Name/Title
“Fibres, Spindles and Spinning-Wheels”Entry/Object ID
2021.12.107Description
“Fibres, Spindles and Spinning-Wheels”
Author: Dorothy K. Burnham (nee Macdonald)
Published by the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, 1944.
Original author's copy (includes notes). "Burnham" written in cursive and underlined with black ink in the top right corner of cover.
Discusses various techniques, styles, and technologies used for weaving/producing textiles, covering a variety of different time periods, cultures, and locations. Includes several illustrated diagrams (drawn by Dorothy) of weaving patterns.Collection
Dorothy Burnham CollectionCataloged By
Headrick, MeghanLexicon
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Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, Macdonald, Weaving, Book, Coverlet, Traditional Weaving, ROM, Royal Ontario Museum, spinning machine; winder; mending; shift work; the Depression; wartime boom; weaver; World War Two;, spinning mule; spinning machine; machine maintenance; dye floor; boilers; shift work; worsted room;, Spinning, Fibres, Spindles, and Spinning Wheels, Drawing, Drawings, Research, Hand Looms, Handweaving, Hand Sewing, Loom, Blanket: Past and Present, Cop Winder, Ontario Craft, Stitch, Textile IndustryLocation
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November 7, 2023Relationships
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