Clay love: how the art of pottery is enjoying a revival

Whatever their motivations, amateur ceramists love to share the bowls, plates, vases, and sculptures they've made from scratch on the web. Photo: AFP

Nothing stays cool forever. Some hobbies - such as knitting, pottery or jigsaw puzzles - have suffered from such trend cycles over the decades.

But social networks are changing things up by providing a new lease on life to several of the hobbies mainly associated with our grandparents' era. We take a closer look. A few years ago, chances are you probably didn't know any young people passionate about embroidery, pottery or stamp collecting.