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What it is, what you need, and what you do
Please download the PDF (using the link above) for instructions. If you need help with the stitches, you can consult the video below.
As you observe, reach for whatever colours feel right to you in the moment; don’t overthink it. Make something big or small, quickly or slowly, simple or complicated. Try to let your instincts guide your hand, without allowing your brain to interfere!
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You also don’t need to worry about being ‘innovative’; if it helps, start with connections and metaphors that are common in everyday communication (e.g., visualising ‘cold’ as blue). As you continue, you will begin to create your own visual language
Testimonials
This activity was designed by a student nurse who is also a textile artist. It has yet to be trialled in a Creative Toolkit workshop, but we would love some guinea pigs who are willing to offer feedback on this activity and whether/how it helped them decompress.
If you use these instructions to make the embroidered heart, please consider filling out the short survey below (also linked here); this will help a student nurse with a research project undertaken for her degree.