Research on Therapeutic Knitting
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“Working with your hands makes you feel good…. we now know that the creative making process can be specifically harnessed to promote healing biologically, neurologically, behaviorally, and socially…. which has the power to transform people’s lives.”
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Programs on Hold
On March 13, 2020, Project Knitwell placed a hold on therapeutic knitting sessions in observance of the public health recommendations designed to decrease the spread of coronavirus. We will be contacting our volunteers and partners when this status changes.
Reading University Study on Knitting and Crochet
Do you like knitting or crocheting, regularly or even not so regularly? Would you like to take part in a study to explore the psychological effects from knitting and crocheting? If so, please participate in the Reading University study on knitting and crochet. The...
Face of Project Knitwell: Cynthia
Meet Cynthia, an oncology dietician at Virginia Hospital Center’s Cancer Resource Center. Project Knitwell volunteers taught Cynthia to knit a few years ago at a class we sponsored for hospital staff.
Face of Project Knitwell: Judy Hawkins
Meet Judy Hawkins, Client and Community Organizer at Bread for the City. Judy worked with Project Knitwell to bring knitting to Bread for the City to help women in need of ways to cope with difficult life experiences.