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Madonna Knitting, by Bertram of Minden 1400-1410 1855 sketch of a shepherd knitting, while watching his flock The Knitting Woman by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1869. Knitting is the process of using two or more needles to pull and loop yarn into a series of interconnected loops in order to create a finished garment or some other type of fabric.
Forever (For Old Lady Sally) is a 2006 print by Gee's Bend quilter Loretta Pettway Bennett. A quilter, Bennett begins by creating a sampler quilt in the style of the quilts of Gee's Bend, which uses recycled household and thrift store clothing.
In a 4,000-year-old legend, she came down from the Celestial Court and fell in love with the mortal Buffalo Boy (or Cowherd), (associated with the star Altair). The Celestial Queen Mother was jealous and separated the lovers, but the Goddess Weaver stopped weaving the Silver River, which threatened heaven and earth with darkness.
In such cases, the knitter can resort to a variety of alternative techniques, such as double-pointed needles, knitting on two circular needles, [1] a Möbius strip-like "magic needle" approach (commonly known as "Magic Loop"), or careful use of slip-stitch knitting or equivalently double knitting to knit the back and front of the tube.
Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.
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Learning to knit sweaters and other items was - and remains - a family process. Children often start by helping out with wool processing, and begin to knit mitts and socks around the age of ten. [15] Today, as in the past, most knitting is done by women. Men often play a role by making or repairing the spinners and carders, helping with the ...
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