What new craft shall I try in 2022?

[lucysmam]

I fancy something new to learn, on a small ish budget though.

My dad's likely to give me some money for my birthday in a few days so I'll probably use that. If not, I have £20 Christmas money to spend.

Any ideas?

I already sew (with a machine), have done cross stitch, enjoy crochet, have tried iris folding. There are probably others I've forgotten! I need ideas...

Decoupage?

The 2 hobbies I like are needle felting and crochet, as I can do both from my sofa

Needle felting!

Needle felting for sure

I discovered phytograms at a festival in the summer. You get to create really beautiful photographs from plants, without a camera.

I tried needle felting for the first time recently. It was good fun and it's actually fairly easy to get a good result.

This afternoon I watched one of the Kirstie Allsopp Christmas programs, it had several things that looked really good.
I may have had one glass of wine too many tonight, but tomorrow I'll try and let you know which episode it was

Needle felting is good as there is loads of different styles. I am trying linocutting - I got a kit for Christmas!

Weaving , you can get small starter looms quite reasonably priced and there are loads of useful things you can make .

Latch hook. It's like a good between cross stitch and knitting

I started diamond painting during lockdown and love it!

Crewel embroidery. So pretty!

Faoin that is beautiful

I had to google what iris folding is. I crochet and donate rugs to charity. I've also made small, crochet flowers on hair clips for my god daughters.

• Calligraphy
• Jig saw. Someone recommended wasgij brand
• Adult colouring in
• Macrami (handy for hanging house plants in)

I'm going to try a blackwork SAL and I'm also thinking of trying calligraphy or macrame for 2022

I keep meaning to try Tunisian crochet

Needle felting

Diamond art

Punch needle embroidery. You’d just need to pick up a needle (I use a lavor one) and some monks cloth (eBay). You’ll probably have a hoop and some wool. It’s quite a quick craft to pick up but makes beautifully textured works.

@yellowmarshmallows

Dot art You'll get addicted though! Outing pic of some of my work

That's gorgeous!

Gilding - if you work with imitation sheets it's really cheap & there is almost no equipment needed.

You don't need a Squirrel hair brush, a really soft make up brush from any cheap shop will do.

Do you have an iPad? If so I spent a tenner on a drawing app called Procreate and am loving the results.

I drew this dachshund puppy yesterday.

Tassel making is on my list

I've started air dry clay making trinket pots, then gilding and decoupaging them. Also had a go at origami and getting addicted.

@yellowmarshmallows

Dot art You'll get addicted though! Outing pic of some of my work

The little wizards are sooo cute!

OP, try stained glass painting. I got a kit last year and thoroughly enjoyed it!