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Fascination with Fiber
Gile, Marie A.; Marzolf, Marion T.
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Description for Fascination with Fiber
Paperback. Focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. This book is based on oral histories, interviews, documentary, and artifact research. Num Pages: 168 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; ACV; ACX; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 544.
Fascination with Fiber focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. For decades, Michigan has been at the center of handweaving and fiber arts and crafts, from the early days of immigrants who brought their skills with them from the Old Country through the latter part of the twentieth century, when the state was a vital part of the national fiber movement, including handweaving. Like the rest of the country, Michigan attracted immigrants who enriched its way of life. They ... Read more
Fascination with Fiber focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. For decades, Michigan has been at the center of handweaving and fiber arts and crafts, from the early days of immigrants who brought their skills with them from the Old Country through the latter part of the twentieth century, when the state was a vital part of the national fiber movement, including handweaving. Like the rest of the country, Michigan attracted immigrants who enriched its way of life. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472031139
SKU
V9780472031139
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About Gile, Marie A.; Marzolf, Marion T.
Marie A. Gile is Curator of Michigan State University Museum in Lansing. She has been a handweaver for 25 years. Marion T. Marzolf was Professor in the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Michigan. She retired in 1995. She is he author of Up From the Footnote: A History of Women Journalists and Civilizing Voices: American Press ... Read more
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