Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir despised by many

despised by many

Jean-Michel Frank

showcasing craft

Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted from Maui to Stockholm and from Manhattan to Sarajevo – and featuring nearly one hundred images

1992 at the age of 37

Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir despised by manyUnravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan and the squishy mittens. Softness is a poetic reflection on hand knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist