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Stitching together the history of fabric

Victoria Finlay describes how the history of fabric is interwoven with our story as a species

• Rhiannon Davies

Published: March 17, 2022 at 12:35 PM

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The history of fabric is interwoven with the story of humanity, from the sackcloth shirts that tore open the skin of pious medieval saints to cotton’s connections to colonisation and the Industrial Revolution. Rhiannon Davies spoke to Victoria Finlay to unravel these complex stories.

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Victoria Finlay is the author of Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World (Profile Books, 2021)

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Rhiannon DaviesFreelance journalist

A former BBC History Magazine section editor, Rhiannon has long been fascinated by history and continues to write for HistoryExtra.com. She has appeared on the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast, interviewing experts on a variety of subjects, from Lucy Worsley discussing Agatha Christie to Sir Ranulph Fiennes on the perils of polar exploration

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