I really hope you are enjoying our month focusing on mindfulness and connectedness over on Instagram! If you’d like to catch up on the posts you can always look at the hashtag #craftingamomentofmindfulness . One of the things that I really love about The Skill Collective are the huge number of free mental health resources available on their website. There are resources for so many things from dealing with perfectionism, to reducing stress – and even a super quick mental health check in to see how you are going. If you’re interested in checking them out head on over to the Skill Collective and sign up for their newsletter!
Another wonderful resource that I highly recommend is their online course for students which aims to help students prepare for and succeed at their exams. If you are studying or having kids who are studying check out Nimble Noodle here.
Personally my favourite thing is their Instagram account which serves up daily bite size mental health tips.
Looking forward to sharing my mental health resources and tips with you this month!
I’ve long admired Sashiko and Boro work and was yearning to learn more about this beautiful Japanese craft. As you know I hate waste, and am always looking for ways to avoid wasting fabric. The thing I find so wonderful about Boro is the idea that you can take something worn out, and by mending with Sashiko stitching and patches of fabric, create something stronger and more beautiful than the original. Doesn’t that feel like a metaphor for life? The investment in the garment and the fabric and the respect for the materials speak to me. Last year i signed up for the