Sew Sister
The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses
$28.80
- Hardcover
36 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2023
Summary
The white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass, but actually fabric. Specialized quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the astronauts from deadly heat and radiation. Jean Wright was one of the eighteen “Sew Sisters” who crafted these thermal blankets, mostly by hand, with incredible precision and skill.
Capturing both the grandeur of space flight and the intimacy of a needle and thread, Sew Sister tells the story of Jea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780884489825 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0884489825 |
| Author: | Elise Matich |
| Publisher: | Tilbury House,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Tilbury House,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 36 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 264mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Elise Matich
Elise Matich is an educator, artist, writer, and mother. SEW SISTER is the first in a series of picture book biographies she is working on that explore the lives of figures who have been overlooked or overshadowed in their fields.
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