Hannah is a historical costume maker, embroiderer and researcher in North Nottinghamshire, UK. She is also currently studying an MA by Research at the University of Huddersfield with a working title of Ornate Hands: A study of embroidered gauntlet gloves between 1600 and 1630. The research purpose is to find out what the purpose was behind these

highly elaborate garments; were they to be worn, or simply held? Who made

them and who for? There is much to explore! Whilst doing all of this, Hannah

also runs an Etsy shop where she sells historically inspired digitally printed

fabrics. She has also digitised patterns for The Tudor Tailor publications

The Typical Tudor and The King's Servants, turning hand drawn full sized

patterns into scaled down digital versions suitable for publication. 

 

Whilst on a placement year studying Costume with Textiles at the

University of Huddersfield, Hannah appeared in all six episodes of the BBC4

documentary series A Stitch In Time, alongside Ninya Mikhaila and

Harriet Waterhouse, presented by Amber Butchart. The series captures

the team remaking a historic outfit per episode based on either extant

garments or ensembles seen in portraits. Hannah then returned to

university for her final major project, and graduated in 2018 with a first

class degree. Since graduating, she has analysed historic clothing for

private collections, and recreated historic costume and textiles for the

likes of Leeds Royal Armouries, Historic Royal Palaces, The Portland

Collection and re-enactors.