Times Past: When macramé was a head-turner

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From the L.A. Times archives: Home magazine, July 3, 1977

Does anything say ‘1970s’ quite like macramé?

Would you call this owl a piece of art? Craft? Hideous waste of twine? However your answer, consider this challenge: We’re wondering if some ambitious crafty-type person out there can create a modern version of the owl, originally featured in a column titled ‘For Gifted Hands.’ Send us a picture and show us what your own gifted hands can do.

-- Joan Fantazia

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