The next meeting is a talk by Sarah Thursfield entitled Wrought Linens.
Sarah studies and teaches the cut and construction of clothing from wrapped cloth to fitted pattern and from bone needle to sewing machine.
Her research field is late prehistoric and medieval dress, also the development of linen garments into the nineteenth century.
She is the author of ‘The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant, Common Garments 1100 - 1480’
Sarah has been supplying clothing for re-enactment for many years. A professional craftsman and an amateur historian she uses archaeological and historical sources to reconstruct clothing technology from prehistory onwards. She regularly teaches lecturers, heritage professionals and re-enactors, and contributes to costume publications.
We meet regularly on the first Tuesday of the month upstairs in Alsager Library.
We try to arrive at 1.45 so we are ready for a prompt 2pm start. We generally have a sales table and details of the next workshop. Workshops are held on a Saturday in the United Reformed Church Hall, Alsager, 10am to 4pm.
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