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Woman stands next to rolls of fabric, facing camera and gesturing with her hands. Caption. Look at all the different textures and colors.

2 women stand behind a craft table with large sheets of decorated paper, colored paper shapes, and scissors on top. They look at each other while talking.

Closeup of a woman's hands holding a strip of gray sewn cloth.

2 women stand behind a dining table filled with candles in clear holders and lit candle pillars of varying heights, widths, and colors. They look at each other while talking.

2 women at a craft table; 1 holds a small, square piece of patchwork, and there is a completed patchwork quilt behind them. Text on image reads, "Time Saving Techniques for Quilting. Meryl Ann Butler, Quilter and Author, Norfolk, Virginia.

Woman and man sit in arm chairs and talk to each other.

Woman stands in front of an amber wall and wood paneling, looking downward.

Woman wearing a Christmas fabric glove mitt pours a brown mixture into an aluminum baking tray on a glass stovetop. Bowls of chopped nuts and chocolate chips are nearby.

2 women; 1 works with colorful paper on a table top as the other watches, an iron on an ironing board nearby.

2 women stand behind a kitchen counter. In front of them there are a variety of ingredients in jars, bottles, and packages. Text on image reads, "Meals for Vegetarians. Bonnie Matthews, Freekeh Foods, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Closeup of the face of a sock kitty with pink, white, and red colors.

Blue table top with a dinner plate filled with chicken, iceberg lettuce, and grape tomatoes. A small bowl of fruit and full glass of milk are to the side. A sign in the background reads, "ChooseMyPlate.gov."

Decorative frame with blue, beige, and lavender shapes, glitter, ivory bow and 2 purple butterflies. Small wooden pieces read, "There. Are truths. Of which. Give an inkling. But of most. I have only. A penciling."

2 women stand facing each other behind a table with fabric squares, spools of thread, a bowl of water, and a sewing machine.

2 women stand facing each other as 1 holds a pink carnation. Fresh carnations, yellow roses and other flowers with hand clippers lay on table.

Woman's hand points to a sewing machine presser foot that is threaded with decorative, lavender colored trim.

2 women stand across from each other at a circular table, mid-speech. Table has papers and black rubber tubing, tubing cutter, connector, and a rubber mallet.

Woman wears classic Chanel-style black and white plaid fabric zip jacket. Her eyes and mouth are slightly open as she holds her hands with palms facing her front.

Closeup of a woman's hands adding rainbow sprinkles to layered brown and white mini cake bars. Blue frosting, piping bag with white frosting, deco shapes, and googly eyes are to her right.

2 women stand at a kitchen island with multiple trays of food in front of them. A closeup of the food in front of them appears as a translucent overlay image.

Woman speaks to another person off camera. Her head is slightly turned with eyes open.

Woman speaks to another person off camera. Her head is slightly turned with eyes open.

Man stands next to a woman as he dips a paint brush into a can of gel stain. Small wood boards are on the tabletop with supplies, including a can of wood conditioner, poly stain, blue tape, and squares of blue towels, and tubes of color.

Man in dark suit jacket sits on brown fabric couch while gesturing with his hands, palms up, mouth slightly open. Text on image reads, "www.GaryBarnesInternational.com."

Closeup on 2 women's hands working with brightly colored fabric scraps laid out in front of them on a table. In the foreground, a pair of Westcott titanium sewing scissors.

2 women stand behind a kitchen counter. Both look down at a light pink single-tier cake on a stand. 1 uses a pastry bag to pipe the top edge with light pink frosting. 4 more pastry bags containing pastel color frosting are within reach.

3 adolescent children work with patterned fabric in a classroom setting. Caption. Then, you take your next piece, and...

Closeup of a person embroidering an intricate design on a piece of green cloth. Caption. And draw it tight.