n 2020, Netflix binges and the occasional trip to your local gym just won’t cut it as acceptable pastimes: you need a hobby, and fast.
While everyone was enrolling in pottery, bread making and candle pouring classes last year, the current side hustles to try include embroidery, woodwork and butchery. And as for the growing fashion for taxidermy? One thing’s for sure – you’ll be the most interesting guest at any dinner party.
Anni Albers (Photograph by Helen M. Post/Courtesy of the Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina)
What? Last year’s Tate Modern exhibition of Anni Albers, the pioneering modernist weaver, kick-started a slow but steady fashion for the homespun (literally) art of weaving.
This year, it’s set to go mainstream, taking over from knitting as the textile trend du jour. The London artisans leading the way include Rachna Garodia, who creates textile screens, wall hangings and…
