The theme for November 2025 is foundations Make something that is the foundation of a period outfit. This can be a literal foundation (ex: ...

 February: Under It All (2013 & 2014, 11th and 3rd most popular respectively): Make something that goes under your outer garments, to pr...

April: Procrastination (2016, 9th most popular): Complete a garment you have been putting off finishing. Or make something you have been avo...

 As soon as I got home from Medieval Week I knew that I had only two weeks until I was going to take part in a 17th century event, so I saw ...

 As usual I come out of the summer season having produced things that I realize can fit with the HSM challenges.  August: Make Do and Mend (...

 Yesterday we arrived home after Medieval Week in Visby. Medieval week is our main historical event of the year. I mostly spend time in the ...

 At Närcon this weekend I talked a lot to a person about Padmé and Leia costumes, and I realized that simply due to the fact that I was arou...