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Using Knitting in Talking Therapy – European Wool Day 2025
Dr Mia Hobbs speaks at European Wool Day 2025 on Using Knitting in Talking Therapy – watch her presentation here.
Messages: Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 3
Knitting has long been used to tell stories and send messages. Here Dr Paula Redmond creates her own for the Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 3
Book Club: The Psychology of Craft
Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond discuss the books they have read on the psychology of craft: Craftfulness (Tahsin & Davidson) and Craft Psychology (Kirketerp)
Challenge: Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 2
Dr Paula Redmond explores the theme of “Challenge” through a mending project that also explores loss and grief – the Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 2
Why I Knit Q&A (Bonus episode)
Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond answer your questions about knitting and mental health in this bonus Q&A episode of the Why I Knit podcast.
Journal Club: Promoting health through yarncraft
Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond discuss a research article exploring the experiences of an online knitting group living with mental distress
Anchoring: Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 1
Dr Paula Redmond explores the theme of “anchoring” through yarncraft – the Sketchbook Circle Series, Part 1
The therapeutic power of knitting through grief
Knitting can be a powerful tool for supporting us in grief. Dr Paula Redmond shares her experiences of knitting through loss in the Guide to After Life podcast.
Journal Club: The Benefits of Knitting for Personal and Social Wellbeing in Adulthood
Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond discuss a recent research article exploring the mental health benefits of needlecraft.
