With Her Own Hands
Women Weaving Their Stories
$29.63
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2026
Summary
In this captivating work, psychologist and knitter Nicole Nehrig delves into the myriad ways that art forms such as knitting, sewing, and embroidery were and continue to be liberating for women. Spanning continents and centuries, Nehrig brings together remarkable stories of women, from an eighteenth-century Quaker boarding school that used embroidered samplers to teach girls math and geography to the Quechua weavers working to preserve and revive Incan traditions today, and from the Miao wome…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324134350 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324134356 |
| Author: | Nicole Nehrig |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“With Her Own Hands is both scholarly and deeply personal - a warm, generous celebration of women’s lives, told through the textures and threads that have shaped them. It invites us to see textile work as a powerful, enduring language and a legacy stitched through generations, with care, courage, and creativity.” – Lauren Meta-Martin - Selvedge Magazine
”[A]n inspirational read for crocheters, knitters and everyone in between.” – Simply Crochet
Nicole Nehrig
Nicole Nehrig is a clinical and research psychologist and a passionate knitter and textile crafter living in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology.
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