artsyfartsybitterknitter: yarnbabey:naughtypiggy: prismatic-bell:artsyfartsybitterknitter:Grabbed th
artsyfartsybitterknitter: yarnbabey:naughtypiggy: prismatic-bell:artsyfartsybitterknitter:Grabbed this from a cross stitch group I am in on FB. This applies to so many things not just cross stitch. Gate keepers on any art be it needle or fiber arts are terrible. Don’t let the nasty words of other turn you away from a craft you love. Support and encourage each other, no matter the time of the season. We all had to start somewhere! One of my favorite things in my crochet group is when someone posts a photo of their tiny child with their first-ever wonky, crooked, poorly-tensioned chain hanging off their very first hook, and the whole group goes IT LOOKS SO GOOD TELL THEM TO KEEP GOING.Like, is it objectively garbage? Of course. A five-year-old trying to perform a very fine motor skill for the very first time is not going to do it well. But is it GREAT to see them try, and then to see the follow-up post a few weeks later of their very first row of wonky, uneven, somewhat-better-tensioned single crochet? Oh, man, you bet it is. And if they stick with the project eventually you see a photo where one end looks all wobbly and the other looks GREAT and then you see all the “great job! On to double-crochet stitches! You can only get better from here!” comments. Like absolutely nobody benefits from being an asshole to beginners. Nobody. I am perhaps too enthusiastic when I see a beginner. I want to encourage and coach and share so much and I’m always afraid that I come off as weird. here’s a really blurry picture of my 2 year old brother’s first 2 chains! he was the one who took the hook from me and asked for the yarn : ) im gonna teach this little boy how to make the stuffed seal he likes so much one day @yarnbabeyYay! Tell your brother to keep creating, can’t wait to see what you all come up with!@naughtypiggy never! Keep encouraging and don’t worry about it being weird. It’s a life line to a beginner and greatly appreciated! -- source link
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