Sofi Thanhauser: Worn: A People's History of Clothing contemporary Working for publications such as

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Sofi Thanhauser: Worn: A People's History of Clothing contemporary Working for publications such asPenguin, 2023, softcover, 400 pages, 12. 8 x 19. 7 cm Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool: through the stories of these five fabrics, Sofi Thanhauser illuminates the world we inhabit in a startling new way, travelling from China to Cumbria to reveal the craft, labour and industry that create the clothes we wear. From the women who transformed stalks of flax into linen to clothe their families in nineteenth century New England to those who earn their