{"product_id":"textiles-the-whole-story-9780500291139","title":"Textiles: The Whole Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeads readers from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century  while weaving its story from strands of craft  history and anthropology  and science and culture. . . . An outstanding achievement. Library Journal There are few aspects of our livesphysical  emotional  spiritualin which thread and fabrics do not play a notable part. Beverly Gordon reminds us memorably and movingly of the powerful significance of fabric throughout human history. Her expertise is enriched by her own hands-on experience: spinning silk from silkworm cocoons  weaving cloth  and creating natural dyes. In addition  she has studied thousands of textiles in a curatorial context; her familiarity includes the processing and handling of textiles as well as the making of them.  The author bridges past and present  from the Stone Agewhen humans first learned to make cordage and threadto twenty-first-century smart fabrics  which can regulate body temperature or measure the wearers pulse. Her discussion integrates craft  art  science  history  and anthropology  and she draws on examples from around the globe. A dazzling array of illustrations includes paintings and photographs of historic and contemporary textiles plus a broad collection of textiles being created  worn  and lived with today. 380 illustrations  318 in color\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650604359733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500291136","price":345.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780500291139.jpg?v=1781799632","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/textiles-the-whole-story-9780500291139","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}