Question

In a 1984 book titled for a “Subversive [one of these things],” Rozsika Parker describes embroidery as “a weapon of resistance to the constraints of femininity.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these loops that form the basis for textile arts. Examples of these loops done by hand include a “running” one, which looks like dashes of thread.
ANSWER: stitches [accept The Subversive Stitch]
[10m] A new introduction to The Subversive Stitch discusses this artist’s autobiographical blankets. This Young British Artist stitched the names of family and lovers into a tent listing everyone she had ever slept with.
ANSWER: Tracey Emin [or Tracey Karima Emin]
[10h] Parker chronicles female workers who used backstitches and this embroidery technique to create the Bayeux Tapestry. In this technique, string, yarn, or other material is placed against the fabric and then stitched by another thread.
ANSWER: couching [or couched filling; accept laid work]
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Arizona StateMinnesota C010010
Iowa StateMinnesota B010010