Really Cross Stitch

Annoyed? Upset? Distraught? Want to stab a sharp object into something? Then this book is for you.Stitching for public protest is not new. First-wave feminists in the US and in Britain used needle ...

Annoyed? Upset? Distraught? Want to stab a sharp object into something? Then this book is for you.Stitching for public protest is not new. First-wave feminists in the US and in Britain used needlework in their demonstrations and public protest lectures during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. However, needlework and other handcrafts declined throughout the twentieth century, with second-wave feminists arguing against ''the oppression of the needle''. In the 21st century, though, there has been a steep resurgence and many are now turning to crafts, especially needlework, as an activ