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Embroidery
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Tatterfell sews on cunning cuffs made from the scales of pinecones around the edges of frayed sleeves. Small tears in skirts are stitched over with embroidery in the shape of leaves and pomegranates and- on one- a cavorting fox. She has stitched dozens of leather slippers for me. I will be expected to dance so fiercely that I wear through a pair every night.
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― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince
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Needlework is a retreat from the white noise of everyday life. It is also, crucially, a choice rather than the social requirement it was for women in the 18th and 19th centuries...It is not something we do because we don't have better things to do with our time, but because we find it a creative, mindful and stimulating activity that lets our minds wander as our fingers track over what we're working on.
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― Jane Austen Embroidery: Regency Patterns Reimagined for Modern Stitchers
― Jane Austen Embroidery: Regency Patterns Reimagined for Modern Stitchers
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