1000 Hearts Workshop Guide - UPDATED & EXTENDED

Updated and extended in September 2024, with lots of great new information and suggested activities.

Heart-making is a lovely way to bring people together and teach participants about the benefits of stitching and sharing pocket hearts. Workshops can be offered as a one-off experience or a regular meeting of likeminded people in your community, workplace or home.

Kindness is good for our mental and physical health, while social connections help to build resilience and reduce loneliness. There are also many benefits of hand-stitching, especially when it’s done in an inclusive and non-judgemental environment. Bringing hand-sewing and kindness together in a focused and intentional way creates a special kind of magic.

This 10-page guide provides the following:

• Background and evidence base of 1000 Hearts
• General Information about running a group session including group size, duration, facilitators, materials, set-up and my top tips
• Session Outline
• Suggested activities
• References for further reading

If you're thinking of holding a heart-making workshop in your school or community, this will be a handy resource to make sure it goes smoothly.

Please note that a hard copy of this resource is included when you purchase a Group Heart-making Kit.

When you order this guide, you will receive a download link for the PDF after ordering. This is not an item that will be posted to you, it is a digital file.