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Textile Life - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/lyrical/poems/docs/textile_trans.pdf
Text transcription of a poem written by Mary Branch in 1938, providing a vivid, authentic portrait of the textile mill workers' community struggling to survive during the period of the Great Depression. From the Library of Congress web site. |
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Arachne, The Price of Weaver's Pride - http://www.applehollow.com/arachne.html
Story from Greek mythology about Arachne boasting of her yarn spinning and cloth weaving skills, resulting in Athena turning her into a spider for the remainder of her life. From the Apple Hollow Farm web site. |
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The Flax: A Fairy Tale - http://www.applehollow.com/flax.html
The story of a flax fiber as it turned into linen cloth and ended up being fertilizer for the next generation of flax. From the Apple Hollow Farm web site. |
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Legends of Spider Woman - http://www.applehollow.com/spiderwoman.html
Navajo poet Hershman John's poem about the Spider Woman who empowers women to keep the dream of life alive and encourages them to continue weaving their dreams, even in times of despair and unknowing. |
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Jute Mill Song - http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/j/jutemill.html
Lullaby written by Mary Brookbank about the work of jute yarn spinners in the Dundee, UK, jute textile mills of the early 1900's. Includes notes on the songwriter and her work. |
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The Aragon Mill - http://www.triskelle.eu/lyrics/aragonmill.php?index=080.010.020
Lyrics of a song written by Si Kahn in 1979, reflecting the despair of workers after the shut down of the town's textile mill. |
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At the Humming of the Wheel - http://www.woolery.com/pages/coversgeneral/atthehumming.html
Collection of fifteen fairy tales for children related to spinning, weaving and shepherding. Author: Paula J. Vester. |
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Cotton Mill - http://www.donsongs.net/lyrics.html#Cot
Lyrics of a song about the Siluria Cotton Mill which was founded in 1869 and closed in 1979, written by Don L. Williams. |
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Textile Mill Songs - http://www.fiql.com/forum/thread.php?id=143
List of songs related to the history of North America's textile industry, compiled by music historian Robert Burke. |
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The Four Loom Weaver - http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Karan-Casey/The-Four-Loom-Weaver.html
Lyrics of the song performed by Karan Casey, telling the story of textile mill workers in the late 1800's and early 1900's. |