Gordon, Beverly. <br/><br/>
Textiles :  the whole story. Uses, meanings, significance / 
Beverly Gordon. 
 - London :  Thames & Hudson,  2013. 
 - 304 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The very fabric of existence : textiles in human consciousness -- Living on the earth : textiles and human survival -- The ties that bind : the social meanings of textiles -- Cloth and temporal power : money, trade, status, and control -- Cloth as communication : expressing meaning, messages, and beauty -- Textiles and the spirit : the sacred, spiritual, and healing significance of cloth. 
<br/><br/> The author discusses how textiles are an integral part of the human life journey from cradle to grave in a multitude of practical, symbolic and spiritual ways. This title illustrates the many uses of textiles in our everyday lives. It outlines how textiles are a means of communication functional, political and artistic and a metaphor for transcendence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780500291139 : (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Textiles--History.<br/>Textile crafts--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>746