homespun

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Long processions of women, many of them bearing a takli or spindle to honour Gandhi's commitment to homespun khadi cloth, take over Bombay's streets, quite literally pushing men to the very margins.

From BBC

This earnest and homespun production draws from Restrepo’s experience with his aunt, who decided to end her life through assisted death after a long illness.

From New York Times

From her humble suburban beginnings in the mid 1950s, plain Mrs Everage morphed into a global superstar, spreading her homespun philosophy and piles of gladioli wherever she went.

From BBC

Drawing from a diverse but related mélange of influences that span Midwest emo, abstracted post-rock, minimalist classical composition and homespun folk, Caroline pairs lush instrumentation with simple lyrics.

From Washington Post

Now, after a year of combat, many of these homespun groups of volunteers are fighting with themselves and undermining the war effort.

From New York Times