Mindfulness in Knitting: Meditations on Craft & Calm
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Anyone can pick up a pair of needles and a ball of yarn. And everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Knitting casts fresh light on this renowned calming craft, and reveals how the act of "knit and purl" can be the epitome of conscious living. Ethical textile artist Rachael Matthews unpicks the threads of this popular pastime to explore how knitting connects us to each other and to the world around us. Through personal anecdote and expert insight, she unravels the true value of what it means to craft, its therapeutic benefits, and the joys of mindful making. This book is divided into chapters which will teach us to:
Publisher: Leaping Hare
Published: 06/20/2023
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.87h x 5.12w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780711288218
About the Author
- Find our place through yarn,
- Knit sacred spaces,
- Build knitting circles and connecting with others through craftivism,
- The art of gifting our creations
- How knitting helps us discover ourselves.
Publisher: Leaping Hare
Published: 06/20/2023
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.87h x 5.12w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780711288218
About the Author
Rachael Matthews is an artist and author, with a primary interest in knitting. Born in the Lake District in England, she grew up with an interest in textile traditions and romanticism. The founder of Cast Off Knitting Club for Boys and Girls, she was a pioneer in the new wave of KIP and the author of two books that illustrated the movement, Knitorama and Hookorama. Rachael uses knitting and crochet as sculpture and painting, and knitted garments are illustrations for stories. Rachael runs Prick Your Finger, an ethical yarn shop and textile gallery in East London, which sources fibers and handspins its own yarns.