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  2. Kuba textiles - Wikipedia

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    Kuba women traditionally wore overskirts during burial displays, but the overskirt was later adopted as part of many ceremonial ensembles worn during ritual dances, celebrations, and masked performances. The wraparound skirt was secured with a belt and worn over a typically monochrome red or white embroidered skirt.

  3. Australian Aboriginal fibrecraft - Wikipedia

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    These include making the head ring for resting the coolamon, headbands to keep the hair off the face, spear-making (securing the head to the shaft), and even balls for ball games. A general-purpose belt is made of the string, from which things could be hung, such as small game like goannas in order to free the hands on long walks and hunts.

  4. Basket weaving - Wikipedia

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    Artist Lucy Telles and large basket, in Yosemite National Park, 1933 A woman weaves a basket in Cameroon Woven bamboo basket for sale in K. R. Market, Bangalore, India. Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture.

  5. Patchwork - Wikipedia

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    Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeating patterns built up with different fabric shapes (which can be different colors). These shapes are carefully measured and cut, basic geometric shapes making them easy to piece ...

  6. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Sewing predates the weaving of cloth. sewing circle A sewing circle is a group of people, usually women, who meet and work on sewing projects together. sloper A sloper is a base pattern used to develop other patterns. Often called a Block or Master Pattern.

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    A snow storm is set to blast the upper Midwest and northern Great Plains late Thursday into Friday. See the forecast.

  8. The best non-alcoholic drinks to try during Dry January

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    NON takes non-alcoholic wine to a new level with its innovative blends and rich, complex flavors. The brand’s wines are made with natural ingredients like fruits, spices, and botanicals ...

  9. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

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    In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by knitting or weaving to create cloth. The machine used for weaving is the loom. Cloth is finished by what are described as wet process to become fabric.