| Book Review | The Michigan Historical Review, 33.2

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Marie A. Gile and Marion T. Marzolf. Fascination with Fiber: Michigan's Handweaving Heritage. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006. Pp. 184. Bibliography. Illustrations. Notes. Paper, $24.95.

This slim, well-illustrated volume by Marie A. Gile and Marion T. Marzolf interprets one state's enduring handweaving tradition. A foreword ably written by Sigrid Wortmann Weltge, professor emerita, Philadelphia University, provides a clear statement of the work's goals: to present an inclusive account of Michigan's handloom weavers and weaving as well as the story of the lasting and progressive quality of Michigan's fiber-arts tradition. These aims are further supported by a well-organized text and clear writing. In addition to the stated goals, Gile and Marzolf also show how weaving in Michigan communities and across the state greatly influenced the persistence and development of handloom weaving throughout the nation. In the preface C. Kurt Dewhurst, the director of the Michigan State University Museum, places this work within the context of other studies of handloom weavers by pointing out that it is the first comprehensive study of Michigan weavers.

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