Bound
- £9.99
- Available
- Paperback published on 10/10/2024
- Page count: 152 pages
- ISBN: 9781915628305
Quick take
“a gorgeous, tender exploration of the craft of sewing and how we carve out spaces for ourselves” - Nina Mingya Powles
Synopsis
In a new home, relationships shift, and ties fray. Bound: A Memoir of Making and Remaking is a collection of essays about sewing and knowing who you are. Each chapter in this sewist's diary charts the crafting of a different garment.
From a lining embroidered with the Cantonese names of her female ancestors to a dressing gown holding the body of a beloved friend, Maddie Ballard navigates love, personal connections, and self-care, drafting her own patterns for ways of living. Lyrical, probing, soothing and wise, Bound is a strikingly original debut and a quiet celebration of the remarkable, everyday process of making and re-making: of cloth, of clothing, and of ourselves.
About the author
Maddie Ballard is a writer and editor of mixed Chinese heritage. Born in Syracuse, New York, she grew up in Aotearoa New Zealand and currently lives in Wellington. 'Bound' is her first book.
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