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This book brings into focus key aspects of our heritage and shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality. \"Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland\" contributes to the preservation of regional culture in the Gaeltacht, the Irish-speaking sections of western Ireland. The weavers believe their work is of importance because \"large chunks of our cultural heritage have been lost with the passing of just one generation.\" Traditional methods of wool production are presented in this book along with folklore, myth and local archaeology which influences the weavers' practices, tapestry design, self-perceptions and identities as artists and mentors within their communities. Also included is a documentation of the natural materials-plants and sea life-that their ancestors used in dye recipes for the yarns in their sweaters and tweeds.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49730686222609,"sku":"NGR9780953535330","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50536552562961,"sku":"GOR008464084","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0953535339.jpg?v=1751266281"},{"product_id":"love-and-pomegranates-book-meghan-nuttall-sayres-9780984835997","title":"Love and Pomegranates","description":"This editor believes the public finally understands that bioenergy should be a critical new 39 component of our world's future energy supply. While this new enlightenment might have 40 come from bioenergy's environmentally friendly attributes and its renewable and sustain- 41 able nature, the reality is that the primary driver has been both the high cost of energy, 42 led recently by petroleum products, and the unique climatic changes such as local weather 43 events and reports of melting of ancient glaciers. I believe that much of the public under- 44 stands the primary cause of these changes is the growing demand for fossil fuels for heat- 45 ing and transportation needs driven by both population increases and dramatic economic 46 development around the globe. This increased demand, as well as global politics, has 47 impacted the costs for these energy products. At the same time, increased use of fossil fuels 48 has been liberating unprecedented levels of CO and other greenhouse gasses (GHGs) 49 2 that must be impacting the global climate. As a result, the world is looking for alternative 50 solutions. Renewable energy is one of the leading options as long as it is pursued in a sus- 51 tainable fashion. Of course, renewable energy has numerous sources, including wind, solar, 52 geothermal, ocean currents\/tides, and bio-based energy. The latter category of renewable 53 energy is centered primarily on use of green plant matter, i. e.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50015292326161,"sku":"CIN0984835997G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0984835997.jpg?v=1751364742"},{"product_id":"anahita-s-woven-riddle-book-meghan-nuttall-sayres-9780984835928","title":"Anahita's Woven Riddle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA richly textured, carefully researched novel . . . excellent use of Sufi poetry and a strong cast of characters make this more than memorable. Romantic, delightful and educational too --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing story that weaves in Persian culture, history, and surroundings, and portrays the life of a unique young woman and her quest for love.--School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnahita's Woven Riddle offers a glimpse into a world not many books enter. Sayres does an excellent job developing characters that intrigue and tug at the heart.--Historical Novels Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Anahita, a nomadic weaver in nineteenth-century Iran, learns that her father wants her to wed the leader of her tribe--a man she finds repulsive--she designs her own fate by weaving a riddle into her wedding carpet, which suitors must guess to win her hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnahita's Woven Riddle includes a discussion and study guide, Persian interior art, and brand new cover art by award-winning Tehran-based artist Rashin Kheirieh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeghan Nuttall Sayres is a tapestry weaver who has traveled in Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia, where she has met with scholars, carpet weavers, dyemasters, and merchants to study the age-old techniques, symbolism, and Sufi poetry that infuse many rugs woven throughout the Middle East. Her debut novel Anahita's Woven Riddle has been translated into several languages. 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