I'm 50 & have been crafting most of my life. I was taught to handknit, dressmake and embroider by my mother and grandmother when I was too young to remember learning! I then went on to study art, embroidery, fashion design and weaving, but I have been ill for 25 yrs & am now so severely disabled that I have been bed bound for the past 6 years, so making things is what keeps me relatively sane! LOL!