When Diana Weymar stitched the words "I am a Very Stable Genius" on top of a piece of her grandmother's floral embroidery, she had no idea she would end up making textile history and receive international media coverage. Weymar, an artist and activist, was simply venting her frustration with one of the president's outlandish statements, but once she posted a photo of her work on Instagram, the "stitch 'n' bitch" ball was off and rolling.
Soon enough, friends joined her; strangers contacted her on social media and began sewing up a storm, contributing their own needlework that called out the president on his offenses. The assembled collection got a name: the—wait for it—Tiny Pricks Project.
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