The Skirt This was made from the brocade curtains I got on Ebay. It was relatively easy to make, being quite a simple shape, but the fabric is quite thick and heavy. I used the existing hem on the curtains and cut the required length from the top. Then I stitched the side…
Sorry to be AWOL for the past couple of weeks. We seem to have been very busy of late, and something had to go... I've been doing a great deal of preparation for the final two sessions of our Bible study group before we break till the New Year, and that has taken…
Please see my previous blog post for the background of this project, and details of the various elements which make up a Tudor gown. My plans and preparation In my costume, I shall omit the petticoat/kirtle and will not include either kind of farthingale, because I do not want the bulk. For ideas,…
A Tudor banquet In December, my hubby and I are attending a Tudor banquet hosted by the National Trust at Trerice, one of their properties in Cornwall. We thought this would be an enjoyable experience despite quite a long drive down to the south west of Cornwall! He booked it in advance, and…
Today the weather was quite appalling, with torrential rain and a gale. We had booked to go to Collaton Fishacre, a National Trust property near us, where there was to be a talk on the Art Deco contents of the house, with particular reference to the Lalique glass, which I am particularly interested…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? My main desk remains neglected and collecting junk. One day, one day... On the table by the sink, my "wet" desk, however, I'm glad to say I've made some progress on the teabag front. Stamping teabags with acrylic paint As suggested on a website I visited, I…
To begin with, this was my meal prepping last week, which I didn't manage to upload. Allotment Cottage Pie I made Jamie Oliver's Allotment Cottage Pie, which is a brilliant recipe - full of goodness and flavour, and another of those great recipes that you can bung in whatever you happen to have.…
What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Sorry I didn't make it onto WOYWW last week. I've had a bad week with my ME, and was quite poorly with a cold, and I had hoped to have my slippers completed but didn't manage it. However, in between, I've been quite busy and have made…
At last I have finished my embroidered felt slippers. This post is a complete account of the project from start to finish. Each stage has been covered in previous posts on this blog. I bought these slippers in Totnes at the end of March. I fell in love with them and just had…
It was a lovely sunny afternoon so my hubby suggested we go out for a bit, taking the Trekinetic with us - I haven't used it very much lately, because whenever my hubby has been free to take me out (and he's been so busy lately that that hasn't been often), I have…
