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What one hobby would you like to take up if you could?

83 replies

PoodlesRUs · 09/09/2024 18:34

Quad biking but I'm not in the right area.

What about you?

OP posts:
autienotnaughty · 10/09/2024 07:41

Burlesque but I have a dodgy back

Mymanyellow · 10/09/2024 14:42

HopeSpringsInfernal · 09/09/2024 23:03

Try looking for local bridge clubs - they usually run classes for beginners. I started last year & really enjoy it

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Oh really thanks I will.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 10/09/2024 14:51

Amateur operatic society, especially a G&S society. I don't have enough time for the hobbies I already have though (knitting, crochet, spinning and playing in a wund band)! Besides, I'm a teacher and I don't think my voice could take it!

isthereaway · 10/09/2024 16:02

ScottBakula · 09/09/2024 19:11

@Rumforme , this kit was the one i started with , its changed a bit over the years but its a reliable brand so it should be good.

https://www.dryadeducation.co.uk/specialist-crafts-candle-making-kit-20-candles

@OhLookAStrawberry , we could start a racket band together 😁

Can you make beeswax candles with added essential oils ? I'd like to do that.

isthereaway · 10/09/2024 16:03

Ooh yes. The Tango ! 😍 (I've needed crutches for years, sadly). I also wish I could Sing, but I can't hold a tune in a bucket. Ah, well. Candles, & doll house it is.

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mondaytosunday · 09/09/2024 19:56

Stained glass. And I will once I find the right course!taking a taster session this Autumn.

I did a taster session & found I was absolutely useless at it. Sobering but useful. Did the same with silversmithing.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 10/09/2024 16:11

Northern Soul dancing, but I fear my knees are too far gone. I've slowed down, even from the little bit I learned to do. If only I'd made it to Wigan Casino when I was a youngster.

Time40 · 10/09/2024 16:12

I would really love to learn how to make shoes. Unfortunately, home cobbling isn't well served by evening classes, etc.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 10/09/2024 16:18

For would-be crocheters: try Bella Coco videos or look for a class at your local yarn shop. And practice lots without bothering about making anything in particular - just get some cheap or leftover yarn & do the same stitch over & over until it's second nature.

RainbowZebraWarrior · 10/09/2024 16:19

isthereaway · 10/09/2024 16:02

Can you make beeswax candles with added essential oils ? I'd like to do that.

Beekeeper here. Yes, you can add essential oils to beeswax and make candles. I do this. I don't use dyes or synthetic fragrances. Just wax and essential oils.

ScottBakula · 10/09/2024 16:49

isthereaway · 10/09/2024 16:02

Can you make beeswax candles with added essential oils ? I'd like to do that.

@RainbowZebraWarrior , I agree I have used bees wax and essential oils too , with some good results .

Hatty65 · 10/09/2024 16:58

DPotter · 09/09/2024 20:15

Whereabouts are you Hatty ? Potters tend to gravitate to rural areas as they are cheaper to live in on the whole. A solo potter might be interested in teaching you.
There are regional groups, eg North Wales Potters, Scottish Potters, I know there's a couple of potters on Mull, Could be a way to make contact with individuals who teach rather than a college / evening classes

Thank you - we've got a lovely pottery fairly close by but I know the potter must be around 80 now (my parents generation) and I'm not sure he still 'pots'.

I'm in very rural mid Lincolnshire.

TheDandyLion · 10/09/2024 17:05

Play saxophone, learn Welsh, do handstands, write poetry

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 10/09/2024 18:06

I really want to go back to horse riding but not sure I can justify the cost 😭.
I actually also really want to play the big drum in a marching band. We have one in our village but they practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I have pole dancing (class) on those days.

Doitalready · 10/09/2024 18:08

Wake boarding if I was younger but I can't be bothered now

HopeSpringsInfernal · 10/09/2024 21:07

Mymanyellow · 10/09/2024 14:42

Oh really thanks I will.

Good luck!

DisruptiveCumin · 11/09/2024 13:17

Singing. I took some classes in the past but life got in a way. A dream of mine is to sing my own version of a favorite song AND also film my own music video for it. I'm polishing my video editing skills via Clipify, so at least some steps are being taken 😂

Putmeinsummer · 11/09/2024 13:18

Rally car driving but only as the driver as I get very car sick in the passenger seat of any car let alone a rally car!

Mymanyellow · 13/09/2024 12:12

HopeSpringsInfernal · 10/09/2024 21:07

Good luck!

Oh my I’m going on Tuesday!

PoodlesRUs · 13/09/2024 12:23

Mymanyellow · 13/09/2024 12:12

Oh my I’m going on Tuesday!

Yay!

OP posts:
wastingtimeonhere · 13/09/2024 12:31

I bought a crochet kit, but struggling to learn..
I'd love to learn electric guitar
I'd like to take up cycling again, loved being out on my bike as a kid.

I do play a team sport and I'm training in karate so keep busy.

TomatoSandwiches · 13/09/2024 12:32

I'd love to learn how to fly a very small plane.

kerstina · 13/09/2024 12:36

Horse riding. Only ever been on a donkey though! I have dodgy knees so not sure I could even get on a horse but recently feel it’s something on my bucket list to want to do.

Grannyinnwaiting · 13/09/2024 17:48

Horse riding but i'm prob too old now and my bladder isn't up to it

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