Comments on: crafting humour: poking fun at the pattern makers http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/ handcraft in a hectic world Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:06:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: rebecca http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-10390 rebecca Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:26:28 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-10390 I can see the humor..I can also see the damage. Some of the comments on these blogs are enough to make a person think they are "tasteless" when they occasionally like an idea that is ridiculed. The saddest I ever saw was on a knitting guild forum where there was a thread on what they call ridiculous knitting patterns. ALOT of what they found ridiculous..many others have loved. Or they may not love it, but know someone else that would! They ended up sounding and seeming like the stereotype of knitters..old ladies. They more or less ridiculed anything that was even remotely creative. I suppose if miles of flat stokinette is your thing and you are scared to try anything new..then a cape for your dog is a bit much...personally, I think some dogs really need capes. I also think I could have an occasion to need a knitted cupcake. I have small children..anything is possible. That said, there is and will always be ugly or impractical out there. And someone else will love it. There will be beautiful..and it just will not be thing for at least one someone. It is subjective..and everyone has the right to their own tastes. I can see the humor..I can also see the damage.
Some of the comments on these blogs are enough to make a person think they are “tasteless” when they occasionally like an idea that is ridiculed.
The saddest I ever saw was on a knitting guild forum where there was a thread on what they call ridiculous knitting patterns.
ALOT of what they found ridiculous..many others have loved. Or they may not love it, but know someone else that would!
They ended up sounding and seeming like the stereotype of knitters..old ladies. They more or less ridiculed anything that was even remotely creative.
I suppose if miles of flat stokinette is your thing and you are scared to try anything new..then a cape for your dog is a bit much…personally, I think some dogs really need capes.
I also think I could have an occasion to need a knitted cupcake.
I have small children..anything is possible.

That said, there is and will always be ugly or impractical out there.
And someone else will love it.
There will be beautiful..and it just will not be thing for at least one someone.
It is subjective..and everyone has the right to their own tastes.

]]> By: Andrea http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-5410 Andrea Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:40:53 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-5410 There is most definitely a fine line between creativity and honesty. One person's taste is another's ick. I see in all the magazines how fashions and ideas seem to come back after 20-30 years, but really, some of those ideas/fashions/trends really need to be buried and forgotten. There is most definitely a fine line between creativity and honesty. One person’s taste is another’s ick. I see in all the magazines how fashions and ideas seem to come back after 20-30 years, but really, some of those ideas/fashions/trends really need to be buried and forgotten.

]]> By: mjb http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-5230 mjb Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:27:57 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-5230 There's really two issues here. One is the benefit of being creative. Everybody who does anything crafty on their own time can get fulfillment out of that. So it's cool that the crafting blogosphere has been so positive for so long. But not everybody who's healthily creative can make good art -- sorry, cafe poets! If you keep repeating that one about "purple halls of death," somebody is going to wretch. It's just like that with crafting. There’s really two issues here. One is the benefit of being creative. Everybody who does anything crafty on their own time can get fulfillment out of that. So it’s cool that the crafting blogosphere has been so positive for so long.

But not everybody who’s healthily creative can make good art — sorry, cafe poets! If you keep repeating that one about “purple halls of death,” somebody is going to wretch.

It’s just like that with crafting.

]]> By: Kathleen http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4971 Kathleen Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:30:30 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4971 I was looking for a magazine and saw that one on the rack - flipped through it - put it back. Happy to be 47! I was looking for a magazine and saw that one on the rack - flipped through it - put it back.

Happy to be 47!

]]> By: maryse http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4962 maryse Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:53:38 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4962 i'm with karrie -- don't forget about stitchy. http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/moks06 she's in a class all to herself. she manages to mock with softness because as a crafter she appreciates the work involved. she's got a book coming out in september. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594741115/ref=sr_11_1/102-5990318-0493707?%5Fencoding=UTF8 i’m with karrie — don’t forget about stitchy. http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/moks06

she’s in a class all to herself. she manages to mock with softness because as a crafter she appreciates the work involved.

she’s got a book coming out in september.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594741115/ref=sr_11_1/102-5990318-0493707?%5Fencoding=UTF8

]]> By: nikki http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4945 nikki Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:30:27 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4945 Although I've visited these sites in the past (and had a good laugh) I find myself avoiding them because even though what they say is often humorous, it's also negative. Although I’ve visited these sites in the past (and had a good laugh) I find myself avoiding them because even though what they say is often humorous, it’s also negative.

]]> By: karrie http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4937 karrie Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:20:43 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4937 Don't forget about stitchy! http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/moks06 Don’t forget about stitchy!

http://stitchymcyarnpants.com/moks06

]]> By: Kim http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4908 Kim Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:29:49 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4908 I love the craft blogging world for being so supportive and enthusiastic, but it sometimes can get cloying. So I love this stuff. I think we all appreciate that it takes crazy skills to design and bravery to put a pattern out there, and I think the best writers on these blogs convey that appreciation when they're targeting current patterns. And like Heather said, the target of ridicule is often the photography or just the aesthetic of the times from which the patterns came. I love the craft blogging world for being so supportive and enthusiastic, but it sometimes can get cloying. So I love this stuff. I think we all appreciate that it takes crazy skills to design and bravery to put a pattern out there, and I think the best writers on these blogs convey that appreciation when they’re targeting current patterns. And like Heather said, the target of ridicule is often the photography or just the aesthetic of the times from which the patterns came.

]]> By: Archergal http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4907 Archergal Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:47:33 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4907 We all know that there are designs out there that are just UGLY. I know that it's politically correct today to say Only Good Things, but jeezopete. Sometimes you have to call a shovel a shovel. Doesn't mean you hate the designer or the knitter/crocheter/crafter though. We all know that there are designs out there that are just UGLY. I know that it’s politically correct today to say Only Good Things, but jeezopete. Sometimes you have to call a shovel a shovel. Doesn’t mean you hate the designer or the knitter/crocheter/crafter though.

]]> By: shobhana http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4906 shobhana Sun, 11 Jun 2006 12:45:50 +0000 http://whipup.net/2006/06/11/crafting-humour-poking-fun-at-the-pattern-makers/#comment-4906 ugh. crafters critiquing other crafters is just not cool. the thing i love most about crafters is that they are an amazingly kind, generous, and supportive group of people. it takes a lot of courage to design something and to put it out there for all to see. even the most talented and experienced designers have bad moments, but so what? i'm much more interested in blogs that celebrate what other people are creating. i don't waste my time reading those that tear people down. ugh. crafters critiquing other crafters is just not cool. the thing i love most about crafters is that they are an amazingly kind, generous, and supportive group of people. it takes a lot of courage to design something and to put it out there for all to see. even the most talented and experienced designers have bad moments, but so what? i’m much more interested in blogs that celebrate what other people are creating. i don’t waste my time reading those that tear people down.

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