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Cargando... Finnish American Rag Rugs: Art, Tradition & Ethnic Continuitypor Yvonne R. Lockwood
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Finnish American Rag Rugs is about rag rug culture and the role of rag weaving in Finnish America. In a larger sense, it is also a study of how a craft can persist over centuries, reinforcing the culture, attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and values of an immigrant group that retains a strong sense of its ethnic identity. Finnish American Rag Rugs provides a history of Finnish immigration to and settlement in Michigan's Upper Peninsula alongside an examination of the tradition of rag weaving in the United States and the Nordic region. Although many other immigrants have a tradition of making rag rugs, Finnish Americans are one of the few groups to have maintained the culture of rag weaving since their immigration. In the process of studying this one activity of one ethnic group, the author uncovers new information about both the history of a ubiquitous form of fiber art and the beliefs and values of an understudied ethnic group. Illustrated with more than 200 color photos, Finnish American Rag Rugs is both informative and beautiful. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Yvonne Lockwood
Cost: $19.77 thru Amazon
Pages: 249
Hardcover.
I had briefly paged thru this book at a guild meeting a couple of months ago and decided to place an order for it. Probably for 2 reasons - I am Finnish and I weave rugs. If there was a weaving book that could be called a "coffee table book" - this one could fit into that category.
Chapters Include:
* The History of Rag Weaving
* Finnish American Presence
* Weavers
* A Good Rug Requires a Good Loom
* The Weaving Process
* Aesthetics
* Influences on Tradition
* The Life Cycle of a Rag Rug
* Learning From Masters
* Concluding Thoughts
Appendices
* Weavers and Loom Makers
* Locations of Weavers and Loom Makers
* Rag Rug Apprenticeships
* Warping the Loom
* Portrait of a Loom
* Designs from 1920-1940s
There are many color photos and some black and white.
There are no patterns in this book. It is more of a history and rag rug inspiration book.
This is not something I'd be able to pick and read in a series of days - but definitely something to enjoy during the evenings and cold winter days. (