Since the 16th century royalty and the aristocracy have adorned themselves with lace and embroidery as symbols of their wealth and power. These days even the wealthiest members of society wear mass-produced labels. Handcrafted clothing and the skills required to produce them are dying out.
Currently editing a film which links footage shot for the David Starkey Henry VIII series to a new film where the film crew gave their time to shoot a link where we cut across David Skinner and the choir at Arundel to Cambridge to the catwalk with Alex Moyer as 'Girl in Red Dress' and Hannah Perry and Andy Russell who organized the fashion show at the Student Union raising funds and awareness for Amnesty International and humanitarian issues connecting to fashion today. We aim to screen this film in Cambridge later in the year to raise funds for 'Power of Hands Foundation'
   
Faculty of Music: Academic Staff -
David Skinner is known primarily for his combined role as a researcher and performer of early music, and is Fellow, Director of Studies and
Director of Music at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
HENRY VIII - recently transmitted on Channel 4
Andrea's costume design work in Henry VIII includes craft work by the women attached to The Power of Hands Foundation project in Sri Lanka.
Seen here are sleeves made for the costumes for Perkin Warbeck and Anne Boleyn displaying hand made silk bobbin lace, tatting and crochet.
Catherine of Aragon was the first recorded person to have spent her time making bobbin lace while she was imprisoned in Ampthill. It is believed she taught the villagers lacemaking. From the 16th century there are frequent references to the working of 'bone lace' being taught to the children of poor people in workhouses in order that they might earn something towards the cost of their keep.
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