The Subversive Stitch. Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine

The Subversive Stitch. Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine Rozsika Parker. Is a re-evaluation of the reciprocal relationship between women and embroidery has brought stitchery out from the private world of female domesticity into the fine arts, created a major breakthrough in art history and criticism, and fostered the emergence of today's dynamic and expanding crafts movements. Illustrated. Softcover.247pp.