Another long academic essay for you – on the links between crafting for wellbeing and holistic spirituality. Note: A couple of years ago I decided to stop trying to pursue a career in academia. This decision, and the fact that I just wasn’t writing anyway, led me to cancel a contract I had with an…
Category: craft scholarship
Knitting, (Grand)Mothers, Mourning, & Memory
Here is a long essay exploring how the craft of knitting is used in mourning and memorialization—including in ‘continuing bonds’ with the dead and recovering connections with maternal ancestors. Drawing on qualitative interviews with knitters and my own life-writing, I discuss how knitted items are used to honour heritage, make space for reflection in grieving,…
Anna Fisk 