{"product_id":"sharp-notions-essays-from-the-stitching-life-9781551529257","title":"Sharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA wide-ranging anthology of personal essays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e from diverse voices about their relationships to the fibre arts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, the reliability of a knit stitch, the steady rocking of a quilting needle, the solid structure of a loom, is all you have. During the pandemic, fiber arts newbies discovered and lapsed crafters rediscovered that picking up some sticks and string or a needle and thread was the perfect way to reduce stress, quell anxiety, and foster creativity, an antidote to endless hours of doom-scrolling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChances are you or someone close to you is currently in an ecstatic relationship with yarn, thread, or fabric. As we struggle with the pressures, anxieties, and impacts of daily life, fiber arts--knitting, crocheting, embroidery, weaving, beading, sewing, quilting, textiles--can be an antidote, a mirror and a metaphor for so many of life's challenges. Part time machine, part meditation app, the simple act of working with one's hands instantly reduces the overwhelming scope of living to a human scale and the present moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this nonfiction anthology, writers and artists from different backgrounds explore their complex relationships to fiber arts and the intersection of creative practice and identity, technology, climate change, trauma, politics, chronic illness, and disability. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn answer to\u003cbr\u003ethe mainstream craft space's tendency to centre the perspectives and careers of\u003cbr\u003ewhite women, \u003ci\u003eSharp Notions \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases Black, Indigenous, South-Asian, \u003cbr\u003eChinese, and queer artists and makers and the cultural traditions of craft in\u003cbr\u003ediasporic communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accompanied by full-colour photographs throughout, these\u003cbr\u003epowerful essays challenge the traditional view of crafting and examine the\u003cbr\u003erole, purpose, joy, and necessity of craft amid the alienation of contemporary\u003cbr\u003elife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551529257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Marita Dachsel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084172165301,"sku":"9781551529257","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_15dd454a-a3bc-43cf-9ac2-b316466d940f.jpg?v=1692111995","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sharp-notions-essays-from-the-stitching-life-9781551529257","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}