Working Women
TENDING NETS
照顾网几乎是一个全球的占领women living and working near the water. Not only does it provide family income while husbands are at sea, but it also makes profitable use of women's skills at macramé that were often learned in girlhood. Repairing nets saves the family money by allowing fishermen to return to sea more quickly, with less money spent on maintenance.
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Sunshine
1868 Wood engraving by T. Thomas, after the painting by L. Smythe FromThe Illustrated London News,December 2, 1865
The Mariners' Museum Research Library and Archives
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Belgium, Women Making Nets on Waterfront
Keystone View Company
The Mariners' Museum Research Library and Archives
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Activity:
Make a dipnet.
This linkwill show the basics of netmaking.
Materials:
Netting or seine needle
Scissors
Mesh gage, wooden stick one inch in width and about six inches long, sanded smooth
Wooden board about two inches wide and twelve inches long. Insert two nails about six inches apart to hold the net in place.
Ten yards cotton twine
Procedure:
Go tohttp://www.bertaut.com/
netmaking.htmlfor instructions.
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