How is the craft sector evolving?

Dear users, dear authors,
Are there any current trends in the world of crafts? How is the world of crafts evolving?
Let me know.

Does anyone else have anything to add?

I think that’s hard to answer right now. I’ve noticed more and more that there are more people sewing, and embroidery seems to be making a comeback.
For me personally, my crochet craze has died down a bit, and I’m knitting more—especially clothes. I don’t think knitting socks is just a fad; it’s remained consistently popular. 

I’ve also noticed that there are more sewing magazines on the market, as well as more knitting magazines, but fewer crochet magazines. I’m knitting more now than I used to; crochet used to be more my thing, mainly because that’s how I started and I found it easier than knitting. But even here at our knitting café, people are knitting more than before, and I’m seeing a general trend toward weaving and spinning. In general, old crafts are making a comeback, such as bobbin lace-making.

I can’t really say what the general trend is, because almost no one in my circle does any needlework. Personally, I prefer crocheting right now. Knitting just takes much longer, and you only really see what the finished piece will look like once you take it off the needles. I also did quite a bit of sewing in the winter, but in the summer, when you’re outside, it’s not as easy to do.

Most of the young women I know are into sewing, and one of them crochets. I can definitely confirm that spinning is making a big comeback. I teach spinning classes at the local craft store, and they always fill up in no time. We even have a waiting list now.
Best regards, Caro

I think people are interested in spinning mainly because they’ve never done it before (just like me). No one has a spinning wheel at home, and very few people can probably even imagine how it works—and that sparks curiosity (myself included ^^). Sewing has been hugely trendy for years now; recently, I read in a knitting and crocheting group that some people had been to a craft fair, and apparently, there were only booths selling fabric and sewing supplies as far as the eye could see... No yarn or anything like that. But I figure what people enjoy doing just goes in phases. I like doing everything, but right now I’m more into knitting and crocheting than sewing. With sewing, of course, you see results faster—depending on the project, you can show off something pretty quickly. The other techniques take a lot more time.

Well, it's only partly true that you get quick results when sewing, because I design a lot of my own clothes, for example, and it can easily take 2–3 weeks from the first line of the sewing pattern to the last stitch of the project. Among my friends, people enjoy all kinds of crafts—knitting, crocheting, and sewing—and something else I really like doing is creating embroidery patterns on the computer, since I also have an embroidery machine.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, trying to figure out if I can spot any trends, and it’s really hard to say. When you’re in circles where a lot of people knit or crochet, you just notice that everyone is knitting or crocheting. You don’t really notice the ones who aren’t.
When I’ve been talking to non-knitters lately, the word “upcycling” has come up quite often. Apparently, there are now dedicated clubs that hold regular meetings. But it’s also possible that this is more of a local phenomenon.