Evolution of the Needle
HE finest textile products of all ages began with the early processes of intertwining fibres, grasses and threads, by which man supplied his material needs. Their glory of patterning and colour became the expression of his spiritual and emotional nature, whether by the method of weaving or by the use of stitches; which gradually developed from the useful stage to the more elaborate process of embroidery, called by the Romans, "painting with the needle." Many lovely modern examples of this embroidery can be seen in New Zealand to-day. The only way in which the size of materials could be increased for effective use was by tying, binding, knotting, and intertwining, and for these processes man found that he needed something in the way of tools to help him -and he made the needle. Of all the tools which those early inventors evolved from their own necessities, none was to endure longer in its original form, or to be of more service to humanity, than the needle. In the various stages of bone, bronze and steel, the needle remains unchanged in structure and use, except, perhaps, for the wider field of service and fineness.-(" Needlework Through the Ages," by Mrs, Stamp-Taylor, 2YA, January 7.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 135, 23 January 1942, Page 5
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207Evolution of the Needle New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 135, 23 January 1942, Page 5
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