"...There is an inherent pleasure in making. We might call this joie de faire (like joie de vivre) to indicate that there is something important, even urgent, to be said about the sheer enjoyment of making something exist that didn't exist before, of using one's own agency, dexterity, feelings and judgment to mold, form, touch, hold and craft physical materials, apart from anticipating the fact of its eventual beauty, uniqueness or usefulness."
Ellen Dissanayake, "The Pleasure and Meaning of Making", American Craft, April/May 1995
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That's a beautiful quote. My husband was with me once when I was looking over pattern books for knitted sweaters. He said he didn't know why anyone would knit a sweater when you can go buy any kind of sweater you want. He was kind of condescending about it. Needless to say, he'll never get a hand-knitted sweater from me :-)
LOL. What was he thinking to say such a thing? He should know better, being the husband of a knitter!
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