Costume-making – Amanda Jane Textiles

Lydia Higginson, dressmaker, in London

I have written about Lydia before on this blog (you can see links to the earlier posts listed at the end of this one). Photo credit: mademywardrobe on Instagram Lydia spent two years living in Bristol and working in a studio in the Textiles Quarter alongside other makers. She began with a ‘year of making’ContinueContinue reading “Lydia Higginson, dressmaker, in London”

Costumes and Kynren 2017

This week, guests from Australia were staying and we took them to the 2017 premiere of ‘Kynren’, the stunning outdoor show in Bishop Auckland. I even have a bag to prove that I saw the show in its first year! ‘Kynren’ souvenir bag, photo by Amanda Jane Ogden At this time of the year, theContinueContinue reading “Costumes and Kynren 2017”