Wednesday, 1 January 2025

The HSM 2024 recap

 This year I managed to finish all the challenges for the Historical Sew Monthly. Of course it helped that I had a big project, my husband's landsknecht, that I could use for many of the challenges, but it was still fun.

Here are links to this year's challenges

January - Just peachy

A new gollar


February - Seasons of fashion

A quilted petticoat


March - Made to move

A generous apron


April - Colours of nature

A pair of trossfrau socks


May - New Clothes from old

The pink trossfrau gown


June - Up your sleeve

A landsknecht doublet


July - Always in style

A pair of 19th century mittens


August - stripes and dots

A pair of landsknecht hose


September - New stitch in town

A docken barret


Oktober - UFO spotter

a blackwork cap


November - worn by all

A pair of short hose


December - That's a wrap

a whitework apron


All in all the HSM challenges have been firmly planted in my 16th century wardrobe, and even more in my husband's wardrobe, and the theme has really been pink and red. One thing I have learnt over the years with the HSM though is to not plan too much, if I have projects that fit with a challenge that's fine but I don't really go out to find projects in order to fit them with the challenges, well maybe the mittens this year was a case of what can I do that will fit the 12th and final challenge. 

The Historical Sew Monthly is a great community and I am happy to be part of it. 

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