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Article Title: Spinning and Weaving in the Mountains of Crete

Author: Annette York

Issue date: Summer 2026

Issue number: 53

Issue topic: Purpose

Description: The author shares stories of women she’s met during her time in Crete, who grew up on this southernmost Greek island and learned to spin and weave in their childhoods and considers what it means when you are spinning because you have to rather than as a chosen hobby.