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Sarah
Thursfield
 Medieval
tailor and militant seamstress.
I started
making dolls’ clothes in the early 1960’s and have been learning
ever since. The
fascination for me lies in discovering or deducing how things were done
at the time, and in understanding how technical changes affected the
clothes people wore – not only changes in textile production, but in
such unexpected fields as wire-drawing or armour design.
My
emphasis is always on identifying the typical dress of the time – not
just the prettiest!
I’ve been
dressing some members of the Burgh household for over ten years, and we
have all learned a great deal from it.
But the process of learning never ends, and no-one who is serious
about historical re-creation should ever stop trying to improve on what
they do. We don’t
just wear a costume – we try to get into their clothes.
My interests go
beyond the fifteenth century, back for thousands of years to the
earliest evidence for clothing; and forwards into Tudor and Stuart
dress. I seek to trace the
development of clothing technology and of the individual garments which
make up the dress of any given date, because only by taking a long view
can we make sense of the detail.
And I’m available!
As a demonstrator for historical events, as a lecturer for
technical or recreational groups, as a teacher for societies or
individuals wanting more than the book can offer.
Look me up in Call to Arms, or e-mail me on milseam@btinternet.com
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At last,
the book which tells you all you need to know!
Including advice on
buying fabrics, appropriate sewing methods and how to
make patterns which fit properly, it has been welcomed by
re-enactors in Britain, Europe and the USA.
ISBN
0903585 324. 224
pages, 400 line illus, 20 plates, 120 patterns for garments
and accessories. Price
£28 sterling. Order
online from Amazon.com, or from your local bookseller, or
direct from the publishers: Ruth Bean,
Victoria Farmhouse, Carlton, BEDFORD MK43 7LP (Phone 01234
720356; e-mail ruthbean@onetel.net.uk).
US
publishers: Costume
and Fashion Press, an imprint of Quite Specific Media Group
Ltd, 7373 Pyramid Place, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Sarah Thursfield
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