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A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to make their voices heard
In 1970s Argentina, mothers marched in headscarves embroidered with the names of their “disappeared” children. In Tudor, England, when Mary, Queen of Scots, was under house arrest, her needlework carried her messages to the outside world. From the political propaganda of the Bayeux Tapestry, World War I soldiers coping with PTSD, and the maps sewn by schoolgirls in the New World, to the AIDS quilt, Hmong story clothes, and pink pussyhats, women and men have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances.
Threads of Life is a chronicle of identity, protest, memory, power, and politics told through the stories of needlework. Clare Hunter, master of the craft, threads her own narrative as she takes us over centuries and across continents—from medieval France to contemporary Mexico and the United States, and from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland—to celebrate the age-old, universal, and underexplored beauty and power of sewing. Threads of Life is an evocative and moving book about the need we have to tell our story.
In 1970s Argentina, mothers marched in headscarves embroidered with the names of their “disappeared” children. In Tudor, England, when Mary, Queen of Scots, was under house arrest, her needlework carried her messages to the outside world. From the political propaganda of the Bayeux Tapestry, World War I soldiers coping with PTSD, and the maps sewn by schoolgirls in the New World, to the AIDS quilt, Hmong story clothes, and pink pussyhats, women and men have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances.
Threads of Life is a chronicle of identity, protest, memory, power, and politics told through the stories of needlework. Clare Hunter, master of the craft, threads her own narrative as she takes us over centuries and across continents—from medieval France to contemporary Mexico and the United States, and from a POW camp in Singapore to a family attic in Scotland—to celebrate the age-old, universal, and underexplored beauty and power of sewing. Threads of Life is an evocative and moving book about the need we have to tell our story.
Download PDF Threads of Life A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle edition by Clare Hunter Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
"If you enjoy reading on a Kindle, save some money and buy the e-version. There are no photos in this book; it is text only. I purchased the paperback and wish I had tried the Kindle version first.
I will edit this review after I have read more of it; it only just arrived."
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Threads of Life A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle edition by Clare Hunter Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks Reviews
- I was interested in the history of sewing - clothing, tapestries, utilitarian items. This book does provide some of this. I"m stalled about halfway through the book. It's not boring, I just can't get into it because of competing activities (gardening, quilting).
- teaching myself about embroidery and its history
- If you enjoy reading on a , save some money and buy the e-version. There are no photos in this book; it is text only. I purchased the paperback and wish I had tried the version first.
I will edit this review after I have read more of it; it only just arrived. - This is such an exceptional read. If you have any interest in art, sewing, fashion or textiles, this book is a must. If you want to expand your understanding of the roles and impact women have had though history, pick this book up. If you enjoy exploring the human experience, add this book to the top of your list.
- I am not sure if I will finish this book. It is disconcerting that a major historical error made it through the author's research and her editor's fact-checking on PAGE 3 of her book. Harold was NOT the son of King Edward the Confessor; he was his brother-in-law. A son would have sealed the succession and there would have been no reason for the turmoil of 1066. What other errors are written here?
