This long thread : women of color on craft, community, and connection /
Hewett, Jen,
This long thread : women of color on craft, community, and connection / Jen Hewett. - First edition. - viii, 366 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Why we craft -- Learning our craft -- Craft as business -- Crafting is political -- Handmade past and present -- Making your place -- Perception and representation -- Craft as community -- Teaching craft -- Closing meditation by Loi Laing.
"Be inspired by the work and stories of innovative women of color who are making exceptional contributions to the world of craft. The diverse range of textile artists featured include knitters, quilters, sewers, weavers, and more who are making inspiring and exciting work, yet who are often overlooked by mainstream media. Weaving together interviews, first-person essays, and profiles, this book explores the work and contributions of women of color across the fiber arts community, representing a wide spectrum of age, region, cultural identity, and economic class. These conversations explore the provenance of techniques and materials, belonging, identity, pride of place, cultural misappropriation, privilege, the value (or undervaluing) of craft, community support structures, recognition or exclusion, intergenerational dialogue, and much more"--
9781611808247 1611808243
2021001397
GBC1H0410 bnb
020357043 Uk
Minority women--Social conditions.--North America
Textile crafts--Social aspects--North America.
Biographies.
This long thread : women of color on craft, community, and connection / Jen Hewett. - First edition. - viii, 366 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Why we craft -- Learning our craft -- Craft as business -- Crafting is political -- Handmade past and present -- Making your place -- Perception and representation -- Craft as community -- Teaching craft -- Closing meditation by Loi Laing.
"Be inspired by the work and stories of innovative women of color who are making exceptional contributions to the world of craft. The diverse range of textile artists featured include knitters, quilters, sewers, weavers, and more who are making inspiring and exciting work, yet who are often overlooked by mainstream media. Weaving together interviews, first-person essays, and profiles, this book explores the work and contributions of women of color across the fiber arts community, representing a wide spectrum of age, region, cultural identity, and economic class. These conversations explore the provenance of techniques and materials, belonging, identity, pride of place, cultural misappropriation, privilege, the value (or undervaluing) of craft, community support structures, recognition or exclusion, intergenerational dialogue, and much more"--
9781611808247 1611808243
2021001397
GBC1H0410 bnb
020357043 Uk
Minority women--Social conditions.--North America
Textile crafts--Social aspects--North America.
Biographies.