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003			OCoLC
005			20231221150045.0
008			230328s2023 enka b 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781789147193 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1789147190 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1373835193
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092			_a646.2 _bB962
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aBurman, Barbara, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe point of the needle : _bwhy sewing matters / _cBarbara Burman.
264		1	_aLondon : _bReaktion Books, _c2023.
300			_a287 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
334			_asingle unit _2rdami
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 266-274) and index.
505	0		_a1. Hands, Hearts and Needles -- 2. Learning to Sew -- 3. A Material World -- 4. In the Gently Closed Box -- 5. Fruits of Our Work -- 6. The Business of the Needle -- 7. The Alternative Stitch -- 8. Into the Fray.
520			_aFrom the pleasures of mending to the problems of fast fashion, an intimate look at the creativity, community, and deep meaning sewed into every stitch. Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or pleasure every day, yet the craft is surprisingly under-appreciated. The Point of the Needle redresses the balance: this is a book that argues for sewing's place in our lives. It celebrates not only sewing's recent resurgence but sewists' creativity, well-being, and community. Barbara Burman chronicles new voices of people who sew today, by hand or machine, to explore what they sew, what motivates them, what they value, and why they mend things, revealing insights into sewing's more intimate stories. In our age of superfast fashion with its environmental and social injustices, this eloquent book makes a passionate case for identity, diversity, resilience, and memory--what people create for themselves as they stitch and make.
650		0	_aEmbroidery _xSocial aspects _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aSewing. _923872
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