In addition to improving concentration and coordination, cross stitch has long been used as a therapy to relax and stimulate the right hemisphere of the brain.
Cross stitch has a long history. The oldest fragments come from Central Asia and date back to 850 BC. C. There was a time when this technique was only used for knitting items, but over the years cross stitch has proven to have endless therapeutic benefits. There are many people who have taken this form of embroidery as a way to relax and stimulate creativity.
It has been shown that focusing on a task such as cross stitch for a long period of time improves the level of concentration and coordination between the hands and the eyes. The right hemisphere of the brain is also stimulated, which is associated with creativity. That is why people who have jobs with a high level of responsibility, in which they are constantly required to develop creative solutions, find in cross stitch a good training for the creative area of the brain, as any artistic discipline would.
This type of people also conceives cross stitch as an exercise that helps improve attention, since embroidery requires a great state of concentration. It has been shown that reaching this point reduces blood pressure; and by creating useful and beautiful objects the level of self-confidence increases, since when it is finished you obtain a product of your own creation, the result of personal effort.
