First of all, they're not telling us anything we didn't already know in this BBC article, but...LOOK AT THAT WALL! Why haven't I done that? Hmmm! The day is still young!
So, technically, they're talking about needlepoint, but of cross stitch has the same basics (and is WAY less expensive). I've talked about this SO many times over the years and it's amazing that so many articles are still coming out about the mental benefits of needlework. YOU know how it is!
"I think it has a lot to do with the fact that people were looking for ways to get off their phones, to get away from the news – which many of us are still...I have ADHD, and I look at needlepoint as something that reduces my anxiety, and lets me really sit with my own thoughts."
Amen, sister!