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.
Author: Amy Twigger Holroyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 03/09/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9781350159495
ISBN10: 1350159492
BISAC Categories:
- Design | History & Criticism
- Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework | Knitting
- Social Science | Gender Studies
Author: Amy Twigger Holroyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 03/09/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9781350159495
ISBN10: 1350159492
BISAC Categories:
- Design | History & Criticism
- Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework | Knitting
- Social Science | Gender Studies
About the Author
Amy Twigger Holroyd is a designer, maker, writer and researcher. Through her knitwear label, Keep & Share, she has been exploring the emerging field of fashion and sustainability since 2004. Her work has been sold and exhibited worldwide and featured in many books and publications, from Vogue to Fashion Theory. She is a Senior Lecturer in Design, Culture & Context at Nottingham Trent University.