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02118aam a2200325 i 4500 001 C7C40D44F2B911ECBE76030055ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220623010026 008 211031t20222022nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1639361634 020 $a 9781639361632 035 $a (OCoLC)1281579999 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d NFG $d GO6 $d BKL $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 677.009 $2 23 100 1 $a Finlay, Victoria, $e author. 245 10 $a Fabric : $b the hidden history of the material world / $c Victoria Finlay. 264 1 $a New York : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2022. 300 $a 512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 24 cm 520 $a 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, bestselling author Victoria Finlay investigates how and why people have made and used cloth. A century ago in Wales, women would sew their own funeral clothes over tea with friends. In Papua New Guinea, bark is stripped from trees and beaten into cloth. Harris Tweed has a particular smell, while Guatemalan weavers use dazzling colors. Uncovering the stories of the fabrics people wear and use from sacking to silk, Fabric combines science, history, tradition and art in a captivating exploration of how we live, work, craft and care. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Some words before we start -- Barkcloth -- Tapa -- Cotton -- Wool -- Tweed -- Pasmina -- Sackcloth -- Linen -- Silk -- Imagined fabrics -- Patchwork -- Epilogue: the tacking stitch. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-494) and index. 650 0 $a Textile fabrics $x History. 941 $a 5 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240104031025.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010024044.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015046.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220909011601.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220623010117.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C7C40D44F2B911ECBE76030055ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search