Funding an Idea

If you’re a new crafter, getting into a textile hobby can seem overwhelming. Between the frequent scams, impossible patterns, and sheer amount of information to sift through, it can feel like it’s not worth it to even start. A couple of friends and I were discussing how young people don’t really seem to be picking up crafting skills like they did in previous generations. And it’s no wonder! If I had tried to learn something as complicated as quilting through the internet I probably would have quit too.

Cookie Tin was created as a platform idea, part archive and part skillsharing website. Using vetted patterns and methods, we could teach people the basics at a low cost, and make sure that it’s not a faulty pattern or bad supplies that are driving people away. We also wanted to make it more accessible for more people, and honor the work of our ancestors by keeping these skills alive. There is a reason we call it the fabric of reality, that we want to patch things up with a friend, or that we want to handle all the loose ends of a situation. Whether we realize it or not, these skills created the modern world, and it’s a fun way to make something that is 100% yours.

The problem, of course, is that platforms can’t be created overnight, and I don’t have the skills to archive everything by myself. That’s why here at Cookie Tin, we prefer to be transparent. As we grow, we’d like to reinvest in our communities and archive a variety of skills, projects, experiences, and history. If you’d like to be involved, let us know through our contact page or help to spread the word. While we’re small now, we hope to grow!