IN PRAISE OF THE SECRET HOBBY

COULD KEEPING SOMETHING SACRED BE THE KEY TO FINDING BALANCE IN YOUR CREATIVE UNIVERSE THIS YEAR? BECCA PARKER UNCOVERS THE JOY OF MAKING UNDER THE RADAR.

Words: BECCA PARKER

The cult of busy is pervasive. With side hustles and multi-hyphenate careers on the rise, it feels like women are always working. It’s a pics-or-it-didn’thappen world, we’re just Instagramming in it. But what if we made space for a pursuit that didn’t need tagging and sharing, something just for us? Perhaps it’s time to explore keeping a nourishing hobby quiet. Kathryn Manning of The Crafting Kind (www. thecraftingkind.co.uk) set up her kits and workshop business with wellbeing in mind. While sharing the calming joy of crafting with others, she fits in off-the-clock making, too. “Having something separate from what I do at The Crafting Kind means I can have something just for me,” she says. “Something that fuels my creativity in a really wholesome way. It’s time that I don’t…

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Mollie Makes (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022

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