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Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration with Isabella Rosner, Part I

Dressed: The History of Fashion
Dressed: The History of Fashion
Episode • Jun 19, 2024 • 58m

Embroidery historian Isabella Rosner joins us to discuss her recently published book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration which explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals who are a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach."

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