Hayley Dick

Warps and Wefts: Textiles, Design and Scotland in Historical and Contemporary Contexts

I am a PhD student based in Glasgow. My project is an AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between the University of Glasgow and V&A. My research focuses on textiles and design in 19th century Scotland, using archives across the country to examine the centrality of textiles to Scotland’s cultural heritage. I also aim to examine Scotland’s presence in Aotearoa New Zealand during this time and the use of textiles and fashion as a tool of colonisation.

Prior to my PhD, I completed an MA in Fashion Cultures and Histories at UAL (London College of Fashion), where I explored Victorian dressmaking and the advent of the sewing machine as depicted through periodical magazines. I am very interested in the role of handcrafts and domestic activities within the field of fashion and textile history.

My supervisors are Dr Sally Tuckett (Glasgow), Dr Rosie Spooner (Glasgow), Kirsty Hassard (V&A Dundee), and Meredith More (V&A Dundee).