Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir and why this impacts our

and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways

Designed and produced as impeccably as her clothing

Comfort was found in the cycle of seasons

1992 at the age of 37

Drawing on hundreds of interviews conducted from Maui to Stockholm and from Manhattan to Sarajevo – and featuring nearly one hundred images

Softness - Jean Oberlander memoir and why this impacts ourUnravelling the semantics of the ugly jumper, the ratty cardigan and the squishy mittens. Softness is a poetic reflection on hand knitting and the neglected objects that give us nourishment. A straggly jumper, shrunken in a hot wash. A frayed sleeve, mended with different wool. A garish sweater, coffee stained but decidedly unwashed, sent by a loved one to withstand the cold winters. Punctuated by short key texts from textile studies and feminist