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When the market for handmade lace began to dry up, a village of clever lacemakers began to use their skills to create items of a, ahem, delicate nature.

How, exactly, does Queen Elizabeth keep her outfits looking so perfect at all times?




During the Depression, the Works Projects Administration (WPA) hired the unemployed to write plays, build libraries, improve roads, bring electricity to rural areas, and much, much more—including weaving.