This resource is a guide to just some of the many wonderful costumes which are worn for an array of English folk customs including plays, dances, and community festivals. This resource is a celebration of the ingenuity and skill of costume makers past and present.
The guide has been comprehensively updated by Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe.
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About the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Resource Bank
The Resource Bank collects together hundreds of practical materials for use in formal and informal teaching and learning contexts, in schools and also in community settings. All of the materials are free and downloadable. They make imaginative use of folk song, music, dance, drama and other arts.
The resources have developed out of innovative projects and initiatives run by the English Dance and Song Society Education team over the past decade or so. You can find resources suitable for your subject or setting by filtering by Topic, Key Stage and/or Audience.
The Resouce Bank includes a series of popular Beginners’ Guides, with other topics covering Dance, Music, Song, Drama, Customs and Collectors.
The Resource Bank was developed through The Full English project with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
