Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
By: Clare Hunter
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch."-Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
"Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch."-Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
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1. Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
By: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
2.83
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient soci… read more
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2. Virginia Wolf
By: Isabelle Arsenault , Kyo Maclear
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a ?wolfish? mood --- growling, howling and acting very strange. I… read more
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3. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
By: Virginia Postrel
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles… read more
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4. Cuddy
By: Benjamin Myers
4.33
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patr… read more
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"Some say owls carry within them the souls of those who in life never had a name, a place or a purpose, and were cast out to wander alone. Some say their stained-glass eyes are windows into other worl…"-Benjamin Myers, Cuddy
5. Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
By: Clare Hunter
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to… read more
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- art
- crafts
- history
- sewing
- historical
- feminism
- fashion history
- nonfiction
- fashion
- audiobook
"Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence …"-Clare Hunter, Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
6. Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior
By: Catherine Hanley
4.20
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the f… read more
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7. Worn: A People's History of Clothing
By: Sofi Thanhauser
4.17
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it's made of--an unparalleled d… read more
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8. Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
By: Victoria Finlay
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth –how we make it, use it an… read more
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9. The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
By: Kassia St. Clair
4.11
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes … read more
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"Canopy, an environmental organisation, believes that 120 million trees are felled each year to produce rayon and other cellulose-based materials."-Kassia St. Clair, The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
10. Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners
By: Ben Hubbard
4.24
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping ta… read more
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11. Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival
By: Alice Vincent
3.84
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a q… read more
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12. The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes
By: Kate Strasdin
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - to… read more
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13. The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
By: Eleanor Janega
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited h… read more
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14. Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool
By: Clara Parkes
4.19
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
An account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yar… read more
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15. This Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain’s Knitted History
By: Esther Rutter
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of a year, Esther Rutter—who grew up on a sheep farm in Suffolk, and learned to spi… read more
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16. Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts
By: Alex Langlands
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
“Hypnotic.… [Langlands] begins to see not just the beauty of an object.… but the deeper purpose for… read more
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17. How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
By: Jill Burke
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Beauty, make up, power: plunge into the intimate history of cosmetics *A Waterstones Best Book o… read more
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18. Stitching Freedom: Embroidery & Incarceration
By: Isabella Rosner
4.41
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
For centuries, people have stitched in good times and in bad, finding strength in the needle moving… read more
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19. The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters
By: Barbara Burman
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the pleasures of mending to the problems of fast fashion, an intimate look at the creativity, … read more
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20. Many Hands Make A Quilt: Short Histories of Radical Quilting
By: Jess Bailey
4.58
Format: 51 pages, Paperback
Taking radical action is nurtured by quilting. Quilts are tender, fierce, and reliable. They are pr… read more
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