Or 'So many hours, for so little result'. The culprits I'm on to the next item of my 1915 ensemble, the petticoat. For this ...

This time it's my first/second version of Butterick 3794 ; first because it was the tacked-together toile I made to ensure that my regra...

It's got a bit cooler (thank goodness), but it's still not really the weather for standing in the sun wearing something woolly! But ...

A scurry (yes, that is the collective noun) Regular readers of this blog (thank you) will know that the choice of animal in the picture ab...

Another Historical Sew Monthly challenge completed! This time it's the March challenge, Comfort at Home, and I chose to make my 1911 cor...

My collection of Vogue Pattern Book magazines consists entirely of British issues. My understanding was that the pattern pages of the US an...