
The Point of the Needle
Burman, Barbara (Author)
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£10.99
"Burman was the coauthor of the well-received book called The Pocket: A Secret History of Women's Lives, but in this new book, she has a much bigger canvas: to rescue sewing from the twilight and to celebrate it as a fundamental human activity. . . . This book is a much broader one that seeks to shine a light on the extraordinary human endeavour of stitching."Haptic & Hue, Book of the Year 2023"[Burman] pulls off turning a lifetime's research, including her own Our Sewing Stories, into a book by having a strong, thematic narrative, fluent style and empathy with the more personal aspects of nee...
ISBN (SKU)
9781836392064
Pages
288
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Published
23, March, 2026
Genres
Art & Design
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