Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art

Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art

The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions.

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