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Fabric : the hidden history of the material world

Finlay, Victoria, author

Overview

From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but it's also an opportunity for creativity, symbolism, culture and connection. Traveling across the world and bringing history to life, bestselling author Victoria Finlay investigates how and why people have made and used cloth. A century ago in Wales, women would sew their own funeral clothes over tea with friends. In Papua New Guinea, bark is stripped from trees and beaten into cloth. Harris Tweed has a particular smell, while Guatemalan weavers use dazzling colors. Uncovering the stories of the fabrics people wear and use from sacking to silk, Fabric combines science, history, tradition and art in a captivating exploration of how we live, work, craft and care.

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Subject: Wool Social aspects. / Cotton Social aspects. / Silk Social aspects. / Linen Social aspects. / Tweed Social aspects. / Tapa Social aspects. / Cashmere Social aspects. / Patchwork Social aspects. / Textile fabrics History. / Laine Aspect social. / Coton Aspect social. / Soie Aspect social. / Toile Aspect social. / Tweed (Tissus) Aspect social. / Tapa Aspect social. / Cachemire (Textiles) Aspect social. / Patchwork Aspect social. / Textiles et tissus Histoire. / Textile fabrics
• ISBN: 9781639361632, 1639361634, 9781639363902, 1639363904

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