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Monet totutut arjen käytännöt ja harrastukset joutuivat pakotetulle tauolle maaliskuussa 2020 maailmanlaajuisten pandemiarajoitusten myötä. Poikkeusolosuhteet pysäyttivät, mutta antoivat toisaalta tilaa monille perheen ja kodin piirissä toteutetuille harrastuksille ja aktiviteeteille, kuten käsitöille. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan käsitöiden näyttäytymistä Instagramissa pandemian aikana. Tutkimuksen aineistona ovat Instagramissa julkaistut koronakäsityöaiheiset julkaisut keväästä 2020 vuoden 2021 loppuun sekä yhdeksän kuvia julkaisseen harrastajan haastattelut. Analyysin tuloksena todetaan käsityön näyttäytyneen reaktiivisena, ilmaisullisena ja kokemuksellisena ajanvietteenä, jonka kautta merkityksellistettiin koettua korona-arkea. Käsityötä tehtiin koronan aikana kotien materiaalien innoittamana ja rajoittamana, kuten viimeistelemällä kesken jääneitä käsitöitä ja käyttämällä loppuun kotoa löytyneitä materiaalivarastoja. Myös "neuloosi" korostui korona-ajan käsityöjulkaisuissa. Koronakäsityöjulkaisujen digitaalinen materiaalisuus korosti käsitöiden tuotteisuutta ja mahdollisti myös käsitöiden etenevän, päiväkirjamaisen dokumentoinnin sekä prosessin jakamisen.

Textiles have played a key role in local and national cultures not only because of their utility and functionality, but also in terms of the symbolic value that they have for a particular social group, populace, or nation. Given the erratic and myriad nature of these communities, the focus of this article is on mapping out differentiation in the designs of contemporary wooly socks that find their source of inspiration in an imaginary of Finland celebrating its national centenary in 2017. In this endeavor, the article refines how an idea of a nation is reflected on through knitted craftwork, and how the divergence and layeredness of these designs not only reaffirms and evokes traditions but also develops the culture of knitting in contemporary times. In conclusion, the article contributes to the decoding of a textile design process in reflection of the recollection of the experiences of rootedness, the reproduction of the expression and the use of communicative images, and the negotiation of hybrid social realities voiced through the materiality of making. ; Textiles have played a key role in local and national cultures not only because of their utility and functionality, but also in terms of the symbolic value that they have for a particular social group, populace, or nation. Given the erratic and myriad nature of these communities, the focus of this article is on mapping out differentiation in the designs of contemporary wooly socks that find their source of inspiration in an imaginary of Finland celebrating its national centenary in 2017. In this endeavor, the article refines how an idea of a nation is reflected on through knitted craftwork, and how the divergence and layeredness of these designs not only reaffirms and evokes traditions but also develops the culture of knitting in contemporary times. In conclusion, the article contributes to the decoding of a textile design process in reflection of the recollection of the experiences of rootedness, the reproduction of the expression and the use of communicative images, and the negotiation of hybrid social realities voiced through the materiality of making. ; Peer reviewed

In this article, we investigated how craft curriculum enacted in 2016 is reflected in the current discussions of the craft stakeholders, that is, the teachers, the government employees, the researchers, and the student teachers. In the curriculum, textile craft and technical craft, previously perceived mainly as separate entities, were conjoined as an approach in which "multiple materials are used, and activities are based on craft expression, design, and technology" (FNBE, 2014). This caused confusion in the field about the goals of craft education. The discussions concerning the undertaking of the new craft curriculum were analysed by document analysis. The data consisted of craft teachers' professional magazines, curriculum blog, and written statements. Three emerging themes were found to be central: lesson hour distribution, multi-materiality, and technology education. The analysis revealed that there was a shared understanding about the lesson hour distribution not being enough to enable the proper fulfilment of the craft curriculum. Conflicting views were expressed about the implementation of multi-materiality and technology education. In general, the textile craft stakeholders were open to adapt a more multi-material approach to their teaching, seeing it as bringing also new opportunities. Many technical craft teachers believed that multi-materiality is an artificially-constructed concept, and they saw technology education as already being an essential part of technical craft teaching. Obviously, the curriculum reform has caused turbulence that is dividing craft stakeholders and especially the craft teachers. ; In this article, we investigated how craft curriculum enacted in 2016 was reflected in the current discussions of the stakeholders, that is, the craft teachers, the craft student teachers, the craft teacher educators, and the government employees. In the curriculum, textile craft and technical craft, previously perceived mainly as separate entities, were conjoined as an approach in which "multiple ...