Lace and Labor

Articles of Interest by Avery Trufelman

Aug 14, 202636:43Arts

Fear of automation, trad wives, and America First movements. None of this is new: it all happened in the history of knitting and crochet. For images, links and more, go to articlesofinterest.substack.com Learn about your...

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