Root & Thread

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  Mountmellick Embroidery

  Posted on March 01 2026

     There are a multitude of embroidery styles in the world, and many are closely associated with particular countries or regions. Only a few, though, are so firmly tied to...

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  A History of Lace-bark Cloth in Jamaica

  Posted on February 01 2026

       On May 5, 1494, Christopher Columbus and his crew became the first Europeans to encounter the island known to the Indigenous Taíno as Xaymaca. This Taíno word would become...

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