Reading the Thread

Cloth and Communication

Lesley Millar & Alice Kettle

Description

Reading the Thread brings together artists, theorists and designers to explore the nature and use of cloth as a means of record and communication.

Cloth is constructed from threads and, in acknowledging its qualities of recording or communicating a story, we are reading the threads – the read thread. There is also, however, an East Asian myth that when you are born you are linked by an invisible red thread to your soul mate; no matter what you do, this red thread connects you to your fate and, although the thread may become tangled or infinitely long, it will never break.

Exploring histories of making and cultural practices, a multidisciplinary team of international scholars use the metaphorical thread to link the experiences of cloth production, lineage practices, contemporary challenges and sustainable futures, and to explore, through imagery and ideas, the agency of cloth to shape and communicate the sensations and emotions connected with human experience. Provocative and timely, and beautifully illustrated with over 50 colour images, it is vital reading for students and scholars of textiles, fashion, material culture, art and anthropology.

Details

  • Format
    Paperback
  • Pages
    192
  • Size
    275 x 220mm
  • Publisher
    Bloomsbury
  • ISBN
    9781350320482
Stock Code
250155
Our Price
$49.99
1 in stock for immediate dispatch
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