
Museum Anthropology Vol 21, No2, Fall 1997. P 72-82
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Oaxaca Stories in Clothincludes more than a hundred sensitive, intimate, full-color portraits of traditional people of the Oaxacan hinterlands who continue to wrap themselves in the clothing that expresses their ancient, living...
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This video is for all those who have ever been curious about how these wonderfully simple pieces of equipment work. It reveals the secrets behind the smooth and fluid operation of the...
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Spanish translation by Mayra Valtierrez of The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman: Pass Well Over the Earth. En su historia de vida, Flor de Margarita ("Antonia") relata sus experiencias aprendiendo tejer, enseñando...
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Learn about all aspects of the lives of many rural Moroccan women in the 70s and 80s and some still today. See the ways in which they do have power in this...
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Objects made from perishable materials are typically rare and fragmented in the archaeological record of northeastern North America. This volume summarizes recent research and provides ten case histories of investigations and analyses...
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Perspectives on Anthropological Collections from the American Southwest, edited by Ann Lane Hedlund. Including: Material Anthropology: Connecting Academic Research and Museum Collections; The Study of 19th Century Southwestern Weaving
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56 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Nothing feels better –– than making something out of nothing! Join us for a lesson in doing just that; from pine needles to useful, hand-crafted...
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Recognizing the dire need for more income-generating opportunities for Maya women in Guatemala, an accomplished American textile artist volunteered to teach one rug-hooking class. What followed is a surprising and heartening story...
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Provides design guidelines for using woven samplers - threading and treadling variations, sett, yarn sizes and types, color, etc. - as the basis for finished functional or fiber-art pieces.
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In the pages of this book, the young weavers will be your teachers. They chose to share what they have learned with you out of the hope that it will help you...
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I wrote an article on the iconography of Chiapas textiles.
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My research and writing focus on the production, exchange & display of textiles in contemporary indigenous cultures & European medieval societies. With the Field Museum I worked for several years with Shipibo...
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Silk Fusion is a unique process that bonds silk fibres into a lustrous kind of "felt" which can be gossamer and transparent or thick and opaque as leather. Eight projects are presented...
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What began as a couple's backpacking adventure with their young sons in Southeast Asia transformed into a thriving fair-trade business. Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos takes the reader on a rare...
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Measures 18.5" x 18.5" Words and beautiful, colorful drawings describe the life cycle of the silkworm from egg to cocoon, to moth to silkworm again within a circle. The area outside the...
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Book was the first to introduce and assess the impacts of a fair trade model for conducting business with artisan-related enterprises.
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Instructions for 20 different handspun, handknitted socks, including hiking socks, knee socks, lace socks, and much more, as well as notes on spinning, choosing equivalent commercial yarns, and techniques. (Note: This book...
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Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete are fifth-generation weavers who grew up at the fabled Two Grey Hills Trading Post. Their family and clan connections give them rare insight into where...
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Spinning can add another dimension of creativity to handwoven fabrics. Fiber choices, preparation, yarn finishing and fabric finishing are all discussed. The book is highlighted with projects created from handspun yarns, both...
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Swept utilizes copious information contained in the correspondence and business records of the Lorenzo Hubbell family, Ganado, AZ (~ 1860s-1960s). Lorenzo Hubbell Sr. is considered the czar of Navajo trade and the...
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Includes the basics of tapestry crochet, the history, tapestry crochet design, special graph papers, and instructions for 10 projects. The four rounds and four spiral projects are now sold for $10 as...
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Share your knitting skills with the next generation of fiber enthusiasts! This book is for anyone who wants to teach knitting successfully: teach a neighbor's child, your children, your grandchildren, a small...
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The authors of this edited volume examine handwoven and manufactured textiles, aesthetic preferences as well as textile production, and trade in northern Nigeria. Available from University of Michigan Press website - $28.50...
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This book is an excellent resource guide for select off-the-beaten-path locations and events that offer all the color, joy, and energy of Mexican folklife. Geared to independent-minded travelers, it presents the safest...
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Published in cooperation with the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, this book details all aspects of textile traditions of the weavers of Chinchero, Peru, including the role of special textiles in...
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Textile Traditions of the Peruvian Highlands, a video with a plus. Designed as a live Zoom presentation for groups, it includes both a video narrated by Jennifer Moore and the real time...
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In Artisans and Cooperatives: Developing Alternative Trade for the Global Economy, edited by Kimberly Grimes and Lynne Milgram. https://www.christineeber.com https://weaving-for-justice.org
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During the last 12 years my work has been focused on a deep-dive research of natural dye processes and applications that are practical and safe for the contemporary dyer. My collaborator, Joy...
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An in-depth guide to every aspect of the process, from developing a color palette to selecting yarn, warping the loom, and weaving the image. Weavers can choose from inexpensive tabletop and hand-held...
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These books are each a collection of the articles that appeared in Weaver's magazine that cover the topics indicated in the titles. Each book comprises a comprehensive study available nowhere else, including...
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The Complete Book of Drafting covers all the basic weave structures and how to draft and design them. Part I covers twills and color-and-weave effects, Part II covers overshot. Part III all...
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This is a pocket guide to one hundred sheep breeds and their fiber. Profiles include photos of the animals and quick information about their origins and conservation status, as well as summary...
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Don't drop this one on your foot. It's 4 pounds of information on fiber animals - everything we could get our hands on (i.e., available at the time to English-speaking fiber folk)....
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59 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Travel to India in this multi-media presentation. We weavers delight in items crafted by the human hand, and the traditional crafts found in the...
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In her life story Flor de Margarita ("Antonia") relates her experiences learning to weave, teaching her daughters to weave, and organizing women weavers in her community into cooperatives. In one chapter Flor...
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An overview of what silk preparations are available to the handspinner, how to spin and finish yarns made from silk, and how to use them in a variety of projects shown, made...
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An overview of Bengali kantha embroidery and the role of Surayia Rahman and others in this art's revival and transformation. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1931&context=tsaconf
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In 1994 I self-published a two volume booklet on Johann Ludwig Speck. There were only about 200 copies printed as they were printed by hand on an offset press and collated and...
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54 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Enter the land of the wonders that come off the back-strap loom. Guatemala is a country long recognized by the weaving world as one...
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This compact, sturdy, spiral-bound volume helps weaver's keep track of the details. It's all here: sett and sleying charts, formulas for calculating warp and weft, fiber identification tests, basic weave drafts, finishing...
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Doubleweave is the art of weaving two layers of cloth at the same time, one above the other on the loom, creating beautiful cloth that is reversible yet unique on each side.
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(Youth novel) A fictionalized account of the biblical fall of Jericho around 1400 B.C. from the viewpoint of young Talia who lives inside the formidable walls. Her father is a flax farmer,...
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32 minutes. A visionary leader in Bangladesh frees herself and hundreds of other women and families from poverty and social hardships by creating timeless works of art. Winner of three film festival...
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Handmade textiles are personal, no matter where in the world they're created, and these photos and explanations of 25 diverse world cultures' techniques vividly share the details. Take a voyage through the...
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Twenty artisans share their personal histories, hopes, and dreams along with the products of their hands and looms. Sidebar stories about history and culture also help to put the stories in context,...
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90-minute Workshop Video. This video takes the viewer step-by-step through the process of weaving a triangle shawl and adding a second triangle to make a ruana, turning that into a jacket or...
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My experience with the 'Flor Sylvestre' Mazahua, Santa Rosa de Lima, State of Mexico, teaching themselves spinning, dyeing and weaving skills to maintain their traditional traje. https://livingtextilesofmexico.wordpress.com/
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49 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Experience the exotic in your own home town; travel to Central Asia in this multi-media presentation. We have all seen Uzbek Ikat on the...
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Many articles on palm, reed and maguey baskets, hats, mats and bags for Revue magazine and Strands See my website. http://www.kathrynrousso.com/
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