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May 2025

The Invisible Curriculum of Craft: What Fiber Arts Teach Us About Mental Health
When depression makes the world foggy, when anxiety makes it sharp, fiber arts offer something tactile and tangible.
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Kathryn Vercillo
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The Never-Ending Granny Square Blanket, My Comfort Project
The Project I Can Always Return To, Can Always Start Again, Can Always Make With Any Kind of Yarn
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Letting Go Exercise for Fiber Artists and Crafters: Make an Intentional Mistake
A mistake left in a piece can become a quiet act of acceptance, a reminder that beauty is not found in flawlessness but in honesty, in effort, and in…
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Practicing Grounding Through Fiber Arts and Crafts
Plus a fiber artist's grounding exercise that helps you reconnect with the physical world through your senses as you work with fabric, thread or yarn.
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Kathryn Vercillo
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April 2025

Inspiration from within the THREADSTACK community
30+ recent posts on fiber and fabric, yarn and thread, from Substack writers in the THREADSTACK directory
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Kathryn Vercillo
GIVEAWAY: Win one full year of Craft to Heal Materials
Craft to Heal is a year-long series of workshops for exploring how to utilize fiber arts for healing, growth and connection.
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Kathryn Vercillo
THREADSTACK Interview with Kaitlin of I'm Making It
"My two main loves are sewing and knitting but I have begun dabbling in spinning, embroidery, quilting, and crochet."
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Kaitlin Senter
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March 2025

Last Chance to Join Craft to Heal for Just $5 - All Fiber/Fabric Crafters Welcome
90 minute workshop, ~20 page PDF, and discounts on future workshops
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Domestic Magic 1: The Story Behind the Crochet Art Piece
Learn about this piece, the full series, and how I'm presenting it, in words, for professional submissions
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Did You Know Crafting Increases Dopamine and Boosts Mood?
The Science of Creativity and Happiness As It Applies to Knitting, Crochet, Quilting, Embroidery and Other Crafts
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Kathryn Vercillo
THREADSTACK Interview with Crocheter Melissa of That Crafty Broad
"Crochet helps me combat anxiety. It lets me focus on the stitching instead of whatever noise is in my head. I can pull myself out of a funk every time…
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Melissa
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