A Revival of Feminine Handicrafts
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A 1902 magazine article surveying the American revival of handicrafts, especially textiles, led by women. It describes the Deerfield, Massachusetts Blue and White Needlework society and its cooperative payment scheme, Deerfield basket-making and hand-woven rag rugs, the Cranberry Islands hooked rugs, and the Abnakee pulled rug. It also covers the Sabatos yarn rugs and hand-woven fabrics of Centre Lovell, Maine, and a planned tapestry settlement in Ohio or West Virginia. It closes with a defense of handwork against machine production. Illustrated with photographs of the Miller House, basket-makers, rug warping and weaving, and Sabatos rug designs.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- July 1902
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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