Is the Internet taking us back in time? The return of handmade goods
Is the Internet taking us back in time? The return of handmade goods
Originally aired Friday, September 19, 2014
Jody Rice fell in love with needlework as a child. After an unfulfilling series of jobs in film, Rice decided to quit her 9-5 life.
Her online business of digital patterns may sound modern, but Jody feels her colorful, geometric graphics actually get back to where cross-stitch started, thousands of years ago. Jody lives off her business full time, and connects to an entire community who appreciate her reinterpretation of this ancient form of decoration.
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