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Stitching the self : identity and the needle arts

Title
Stitching the self : identity and the needle arts / edited by Johanna Amos and Lisa Binkley.
Publication
  • London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
  • Amos, Johanna
  • Binkley, Lisa
Description
xv, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 24 cm
Summary
The needle arts are traditionally associated with the decorative, domestic, and feminine. Stitching the Self sets out to expand this narrow view, demonstrating how needlework has emerged as an art form through which both objects and identities - social, political, and often non-conformist - are crafted. Bringing together the work of ten art and craft historians, this illustrated collection focuses on the interplay between craft and artistry, amateurism and professionalism, and re-evaluates ideas of gendered production between 1850 and the present. From quilting in settler Canada to the embroidery of suffragist banners and the needlework of the Bloomsbury Group, it reveals how needlework is a transformative process - one which is used to express political ideas, forge professional relationships, and document shifting identities. With a range of methodological approaches, including object-based, feminist, and historical analyses, Stitching the Self examines individual and communal involvement in a range of textile practices. Exploring how stitching shapes both self and world, the book recognizes the needle as a powerful tool in the fight for self-expression.
Subject
  • Needlework > History
  • Needlework > Social aspects
  • Expression in art
  • Needlework
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JQE 20-320
ISBN
  • 9781350070387
  • 1350070386
OCLC
1127085418
Title
Stitching the self : identity and the needle arts / edited by Johanna Amos and Lisa Binkley.
Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Amos, Johanna, editor.
Binkley, Lisa, editor.
Research Call Number
JQE 20-320
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