Creating a close-knit place for the locals

Q&A: Mary Sharkey
Creating a close-knit place for the locals

But this was more knotting than knitting— a one needle, many-threaded technique known as ā€œnalebindingā€ a Scandinavian technique practised worldwide.

In Egypt cotton or silk were the basic materials used. Fine socks in white and indigo were knitted in intricate detail with Arabic blessings carefully worked into them.

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