Spinners and Weavers of Modern Greece
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An article on hand spinning and weaving in Greece around 1950, describing the three main loom types (nomad, peasant, and flying-shuttle handlooms), the fibers used (silk, cotton, linen, wool, goat hair), regional specialties, and the economic role of the home loom. The second half covers the Cavalcade of Greek Fashions shown in New York, in which handwoven Greek fabrics were made into modern and historic-style costumes, and profiles weaving firms such as Karastamati, Caloutsi and Richardson/Topoglides. Illustrated with photographs of spinners, looms and costumes.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- May 1950
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
- Archive notes
- Copyright expired
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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