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Art is Political!

by violet.booklover

Creative expression x political themes

The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Modernism, and Hitler's War on Art

The Story of Art Without Men

Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly

Stitching the Intifada: Embroidery and Resistance in Palestine

The Gallery of Miracles and Madness: Insanity, Modernism, and Hitler's War on Art

The Story of Art Without Men

Radical Craft History

Nonfiction on critical theory + political history of art & craft.

SISTER LISTS: When Artists Go to Work | You Should Start a Zine | Opting Out of Fast Fashion

(In progress)

Craft: An American History

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts

The Invention of Craft

Craft: An American History

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Reading Specifically, and Deeply

Niche non-fiction to open your mind to a world in specifics

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans

Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

for the love of fiber arts

non-fic reads for the fiber artists in your life

Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting

Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World

Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting

Pins and Needles

by TheNerdyBookWitch

For the sewers, stitchers, crafters, knitters, embroiderers, etc. (and also those who are curious or interested). Hop right into crafting! Note: Will be including history books as well. Suggestions to add are welcome in the comments!

Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Stumpwork Embroidery & Thread Painting: Stitch 3-D Nature Motifs

Fabrics A to Z: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Using Fabric for Sewing

Sewing Basics: All You Need to Know about Machine and Hand Sewing

Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

Stumpwork Embroidery & Thread Painting: Stitch 3-D Nature Motifs

Connecting Yarns: Fiber Arts NonFiction

by katrynseeburger

Non-fiction stories about the way textiles intersect with our lives through art, history, textile industry, farming, or reflections on craft.

A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

Slow Knitting: A Journey from Sheep to Skein to Stitch

Irish Aran: History, Tradition, Fashion (O'Brien Irish Heritage)

A Stash of One's Own: Knitters on Loving, Living with, and Letting Go of Yarn

Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

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