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SDA Book Club: A Year In Review

This year, we were so lucky to have a wide range of books reviewed for SDA’s Book Club by contributing authors, Faith Hagenhofer, Vivien Zepf, and D Wood. Here’s a combined list of all the reviews, as well as where to purchase each book.


A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire reviewed by Vivien Zepf

  • Publisher: Harper Collins (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9780060522766

Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana reviewed by D Wood

  • Publisher: Te Papa Press (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9780994136275

Raw Material: Working Wool in the West reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

  • Publisher: Oregon State University Press (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9780870719516

Craft: An American History reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781635574586

The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest reviewed by Lauren Sinner

  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9780500252420

Why We Quilt Contemporary Makers Speak Out. The Power of Art, Activism, Community, and Creativity reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

  • Publisher: Storey Books (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781635860337

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool reviewed by Vivien Zepf


Material: Making and the Art of Transformation reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

  • Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781603589321

The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design reviewed by Faith Hagenhofer

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781788316552

Modern Fabric: Twenty-Five Designers on Their Inspiration and Craft reviewed by Vivien Zepf

  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781616898373

Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History reviewed by Vivien Zepf

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (buy it here)
  • ISBN: 9781501180064

Do you have a recommendation for a recent fiber-related book you think should be included in SDA’s Book Club? Email SDA’s Managing Editor, Lauren Sinner, to let her know!

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