The Golden Thread

How fabric changed history

By: Kassia St Clair

Paperback

Published:
ISBN: 9781473659056

All textiles begin with a twist... The Golden Thread explores textiles throughout the ages from 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the linen wrappings of Tutankhamun's mummy; the Silk Road; the woollen sails that helped the Vikings reach America 700 years before Columbus; the lace ruffs that infuriated the puritans; the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution and much more! St Claire makes the case that our continuing reinvention of cloth tells fascinating stories of human ingenuity.