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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jemima Kiss

Knitting, and the internet

Cufflinks by BeaG on etsy.com

If you've already discovered Etsy, you'll already know about the crafty underbelly of the internet - as picked up by the BBC.

Etsy is the eBay of the crafts world and the single best place for present buying on the internet; if that doesn't hit the spot you can peruse all manner of weirdly projects on Get Crafty, or try the rather slicker bespoke laptop cases on Wrappers. Or choose which granny you'd like to knit your socks.

The trend towards handmade, crafted products as intensified as our lives have become more technologically dependent, and I think that's a natural response. I played with this in a simple way on my own site by using handwriting on screen because I like the contrast of the two, and similarly handmake all my Christmas cards each year in some kind of mild protest against the otherwise meaningless obligation of it all.

Source: BBC

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