Weaving

Patriarchal societies, by definition, are dominated by the male presence and female subordination. Men decide on political, social, and religious policies while women are restricted to managing the household and taking care of children. In many past and present patriarchal societies, women are reduced to mere property. Masculinity symbolizes strength while femininity reflects weakness. Although the position of women has improved in most societies with feminist movements, most men and women still…

occupation and community making it the quintessential local trading centre to study in the city1. One such relationship is of the weaving cluster in Cubbonpet and Sudhamanagar having a long history that dates back to the seventeenth century or earlier. If Balaji was to weave in the early eighteenth century Pete, in most probability he would belong to one of the four dominant weaving castes of Pattegaras, Shayanagaru, Devangas or Cuttery, known for sophisticated hand woven silk or high quality…

understand and build something from nothing. Albers took her craft very seriously, writing two books while at Black Mountain, “Anni Albers: On Weaving” and “Anni Albers: On Design” both of which not only delve into that textbook informational aspects of weaving and design but also the construction and artistry of each. Albers constructed a lot of pictorial weavings at Black Mountain, most of which have a restrain and complexity intertwined with grace. While at their time at Black Mountain Anni…

Textile Mills in Lowell Mass, that she found her true strength in poetry. I would argue that Larcom’s experience as a female worker at the turn of the 18th century is the over all them of the majority of her work. Specifically speaking, in the poem Weaving I see how her personal experience is used to construct the true vision for women working in the textile mills. Larcom does this perfectly by using imagery, nature, sociological issues, and poverty to construct her view of the world. This view…

Different tribes used different materials, weaving techniques, basket shapes, and characteristic patterns. Northeast Indian baskets, for example, are traditionally made out of pounded ash splints or braided sweetgrass. The Cherokee and other Southeast Indian baskets are traditionally built from pine needles or river cane wicker. Southwestern Indians make baskets from tightly coiled sumac or willow wood, and Northwest Coast Indians typically weave with cedar bark, swamp grass, and spruce root.…

more. One of the most influential civilizations in regards to modern-day fashion is Greece. Aspects of Ancient Greek fashion are incorporated into modern day dresses, necklaces, sandals, headdresses, and has influenced the technique of spinning and weaving fabrics. A great deal of the inspiration for modern day dresses have come from Ancient Greece. An ideal dress was a tunic, usually a chiton or a peplos. A chiton was a piece of fabric draped over the shoulder and the peplos was a rectangle of…

world. It could be architecture, clothes, food, transportation, values, language, and tools. Material culture in Emirati society is connected with the identity of the people. People have kept their culture. Today not only the Areesh, Palm leaf weavings, Talli, Henna, etc. represent Emirati society; there are many new things that have become part of our material culture recently. Some of these objects…

The episode “Celebration” from Knot’s Landing perfectly executes on the concept of TV serials using blocking and weaving to tell their story. Blocking and weaving is all about how the writers block the characters and their story, and then weave the characters into the other characters storylines. The story of the episode is all centered around Ciji’s big performance at the restaurant Daniel, unfortunately she doesn’t show up and we later discover that she is dead on the beach. This is the end of…

Author Susan Gale makes a good point when she says, “if your world revolves around money, you might be living on the wrong planet.” However, it is a fact that much of our world directly corresponds with exchanges and the meanings of it in different contexts. Economics, ecology, and globalization have both similar and different cultural practices, worldviews, and discourses surrounding them that can be seen when looking at disparities in resources and opportunities. Through several course…

is about three in particular: Phaethon, Arachne, and Echo. Phaethon is the son of the Titan of the sun named Helios who wanted to fly his father's chariot across the sky. Arachne is a weaver who got turned into a spider for challenging Athena to a weaving contest. Echo is a nymph cursed by Hera/Juno to only speak the last few words she hears. Phaethon is the son of Titan Helios and the Oceanid nymph Clymene, who had grown up being told by his mother that his father was Helios. He…