embroidery
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At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Former mill worker Linda McTigue worked in the building when she was 17 years old and worked in a department that made embroidery silk yarn.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Fortunately, Byrne’s professional life is rich enough to require no offscreen embroidery.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Alavi struggled for months, before being picked along with 25 other women for embroidery training under a programme backed by the UN refugee agency.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Dame Agnes put aside her embroidery to do what was required of her, and she, too, promised that the work would be finished early in the week.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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