‘Woolly Wellness’ kits were sent by post over 4 months. These included a different tapestry design inspired by one of the four seasons, wools, canvas, needle, stamped address envelope and writing paper, a tea bag and a sweet treat (biscuit or lolly), and a stitch community magazine.
Along with the boxes we provided a ‘wrap around’ of support for those who wanted extra ways to stay connected; monthly zoom calls, Facebook live events and recorded stitch-a-long films (accessible on YouTube), and we set up a closed Facebook group for the stitchers to connect with each other.
We also ran a monthly BSL-interpreted stitch-a-long and chat session on zoom as part of a collaboration with BID Services.