In the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether
involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in
Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature.
In the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether
involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in
Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature.
While fast fashion has relegated the handicraft to maquiladoras in
the Global South, Spanish and Latin American authors have created
protagonists whose skill with needle and thread allows them to
break out of culturally confining roles and spaces. In this
fictional realm, seamstresses and tailors enter exciting adventures
as spies, peacemakers, or explorers, all facilitated by their
artistry and expertise. This book examines the depiction of women
and the textile arts in contemporary Hispanic and Brazilian
literature. Employing space and gender theories, the book explores
how sewing, traditionally viewed as respectable only if practiced
at home, gives agency and encourages self-reflection and
mobility,allowing protagonists to transgress physical and socially
prescribed limits. Texts analyzed include Maria Duenas's El tiempo
entre costuras (2009), Cesar Aira's La costurera y el viento
(1994), Pedro Lemebel's Tengo miedo torero (2001), Frances Ponte de
Peebles's The Seamstress (2009), and children's literature.
Encouraging readers to look behind garments to the agents of
production, the book shows how contemporary authors, through their
celebrations of an age-old skill, help to renew interest in sewing,
tailoring, upcycling, and embroidery.
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