| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Contents |
1. Introducing Folk Fashion -- 2. Resurgence of Folk Fashion -- 3. Identity, Connection and the Fashion Commons -- 4. Why DIY? The Experience of Making and Wearing Homemade -- 5. Reknitting: An Experimental Folk Fashion Practice -- 6. Patterns, Design and Creativity -- 7. Making the Wardrobe -- 8. Folk Fashion and the Future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Clothing and dress -- Alteration.
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Clothing and dress -- Alteration. |
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Dressmaking.
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Dressmaking. |
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Tailoring.
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Tailoring. |
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Knitting.
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Knitting. |
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Textile crafts.
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Textile crafts. |
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Do-it-yourself work.
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Do-it-yourself work. |
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Fashion -- Social aspects.
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Fashion -- Social aspects. |
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781838608576 (electronic book) |
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1838608575 (electronic book) |
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9781838608569 (Electronic book (EPUB format) |
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1838608567 (Electronic book (EPUB format) |
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9781784536497 |
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1784536490 |
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