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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
inspiring
slow-paced
informative
slow-paced
Overly academic/formal writing style didn't suit me at this time.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Insanely interesting and the last chapter was very exciting to read.
Powerful and moving. I need to reflect more on how 21st century embroidery evokes, subverts, and evolved from this rich history. I learned embroidery from Tik Tok - an entire anthology could be written on embroidery through globalization and technology!
Deeply disappointed there wasn't multi-generational history of Slavic embroidery. Instead, Parker reduces and oversimplified Russian embroidery in the context of this Anglo-centric history. I'm certain the history of Slavic and Balkan embroidery is equally, if not more relevant to Russian socialist embroidery - especially during the anti-Western campaigns! Applying a Western analysis of gender is inherently flawed - especially since class consciousness manifested as women's involvement in socialist revolution and political participation! Many of the domestic-professional gender divisions persisted, but I would've appreciated more insight here.
Also very disappointed that Parker mentioned but didn't discuss or show African embroidery.
Deeply disappointed there wasn't multi-generational history of Slavic embroidery. Instead, Parker reduces and oversimplified Russian embroidery in the context of this Anglo-centric history. I'm certain the history of Slavic and Balkan embroidery is equally, if not more relevant to Russian socialist embroidery - especially during the anti-Western campaigns! Applying a Western analysis of gender is inherently flawed - especially since class consciousness manifested as women's involvement in socialist revolution and political participation! Many of the domestic-professional gender divisions persisted, but I would've appreciated more insight here.
Also very disappointed that Parker mentioned but didn't discuss or show African embroidery.
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
For some reason this book to me about four months to get through (apologies to the Stockholm library). Its no fault of the pacing, I believe it is well written and even, but it is Very dense in terms of information. A lot of beutiful pictures, would have liked to see them in colour. Informative and very interesting, but man does is take its time
informative
medium-paced