- Hardcover: 212 pages
- Publisher: Attic Press (Jun 11 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0953535339
- ISBN-13: 978-0953535330
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #551,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this beautifully wrought chronicle , Meghan Nuttall Sayres has drawn from the past to celebrate the present and future of Taipeis Gael, a tapestry weaving collective of international reputation in Donegal, Ireland. This group of dedicated artists has created a body of work whose compelling imagery, both pictorial and abstract, evokes a powerful sense of their ancient land --a land of rock and of sea, of wool and of natural dyes, of textiles past and of textiles yet to be created. Sayres has woven tapestries, photographs and the very words of the people themselves into a visual and narrative feast from which I could hardly bear to emerge. Sarah Swett, tapestry weaver and author of Kids Weaving.
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The readers of this book will embark upon an engaging journey into the background and development of the tapestry weaving cooperative called Taipeis Gael, formed in 1993 in Glencolmcille, County Donegal, Ireland. --Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
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such a lovely book, April 15 2011
By K. Layne - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland: Taipeis Gael, Donegal (Hardcover)
As a weaver, who belongs to a tapestry community here in the States, it was wonderful to see this group in Ireland doing the same things we are doing here. Not that their finished pieces are anything like ours, but rejoicing in their community. As an Irish woman I was thrilled to see that they are influenced by their environment and history as are we. I've found so few books on weaving or other fiber arts of Ireland so I was extremely pleased to find this beautiful book.
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Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland, Sep 30 2009
By D. J. Van Zwol - Published on Amazon.com
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This book is not just of interest to weavers but to all those who are interested in how a country's art manifestations are influenced by its history and social conditions past and present.The products of Taipeis Gael are even without the above considerations, just plain beautiful.
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