[Jewelry making - Article 00434] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Priscilla Fritsch]

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    I think that the incredible rise of "How To" shows on TV are a
    testament to the increased interest of younger people in handmade
    things. Look at the hosts of these shows, they are all young and have
    taken many crafts out of mothballs and helped increase interest in
    them, including metalsmithing, woodworking, stone cutting, knitting,
    quilt making, and so forth. The shows on DIY network include Jewelry
    Making, B-Original, Craft Lab, Woodworks, Knitty Gritty, That's
    Clever (also known as Crafters Coast to Coast), Simply Quilts, Rock
    Solid just to name a few. Look at the phenomenal success of the show
    Project Runway. These young people have taken old skills and combined
    them with new talents, materials, and means of educating the public
    (i.e. technology). They are also showing an acute business sense.
    There is a wealth of information that is much more accessible today
    because of the internet than there was 20 years ago. If young people
    completely lose intrest in handmade things, we have only ourselves to
    blame. I grew up the granddaughter and daughter of professional
    seamstresses, and have sewn professionally myself. Over the last year
    I have had close to a dozen young women beg me to teach them how to
    sew because they don't want the same old thing that everyone else
    has. As the parent of young adults, I see this happening in many of
    the so called dying crafts. Remember the saying "Everything old is
    new again". 

Priscilla Fritsch
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