The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters

Barbara Burman

The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 January 2024
Pages
240
ISBN
9781789147193

The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters

Barbara Burman

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.

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