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UNSPUN [2 records]

Record 1 2017-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • By-Products (Textile Industries)
  • Secondary Fibres (Textile)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Customs and Excise
OBS

[In the context of importing goods for sale, the] term "unspun fibrous vegetable materials" means bamboo, rattan, willow, chip, straw, palm leaf, grass, seagrass, and similar fibrous vegetable substances which have not been spun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-produits (Industries du textile)
  • Fibres textiles secondaires
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Douanes et accise

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weaving Arts
OBS

New direction in fibre. For Mrs. Brodie the exhibition(...) features her ability to combine a number of techniques(...) crochet, basketry, on-and off-loom weaving, bobbin lace and needle lace. She also uses a variety of materials, including jute, horsehair, bells, unspun wool, cotton, mohair, fishing line, bullrush stems, boucle, driftwood, string and unspun flax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Artisanat)
CONT

(...) la "tapisserie" semble de plus en plus fuir les murs pour envahir l'espace et (...) "l'art textile" s'empare, en outre, de matériaux qui ne le sont point, fer, bois et même vidéo!

OBS

[L'éventail des techniques utilisées] témoigne tout autant de la vitalité d'une recherche que de la nécessité de trouver un autre vocable que "tapisserie": haute et basse lisse, certes, mais aussi nouage, couture, tricot, pompon, colombin, kilim, enroulements, macramé, crochet, broderie, patchwork, filet, découpage, assemblage, rembourrage, etc (...)

Spanish

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