Tips for budding crafters by Hannah of Utensils0 December 8, 2015 14:15
Hannah Miles is the design and paper artist behind Utensils0. I met up with her in a cafe in Muswell Hill to chat craft and life. Here's a few snippets of our conversation:
Sonia
Hannah, how did you make the move to being a professional maker?
Hannah
I was always the crafty child, making lots of things from early on like candles and crochet hats for dolls. I fell into Graphic Design which tended to be very computer focused and I forgot about creating with my hands but during my final year I realised I was happier using handcrafts in my work and would spend hours coming up with new ways to use skills in food decoration, textiles and papercraft in my work. Using paper just seemed to fit me and the possibilities of using it in the home, giving gifts, making artwork and in Graphic Design drove me to try more and more skills in papercrafting.
Sonia
What would your three best tips for a budding crafter be?
Hannah
Others don’t judge your crafts as much as you do, so don’t beat yourself up about getting it perfect
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Set yourself challenges
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It takes 5,000 hours to get really good at something but it's worth it!
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Hannah will be at the Illustrators’ Christmas Fair by the House of Illustration Saturday 12th December and you can buy and commissions through her Etsy Shop www.utensils0.etsy.com
By Sonia Bownes, founder of London Craft Club