Description
This abstract embroidery kit has everything you need in one place to create your own stitch therapy healing abstract embroidery art piece.
This process is an active meditation designed to improve your emotional well-being through the act of personal expression.
Fiber arts have been a source of comfort and community forever, from the blankets with wrap babies in to quilting circles where we gather to stitch and heal.
The very act of creative expression is healing! Every Art & Mindfulness experience from Mindful Art Center is designed to combine art therapy and neuroscience to help you achieve a calmer, more resilient nature.
Trust in the process and allow yourself to be fully present in the experience of this professionally designed self-care exercise.
Each kit includes:
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- a small embroidery hoop with fabric
- 6 strand embroidery thread (which can be divided)
- embroidery needle
- various fiber scraps, repurposed fabric and vintage materials
- miscellaneous colors and textures to inspire you
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* NOTE * each kit includes curated supplies and will be different from each other. The colors and fabrics pictured here will not be the same as your kit. Each kit is unique. The items in your kit are meant for you. Trust the process.
References for art therapy and neuroscience:
- Neuroaesthetics: How Art is Scientifically Proven to Help Brain Health https://www.artandobject.com/articles/neuroaesthetics-how-art-scientifically-proven-help-brain-health
- Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants’ Responses Following Art Making https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2016.1166832
- Study Says Making Art Reduces Stress, Even If You Kind Of Suck At It
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/study-says-making-art-reduces-stress_us_576183ece4b09c926cfdccac - This is your brain on crafting
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/health/brain-crafting-benefits/ - The Neurobiology of Beauty – Samir Zeki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlzanAw0RP4 - Can the Arts Get Under the Skin? Arts and Cortisol for Economically Disadvantaged Children
https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12652 - Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
https://www.yourbrainonart.com/
