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2. Māori traditional textiles - Wikipedia

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   These can be horizontal or vertical, open with spaces or closed repetitive lines. The design is sometimes interpreted as the arms of warriors caught in haka (fierce rhythmic dance) action. The niho taniwha (taniwha tooth) pattern is a notched-tooth design found on all types of objects, mats, woven panels, belts, and clothing. The poutama is a ...

3. Cardigan (sweater) - Wikipedia

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   Coco Chanel is credited with popularizing cardigans for women because "she hated how tight-necked men's sweaters messed up her hair when she pulled them over her head." [ 7 ] The garment is mostly associated with the college culture of the Roaring Twenties and early 1930s, being also popular throughout the 1950s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s and into ...

4. Salish weaving - Wikipedia

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   An example of the twine weave pattern from a blanket in the collection of the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Twining is a type of weave and its modification double twined and two and three strand twining are used in many of the finest pieces of Salish weaving. The design produced is similar on both sides of the web.

5. Weaving - Wikipedia

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   The actual work of weaving was done by both men and women. [40] Women were often weavers since it was a way they could contribute to the household income while staying at home. [41] Women would usually weave simpler designs within the household while men would be in charge of the weaving of more intricate and complex pieces of clothing. [42]

6. Aran jumper - Wikipedia

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   An Aran cardigan in the traditional white báinín colour. The Aran jumper (Irish: Geansaí Árann), also called a fisherman's jumper or a gansey, is a style of jumper [1] that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. [2] [3] A traditional Aran Jumper usually is off-white in colour, with cable patterns on the

7. Plain weave - Wikipedia

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   Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill). [1] It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabrics. Fabrics with a plain weave are generally strong, durable, and have a smooth surface.