Basket weaving, I'm looking at one on top of my cabinets that I made as a kid at summer camp. :)

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where do you find a darning egg?

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Kint Picks - just saw one in their latest catalog. (I still have my mother's)

Many of these arts/crafts are still alive in the re-creation groups (like the SCA -- society for creative anachronism), I honed my calligraphy and blackwork skills when I was involved with them.

Weaving is another craft/art that has fallen by the wayside.

I am currently trying to teach a lady to Tat, I learned as part of home ec in high school and taught 4H we had so much fun. I also taught a group of ladies several years ago and one of their husbands also learned to do it. Once you get the hand of it it isn't hard. Look on line for some simple directions and take it one step at a time. It is a dying art!!

Ironing. As a kid I was the one to do all my dads things. Especially handkerchiefs. Even did sheets and pillowcases.

I love to mend and iron too. Actually writing letters is falling by the wayside as is spelling. I positively hate it when people write using texting spelling. I don't know what that stuff says, I barely know what lol is.

When I was needing a darning egg I used one of the larger plastic Easter eggs--the kind you put candy inside. It worked pretty good.

Seems like my DM always used an old lighbulb for darning socks. Of course those will be a thing of the past soon!

Here's a link w/ directions for making rose petal beads. Within it contains a link to making rosary beads, too. Sounds very interesting.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Rose-Petal-Beads

I restore rugs by hand and that definately is somethin no one wants to do anymore. Re-sew knots on antiques and repair holes. Hand dye fibers to match the colors. Use my quilting knots to help se it all back together.

That was what we used when I was a kid.... :D