Two Romanian immigrants in Ohio (USA) are keeping alive the ancient art of fine needlepoint:

Burtea, a Romanian immigrant who moved to the states in 1994, took up the craft as a teenager, alongside her mother Stela.
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“It was in communist Romania, so you didn’t really have much distraction,” she told the Star Beacon — usually, kids read books or played outside. “There wasn’t much to do in winter. We only had a couple hours of TV in one evening, and those couple hours with one channel weren’t worth watching.
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“I never really cared much for crocheting, but the needlepoint — it’s very comforting and peaceful, even though it looks very complicated.”

Very nice!