Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture

Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture

According to a 2014 survey, the United States is home to 16.4 million quilters and a quilt industry valued at $3.76 billion. As in the past two centuries, quiltmaking remains a canvas for artistic expression, as well as a craft requiring much skill and technical ability. Today’s quiltmakers, like t...

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Auteur principal: Smucker, Janneken
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Perspective 2016
Sujets:
craft
quilt
colonial revival
artisanat
courtepointe
gender studies
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:perspective_6076 https://doi.org/10.4000/perspective.6076 urn:doi:10.4000/perspective.6076 en https://journals.openedition.org/perspective/6076 2016-01-20T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ixwc All rights reserved Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture According to a 2014 survey, the United States is home to 16.4 million quilters and a quilt industry valued at $3.76 billion. As in the past two centuries, quiltmaking remains a canvas for artistic expression, as well as a craft requiring much skill and technical ability. Today’s quiltmakers, like their predecessors, revel in the charm of this seemingly old-fashioned craft, but now do so utilizing long-arm sewing machines, fabric die cutters, and YouTube tutorials. They make quilts at home – ... Perspective Institut national d'histoire de l'art info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2269-7721 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1777-7852 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/perspective Smucker, Janneken États-Unis Nouvelle-Angleterre craft quilt colonial revival artisanat courtepointe quilt gender studies colonial revival
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topic craft
quilt
colonial revival
artisanat
courtepointe
quilt
gender studies
colonial revival
spellingShingle craft
quilt
colonial revival
artisanat
courtepointe
quilt
gender studies
colonial revival
Smucker, Janneken
Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
description According to a 2014 survey, the United States is home to 16.4 million quilters and a quilt industry valued at $3.76 billion. As in the past two centuries, quiltmaking remains a canvas for artistic expression, as well as a craft requiring much skill and technical ability. Today’s quiltmakers, like their predecessors, revel in the charm of this seemingly old-fashioned craft, but now do so utilizing long-arm sewing machines, fabric die cutters, and YouTube tutorials. They make quilts at home – ...
author Smucker, Janneken
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title Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
title_short Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
title_full Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
title_fullStr Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
title_full_unstemmed Paradoxical objects: quilts in American culture
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