I don't know. Right now I'm feeling reassured by the fact that my ten year old granddaughter, who is spending the summer with me, has been working hard on a red, white and blue quilt to donate to a drive for quilts for Vets. I'm very proud of her but, more than that, I've been thrilled by how much she seems to enjoy the work. I also look around at all the young women learning knitting, crochet and embroidery and can't help but believe that handwork is a long way from being dead.