Last year I was lucky enough to be one of around 150 people worldwide chosen to take part in the Corset Renewal Challenge, organised as part of Circular Fashion Week at Leeds University. The brief was simple: some unwanted modern corsets had been diverted from landfill, and the designers and makers taking part were challenged to transform their corset in any way they wanted, as long as it remained wearable and they only used materials they already had in their stash. The corset before I...

As far back as I can remember, I’ve loved being creative and love trying out different crafts. One of my earliest memories, of when I was...

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