knitting!
I have always loved 'useful' crafts. Now, I understand that the term 'useful' has different meanings for different people. For me, it means something that I can use on a daily or weekly basis. Cooking is certainly a craft, but more often thought of as an art or science. I think it is all three. Sewing is a craft, but if you have little or no money to buy nice clothes that fit properly, it becomes a daily necessity ;-) I learned to sew at a very young age, and as a child, most of my clothes were made by my mom or myself. I also learned other useful crafts as a child: embroidery, macrame (which for me definitely falls into the not-so-useful category, as well as latch-hooking rugs) some crochet and knitting, and tatting. But other than sewing, all of these other craft skills were at a very basic level. While I was an avid seamstress, I did not have any interest in quilting for a long time. I blame this on my mom.... she was not a qu...