We have quite a bit of interest overlap! I'm currently reading Worn by Sofi Thanhauser and thinking through how I might regurgitate what I've been learning about textile production pre and post industrial revolution. One of my favorite tidbits so far has been the myth that Samuel Slater illegally snuck blueprints of British machinery into the US in the lining of his jacket. Fact checking shows it's probably not true, but what a story, eh? :)
Excited to see the other books on your list and adding them to my own. I've been working through Unraveled: The life and Death of A Garment for a while now, not sure I can recommend it since it hasn't been super captivating, but she explores modern production and environmental impact.
Love this, I've been trying to read up on history as much as process, it's so inspiring. Been trying to finish Blood in the Machine for well over a year, reinvigorated to finish it now! I absolutely loved Worn and just finished The Fabric of Civilization, highly recommend both.
We have quite a bit of interest overlap! I'm currently reading Worn by Sofi Thanhauser and thinking through how I might regurgitate what I've been learning about textile production pre and post industrial revolution. One of my favorite tidbits so far has been the myth that Samuel Slater illegally snuck blueprints of British machinery into the US in the lining of his jacket. Fact checking shows it's probably not true, but what a story, eh? :)
Excited to see the other books on your list and adding them to my own. I've been working through Unraveled: The life and Death of A Garment for a while now, not sure I can recommend it since it hasn't been super captivating, but she explores modern production and environmental impact.
ooh thanks, I'll check out Unraveled. Sounds at least interesting as a reference source
Thanks for the recs! The Blood in the machine and threads of life audio books are available on Libby at my library right now 🙌🏻
woohoo!!
Love this, I've been trying to read up on history as much as process, it's so inspiring. Been trying to finish Blood in the Machine for well over a year, reinvigorated to finish it now! I absolutely loved Worn and just finished The Fabric of Civilization, highly recommend both.
Thanks for the mention! Have you seen the exhibition at NY Historical? I really enjoyed it, although they swapped out the clothes to help preserve them, and I missed the McCardell! https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/real-clothes-real-lives-200-years-of-what-women-wore The accompanying book is fantastic as well, https://shop.nyhistory.org/products/real-clothes-real-lives-200-years-of-what-women-wore
Oooh alas I don’t think I’ll be in that neck of the woods before the exhibition closes, but I’ll definitely check out the book. Thank you!