admiration she feels towards her husband. In the painting‚ Penelope is surrounding by lust heaving men. She has promised to the home-invading suitors that once she has finished weaving her shroud‚ she will soon give her hand for marriage. The suitors‚ not being the brightest of them all‚ do not realize that once she has finished weaving‚ she unweaves the shroud to re-weave it again. Her repetitive trickery last nearly 3 years in front of the faces of the oblivious men. By tricking them‚ she remains loyal
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INTRODUCTION The carpet industry plays a vital role in the economy of Pakistan. Pakistan is amongst the world’s largest producers and exporters of hand-knotted Oriental carpets. It is not only a major earner of foreign exchange for the economy as a whole but it also contributes to the relief of poverty in rural areas. Families can easily enter carpet-making as an occupation as it requires few infrastructural facilities. It does not require electricity‚ water‚ etc. A wooden loom‚ yarn and
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Architecture‚ Formal Ornamentation Re-emergence of use of ornaments in architectural practice has occurred on a global scale over the past decade. Several architects are unwrapping a lost language that had been an intrinsic mode of communication in architecture. The language of ornament in architecture has been readily confused with the realms of decoration and pattern among others. However‚ ornament decoration is used in architecture and decorative art to embellish an object or part of a
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Maheshwar is on the bank of mighty Narmada River and is famous for its Maheshwar temple and Fort. The fort was built by renowned queen Ahilayabai Holkar. The beauty of Narmada River and the fort is worth seeing. Maheshwar has been a centre of handloom weaving. Maheshwar is also famous for its finely woven Maheshwari Sarees. Maheshwari sarees were introduced 250 years ago by Rani Ahilyabai‚ the ruler of princely Indore State from 1765 to 1795. She brought in weavers from Surat in Gujarat and Mandu and established
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ever silk sari created by her (half a km long) entered the Guinness Book of Records and Limca Book of Records in 2007. She has launched her sari designs in UAE (2007) and USA (2009).Her rapport with the weaving communities earned for her a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Coimbatore Erode Weaving community in 2009.On September 2011‚ Beena Kannan Designed Saris walk the “Swarovski Elements 2011″ Ramp. She is an outstanding woman‚ with immense Business capabilities. She is also a wife and a mother
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These comments fill her with guilt and remorse‚ even though old Priam tries to convince her that she is not the cause of the conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans. She knows what the reality was and taking out her frustration on her handiwork‚ weaving the images on war into a red robe. She fully realise that the two forces are fighting to see whether Menelaus or Paris will retain possession of her and she worries about the bloodiness of the fight and it’s final outcome. Helen ran away with
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Nantucket Lightship Baskets have not always been a symbol of elite culture on Nantucket. Lightship Baskets were made and used as functional objects. “The first rattan baskets were intended as household containers and were sturdy but crude. With time the number of basket makers increased‚ and a natural rivalry grew up among the craftsmen…” (181‚ Davin Wood) Basket makers would make distinct yet subtle differences with their work‚ as Jose Reyes explains‚ basket makers working on the South Shoal lightship
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directly saying no to marriage but instead uses a lengthy delay tactic “she set up a great loom in the royal halls and she began to weave‚ and the weaving finespun‚ the yarns endless‚ and she would lead us on: Young men‚ my suitors‚ now that King Odysseus is no more‚ go slowly‚ keen as you are to marry me‚ until I can finish off this web….so my weaving won’t all fray and come to nothing. This is a shroud for old lord Laertes‚ for that day when the deadly fate that lays us out at last will take him
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PIŇA The Pineapple Fabric Introduction Many health conscious people love to have Pineapple as their favorite dessert. It’s because of many health benefits of the delicious fruit. It protects from a simple flu as well as fights off free radicals that cause cancer. That’s not all‚ it’s not the only kind of fiber that a pineapple carries. Pineapple leaves are used to obtain Piña‚ a textile fiber that is used to make fabrics. As such‚ we are able not only to keep our internal system clean but
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The true Philippine Civilization has been dominated by colonial influences. Almost all the traditional art we are familiar with are derived from foreign influences. The admirable culture and traditions we once had have truly been forgotten and replaced by foreign ways of living. It is disappointing to consider our ethnic groups who have retained historical conventions primitive‚ ignorant‚ and uncivilized. In fact‚ the practices‚ way of living‚ and the kind of culture they keep possession of are
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