OK, I am probably the only one on the other side of the fence here. But I am also a weaver and knitter. I have given hand wovens to people, quilts, hand knits.... and I have seen them abused time and again, not gotten any thanks, or other 'mistakes in judgement' made by the recipients.
I long ago decided that if I give a gift, it is theirs to use as they wish. Just cause I appreciate it, doesn't mean they really know the value of it, I can't control how people feel about or treat things I make. They can regift it, they can wash the floor with it, they can feed it to the dog. And how many times have we put ourselves out for our kids and not got back the gratitude we think we deserve. How many meals, housecleaning. chauffering goes without thanks. I do what I do cause I love the recipeient, their loss if they don't know how valuable the gift is.