Craftings of The World

Finding a source of accessible Art and Craft Ideas is not as simple as you would think it would be. With Craft and Hobby Sites growing by the day, a simple Google Search shows us that Art and Craft Ideas are big business.

Business it might be but sadly not all Craft Publishers are big on easing people into their way of doing things. Let us take the seasonal holiday time as an example of how Craft Writers approach new readers.

We are thrown in a room with others we think we know. We have got a few basics in common but we might not all understand each other. We might have some idea of what is coming at us but often we are wrong and a bit of "forewarning" might have made us better prepared!

Alright, so a bit alarmist. But trust me as they say, I am a Craft Teacher. And as a reader of many a Craft Blog, Magazine and Craft Book, I have been sadly let down by more than a few.

I suppose I am a follower of the instruction 'simple'. I can only thank my stars that somewhere along the way I was taught to think simple, and for that I have got to thank many a student and the 'odd' tutor or two.

You see good Art and Craft Ideas do not have to simple themselves. They just need to be presented it an easy to follow and simple way. Ideas - being ideas, are really just thoughts, shared with others. And for that to be done well they need to written in a follow-able style.

So whilst we may Google sources of ideas, and check out a range of 'sellers' we might not always find their site easy to navigate or more importantly, understand their project instructions...

Many a year ago I taught a Blind student. He came in unexpectedly. I did not expect him in my class and he was not prepared for doing Crafts. Our session together was not great for either of us, but it did me a power of good later. Because I learned that good craft ideas need to start with basics. Instructions need to follow the art of good letter writing - a beginning, a middle and an end.

And Maurice, that day, taught me that sharing with others is big on the business of understanding.

If the teller forgets to tell all, and the listener does not understand the telling then the sharing gets lost in the mix.

I learned that understanding is important for the writer and the reader. Because if Ideas are to be shared online they need to be clearly written and carefully laid out.

It is just an extension of classroom teaching, but it is on the page. But it is obvious to me that not all those who share their craft projects are teachers. They start explaining what to do part way through it all. They do not link learning with what went before. They do not lead people in steps. Or allow for small early successes. Or say well done. Or show. Or tell....

I hope I am making it a simple a choice. It is this. Or That.

It is up to you. Find a writer you believe in, trust to deliver, and want to follow. Simple as.

It is that or gobbledygook. Complete Turkey nonsense.

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