The process of creativity – the finding of form for thought – have a transformative impact on the sense of self. The embroiderer holds in her hands a coherent object which exists both outside in the world and inside her head. Winnicott’s theory of mirroring helps us understand how the experience of embroidering affirms the self as a being with agency, acceptability and potency...The embroiderer sees a positive reflection of herself in her work and, importantly, in the reception of her work by others.1
Embroidery quote:the transcendent , a thin place
