HECOL333 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Silk, Embroidery, Yarn
12 Oct 2018
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Fall 2018
Introduction to Textiles: Uses, Meaning and Significance
protection from the elements
important for use as household items
practical and ceremonial significance
archaeological finds and other information sources
find similar technics and textiles across the world
sometimes hard to decipher textile information from really old textiles
places with extreme climate conditions are the places where textiles survive the best
Protection from Elements: shelter and clothing
creation of a shelter from the cold
one of the basic needs of mankind - to protect from the elements
use of skins of animals that were killed for food
there was no good substitute for animal fur skins found to this day
Kemleika - made from sea animal guts, is waterproof, and is quite durable.
•not made anymore
•really valuable gift to the visitors and would be embellished
the production of clothing was quite common because they would get damaged
Auspicious Significance
embellishments to protect the wearer from evil spirits, or supernatural powers
worn for good luck and protection
this motive is mostly lost now
Adire Cloth - Olokun detail is one of the most powerful decorations for people who travel
Indication of Social Status
provide opportunity to display wealth and status through the use of expense materials
construction might be more sophisticated or complicated
Men’s robe (fragment) - Nigerian embroidery design known as “eight knives” - only worn by the
men in the community who have high social status
single men kitting a hat, Taquille Island (peru) - coloured in a certain way
married men wears a red hat
not married - red band but mostly white. white associated with purity and carefree life
but the way the hat is folded to the front side or the back - not single, engaged, or completely
free
men in Peru very skillful in their knitting
Symbol of Cultural Identity
gives sense of cultural identity and belonging
governments have been known to ban traditional clothing to control the people
textiles that are still made with traditional techniques provide better understanding of the
techniques and the reasons behind them
Miao (Hmong) women in tribal costumes at the Sister’s Meal Festival in Kaili, China
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Evolution of Non-Loom Techniques
believed that the first textiles made by mankind were made by manipulating fibres with fingers
Non-loom Textiles
difference between baskets and textiles is mostly in the choice of materials
methods that evolved from the techniques of basket weaving were very effective and used for a
long time, some parts of the world didn’t even use looms
Characteristics of non-loom Textiles
portability - bulky loom is not required, equipment is minimal
work in progress is often portable and easy to pick up at any convenient time
many textiles (e.g. crochet) only need to be held by the fingers during the production, but others
need to be attached to a fixed point or stretched on some form of simple frame (e.g. sprang)
most techniques that do not need a loom re either weft-based (e.g. netting, knitting, and
crochet) or warp-based (e.g. sprang, macrame, and braiding)
knitting
knits are interloped textiles created by horizontally manipulating a weft yarn with two or more
needles
originated in a hot climate, now often more is practiced in low temperature countries
materials traditionally used - wool and cotton
believed that it was first by a christian sect that was credited with the first knitting and had
exceptional knitting skills
as christianity spread, knitting spread as well
use:
clothing and accessories
footwear
household - bed spreads
popularity of knitting - needs no special equipment other than needles
the survival as a commercial craft as well as household
french shepherds knitting as they walked over the flock
left: French shepherd
tcrochet
a doubly interlooped open structure worked with hook
work in progress is easily transported
as a simple, but versatile technique it has been adopted by the inhabitants of many countries
different designs can be created
can look very decorative
a chain you create in the beginning and pull the yarn through the chain
usually worked in wool, cotton, or silk
use
clothing and clothing accessories
footwear
household items
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Document Summary
Introduction to textiles: uses, meaning and signi cance protection from the elements important for use as household items practical and ceremonial signi cance archaeological nds and other information sources. Nd similar technics and textiles across the world sometimes hard to decipher textile information from really old textiles places with extreme climate conditions are the places where textiles survive the best. Kemleika - made from sea animal guts, is waterproof, and is quite durable: not made anymore, really valuable gift to the visitors and would be embellished the production of clothing was quite common because they would get damaged. Auspicious signi cance embellishments to protect the wearer from evil spirits, or supernatural powers worn for good luck and protection this motive is mostly lost now. Adire cloth - olokun detail is one of the most powerful decorations for people who travel.
