{"id":169178,"date":"2026-02-25T21:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/169178\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:37:33","slug":"old-hobbies-making-a-comeback-with-the-younger-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/169178\/","title":{"rendered":"Old hobbies making a comeback with the younger generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b8czzvv7rnrb6te5.jpg\" alt=\"Old hobbies making a comeback\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/video\/fmc-fh0vkvrxx3vmve56\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old hobbies making a comeback<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">Some old hobbies are making a comeback this year. FOX 13&#8217;s Heather Healy visited &#8220;Knot the Point Needleworks&#8221; in Tampa to show us the most popular hobbies.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">TAMPA &#8211; A new year means new hobbies and, for the younger generation, it feels like they&#8217;re getting back into older hobbies.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">From crocheting to mahjong to baking, millennials and Gen-Z are bringing back all sorts of trends.\u00a0One of the biggest trending things on social media is needlepoint.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vlcsnap-2026-02-25-12h07m20s121.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-97c6a84c=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Brittany Leiser, the owner of Knot the Point Needlewoks on Henderson Blvd. says she\u2019s seen a rise in this hobby, especially this year.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;They&#8217;re looking to meet people. We have a great community of stitchers here, and they&#8217;re looking to actually create something tangible that they can use. Needlepoint is so versatile in what you can do with it after you&#8217;ve stitched. And so we&#8217;ve seen a lot of people just really looking for those,&#8221; Leiser said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">At first look, needlepoint can look expensive, but the reason being that the majority of canvases that you stitch on are hand-painted.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;If someone has actually painted the canvas before it even gets to you, it is a work of art,&#8221; Leiser added.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">She said a way to save money on canvases is trunk shows at needlepoint stores.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;That\u2019s a great way to look for canvases at a little bit of a saving. So we offer the designer&#8217;s line for the month, and we offered it 20% off retail. So keep an eye out for trunk shows as you&#8217;re looking at stores, or you&#8217;re looking around ours if you&#8217;re looking to save a little on it, because it can be expensive,&#8221; Leiser said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/final-ebike-rodeo-wednesday-tonight-tampa-residents-can-score-up-3000-toward-new-ride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Final eBike Rodeo Wednesday tonight: Tampa residents can score up to $3,000 toward new ride<\/a><\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">One of the best ways to get started is to get yourself a beginner kit that has everything you need from the canvas, exact colored fibers, scissors and more.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vlcsnap-2026-02-25-12h08m05s997.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-97c6a84c=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;They come with everything that you need at a price point of $95, so fiber, scissors, needle, needle threader or canvas and an actual self-finishing leather piece so you can actually take your needle point and finish it into something usable when you&#8217;re done,&#8221; Leiser said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knotthepoint.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here<\/a> for more information about needlepointing at Knot the Point in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was gathered from live interviews with the owner of Knot the Point Needleworks, Brittany Leiser and the Knot the Point Needleworks website.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/entertainment\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Old hobbies making a comeback Some old hobbies are making a comeback this year. 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