NEEDLEPOINT

see lace.

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books on: Needlepoint  - 274 results

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Cyberpl@Y: Communicating Online
Book by Brenda Danet; Berg, 2001
Subjects: Communication--Data Processing, Communication--Social Aspects, Electronic Mail Art, Electronic Mail Messages
...One could create brilliant decorative effects and abstract patterns ( Figure 1 .18). 105 Images often resembled needlepoint, embroidery, patchwork quilts, and weaving. Figure 1.18. Interactive greetings on IRC. In Chapter 5 I show...
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Dictionary of the Arts
Book by Martin L. Wolf; Philosophical Library, 1951
Subjects: Art--Dictionaries, Literature--Dictionaries, Music--Dictionaries, Theater--Dictionaries
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Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience
Book by Bettina Aptheker; University of Massachusetts Press, 1989
Subjects: Feminism, Lesbianism, Women--Social Conditions
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Company Commander, Vietnam
Book by James L. Estep; Presidio Press, 1996
Subjects: Estep, James L.--1937-, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives, American
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Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential
Book by James Moore, Wayne Slater; Wiley, 2003
Subjects: Bush, George W--(George Walker)--1946-, Bush, George W--(George Walker)--1946---Friends And Associates, Political Campaigns--United States--History--20th Century, Political Consultants--United States--Biography, Presidential Candidates--United States--Biography, Presidents--United States--Election--2000, United States--Politics And Government--1993-2001
...the frame of a red, white, and blue needlepoint of the GOP elephant, the transmitter...office. He got up and pointed at a framed needlepoint of a red, white, and blue elephant...discovered attached to the frame of the needlepoint, only four feet from where he spoke...
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journal articles on: Needlepoint  - 28 results

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A Man Named Mabel Bobbie Ann Mason's "Shiloh" and the Concept of Subjectivity
Journal article by Greg Bentley; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 25, 2004
Subjects: American fiction--Criticism and interpretation, Mason, Bobbie Ann--Criticism and interpretation, Novels--Criticism and interpretation, Shiloh (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...holds it up for Mabel to see. Its my needlepoint, he explains. This is a Star...comments, and Norman Jean stuffs his needlepoint into a drawer. Later, after Leroys plans...fetish. After a brief fuss about Leroys needlepoint and his desire to build a log cabin...
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Wright-Ing White: The Construction of Race in Women's 19th Century Didactic Texts
Journal article by Lucy E. Bailey; Journal of Thought, Vol. 41, 2006
Subjects: Cultural identity--Portrayals, Social constructionism--Criticism and interpretation, Women educators--Criticism and interpretation, Women educators--Works, Women teachers--Criticism and interpretation, Women teachers--Works, Wright, Julia McNair--Criticism and interpretation, Wright, Julia McNair--Works
...ways the seemingly raceless subjects of botany, astronomy, and natural science. Yet, amidst lessons about beetles, ants, and needlepoint, the texts bear the imprint of a gendered 19th century racial imaginary and circulating anxieties about the uncertain boundaries...
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My Reward: Outstanding Student Projects Based on Primary Sources
Journal article by John M. Lawlor Jr.; Social Education, Vol. 67, 2003
Subjects: Education
...the environment. An example of local art history is a fascinating needlepoint that was created by an eleven-year-old girl in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, in the 1830s. The needlepoint captures her worldview in exquisite detail, with school and church...
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Marriage, Sexual Pleasure, and Learned Brides in the Wedding Orations of Fifteenth Century Italy *
Journal article by Anthony F. D'Elia; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 55, 2002
Subjects: Kings and rulers--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Kings--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Marriage customs and rites--15th century AD, Marriage customs--15th century AD, Marriage--History
...learning as an end in itself, a mere ornament such as "fine needlepoint or musical skill," orators often equate womens excellence...educated women (the learned lady) is an end in itself, like fine needlepoint or the ability to perform ably on lute or virginals. It is...
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"The Globe We Groan In": Astronomical Distance and Stellar Decay in in Memoriam
Journal article by Anna Henchman; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 41, 2003
Subjects: Astronomy--Portrayals, depictions, etc., English literature, 1837-1901 (Victorian age)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--Works, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Attitudes, Tennyson, Alfred, Lord--Works
...in void space that all our firmament would appear to be a needlepoint thence." (32) This passage makes another analogy between...readers, the ability, for instance, to shrink the universe to a needlepoint and transport oneself through space. On the other hand "the...
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magazine articles on: Needlepoint  - 55 results

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John Waters
Magazine article by Chris Chang; Film Comment, Vol. 39, May-June 2003
...The question, one of many actual responses to the pillow seen here, is the stuff John Waterss dreams are made of. This needlepoint creation played a starring role in "Hair in the Gate"--a recent exhibition predominantly composed of photographs. Although...
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Mudlavia: A Short Story
Magazine article by Elizabeth Stuckey-French; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 292, September 2003
...buttons, sat in a rocking chair doing needlepoint. She took my hand, and I noticed the...So it went well?" Mother dropped her needlepoint in her lap--a picture of three roses...one. Our house was full of her framed needlepoint pictures. I hoped she was losing interest...
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Paper Trail
Magazine article; The Advocate, May 20, 2008
Subjects: Coming out (Homosexuality)--Personal narratives, Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever (Book)--Excerpts
...Joel Derfner chronicles his lifelong gravitation toward the extremely fabulous. At age 6, Derfner was trying to sign up for needlepoint and flower-arranging classes at summer camp, and by his 20s he was part of New York Citys premier gay cheerleading squad...
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Two Rivers Run through It: Mexican Mural Tradition Illustrates the Inseparable Nature of Culture and Environment
Magazine article by Alex Goss; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 32, December 2006
Subjects: Mexico--History, Mural painting and decoration--Forecasts and trends, Mural painting and decoration--History, Mural painting--Forecasts and trends, Mural painting--History
...group of woman who came together to do needlepoint. We hoped the mural would strengthen...mural proved to be a motivator for the needlepoint women. One mother of two who took on...served to attract more women to attend needlepoint meetings. They took place in the same...
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Lowbrow Wisdom
Magazine article by Carol Zaleski; The Christian Century, Vol. 123, March 21, 2006
Subjects: Poets--Biography, Wilcox, Ella Wheeler--Biography
...of either sex and of any age, read by thousands who never open Shakespeare," she wrote upbeat verses that endure mainly in needlepoint kits and motivational pamphlets: "Laugh, and the world laughs with you / Weep, and you weep alone." "Dont look for the flaws...
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newspaper articles on: Needlepoint  - 163 results

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Needlepoint the Last Piece of Redditch Jigsaw
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 22, 2007
Needlepoint the Last Piece of Redditch Jigsaw. A developer is...push the area forward into a new era". The proposed Needlepoint scheme will cost several million pounds to build, and...with a place to start, and a focal point for shoppers." Needlepoint has already got the thumbs up from local MP Jacqui Smith...
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THE PRESIDENT'S SOFA IS MISSING; (and So Is an Ottoman, an Easy Chair, a Kitchen Table with Four Chairs and a Needlepoint Rug)
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 6, 2001
THE PRESIDENTS SOFA IS MISSING; (and So Is an Ottoman, an Easy Chair, a Kitchen Table with Four Chairs and a Needlepoint Rug). Byline: ANDY LINES BILL CLINTON was last night accused of stealing pounds 20,000 of furnishings from the White House...
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Color Your World on a Visit to Mindy's
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), July 1, 2005
...mind-altering substances when we walked into a needlepoint store and spent 45 minutes staring at...Not that theres anything wrong with needlepoint, but Team Best of ... cant even sew a button on its pants, let alone create a needlepoint pillow with an aquatic scene of dolphins...
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Celebrated for Her Talent in the Needle Arts
Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 24, 2007
...across the country for her expertise in needlepoint, both for her innovative original designs...window. It was exhibited at the American Needlepoint Guilds national convention, held that...Mrs. Briscoe became active in local needlepoint guilds and eventually followed the lead...
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Mix and Match
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 3, 2007
Subjects: Rug and carpet industry
...Company New designs from thefashion-oriented flooring outfit, The Rug Company, include Circus, a cheeryred-and-white-check wool needlepoint wallhanging (right). Inspired by naughtymonkeys and performing seals and adorned with wooden beads and woolly pompoms,it...
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encyclopedia articles on: Needlepoint  - 4 results

 
 
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Needlepoint
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
NEEDLEPOINT see lace . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Lace
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...finest lace is made from linen thread. Handmade laces include needlepoint and bobbin lace, tatting, crochet work , and some fabrics...were first created. The richest, most sumptuous of these needlepoint laces was the Venetian raised point of the 17th cent. The...
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Canvas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...specially treated to receive paint. Art or embroidery canvas is an open-mesh type, usually linen, for working in crewels and for needlepoint. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from...
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Antique Collecting
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...bedspreads, jewelry, glass, coins, postage stamps, china, porcelain, silver and other metalcraft, needlework (including needlepoint, embroidery samplers, lace, and hooked rugs), bottles, stoneware, pill boxes, scrimshaw (expertly carved teeth and bones...


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