Recs if you like The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History...

microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"

Non-fiction and fiction books with moths in them. That's it. That's the list. PS: Why isn't there a moth emoji already?!?

Fashion history, culture, and politics for the girlies who read Vogue online as formative literature ✨ Always open to suggestions!

books on the history of fiber and textiles

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)

a look at the world of fabric, clothing, and fashion throughout the centuries

Books to learn about the history of knitting, embroidery and the political context in which this traditionally “women’s work” is placed

books about the history of fashion

for the sewists, fiber artists, and fashion nerds alike

books on the history of textiles and sewists, on the evolution of clothing, and on the overconsumption that drives fast fashion—and destroys the environment—and why we should all buy secondhand

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

Books observing how trade and multicultural interactions have shaped the past and present

Super specific history of unexpected things

Our TransOceanicBookClub reading list for 2026 💙