Some techniques are virtually universal and others are limited to a small geographical area. Settlers brought traditions which were sometimes re-invented as ind

This globe-spanning history of sewing and embroidery, culture and protest, is “an astonishing feat . . . richly textured and moving” (The Sunday Times, UK).

This glorious book is filled to the brim with a wide ranging history of textiles and 350 superb illustrations drawn from many countries and sources vestments an