I'm in the US and we never had crochet and knitting in school just Home Economics and I loved it. The sewing taught me a lot. When I was in the 5th grade this very poor girl Ruby would bring her knitting to recess. I was fascinated. She said she could teach me and all I needed was 2 pencils and kite string. That's how I learned and my parents got me yarn and needles. They were amazed what I learned. Now I'm 64 and I still love my yarn projects.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

What a lovely story about how you learned to knit! 💜

@scootermom1791

5 ай бұрын

I loved Home Ec, too, and shop! Students were required to take Home Ec one quarter and shop the next. So boys learned basic sewing and cooking skills; and girls learned to build a couple of small things. It was so much fun!

@lesleighmclennan4635

5 ай бұрын

In Australia 1950s school I went to had embroidery. A sampler and then a doiley. I did learn to knit at school too, I took needles and wool to school,and teacher, miss MacDonald, showed me how to knit. She showed me how to cast on, how to knit garter stitch and purl. Wasn't a long class rest I worked out by trial and error. Later she showed me how to end. And then at school, we made a wash cloth. It was the same design as you green one... basket stitch I think it's called. By the time my kids went to school that had gone, except I high school girls had domestic science, it was called, sewing on a sewing machine and cooking.

I'm in Indiana USA and I didn't learn crochet in school but my granddaughter, who I taught to crochet a few years back, loves crocheting and got the librarian at her 6th grade academy to start a crochet club after school. Once a week for 1 hour, she and the librarian teach any other child, who are interested, how to crochet. My daughter was shocked at how many cars were waiting to pick these children up after the club was over. There are probably 25-30 6th graders taking lessons from my granddaughter and the librarian. I must say I'm very proud of her.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That is so lovely that your granddaughter has been teaching so many children to crochet! 💜💜

I volunteer at my grandchildren’s elementary school in the library. The librarian there has an after school program for the 4th and 5th graders to teach them to crochet a border around a large cut of fleece. The blankets that they make are then donated to the children’s hospital. It’s a wonderful way to teach the children the art of crocheting and the importance of doing for others!❤😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wow, what a wonderful idea and so useful for everyone! 💜💗

I was born in UK in 1950s. I was taught embroidery on Binca fabric in Primary School. I was then taught Domestic Science in senior school from age 11. This subject covered cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing, starching and darning. We had a separate lesson for Needlework where we made our Domestic Science apron before we were allowed to sew a garment of our own choice. I still have the file of all the different techniques we covered, different seams, seam finishes, applying cuffs, buttons, buttonholes, zips, etc. We were not taught knitting or crochet in school so my mum taught me those skills. My own children weren't taught any of these skills in school, so they all learnt from me, even the boys can sew and cook, my eldest son and 2 daughters had a go at knitting and crochet. All these skills should be taught again in school. 🧶💕

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's great that you learned so many things! And then taught your children too. Yes, would be lovely if they got taught again at schools too!

I never learned any of this while in school. They had stopped teach home economics as well. I learned some crochet and sewing from my mother but mostly taught myself as an adult. I am homeschooling my children and I do include crochet, knitting, sewing, plus many other textile learning opportunities. I believe it is important to know.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you are including various crafts! You are right, they are so important, affect the overall development of a child in many ways.

Yes. I live in Indiana, USA we were required (boys and girls) had to learn to knit, sew, wash dishes and make a shopping list. In 8th grade I took a needle arts class where we learned to knit, crochet, needle point, and cross stitch. We all also took a basic wood shop and drafting. This was 1977-1978.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely, so some areas of the US did teach crochet and knitting earlier!

It was the same when I was in school. Boys had automotive, wood shop, etc. Ceramics, graphic arts, jewelry making (learning to solder), were for everyone. In 11th grade, I was the first girl allowed to take the graphic arts class, and the ONLY girl in there!! It also included photography and developing, learning how to work a printing press, and was SO much fun! All the guys were nice, with all of us there just being creative, doing our thing. Really expanded my interest, knowledge, and appreciation of various skills. Wonderful memories , too! 🙌

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That sounds really lovely,so many creative things! 💗

I learned to knit and crochet when I was 12 in a church group. We knit a potholder and crocheted a Mr. and Mrs. Snowman. It was super frustrating trying to understand how to do the projects we were doing, but eventually it became a lot easier, of course, and fun. The hardest part for me to understand in crochet was how to tell where a stitch began and ended. I also had difficulty understanding where to put the yarn (ie between the 2 "V"s; under the "front or back part of V"; etc.) That was the terminology I used at the time. 😊 Anyway, I actually continued crocheting independently a couple of years after that and made my brother a couple of outfits and hats for his stuffed monkeys (no pattern...I created my own). This was back in the 80's without KZread, of course. The funny thing is that I started crocheting again 5 years ago for mental health reasons. I watched a couple of videos and picked it right up again as if I had never quit! It was pretty cool to see how well muscle memory kicked in. I only wish my short term memory worked as well. Hahaha! 😅

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you had originally learned so well that it was easy to pick it up again!

I learned to crochet in HS in the 70’s. My teacher in her spare time taught me. I only knew how to double crochet and am very thankful for people like you who take time to teach us new things. The first thing I made was a granny square poncho. From there, I could look at an item and figure it out. I did that with one of those butterfly refrigerator magnets. 🤭 I tried knitting but never got the hang of it. 🫶🏼

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Never had crochet or knitting in school in the 60's. We did have Home Economics which taught us to sew and cook.

I learned to crochet from You Tube about 8 years ago. I'm now 74. Your You Tube channel is very special to me. I love everything about crochet and mainly use wool and cotton as you do. We have beautiful wools made in Australia.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Great that you learned to crochet from KZread, it really is useful! I have seen some Australian wool in Instagram, definitely lovely 💗

I only learned to sew a cross stitch apron in school. As a little girl I learned from a friend to crochet but very little from a book. So I always knew a little. But I really learned during the pandemic on KZread. Now I am obsessed. After yarn took over my house I had a crochet shed in my back yard. I crochet every day now. I love your videos ❤❤

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! A crochet shed in the back yarn, that's heaven!! 💗

I learned how to make finger chains in Girlscouts, 50 years ago. And i always had fun making chains but i felt like there had to be more you could do with yarn than finger chains. Nobody explained anything to me. Then i found books in the library and a. Crochet hook in my moms sewing box and it clicked. I had no one to show me, just the books in the library to follow.for 50 years i worked from books, it was only a few years ago that i discovered you tube. Now im in heaven.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! Yes we can learn a lot from books but actually showing it all on videos is much easier!

My mom tried and tried to teach me from the time I was little. Finally learned when I was 20 years old with a baby in my arms I learned. He wouldn’t sleep at night. Just wanted held. So I held him and learned to crochet at the same time.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That was an interesting way to learn! 💙

I learned from my grandmother. At eleven years old, the 6th grade classes joined together for a craft week. We learned basic crochet, embroidery , and tissue paper flowers.

@cindybeighley3381

4 ай бұрын

I am in the USA. By the time I finished high school, home economics and workshop classes were no longer mandatory, and had been removed from school curriculum. so sad

When I was in Jr. High (in the USA), there were 5 min. left in home economics class. A classmate asked if I knew how to crochet, and I said, "no." She got up, grabbed a hook and ball of yarn; and showed me how to chain, single and double crochet. After that, I was 'hooked'! Now, that was in the 70s, when so many other wonderful elective, creative classes were part of the curriculum, throughout high school too. A travesty it's all been removed. By the way, I first learned to knit from my grandmother, around age 8. 💗😌💗

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely how you learned to crochet! 💚

I learned from my Mom. I don't remember what age I was, but I was taught to hold my hook like you do, but later I started using it like a knife. My mom loved to knit and made me a coat from all of the scrap yarn I sent her. I still wear it to this day. I can't knit to save my soul, but I crochet all year long and make gifts for my sister, nieces and nephews. Thank you! I love your videos!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! A coat from scrap yarn sounds lovely!

In US we had home economics in high school. I learned home skills like cooking, sewing, nutrition, crafting for usefulness. Did crochet, knitting, Swedish huck weaving, etc. It was do fun and useful for homemaking.

We learned to knit and crochet in church classes when we were about 9 years old - never heard of it being in school. I don’t know if it is taught anywhere now. What a great idea!

I’m 53 and we had Home Economics and Needlework at my school in England and like you the Boys had Woodwork and Metalwork along with Technical Drawing. In Needlework one of the first things we had to make was a School skirt and then a proper Blouse with pointed collar and buttons and buttonholes. I loved my Needlework lessons and found them inspiring and relaxing. A school friend taught me how to Crochet and forty years later it’s still my passion, KZread is a wonderful tool for visual learners. Loving your content, thank you so much and greetings from Germany 🇩🇪.

@TuulaMaaria

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Lovely that you had that much handwork at school and enjoyed it 😊

At school in London we did some sewing and basic embroidery, but one of my grandmothers taught me to crochet when i was about 6 or 7, and my other nan and my mum taught me to knit. I'm about to start teaching a crochet class for a mental health charity this week.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful that you get to teach crochet to others! All the best for the classes 💗 And I love London!

Tuula, I learned to knit and crochet starting in 3rd grade in Germany in the 70s. We were also taught embroidery similar to what you showed in the video. I still have my craft projects.... took them to the US when I moved here 35 years ago. Now I teach my granddaughters🥰

@TuulaMaaria

4 ай бұрын

Lovely that you learned at school, and great that you are passing your skills on to your granddaughters!

I went to school in Australia in the '70s and '80s. I remember doing the embroidery on that white patterned cloth in 2nd grade. Then at about 12-14 years old we learnt sewing and we could also choose that as an elective if we wanted to continue. We weren't taught any knitting or crochet. My mother taught me very basic knitting when I was about 10 and I taught myself crochet only about 10 years ago from watching KZread videos. I also did a course in weaving, spinning and dying in the early '90s. Crochet is by far my favourite. I find it the easiest and most relaxing of all the textile crafts.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that by different means you learned many crafts!

Here in the USA we only had sewing in our school. I think I learned to Crochet in the 1960's in Girl Scouts. I Crocheted off and on over the years but never had anyone to teach me anything more than crocheting in circles making only hats. It wasn't until very recently with all the You Tube videos my crochet skills have really taken off. Afgans, Hexagon Sweaters, Doily's, even a cat bed haha... I love watching and learning from all your wonderful videos. You are a very good teacher and I've learned a lot from you. Keep it up! Thank you!! 🥰

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, really glad that these videos are useful to you! 💗

I grew up in Texas and still live here. No crochet at school. My grandmother, mother and aunts all crocheted constantly. Mama tried to teach me at about 12 years old. I was too impatient and just could not seem to get it. So I never really learned. I am now 68 years old and have finally started teaching myself to crochet with youtube as all those sweet ladies are gone now. I am learning by making mistakes lol. I hold the yarn tight and my work is very tight. I use the wrong hook to get the stretch I want or the texture I want. But I am learning. I am so thankful for youtube and you as well as others who teach me. I made Christmas ornaments that were actually pretty nice. Now I'm working on ear warmers and scarfs. When I look at my hands crochet they look like my mama's doing the same. Thank you for your videos. 😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely! Never too late to start, so glad you are learning from KZread now!

Hi! Really like your videos: thanks! I am a teacher of English in France, and there are no crafts classes in schools here. There are the arts classes, but that is different. I opened a sort of club/workshop to teach crochet 4 hours a week in the high school I teach, this year, and I am very pleased to say that it is really going about nicely. Most of the pupils who have come to try, have become "regulars". These four hours are the best in my week in school!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! Great that you were able to start that! I lived in France for 5 years in the 80s and I remember that there were many clubs at schools.

Hello Tuula, hope you are well and creative! I'm writing from Holland where I grew up in the 1960s. Yes I learned crochet, knitting, embroidery and using a sewing machine at school, starting in what would now be 5th grade. This was back in the days when this was very much a financial must for most families. And back in those days boys were taught how to work with screwdrivers, hammer and nails. I'm 63 now, and I feel privileged that I grew up in an age when you learned that self-relience is your best bet. Always. The Old Folk here say, what you can make yourself you don't have to buy!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that in Holland you learned so many things at school!

I am in London, my granny taught me to crochet, I was about 5.We didnt do crochet at school, we knitted, and sewed. Iam now 76, and crochet every day, I am grateful for you, and all your wise advice. I am trying to teach my grandaughter, its not as easy as I thought, too many electric games to distract, but we are getting there. No crafts at her school, maybe cooking ?Thank you again regards Pat

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Lovely that you live in London! Hope your granddaughter will want to continue learning 😊 Mine did crafts until she was 12 but not since, unfortunately! I have 4 grandsons, maybe one of them will want to learn!

I live near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. I am 54 and I went to Catholic school. We did not have music, gym, arts and crafts. My kids grew up in the 90's till now and went to public schools. My oldest had home economics but my other 3 did not. My grandmom taught me the chain stitch as a child. Probably to keep me quiet! Lol While I was pregnant with my second in 2004 I started trying to learn crochet. My neighbor try to teach me and I found books on crochet and knitting. Then as KZread became more popular I started watching videos. By then, I knew pretty much what I was doing. It was more trying to learn how to read patterns. I taught myself to knit this way too. It is sad that all those types of classes have been removed from the educational systems, here anyhow. Crochet and the like, teaches a lot of life skills. Like how to finish something you started, how to calm yourself and keep yourself occupied, there is math involved too. Lol Thanks for sharing your story with us.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, so interesting how you learned! You are right, crochet and all crafts teach so many skills needed in life.

I was taught at home, by my Nan, when I was about 6 years old.. Then when we were about 13 we did, home economics at school- we learned to knit, crochet, sew, embroidery, and cooking and meal preparation. I’m in Australia 🇦🇺

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Australian schools seem to have had a lot of crafts, lovely!

I taught myself when I was about 11. I started out making doilies. Now I mostly make sweaters and other clothing items, mostly for myself. I did take a few lessons from a local lady my mother knew when I was around 13. I've been crocheting and knitting for over 50 years.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's lovely!

I'm in south Carolina US. My mother from what I understand taught herself to crochet before she had me. I'm the youngest of 5 including my half sister from Dad's first marriage who also crocheted. All my sisters and my aunt do. I was bored one day when I was 10 and asked Mom to teach me. I took off with it and though she crochet many beautiful dolls, blankets, ect. She said I got more adventurous. Even learning new stich techniques when they came out with new ones via KZread. Today I'm the one daughter who continues to crochet and I inherited all the yarn she collected over the years trying to use it up, and her wooden crochet hooks I really don't want to use out of fear of breaking them. I rather get a display case to look at them remembering her.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you wanted to learn and continued to crochet! You could frame one of your mother's crochet hooks and use the rest 😊

My aunt taught me how to crochet when I was 11 year's old. I didn't crochet again until I was in my late 40's. I love all crafting ❤ 2024 is the year of crochet for me.

Hello from St Helens in united kingdom. Love your videos. Mum taught me knitting and crochet .I been doing it since I was two years old. (91 now) Did embroidery at school along with weaving, woodwork,and different other crafts.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Wow, you have been knitting and crocheting for a very long time! Great that you got to learn weaving at school.

In My Country, USA ,when I was young in junior high school, which was grade 7, 8 and 9 back then, we as girls could take sewing classes. The boys took woodworking classes. I wasn't very good at the sewing, and my mother did not allow me to use her machine or teach me to knit. There was no knitting or crochet classes in our school. I felt fortunate that I was able to get transferred to the woodshop class. I even won a prize for a chair I had made, a captain's chair which I had made much with a wood lathe. My grandmother taught me how to crochet a very little. so I learned single crochet and chains at first then I learned a star doily pattern from her which also used picot and double crochet as well. I made many doilies. We went to a different school for high school, so I didn't know what was there for crafting as I was heavily into studying languages and music, to try to prepare to enter a conservatory to become a classical singer. I don't know what is taught at the schools these days. My guess is not much cooking or sewing unless you study at a trade school. Learning crochet and knit have been on my own with books or friends or tutorials on KZread. It's nice they had that in school when you were young. Right now, I am working on mosaic crochet pattern from a very nice lady's you tube channel , her name is Tinna and she is from Iceland :)

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That was great that you were able to join the woodshop class! And that you got to crochet little by little too! Yes, I know and follow Tinna, she has a lovely channel!

I'm in the USA and we have art class and you could do different things with that like from kindergarten on up but I don't remember a class ever being taught or offered with crochet or knitting or even embroidery. Safe travels and thank you for showing us the scenery I appreciate it. Blessings and much love

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

In the USA learned crochet from my mom when I was about 10 she was fast so it took awhile to learn. When I was in school only cooking, sewing and woodworking was taught. A nice lady at my church taught me crossstitch.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great you learned various crafts at different stages!

I learned from a friend at boarding school. She had a lot of us sitting doing crochet. I took it up again years later & I find it very relaxing.

@TuulaMaaria

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like a lovely way to learn!

I am in Jamaica. Learn to crochet from KZread. My grandmother attempted to teach me as a little girl, but I was more interested in climbing mango trees

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's interesting, climbing mango trees sounds exciting!

Not anymore but my mother, who later taught me, did learn it in school.

At about age 6-7 we did a very basic cross stitch bookmark, then in high school the girls had cooking & machine sewing & the boys had metalwork, that was the sum total of crafts at school. My mum was a fab knitter & tried to teach me many times but I was never much good at it, tension & English style knitting were not my friend! At about age 12-13 I learned to crochet from a book & made hundreds of granny squares. After leaving school I didn’t really do any crafts for a long time, but I became disabled in my early 40’s & took up parchment & paper crafting to pass the time. One day I was watching the craft channel & a lady was knitting continental style & I was intrigued, I took an online class & never looked back, all my tension troubles disappeared & I put it down to tensioning the yarn in crochet. About 15 years ago I got back into crochet & make many items. I also joined a local knit & natter group & have made many friends through this wonderful craft. I live in U.K. love your channel, keep up the good work 👏👏❤️❤️🇬🇧

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that you learned to knit that way! I hadn't seen English type knitting until after my marriage I went to Northern Ireland and I was really surprised to see people knitting with yarn in their right hand. It seems to work no problem but looks complicated!

I'm in the US. We didn't learn any crafts, but Home Econimics taught me to sew. My Grandmother taught me to crochet and my mother taught me embroidery. I treasure the time I spent with them learning and I've continued to do both for 50+ years. 💜

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! 💜

Yes! I learned in the 3rd grade at 8 years old in Catholic school during recess in the USA🧶

I'm from an ex-sovyet country. We were also taught crafts at school. We were about 11-12. Like you, boys learned wood work and metal work, girls learned cooking, baking, sewing, embroidery, knitting. We also knit that checkered pattern like you. I liked knitting a lot and made myself many hats and scarfs. We didn't learn crochet in my school, but other schools possibly did. I learned basic crochet from my mom when i was about 8. Just chains and slip stitches. I made mesh hats for my barbies. Then later, in my 30-s I taught myself the rest through KZread

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that you had crafts at school and that you eventually also learned to crochet!

In Brazil, we don't learn crafts at school. But in some cities is common that mothers teach their daughters how to crochet and how to knit. My mother taught me the basics of crochet ❤

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that there are people who teach others! Crochet seems to be popular in Brazil, it is one of the countries on top of the list where my videos get watched.

@sranascto

5 ай бұрын

@@TuulaMaaria Indeed it is very popular in Brazil, much more than knitting. But it is a surprise that so many Brazilians watch your channel, because not many of us speak English. By the way, thank you so much for sharing your precious knowledge in English. ❤️ Your kindness allows the globe to access this golden content.

There was nothing like that's in our schools here in the USA. I started out knitting. Learning using 2 pencils at age 14. But turned to crocheting and taught myself using books. Back then, the book were so much easier to read than they are now!

I've always lived in USA (Iowa). My mother-in-law taught me to crochet in 1975, & I'm still going strong. There are no crochet or knitting classes in schools that I know of. I look forward to & love your videos, your daughters are beautiful. I love the Finland background. I dated a Foreign Exchange student in 12th grade High School(1973) from Finland-- his name is Guy Hustinx. He was a very nice young man. Keep up the great videos, Tuula.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! How interesting that you used to date a Finnish exchange student!

Yes at school crochet when I was five (on our finger😅) and knitting when 12. Thank you for all your tips and stitches, I've learned so much from your video's, you're a good teacher! Enjoy your warm holiday!!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! (I'm glad to be away from Finland, many areas had -25 C this morning! 😄)

I’m from Australia and we learnt to crochet in school - we made a handkerchief holder for Father’s Day. But we also had Wednesday afternoon activities and my Mum came to the school to teach crochet for that - I was very proud of her!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you could learn at school and also your mother taking part!

@starlightshimmery

5 ай бұрын

@@TuulaMaaria yes it’s a very special memory 🌸💕

I live in Missouri an the only training we received was if we choose to take Home Economics in high school. Home Economics covered basic cooking an sewing

In the US we also had home economics, were just taught cooking and sewing I think around the 7th and 8th grade. Maybe a little in high school.

I was 56 when I started. YOU helped me learn, 💕, as well as a few other wonderful teachers in KZread.

@smith899

5 ай бұрын

Oops, I think it is a great idea to teach crochet at school! And cooking, and sewing, and wood-shop, and instruments… Besides being fun, they are skills that are very useful as we grow up and leave our parent’s home. I had one semester of Home Economics in 8th grade. I LOVED it, and I am not a girly girl. Because of that class, I feel comfortable in the kitchen; I made draperies for my entire house; I repaired or adjusted my children’s prom outfits seconds before they had to leave to make it fit just right… Although girls were not allowed to take woodshop class in 1978, I would have LOVED it! KZread taught me how to install engineered hardwood floors! I have more power tools than a lot of men my age. 😂 Teach away!!! Children learn SO MUCH better than we do as adults! Teach them crochet so they have a lovely skill to use to build fine motor skills in youthful hands which can bring them relaxation as they grow older. It also can give them the ability to give personal gifts to loved ones, if they wish.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I'm glad that apart from learning textile crafts from my mother and at school, I also learned much with my father who was a joiner by trade and allowed me to use his tools 😊 And I have also installed floors several times!

In the USA, crochet & knitting weren't taught in school. I think sewing was, however, my mom taught me to sew as i was growing up. I made a jumper when i was 12yr old. My gramma taught me to crochet a single chain when i was 8🙂. I was so proud of it, i ran around the house showing off my 6ft lime green chain 😅. I asked her to teach me knitting in high school, but I couldn't because of my Cerebral Palsy. So i just stick to crocheting 😊.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That is a lovely memory of your green chain 😄💚

I'm in South Africa. We were taught knitting and sewing at school starting from year 3. Crochet was not taught. I am learning now at 54😂. Since our democracy in 1994 these craft subjects are no longer taught in school.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Sad that they didn't continue teaching at schools but great that you are learning to crochet now! 😊

I learned crocheting at home and in school. Yes, I am in America and we had been taught crocheting and sewing. This was in grammar school which is a kindergarten through 8th grade. In my high school we had crocheting and sewing clubs after school if we wanted to join. Thank you for sharing another insight to your wonderful self and your awesome videos.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great, so it varies a lot also inside America, different areas and maybe school systems.

In USA we had home economics back in the 50’s and learned cooking and sewing but unfortunately no crochet or knitting. I would have loved that. It is so unfortunate that we can’t learn these lessons as a child…also I remember wanting to take wood shop and auto mechanics but they wouldn’t let me because I was a girl…so sad.!! I taught myself crochet in my 20’s but didn’t really get into it until my 60’s (74 now) …but am learning a lot from you dear Tuula…thanks ❤

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Shows how things are changing over the years. Great that you have got also into crocheting eventually! 💗

I am in British Columbia , Canada. When I went to high school in the 1960,s we had home economics where we learned sewing and cooking,no knitting or crochet. I did learn a little knitting and crocheting later on but not to much. Now I’m 77 and one of the things on my bucket list is knitting a pair of socks!I think I have a mental block about socks,I’m going to need help on that one. I find your channel very interesting and very helpful. It is wonderful that you can share all your knitting and crocheting knowledge,and I love hearing about where you are and what you are doing. thank you very much. 🖐🥰🖐

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, and thank you for sharing! I have a video about knitting basic socks, maybe that will help you! I have knitted probably hundreds of socks using that same method, I always have a pair on the go. My family then get the socks 😊 kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5-fx9WMebnbaaQ.html

I grew up in Australia and we did have needlework in school, not knitting or crochet though. There was an older lady who lived nearby, she taught me the basics when I was around 8, I'm not far off retirement now. Since then I dabbled a bit from time to time, over the last 10 years I've developed crochet more and more through online tutorials and U Tube, hence I found you🙂

@vanessamerrett6575

5 ай бұрын

I live in England now and while my children were at school they had none of it, such a shame

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wish there were more crafts in schools in all countries! But great that there was someone to teach you crochet and KZread is very useful now! 😊

We only had home Economics so we sewed a jumper the first semester and learned cooking the second semester.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Good to have at least some crafts too!

They usually do not teach crochet in school in USA. We learn from our mom's/grandmothers. I learned from both of them when I was around 12 or so. I learned to knit from KZread videos, though. lol

Here in the UK in the early 80s, we didn't get taught knitting and crochet but my mum still has a needlecase I sewed at preschool aged 5 with a button-eyed smiling face on the cover and from junior school aged 7 both boys and girls in my class learnt sewing. We made a stuffed toy elephant (2 sides, 4 feet and underside gusset) plus we did embroidery on the special fabric (binka is the one for children, stiff with big squares and later used softer, finer aida fabric). I do wish we'd learnt knitting and crochet as I struggled to learn that as my mum is left handed and I'm right handed and didn't really get the hang of it until I was an adult.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing Joanne! (You see how many comments this video has got, I'm slowly getting through them, at ones written 9 days ago now 😊) That elephant sounds lovely, and also familiar! We also sewed an elephant at an early stage at school but we used left-overs from plastic tablecloths, or whatever it is called, everyone had those in the kitchen at the time, that you could wipe. You certainly have learned to crochet by now, your work is lovely!

I taught myself from a Red Heart booklet for a quarter how to crochet and knit when I was about 10.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That was a great way to learn! 😊

In the 1970s here in Belgium, I learned to knit and weave at school, for both boys and girls. We also received cooking lessons, but also woodworking. This was an experiment at the time and unfortunately it was stopped. My 2 daughters can't do any crafts now and I think that's a shame.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

A pity it didn't continue! I lived in Belgium (Ardennes) for 3 years in the 80s, it is beautiful there!

I'm in USA.. I learned from home, Mom.. No crochet in school here.. But we do have sewing in High School and thats where i learned to sew... You are a wonder teacher!!❤ I can't understand to read crochet patterns but I fallow you and your tutorials and love them!!

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💗

When I was a school girl in Australia in the mid 50s to the 60s at age ten the girls learnt how to sew a sampler. All sorts of embroidery stitches were learnt but I don't remember doing it for the rest of primary school, only the year I was 10. Then when I went to high school at the age of 12 turning 13 the girls went to cooking and sewing and during the sewing lessons crochet was taught, on that year and never after that. The next year of high school, when I was 13 turning 14 domestic science was an elective so not everybody did sewing. When my girls went to school in the mid 80s to 90s they didn't really learn any crafts. Only in year 8 did they do some sewing and cooking and that was it.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That's good, quite a selection of different types of handwork!

I’m in Kansas USA, born in the 50’s and graduated mid 70’s. Home economics taught machine sewing only. My mother taught me to single crochet a row, but I taught myself when a young adult. As a retired person now I am so thankful now for all the videos with helpful advice as I continue to learn and grow. I think the embroidery stitches you are showing my mother called Huck weaving. She did a lot of these pieces in her youth as well. If you make some videos, I would love them as well. ❤

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! At times I have considered a separate channel with a mix of crafts - maybe one day!

Here in Brazil was like you: when I was a Small kid learned knit, crochet and embroidery with my grand mother first then at school (70s)… but they extinguish this kind of class in public and private school and from the 80s on there is none. Kids don’t learn any kind of handcraft today

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that you were able to learn but pity they didn't continue!

The warmth agrees with you, you are glowing❤. I didn’t take sewing or home economics because the high school teachers were mean and crabby. Since that time, I have taken classes and completed many x-stitch, crewel, hardanger, embroidery, crochet, knit, and painting projects. Never did learn to sew.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I do enjoy it here! 😊 It does matter a lot if a child or young person gets on with a teacher!

Dear Tuula, When I was maybe 10 or 12 my mum taught my sister and I to knit unfortunately it didn’t stick plus we were more interested in being outside playing. But we did try loom knitting and I did purchase a cross stitch and had my mum teach me. In high school in Australia we had home economics and a sewing elective so these were not compulsory but I did choose these subjects as I was interested in learning to bake and making things. In 2017 I tried teaching myself to crochet I didn’t get very far, so in 2018 my work friend who crochets told me about a class that is run for crochet so I signed up. It was in November/December that I took a few classes and I continue to catch-up with one of the teachers and a couple of others who were in the class. Discovering KZread in 2022 has helped as well…I love your channel thank you so much for sharing and helping me learn more. I’m also teaching myself loom knitting and next will be traditional knitting 🧶 I appreciate all you do for us. Have fun in the sunshine! Take care and stay safe and well. God’s blessings to you and your family 🙏🏽🧶💜🐶😻😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Your path to crocheting has been winding 😊 Great that you discovered KZread as well, happy that my channel is helpful, thank you! Enjoy crocheting 💗

@user-st1ru6kc9k

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Tuula for all your helpful instruction’s and tips. I guess my journey has been a very long winding one! 😅 And I’m glad I found your channel. All the best 💜🧶🌷

In my School we only had Home Ec as we called it, no knitting or crocheting just sewing and cooking, but my Mother taught me knitting and crocheting at about age 11 and I still love it. I love your videos, especially when you talk about Finland as both my Grandparents on my mother side are Finn’s as well as my Mother. Some day I would love to visit there.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Hope you can visit Finland and the area where your grandparents came from! 😊

I’m English and 57 years old. We learned dressmaking at school from age 11, although I dropped it at 14. At junior school from age 7 we could do after school classes and I took needlework and basket weaving. The classes were very popular and there was always a waiting list. I don’t remember learning to knit, I must have been very young when my Mum taught me, but my Auntie taught me crochet when I was a teenager.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

After school classes sound geat! Good that you got to learn many things!

Hi Ms. Tuula, how are you? I learn how to crochet by my Mom when I was 11 years old, she's fond of doing the placemat, coaster and even bag that's why I encourage my mom to teach me how to do the crochet and now I'm already 55 years old and still I love doing crochet that's why I follow your subscription and I like what your doing , you give inspiration. Thank you and Stay safe😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, great to hear how you learned! Glad you follow my channel! 😊

School during 1961-1971 was very basic hand sewing then a Singer treadle machine in primary school but in high school it was machine sewing of a baby dress with embroidery & a garment for ourselves. As far as I know, knitting & crocheting has never been taught in Australian schools. That craft has b 4:37 een handed down from usually a relative. Mum taught me to knit at 4yrs of age but I don't remember learning to crochet but it was around the same time. Mum's mother taught her. Not all of mum's 8 sisters knitted or crocheted.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

I started similar to you, First Time at home, my grandma thoughts me, then at school later we did like in your school, knittin, sewing, embroideryng, and some other Handwerker things as with looks some pieces and so on😊 It is really a pitty that nowdays so much works get almost lost, the schools dont have anymore that programm, really a pitty😢

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Yes, it is a pity many countries that used to do crafts have stopped it. So I need to be glad that even though there is less of it in Finnish schools, at least they haven't stopped!

I learned from a cousin when I was 7 at home. In the USA, we had Home Economics where we learned sewing.

When I was 12 I had one class where we sewed (a shark stuffy and an apron) and cooked (cinnamon rolls and potato soup). I learned to crochet that year in school during lunch, taught by a friend. My children had none of this in the 90’s. The high school where I taught for 33 years removed its sewing lab around then as well. US.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you were taught by a friend when there wssn't crochet at school! Pity that they haven't continued teaching even sewing!

Not me, I'm self teaching with watching youtube videos, but I watched my mom do it.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great!

When I started the 9th grade (1981) here in conyers ga ,USA we had needle crafts as an elective we could choose to take. I learned crochet,latch hook and cross stich. By the time I was a senior they had omitted it as an elective.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great you had it - pity it didn't continue!

Schools, now, definitely don't teach crochet or knitting. But in the 80's it probably depended on the area you were in. My home ec didn't teach us to crochet or knit. But I learned to use a sewing machine and how to read a pattern, which I don't know how to do anymore. In fact, I still have a super cute apron that I made in that class when I was 12, which is cool because I can tell from it how small I was then! Other schools may have taught students how to crochet and/or knit. I'm so glad we had our church group to show us the art of crocheting and knitting. We also learned how to cross stitch a pattern and how to embroider as well. I don't think i would have tried to learn these skills on my own. Just curious, have you ever knit a Norwegian sweater? I was blessed to visit Scandinavian countries in 1990. I was able to purchase a genuine Norwegian sweater, which cost a fortune (they still, understandably, do). I still have it. I also was able to get a Norwegian troll; and a crystal Swedish horse. I love Scandinavian countries and would love to visit there again.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that you had a church group where you could learn! I have once, many years ago, knit a Norwegian style sweater. Yes, they are expensive but they should be, so much work in them! Hope you can visit Scandinavia again! ✈

@scootermom1791

5 ай бұрын

@@TuulaMaaria thank you! My favorite place was Bergen, Norway. That was the first place we stayed, and it was so peaceful. I loved how green it was. It's hard to find richly, bright, green areas like that in the US. And yes, I absolutely agree Norwegian sweaters should be highly priced. In fact, I would be surprised if anyone who handmade one would actually sell it. I'm guessing the one I purchased was factory made. If I ever made one, I'd certainly be keeping it. 🙂

Cloth with squares is used to be named, " cross sticht" i also did some works with😊

@amethyst1826

4 ай бұрын

I do that, too.

There was no crafts in school in Canada when I was going. In grade 7 the girls took a year of cooking and sewing. The boys took woodwork and metal work or something. Th following year we could take a full year of cooking or sewing. The sewing would be clothes, not crafts. My girlfriend did lots of domestic things at home so opted to take carpentry in grade 8. Those grades we would have been 16 and 16 years old.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Cooking and sewing seems to be more common anywhere in the world than crochet!

My children went to a Reggio inspired school here in the United States. My youngest son was taught to crochet there when he was about 7 years old. The teachers treated it as part of art time and encouraged it along with sewing and embroidery and other types of fiber arts and just a wide array of art media from parents and supporters. It's a very different kind of school. It is rare these days for sewing, cooking, or any "domestic art" to be taught in a U.S. school. You either have to be taught by someone close or self-taught from books and videos.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

I wonder if that is similar to Steiner schools that one of my grandchildren went to for a number of years. A great emphasis on non-academic subjects.

I did originally learn to crochet at school but it wasn't a normal subject. For about an hour a week for 6 weeks they had parents come in and teach different things. It was actually my best friends Mum who taught me at school, who also happens to be my Mum's cousin. That was grade 6 (end of primary school) We did learn sewing in high school and had to do a chain stitch name on our bags so I guess that was embroidery. They do less now for sure. My son did cottage crafts in Year 9 last year and was only doing basic hand stitching, way lower standard than what we did in the early 90s. This is in Australia.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Even if they have reduced it, Australia still seems to do more craft-related stuff than most countries.

I learned crochet from my aunt when i was 6 y/o, we learned knitting in my school. I never liked knitting, so i only crochet now.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Ok, great you found what you like!

I’m in US. We had Home Ed. Learned only how to bake and sew. I still am not very good at those. My love is crochet. I learned basics from my bigger sister. I’ve since learned all types of crochet and even Tunisian Crochet. I’m not sure if they even have Home Ed in local schools. I guess it’s because they can’t do it with their phone in their hand! I’m going to start teaching crochet to female veterans in the near future.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you can start teaching crochet - if schools don't do it, it's great that others do! 💗

I really wanted to learn home and economics, but that class was just deleted out of nowhere in 2002😐 The only thing we made is a little felted ball in second grade as arts and crafts. Later learnt a little sewing from my grandma, because my mom wasn't really a crafty person - then found some books, because in the 60s and 70s in Hungary there were great efforts to educate kids even in folk art, especially small weaving projects. Also, found 2 home economics books from small book carts (used to sell retro secondhand books for like 1Euro)- and some info is outdated, but gosh, I learnt how to clean and declutter by those! There are tips and tricks how to write and handle household chores, money, how to organize your work schedule and cleaning. You can find weaving tools,cards in folk and toy stores for kids, which is very interesting. But sadly, complicated sewing and other crafts are just fading out as the older generation will die off - chain stores on handywork specialized for some crafty tools (but hobby stores have worse tools in my opinion), but in an Austrian drogerie market there's a whole section for products that's for knitting,crochet, and even repairing clothing. Induvidually mostly women (this hobby remained a little gendered,which is sad) visit these stores, but we are trying to make little groups to form a little community. Reenactors are more open to learn sewing, and getting over misconception who should do these types of work (everyone. The answer is everyone).

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I remember seeing some lovely Hungarian crafts over the years. Great if you can start groups of people to do crafts together!

I started to learn to knit when I was 4 years old but it was not until I started at primary school where we had craft lessons and with the teacher's help my knitting improved and I began to understand patterns. At secondary school we had needlework lessons where we learnt dressmaking, a subject I enjoyed very much, but we did not do any knitting or crochet. I taught myself to crochet mainly from books.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Lovely that you did knitting at school as well as other handwork!

US schools never offered any of these crafts. I learned them all from my mother, my great aunt, and some on my own. I lived in Sweden for a year as a teenager and we did learn some embroidery and sewing there. I never could get the feel of a treddle sewing machine! The kind of embroidery that you show is what we learned in Sweden. (I think it may be Hardanger embroidery?). I loved it! Thanks for this video and the memories. I still do lots of crocheting and knitting in my late 70's.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that you had other people to teach you even if you didn't learn at school! And lovely that you have continued to crochet too 💗

I’m in NY. Went to Catholic primary school in the 80’s and high school in the early 90’s. They did not teach it or any sort of home economics. My grandmother showed me how to knit when I was a girl but I didn’t have interest in it and quickly stopped. Now I’m almost 46 and I’ve been crocheting for almost a year. Your videos have been super helpful! Thank you 😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you! Lovely that you wanted to learn at this time of your life!

Here from the U.S. We were taught home economics in high school….cooking and sewing….No crochet or knitting. I also took auto-mechanics to learn how to do small repairs myself like changing my oil and flat tires and such. I’m a left-handed girl too. Not easy in a right- handed world. I found an instruction booklet for lefties and taught myself to crochet as a young adult. ❤

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I can imagine it can be hard for those who are left-handed but great that you have found ways so it doesn't limit you!

I am almost 72, and live in the US. I never had any lessons in crochet or knitting in school, however, when I was about 13, we had a Home Economics class where they taught cooking and sewing. My mother had taught me all this before, so the class was quite boring! 😊

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Oh, I can imagine it being boring if you had already learned it all!

In the US we had home economics in school, but I didn’t enjoy it because my grandmother and my mother had taught me their ways of doing things. I took the classes that were required, but never again. We had summer school in the 1960s and I took art and craft classes. I also took world cookery. I learned to make borscht from Russia, enchiladas from Mexico and other things. We did have some crafting classes as electives in elementary school, but never knitting or crocheting. My grandmother taught me crocheting. I did take woodshop and autoshop in the late sixties into the seventies. I was the only girl in the classes. My junior high school woodshop teacher asked me to be his teacher’s aid in his classes when I was in high school. My father had a woodshop in his garage as his hobby. He let me use his tools because I had taken woodshop. I embroider, crochet, weave and have a craft studio now that I’m in my sixties. Love them all. I am a Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish American girl. My family heritage is clearly Scandinavian. I am so glad I found your channel. Nana Cherry

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing, so interesting! You got to do all sorts of crafts and handmade things in different ways. Great to hear that you are Scandinavian too 😊

Hello! I am so happy to have discovered your channel! I could listen to your Finnish accent all day as I come from a small Finnish community in Northern Minnesota and am proud to be 1/4 Finnish myself. 😬My family and I were in Finland for a month in the summer of 2011 when we visited our former exchange student who still lives in Helsinki. Neither knitting or crochet in taught in US schools; not in the midwest, at least. Sewing, cooking, woods and metals are taught here though, just as in Finland. I thoroughly enjoy your basic, easy to understand tutorials. I conquered the Granny Stitch today thanks to you! Kiitos, Shelley

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing about your background Shelley! There's been so many comments on this video, only got to this now! I suppose it is only the older people who still have Finnish accents, younger ones would have got the local accent at school and with friends. Great that you visited Finland, maybe you will again! All the best 😊

❤❤👍👍same as me at school 🙂 i miss that years 🥺

I taught myself to crochet at home. I crocheted a lot at school

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great!

I’m in the USA and I learned to sew in Home Ec Class, there was no other crafts taught in my schools. And my mother taught me to crochet, when I was about 18 years old. Both of my grandmothers crocheted, neither one taught me though.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Great that your mother taught me - wonder why the grandmothers didn't! 😊

I don’t actually know who taught me how to knit and crochet, I asked my oldest sister and she didn’t know either, I have recently started crocheting again and have actually made several shawls, having never made anything previously, we’ve also started a group at work, but haven’t managed to get together as yet, due to Christmas holidays. I am enjoying doing crochet, probably more now as I’m actually creating useful things, and am enjoying watching videos from yourself and others, so thank you very much for your videos

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Great that you have started to crochet again!

In home economics we learned to sew, but my mother taught us more of the sewing, needle point, and crochet.. My daughter had a knitting club in elementary, and in the high school they have a crochet club.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful that there are those clubs!

They tryed to teatch me in scool but It was impossible for me to hold the hook The way they wanted me to. I have tryed to learn how to knit but that is a challenge to. I learn to chrochet again from KZread 2 years a go. At Bag- o- Day. now a days I hold the hook the way I want to.

@TuulaMaaria

5 ай бұрын

When I made a video about 10+ different ways to hold the hook, I discovered a whole lot of new ways people hold their hook and yarn, amazing how many different ways you can end up with the same result!

No. I learned from KZread at 45 while recuperating from a broken leg.

@pattycookie2011

5 ай бұрын

So did I! At 48!

@mindimoom9142

5 ай бұрын

Yep, I was in my 40s when I learned from KZread. My teenage niece has also recently taught herself crochet via KZread and she's doing brilliantly and is absolutely hooked.