Materials: 1 large T-shirt, preferably all-cotton, ironed; a sleeveless well-fitting T-shirt to use as a pattern; sewing machine, straight pins 1. Fold the larger shirt in half and mark the center ...

Although I have been sewing as a hobby for many years, making and wearing historical clothing was not something I imagined myself doing when I first began researching the history of corsets and hooped ...

In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today. Although I have been sewing as a hobby for ...

Sarah Bendall's experimental process of reconstructing 400-year-old garments has taught her about historical making practices and women's experiences. Philosopher Michel de Montaigne portrayed corsets ...