Sweaters
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Ponchos
Booties
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Ellen Rubin is photographed at the Luv2Knit & More in Jenkintown, Pa. Thursday, February 14, 2021. Rubin, a former immunologist, has opened a knitting shop in Jenkintown and started a nonprofit to bring what she believes is the therapeutic benefit of knitting to all sorts of people. JOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
Who We Are
Ellen Rubin is the founder and Creative Director of Therapeutic Crafters on Call (TCC). Although trained as a scientist, she has always had a creative streak, and has been teaching knitting and crocheting for more than twenty years in settings as diverse as local yarn shops and after-school programs in elementary schools.
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Small Group
We offer small group lessons for classes, camps, and organizations such as therapy groups and caregivers.
Parent and Me Lessons
Parents and their children can receive lessons together for crochet & knitting. This provides the parent with tools to help their child at home should they run into any problems.
Private Lessons
Individuals can setup one on one lessons for knitting and crochet. We offer beginner and advanced classes for both.
The Scientific Benefits of Knitting and Crocheting
Reducing stress
The repetitive and rhythmic motions that make up knitting could be the key to relaxation. Dr Barry Jacobs of Princetown University found that animals who perform repetitive motions trigger a release of serotonin, the neurotransmitter associated with calmness and well-being. Those who had been sluggish, stressed and depressed were able to soothe themselves through knitting. The more they knitted, the less worried and fearful they became.
Courtesy of Sheep & Stich
Decreasing anxiety levels
In one international survey, a strong connection was revealed between knitting and feelings of calm and happiness. In addition to the activity itself, many knitters find benefits in the social nature of knitting – whether they belong to a local knitting group or an online community.
Courtesy of Mental Health America
Easing depression
In one international survey, a strong connection was revealed between knitting and feelings of calm and happiness. In addition to the activity itself, many knitters find benefits in the social nature of knitting – whether they belong to a local knitting group or an online community.
Courtesy of Mental Health America
Relieving symptoms of Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD)
Did you know that WW1 soldiers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder were taught how to knit as part of their journey to recovery? The rhythmic and continuous movements of knitting appear to ease stress and in so doing, help to lower heart rate and blood pressure. What’s not to love!
Courtesy of Spana
Calming symptoms of autism
Inspired by the knitting-lesson plan on Cat’s website, Tanya Singer…taught a group of children in the Bronx, New York. “These were second- through fifth-graders, some with motor and attention issues,” …including one little girl on the autism spectrum…who was the star of the class.
Courtesy of Interweave
Contributing to alcohol and drug addiction recovery
During the second class, Laurie told us that many studies point to people feeling calmer and happier as a direct result of knitting, and some more future-forward studies have found that people who engaged in hobbies like knitting resulted in better cognitive functioning and lower rates of memory loss later in life.
Courtesy of Recovery
Smoking cessation
Knitting support groups like this one in Massachusetts and Australia’s Knit to Quit group for smokers have been life-changing, largely because of the community support and knitting’s inherently soothing quality.
Courtesy of Sheep & Stich
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