HeyJaredThe Crafting Correspondent
Come along with me as I share my thoughts on travel, crafts, and the intersection of the two. There might also be some nerding out about theme parks and afternoon teas, cause it's all about the experiences!
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Peru for Textile Lovers - Part 3: Lake Titicaca (opens the original)
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Lake Titicaca is famous for two things: being the highest navigable lake in the world (at a solid 3812m above sea level - and I think by ‘navigable’ they mean by a certain size of commercial craft, because there are higher lakes that can be rowed on) and having floating islands. For textile lovers, this is a haven for yarn activities, particularly the knitting traditions on the Island of Taquile. On my trip with Stitchtopia, we visited both the Islands of Uros (those are the floating ones) and T
Finding Craft Tasters at Home - the Museum Shortcut (opens the original)
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While it is great if you have the time and money to devote to an immersive deep-dive into crafts, complete with residency and dedicated studio, it is probably more likely that you get your crafting fixes at a more modest scale. That is true if you are travelling (unless you are travelling specifically to explore a particular craft), and also if you are stuck at home for whatever reason, but still would like to explore different cultures through their crafting practices or just learn a new skill.
Picking up a Bottle of Inspiration (opens the original)
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A friend and I were strolling through York on our yearly catch-up meeting, chatting about nothing in particular, when we came across a yellow facade with red window trim. In a sea of shopfronts on Coney Street, which is what could be called a “high street,” that were all screaming for attention but actually saying very little, this one stood out by just being different somehow.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eJ9D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_p
Travel Craft Inspirations: Quilts (opens the original)
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Now I realise that making a quilt is not a spur-of-the-moment thing. They are big. It takes time to plan them. And then it takes time to put the quilt-top together, whether you are patchworking, using applique or whatever is your technique of choice. And then there is the actual quilting. So this is not a craft that can be quickly knocked out in an afternoon. However, the results can be spectacular, and they definitely can be inspired by travel, cultures or destinations! While I have ideas for a
Peru for Textile Lovers - Part 2: Colca Valley (opens the original)
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To be honest, if I had organised the whole of my Peru trip on my own, I probably would not have made the detour to Colca Valley. Where? You might ask… exactly, I had never heard of it. And even once I did read about it as a stop on the itinerary of the Stitchtopia “Textile Traditions of Peru” tour I considered booking, I didn’t think it was a must-do stop for me. But they were stopping there, and there were so many things on the itinerary I really did want to do, that this one stop did not dissu
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