Fabric
The Hidden History of the Material World
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 s…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78283-285-0
- EAN: 9781782832850
- Produktnummer: 29383517
- Verlag: Profile
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Plattform: EPUB
- Abbildungen: 16pp colour plus integrated B&W throughout
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