I initially started out in The Marketplace college of Unit X on the craft fair. It soon became apparent that although I had interests in craft practices, as a Contemporary Art History student who doesn't regularly partake in art practice, this didn't necessarily mean this was where my strengths lay.
As the craft fair outlined, I looked to The National Trust Collections for inspiration. Amazed at the vast size of the online collection I became interested in homeware, decoration, jewellery and textiles, especially with personal or handmade touches. I had ideas of home decoration and trinket making.
However, my aims and desires for Unit X was to encourage others to take part in craft, collaborate with others groups and to inform people how they could do this, rather than particularly making the objects myself. I then decided that a zine about craft would provide a good platform to express my interests in craft practices whilst building on writing and research skills that I already have.
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