Created for my final capstone project at Parsons School of Design, Her Own Distinct Self is a 128 page case-bound book that examines the power of the modern spinster. Physical stitches throughout the book reference textile work and tie traditional roles of women to an emotional response to the content of each chapter. Typefaces reference lettering from embroidery samplers and type-writer written recipe cards as means by which women passed knowledge of domestic skills on to each other.