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  2. Rug hooking - Wikipedia

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    The latch hook tool traces its origin to the invention of the latch needle. Invented in 1847, the latch needle was part of a knitting machine that wrapped yarn around the latch and pushed through a canvas before pulling it through and knotting the yarn to the canvas. [6] In the 1920s, the tool was created by combining the hand hook with the ...

  3. Rug making - Wikipedia

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    A latch hook for rugmaking. Traditional rug hooking is a craft in which rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, rug warp or monks cloth. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a latch hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. [2]

  4. William Morris textile designs - Wikipedia

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    William Morris (1834-1898), a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement, sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand-made crafts, including textiles, in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory-produced textiles. With this goal in mind, he created his own workshop and designed dozens of patterns for hand-produced ...

  5. Textile arts - Wikipedia

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    All of these items – felt, yarn, fabric, and finished objects – are collectively referred to as textiles. [3] The textile arts also include those techniques which are used to embellish or decorate textiles – dyeing and printing to add color and pattern; embroidery and other types of needlework; tablet weaving; and lace-making.

  6. Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong ...

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    The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction.

  7. Fiber art - Wikipedia

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    Example of yarn bombing in Montreal, 2009, by fiber artist Olek. Fiber art (fibre art in British spelling) refers to fine art whose material consists of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works' significance, and ...

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