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Exhibitions, books, events

Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield, new books and more. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Please note - items included here are for your information and are not necessarily endorsed by the C&TA

Book cover: The Pocket
Textile books from Bloomsbury
A range of new books are on offer from Bloomsbury publishers including Stitching the Self: Identity and the Needle Arts, encyclopedias of Arab and Asian textiles, and several more. The back catalogue of textile history and design is well worth a browse. They aren't cheap - in fact they are very expensive academic tomes - but you might think you deserve a present for putting up with lockdown!
Visit the textiles section of the Bloomsbury website


The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900
Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux


Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, yards of stolen ribbon, thimbles, snuff boxes, a picture of a lover, two live ducks: these are just some of the fascinating things carried by women and girls in their tie-on pockets, an essential accessory throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The authors draw on an unprecedented study of surviving pockets in museums and private collections to identify their materials, techniques, and decoration; their use is investigated through sources as diverse as criminal trials, letters, diaries, inventories, novels, and advertisements. 
Already out in hardback, out in paperback April 2020, price £19.19. Yale Books
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Book cover: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
Sarah Fee and Sven Beckert


Chintz, a type of multi-coloured printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores: it became a driving force of the spice trade in the East Indies, and it attracted European merchants, who by the 17th century were importing millions of pieces. 
Hardback, £35, Yale Books

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