For Abi's funeral it was clear that our reenactment group was going to take a large part, and there were discussions on what we would w...

 I have gotten quite a few questions about what a farmer would have worn in Sweden in the 16th century, so I thought it would be best to try...

 In my last post I had set up and started on a net with the sprang double grid stitch. I did the net in pink because I already have a black ...

 I decided again to try and make a hairnet for my husband, to see if I could maybe get something working by really maxing out the size of my...

 As I said in my last post, my historical costuming projects tend to be smaller but I do more of them, since they are usually more about add...

 When trying out my 16th century hairnet I realised that my own hair wouldn't be enough to fill it out. I have quite long and thick hair...

 The reason I started sprang is that I really want to have a hairnet similar to the one worn in the portrait of Katarina on Bora, wife of Ma...

 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...

 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 (...