I am a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA). I adore the writing of Jane Austen, and while I am not able to participate any any of the society’s functions, I always look over the brochures it sends out concerning conventions. There is one coming up in Fort Worth, Texas during October 2011, and as I was reading through the list of speakers and sessions that will be going on, I was delighted to see that there will be a few crafting workshops as well.

One is called Stitch and Sensibility and will be taught by a needlework guild member. Participants will stitch a commemorative bookmark. The other is called Scrapbook and Sensibility, and of course, participants will put together a scrapbook of their trip to the convention.

I love to see craft combined with academics!