Fascination with Fiber by Marie A Gile

Fascination with Fiber by Marie A Gile

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The first comprehensive look at handweaving in Michigan from the pioneer log cabin to digital computer-aided looms

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Fascination with Fiber by Marie A Gile

Focuses on the forces that have kept the craft of handweaving alive in Michigan and throughout the country: individuals, organizations, and communities enlivened through necessity, opportunity, and creativity. This book is based on oral histories, interviews, documentary, and artifact research.

Marie A. Gile is Textile Specialist and Research Associate at Michigan State University Museum in Lansing. She has been a weaver and fiber artist for twenty-five years.

Marion T. Marzolf is Professor Emerita in the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Michigan. Since retiring in 1995, she has taught basic weaving, has served as president of the Michigan League of Handweavers, and has exhibited in galleries statewide.

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ISBN 13 9780472031139
ISBN 10 0472031139
Title Fascination with Fiber
Author Marie A Gile
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Year published 2006-06-30
Number of pages 168
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.