Unravelling women's art : creators, rebels & innovators in textile arts
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279).

"A unique overview of women's textile art production including embroidery, weaving, soft sculpture and more looking at the extraordinary women who blur the boundaries between fine art and crafts. Includes over 20 interviews with contemporary textile artists, providing insight into their practices, themes and personal motivations. The author unpicks the threads that link female textile artists and the arts they produce, revealing a global and historic patchwork of assorted roles, identities and representations. Entertaining as well as informative, this book offers a unique overview of female-centric textile art production including embroidery, weaving, soft sculpture and more."--,Provided by the Publisher.