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When Martha Moore Porter was a preteen, an aunt sent her a sewing machine as a present. Growing up in Prairie Village, Kan., she came from a crafty family, but her mother didn’t sew. So she taught ...

At least once a fortnight, I turn up somewhere (the office, a cafe to see friends) and I am quietly humming, hoping someone will notice. On some occasions I have to prompt the question, but often I ...