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Amma's trembling hands guided mine across the silk, showing me stitches her grandmother taught her seventy years ago. The pattern held stories—our stories—woven in indigo and gold threads that refused to fade. "Nobody learns anymore," she whispered, fear flickering across her weathered face. But I was learning. Each knot felt like holding our ancestors' hands. When I finished my first saree, Amma wept. My sisters watched, suddenly curious. Their children leaned closer. That evening, five of us gathered in her small room, needles dancing. The tradition, nearly lost, found new life in our collective breath. We weren't just preserving cloth; we were stitching ourselves back together.