Kate Strasdin

The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life - from family and friends to industry and Empire - told through her unique textile scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was given a diary on her wedding day. Using it to collect snippets of fabric, she created a record of her life and times. Nearly two hundred years later, the diary fell...

Royal laundresses, corset-makers and professional feather curlers—the hidden story of the people who designed, sewed, stitched and steamed the clothes of Britain's queens, from Victoria to the present day. 'A truly wonderful and fascinating book!' Lady Anne Glenconner The hidden story of the people who designed, sewed, stitched and steamed the clothes of Britain's queens, from Victoria to the present...