coupons from Joanns or Michael's). Latch hook is another craft that doesn't really require many expensive tools & you can buy kits that contain all the materials except for the hook.
One of my favorites is tatting. This is an old style of lacemaking using a shuttle or needle to tie knots in thread. Once you master the techniques, you can make a lot of different things this way - lace edgings for clothing/tablecloths/etc., doilies, small motifs, etc. I actually really like making small shapes like butterflies to decorate greeting cards. As with the other two suggestions, you don't need to buy a lot of tools to get started - just a shuttle or two and some crochet thread (size 10 is a good starter). You may also want to buy a book or take a class to learn the basic techniques and get some basic patterns. There are also some good free instructional websites out there -
http://www.georgiaseitz.com/newtat/newtatindex.html
http://www.thisntat.com/index.html
Scrapbooking/card making is also really popular right now, but it's a bit more expensive to get into. However, starting off, you just need some paper, adhesive, paper trimmer, and an acid free pen. To do some of the more interesting and intricate stuff, you do need tools which can be a bit more expensive.
2006-06-26 04:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Hestia 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
photography, all you need to do is buy a digital camera and you can take all the photo's you like and just download them on to your computer and print them off... the only thing that will cost you in the end is the ink.
If you can draw then maybe you can attend a course at your local college/school for still life drawings, general drawing etc.. They also offer water painting, oil painting etc... If you live in England a lot of colleges have a prospectus out at this time of year with all the short course on an evening or during the day. I did sign language 2 years ago and it cost me £25 for the whole year and it cost me nothing after that but the bus fair and it was a great experience.
The other thing you can do is take up dancing as a lot of local community centres offer this for free and you could be line dancing, salsa, hip hop etc... in no time.
2006-06-26 10:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Crackpot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My name says it all. I do counted cross-stitch. Start with a small kit, which will include your needle, thread, pattern, and fabric. If you like it, you can eventually work your way up to samplers, etc. If you use a product called waste canvas, you can also cross-stitch on fabric. I have made dozens of sweatshirts with all kinds of patterns, ranging from eagles in flight to antique cars to Looney Tunes characters to flowers. It's not expensive at all--the skeins of floss cost about 25 cents each, and the fabric is only a few dollars. If I'm doing a sweatshirt, I buy a $6.00 sweatshirt at Wal-Mart. They make great Christmas presents.
2006-06-27 01:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Model railways is a great hobby and thousands of females are well involved in it. Get a mag in Smiths and look for a local show venue nearest to you, visit and a whole new world is at your doorstep covering card kit construction to electrical engineering to architectural design, landscape design, historical research... the list really is endless and there will be a niche for you and maybe your whole family.
2016-03-27 04:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I crochet, but if you are over knitting, you may not like crocheting. I'd suggest...cross stitch, rug hooking, scrapbooking (this takes up lots of time and creativity, which is nice.), Paper tole...creates an awesome finished project. Gardening, Card Making...again uses creativity and is a lot of fun. Another one you may enjoy is painting. There are lots of resources to learn all types of painting. Hmm, Candle making can be fun too. I hope some of these help.
2006-06-26 11:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by Daisy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear your are "over" knitting. I've been doing it for about 30 years. There is a lot more to it than garter stictch scarves.
Check interweave.com. They publish a magazine call piecework that has all kinds of needle crafts from all over the world.
2006-06-26 08:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 01:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Collecting old coins! It is a challenge to find them and they have history involved with them.
2006-06-26 11:10:24 · answer #8 · answered by biggupp (דוד) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photomorphing ? Create boxes and stuff with paper and fabrics ?
2006-06-25 23:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by Malicia7642 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jigsaw puzzle!
2006-06-25 23:48:14 · answer #10 · answered by mu_sa_kossan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋