American Handweaving --- A Mid-Century Viewpoint
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Berta Frey's essay in the first issue of Handweaver and Craftsman reviews American handweaving at the midpoint of the twentieth century. She argues that handweaving is justified as art and individual expression rather than as production competing with machines, and she criticizes the pattern-collecting habits of the 1920s and 30s and the later swing to color and texture. She urges weavers to adapt traditional weaves such as overshot (Honeysuckle) and summer and winter to modern uses. An editorial note describes the accompanying photographs of her fabrics, including threadings, yarns, and commissions.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- April 1950
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 3
- Archive notes
- Published without copyright notice
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