The Narrative Cloth project was a collaboration between Fine Art and History staff at the University of Chichester. The aim of the project was to make a series of material interpretations based on research by historian Dr Danae Tankard into the clothing of the 17th century rural poor and the Clothing Project based at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum.
The practical and interpretative processes that were used to create a body of textile-based work are looked at in detail in this paper along with themes relating to value in making, craft, personal identity and social dynamics.