It's fun and very satisfying! You can often get some supplies second hand, and if you have to buy from a store, Michael's and JoAnn ALWAYS have coupons. They're usually one per transaction, but you can just go back and buy your supplies piece by piece if you're patient. The only way this can get you into trouble is with dye lots if you need more than one skein of yarn in the same color, but if you check the dye lots that they have on hand and buy the one there's the largest number of, you're probably OK unless you get unlucky and someone else starts a big project at the same time. It's also very fun to give your finished projects away, and to teach others. I started teaching a couple friends and their kids how to embroider this summer, and it was really satisfying to share a skill my mom taught me when I was a kid.
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It's fun and very satisfying! You can often get some supplies second hand, and if you have to buy from a store, Michael's and JoAnn ALWAYS have coupons. They're usually one per transaction, but you can just go back and buy your supplies piece by piece if you're patient. The only way this can get you into trouble is with dye lots if you need more than one skein of yarn in the same color, but if you check the dye lots that they have on hand and buy the one there's the largest number of, you're probably OK unless you get unlucky and someone else starts a big project at the same time. It's also very fun to give your finished projects away, and to teach others. I started teaching a couple friends and their kids how to embroider this summer, and it was really satisfying to share a skill my mom taught me when I was a kid.