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Whiteside, Karen, Ed. – Loblolly Magazine, 1986
Patchwork quilting is an original folk art in the United States. Pilgrims first used worn out scraps of cloth to make bed covers in an age of scarcity. Featured here are stories on East Texas Quilts, their origins, the love and hard work which goes into the making of a quilt (Ira Barr and others). The techniques needed to construct a quilt are…
Descriptors: Design Crafts, Ethnography, Folk Culture, Handicrafts
Gross, Tracy, Ed. – 1989
The student magazine of the educational program sponsored by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) is a collection of student writings. The writings are divided into the following topics: life journeys (Our Countries, Coming to the United States, and Our New Country); Our Lives (autobiographies, parents, family, remembering…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Creative Writing, English (Second Language)