Tag: craft and mental health
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Try Emotion-Based Crafting: Let Your Fiber Art Reflect – Or Change – How You Feel
Most of the time, we pick our crafting projects based on practicality—what we need to make, what’s in our stash, or what pattern we’ve been meaning to try. But what if, instead, we chose our projects based on how we feel? Crafting isn’t just about making something tangible—it’s a form of self-expression, a tool for…
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How Crafting Supports Mental Health: The Science Behind Fiber Arts and Well-Being
I have always known, deep in my bones, that craft is healing. When I wrote Crochet Saved My Life, I shared my personal journey of how crochet helped pull me out of a deep depression. At the time, I was relying on my own experience and the stories of others who had found solace in…