Isabella's Project Diary

I've now finished my 1500's orange linen Venetian.  I've posted about the 1570's green linen and I've also finished my o...

Long time readers will know that for years, I've tried to work on making a good, yummy, apple pie that was also period correct for the...

A couple of months ago, I wrote on some  common myths  about Victorian and Edwardian bathing suits.  While doing the research, I fell in lov...

Inspiration: 1570's (?) Italian Peasant 1560's Italian After figuring out how small I had originally cut the bodic...

The Challenge:   May –  Holes  – sometimes the spaces between stuff are what makes a garment special.  Make a garment that is about holes...

It's rather simple but I wanted to post this because it's the first thing I've completed on my old sewing machine that I...

If you have ever been to an SCA event, you've seen them. The chairs that many call Norse (or Viking if they have yet to be corrected)...