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Fabric : the hidden history of the material world

Title
Fabric : the hidden history of the material world / Victoria Finlay.
Author
Finlay, Victoria
Publication
  • New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Description
512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 21 cm
Summary
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.
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
  • Textile fabrics
  • Wool
  • Social aspects
  • Cotton
  • Silk
  • Linen
  • Tweed
  • Tapa
  • Cashmere
  • Patchwork
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [478]-494) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Some words before we start -- Barkcloth -- Tapa -- Cotton -- Wool -- Tweed -- Pashmina -- Sackcloth -- Linen -- Silk -- Imagined fabrics -- Patchwork -- Epilogue: the tacking stitch.
Call Number
JFD 23-119
ISBN
  • 9781639363902
  • 1639363904
OCLC
1350382861
Author
Finlay, Victoria, author.
Title
Fabric : the hidden history of the material world / Victoria Finlay.
Publisher
New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First Pegasus Books paperback edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [478]-494) and index.
Research Call Number
JFD 23-119
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