handwork

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The projects must be left behind by a loved one who is deceased or unable to complete the handwork due to illness or disability.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Finding a way to cut out handwork in China and Bangladesh would allow more clothing manufacturing to move back to Western consumer markets, including the United States.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

The influences of Miller’s speed and Ware’s handwork shine through Barrett’s play.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2021

Let us pause to recall the tricoteuse, a woman who sits and knits, coolly carrying on with her handwork as the world unravels around her.

From New York Times • May 8, 2020

One group tidied up from the meal, and the other—the one Grace dragged me into—stayed seated at the sawhorse tables and took out handwork.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson