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

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

35/100

Critics

67/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Peggy Orenstein

Publisher:

Harper

Date:

January 24, 2023

The author sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft.

What The Reviewers Say

Kimberly Schaye,
The Washington Post
Entertaining and informative.
L. A. Taggart,
The San Francisco Chronicle
A larger-than-expected journey.
Laurie Hertzel,
The Star Tribune
This witty, irreverent memoir is, at heart, extremely serious.
Jane Harper,
Booklist
Dedicated crafters will particularly enjoy this pandemic-times memoir, but the appeal goes far beyond. The sweater may be ugly, but the journey is beautiful..