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Endt-Jones, M. (2020). Cultivating ‘Response-ability’: Curating Coral in Recent Exhibitions. Journal of Curatorial Studies, 9(Curating the Sea), 182-205. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jcs_00020_1
Farrow, K. (2022). Creating Purpose and Social Connection Through Crocheting and Knitting for People With Visual Impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 116(4), 574-578. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482X221117180
Fisk, A. (2019). "Stitch for Stitch, You Are Remembering": Knitting and Crochet as Material Memorialization. Material Religion, 15(5), 553-576. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2019.1676621
MacDonald, J., & Peach, A. (2020). ‘Made with love, filled with hope’. Knitted Knockers and the materiality of care: Their impact on the women who make and receive them. Journal of Arts & Communities, 10(1-2), 83-93. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac_00007_1
Mayne, A. (2016). Feeling lonely, feeling connected: Amateur knit and crochet makers online. Craft Research, 7(1), 11-29. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/crre.7.1.11_1
Mayne, A. (2020). Make/share: Textile making alone together in private and social media spaces. Journal of Arts & Communities, 10(1-2), 95-108. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac_00008_1
Piercy, K. W., & Cheek, C. (2004). Tending and Befriending: The Intertwined Relationships of Quilters. Journal of Women & Aging, 16(1-2), 17-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J074v16n01_03
Potter, M. L. (2017). Knitting: A Craft and a Connection. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(7), 600-602. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2016.1230160
Riley, J., Corkhill, B., & Morris, C. (2013). The Benefits of Knitting for Personal and Social Wellbeing in Adulthood: Findings from an International Survey. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2), 50-57. doi: https://doi.org/10.4276/030802213X13603244419077
Ruland, G. B. (2010). Stitching Together: An Exploration of Women's Sociality Through an Urban Knitting Group. (Master of Arts). Georgia State University, Retrieved from https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/anthro_theses/41/
Rusiñol-Rodriguez, J., Rodriguez-Bailon, M., Ramon-Aribau, A., Torra, M. l. T., & Miralles, P. M. (2020). Knitting With and for Others: Repercussions on Motivation. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 40(3), 203-219. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X20969867
Shipp, L. (2022). The intimate geopolitics of charitable knitting: how crafting makes bodies. Social & Cultural Geography, 23(7), 1024-1040. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2021.1896025
van den Berg, S. G., & Wong, M. L. (2020). Stitching story and life together: Participatory textile making practices at a Harlem gallery. Journal of Arts & Communities, 11(‘Stitching Together’ Part Two), 81-91. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac_00016_1
Clave-Brule, M., Mazloum, A., Park, R. J., Harbottle, E. J., & Birmingham, C. L. (2009). Managing anxiety in eating disorders with knitting. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 14(1), e1-e5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354620
Dickie, V. A. (2010). Experiencing Therapy through Doing: Making Quilts. OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 31(4), 209-215. doi: https://doi.org/10.3928/15394492-20101222-02
Duffy, K. (2007). Knitting Through Recovery One Stitch at a Time. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery, 2(1), 67-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J384v02n01_04
Fields, C. D. (2014). Not Your Grandma’s Knitting: The Role of Identity Processes in the Transformation of Cultural Practices. Social Psychology Quarterly, 77(2), 150-165. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0190272514523624
Kenning, G. (2015). “Fiddling with Threads”: Craft-based Textile Activities and Positive Well-being. TEXTILE, 13(1), 50-65. doi: https://doi.org/10.2752/175183515x14235680035304
Lampitt Adey, K. (2018). Understanding Why Women Knit: Finding Creativity and “Flow”. TEXTILE, 16(1), 84-97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14759756.2017.1362748
Law, J., & Golda, A. (2022). Making e-Textile Things: A Craft-Based Approach for Building Resilience in the Age of Pandemic and Eco-Anxiety. Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice, 10(2), 82-99. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2022.2078085
McSorley, E. (2018). The Therapeutic Use of Mindfulness-Based Crochet to Reduce Stress in Care Providers. (Master of Arts in Art Therapy). Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12770/225
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Stalp, M. C., & Winge, T. M. (2017). If at first you don’t succeed, rip it out and try again: The benefits of failure among DIY handcrafters. Clothing Cultures, 4(2), 87-104. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/cc.4.2.87_1
Adams-Price, C. E., & Morse, L. W. (2018). Crafts as serious hobbies: Impact and benefits in later life. Craft Research, 9(1), 93-102. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/crre.9.1.93_1
Brooks, L., Ta, K.-H. N., Townsend, A. F., & Backman, C. L. (2019). “I just love it”: Avid knitters describe health and well-being through occupation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(2), 114-124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0008417419831401
Burt, E. L., & Atkinson, J. (2012). The relationship between quilting and wellbeing. Journal of Public Health, 34(1), 54-59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdr041
Dickie, V. A. (2003). The Role of Learning in Quilt Making. Journal of Occupational Science, 10(3), 120-129. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2003.9686519
Geda, Y. E., Topazian, H. M., Lewis, R. A., Roberts, R. O., Knopman, D. S., Pankratz, V. S., . . . Petersen, R. C. (2011). Engaging in Cognitive Activities, Aging, and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Population-Based Study. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 23(2), 149-154. doi: https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp149
Guitard, P., Brosseau, L., Wells, G. A., Paquet, N., Paterson, G., Toupin-April, K., . . . De Angelis, G. (2018). The knitting community-based trial for older women with osteoarthritis of the hands: design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial. Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19(1), 56. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1965-2
Huotilainen, M., Rankanen, M., Groth, C., Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, P., & Mäkelä, M. (2018). Why our brains love arts and crafts: Implications of creative practices on psychophysical well-being. FormAkademisk, 11(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.1908
Kingston, R. (2013). Loose ends: Unravelling the benefits of knitting. the most important showcase for all that is best in UK psychology, 9, 18. doi: https://doi.org/10.53841/bpspag.2012.1.85.18
Leonard, G., Paquet, N., Guitard, P., Toupin-April, K., Cavallo, S., Paterson, G., . . . Brosseau, L. (2021). The effects of an 8-week knitting program on osteoarthritis symptoms in elderly women: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 27, 410-419. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.04.001
Park, D. C., Lodi-Smith, J., Drew, L., Haber, S., Hebrank, A., Bischof, G. N., & Aamodt, W. (2013). The Impact of Sustained Engagement on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Synapse Project. Psychological science, 25(1), 103-112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613499592
Stalp, M. C., Gardner, E. A., & Beaird, A. (2018). ‘I like knowing when the zombies arrive, I won’t be naked’: Young women and leisure handcrafting in the United States. Craft Research, 9(1), 41-58. doi:https://doi.org/10.1386/crre.9.1.41_1
Stannard, C. R., & Sanders, E. A. (2014). Motivations for Participation in Knitting Among Young Women. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 33(2), 99-114. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X14564619