Murphy, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Murphy discusses pillow tops.

Elizabeth Murphy, of the Burin peninsula, discusses pillow tops with Joelle Carey and Megan Sutherland. Pillow tops are square textiles, woven from wool on a wooden frame and were traditionally made by Newfoundland men working in the lumber camps. Murphy is a tradition bearer of this craft and teach...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carey, Joelle, Sutherland, Megan
Other Authors: Murphy, Elizabeth
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Objects
Textiles
Pillows
Pillow Tops
Murphy
Elizabeth
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_crafts/id/1597
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Summary:Elizabeth Murphy, of the Burin peninsula, discusses pillow tops with Joelle Carey and Megan Sutherland. Pillow tops are square textiles, woven from wool on a wooden frame and were traditionally made by Newfoundland men working in the lumber camps. Murphy is a tradition bearer of this craft and teaches workshops on how to make pillow tops, which she knows as "bake apple blossom cushions".

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