{"product_id":"this-long-thread-women-of-color-on-craft-community-and-connection","title":"This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community, and Connection","description":"Celebrate the diverse work of people of color in the craft community and explore the personal, political, and creative potential of textile arts and crafts.\n\nIn early 2019, the craft community experienced a reckoning when crafters of color began sharing personal stories about exclusion and racial injustice in their field, pointing out the inequity and lack of visible diversity within the crafting world. Author Jen Hewett, who is one of a few prominent women of color in the fiber crafts community, now brings together this book as a direct response to the need to highlight the diverse voices of artists working in fiber arts and crafts.\n\nWeaving together interviews, first-person essays, and artist profiles, This Long Thread explores the work and contributions of people of color across the fiber arts and crafts community, representing a wide spectrum of race, age, region, cultural identity, education, and economic class. These conversations explore techniques and materials, belonging, identity, pride of place, cultural misappropriation, privilege, the value (or undervaluing) of craft, community support structures, recognition or exclusion, intergenerational dialogue, and much more.\n\nBe inspired by the work and stories of innovative people of color who are making exceptional contributions to the world of craft. The diverse range of textile artists and craftspeople featured include knitters, quilters, sewers, weavers, and more who are making inspiring and innovative work, yet who are often overlooked by mainstream media.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1611808243\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1611808243.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hewett, Jen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374563786813,"sku":"BVV.1611808243.G","price":6.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1611808243-0.jpg?v=1784593174","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/this-long-thread-women-of-color-on-craft-community-and-connection","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}