"A premiere work offering a rich chronicle of weaving in Michigan.
Colorful stories tell of Michigan's textile people, places, and
events, and show the important role that this state played in
preserving and progressing the culture of cloth locally and
nationally. I came away with a new sense of pride and joy at being
a part of this rich human history and inspired to continue
exploring within this great tradition!"
-Chris Triola, Fiber Artist
""Fascination with Fiber" is a well-documented history, with
consequence! The authors reveal surprising continuity in
relationships, with results that are far-reaching. Readers will be
moved beyond border as they come to realize the extensive
influences generated in Michigan."
-Gerhardt Knodel, Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art
"Fascination with Fiber" is the first complete look at
Michigan's rich tradition of handweaving, from pioneer log cabin
days to the contemporary era of digital computer-aided looms.
Michigan has been at the center of handweaving and fiber arts and
crafts since early settlers brought their skills with them from
countries where handicrafts and weaving were traditionally strong.
The textiles they produced in their new country, from linens to
coverlets to rugs, took on a distinctly American expression. In the
twentieth century, the formation of guilds, craft communities, and
formal art programs created a revival of interest in handweaving as
an opportunity for artistic expression so that by latter part of
the century the state played a vital role in the national fiber
movement.
Weavers and historians themselves, authors Marie A. Gile and Marion
T. Marzolf focus on the people and forces that have kept thecraft
of handweaving alive in Michigan and indeed throughout the country
for over two centuries: a passionate group of individuals and
weaving communities enlivened through shared necessity,
opportunity, and creativity.
Gile and Marzolf base their book on oral histories, interviews, and
documentary and artifact research. With its tales of colorful
characters such as Mary Atwater, the gun-toting weaver from Montana
who helped organize the handweaving industry; to the formation of
the Michigan League of Handweavers in 1959; and the "Fascination
with Fiber" exhibit that opened in 2004;" Fascination with Fiber"
brings the story of handweaving in Michigan to life like no other
book.
Marie A. Gile is Textile Specialist and Research Associate at
Michigan State University Museum in Lansing. She has been a weaver
and fiber artist for twenty-five years. Marion T. Marzolf is
Professor Emerita in the Department of Journalism and Communication
at
the University of Michigan. Since retiring in 1995, she has taught
basic weaving, has served as president of the Michigan League of
Handweavers, and has exhibited in galleries statewide.
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