Publication

2017 - I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, England

Language

English

Word Count

59,000 words, Guess

Page Count

236 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC391/.01
  • LCCGT525 .H655 2017
  • LCCTT820

Description

"A dynamic resurgence in sewing and knitting is under way, with many people enjoying making and mending their own garments at home. However, stories abound of homemade clothes languishing at the back of the wardrobe. Amy Twigger Holroyd draws on ideas of fashion, culture and craft to explore makers' lived experiences of creating and wearing homemade clothes in a society dominated by shop-bought garments. Using the innovative metaphor of fashion as common land, Folk Fashion investigates the complex relationship between making, well-being and sustainability. Twigger Holroyd combines her own experience as a designer and knitter with first-hand accounts from folk fashion makers to explore this fascinating, yet under-examined, area of contemporary fashion culture. Looking to the future, she also considers how sewers and knitters might maximise the radical potential of their activities"--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Folk fashionI.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd2017

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