Crafts and Wellbeing
Lady Margaret Hall Settlement is offering free
wellbeing and crafts sessions at All Sewn Up.
During the
sessions we will cover a range of mental health wellbeing topics
. Participants are encouraged to bring along any textile craft
projects they are making, and to work on these during the session.
Sessions will run for 12 weeks and will begin on Friday the
13th of March and finish on Friday the 29th of May. Any changes
to the dates will be notified by email. Sessions will run from
5pm to 7pm.
Crafts & Wellbeing
What you will learn
Each session will include a 30 minute introduction to an area
of mental health wellbeing.
Participants are encouraged
to bring their textiles projects and work on them at the same time.
During the sessions we will cover a range of mental health
wellbeing topics, while also trying out various sewing and clothes
making activities.
In the first session we will look at
what is meant by wellbeing and what self care is. Depending on the
interests of the group we will follow with other topics including:
Assertiveness; Finding motivation; How do we Change?; Journaling
and sketch books and art; Optimism; Friends, family and Community;
Managing emotions; Caring for ourselves; How do we know when we
need to get help? Tips and techniques for relaxation, Meditation
and mindfulness. Affirmations – what the research says; Trauma and
triggering - What it is and what it isn’t; Self awareness, values
and moral injury; Stages of grief revisited – how the original research
was misunderstood; Faith religion and spirituality; Addictions and
other harms; Self care - Putting learning into practice.
Entry requirements
This class is suitable for everyone. Students should be able to understand English.
What you will need
You may find it helpful to have a pen and a notebook. Please bring any textile projects you currently enjoy working on This programme is the partner of the textiles homework club and you will be able to work on your project while we are discussing the wellbeing topics This is an open group so it is OK to join once it has started.
Please bring along any textile projects that you are working on. If you are a beginner there may be people in the group who can give you support. I can help with embroidery, crochet, knitting and understanding patterns and instructions for embroidery, crochet and knitting.