Craft Gift Guides

This is every gift guide we have written, sorted by the crafter you are buying for. Pick the hobby, get the list.

These are the guides we keep updated. When a pick goes out of stock or something better turns up, the guide changes. A 2021 list nobody has touched since is worse than no list at all.

The picks are for people who actually do the craft. Not the craft-gifts aisle, where the paint is thin and the yarn squeaks. Someone who quilts every weekend can spot the difference in about four seconds.

Every gift guide, by crafter

Best Gifts For Painters (Acrylic And Oil)

For acrylic and oil painters.

Best Gifts For Knitters (That Won’t Sit In A Closet)

For knitters, from first scarf to sock weight.

Best Gifts For Quilters (That They’ll Actually Use)

For quilters who piece, cut and press.

Best Gifts For Crocheters (That They’ll Actually Use)

For crocheters and their hook collection.

The Absolute Best Gifts for Potters

For potters and ceramicists.

The Best Gifts For Watercolor Artists

For watercolor painters.

The Best Gifts For Candle Makers

For candle and soap makers.

Embroidery Gift Ideas (Ultimate List)

For embroiderers.

Not sure which craft?

Not sure which craft they are into? Browse the category they spend their weekends in and the gift usually picks itself: Sewing and Clothing Repair, Knitting and Crocheting, Woodworking, Jewelry Making, Paper Crafts, Pottery, Embroidery or Quilting.