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Embroidery
![プラスチックガール [Purasuchikku gāru] by Usamaru Furuya](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1312757920l/12322042._SX98_.jpg "プラスチックガール [Purasuchikku gāru] by Usamaru Furuya")
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Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch.
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― Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
― Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
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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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