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Softness - A Meditation on Knitting: Jean Oberlander

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Softness - A Meditation on Knitting: Jean OberlanderPublished by Common Threads Press Unravelling 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

Published by Common Threads Press 

Unravelling 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 theory, Softness tugs at the loose threads of this corner of craft history. This is an ode to the disrepaired, a plea to stem the tide of unloved, mass-produced clothing by rethinking the power of soft things.

Thread-sewn with illustrations interleaved throughout the text, printed in spot colour across three beautiful paper stocks.

 

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Katie
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 5
Nice and heavy
Size: Small, Color: Dark Green
Nice quality, heavyweight. My child wears this all the time, it’s really nice.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
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Ajai
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 1
Size is wayyyyy off
Size: X-Large, Color: Black
Super small ain’t no way this is an X-Large
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026
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MaddDembinski
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
Runs small
Size: 3T, Color: Black
Runs just a little small. Maybe upsize, but great otherwise!
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Lorraine
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
I was delighted with the quality and color
Size: X-Small, Color: Lilac
This is a super cute, and frankly, fairly high fashion little hoodie. The price was great for what it is. Really nice soft (terry?) inside. Double fabric hood. Really soft. It has an oversized cut which makes it easy to get on and off, but is just the right length to make the sizing look great and intentional - it doesn't look too big. I love the color. It's high quality, and I didn't notice any shrinkage. Even the hood is cut in a chic way. Not your average kids' hoodie.
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David Cowart
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★★★★★ 4
will shrink when dried.
good quality buy runs a little small.
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