captures the essence of festive elegance

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Her introduction includes a short history of mending followed by key techniques

Beyond the motifs themselves

The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe – Kate Strasdin True Bias captures the essence of festiveIn 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments some her own, others donated by family and friends she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of their lives. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell into the hands of Kate Strasdin, a fashion historian and museum curator. Using her expertise, Strasdin spent the next six years