The Red Dress: 380 Embroiderers, 51 countries, 1 dress
TheRed Dress project, conceived by British artist Kirstie Macleod, offers a platform for people, mostly women, who are vulnerable and live in poverty to share their stories through embroidery. The completed Red ......
It’s time to reconsider the value of our waste. In the past these were valuable commodities you could sell on. Gathering rag and turning it into yarn was rich in the possibility of making things. This Manifesto is a unique, artist’s view of the traditional art of rag rug making for this age of the Anthropocene.
Offering a radical rewriting of the history of contemporary art from a feminist perspective, four distinguished authors explore the lineages of performance, abstraction, craft and ecofeminism in ways that reveal the debt these important genres owe to the work of pioneering women artists. Tracing these influences over time, Mothers of Invention ......
Women, Art and the Environment in British North America, 1740-1770
Linking histories of women, relationships to the natural environment, material culture and art, Andrea Pappas presents a new, multi-dimensional view of eighteenth-century American culture from a unique perspective. This book investigates how and why women pictured the landscape in their needlework. It explores the ways their embroidered landscapes ......
This beautifully crafted book explores needlework - encompassing sewing, embroidery, weaving, quilting, tattooing and more - as a lens for understanding gendered and marginalised histories and identities. Through case studies from across Africa, it highlights the work of fashion designers, weavers, seamstresses, LGBTQI+ activists and artists. ......
Every kid loves to have fun - so why not fill up their toybox with delightful handmade toys? From bears and dolls to rattles and lovies, we've got everything you need to create crochet toys and games for the little ones in your life. They can take a trip to Mexico with an amigurumi doll, learn colours and shapes with fun geometric patterns, and ......
Have you always wanted to crochet your own blanket, but didn't know where to begin? In The Compact Book of Crochet Blankets, we take you through everything you need to know to complete your crafty project! Whether you want to crochet a blanket for yourself or as a gift for a loved one, you will find a variety of patterns inside to make lovely, ......
Crochet has boomed in recent years, offering craft lovers a new way to make thoughtful gifts, inexpensive accessories and homemade decorations. The Complete Beginner's Guide to Crochet Patterns is the perfect companion for crochet crafters of any skill level that are looking to discover fun and creative new patterns. Packed with all of the basic ......
Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today. Visiting a wide range of makers, from handloom weavers creating individual works of art to industrial textile mills producing cloth for the ......
