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Dorothy Liebes - 3

LIEBES: It is. You can produce beautiful results from the humblest, crudest materials with the simplest of tools - merely by imagination, good taste and work.

CRAIG: Would it take a beginner a long time to learn weaving?

LIEBEBS: No...One can learn to weave in a week. And it goes quickly, which is also in its favor. A loom can be set in the morning and enough cloth for a sweater can be finished by evening. Incidentally, many of the best looking sweaters today are tailored from woven cloth. Weaving is an art craft for men and women of all ages from six to ninety-six....although most of [[strikethrough]]the[[/strikethrough]] great weavers throughout the ages have been men.

CRAIG: That's curious, isn't it? Why do you suppose the men took the lead on a craft that seems so definitely within the scope of women.

LIEBES: (Answer above question)....Many women do weaving as a hobby today and do beautiful work. It's one of the most restful occupations there is for both nerves and mind. And it's a means for earning extra income.

CRAIG: Now that brings up another question I had in the back of my mind - about careers in textiles. Do you believe there's a big opportunity for young people in this field?

LIEBES: I'm delighted to answer that, Miss Craig, because textiles today offer tremendous opportunities. This is one of the biggest industries in the world and I'm sure our young people don't realise this. There are opportunities all through the field starting from jobs that entail a knowledge of manufacturing textiles all along to their distribution.. Do you know, that there is
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