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This
book is has its origins in the The Everyday Creativity of Women
Craftmakers, a narrative research project exploring the roles
and meanings of craftmaking in women’s lives. This research
aims to document and communicate contemporary women’s
stories of their engagement with craftwork; and to explore the
links that  women
perceive between their engagement in craftmaking and their wellbeing.
The research was funded by Victoria
University and Spotlight
Pty Ltd, a large Australian retailer of fabrics, wool and
craft supplies.
In
the book we explore the meaning of craft and craftmaking to
women and the key themes that have emerged from the research
including: creative and self expression, wellbeing, community
and intergenerational links and pleasure and passion for the
craft itself. There are 15 individual women and one group highlighted
in the book with images of their craftwork and their stories
and ideas about the meaning of craft to them.
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