Yes, I am primarily a knitter, and yes to anxiety and the overwhelming desire for validation. But I also crochet, and I can see some of the "free spirit" there but also - yes, the love of slightly tacky things. And "Stabby Machine" - "Don't worry, I'll fix it" has been one of my taglines in the past and maybe I've been a little TOO "I'll fix it" of late and tried to fix things that aren't my responsibility or are beyond my powers...
Cross-stitch: I have never been able to do counted cross-stitch; I get off-count, I curse a little, I have to rip out, and then the canvas looks like heck. So I guess I won't be the vodka aunt.
(I would like to learn to spin, and yes, it would be nice if learning that would chill me out a little and make me more fairy-or-wise-woman-like.)
Dyeing is a little messier than what I'd want to fool with, and felting - too accident-prone given how stabby that little needle is. (I worry about my sewing machine and have visions of putting the needle through my finger in a moment of inattention).
Weaving - yes, I would like to learn that but it also requires space for a loom if you're gonna go big with it (which is the only way I'd really want to take it up).
Lacemaking is cool but probably not for me.
Lacemaking is cool but probably not for me.
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Heh! I'm primarily a knitter as well, but the description that fits me best is probably the one for "weave" (a craft that I haven't tried yet). I also crochet (that one doesn't fit), do cross stitch (not much of a vodka aunt though), and spin - which does fit pretty well, if Discworld-type witches count, or perhaps Tolkien Elves rather than fairies. I think spinning - whether on a wheel or with drop spindles - has helped me cope with job-related stress.
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