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From mysterious knitting needles to strange silhouettes: recreating historical clothing

Jul 3, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Importance of Reconstructions of Historical Dress
04:21 • 2min
3
The Role of Clothing in History
06:11 • 2min
4
The Limits of Pictorial Evidence
07:49 • 2min
5
The Importance of Reconstruction
10:06 • 2min
6
The Importance of Purpose in Historical Dress
12:05 • 2min
7
The Importance of Getting Details Right in Historic Clothing
13:37 • 2min
8
The Art of Dressing the Past
15:23 • 2min
9
The Importance of Craft Experience in Reconstruction Projects
17:16 • 3min
10
The Importance of Data Mining in Art History
19:55 • 4min
11
How to Recreate a Knitted Cap From the 16th Century
23:34 • 2min
12
How to Recreate Historical Dress
25:16 • 3min
13
Reconstruction as a Methodology
28:24 • 3min