{"product_id":"fabric-the-hidden-history-of-the-material-world-paperback","title":"Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Finlay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magnificent work of original research that unravels history through textiles and cloth--how we make it, use it, and what it means to us. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow is a handmade fabric helping save an ancient forest?\u003cbr\u003e Why is a famous fabric pattern from India best known by the name of a Scottish town?\u003cbr\u003e How is a Chinese dragon robe a diagram of the whole universe?\u003cbr\u003e What is the difference between how the Greek Fates and the Viking Norns used threads to tell our destiny? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Fabric, bestselling author Victoria Finlay spins us round the globe, weaving stories of our relationship with cloth and asking how and why people through the ages have made it, worn it, invented it, and made symbols out of it. And sometimes why they have fought for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She beats the inner bark of trees into cloth in Papua New Guinea, fails to handspin cotton in Guatemala, visits tweed weavers at their homes in Harris, and has lessons in patchwork-making in Gee's Bend, Alabama - where in the 1930s, deprived of almost everything they owned, a community of women turned quilting into an art form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She began her research just after the deaths of both her parents --and entwined in the threads she found her personal story too. Fabric is not just a material history of our world, but Finlay's own journey through grief and recovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Finlay\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eColor: Travels Through the Paintbox\u003c\/i\u003e and the former arts editor of the \u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She studied social anthropology and has travelled around the world in search of stories about her subjects, from colour to jewels and fabric. As well as writing, she has worked in international development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 8.19 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585212510501,"sku":"9781639363902","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/21drh3Hnry9781639363902.webp?v=1781599680","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/fabric-the-hidden-history-of-the-material-world-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}