This name has been given to a giant jar or vase intended to serve as a receptacle for large untidy pieces of work, for waste paper, or even soiled lingerie.

I’m in the midst of making my bustle dress so for an interlude I thought I’d work on an era-appropriate hat.

This week I'm coming to you with another tutorial from the Victorian periodical The Housewife (1886).

This is a small 'behind the scenes' post following my 'Victorian 3-in-1 Apron' tutorial.

Today I have another fun pincushion project for you to go along with my Bridle Pincushion Tutorial.

Gong hay fat choy and happy year of the snake! I thought I’d use this as an excuse to crochet something I’ve been wanting to make for ages.

This week I come with another Victorian tutorial from 'The Housewife' (1886). It concerns making a pincushion from a horse brass.

I published my 'Make Your Own Digital Pattern' post, but I thought it was due an update now that I've found a FREE alternative.

These garters are perfect for practicing and developing hand-embroidery and sewing skills, culminating in a beautiful finished product.

I've been meaning to make myself a new lampshade, and I've recently been inspired by various lampshade re-covering TikToks.

<p>As you may know, I am currently in the process of writing a book so for the Georgian section I needed some appropriate shoes! </p>

I've recently been getting into making digital patterns for purchase on my shop so I thought I'd share my process.

Getting historically-appropriate shoes for any era can be tricky without spending a whole load of money.

I've already made up the supplies and pre-styled some buckle rolls- now I'm going to attempt the Coiffure Française!

This is the second part to my three-part Georgian hairstyling series. In this post I'm going to try my hand at making buckles.

I want to try out the Coiffure Française, but in order to do that first I need the supplies! I need pomade, hard pomade and hair powder.

Hello darlings! I'm a big fan of trawling through vintage how-to guides and housewife periodicals to find out ways that our ancestors...

For the third and final post in this mini series I thought I'd share how to make a short stays mockup.

To accompany my newly released Regency short stays instructions, I’m going to write a couple of related blog posts.

As I'm making myself a Georgian corset for the first time in a long while, I thought I'd bring you guys along for the journey!