Stitcher's Niche

Many stitchers and sewers have cross-addictions and indulge in many different types of crafts.

Which one is your absolute favorite? Is it another needlecraft, or do you dabble in totally different media (like pottery, glass, wood, paper, etc.).

Please tell us about your favorite needlecraft and/or your favorite "outside-thegenre" craft...

My favorite needlecraft (and favorite overall craft, for that matter) is cross-stitch, although I also favor speciality stitches like blackwork and even surface/free embroidery. I like the way a project develops as one stitches... the colors, the patterns, etc.

My "outside-the-genre" craft is rubber stamping/paper crafting. I enjoy crafting greeting cards and Artist Trading Cards and dabble in altered art as well. Papercrafting forces me to "invent" - in stitchery, I have patterns to follow but in papercrafting, I can "wing it", playing with color, pattern and different media!

I have always wanted to branch out a little --- beading in the needlecraft genre and stained glass outside the genre... but never seemed to find the time or motivation. But I have signed up for a beading journal project starting in 2010 so perhaps I will actually find a new craft to play with!

Making siggies, graphics, backgrounds.

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With your talent, at least take SOME art courses when you go back t school.

And well done you, for doing that with two little ones!