Textiles: The Whole Story

Textiles: The Whole Story

â€œLeads readers from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, while weaving its story from strands of craft, history and anthropology, and science and culture. . . . An outstanding achievement.â€ â€•Library Journal
There are few aspects of our livesâ€•physical, emotional, spiritualâ€•in which thread and fabrics do not play a notable part. Beverly Gordon reminds us memorably and movingly of the powerful significance of fabric throughout human history. Her expertise is enriched by her own hands-on experience: spinning silk from silkworm cocoons, weaving cloth, and creating natural dyes. In addition, she has studied thousands of textiles in a curatorial context; her familiarity includes the processing and handling of textiles as well as the making of them.
The author bridges past and present, from the Stone Ageâ€•when humans first learned to make cordage and threadâ€•to twenty-first-century â€œsmart fabrics,â€ which can regulate body temperature or measure the wearerâ€™s pulse. Her discussion integrates craft, art, science, history, and anthropology, and she draws on examples from around the globe.
A dazzling array of illustrations includes paintings and photographs of historic and contemporary textiles plus a broad collection of textiles being created, worn, and lived with today.
380 illustrations, 318 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780500291139
ReleaseDate 2014-02-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500291139

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780500291139
ReleaseDate	2014-02-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500291139

Textiles: The Whole Story

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