> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: http://commonthreadsproject.org/ > Tags:: #warp #organisation > WeftLinks:: [[Migrant and refugee value of craft]] [[Psychological value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft helps recovery from trauma]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > This organisation treats women affected by trauma by creating a story cloth in a sewing circle. ### Highlights The Common Threads Project is rooted in a neuroscientific and socio-cultural understanding of trauma. It revives an ancient practice found in diverse contexts: women come together to sew their stories onto cloth, to disclose the unspeakable atrocities they have experienced and to support one another. Common Threads Project integrates this tradition with best practices from trauma-informed therapy, bodywork, and psycho-education. The organization’s clinical partners, under its supervision, form therapy groups of 12 to 15 women who have experienced SGBV. These women then undergo a 6-month treatment process which involves the creation of a story cloth, as well as traditional trauma therapy interventions. The women’s sewing circle provides mutual support and safety and enables the multi-dimensional work of trauma recovery.