Isabella's Project Diary

2. Soups and Sauces June 15 - June 28 Soups, stews, sauces, gravies! Make a soup or a sauce from a historical recipe. I decided to...

For the Costume Roulette Challenge, I was given three catagories to choose from. The first was Natural Form, the second was Turn of the Ce...

The Challenge: The Politics of Fashion Fabric: Cotton Sateen Pattern:   My own! Year:  1864 ish Notions: Lace, hooks and eyes. How...

The Swiss bodices (not pretty for grown people) are charming for little girls. They consist of a stiff bodice, covered with silk, and made...

Let's face it; if you ask anyone to name any 16th century or early 17th century author, it will be Shakespeare...despite the fact that t...

I tried to put the stencils on the trailer.  Spike came out okay.  The seal of Rassilon ?  Not so much. The original idea was to make the...

A few weeks ago, I found this: It is, in fact, a 14th C illumination of a painted wagon.   Of course, mine looks like a small house but ...