These stylish beanies and headwraps stitch up in a weekend or less! You'll enjoy creating the exciting fashions with pretty shells, cables, ripples, and more. Patterns include adult sizes small/medium and large/extra-large, with sizing instructions for getting the perfect fit.

Do you love to crochet quick gifts? These stylish beanies and headwraps by Lisa Gentry stitch up in a weekend or less! You'll enjoy creating the exciting fashions with pretty shells, cables, ripples, and more. Patterns include adult sizes small/medium and large/extra-large, with sizing instructions for getting the perfect fit. 10 projects for Beginner to Intermediate skills, to make using medium or bulky weight yarns: Basic Beanie, Shells Beanie, Cables Beanie, Newsboy Beanie, Lacy Beanie, V-Stitch Beanie, Ripples Beanie, Lacy Headwrap, Single Crochet Headwrap, and Split Headwrap. BONUS: Online technique videos.

"His work contributes to the ongoing interest in the history of women and in the history of resistance."--Jacket.

So many people all over the world cover their heads. Scott set off on an adventure across 5 continents to document the world's headwraps. This book recreates her travels, taking us to varied cultures in such countries as the Czech Republic, Malaysia, India, & Nigeria. Scott considers how & why the turban exists in such variety. Headwraps can be made of silk, cotton, gauze, muslin, wool & other fabrics, & can be tossed, wrapped, draped, tucked, tied or pinned in hundreds of styles. Scott researched the styles, documented the folklore, & snapped color photos of headwraps wherever she went. The result is a stunning collection of images & anecdotes of a remarkable journey to chronicle our mysterious & fascinating efforts to cover our heads.

This concise encyclopedia examines headwear around the world, from ancient times to the modern era, comprising entries that address cultural significance, religion, historical events, geography, demographic and ethnic issues, fashion, and contemporary trends. Are feathers from endangered bird species still commonly used on hats? Why do many Muslim women cover their heads? How has advancing technology influenced modern headwear? This concise encyclopedia provides the answers to these questions and many more regarding headwear and human culture in its examination of headwear around the world. It examines topics from ancient times to the modern era, providing not only detailed physical descriptions and historical facts but also information that addresses cultural significance, religion, historical events, geography, demographic and ethnic issues, fashion, and contemporary trends. The entries reveal fascinating insights into headwear as historical, aesthetic, fashion, utilitarian, mystical, and symbolic apparel, and supplies comprehensive analyses of hats across the globe unavailable in the existing literature.

Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed life in the modern age? From the law courts of ancient Iraq to bloody Civil War battlefields, explore the daily lives of people from major world cultures throughout history, as presented in their own words. Bringing useful and engaging material into world history classrooms, this rich collection of historical documents and illustrations provides insight into major cultures from all continents. Hundreds of thematically organized, annotated primary documents, and over 100 images introduce aspects of daily life throughout the world, including domestic life, economics, intellectual life, material life, politics, religion, and recreation, from antiquity to the present. Document selections are guided by the National Standards for World History, providing a direct tie to the curriculum. Analytical introductions explain the key features and background of each document, and create links between documents to illustrate the interrelationship of thoughts and customs across time and cultures. Volume 1: The Ancient World covers the major civilizations from ancient Sumeria (3000 BCE) through the fall of Imperial Rome (476 CE), including Egypt, Greece, and Israel, and also covers China and India during the births of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Volume 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance covers the development of European culture from the Germanic migrations of the fifth century CE through the university movement of the late middle ages, and the sixteenth-century growth of global empires and the collapse of the kingship in seventeenth-century England. Also covered are the Native empires of the Americas and the rise of Islamic culture throughout the Middle East and Africa. Volume 3: The Modern World spans the period from the Enlightenment through modern Internet era and global economy, including the founding of the United States, colonial and post-colonial life in Latin America and Africa, and the growth of international cultures and new economies in Asia. Document sources include: The code of Hammurabi, The Manu Smrti, Seneca's On Mercy, Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, The Koran, Dante's Divine Comedy, Bernal Diaz del Castillo's The True History of the Conquest of Mexico, The Travels of Marco Polo, Brahmagupta's principles of mathematics and astronomy, The Mayan Popul Vuh, the diary of a Southern plantation wife during the Civil War, and letters from an American soldier in Vietnam Thematically organized sections are supplemented with a glossary of terms, a glossary of names, a timeline of key events, and an annotated bibliography. Document selections are guided by the National Standards for World History, providing a direct tie to the curriculum. This collection is an invaluable source for students of material history, social history, and world history.

Volume I surveys the long history of fashion from the ancient world to c. 1800. The volume seeks to answer fundamental questions on the origins of fashion, challenging Eurocentric explanations that the emergence of fashion was a European phenomenon and shows instead that fashion found early expressions across the globe well before the age of European colonialism and imperialism. It sheds light on how fashion was experienced in a multitude of ways depending on class, gender, and race, and despite geographical distance, fashion connected populations across the globe. Fashions flowered and were reseeded, through entanglements of empire, forced and voluntary migration, evolving racial systems, burgeoning sea travel and transcontinental systems.