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

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

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

I’ve recently got into crochet and, naturally, for my first major project I wanted to make a sontag.

I recently started doing yoga at home, so I thought I'd look into the Victorian solution: a dedicated exercise outfit!

Last year I posted a collection of lettering stencils, so this week I'm posting another collection, this time of embroidery designs.

I've been wearing historical clothing every day for almost three years now, and the foundation of every outfit is the chemise.

This week, I'm focusing on the Victorian 'clean air' theory that some took to such extremes it led to self-destruction.

I bought this edition of 'The Housewife' from eBay some time ago. One page caught my eye; an an article on patchwork.

Hello darlings! This week, I thought I'd share a recent addition to my collection of antiquities- this edition of 'The Language of...

Last week I wrote a post about Victorian love tokens, which led me to the rather delightful discovery of embroidered watch papers.

In honour of Valentine’s Day, I started looking into Victorian courting traditions which led to falling down a bit of a rabbit hole.

A research collation post today; I've been collecting Victorian lettering stencils whenever I see them as they always come in handy.

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...

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...

When doing research for my dissertation, I came across a couple of favourites, namely 'Champagne' and I also enjoyed 'The Hornet'.

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...