Strange Material: Storytelling Through Textiles

by Leanne Prain

Strange Material explores the relationship between handmade textiles and storytelling. Through text, the act of weaving a tale or dropping a thread takes on new meaning for those who previously have seen textiles--quilts, blankets, articles of clothing, and more--only as functional objects. This book showcases crafters who take storytelling off the page and into the mediums of batik, stitching, dyeing, fabric painting, knitting, crochet, and weaving,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155152550X
• ISBN13: 9781551525501
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 8.8"