salmonread's review
4.0
Read Harder 2023 Challenge #14: Read a book with under 500 Goodreads ratings
2023 Free Black Women's Library Reading Challenge #26: A book with a gorgeous cover
2023 Free Black Women's Library Reading Challenge #26: A book with a gorgeous cover
thatokiebird's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This Long Thread is an inspiring and powerful collection of essays, interviews and survey responses celebrating crafty women of color. There's a vast representation of types of handicraft, viewpoints, origin stories, inspirations, personalities. This was a true delight to delve into. The layout style of the book isn't my favorite, as the majority of it is transcripted interviews with creators, hobbyists, artists, makers, business-owners, but I quickly eased in and enjoyed the messages, stories and inspiration throughout each woman's story. There's so much value in learning about so many individual's differences and also the ties that bind us together.
jeannebean's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
yarnylibrarian's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I received this book for Christmas nearly 6 months ago and savored it very slowly over many weeks and months. Fiber artist Jen Hewett surveyed women and nonbinary people of color who work in the textile arts and crafts space. She includes many of those survey responses in the book, in addition to 19 in-depth interviews. A few interviewee names were familiar to me from my fiber world (Sonya Philip, Adrienne Rodriguez, Dana Williams-Johnson, and Hewett), but most were new. What a privilege and joy to read each story. I spent many happy hours looking at websites and being inspired - one interview reactivated my crochet curiosity and I made a rainbow shawl!
As far as I'm concerned, this book should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves part of the contemporary American (and Canadian) fiber world. It is an incredible gift to us all. Thank you, Jen Hewett.
As far as I'm concerned, this book should be required reading for anyone who considers themselves part of the contemporary American (and Canadian) fiber world. It is an incredible gift to us all. Thank you, Jen Hewett.
khymihr's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism