Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd (Research Fellow, Nottingham Trent University, UK)
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...
A dynamic resurgence in sewing and knitting is under way, with many people enjoying making and mending their own garments at home. However, stories ab...