Crafting Boom: Will It Last?

Dear users, dear authors,
will the crafting boom continue, or will it eventually die down?
Let me know what you think.

I believe that every trend eventually comes to an end, and the crafting boom has already lasted an astonishingly long time. That said, you can’t lump all types of crafts together—there are, after all, many different ones. From what I’ve observed, it originally started as a knitting boom, which has now shifted toward crocheting.
I don’t want to be a prophet of doom, and of course I hope I’m wrong, but I think something new will come along soon. People certainly won’t stop wanting to create things with their hands, so there will always be creative techniques. But that doesn’t always have to involve wool.
Among young people, I’ve noticed that many have started painting. I don’t know if this is a general trend or just the bubble I’m in, but it’s caught my attention.

Crafts have always existed and always will.

Especially these days, when so many people are stressed out and mental health professionals recommend knitting and crocheting as a way to relieve stress—essentially “yoga for the brain”—it’s not going to fade away. You don’t have to go anywhere special to do it; as a knitter or crocheter, you can indulge your passion just about anywhere.


I can only relax with simple patterns that you can work on while doing other things.

And if you ever want to give your brain a workout, there’s always a project that requires diligence and concentration!

I’ve been a customer at the same yarn shop for 12 years, and I’ve noticed ever since that it’s always bustling there.

I can’t imagine it ever slowing down. 

I don’t think it’ll die down anytime soon.
There will always be different trends, but the interest will remain.
For many people, it’s also a way to unwind and de-stress.
For me, it definitely is. 

Since people have been doing handicrafts for many generations, I don’t think you can really call it a “trend.” It’s more the specific items being made that are trendy. I sometimes get the feeling that the amigurumi trend is waning, whereas triangular shawls always seem to be popular. And as long as there are cheerful grandmas out there, there will always be handmade baby items!
It’s just like fashion itself—some things change, new things come along, and old things get dusted off again at some point. 

In our weekly newspaper, there is always a “Topic of the Week”... This time, people were asked whether they can still sew or knit.

One woman said she still can, but unfortunately it’s no longer “in” these days. That really made me smile.

Needlework isn’t just a passing fad like Tamagotchis once were, for example... Needlework has always existed, and it always will. Maybe the scale of it will decrease again at some point, but there will always be people who do needlework :)

Handicrafts will always be around—sometimes the trend is toward knitting, then crocheting, sewing, weaving, etc. The list is endless, and people want to be creative and make things with their hands. 

I also think that needlework will always be around—after all, my grandma, my great-grandma, and my great-great-aunt all did it... The styles and themes might change, but you can see in the fashion world that everything comes back around. I think it’s a shame that, these days, needlework is supposedly no longer explicitly taught at our school. I think it’s important that people at least learn how to sew on a button and know the basic techniques. Then everyone can decide for themselves whether it’s something for them or not.

I also believe that crafting isn’t just a trend, but that creative activities in general will continue to grow.

I see this from the perspective that environmental awareness is on the rise, and part of that is not supporting companies that use cheap labor in China to manufacture clothing. I’m part of that movement, too. That’s why I knit my own clothes and carefully select the yarn for them. That way, I can choose my own colors and customize the size. Since I used to sew my own clothes in the past, I might start doing that again.

The reason I took up knitting again after about 35 years is my granddaughter—or rather, her mother. After all, baby clothes made of pure wool are unaffordable for many people. Knitting is much more affordable and can be tailored to your own taste.

I’ve already heard from a few people I know that they’ve also started knitting again.

So you have to look at this separately. There are crafts that have been practiced for generations and, in some cases, passed down from one generation to the next.
And then there’s the “current trend of the season,” like amigurumi or MyBoshi hats, etc., which seems to have been fueled by the internet. But since there are always new trends, it never gets boring. Some of it sticks around and becomes established, while other things fade into obscurity, like that thing with the rubber bands—I think it was called “loom.” That’s not really a thing anymore, is it?

But none of that matters, because crafts have always been around and always will be.

Right? ;)

That’s right, Josefa :)

People will always be doing something with their hands—whether it involves gross or fine motor skills.

Good :-)

Wow, our daughter had those loom bands, too. We had to buy the rubber bands by the box. Admittedly, it was really fun—especially making 3D figures. The big downside, though, was that the lovingly crafted pieces became brittle after a fairly short time, and the whole thing fell apart. So the whole thing was over pretty quickly. After that, we really got into using a knitting loom and crocheting, because yarn is much more durable!

There’s a trend toward completely unscrupulous mass consumption of textiles, which is especially evident in the big clothing chains. Many people no longer repair anything—they just buy new items instead. But where there’s a trend, there’s also a countertrend. On the other hand, there are more and more people who want to create things with their own hands because it’s simply more authentic than this throwaway culture. Websites like crazypatterns are a perfect fit for the crafting trend.
I wish you all lots of success at CP.
Greetings from landlady

Good luck to you, too :-)

Josefa is working the night shift :)

Nope, I’m just answering a few emails and such, and browsing the forum on the side. :-)