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As unlikely as it may seem, the embroidery found on the handkerchiefs and pillowcases into which grandmothers have invested countless hours of fine needlework actually extends from an ancient and culturally rich Japanese art form that dates back more than 1,000 years ago. And grandparents and their families can now explore the origins and beauty of this intricate and long-enduring art for free at the Japanese Embroidery exhibit in the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech.

Running through September, the exhibit showcases two galleries full of gleaming threaded pictures of cypress fans, white cranes and other traditional East Asian imagery from the Japanese Embroidery Center (JEC) in Atlanta, a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Japanese embroidery, also known as Nuido, or the “Way of Embroidery”.....

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