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jeannebean's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
yarnylibrarian's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I received this book for Christmas nearly 6 months ago and savored it very slowly over many weeks and months. Fiber artist Jen Hewett surveyed women and nonbinary people of color who work in the textile arts and crafts space. She includes many of those survey responses in the book, in addition to 19 in-depth interviews. A few interviewee names were familiar to me from my fiber world (Sonya Philip, Adrienne Rodriguez, Dana Williams-Johnson, and Hewett), but most were new. What a privilege and joy to read each story. I spent many happy hours looking at websites and being inspired - one interview reactivated my crochet curiosity and I made a rainbow shawl!
As far as I'm concerned, this book should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves part of the contemporary American (and Canadian) fiber world. It is an incredible gift to us all. Thank you, Jen Hewett.
As far as I'm concerned, this book should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves part of the contemporary American (and Canadian) fiber world. It is an incredible gift to us all. Thank you, Jen Hewett.
khymihr's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
hopebrasfield's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I came into making as I came into modern social media and, as a result, art and social can feel so completely intertwined; it’s easy to forget there are richer and more nuanced stories behind the pretty pictures and clever videos I’m served on various platforms.
Jen Hewett’s book, and the stories therein of makers, artists, and hobbyists in fiber work, allowed me to sit with a few of those stories more fully. Her book takes the sometimes, maybe often, flat assertion that “women’s work is work” and unfolds it into something much more impactful and nuanced. I am so grateful she put together such a powerful book.
I would recommend this book to anybody who interacts with fiber, regardless of your participation in or enjoyment of fiber arts (or crafts). It was hard for me to put down; that said, the mix of interviews, survey responses, and essays, make it a great option for readers who prefer just to read a bit at a time.
Jen Hewett’s book, and the stories therein of makers, artists, and hobbyists in fiber work, allowed me to sit with a few of those stories more fully. Her book takes the sometimes, maybe often, flat assertion that “women’s work is work” and unfolds it into something much more impactful and nuanced. I am so grateful she put together such a powerful book.
I would recommend this book to anybody who interacts with fiber, regardless of your participation in or enjoyment of fiber arts (or crafts). It was hard for me to put down; that said, the mix of interviews, survey responses, and essays, make it a great option for readers who prefer just to read a bit at a time.
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