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Fabric

Fabric

The Hidden History of the Material World

by Victoria Finlay
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/01/2023
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A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth - how we make it, use it and what it means to us.

Bestselling author Victoria Finlay spins us round the globe in a vibrant exploration of cloth through the ages. She beats the inner bark of trees into cloth in Papua New Guinea, fails to handspin cotton in Guatemala, visits tweed weavers at their homes in Harris, and has lessons in patchwork-making in Gee's Bend, Alabama. And through it all she uncovers the hidden histories of fabric: how and why people have made it, worn it, invented it and made symbols of it

Interlaced with Victoria's own story of grief and recovery, Fabric is a lush patchwork of travel, history, memoir and culture - an unforgettable look into how we have made fabric, and how it has made us.

ISBN:
9781781257074
9781781257074
Category:
Fashion & textiles: design
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
24-01-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Profile Books Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
528
Dimensions (mm):
196x126x34mm
Weight:
0.42kg

'Subtle, compendious and rich'
- James McConnachie, The Sunday Times

'Dazzling ... Finlay's adventures, vividly recounted, make enthralling reading ... This book is equally an inspiration and an education'
- Bel Mooney, Daily Mail

'A gorgeous adventure through the history of cloth'
- Stylist

Victoria Finlay

Victoria Finlay is the critically acclaimed author of Colour - Travels Through the Paintbox and the former arts editor of the South China Morning Post. She studied social anthropology and has travelled around the world in search of stories about her subjects, from colour to jewels and fabric. As well as writing, she has worked in international development.

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