PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Kate Strasdin is a dress historian who has been fascinated by old clothes since she was a child. She is a lecturer in Cultural Studies at Falmouth University and is a freelance consultant for dress and textile exhibitions. She has appeared on The Great British Sewing Bee as an expert. In 2016 she was given an anonymous album full of annotated dress swatches that had been kept in a trunk for over fifty years, its original keeper unknown. She spent the next six years unlocking its secrets. She lives in Devon with her husband and two children.
Intriguing and engaging... Kate Strasdin takes up the challenge to write a biography of a 19th century woman who has left little trace of her existence beyond a scrapbook filled with fabric fragments. A fascinating and creative unravelling of Anne's life and times -- Clare Hunter, author of THREADS OF LIFE The story of a singular woman... Kate Strasdin's forensic detective work has finally let Mrs Sykes - and her book - speak again -- Judith Flanders, author of THE INVENTION OF MURDER Teeming with history and detail - a fascinating exploration of how even the smallest scraps of fabric can open up large stories -- Lynn Knight, author of THE BUTTON BOX
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