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Circa 1989 to 1993, during her years as First Lady, Barbara Bush quietly transformed the White House into a deeply personal home through needlepoint. Long before arriving at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was an avid stitcher. Needlepoint followed her through family life, campaigns, and diplomacy. By 1991, the tradition reached a public peak when the White House holiday decorations featured 1,200 needlepoint ornaments and 82 needlepoint houses arranged as a village inside the Executive Mansion. T