future of card weaving

[Pegi Bevins]

I'm fairly new to card weaving and to the list, but here's my two cents' worth. I agree with Peter. I don't think a craft has to be super popular. Here's why: I've been a knitter and crocheter for 30 years. During that time the price of yarn, in my opinion, was reasonable. I never gave much thought to the cost of making a project, large or small. Since the recent resurgence in knitting, the price of even basic non-designer yarns (I'm not talking 100 percent acrylic here) has made making large projects out of my reach cost-wise. I recently figured out the cost of making a knitted afghan using an average grade wool yarn: $142! And I still have to do all the work! The results of everyone jumping on the bandwagon can be negative.   Even so, though, I think the point someone made about the lack of uses of tablet weaving products is valid. Simply for our own benefit, it would be nice to be able to use our products for more things. Maybe we should all think hard about this and try to submit ideas?   Pegi