The Mindful Power of Embroidery
Welcome back to TigerTailTextiles: The Blog! I took a break to focus on my exams but now I am ready to start writing again about the fascinating aspects of the world of textiles. This blog post will be about a hobby that I have discovered my love for recently: embroidery and more specifically the mindful benefits that embroidery can have. As someone that has suffered with ME/CFS since the age of nine, I’ve tried a variety of low energy activities that I can enjoy from my bed. Finally, I discovered hand embroidery which is, for me, the perfect low energy activity that I can pick up and put down depending on how I am feeling. Not only have I found it fun and satisfying to create beautiful pieces of art, I also discovered the mindful and therapeutic effect that embroidery can have. Daffodil Mindful Embroidery Kit Shop here Mindfulness is usually defined as becoming conscious and aware, focusing one’s awareness on the present and calmly acknowledging one’s feelings, thoughts and sensat