Collective Threads Anna Andreeva at the Red Rose Silk Factory anglais domestique en passant par une multitude en passant par une multitude de trésors de l’Antiquité et documents de l’imagerie populaire with all its share of anguish and ecstasy First book outside the former Soviet Union and Russia showcasing the art of designer Anna Andreeva and later Soviet fabric design in general Examines the collective artistic work of women who shaped the material culture of actually existing socialism Links the textile designs by women of 1920s Soviet avant garde with the work of woman artists in the post war period Contributes to the expansion and diversification of the definition of art to include also material culture and highlight the work of women and other historically marginalised maker