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

Aisha
Mar 318 min read
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Victorian Bridle Pincushion Tutorial
This week I come with another Victorian tutorial from 'The Housewife' (1886). It concerns making a pincushion from a horse brass.

Aisha
Feb 177 min read
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Elasticated Garters Tutorial
These garters are perfect for practicing and developing hand-embroidery and sewing skills, culminating in a beautiful finished product.

Aisha
Feb 33 min read
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Crochet Sontag Patterns
I’ve recently got into crochet and, naturally, for my first major project I wanted to make a sontag.

Aisha
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Making a Victorian Exercise Outfit
I recently started doing yoga at home, so I thought I'd look into the Victorian solution: a dedicated exercise outfit!

Aisha
Aug 26, 20244 min read
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Victorian Embroidery Designs
Last year I posted a collection of lettering stencils, so this week I'm posting another collection, this time of embroidery designs.

Aisha
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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Chemise Pattern Reviews
I've been wearing historical clothing every day for almost three years now, and the foundation of every outfit is the chemise.

Aisha
May 6, 20245 min read
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The Victorian Obsession with 'Clean Air'
This week, I'm focusing on the Victorian 'clean air' theory that some took to such extremes it led to self-destruction.

Aisha
Apr 1, 20247 min read
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Patchwork Advice from a Victorian Periodical
I bought this edition of 'The Housewife' from eBay some time ago. One page caught my eye; an an article on patchwork.

Aisha
Jan 15, 20244 min read
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Language of Flowers
Hello darlings! This week, I thought I'd share a recent addition to my collection of antiquities- this edition of 'The Language of...

Aisha
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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Embroidered Watch Papers
Last week I wrote a post about Victorian love tokens, which led me to the rather delightful discovery of embroidered watch papers.

Aisha
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Victorian Love Tokens
In honour of Valentine’s Day, I started looking into Victorian courting traditions which led to falling down a bit of a rabbit hole.

Aisha
Jun 19, 20234 min read
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Victorian Letter Stencils
A research collation post today; I've been collecting Victorian lettering stencils whenever I see them as they always come in handy.

Aisha
May 22, 20232 min read
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Victorian Nail Care
Hello darlings! I just stumbled across a Victorian nail care routine that I thought would be fun to try out, so I’m bringing you along...

Aisha
Mar 27, 20233 min read
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The Victorian Diagnosis That Vanished Before It Even Began
Hello darlings! I’ve long been struggling with feelings of fatigue, so when in one of these ‘slumps’ I thought I’d look into how fatigue...

Aisha
Mar 6, 20234 min read
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Halloween Special! Victorian Fancy Dress Ball Costume- Champagne
When doing research for my dissertation, I came across a couple of favourites, namely 'Champagne' and I also enjoyed 'The Hornet'.

Aisha
Oct 31, 20195 min read
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Corset Making Essentials (and not so essentials)
Dear Reader, I made my first corset a few years ago and struggled with finding the right supplies. This post is dedicated to making the...

Aisha
Oct 14, 20196 min read
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