Read my new book, Labour of the Stitch: The Making and Remaking of Fashionable Georgian Dress, for free until 12th April! https://www.cambridge.org/core/elemen...

Join Dr Serena Dyer to take a sneak peek at her new book, and find out about how and by whom gowns were made in 18thcentury England. From mantuamakers and dressmakers to amateur sewers at home, all Georgian gowns were made entirely by hand!

00:53 Labour of the Stitch
02:23 Hands Made Clothes
04:03 Ok, but whose hands?
06:22 What did mantuamakers do?
08:38 Conclusion



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