Text and Protest

Sew What?

English - May 21, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MB
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In this episode, Isabella discusses two 19th-century pieces of needlework from opposite sides of the Atlantic, bound together by their tales of woe. The makers are Hannah Powell and Elizabeth Parker and they illustrate that needlework has always been personal and political.