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CLOTH THAT DOES NOT DIE (cl)

Author :
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295803579
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book CLOTH THAT DOES NOT DIE (cl) written by and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cloth only wears, it does not die," the paradoxical phrase from a Bunu Yoruba prayer, emphasizes the power of cloth as a symbol of continuing social relations and identities in the face of uncertainty and death. The Bunu Yoruba people of central Nigeria mark every critical juncture in an individual’s life, from birthing ceremonies to funeral celebrations, with handwoven cloth. Anthropologist Elisha Renne explains how and why this is so and discusses why handwoven cloth is still valued although it is rarely woven in Bunu villages today. Special marriage cloths mark changes in the status of Bunu brides, as well as in the social connections of kin during traditional marriage rituals. In funerals, handwoven cloth is used to rank chiefs; in masquerade performances, it indicates the presence of ancestral spirits. As tailored and untailored dress, it expresses gender and educational differences. Further, it is worn to distinguish ritual events that have a unique Bunu identity from everyday affairs where commercial, industrially woven cloth prevails. Renne examines the use and production of cloth in Bunu society from approximately 1900 to the present. Some traditions associated with cloth have given way to changes brought about by long contact with Christian missionaries and by British colonial policies that altered methods of cotton and cloth production. Today weaving is no longer done as a matter of course by all village women, but rather has become the specialty of only a few. Why does handwoven cloth still play such a vital role in Bunu social life when, in fact, Bunu women have largely given up weaving? To explain cloth’s continued cultural importance, Renne takes the story beyond the descriptive and historic to examine the meaning of different kinds of cloth for various members of Bunu village communities -- from wives and diviners to chiefs and hunters. The details of Bunu village life in Cloth That Does Not Die complement the many uses of cloth that Renne interprets. Anthropologists, social historians, and historians of African art will find the book of great value as an example of how material culture can integrate the study of various aspects of social life. The book will interest textile artists with its close attention to the visual properties of cloth itself.

Clothing and Difference

Author : Hildi Hendrickson
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822317913
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Clothing and Difference written by Hildi Hendrickson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the dynamic relationship between the body, clothing, and identity in sub-Saharan Africa and raises questions that have previously been directed almost exclusively to a Western and urban context. Unusual in its treatment of the body surface as a critical frontier in the production and authentification of identity, Clothing and Difference shows how the body and its adornment have been used to construct and contest social and individual identities in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, and other African societies during both colonial and post-colonial times. Grounded in the insights of anthropology and history and influenced by developments in cultural studies, these essays investigate the relations between the personal and the public, and between ideas about the self and those about the family, gender, and national groups. They explore the bodily and material creation of the changing identities of women, spirits, youths, ancestors, and entrepreneurs through a consideration of topics such as fashion, spirit possession, commodity exchange, hygiene, and mourning. By taking African societies as its focus, Clothing and Difference demonstrates that factors considered integral to Western social development--heterogeneity, migration, urbanization, transnational exchange, and media representation--have existed elsewhere in different configurations and with different outcomes. With significance for a wide range of fields, including gender studies, cultural studies, art history, performance studies, political science, semiotics, economics, folklore, and fashion and textile analysis/design, this work provides alternative views of the structures underpinning Western systems of commodification, postmodernism, and cultural differentiation. Contributors. Misty Bastian, Timothy Burke, Hildi Hendrickson, Deborah James, Adeline Masquelier, Elisha Renne, Johanna Schoss, Brad Weiss

Friendly Faces In the Wild (2020 Edition)

Author : Surya Sajnani
Publisher : words & pictures
ISBN 13 : 9780711254183
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Friendly Faces In the Wild (2020 Edition) written by Surya Sajnani and published by words & pictures. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open out the soft pages of this beautiful organic cloth book and meet Bear, Elephant, Toucan, and Lion. With high contrast black and white bold line illustrations on soft, padded tactile pages, this delightful fold-out cloth book for babies features adorable friendly animal faces that babies will love and respond to. Ideal for reading in strollers, cots, and changing areas, this is the perfect gift for new born babies. The Wee Gallery range of books for pre-schoolers marry fresh design with engaging educational content. The result of a fantastic partnership between Wee Gallery and QEB Publishing, the beautiful illustrations, bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns are designed to stimulate visual development in young infants. Family-run Wee Gallery have over 10 years' experience in graphic design and education, and so these books are guaranteed to excite and engage little minds.

Textiles and Clothing, C.1150-c.1450

Author : Elisabeth Crowfoot
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843832393
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Textiles and Clothing, C.1150-c.1450 written by Elisabeth Crowfoot and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scraps of clothing and other textiles are among the most evocative items to be discovered by archaeologists, signalling as they do their owner's status and concerns.

The Weaver's Idea Book

Author : Jane Patrick
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1620331675
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Weaver's Idea Book written by Jane Patrick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New and experienced weavers alike are always on the lookout for new weave-structure patterns. The Weaver's Idea Book presents a wide variety of patterns for the simple rigid-heddle loom, accompanied by harness drafts for multishaft looms. The techniques include leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric. Each chapter contains weaving patterns along with swatches illustrating the techniques, accompanied by step-by-step photography. The book is arranged by structure or type of weave, from variations on plain weave to doubleweave. With traditional patterns from around the world, bands, and fabrics woven on two double heddles, The Weaver's Idea Book brings together a variety of ways to create exquisite cloth. Weaving tips and tricks help weavers at all levels achieve their textile dreams. In addition to pattern drafts, Jane offers project ideas that guide the reader through creating functional woven projects, from wearables to home decor. Weaving, especially on rigid-heddle looms, is enjoying a resurgence, and contemporary weavers are in need of a book to bridge the divide between basic books and complex text designed for advanced weavers with sophisticated tools. Celebrating the immense potential for creativity possible with the simplest of tools, The Weaver's Idea Book eBook opens new avenues for exploration on both the rigid-heddle and multishaft looms.

Indestructibles Wiggle! March!

Author : Amy Pixton
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761156984
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Indestructibles Wiggle! March! written by Amy Pixton and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Announcing a brand new idea in publishing books for babies: the completely durable, completely safe Indestructibles. Published on the same paper-like material used in shipping envelopes, Indestructibles are 100% baby-proof: chew-proof, drool-proof, and rip-proof. That's because Indestructibles not only will not tear or turn gummy with teething, but they are also completely washable. Indestructibles are also energetic, beautiful, and created just for baby. The printing material reproduces color artwork with uncommon depth, and with no residual inkiness; the artwork, paintings by Kaaren Pixton and reminiscent of Eric Carle, is happy, each page a simple, colorful image of an animal or bird or insect against a rich, textured background. The effect is 3D-like and completely visual. There are no words, making each perfect for parents and babies to look at together, with mom or dad telling the story. Three titles launch the series: Creep! Crawl! about animals that crawl, Flutter! Fly! about animals that fly, and Wiggle! March! about farm animals—books babies can really sink their teeth into.

Welcome Little One

Author : Sandra Magsamen
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492619329
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Welcome Little One written by Sandra Magsamen and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For parents, the arrival of a newborn child is an event that offers the promise of never-ending love. Filled with lively illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, Welcome Little One allows parents and children to celebrate and cherish their bond.

Cloth Lullaby

Author : Amy Novesky
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613129165
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Cloth Lullaby written by Amy Novesky and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning creators, Amy Novesky and Isabelle Arsenault, present a picture book biography of a beloved artist in Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois. Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise’s own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tapestry artist herself. She worked with fabric throughout her career, and this biographical picture book shows how Bourgeois’s childhood experiences weaving with her loving, nurturing mother provided the inspiration for her most famous works. With a beautifully nuanced and poetic story, this book stunningly captures the relationship between mother and daughter and illuminates how memories are woven into us all. “With evocative, gorgeous illustrations and an inspirational story of an artist not often covered in children’s literature, this arresting volume is an excellent addition to nonfiction picture book collections, particularly those lacking titles about women artists.” —Booklist, starred review

Print & Pattern 2

Author : Bowie Style
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780675402
Total Pages : 733 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Print & Pattern 2 written by Bowie Style and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterns are everywhere. An antidote to gloomy economic times, we see them creeping over shop fronts, packaging design, clothes and home accessories. Who wants mass-produced minimalism when you can have patterns with personality? Print & Pattern 2 is the latest book from the cult Print & Pattern website that celebrates all aspects of printed surface pattern. Featuring cute, colourful and contemporary designs on textiles, cards, gift wrap, stationery, wallpaper, tableware, books, illustration, and anything, the book will be a must for anyone who loves printed patterns and motifs. Includes work from Marimekko, Designers Guild, Sanderson, Jonathan Adler, Angela Adams, Amy Butler, Rob Ryan and Dwell Studio.

Dark Side of the Cloth

Author : Brooklyn Cross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Dark Side of the Cloth written by Brooklyn Cross and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groomed from birth to take over the Cartel, darkness was all Dean knew. Except he had no interest in running a gang, and even less in being the next El Chapo like his abusive father. So, he ran. That's when the Army found him. He was highly sought after for his unique skill set, and quickly became a valued member. Finally, he found a place where he belonged. Until The Righteous came knocking with an opportunity for a new life. So, he put on the priest collar and settled into the small town, happy with his new beginning. Then he saw Yasmine Jacobs. Wracked with survivors guilt, Yasmine struggled to put that dreadful night behind her. She tried to move on and take over the family business. She thought her life was fine the way it was. That is, until the new priest, Dean O'Sullivan came into town. Confession was supposed to cleanse her soul, not damn her for the thoughts running through her mind. How long would she be able to deny her basic primal instincts, when circumstance kept pushing them together? But who exactly was the forbidden fruit?

Ikat

Author : Mary Zicafoose
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1632506785
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Ikat written by Mary Zicafoose and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textile enthusiasts, the ultimate reference you've been waiting for is here--Ikat! Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving with Resists is your introduction to the fundamentals of a resurging trend in woven cloth. Award-winning weaver and instructor Mary Zicafoose has spent more than 30 years exploring the possibilities of ikat and now shares her wealth of knowledge with you. Dig into the pages of this handbook to discover: • Historical background on ikat with gorgeous visual refernces. • Instruction in warp, weft, and double ikat techniques, written and illustrated in clear sequential steps. • Instructions to build ikat wrapping boards. • An addendum on painted "faux" ikat using dye pastes and brushes. • Acid and indigo dye system recipes and procedures. • Compelling projects with detailed instruction taking you from undyed yarn to woven ikat cloth. • A gallery of contemporary ikat created by a range of diversely talented dyers and weavers. All this and more is waiting for you in Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving with Resists.

Wee Gallery Cloth Books: Roly Poly Panda

Author : Surya Sajnani
Publisher : words & pictures
ISBN 13 : 9780711244870
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Wee Gallery Cloth Books: Roly Poly Panda written by Surya Sajnani and published by words & pictures. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensory-rich cloth book to follow Roly Poly Panda through the trees as she explores her forest home and listens out for her friends. Presented in a sweet gift box, the pages are made with extra padding for an ultra-soft feel, making them ideal for the stroller or play mat—and they're machine washable! Little hands will love to explore Wee Gallery Cloth Books, a lovable collection of animals with crinkly ears that heighten babies' senses. The result of a fantastic partnership between Wee Gallery and words & pictures, the beautiful illustrations, bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns are designed to stimulate visual development in young infants, making this soft cloth book an ideal first gift.

Dr. Seuss's Circus Mcgurkus 1,2,3! Cloth Book

Author : Dr. Seuss
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780375830099
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Dr. Seuss's Circus Mcgurkus 1,2,3! Cloth Book written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acts in Dr. Seuss's Circus McGurkus introduce numbers one through five, in a cloth book enhanced by a rattle, squeaker, and flaps.

Dia's Story Cloth

Author : Dia Cha
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613068086
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Dia's Story Cloth written by Dia Cha and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hmong woman recounts her family's wartime displacement, during which she was forced to flee to a refugee camp in Thailand, in an account illustrated by a traditional Hmong embroidered story cloth

God Made You

Author : Lori C. Froeb
Publisher : Studio Fun International
ISBN 13 : 9780794442149
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (421 download)

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Download or read book God Made You written by Lori C. Froeb and published by Studio Fun International. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby will learn that she is God's most precious creation in this adorable cloth book with interactive elements. Soft cloth pages, felt flaps, and fun rhymes make God Made You a perfect first Bible book for baby. Inside, little ones will see biblical animals and people that are part of God's creation. Babies will love the irresistible crinkle page and lifting the flaps to reveal fun surprises. A mirror built into the front cover will reveal someone else God made—you! Perfect for tummy time.

The Clothing of Books

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408890151
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Clothing of Books written by Jhumpa Lahiri and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you clothe a book? In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.”

Building the Pattern

Author : Laura Huhta
Publisher : Quadrille Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781787135499
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Building the Pattern written by Laura Huhta and published by Quadrille Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fashionable Finnish sewing duo are back with a second book that shows you how to create a coherent capsule wardrobe - complete with a collection of 20 garments that are easy to make, wear and combine. Complete with stunning photography, clear illustrations and instructions, Scandi sisters Laura and Saara offer up an enticing selection of tops, dresses, skirts, and trousers for the modern seamstress. Using the five essential building blocks, choose, customize and adapt the designs in this book to create a variety of flattering garments for every occasion that suit your style and fit your figure. Taking you beyond the patterns featured in this book, Building the Pattern offers expert advice on how to achieve the perfect fit, alter the designs and add your own personal twist. Discover how to create clothes with care, build your sewing repertoire and embrace the slow fashion movement. Six full-size pattern sheets are included in this neat package. The patterns are in a range of sizes from UK sizes 8 to 22 (US size 2 to 18 / 34 to 50 EUR sizes), with concise information on measuring yourself and technical sewing tips to sew for your shape.