Once I gathered with classmates to go over my first essay draft, I was nervous my draft didn’t make sense. It ended up making sense, but only sections did. The first paragraph was all about my family’s line of crafting. I put this in because I recently visited family. Both were family members who I thought were not crafters. It is not a requirement in the family to make anything, but it seems to be a common denomination. I mentioned this to my mother, and she agreed that it is a common occupation, at least for hobbies.

The other essay paragraphs were on what I would like to write about, and where I thought the essay would develop. I had no concrete idea to start from the ground up. It was suggested to me to focus on the family aspect rather than all these wide open-ended subjects. I knew this was the step to follow. In my history of research papers, I end up researching topics strange to me and have no point to conclude on. Since I know I can expand on my own family’s tradition of creating art or objects, then I will be able to apply the research to Asian countries and their family projects.

Today, I was reading, War Imagery in Women’s Textiles: An International Study of Weaving, Knitting, Sewing, Quilting, Rug Making, and Other Fabric Arts by Deborah A. Deacon for my “Paper” blog post. I learned of the separation between men and women of the household. Textiles created by women of the house were respected and encouraged since they taught women positive attributes and brought home money, there was no reason to prevent the occupation. I believe India was one of the countries that had women of the family come together to knit  and create a dowry for a new bride. Now I know that there is this information in my research books, I can start to edit my paper and focus into the family traditions.