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    18 Reasons To Take Up Needlecraft

    OK, just... just hear me out.

    1. All the cool kids are doing it.

    2. Seriously, ALL the cool kids.

    3. It's not as messy as other crafts.

    4. You can create something modern and magnificent.

    5. Or old-school and awesome.

    6. It gives you an excuse to go to Hobbycraft or Michaels.

    7. You can make something enormous to decorate your home.

    8. Or something slightly more shapely to adorn yourself.

    9. You don't have to be a hipster to enjoy sewing.

    10. You can attend the Festival of Broken Needles.

    11. Occasional jabs with a needle will harden you against worse pain later in life.

    12. Or you could use a funky thimble.

    13. You could sew something to celebrate an event.

    14. Or to give as a gift.

    15. Something to wear.

    16. Or something to cuddle.

    17. Basically, the possibilities are endless.

    18. And if all else fails, you get your own saint.

    Sew on!