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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Format: | Audio |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_crafts/id/1597 |
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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