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The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver- Edna St. Vincent-Milay's ballad about a mother who didn't have the means to buy clothes for her child, and froze to death while weaving cloth during… The Good Housewife and her Night Helpers The Good Housewife and her Night Helpers- Scottish folk tale about a woman calling out for help with the spinning of yarn and weaving of cloth, and ending up with an army of unwan… Cotton Mill Cotton Mill- Lyrics of a song about the Siluria Cotton Mill which was founded in 1869 and closed in 1979, written by Don L. Williams. Legends of Spider Woman Legends of Spider Woman- Navajo poet Hershman John's poem about the Spider Woman who empowers women to keep the dream of life alive and encourages them to continue weaving their d… The Flax: A Fairy Tale The Flax: A Fairy Tale- The story of a flax fiber as it turned into linen cloth and ended up being fertilizer for the next generation of flax. From the Apple Hollow Farm web site. Arachne, The Price of Weaver's Pride Arachne, The Price of Weaver's Pride- Story from Greek mythology about Arachne boasting of her yarn spinning and cloth weaving skills, resulting in Athena turning her into a spide… Jute Mill Song Jute Mill Song- Lullaby written by Mary Brookbank about the work of jute yarn spinners in the Dundee, UK, jute textile mills of the early 1900's. Includes notes on the songwriter … Textile Life Textile Life- Text transcription of a poem written by Mary Branch in 1938, providing a vivid, authentic portrait of the textile mill workers' community struggling to survive durin…