#folkarts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #folkarts, aggregated by home.social.
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Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’
In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.
By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026
Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.
" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'
"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.
" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery
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Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’
In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.
By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026
Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.
" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'
"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.
" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery
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Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’
In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.
By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026
Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.
" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'
"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.
" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery
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Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’
In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.
By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026
Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.
" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'
"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.
" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery
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Not just 'Grandma Hobbies' - #DIY and #woodworking ( #GrandpaHobbies ?) are making a comeback as well!
The Comforting Resurgence of ‘ #GrandmaHobbies ’
In search of calm and community, new generations are learning centuries-old skills.
By Kate Brennan, July 18, 2026
Excerpt: " 'Younger generations’ appetite for hands-on activities — what the internet has dubbed 'grandma hobbies' — has reached far beyond Michigan. In North Carolina, John C. Campbell Folk School, the oldest folk school in the country, has a long waiting list for its teen program; just a few years ago, it was struggling to fill all the spots. Ely Folk School in Minnesota has also reported a post-pandemic influx of younger volunteers.
" 'Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,' said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and productivity. 'These activities are hard, in that they require time and concentration to master. But they also offer clear and fulfilling rewards.'
"Mari Sanborn, the communications coordinator for the Folk School Alliance, a nonprofit that supports #FolkEducation across the United States and Canada, said learning #handicrafts offers a way to reclaim a sense of community as well as #TraditionalSkills.
" 'It’s a way of holding onto things that might one day be lost,' she said."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/fc3pM#SolarPunkSunday #FolkArts #TraditionalSkills #ForgottenArts #BuildingCommunity #BuildingResiliency #MendIt #FixIt #MakeIt #Makers #FiberArts #PracticalSolarPunk #Quilting #Knitting #Crocheting #Needlepoint #Embroidery
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Thinking about the Horn Please film today, and newsletter subscribers will find out why a little later.
(If you're not on the BLAG mailing list, then it's free to join via https://bl.ag/join.)
#HornPlease #India #TruckDecoration #DecorativeArts #FolkArts
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Thinking about the Horn Please film today, and newsletter subscribers will find out why a little later.
(If you're not on the BLAG mailing list, then it's free to join via https://bl.ag/join.)
#HornPlease #India #TruckDecoration #DecorativeArts #FolkArts
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Thinking about the Horn Please film today, and newsletter subscribers will find out why a little later.
(If you're not on the BLAG mailing list, then it's free to join via https://bl.ag/join.)
#HornPlease #India #TruckDecoration #DecorativeArts #FolkArts
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Thinking about the Horn Please film today, and newsletter subscribers will find out why a little later.
(If you're not on the BLAG mailing list, then it's free to join via https://bl.ag/join.)
#HornPlease #India #TruckDecoration #DecorativeArts #FolkArts
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Thinking about the Horn Please film today, and newsletter subscribers will find out why a little later.
(If you're not on the BLAG mailing list, then it's free to join via https://bl.ag/join.)
#HornPlease #India #TruckDecoration #DecorativeArts #FolkArts
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Another magical week at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, making among makers.
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Another magical week at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, making among makers.
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Another magical week at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, making among makers.
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Another magical week at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, making among makers.
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We’ve been a bit quiet here haven’t we?
Well, if you’re anywhere near Bedford come and see our almost-entirely-unrehearsed mummers play on Thursday. It is going to be epic. Timings will be increasingly approximate as the evening goes on!#RedCuthbertMorris #MummersPlay #FolkTheatre #FolkArts #Folk #MorrisDancing
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We’ve been a bit quiet here haven’t we?
Well, if you’re anywhere near Bedford come and see our almost-entirely-unrehearsed mummers play on Thursday. It is going to be epic. Timings will be increasingly approximate as the evening goes on!#RedCuthbertMorris #MummersPlay #FolkTheatre #FolkArts #Folk #MorrisDancing
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We’ve been a bit quiet here haven’t we?
Well, if you’re anywhere near Bedford come and see our almost-entirely-unrehearsed mummers play on Thursday. It is going to be epic. Timings will be increasingly approximate as the evening goes on!#RedCuthbertMorris #MummersPlay #FolkTheatre #FolkArts #Folk #MorrisDancing
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We’ve been a bit quiet here haven’t we?
Well, if you’re anywhere near Bedford come and see our almost-entirely-unrehearsed mummers play on Thursday. It is going to be epic. Timings will be increasingly approximate as the evening goes on!#RedCuthbertMorris #MummersPlay #FolkTheatre #FolkArts #Folk #MorrisDancing
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Gaddar: We shall not look upon his likes again
A revolutionary bard, his songs echoed the lives and struggles of the people.
#gaddar #GummadiVittalRao #PWG #naxalism #telangana #marxism #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #dalits #arts #FolkArts #india #books #bookstodon #obituary
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Gaddar: We shall not look upon his likes again
A revolutionary bard, his songs echoed the lives and struggles of the people.
#gaddar #GummadiVittalRao #PWG #naxalism #telangana #marxism #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #dalits #arts #FolkArts #india #books #bookstodon #obituary
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Gaddar: We shall not look upon his likes again
A revolutionary bard, his songs echoed the lives and struggles of the people.
#gaddar #GummadiVittalRao #PWG #naxalism #telangana #marxism #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #dalits #arts #FolkArts #india #books #bookstodon #obituary
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Gaddar: We shall not look upon his likes again
A revolutionary bard, his songs echoed the lives and struggles of the people.
#gaddar #GummadiVittalRao #PWG #naxalism #telangana #marxism #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #dalits #arts #FolkArts #india #books #bookstodon #obituary
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Another quest on behalf of my daughter, who found the bagpiper she needed previously but now needs a ceilidh band with a caller who can play in Kings College Cambridge on 2nd Feb. The ones she booked have cancelled! #ceilidh #FolkArts #folkmusic #ceilidhband
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Another quest on behalf of my daughter, who found the bagpiper she needed previously but now needs a ceilidh band with a caller who can play in Kings College Cambridge on 2nd Feb. The ones she booked have cancelled! #ceilidh #FolkArts #folkmusic #ceilidhband
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Another quest on behalf of my daughter, who found the bagpiper she needed previously but now needs a ceilidh band with a caller who can play in Kings College Cambridge on 2nd Feb. The ones she booked have cancelled! #ceilidh #FolkArts #folkmusic #ceilidhband
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Another quest on behalf of my daughter, who found the bagpiper she needed previously but now needs a ceilidh band with a caller who can play in Kings College Cambridge on 2nd Feb. The ones she booked have cancelled! #ceilidh #FolkArts #folkmusic #ceilidhband
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Another quest on behalf of my daughter, who found the bagpiper she needed previously but now needs a ceilidh band with a caller who can play in Kings College Cambridge on 2nd Feb. The ones she booked have cancelled! #ceilidh #FolkArts #folkmusic #ceilidhband
