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Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

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  • Create Date：2023-01-21 05:21:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Peggy Orenstein
  • ISBN：0063081725
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Reviews

Tania P ，

I enjoyed how the author wove together the narrative of her life lived during the pandemic and before/beyond with that of her journey to knit a sweater right from shearing the sheep through carding and spinning and dyeing the wool。 Her explorations of the history and impact of spinning， dyeing， clothing manufacturing were new and interesting to me。 An insightful book and， for me at this stage in my life， very relatable。

amanda ，

Such a SHONDA that Peggy has willfully hurt Aboubakar Fofana with her cultural appropriation and artist appropriation by publishing the indigo dying process that she learned in Aboubakar’s class。 She did not have the consent of the artist to publish his teachings。 Theft is theft， and Peggy has stolen an artists process without his consent and published it in this book for her personal profit。

Jessica ，

So this may be one of my favorite books of the year， maybe of all time。 I picked it up because I am also a knitter， and I love reading about when people tackle a huge personal project （like reading the Dictionary， or cooking their way through a whole cookbook， hiking the PCT， etc）， but this book is so much more。 There is the personal project and journey， but there is also the microhistory of fiber and textiles - both generally and through the lens of women， a look at the social issues of our tim So this may be one of my favorite books of the year， maybe of all time。 I picked it up because I am also a knitter， and I love reading about when people tackle a huge personal project （like reading the Dictionary， or cooking their way through a whole cookbook， hiking the PCT， etc）， but this book is so much more。 There is the personal project and journey， but there is also the microhistory of fiber and textiles - both generally and through the lens of women， a look at the social issues of our time （climate change， racial justice， women's rights）， and the very personal contemplations of her own life。 I haven't read anything else by Peggy Orenstein， but after this book I will be。 Her writing and tone hit a sweet spot that made this book feel expansive， but personal。 I connected with this book on many levels， and learned so much both as a lover of fiber but also as a human learning to be a better human。 I truly love this book， and I want to have everyone I know read it so we can talk about it。 。。。more

Lark of The Bookwyrm's Hoard ，

[I have not yet read the book， so this is not a review。]I am a spinner and knitter。 I have attempted to process a fleece。 I'm approaching my 60s， I am an empty-nester， and I am facing my own parents' inevitable decline。 Like pretty much everyone in this country （and many others）， I spent the first years of the pandemic mostly isolated， except from my husband; to stay sane， I baked， spun， and knit。 And much like Ms。 Orrenstein， I grieved the life I had before the pandemic， and grappled with issue [I have not yet read the book， so this is not a review。]I am a spinner and knitter。 I have attempted to process a fleece。 I'm approaching my 60s， I am an empty-nester， and I am facing my own parents' inevitable decline。 Like pretty much everyone in this country （and many others）， I spent the first years of the pandemic mostly isolated， except from my husband; to stay sane， I baked， spun， and knit。 And much like Ms。 Orrenstein， I grieved the life I had before the pandemic， and grappled with issues of sustainability， climate change， racial inequalities， the political climate， women's rights， and technology。 I am， in fact， the perfect audience for this book。 I can't wait to read it。 。。。more