Fabric. The Hidden History Of The Material World

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Profile Trade
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2021
Edition: First Edition

Description: 512 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth - how we make it, use it and what it means to us.From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but its 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.

ISBN: 9781781257067