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Meridith Towne

Dress Historian & Costume Maker

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Upcoming Events

5
Dec
2023

Festive Fifties

North Tyneside Libraries View full details... Hide details...

Venue: North Shields Library, Northumberland Sq, North Shields NE30 1QU

Time: 7pm start

Tickets: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/1008/whats

Contact: (0191) 643 5270

6
Dec
2023

Festive Fifties

Sisters of South Sheilds View full details... Hide details...

Venue: Sisters of South Shields, The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, United Kingdom

Time: 7.15pm

Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/SistersofShieldsWI/

Contact: Sistersofshieldswi@nullgmail.com

13
Dec
2023

Festive Fifties

Selby Swans WI View full details... Hide details...

Venue: Selby Swans WI, SCRAP, Profiles Building, Portholme Crescent, Selby, YO8 4YR

Time: 7pm

Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selbyswanwi/

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14
Dec
2023

Festive Fifties

Driffield Ladies Luncheon View full details... Hide details...

Venue: Driffield Rugby Club

Time: 11.30am

Tickets: members event

Contact: 01377 257724

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Wow what a week! The launch of my new talk Festive Fifties for fabulous audiences at South Tyneside Libraries, Gateshead Libraries, Sisters of Shields WI and The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. My glamorous assistant and I had a wonderful time. We are now enjoying a relaxed cup of tea before heading back on the road later this week. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Free on Saturday? Want to try your hand at a new skill? Why not join me in Darlington for my Coast to Coast Button Making workshop with Bookaclass.org A few spaces left. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Fab day Wokingham Borough Libraries sharing my collection of Space inspired 1960s fashion. We even met a woman who had owned one of the dresses on display! We will be back next year with another talk, we just need to decide which one. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Don't forget we will be Camberley Library on Wednesday evening to present the new talk Minis and Moon Boots: 1960s space race style. It is going to be out of this world! Tickets available from eventbrite (link below)www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/minis-and-moon-boots-sixties-space-race-style-at-camberley-library-tickets... ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Super exciting news from Costume HQ! Bookaclass.org have invited me to teach short courses on visible mending, North American smocking and button making in a range of venues, check out their website to see the fantastic range of courses they offer. www.bookaclass.org/ www.bookaclass.org/service-page/contemporary-visible-mending-workshop?category=ca0ce011-5320-4a0e... ... See MoreSee Less

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