More knitting soldiers! You may be asking yourself, “Why is this important?” Well, war and craft are two things throughout history found in almost every culture, and each of them got more or less “assigned” to a particular gender along the way. Women, the childbearers, needed to stay close to home to watch their babies, [...]
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Researching the therapeutic value of knitting, I came across this from 1918. More later, but too cool not to share now.
As for anyone who thinks that knitting is just for wusses, please note that this picture was taken at Walter Reed. Yes, Walter Reed Army Medical Center.*
ca. 1918-1919, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC, USA [...]
After all the sad news lately, here’s a little bit of cheer to brighten your day. With a bit of help from the Crafts Council and the UK Hand Knitting Association there’s a new UK initiative to teach craft skills to schoolkids.
From their website:
Knit 1 Pass it On is the start-up pilot project promoted [...]
Have you seen this article about the homeless shelter in Boston that uses crafts as a therapy? And the article opening to get you clicking over…
If I had to vote for my favorite video of this year, it would have to be the one below because it contains most of my favorite things in the world: grandmothers, thrifting, knitting, charity and awesomeness. There are also motorcycles, which I don’t like, but a lot of people do. They are also “cool.”
BUT [...]
