I need a 1500 blog about the arts and crafts industry

Num. of articles: 1
Words per article: 1500
Information for the blog/website: We are a platform for classes where people can be inspired to learn something new or teach others their own skills. They are face to face classes rather than online and will include everything from fitness, arts and crafts, languages, magic etc
Industry: Art and Design
Topic: arts and crafts and the rise of hobbycraft
Tone: Enthusiastic
Outline & Structure: Arts and crafts industry is on the rise in th UK. With tv shows like the Great British sewing bee and the British Bake off there are hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts busily sewing, baking, crocheting, flower arranging, painting, making etc etc. At the same time hobbycraft is a real presence around the UK with 80+ stores catering for many of these creatives. There are also around 30,000 artists in the UK in the crafts industry as well as rises in websites where people an sell creative products e.g. etsy. There are so many opportunities to learn great things and as well as having an overview of the growth of the industry I would also like you to mention say 5 things that you could take a class in, e.g. sewing, baking, stitchwork etc.
Keywords would be arts and crafts, craft making, hobbycraft, hobbies, baking classes, sewing classes, evening classes, local classes, craft classes, etsy, hobby craft, craft scotland, crafts council
Extensive research needed: yes
Extra notes: Ideally somebody with an interest in the subject to make an engaging first person article suitable for blog aimed at building a community of people looking to learn.