Your local library likely also has materials and classes for these things too! Library crafting circle meetings are how I get to interact with other crafters! I made my first quilt because my library had a two-part class for national quilting day and provided the materials (though I didn't spend $5 to have a different backing fabric) and the machines.
A lot of libraries have a 'library of things' that includes sewing machines, baking pans, yarn winders and swifts, blocking boards for knit and crochet projects, gardening kits, tool sets, etc. Mine has a ghost hunting kit with an emf reader and things like that!
Libraries also have seed libraries sometimes, where you can get seeds to start a food or flower garden for free.
I learned to knit bc the library of the town I was in for college had free yarn and needles next to their knitting and crochet magazines and tutorial books with a sign encouraging people to take what they need and to bring back any yarn they're de-stashing so others can try too.
Libraries will often have craft swaps, where you can bring in the materials for a craft you're no longer interested in or can't do and swap them with someone who has the materials for something you want to do but haven't been able to start or are missing a few notions.
And even if your library doesn't have these things, your librarians might be able to point you in the right direction for where to start.
Libraries are genuinely so much more than 'just books' they're community centers and theres so much they can help you with.
jbbartram-illu
areudirty
snowghoul
stormborns
blakekathryn
andulkaphoto
ellievsbear
vaporwave
