I can really understand the concept of craft therapy. The idea of taking feelings and turning them into something tangible. Using your hands, to manipulate a craft material, is a way to change the mood. The hand’s touch feeds up to the brain and back again, turning feelings into communication, […]
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How to trace and transfer an image
We’ve started making Christmas cards. Youngest wanted to draw a dachshund wearing a Christmas hat. First few attempts frustrated him, so he asked if I’d print one out for him. No. Try tracing and transferring it. This was new to him. I explained that when I was his age, we […]
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There is something relaxing about arranging little pieces of fabric into a pleasing pattern. Over and over again. Different combinations give a different effect. I think I could easily lose hours arranging Suffolk Puffs (or yoyos, if you prefer). I have the same problem challenge with patchwork hexagons. I never […]
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