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Hands to the Spindle: Texas Women and Home Textile Production, 1822-1880 (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series)
Paula Mitchell Marks
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Description for Hands to the Spindle: Texas Women and Home Textile Production, 1822-1880 (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series)
Hardcover. Series: Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
It is said one piece of fabric can tell of the hardships, blessings, and realities of a woman’s life, as well as her community’s life. In nineteenth-century Texas women’s hands created most of the clothes their families wore, the blankets used to cover their tired bodies, and the textiles that furnished their homes. Spinning, weaving, dyeing, and knitting of clothing and linens gave them the [palette] to display their abilities and their dreams of a better future. These day-to-day activities of Texas women spinners and weavers come to life in the award-winning author Paula Mitchell Marks’ Hands to the Spindle. ... Read more
It is said one piece of fabric can tell of the hardships, blessings, and realities of a woman’s life, as well as her community’s life. In nineteenth-century Texas women’s hands created most of the clothes their families wore, the blankets used to cover their tired bodies, and the textiles that furnished their homes. Spinning, weaving, dyeing, and knitting of clothing and linens gave them the [palette] to display their abilities and their dreams of a better future. These day-to-day activities of Texas women spinners and weavers come to life in the award-winning author Paula Mitchell Marks’ Hands to the Spindle. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Series
Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9780890966990
SKU
V9780890966990
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About Paula Mitchell Marks
Paula Mitchell Marks is a professor of history at Saint Edward’s University in Austin. She has written highly acclaimed books on western history, including Turn Your Eyes Toward Texas: Pioneers Sam and Mary Maverick, also published by Texas A&M University Press.
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