Fabric : the hidden history of the material world
Finlay, Victoria2021
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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. Travelling across the world and bringing history to life, 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 colours. Uncovering the stories of the fabrics people wear and use from sacking to silk, this book combines science, history, tradition and art in a captivating exploration of how we live, work, craft and care.
Main title:
Fabric : the hidden history of the material world / Victoria Finlay.
Author:
Finlay, Victoria, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2021.
Collation:
512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781257067 (hbk)
Dewey class:
677.009677
LC class:
TS1315
Local class:
677.009
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2995562
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