### Record Type:: [[Claims]] ValueofCraft:: [[Psychological value of craft]] ### Note Handmade objects provide comfort as a testament to the love and care of a friend or relative. Hand-knitted items are often used for those in need, such as a woollen beanie for a cancer sufferer who has lost their hair.  Birgitta Nordstrom (2022) weaves ritual textiles for funeral palls and infant wrapping cloths. She argues that the material process of weaving the cloths can assist with the process of grieving. “Having something at hand and “doing” something can be a solution to helplessness, and a way to reach out to others.” ### References %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview list summary from [[Claim - Objects made by hand have great meaning and value]] where contains(file.path,"Warp") ``` %% - [[Warp/'Made with love, filled with hope'. Knitted Knockers and the materiality of care.md|'Made with love, filled with hope'. Knitted Knockers and the materiality of care]]: \- - [[Warp/Since When Were Brooms Such a Cool Craft.md|Since When Were Brooms Such a Cool Craft]]: \- - [[Warp/The role of the weaver in the encounter with life and death.md|The role of the weaver in the encounter with life and death]]: \- %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%