Hobbies for one free weekend.
Two days from opening the box to a first result you would show somebody. Sorted by what it costs to start.
Shed hunting
Deer drop their antlers every winter. Finding them is a free spring treasure hunt.
Free to startFields and woodsQuiet
Papermaking
Pulp, a wooden frame and a sponge. Scrap paper and garden plants become new sheets.
$44 to startA kitchen counterLow
Basket weaving
Soak, bend and weave reed or willow into something you will use every single day.
$45 to startA tableQuiet
Natural dyeing
Onion skins, walnut hulls and madder root turn plain wool into color you cannot buy.
$65 to startA kitchen counterQuiet
Leathercraft
Cut, stitch and stamp wallets, sheaths and belts that will outlast the things they carry.
$119 to startA deskLow
Backpacking
Everything you need on your back and nowhere you have to be.
$660 to startTrails, and a closet for gearQuiet