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Take a seat, close your eyes, and just for a moment imagine a world where clothing never existed. The development of tailored clothing dramatically improved people’s ability to keep warm. Without clothing, human populations would never have solved the adaptive challenges involved in migrating across the world during the last Ice Age, a cold, harsh environment where mammoths and giant sloths roamed the Earth. The sewing needle, therefore, was a vital tool that changed the trajectory of humankind as we know it. More than just keeping warm, sewing needles and awls are embedded with cultural values like adorning the body with beadwork for social and identity expression. Through this immersive experience, you will unravel threads of the past and be transported through the eye of a needle to trace the history of tailored clothing and the sewing toolkit. You will learn more about the initial invention of the sewing toolkit, what people used needles and awls for thousands of years ago, how and why people selected the bones of certain animals over others to craft these delicate tools, and consider what the world would be like if sewing needles were never invented in the first place. Come join me and discover more about where the needle, thread, and hide meet.
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2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, CO, United States, Colorado 80309
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