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'Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland: Taipeis Gael, Donegal'
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Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: December 2006
Pages: 212
Categories: Lifestyle
Available as: Hardback
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ISBN-13: 9780953535330
ASIN: 0953535339

'Presents an account of the Donegal weaving co-operative which features accounts of the various processes; as well as interviews with weavers, spinners and dyers; and has 103 colour photographs of tapestries. This book also shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality. "Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland", this account of the Donegal weaving co-operative features accounts of the various processes; as well as interviews with weavers, spinners and dyers; and has 103 colour photographs of tapestries. This book brings into focus key aspects of our heritage and shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality. "Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland" contributes to the preservation of regional culture in the Gaeltacht, the Irish-speaking sections of western Ireland. The weavers believe their work is of importance because "large chunks of our cultural heritage have been lost with the passing of just one generation." Traditional methods of wool production are presented in this book along with folklore, myth and local archaeology which influences the weavers' practices, tapestry design, self-perceptions and identities as artists and mentors within their communities. Also included is a documentation of the natural materials-plants and sea life-that their ancestors used in dye recipes for the yarns in their sweaters and tweeds. Dedication Acknowledgements Prologue An Introduction to Taipeis Gael Founder of Taipeis Gael, Monica de Bath Mentors Mary McNelis Con O'Gara Rose Hegarty Jimmy Carr Taipeis Gael Administrator, Annie McGinley Taipeis Gael Weavers Margaret Cunningham Dermot Cannon Maire McGinley Conal McIntyre Gallery of Tapestries St Colmcille The Famine Symbols and Legends Cross-Cultural Expressions The Tools Whorls Wheels: James Shiels, Master Spinning Wheelwright The Raw Materials Sheep and Wool Natural Dyes A Dyer's Journal and G

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