Textiles and Fashion: Followers of Fashion- Making Clothing in the Seventeenth Century
Course overview
Course description
In this course, we will focus on a doublet in the National Trust collection of Claydon House which belonged to the Verney family who were actively engaged in both sides of the English Civil War (1642 – 1651). We will follow the thread of fashion through the extreme social and political changes of the period. Alternating between sessions that explore the history of fashion, considering what English fashion was and who set the style. We will have practical sessions which provide material and technical context for 17th century garment construction. You will become familiar with the materials used, and construction techniques employed by makers of the period. Utilising complete and partial reproductions informed by first-hand research, learners will become familiar with fibre, cut, stitch and structure.
Learners will build a reference file of materials and techniques, through observation, tactile learning, and development of basic skills. This course is suitable for beginners, and all materials will be provided.
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