Using textile arts and handcrafts in therapy with women : weaving lives back together / Ann Futterman Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Ann Futterman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textile crafts--Therapeutic use.

Textile crafts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Summary:

Art-making with fabrics and fibers is a natural and creative method of self-expression and can enrich the healing process. This book is a complete guide to using textiles in therapy with female clients. Reviewing the role of textile-based handcrafts in the lives of women today, and integrating the life issues they face with the therapeutic making of fiber art, the book covers everything from the psychology of this therapeutic approach to how to carry it out effectively with a wide range of clients. Specific techniques and suggestions for practice are provided, alongside chapters on expressive writing, guided imagery, and cross-cultural applications of therapy. This innovative book will be a useful tool for therapists, students, artists looking to build on self-exploration, and anybody else interested in the therapeutic benefits that art-making with textiles can bring about.

Contents:

1. Introduction: Why Fiber is Good for Your Psyche; 2. Threads of Time: Women and Textile-making; 3. She's Come Unraveled: Mental Well-being in Girls and Women; 4. Uncovering the Truth: Assessing Where to Start; 5. Interwoven Lives: Cross-cultural Applications of Textile Art Therapy; 6. Theoretical Underpinnings of Textile Art Therapy; 7. Pulling in the Warp Threads You Will Weave With: Issues, Metaphors, and Project Suggestions; 8. Unveiling the Textile Techniques; 9. Spin the Web: Circles of Women; 10. Psychologically Minded Female Textile Artists: Incredible Examples; Appendix: Textile Survey; References; Subject Index; Author Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613363855

9781283363853

1283363852

9780857003379

0857003372