Silk Stocking Mats: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission by Laverty, Paula

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Binding
Paperback
Product Group
Book
Book Title
Silk Stocking Mats
Weight
1 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780773525061
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-10
0773525068
ISBN-13
9780773525061
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44471436

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Silk Stocking Mats : Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Canadian, Rugs
Type
Textbook
Author
Paula Laverty
Subject Area
Art, Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2006-411451
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This book is a fascinating introduction to an art form little known or understood." Gerald Pocius, Department of Folklore, Memorial University of Newfoundland"The history of Grenfell's Industrial Department constitutes an important chapter in the cultural history of Newfoundland and Labrador and a book on the subject is long overdue." Peter Neary, Department of History, University of Western Ontario
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
746.7/4
Synopsis
Beginning in 1928, the Grenfell Mission sent out a call to socialites: "When your stockings run, let them run to Labrador!" The creative recycling of tattered stockings, dyed in soft hues, is just one of many innovations that made Grenfell hooked mats highly collectible folk art. In Silk Stocking Mats, Paula Laverty chronicles the development of a local craft into an art form.For generations Newfoundland women had augmented their family's unreliable fishing income with a "matting season" in February and March. Through the Grenfell Mission's Industrial Department, set up in 1909 to help develop cottage industries, the mat industry became an increasingly important source of income reaching peak production in the late 1920s and early 1930s when the women's mats became renowned for their strong design, meticulous craftsmanship, and distinctive northern images chronicling life in the north. Reindeer, sled dog teams, polar bears, schooners, outports, and florals are but a few of the mat designs.Silk Stocking Mats is the result of over seventeen years of exhaustive research and draws on personal interviews with older women who recall their hooking days, the study of hundreds of archival documents, and careful examination of countless Grenfell hooked mats. Laverty's book is beautifully illustrated with photographs and descriptions including rare and unusual as well as common mat designs., A lavishly illustrated history of the Grenfell Mission's exquisite hooked mats and the handcraft movement that inspired an international audience.
LC Classification Number
TT850

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