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PAPERS: Critical Humanities and Rethinking Body Norms Location: McEwan Hall Auditorium Zoom Link Session Chair: Sarah Kettley, University of Edinburgh Session Chair: Elif Ozden Yenigun, Royal College of Art | |
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Reclaiming Embroidery: Uncovering the Potential of Embodied Practice for Women’s Mental Well-being 1: Tongji University, China, People's Republic of; 2: Newcastle University, UK Women’s mental well-being is deeply intertwined with their bodily experiences across different life stages. While embroidery has long been associated with domestic femininity, little is known about how its embodied qualities can support women’s mental well-being. This paper presents a co-creation workshop titled Embodied Embroidery, followed by micro-phenomenological and semi-structured interviews. Eight female participants engaged with embroidery to reconnect with their bodies and translate embodied sensations into material expressions. The findings reveal how embodied making can nurture different dimensions of women’s mental well-being while opening up new design spaces for embroidery activities among women across diverse age groups and cultural backgrounds. This paper contributes to design research by introducing an embodied, craft-based method for engaging with women’s well-being and by articulating design implications for integrating embroidery as a reflective and restorative practice. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1910
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