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By: Vawn Corrigan
Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
Published: March 2020
Pages: 168
Categories: Art, Culture
Language: English
Available as: Hardback, Ebook
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ISBN-13: 9781788490214
ASIN: 1788490215

Irish Tweed explores the history, the traditions, the patterns, the fashions and the legacy of Ireland's distinctive, natural woven fabric. 'To be human is to be involved with cloth.' Irish Tweed explores the history, the traditions, the patterns, the fashions and the legacy of Ireland's distinctive, natural woven fabric. Arising from ancient woven traditions of brat (cloak), leine (tunic), linen and poplin, tweed has evolved and reinvented itself many times to weave its beautiful lasting way into our future fashions and psyche. Dublin-based writer Vawn Corrigan is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. Vawn's writing on Irish craft has been published in the Irish Arts Review, Irish Antiques Journal, Ireland of the Welcomes and the international textiles magazine Selvedge. She is also a contributor to RTE radio's Sunday Miscellany. Vawn enjoys collaborations which document the social history of living craft traditions.

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