The next time somebody looks at you askance for doing needlepoint, just look then straight in the eye and tell them that it’s good for my mental health.
As we all knew, research is now showing that complex crafts as well as other creative activities, do have beneficial effects on the brain.
Read more in this article from the Mother Nature Network.
And thanks to the folks at The Wool & the Floss for pointing this out!
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
Maryrose cline-buso says
OH, how true. I was quite ill for several months last year’ reduce to sitting in a chair in our living room, with nothing to do but watch people out the window going up and down the street or watch the TV . Not being a TV person, and there’s only so much people watching you can do, I was lucky enough to have my needlepoint with me. I was unable to get near my stiching studio, so I was smart enough to have pulled some projects and new canvases I wanted to stitch and I stitched so much in those months i think it was the only thing that kept me sane. The soothing rhythm of basket weave was balm for the soul and picking a new canvas and decorative stitches and embellishments geared the brain up and engaged it in new creativity and imagination.
Janet M Perry says
Glad you are doing better! I went through a few periods where, because of health issues, I was confined to chair or couch. You’re, needlepoint is a lifesaver then!
Keep stitching,
Janet