If you want a fiber arts community that fosters left wing thinking and demonizes and censors folks on the political right, then this is the place for you! This online community has become a political site. The Ravelry owner has unapologetically banned most expressions of conservative views (under the guise of tolerance and inclusion, no less), equating anyone who would express such views with haters and white supremacists. The owner will allow conservatives to stay as members, but have made it clear they will not be afforded the same privilege of expression as left-leaning members. Go elsewhere if you just want a friendly and welcoming place to share a love of fiber arts. Way too much unnecessary controversy at Ravelry.
I have been with Ravelry since the beginning. It is a great site for everyone, just not for hate. As you can see, those who are racist are mad because they can't espouse their hate anymore and are doing all they can to bring the site down. Love will win. Inclusivness will win.
A very supportive site for yarn, but unless you are socialist and far, far left, do not dare express anything on political or religious grounds. NOTHING! Must be extremely careful with anything posted! Anything!
Used to be a wonderful site - still one of the best for knit/crochet patterns, but THAT IS ALL!
This site is supposedly pro-creativity, but if you design anything political that the site owners don't agree with, you'll get your patterns removed at best and banned from the site at worst. Every kind of political "craftivism" is A-OK with the owners as long as they agree with it. I quit the site on 7/15/19 and haven't been happier. May their yarn always be tangled and knotty.
Amazing amount of patterns and other users projects to browse. Unfortunately the site has become unfriendly place for those who disagree with them. Now after the new website skin causing migraine and seizures to many users Ravelry has called those liars and refused to go back to the old one untill the problems are solved with the new one. This used to be inspirational and important place to me but now I am planing leaving it.
Ravelry used to be a welcoming, inclusive place that always had a kind word and a beautiful design to knit or crochet. Not anymore. It is now full of hate and is no longer a nice place to be. It has become a place to use foul language and spew politics. I just want to knit or crochet something to relax, not read a preachy sermon from the site owners and their "fans" on how I should think.
I can not in all good conscience be a member of a community that will exclude so many while calling themselves "Inclusive" and state they are making it a "safe space". They exclude and hate anybody who does not agree with them. They do the same if you do not jump on the bandwagon with them right away. You have to walk in lockstep or be labeled a racist. I can not support the intolerance they are spouting.
Thus is THE place to find patterns, both free and otherwise, to get ideas and help with all your fiber arts questions, to keep track of your own work, etc. In addition, it's a vibrant community of knitters, crocheters, spinners and weavers from all around the world. The diversity is wonderful. Recently, there's been an exodus of some ugly minded people who can't stand the fact that they are not allowed to bully people of color, LGBT+ individuals, etc. on the site.
Great resource for patterns and ideas. I've been a member for a number of years and visit frequently to purchase patterns, read through the forums, and enjoy seeing the various projects that people are working on. Ravelry is a wonderful resource for fiber artists.
Ravelry has been a place for me since 2007 where I can learn anything to do with fibercrafts with the added benefit of lifelong friendships. I have friends from Rav where we've seen each other through hardships and milestones in life. Any patterns/yarn/fiber I can think of I can find or brainstorm with other designers to create. I tell every fiber enthusiast I meet" If you're not on rav, get on there! It will change your world"
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