Stitching (for) His Life: Morris William Larkin's Prisoner of War Sampler

Goggin, Maureen Daly

doi:10.2752/174967813x13703633980777

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“…In recent years, the literature regarding art history, anthropology, and art therapy has reflected a resurged interest in the textile arts, especially embroidery. These media have gained recognition because of their valuable contribution to the illumination of individual and community social narratives as well as national narratives [ 12 , 13 , 14 ] in therapeutic work with women [ 1 , 14 , 15 ], soldiers (especially who have experienced trauma and individuals who cope with more general forms of trauma, as they allow distraction and the finished product creates a sense of value) [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], refugees [ 19 , 20 ], and individuals dealing with mental illness [ 21 , 22 ]. Akin to other textile arts, embroidery evokes memories, sparks playfulness, and allows for engagement and contact with the material, as well as the verbal content that arises in conversation during creation [ 23 ].…”

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The Therapeutic Aspects of Embroidery in Art Therapy from the Perspective of Adolescent Girls in a Post-Hospitalization Boarding School

Wolk

2023

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This phenomenological qualitative study explored the experiences of adolescent girls with emotional disorders from post-hospitalization boarding schools who embroidered in an art therapy open studio group. A Youth Participatory Action Research approach and the bioecological model were used to shed light on the therapeutic process of embroidery. Through a thematic analysis of the focus groups and interviews with 13 participants, we identified five themes specifically related to embroidery: (a) control versus release/freedom; (b) calmness that comes from the repetitive action and focus; (c) the experience of being exceptional versus conventional; (d) the “stitch through time” experience, which involves a dialogue with the past, present, and future through embroidery; and (e) the overt-latent layers of consciousness. The findings suggest that embroidery has therapeutic benefits for this population and supports psychological development. This study reveals that embroidery, whose threads are intricately embedded in society and culture, and may provide a unique and meaningful activity for young people in post-hospitalization boarding schools and enables a social and cultural exploration of self and community. Limitations of this study and recommendations for further research are also discussed.

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The Therapeutic Aspects of Embroidery in Art Therapy from the Perspective of Adolescent Girls in a Post-Hospitalization Boarding School

Wolk

2023

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“…The use of worked rather than stitched or embroidered transformed the embroidery into "masculine haptic labor ... [that] characterize [d] the wounded men as heroic and enduring" (Carden-Coyne, 2020, p. 184). American Prisoner of War Sergeant Morris William Larkin stitched a sampler during his captivity in 1944 as an act of therapy, commemoration, and resistance against his captors (Goggin, 2013).…”

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