Embroidery – thready

HOW EMBROIDERY CAN BENEFIT MY CHILD?

WHAT’S UP WITH EMBROIDERY?

With the recent coronavirus lockdowns, people have been trying to find ways to spend time at home and help their mental state in such a difficult time. That included looking for new hobbies that can fill their day. Embroidery was one of them. A few reasons behind that are the factS that embroidery can benefit your mental health in a way of relieving stress and anxiety, help with concentration, and calm your mind.

A GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

“The link between mental health and stitching is not a new discovery. Historically, stitching has helped varying demographics in a range of circumstances overcome or ease psychological trauma. For example, First world war veterans in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand practiced needlework as a form of therapy for shell shock.”

WHAT ABOUT KIDS?

1.

Arts and crafts, including embroidery can be very beneficial to them in the early years. It develops lifelong skills, such as coordination, creative thinking, fine motor skills, and concentration.

2.

Kids can learn transferrable skills, such as sewing and stitching skills while using their imagination to be creative. Every embroidery project requires planning, for example, what fabric, colours, and needles to choose, and this is a soft skill any child needs to develop at an early age. Embroidery also enhances manual dexterity

3.

Teaching kids embroidery can be beneficial in easing their way into adulthood. Embroidery teaches patience, as well as allows to feel a sense of achievement when the project is completed. This strengthens kids’ emotional intelligence and self-esteem.

In that sense, embroidery checks all the boxes, since it scratches the creative itch while also developing emotional and academic capabilities and shaping children into becoming well-rounded adults.”

STATISTICS

Developmental disabilities occur among all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. Recent estimates in the United States show that about one in six, or about 17%, of children aged 3 through 17 years have one or more developmental disabilities, such as:
– ADHD,
– autism spectrum disorder,
– cerebral palsy,
– hearing loss,
– intellectual disability,
– learning disability,
– vision impairment,
– and other developmental delays.

IN CANADA

In 2006, 44.8% of children aged 5 to 14 reported a speech disability, making it the third most prevalent disability among this age group

Other commonly reported disabilities among school-aged children were: psychological disabilities (34.5%) developmental (30.7%) and agility-related disabilities (21.3%).

LASTLY

According to the study “Improving the Fine Motor Skills with Embroidery among Children with an Intellectual Disability” done by Syiddatul Budury, Khamida Khamida, Siti Nurjanah, and Triana Jamaliah Jalaluddin, they discovered that most children after embroidery LESSONS had enough fine motor skills (84.6%). The students improved their fine motor ability such as how they colouring, scissoring, grasping, and holding up a paper. The conclusion of this study is that there was an effect of embroidery therapy on fine motor skills in children with intellectual disabilities.

HERE COMES THREADY!

Here at Thready, our goal is to aid kids with disabilities, as well as any other kids in acquiring hands-on experiences and soft skills that can be transferred to adult life and to make embroidery appealing to kids in the age of technology.

THREADY

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