Elements of Crafts that Enhance Well-Being

Pöllänen, Sinikka

doi:10.1080/00222216.2015.11950351

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“…Knitters in our study described knitting as a creative occupation giving them choice and control, similar to a study of quilters that suggested creative occupation is empowering and a means to cope with life stressors (Dickie, 2011). An analysis of written statements from textile crafters similarly report craft making as a source of control, inspiration, healing, and connecting with others (Pöllänen, 2015).…”

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“…For example, in a 2-year ethnography of American quilters, Dickie (2011) also described choice, control, and purpose as reasons women experienced quilt making as therapeutic. Pöllänen's (2015) analysis of written accounts from 15 Finnish female textile crafters explained how routine craft making was a source of comfort, optimism, and social support to help them cope with stress-related conditions. Kouhia's (2012) narrative inquiry with six women immigrants to Finland, selected because they were keen craft makers, identified multiple meanings related to ways that making and using craft products reflect heritage, identity, and belonging, and participants valued aesthetics, self-expression, and social dimensions attributed to their craft.…”

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“I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation

Brooks¹,

Ta²,

Townsend³

2019

Can J Occup Ther

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Background. Examining craft-based occupations is necessary to explicate the relationship between occupation and well-being. Purpose. This study aimed to understand the role of knitting in the lives of passionate knitters and their experience of how knitting contributes to health, well-being, and occupational identity. Method. Principles of phenomenology guided interviews with 21 knitting-guild members (with and without health conditions) and observations at seven guild meetings as well as guided the data analysis. Eight interviewees and 24 additional guild members confirmed key findings in writing. Findings. Five main themes capture how knitting (a) "makes me happy," (b) is "the mental challenge I need," (c) is "a hobby that joins" through social connections and skill development, (d) sustains identity such that "I can't imagine life without knitting," and (e) is a creative outlet "reflecting my personality." Implications. This in-depth description of how knitters experience their craft in daily life bolsters the philosophical assumption that favoured occupations have the power to promote health and well-being. Abré gé Description. Il est primordial d'examiner les activités artisanales pour expliquer la relation entre l'occupation et le bien-être. But. Cette étude visait à mieux comprendre le rôle du tricot dans la vie de tricoteurs passionnés et la façon dont le tricot, selon leur expérience, contribue à leur santé, leur bien-être et leur identité occupationnelle. Mé thodologie. Les principes de la phénoménologie ont orienté les entretiens effectués auprès de 21 membres (avec ou sans problèmes de santé) d'une guilde de tricot et les observations faites dans le cadre de sept rencontres de la guilde, de même que l'analyse des données. D'autres membres de la guilde ont confirmé par écrit les principaux résultats. Résultats. Cinq thèmes principaux permettent de décrire l'expérience des tricoteurs: le tricot (a) « me rend heureux », (b) est « le défi mental dont j'ai besoin », (c) est un « passe-temps qui combine « les liens sociaux et l'acquisition d'habiletés », (d) affirme l'identité, de telle sorte que « je ne peux pas imaginer ma vie sans le tricot », et (e) est un débouché créatif qui « reflète ma personnalité ». Consé quences. Cette description en profondeur de l'expérience vécue au quotidien par les tricoteurs face à leur activité artisanale appuie la supposition philosophique selon laquelle les occupations favorites ont le pouvoir de promouvoir la santé et le bien-être.

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“I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation

Brooks¹,

Ta²,

Townsend³

2019

Can J Occup Ther

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“…Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen's (2001) research in the educational context, for example, focused on expertise, collaborative making and the introduction of new technology and materials in the school subject. Affiliations in Turku and Rauma (Hartvik, 2014;Lindfors, 2002;Pöllänen, 2015; see also Kokko, 2018) have studied the well-being and social aspects of crafts. Inter-Nordic joint efforts and collaborative research is common via networks such as Nordfo and Nordforsk (cf.…”

Section: Research On and Through Creative Practice From A Nordic Persmentioning

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Navigating methodological perspectives in Doctoral research through creative practice

Riis

Groth

2020

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Academic research in crafts, conducted by crafts persons from an insider perspective and through practice-led approaches, is still just emerging and ways of conducting research is developing with each research project. Through this article, we try to navigate the field from a doctoral candidate’s perspective, presenting the research field and some central issues commonly confronted with in regards to epistemology, methodology and methods. We exemplify the arguments made through our own doctoral projects to make our points more concrete. The article discusses the methodological perspectives of these research projects, how and why they developed and changed over time and influences posed by outer circumstances. We especially point to the challenges and opportunities of practice-led research in crafts and highlight the relevance and type of contribution to be had and its meaningfulness for the practice field and related education.

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“…During the twenty-first century crafting, especially hand knitting, has been revived among women of different ages and for different reasons throughout the Western world (e.g., von Busch, 2010; Croghan, 2013;Hemmings, 2010;Kouhia, 2015;Stannard & Sanders, 2015). Knitting can be a short-term pleasurable activity that can be done with little practice (Dirix, 2004;Turney, 2009) and following ready-made instructions and patterns (Pöllänen, 2015). On the other hand, it can be a serious leisure (Court, 2020;Stebbins, 2015) requiring perseverance, creativity and long-term work based on considerable skill, knowledge and experience.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It resembles certain practices of mindfulness in daily life, but may also be a means to get time for oneself, without the involvement of activities outside the domestic domain. Creating with the hands and having one's own time without haste or obligations has often been the most important driving factor, although the knitting process does usually lead to a concrete end product (Johnson & Wilson, 2005;Kouhia 2015;Mason, 2005;Pöllänen, 2015).…”

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Reasons for knitting blogging and its importance for crafting

Vilhunen¹,

Pöllänen²,

Pitkäniemi³

2021

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The purpose of this study was to describe the reasons for knitting blogging and the importance of blogging for the bloggers’ crafting. A multiphase mixed-methods study focusing on quantitative research methods was the methodological basis. Therefore, the study included both sequential and simultaneous investigation paths. In this study, the quantitative data were collected from the same group of Finnish knitting bloggers by two online surveys in 2008 (N= 501) and in 2013 (N= 212). The quantitative data focused on time-related changes in blogging, whereas the qualitative data, collected by essays (N=50) during 2013-2014, was used to explain the quantitative data. In quantitative analysis, the key features of reasons for knitting blogging were analysed by principal component analysis. The differences in the principal components for the background groups between the surveys were elucidated by means of 2-way analysis of variance. The qualitative data were analysed by data-driven content analysis. The results indicated that there were several reasons for knitting blogging. According to the results, the elements of knitting blogging were: 1) inspiration and materialization, 2) connecting and community support, 3) encouragement and 4) reflection and reminiscence. Knitting blogging has reshaped crafting by combining the material and tactile process of knitting with digital practices of life-streaming and with participatory activities in networked spaces. It appeared that knitting and blogging complemented each other, and that blogging supported development of the blogger’s crafting into a serious leisure activity with meaningful long-term activities and clear goals. Keywords: digital practices, knitting blog, leisure, mixed methods design, online communities

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Elements of Crafts that Enhance Well-Being

Cited by 69 publications

References 44 publications

“I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation

“I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation

Navigating methodological perspectives in Doctoral research through creative practice

Reasons for knitting blogging and its importance for crafting

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