Remember Dorcas in the bible, when she died the women were around her mourning showing Peter the clothes she had made them. I wonder if she was ever told to put her stitching down to do something else.>

I'm sure they did tell her to put her stitching down. But then, like now sewing takes patience, skill, and many sharp pointy objects. Example: did you take your mother's sewing scissors? Twice? She probably didn't get asked repeatedly.