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Documentation of Acadian Textile Production in South Louisiana

Documentation of Acadian Textile Production in South Louisiana. Research Goals:. To document the tools used and the textiles produced by Louisiana Acadians in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

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Documentation of Acadian Textile Production in South Louisiana

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  1. Documentation of Acadian Textile Production in South Louisiana

  2. Research Goals: • To document the tools used and the textiles produced by Louisiana Acadians in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries • To provide a better understanding of the culture, heritage and history of the Acadians in South Louisiana 1858 handmade spinning wheel and boutonne fabric, LSU Textile & Costume Museum

  3. Uses of Handwoven Acadian Textiles • As household • textiles • As garments Acadian Textile exhibition, LSU Textile & Costume Museum

  4. Handmade cypress swift used to hold skein of yarn (Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Area)

  5. Student Involvement: • One MS thesis completed on early Acadian clothing; three additional graduate students and two undergraduate students have been involved in this research • Photo: Debbie Welker examining handwoven fabrics in quilt using the microscope

  6. Handmade Acadian loom (LSU Rural Life Museum)

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