Why Making Things With Your Hands Might Be The Best Thing You Do Today

Science agrees with what makers have always felt and known

I have never needed a scientific study to tell me that time at my loom is good for me. I already know it. I feel it. There’s a particular kind of peace that settles over me when I’m weaving. The world recedes, body and mind tension fades and I feel truly happy and full of gratitude.

I have always known this is more than a hobby. It turns out science agrees. And the research is more compelling than you might expect…