What's the very first craft you learnt?

**homesteadmamma** · 01-08-2006, 08:15 PM

I'd have to say sewing. It was a required course in home economics. Once I was married, the first craft I learnt was knitting.

**mom2matty** · 01-08-2006, 10:15 PM

I also took sewing in a required Home Ec class in high school........just wish it had been more detailed and that I had learned more!!

Now I tole paint and I am attempting to learn to crochet........want to surprise my Mom with something I make for Christmas this year!!

**voodidit** · 01-09-2006, 01:38 AM

Cross stitch was probably the first craft I ever learned, i still do it occasionaly but prefer plastic canvas.

**Tia** · 01-09-2006, 01:52 AM

I learned my first craft before I was 5. I was taught to embroider. My maternal grandmother was a "children should be seen and not heard" kind of woman so when we visited her, we emboidered, crocheted or did word puzzles or jigsaws. It wasn't a lot of fun, but I love that I learned to do needlecrafts at an early age. I still use them.

**ACEHearts** · 01-09-2006, 01:52 AM

My mom taught me how to knit when I was 5... it seems very scary to say I've been knitting for 26 yrs!!!

Cindy

**bamamomto4** · 01-09-2006, 01:58 AM

I learnt to sew in highschool,but I dont remember alot of it. I am making to kids pillowcases this week with material they picked out.We'll see how that goes lol

I've tried to crochet.I can only do the single chain.
One of my aunts,Gail (dads sister) makes dolls and she's going to help me

**YankeeMom** · 01-09-2006, 08:10 AM

Plastic canvas. My grandma taught me. Then it was crochet

**Scattymum** · 01-09-2006, 08:57 AM

my Granny taught me to embroider when I was about 6, at the same age my Grandad taught me how to knit, my other grandad taught me painting and woodwork

**Michele Annette** · 01-09-2006, 10:25 AM

My Grandma taught me to crochet when I was about eight. I would start out by practicing my chain. I would make one twenty feet long. Then when I was ready I would learn other stitches.

**sunshine** · 01-09-2006, 11:03 AM

embroidery at age 8 , then crochet a few months later, then cross stitch. . .

**guest32** · 01-09-2006, 11:12 AM

My grandma taught me to embroider when I was maybe 8? And she taught me to crochet, but I haven't retained that talent at all. I started sewing at 10, and still sew a lot. I got a new machine last year, and I enjoy it so much more now with a good machine! I can't believe the difference!

**Kimberlina** · 01-09-2006, 12:33 PM

Either crocheting or cross stitch. I'm not really sure which came first as I was pretty young when I learned both.

**Pepper** · 01-10-2006, 01:32 AM

Mine was crocheting!

**Jeanna** · 01-10-2006, 08:18 AM

I taught myself to emboider at about 10. But I was doing Baked salt dough ornaments and painting them by about 8. Anyone who had someone to teach them was blessed. My family as in mother and grandmother both worked and we always had a garden, animals, etc. so they always were so busy just getting things done they did have the time to sit and actually teach me anything. So anything I have learned to do I have taught myself.