homespun
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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
The company had also tried to revamp some of its stores, including decluttering and replacing much of the homespun decor with white exteriors and interiors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The band was the first to sanction fan taping at their concerts, spawning an abundance of homespun recordings that have been collected, traded and debated for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
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 • Nov. 29, 2025
“Here we are!’’The tinker turned around holding up a shirt of plain grey homespun.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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