Iedereen met handen kan craften Breien, handletteren, haken en knutselen is een lifestyle geworden voor jong én oud. Of het nu gaat om een toegenomen waardering voor het handgemaakte, of om het groeiende besef dat je je beter voelt wanneer hoofd en handen samen iets creëren: steeds meer mensen richten zich op het maken van iets in plaats van consumeren. Waarom is het zo mindful om met je handen bezig te zijn, zonder direct gefocust te zijn op het eindresultaat? Door middel van praktisch ti...

Integrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, Craftfulness offers a thought-provoking and surprising reconsideration of craft, and how making things with our hands can connect us to our deepest selves and improve our well-being and overall happiness.We should get this out of the way: Craftfulness is not a crafting book. Rather, it is an investigation of the wisdom generations of men and women know to be true:...

'Making things can mend your mind' - Telegraph'Chicken soup for the crafter's soul' - Publisher's Weekly_______What is that unique feeling that goes hand-in-hand with making something from scratch? Do you ever wonder where the time goes when you're lost in drawing or working with clay? Are you happiest when you're sewing or knitting?Craft enthusiasts are no doubt already a...

What is that unique feeling that goes hand-in-hand with making something from scratch?Do you ever wonder where the time goes when you're lost in drawing or working with clay?Are you happiest when you're sewing or knitting?Craft enthusiasts are no doubt already aware of the joys of making and the frustration when you must put aside your project and go back to your day job or to less enticing tasks around the house. But there is more to crafting than the simple enjoymen...

Integrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, Craftfulness offers a thought-provoking and surprising reconsideration of craft, and how making things with your hands can connect us to our deepest selves and improve our well-being and overall happiness.We should get this out of the way: Craftfulness is not a “crafting book.” Rather, it is an investigation of the wisdom generations of men and women know to be true: that ...