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Fabric : the hidden history of the material world

text Fabric : the hidden history of the material world

Summary
From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but it's also an opportunity for creativity, symbolism, culture and connection. Traveling across the world and bringing history to life, bestsellin... Read more
Contents

Introduction -- Some words before we start -- Barkcloth -- Tapa -- Cotton -- Wool -- Tweed -- Pashmina -- Sackcloth -- Linen -- Silk -- Imagined fabrics -- Patchwork -- Epilogue: the tacking stitch.

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Description
512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Publisher
Pegasus Books 2022

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 746.09 FIN in Adult Non-fiction Available

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