I will receive £500 for the garments I'm making and I will write a paper reflecting on my experience to be published on the Costume Society website and in the journal.
It is a curator's choice to nominate volunteers they work with and I am very fortunate that Martin nominated me, and that the work I'm doing was thought of as valuable enough by the Costume Society to receive an award.
From the website:
'The Society promotes every aspect of the study of clothing and textiles: The society aims to encourage access to costume history,
Hopefully soon they will update their website to list the 2009 winners.
For more information visit the website at:
http://costumesociety.org.uk