Rachel Hobson
Posted By Craft Corps on April 3, 2009
Rachel Hobson
Name: Rachel Hobson (a.k.a. Average Jane Crafter)
Age: 32 (DOB 09-09-1975)
Location: Austin, Texas
Profession: Freelance writer/web designer
Craft(s) of Choice: Hand embroidery, sewing, collage/mixed media
Blog: http://www.averagejanecrafter.com
Until a few years ago, I denied my crafty nature. I’ve sworn – most of my life – that I am “so not crafty.” Regardless of the fact that I was decoupaging pictures of Mork and Mindy to my side table in college, I saw no craftiness in my past or future.
Somewhere, I had knowledge of the fact that both my grandmothers were master seamstresses – that one grandma could crochet and knit like nobody’s business, and that my mother – in typical 70s fashion – embroidered anything that stood still and macramed her little heart out.
But why did I feel no connection to crafting, or have any desire to craft?
I’m not sure.
Occasionally, I’d find my way in to a craft or hardware store, and that tingly sensation of standing in awe of possibility would overwhelm me. I’d pick up supplies, but lacking anyone to craft with or any guidance, I’d get frustrated with the process and results. Instead, I just swore I was “so not crafty.”
I finally embraced my crafty side when my mom gave me a sewing machine a few years ago. I trolled the Internet for instruction and inspiration and stumbled on Craftster.org. My life was changed. Connecting with a community of crafty people sparked me in a way that left me completely inspired to not only make things, but to connect with other people who were doing the same.
No more denying it. I am so very crafty. And the warm, fun, generous crafting community feeds my soul and makes me want to keep creating.
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