Bound
A Memoir of Making and Remaking
Published on 10. October 2024
112 pages
978-1-915628-31-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Winnersh
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-915628-31-2 (9781915628312)
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10/2024
The Emma Press
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Persons
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. She can be found @maddieballard27 on Instagram or at fieldnotesonfeeling.substack.com. Bound is her first book.
