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, 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 colours. 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.
Main title:
Fabric : the hidden history of the material world / Victoria Finlay.
Author:
Finlay, Victoria, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2021.©2021
Collation:
512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Some words before we start -- Barkcloth -- Tapa -- Cotton -- Wool -- Tweed -- Pasmina -- Sackcloth -- Linen -- Silk -- Imagined fabrics -- Patchwork -- Epilogue.
ISBN:
9781781257067 (hbk)9781781257067
Dewey class:
677.009
Language:
English
BRN:
486228
More Information:
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 677.009 FIN | Available |