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This lively account of a pioneering anthropologist's experiences with a Navajo family grew out of the author's desire to learn to weave as a way of participating in Navajo culture rather than observing it from the outside. In 1930, when Gladys Reichard came to stay with the family of Red-Point, a well-known Navajo singer, it was unusual for an anthropologist to live with a family and become intimately connected with women's activities. First published...
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Museum of New Mexico Press guidebook volume no. 3
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93 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 18 x 22 cm.
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History, old-style wool blankets, changes brought about by traders, symbolism of design and color, a Navajo weaver at work, more. Emphasis on Navajo. Includes information on the Bayeta blanket, squaw dresses, dyeing, belts, garters, hair braids, imitation blankets, the Chimayó blanket, and reliable dealers. 254 illustrations, 32 in color.
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415 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm + 9 sheets of patterns
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From knits, wools, and flannels to corduroy and cottons, these patterns show how to make the most of each fabric's unique characteristics. Sewers will love the affordability and ease of these patterns, each requiring just one yard of fabric. There's something for every skill level and interest.
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154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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English
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"Are you a knitter, crocheter, crafter, or none of the above? This clever book gives yarn lovers -- both knitters and non-knitters alike -- 50 fun ways to use their stashes without taking out their knitting needles. The projects are easy and simple, but with a modern aesthetic that manages to be both sophisticated and inviting. Get your hot glue gun fired up, adhere some pompoms to an old office chair, and make the most ho-hum seat in your house into...
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American Indian art volume 3
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317 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm.
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English
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206 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"What do Korean bojagi wrapping cloths, Cameroonian Bamileke boubous, Peruvian montera hats, and Hungarian cifraszür shepherd cloaks have in common? Each is made using the ancient technique of patchwork -- the art of juxtaposing fabrics and motifs to create blankets, clothes, accessories, and more. This volume follows Catherine Legrand as she sews together an ethnographic patchwork map. Legrand has spent many years traveling and researching textiles...
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