Come birthdays, weddings or housewarming parties, the big question that resurfaces again (and always) is “What to gift?” Flowers, wine, cheese platter hampers, crockery—every possible idea in the rulebook has been done and dusted. That’s perhaps why Kochi-based Anjana Stanley’s embroidery hoops (starting at Rs 1,500) seem like a breath of fresh air. This writer first learnt about Stanley when a friend in Mumbai commissioned an artwork. The results blew our mind.