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The mental health benefits of making are well-known, with studies showing that craft can help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and stress. Take a look at this blog which explores the Whitchurch Hospital tablecloth made by a group of convalescing soldiers in 1917.
Comfort in Creativity - Mental Health Awareness Week (museum.wales)
Butterfly beadwork buckle made by Corporal Walter Stinson at the St Fagans Red Cross Hospital, about 1917-18.