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Aisha
4 days ago7 min read
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.
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Aisha
Feb 103 min read
How to Make a PDF Sewing Pattern
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.
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Aisha
Feb 33 min read
Elasticated Garters Tutorial
These garters are perfect for practicing and developing hand-embroidery and sewing skills, culminating in a beautiful finished product.
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Aisha
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Alice: Madness Returns Lampshade
I've been meaning to make myself a new lampshade, and I've recently been inspired by various lampshade re-covering TikToks.
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Aisha
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Decorating Georgian Shoes
<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>
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Aisha
Jun 3, 20245 min read
Make Your Own Digital Pattern
I've recently been getting into making digital patterns for purchase on my shop so I thought I'd share my process.
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Aisha
Feb 12, 20243 min read
DIY Regency Shoes
Getting historically-appropriate shoes for any era can be tricky without spending a whole load of money.
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Aisha
Dec 18, 20234 min read
Georgian Hairstyle Adventures: Coiffure Française (3/3)
I've already made up the supplies and pre-styled some buckle rolls- now I'm going to attempt the Coiffure Française!
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Aisha
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Georgian Hairstyle Adventures: Making Buckles (2/3)
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.
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Aisha
Dec 4, 20236 min read
Georgian Hairstyle Adventures: Making the Supplies (1/3)
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.
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Aisha
Nov 22, 20234 min read
How to Polish Shoes (the Edwardian way!)
Hello darlings! I'm a big fan of trawling through vintage how-to guides and housewife periodicals to find out ways that our ancestors...
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Aisha
Oct 16, 20234 min read
How to make a Regency Short Stays Mockup
For the third and final post in this mini series I thought I'd share how to make a short stays mockup.
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Aisha
Oct 4, 20234 min read
How to Alter Regency Straps
To accompany my newly released Regency short stays instructions, I’m going to write a couple of related blog posts.
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Aisha
Aug 30, 20237 min read
How to Make a Georgian Corset
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!
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Aisha
May 29, 20237 min read
Regency Fan Tutorial
As some of you may (or may not!) know, I brought over eighty fans to the Jane Austen Festival to give away as freebies last year.
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Aisha
Apr 24, 202310 min read
Making an Edwardian Evening Dress
I’ve wanted to make a velvet dress for myself forever but just never had the excuse– until now!
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Aisha
Mar 27, 20233 min read
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...
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Aisha
Feb 20, 20235 min read
Edwardian Pin Curls (and bonus hairstyle tutorial✨)
Hello darlings! I thought I'd venture into the wonderful world of hairdressing for this one with an Edwardian-era method of curling hair,...
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Aisha
Dec 17, 20195 min read
Making a Regency Pelisse
I finished my outfit for Jane Austen Festival rather frantically this year (as per usual).
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Aisha
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Make a Regency Corset With Me! Masterpost
I made three posts about making a Regency corset. You can find them below:
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