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Hand-embroidered cards lovely enough to frame are displayed at Soolip (8646 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 310-360-0545) alongside 100-percent-silk hand-dyed ribbon, drawers of pressed flowers, and ...

Greetings cards must have been quite big business in early 20th-century Malta, seeing how many publishers claimed a slice of the cake. I will dip into my collections to illustrate various trends – ...

A group of children and youth with mental disability in Tiruchi have been extended a hand of support from Europe, and their talent for making embroidered greeting cards has led to a windfall order for ...