Prain, Leanne,

Strange material : storytelling through textiles / Leanne Prain ; project photography by Jeanie Ow. - Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2014] - 257 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 x 23 cm

Includes index.

Introduction -- Making meaning -- The stories we wear -- Poetic textiles -- Textiles of protest, politics, and power -- The fabric of remembrance -- Illustrative storytelling -- Fictional characters -- Humorous textiles -- Technology and new methods of storytelling -- Community storytelling through textiles.

The art of storytelling through textiles, exploring the many ways in which narrative can be expressed through cloth and needle.



9781551525501 (pbk.) 155152550X (pbk.)


Textile crafts--Social aspects.
Storytelling in art.

746 PRA