Threads Made New: Transforming Fragments to Tapestry

Threads Made New is an allegorical story of Dr Kweethai crossing oceans, stitching worlds together and returning to her innate self with every thread. Through fifty seven ‘Threads’ she traces an image of her life; shaped by lineage, migration, healing and the quiet authority that emerged as she finally stood in her own light.

From a Malaysian childhood to the vast unknowns of America as an adult, she learned to navigate disorientation, courage and belonging. Mending fractures and reclaiming what was temporarily lost, her quilts have been teachers — revealing wisdom thru color, texture, shadow and form. Through artistry and introspection, this book reveals how she stepped into elderhood, created sovereignty and now enjoys spiritual maturity.

This is a book about becoming whole. About honoring women who came before. About rising to one’s own voice. And about returning — not to a place, but to a truth that was always there.

A luminous tapestry of identity, artistry and transformation, Threads Made New invites the reader to witness a life remade, one stitch at a time.

Softcover

276 pages

169 photos

Large print (18pt)