I recently moved home and like many others, had the joy of discovering the previous owners lied about everything and the house was falling down around my ears. So, for the first 10 months I had been in a building site with no place to sew or workshop. While notRead More →
Well, it’s been a while. I have Fibromyalgia. Hypothyroid, Type 2, and Gilbert’s Syndrome from an undiagnosed or treated incidence of Sheehan’s Syndrome in 1992. Let’s not forget the inherited HEDS and suspected Lupus. Yes. Soooooooooooo boring. Who doesn’t? Not an excuse, just get on with it I hear youRead More →
I’ve made another vastly different-looking set using the Basic Kate and Jane Variations patterns you can find in my shop. Some things I did differently with this set, which I am calling, “Scotland the Brave”, ya, I know, hokey. Instead of using the upper cup pattern piece, I have usedRead More →
I originally did the research and made the reproductions in 2003 when I was involved in reenactment. Most of the ” ‘tude” was aimed at a couple of stolid purveyors of Fakelore. Fakelore or pseudo-folklore is inauthentic, manufactured folklore presented as if it were genuinely traditional. Richard M. Dorson 1950 Or as often seen in theRead More →
*First written in 2003 I won’t pretend that this is for the beginner. You must have some experience with silversmithing tools – namely a piercing frame, soldering small bits of silver to larger pieces, and use of files. You will also need a basic silversmithing tool kit of: A piercingRead More →
With the ever-nearing onset of Spring, and the need to get ready for the bridal season, no doubt we will see the return of floral tulle sets and separates. But can you find them in anything larger than a pastie for plus size? The answer is to make your own.Read More →
When looking to design and produce plus sized clothing I found four main issues in tackling the idea of making things fit. Traditionally patterns are scaled from a size 6/8 and a bra size 34B based upon a survey of women’s measurements first taken and not changed since the 1930’s.Read More →
“He was a part of meand then he was gone” We did not have thatIn those daysAfter you leftThere was nothing missingNo piece out of placeNo feeling of being lostNo ache or leaningTowards that anchorThat other halfTwinned heart We were wholeWe did not grieveYou were goneAnd the days movedAnd thereRead More →
And now you are goneto younger fleshAt the price of painsplatteredradiating to allinfected by you bothI didn’t conceiveI would be open to this diseaseOr that this infection would last so longHelpedby all those supportive friendsdesperate to hasten the sicknesswith with some telling new truthof which I was completely unaware thenRead More →
You and I are pyracanthasShort sweet blooming seasonWhite tiny single rosesLethal russet thornsThat if any try to penetrateOr stormWill find themselves impaledCut to ribbonsAnd bled beyond savingPoisonous berries to allbut feasts to finches, great tits and crowsTenacious and practically impossible to prune or cutAnd the only way to be ridRead More →