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Needlework
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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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The verb 'to darn' is explained in my pocket dictionary as follows: 'To mend by imitating the texture of the stuff, with thread and needle.' But this definition does not correspond to the work accomplished by good Chinese housewives. When they mend a sock, they do not try 'to imitate the texture of the stuff'. Their art makes no attempt at concealment: it even takes a certain pride in revealing itself.
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― The Maker of Heavenly Trousers
― The Maker of Heavenly Trousers
