Fibers of Grief: Knitting & Sewing as Grief Care

In this solo episode of Halva for the Heart, I reflect on the ancient connection between fiber arts and grief care. From slow stitching and mending to knitting and quilting, I explore how our hands hold ancestral wisdom, how the rhythmic, tactile act of making with thread can help us process what our minds cannot.This episode weaves together:reflections on fiber arts as embodied grief care, from quilting to visible mendingthe story of Elizabeth Roseberry Mitchell’s Graveyard Quilt and other memorial textileshow knitting, crochet, and yarn wrapping can become rituals of remembrance and releasemy personal story about returning to knitting in grief, and the healing power of communal making✨ Join the next Fibers of Grief gathering or download the free Slow Stitching with Grief guidebookLinks:🧶 Fibers of Grief: online gathering every first Thursday of the month📘 Free Guidebook: Slow Stitching with Grief🧵 Melissa Word's Grief Threads🪦 Elizabeth Roseberry Mitchell’s Graveyard Quilt🏳️‍🌈 AIDS Memorial Quilt🕊️ Stitch Their Names Together: honoring Palestinians killed in Gaza🪡 Craftivist CollectiveIf you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...Leave me a 90 second voice noteMessage me on InstagramSend me an emailLearn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.comSubscribe to my weekly newsletter🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân