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Threads of Life

A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

by Clare Hunter
Siobhan Redmond
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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.
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.

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    April 6, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781666103236
      • File size: 364681 KB
      • Duration: 12:39:45

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Siobhan Redmond narrates Clare Hunter's thoughts on how her experience as a community textile artist fits into the history of textile artistry. Redmond uses an even pace and tone for academic details, such as the origin of a medieval tapestry, and speeds up and adds vocal variety when describing Hunter's excitement at seeing such notable works up close. A variety of stories spanning centuries and continents highlights sewing as a form of communication, protest, protection, and even navigation. Redmond changes her voice to emphasize the moving nature of these stories. For example, she delivers a chant from the women's suffrage movement in a singsong intonation and lowers her volume to express empathy for the tragic stories told by many textiles. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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