Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life

Experience the kinship between stories, fabric and the human spirit

In Healthcare

Learn how our process enhances the therapeutic effectiveness of caregiving with traumatized individuals, communities and populations.

In Education

See how our work with teachers and students strengthens bonds, promotes understanding, and encourages collaboration in learning communities.

In Neighborhoods

Enter the intimate spaces of home where elders, their families and companions bring memories to life through a creative process and caring support.

At Public Events

We offer diverse communities young and old the chance to take part in creative opportunities for self-expression and fun at public festivals and gatherings.

Explore Community Fabric

Woven fabric endures as a symbol of inter-connectedness. See our digitized interactive weaving and uncover words & images transformed into cloth.

Workshop Videos

See us in action! Our workshop participants engage in meaningful dialogue, learn new skills, and gain a strengthened sense of community.

Read our Testimonials

Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life is a valuable opportunity for anyone with a story to tell, creating expansive enrichment and deep impact.

– Laurie Moskowitz-Corrois, MA, ET, Expressive Arts Program Coordinator, The Children's Room, Arlington, MA

My first thought when I heard about Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life was…finally!

– Sandra Corneau, Building Manager, JFK Apartments, Cambridge, MA

Seeing the bits of black ink dotting the woven fabric, I know the individual words of my story have merged with the words of others of my community. A part of me will always be represented in that weaving, an experience made manifest that is unparalleled.

– Lorraine Fine, Congregation Eitz Chayim, Cambridge, MA

Through the use of color, fiber, paper, texture & language, Catherine and Cheyenne facilitate a process of quiet & profound transformation: transformation from paper to fiber, from isolation to belonging, from part to whole. Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life re-imagines the art of storytelling and the practice of healing.

– Barbara Hamm, Psy.D., Director, Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

I find peace in the Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life workshops at BSU…my fog, my pain, my unbearable feelings that I live with every day quiets in writing, sharing, drawing, viewing, CREATING.

– Ryan Connolly, participating veteran in "Vets Speak" project at Bridgewater State University