Knitting – and our own Rachael Matthews – are in the news again, this time with a piece in the Guardian entitled 'Amid the economic rubble, a revolution is being knitted'.
It's an interesting read. While it remains to be seen if the economic downturn has actually been a boon to the craft industry, we've certainly seen a lot more articles about how great it is to stay home with your knitting or make all your gifts out of cereal boxes than usual.
So what do you think? Are people crafting more? And what does it mean? Are we returning to the good old days of the arts and crafts movement with increasing respect for the artisan labour and distaining the mass-produced way of life? Or is it just a fad which will vanish once the economy picks up and people have more money to spend on entertaining themselves?
