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SDA Book Club: Bojagi reviewed by Lauren Sinner

October 4, 2024 5:00 am

Bojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles by Youngmin Lee I had the pleasure of getting to co-jury this year’s Exhibition in Print alongside Youngmin Lee, and I am equally excited to get to review her new book, Bojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles. As someone who is quite familiar with bojagi, but nowhere near an …

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SDA Book Club: The Intersection of Fashion and Disability reviewed by Vivien Zepf

September 6, 2024 5:13 am

The Intersection of Fashion and Disability: A Historical Analysis by Kate Annett-Hitchcock That human bodies come in all shapes and sizes, belonging to individuals expressing different abilities, has been recognized for centuries. The London Tradesman in 1747, for example, noted that a tailor must “…not only to cut for the Handsome and Well-shaped, but to …

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SDA Book Club: Modern Papermaking reviewed by Zia Gipson

August 2, 2024 5:00 am

Modern Papermaking, Techniques in Handmade Paper by Kelsey Pike. Artist and papermaker Kelsey Pike has made a significant contribution to the papermaking community and future papermakers with her book, Modern Papermaking. I know I’ll come back to this book time and again given its detailed information about the many aspects of fine papermaking—from paper’s history …

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SDA Book Club: The Dress Diary reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

July 5, 2024 5:00 am

The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Woman’s Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin Fashion historian Kate Strasdin was given a book, which appeared to be someone’s scrapbook (literally). It’s an old album of fabric swatches from the very middle of the 19th century—from 1838-1890—which the giver found at a flea market in 1960.  Historians are drawn to collections. …

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SDA Book Club: Intelligent Hands reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

June 7, 2024 5:00 am

Intelligent Hands: why making is a skill for life by Charlotte Abrahams & Katy Bevan This examination into numerous places where craft and hand work is alive, well and serving people of all kinds is strictly British—beginning with a discussion of tacit knowledge as well as the purpose of practice and repetition of tasks in …

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SDA Book Club: “Radical Fiber” reviewed by Vivien Zepf

May 3, 2024 5:00 am

Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science edited by Rebecca McNamara Imagine you’re holding a knitted mass of colorful yarns. As you turn it over in your hands, the genius of this anatomical model called Knitted Brain #2 begins to reveal itself. Tightly coiled fibers represent sections of the brain with greater cellular density, while …

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SDA Book Club: “Dressing with Purpose” reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

April 5, 2024 5:00 am

Dressing With Purpose: Belonging and Resistance in Scandinavia edited by Carrie Hertz The full cover of Dressing With Purpose is a photo of what appears to be a celebratory procession, prominently featuring flags of Norway and Sápmi, the Sámi people’s land. All the participants appear to be wearing culturally significant clothing. This image begs questions: …

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SDA Book Club: “Wild Textiles” reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

January 2, 2024 5:00 am

Wild Textiles: Grown, Foraged, Found by Alice Fox You would be forgiven in assuming Wild Textiles to be a “how to/field guide,” were you simply perusing. It is both more and less than that. Minimal instruction or directions are given, with the exception of a lengthy discussion on nettles. Wild Textiles is, however, a powerful …

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SDA Book Club 2023: A Year In Review

December 1, 2023 5:00 am

We had another lovely year of reviews to add to our ever-growing collection for the SDA Book Club. 2023’s reviews included recurring authors Faith Hagenhofer and Vivien Zepf, with the addition of Zia Gipson, who joined us in the summer and will be reviewing more books to come in 2024. Here’s a combined list of …

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