Most of the young Bulgarian women at approximately my age do not embroider, knit or crochet, few sew, some are fond of gobelin tapestries stitching. It seems that gobelins stiching is a sophisticated refined hobby /maybe because it has no practical use/ and the rest of the traditional crafts like - knitting, crocheting, embroidery and sewing - are neglected or considered "strange". Maybe because in some unconscious way they imply that you can not buy what you make, thus has to make it /you are poor/ or do not like what you can buy /you are rich, idle and pretentious/. These are just guesses meant to make you smile, actually. But I see no other explanation of this. If you live in a city and happen to knit or embroider outside of your own home today, you will be most likely considered strange. These things are considered grannies' priorities and a young modern woman is expected to drink coffee and chat instead. Well, I do not drink coffee, which is strange enough. Nice hand made home decor and fashion accessories are respected, but knitting or buying hand-knitted socks is "strange". Of course I do not care of being considered strange, but I am surprised to see that knitting /that I currently rediscovered/, which is one of the most popular crafts is not respected even by some of the yarn shop sellers in my city. How do you feel about crafting? Do you care if someone thinks you are crazy to knit when you can buy mass-produced knitted good instead? Or any other craft. Do you appreciate the art and craft mainly for the process and uniqueness or respect the practical use too?n