Wellbeing projects

Whitchurch Hospital Tablecloth

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.