Ive been a crafter for over 30 years and have been self taught and injoyed creating sence high school (my first apron..for mom:) ~~~ even made most of my daugters school clothes till she was in junior high(pluse she was soooo..skinny+short that it was hard to find anything that did not hang off her:) BUT also my life working has been in food and textiles (custom machine embroidery)