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Newport Friends

Posted on January 30, 2014 by kittycalash

I had a bit of a surprise when details emerged about the program Sew 18th Century and I will be doing in early March at her workplace. I’ve known about th...

Clothing/Fail/Living History

Temporal Anxiety

Posted on January 24, 2014 by kittycalash

I like to have a selection of things to wake up and panic about at 4:00 AM, don’t you? If it isn’t sewing, it’s some weird noise I think the c...

Clothing/History/Laundry/Living History/Reenacting/Research

“All sorts and conditions of women”

Posted on January 13, 2014 by kittycalash

Ever on the track of laundresses and working women, I came upon The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4), by Richard Muthe...

Clothing/Historical Sew Fortnightly/making things

HSF # 26: Celebration Spencer

Posted on December 30, 2013 by kittycalash

This was supposed to be for #25: One Metre (yard) but things went awry. now it’s cause or #26, Celebration. Make something that is celebration worthy, mak...