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
She hosts monthly arts and crafts workshops including activities like scrapbooking, punch needle embroidery and clay art.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The 70m-long embroidery, widely believed to have been created in Kent, goes on display in September.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The embroidery teacher lost her job in December when the programme was discontinued, as part of broader aid cuts hitting people across Afghanistan.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
He sat in a high-backed chair near the fire, while Lady Constance sat at her embroidery frame with a small girl leaning against her knee.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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