Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

Clare Hunter with Siobahn Redmond (Narrator)

12 hours, 39 minutes first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
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A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to make their voices heard From the political propaganda of the Bayeux Tapestry, World War I soldiers coping with PTSD, and the maps sewn by schoolg...

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Moods

informative 97%
inspiring 65%
reflective 57%
emotional 23%
hopeful 19%
challenging 7%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 3%
dark 2%
funny 2%
sad 1%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 47%
fast 5%

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