Worn: A People's History of Clothing - Sofi Thanhauser

Worn: A People's History of Clothing - Sofi ThanhauserA finely spun history of clothes and where they come from Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool: through the stories of these five fabrics, Sofi Thanhauser illuminates the world we inhabit in a startling new way, travelling from China to Cumbria to reveal the craft, labour and industry that create the clothes we wear. From the women who transformed stalks of flax into linen to clothe their families in 19th century New England to those who earn their

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' 5* Reader review'The story is fast-paced with some good build up of tension and some quirky humour to enliven the proceedings too

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