David & Charles Publishing

machine sewing opens up exciting new possibilities

The Dress is a loose-fitting sheath with back zipper and narrow shoulder straps

You'll want to make this easy-to-sew slip again and again

With Her Own Hands - Nicole Nehrig beginner David & Charles PublishingA rich and intimate exploration of how women have used textile work to create meaningful lives, from ancient mythology to our current moment. Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quiltingthroughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely womens work and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig wonderfully explores in this captivating book, textile work has