Shedding the Shackles - Women's Empowerment Through Craft (Hardcover)

A celebration of female inventiveness and aesthetic sensibility, Shedding the Shackles explores women's craft enterprises, their artisanal excellence, and the positive impact their individual projects have on breaking the poverty cycle. In the first part of the twentieth century, suffering from a legacy inherited from the Victorian era, craft skills, such as weaving, sewing, embroidery, and quilting were regarded largely as women's domestic pastimes, and remained undervalued and marginalised. It has taken several decades for attitudes to change, for the boundaries between 'fine art' and craft to blur, and for textile crafts to be given the same respect and recognition as other media. Featuring artisans and projects from across the globe Shedding the Shackles celebrates their vision and motivation giving a fascinating glimpse into how these craft initiatives have created a sustainable lifestyle, and impacted upon their communities at a deeper level.

General

Imprint:	Herbert Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Lynne Stein
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-78994-015-2
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Spinning & weaving Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Naive art Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Folk art Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Textile arts > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	1-78994-015-X
Barcode:	9781789940152

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