This is how to get big hips, and it's all lies. HSM challenge 3 was "comfort at home" Make something to wear around the (hist...

HSM Challenge 5 - pleats, tucks and trims Make a garment or accessory that is either pleated to create shaping, or features pleats, tucks or...

 My last post was about the male 17th century hairnet and that I wanted to make a better band. So while waiting for the January salary to co...

This year I didn't think I would finish many challenges for the Historical Sew Monthly challenge, but with my end of year projects I rea...

 As a final post about the historical sew monthly challenges it's quite fitting to have the "final touch" challenge The Final ...

 After having made my cute sprang mittens I wanted a cap that would match them, and my sprang book had a pattern for a cap with an interesti...

 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...

 This was a bonus challenge, picked up because it was the worst challenge of all time, with just five entries.  Make something inspired by s...