I was at Spins & Needles last night. The on-hand project was marble magnet-making. My co-crafters, K and M, participated in the magnet madness and both had good results. I made two folded mini-books, but gave them away as I was leaving. I liked them (it was hard to part with them!), but really, how many miniature books does a person need? ;)
We talked to a newspaper reporter and had our photos taken too. Guess what! I might be in the Citizen!
I had the pleasure of meeting Robyn, whose website I-ve been following for awhile. She seemed like a v. nice girl, who was very modest in her craftyness. She insisted that it was her first time knitting. I was actually having trouble believing her because her project was looking THAT GOOD. Robyn must be one of those naturally crafty people. The rest of us have to work at it!
It was fun, as always, but this time there were a couple things lacking.
1) It was held in the basement of the Clocktower Pub. Technically it-s a great location: big, with lots of room. The DJs have space to set up. But still, it-s the basement. The first S & N I went to was at Brixton-s on Sparks St. The crafters just took over the bar, mixing in with the regulars. We got a lot of interesting looks, which was great. It seemed to me that getting other people curious about the crafts was part of the point. After all, spreading the gospel of the church of craft is part of the mission, is it not? I would love to see the next one take place on street level, or even on a patio if weather permits.
2) Having it at a pub is great. Beer and crafts and music go together like a grilled cheese and a glass of milk, but they dimmed the lights. They dimmed the lights! I wasn-t terribly affected, but what about the poor people who were doing projects a la counted cross stitch?
3) Unthinkingly, I sat myself directly in front of a huge TV. Mind you, the audio was muted, but people still watched. The movie was Napoleon Dynamite. Great movie. But since I was sitting right in front of it, with my back to it, I felt a mite self-consicous with all these faces turned in my direction.
WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE NOT CRAFTING?
Those are my only complaints. It truly is wonderful to be able to go out and do something like this. As K. said to the reporter, it-s a great way to blow off steam at the end of a busy week. She-s right about that.
K and M left just before I did. I stayed behind. I had a beer to finish and my second book was only halfway done. I drank and folded and glued my papers, alone, but not feeling alone at all.
That, my friends, is the beauty of craft.
