How Cross Stitch Can Save Your Life Part 3 + Fabric Pack Winner!

Hello!

As some of you that follow me on Instagram might have seen on Tuesday.. I shared a progress picture of where we are in the 2020 Tree of Love Temperature SAL and I realised that we’re in week 42/52... which means that there are only 10 weeks left till the end of this very particular and peculiar year!

This week, I'm going to share the third and last  part of a booklet I created entitled How Cross Stitch Can Save Your Life. An easy to read guide detailing 10 ways cross stitch helps you stay healthy and help to extend your life!

If you haven't read the first three points, here's the link to the article I shared them in: https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/715808502539245920/7734351649048176360

And here is the link for points 4 to 6

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/715808502539245920/3295895599004070985

You can also get the download for free if you want to know more after reading today's article.

I’ll also be announcing the lucky person who has won a hand dyed fabric pack worth 30€ just for signing up for the Monthly Thread Subscription in October!

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Fact 7 - Cross Stitch and Embroidery activate parts of your brain similar to those during meditation.

Stitching and crafts in general have been likened to doing yoga and meditation. How do you feel when you come out of a yoga class? In general you feel lighter and calm. You feel at peace and one with yourself right? Well cross stitch and embroidery stimulates and affects the same part of the brain as yoga and meditation! So when you don't have time to go to yoga make time for a session of cross stitch..and imagine when you manage to do both! You'll get double the benefits!

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Fact 8 - Cross Stitch and Embroidery helps you find solutions to your internal conflicts

As mentioned in the point above, stitching has been compared to meditation and yoga and shares similar effects on the brain. Similar to when you empty your mind during a meditation and let go of your consciousness, you allow yourself to open up and receive ideas and solutions to your questions and problems. It's a bit like when you dream at night and your questions are resolved during your highly relaxed state. It's the same thing when you stitch! You let your mind wander and forget about the negative things that are bothering you. When you relax you become open and can think about all sorts of solutions and pick the best one for your situation. Give it a go!

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Fact 9 - Cross Stitch and Embroidery help you to increase your creativity and confidence

How do you feel when you've finished a cross stitch project? Maybe slightly relieved depending on the size of the design, but more than likely you feel pleased, good and creative. When you show your stitching work to a friend or member of your family you feel proud, and your very right to do so! When you stitch it boosts your self esteem and creative thinking. You get a positive sense of achievement which makes you feel happy. You gain in confidence. This boosts your morale and encourages you to evolve and face life front on. Your positive mood makes you feel good and rubs off on the people around you.

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Fact 10 - Cross Stitch and Embroidery help you to become more observant and open to daily gratitude

When you have pleasure stitching beautiful things you train your eye to notice the beauty that surrounds you. You see things differently than before. Nature amazes you with it's beautiful range of colours and insects. You develop an eye for beauty and you become grateful for these things. The art of daily gratitude is a very powerful tool to make part of your daily routine. It's inspiring and helps you feel thankful and content for what you already have in your life, rather than searching for 'better' things that you don't have.

So how do you feel about cross stitching and embroidery after reading these 10 facts about your favourite hobby? Did you realise how precious the fact that you stitch is looking after your body, mind and health in general? Now that you know these amazing facts, please make time in your day to stitch everyday. Make it a habit that you keep well into your old age. It will keep your brain safe, healthy, alert, active and young!

I would love you to get in contact with me and let me know how you liked this guide and what points resonated in you: tometlily@hotmail.com

So what do you think of these 4 facts concerning cross stitch and your health?

• Do you agree that they help?
• Which one resonates the most with you?

If you would like to receive the mini PDF guide, and discover other ways that embroidery helps you stay in shape, ask me by message and I'll send it to you in return for your email and subscription to my newsletter!

http://eepurl.com/dtKLmz

Hand Dyed Fabric Pack Winner

This month I launched a contest for all the ladies that signed up for the monthly thread subscription in October. The prize is a hand dyed fabric pack worth 30€ ( like getting a month’s subscription free!

There were 9 new subscriptions in October so 9 ladies had a chance to win!

Here is a very short film of me choosing the winner.

If you don't have time to watch here is a photo of the winners name. 

Many congratulations to you Noëlle!! I’ll message you very shortly!

The October pack threads are arriving to its different destinations, little by little and I’m getting some really great feedback and compliments that I’ll share with you soon, along with the photos of the pack itself for the monthly thread subscription! 

If you would like to find out more about the subscription please follow this link:

http://bit.ly/MonthlyThreadsSubscription

Have a wonderful week full of sunshine and warmth, plenty of stitching and some great self care!

Happy Stitching!

Melanie

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How Cross Stitch can Save your Life - Part One

Hello to you!

Wow February 20th and most of this month has already passed! What have you been stitching so far this month? Do you have any pretty finishes to show me?
This week I'm going to be sharing part one of an E book that I've created called How Cross Stitch can Save Your Life. An easy to read guide detailing 10 ways in which Cross Stitch is  helping you stay healthy and prolonging your life?
You'll also be able to get the download free if you'd like to find out more after reading today's article.

How Having a Creative Hobby can literally save your life.

You can't have missed it in the news, magazines and specialist papers

Studies have shown that creative occupations such as knitting, crochet and cross stitching are therapeutic and can help you overcome stress and ease all sorts of ailments.

Here is a mini guide selection of ways that cross stitching can impact your health positively and help reduce your medication costs.

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• 1. Cross Stitch and Embroidery helps you break up your daily routine

After a stressful day at work, the only thing you feel like doing is taking a bath, having something to eat and then sitting down in front of Netflix with your cross stitching right?

This is because when you stitch you can empty your mind and forget about your stressful day and relax at last! You take your mind off what is bothering you and just LET GO.

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• 2. Cross Stitch and Embroidery reduces stress and anxiety and has a positive effect on high blood pressure.

High blood pressure occurs when your stress levels and cortisol rise. Cortisol is a stress hormone which the adrenal glands release in order to protect your body and brain from stress.

When your body produces too much Cortisol you will have a tendency to gain weight (your blood sugar level rises and stocks more of the fat that you eat than usual); it will negatively impact your mood; raise your blood pressure, give you brain fog and can even contribute to diabetes and osteoporosis.

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• 3. Cross Stitch and Embroidery relieves chronic pain and inflammation

When you stitch you use repetitive movements to create your stitches over and over again in order to create your design. These movements activate the parasympathetic nervous system which quietens the natural fight or flight response that all human's have. You let go and relax.

Once you feel relaxed your brain secretes several amazing chemicals. Such as Dopamine, which is a natural anti depressant; Oxcytocin, which increases your empathy towards others; Serotonine, which is commonly known as the “good mood” chemical and Endorphines which are your natural advil like chemicals because they mask pain and discomfort.

The combination of these 4 neurotransmitter chemicals help you feel relaxed, stress free and happy. Any chronic pains or inflammation diminish!

This is one of the amazing things that I discovered about cross stitching and that makes stitching a wonder drug for me and so many others!

If you would like to receive the pdf mini booklet by mail please reach out to me and I’ll send it to you in exchange for your email and subscription to my newsletter! If you’re already subscribed I’ll send it straight to you!

http://eepurl.com/dtKLmz

 SAL Temperature Tree of Love 2020

If you would like to keep your stress levels down this year and allow yourself at least 15 minutes of stitching per day, you are more than welcome to come and join in the 2020 Tree of Love Temperature SAL.

Just a small heart to stitch per day according to the temperature outside. From 1st January to 31st December stitching and sharing together. At the end of the year you'll have your very own unique temperature tree, have helped your health and well being and made lots of stitching friends

The basic chart price is 10€ for 366 days of stitching! There are some thread packs still available, but there are a lot out of stock (the packs were very popular!)

For all the information you need please follow this link:

http://bit.ly/SALTemperature2020

If you have any questions or would just like to send me a message about this article or anything concerning my designs, hand dyed products, colour therapy or  wellness through stitching I'd love to hear from you at tometlily@hotmail.com or on messenger.

Have a great week full of cross stitches, colour and light!

Happy Stitching!

Melanie
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