Crafts that have an "undo" method:
* knitting
* crochet
* braiding (including kumihimo braiding)
* macrame
* chainmaille
* bead-stringing
Crafts that don't:
* wire-wrapping
* woodwork
* leatherwork
* anything involving glue, paint, or dye
Other crafts I don't know enough about to say. Where do you think other crafts would fall?
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in reply to Skewray Research • • •This probably explains why my brother-in-law the woodworker hates modern glues.
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LJ
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in reply to LJ • • •True. But I vaguely recall that there is a point where clay (at least on a pottery wheel) gets overworked (too wet?) and you just have to start over with new clay?
But you're right, generally speaking, clay is very very flexible.
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LJ
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BardMoss the Bodhi Linux Guy
in reply to Kerr Avonsen (she/her) • • •I seemed to recall that if the clay gets too wet you can work drier clay into it
AlsoPaisleyCat
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in reply to AlsoPaisleyCat • • •I think I already included braiding?
But yeah, embroidery and rug hooking, you're right.
AlsoPaisleyCat
in reply to Kerr Avonsen (she/her) • • •I was thinking of needlework more generally than just embroidery — such a tapestry work.
Also, tatting and lacemaking are distinct from macrame and other knotting.
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Julie
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Unknown parent • • •@silhelm @valhalla Yeah, I class wire-wrapping as not really undoable, because while it can be unwrapped, it is a trade-off between getting it straight again, and work-hardening it so much that it becomes brittle. It is easier to just use a new piece of wire.
Of course, with chainmaille, one also has the work-hardening issue, but I kind of feel that throwing away one ring because it breaks feels less of a nuisance than throwing away an 18-inch length of wire...
FanCityKnits 🇺🇦🧶
in reply to Kerr Avonsen (she/her) • • •Knitting and crochet is very much dependent on the yarn. Smooth yarns work perfectly but really clingy yarns like mohair are at least a pain and some more fragile yarns will not survive at all. Been there, done that, not fun.
On the more exotic crafts:
Sprang is easy to undo, it's only the final step that holds everything into place.
Naalbinding: depending on yarn, maybe possible but extremely tedious.
Karen Strickholm
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in reply to Karen Strickholm • • •Yes, it is! You can make very pretty cords, I often use them in jewellery making. And it so happens that this Friday is my monthly Kumihimo group meeting! A handful of us meet together once a month and explore new braids, techniques, materials.