Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and ClothingSpinning and weaving are among the earliest arts. In the twisting of fibers, hairs, grasses,...
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Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and Clothing

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Textiles and Clothing

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Watson, Kate Heintz
Format: eBook
Language: English

Textiles and Clothing

Spinning and weaving are among the earliest arts. In the twisting of fibers, hairs, grasses, and sinews by rolling them between the thumb and fingers, palms of the hands, or palms and naked thigh, we have the original of the spinning wheel and the steam-driven cotton spindle; in the roughest plaiting we have the first hint of the finest woven cloth. The need of securing things or otherwise strengthening them then led to binding, fastening, and sewing. The wattle-work hut with its roof of interlaced boughs, the skins sewn by fine needles with entrails or sinews, the matted twigs, grasses, and rushes are all the crude beginnings of an art which tells of the settled life of to-day. Nothing is definitely known of the origin of these arts; all is conjecture. They doubtless had their beginning long before mention is made of them in history, but these craftsspinning and weavingmodified and complicated by inventions and, in modern times transferred largely from man to machine, were distinctively woman's employment. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 21534
Author: Watson, Kate Heintz
Release Date: May 19, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English

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