Jean Moran: 'Crafts are a good tool to help calm yourself'
Jean Moran combines weaving and mindfulness at an event for Craft Month.
Even as technology has come to dominate our work and social lives, so have handmade crafts such as textiles, glass and pottery become better appreciated across society. These traditions are celebrated in August Craft Month, a joint initiative by Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Craft NI and Cork Craft & Design that will see over 300 events promoted throughout the island of Ireland.
A number of events highlight how beneficial craft making can be to mental health. In Ennistymon, Co Clare, the weaver Jean Moran will collaborate with mindfulness facilitator Tríona Gleeson on a two-hour workshop on 26th August that combines the craft of drop spindle spinning with the practice of mindfulness. The workshop will run at Moran’s Irish Hand Weaves premises on Main Street, where she combines her production and retail business with teaching crafts.
