More to Stitching than Needle & Thread

Jen Goodwin’s blackwork lion. Sue Reed’s Garden Path.This week we’re sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery and our topic is the health benefits of needlework. The inspiration for our conversation is an Instagram post by @thedoctorofshopping that explores how much more you get out of that initial expenditure for a needlework kit. You’ll learn about things such as the IKEA effect and The Third Place. For Fiber Talk Patreon members, we continued the conversation to explore muscle memory, flow, and advancing your stitching. This was a fun one that prompted some thinking. Share your reactions in the comments section.—Beth, Cindy, Gary

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Here are some links:

• Avlea Folk Embroidery website
• The Doctor of Shopping on Instagram
• Kristin Armstrong TedxMacatawa 2026 talk (Kristin at 3:38:50)
• Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, Lisa Genova
• Craft Psychology, Anne Kirketerp

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