Deborah A. Deacon

This book caught my attention after taking a class on sexuality and gender in the classical world in which we learned how women used weaving as an agency for communication. This book gave an interesting overview for war-era weavings and textiles. However, I agree with another LibraryThing reviewer, LeesyLou that "The authors' definition of "war imagery in women's textiles" also seems to encompass any textile made during war time with the assumption that it was made by a woman and frequently whether or not there is anything specific to its imagery denoting war time, so long as the production period was war."… (mehr)

I was immediately drawn to this book when I saw the title: War Imagery in Women's Textiles. I love fabric of any type, I am an avid seamstress and pretty good needle crafter. There are some very good pictures of textiles and pieced/needled pieces; there are good short histories and biographies of seamstresses behind these pieces. I do wish there were a way to have a photo for each history/biography given. I used google to find photos so I could better understand what was being described for some of descriptions. This book would be better if published as a coffee table book.... I do not think someone without an initial interest would care much for this book as it really should be more visual. The writing is excellent and what photographs there are are very good. If you already have an interest in this topic I highly recommend this book.… (mehr)

I was hoping for more of an analysis of women's textiles, something along the lines of Rozsika Parker's The Subversive Stitch or Carola Hicks' book on the Bayeux Tapestry. In addition to the problems the reviewer immediately below me notes, however, this book is more like a series of lists in paragraph form. Further, I was hoping to find information on the Overlord Tapestry (a modern kind of Bayeux Tapestry about England in WW2). The book does little more than mention it, and the plate chosen for it makes it impossible to tell it's a piece of fiber art rather than paint. Disappointing.… (mehr)