Meet the Housewife In this case, a housewife isn’t a person. I've got a notion I like the word "notion." It can mean a personal inclination or a general concept, but it can also refer to little tools and supplies. When used to describe physical objects rather than … [Read more...] about Project Log: How to Make an 18th Century “Housewife” Sewing Kit
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Project Log: 18th Century Handsewn Shortgown Jacket
Intellectual Effort and Tedium I hold great respect for the good people who made it through life in the tough centuries before my birth. I want to know them better and appreciate their ways of life, and I believe they were more like us than many will admit. As a twenty-first … [Read more...] about Project Log: 18th Century Handsewn Shortgown Jacket
A Crochet Journey: A Lifetime of Crafting
Of all of the domestic arts I have cultivated as a hobby, my crochet journey spans the most years. I learned to create textiles with so many twists of a hook when I was in elementary school. My mother showed me the basic stitches, and then I used my interpretation of them to … [Read more...] about A Crochet Journey: A Lifetime of Crafting
