Handmade historical costumes

When I write these blog posts, I try to consider what you, dear the, will find interesting. I enjoy just about everything to do with textiles and hope that you will like the things I share with you too. You will find posts on this site about dressmaking, vintage and historical fabrics, costume, knitting, crochet,ContinueContinue reading “Handmade historical costumes”

Textiles at Harewood House

In August this year I visited Harewood House, a stately home (situated just north of Leeds in the UK) in order to see an exhibition called ‘Useful/Beautiful’ #WhyCraftMatters, curated by Hugo Macdonald. Harewood House, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden This was the first of what is intended to be a biennial exhibition celebrating modern craft. ContinueContinue reading “Textiles at Harewood House”