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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> This fascinating book is an exploration of resilience in textile art both in the art itself and in the people creating it whether an individual maker or a community project. Building on the themes discussed in her earlier bestseller Slow Stitch acclaimed textile artist Claire Wellesley-Smith examines resilience in all its forms from the enduring fabric creations that have been passed down through the generations to the importance of stitch and textiles in communities today. She explores the historic legacy of the textile industry particularly in West Yorkshire where she lives and discusses the relation of textiles to the environment bringing in ideas about waste recycling and climate change. It’s packed with mindful practical exercises and ideas to help you explore and develop resilience using processes such as piecing and patching making and unmaking mending and darning tying and binding revisiting old pieces of textile work and dyeing using home-grown natural materials. As well as plenty of stunning examples of the author’s own work the book also showcases pieces based on resilience from some of the world’s leading textile artists including remarkable collaborative work from Alice Kettle made around themes of immigration and the refugee crisis. The book ends with a poignant postscript outlining one stitch community’s response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic produced during lockdown. Thoughtful and honest this captivating book will help you engage with the idea of resilience and find even more meaning in your own textile work. (SP)