The stunning traditional textile art of khayamiya made in Egypt is in danger of being lost with only twenty makers still creating the complex decorative appliqué pieces which take years to learn how to do. The art may date back to the time of the pharaohs and was originally used for tent decoration.
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AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.

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The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet

Disclosure: I am not a knitter/crocheter. Though many of my loved ones are, and I turned to them for help writing this story, I obviously don’t know as much as those who participate in it. As such, mi

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