I can’t believe we are more than halfway done with the Historical Sew Fortnightly!  I’m half thrilled with what I have accomplished, and sad looking at the rest of the year and realising I’m never going to get all the things I want made.  My wish-list is just too long! Once again, it’s time for me to share with you the projects that I have drooled over most, that I have most wished I had the time to make, and that best embodied the  spirit of the Historical Sew Fortnightly; the quest to explore history, raise our skill levels and standard, stretch ourselves (or sometimes just get something done, rather than just procrastinating);  and  the spirit of the individual challenge. I shared my favourites for Challenges 1-5 here, and for Challenges 6-10 here.  You can see all  the creations for each challenge (because there are always dozens more creations that I wish I could feature!) either through the comments for each individual challenge page,  or through the  Facebook group albums). I’ll share my favourites for …

I’ve been thinking about links and connections a lot lately. The first, and super obvious, reason is because I have some awesome links to share with you! In case you missed my notification, or don’t follow me on Facebook, the third issue of Glory Days is out.  My article on crinolines & petticoats is on pages 52/53, but there is plenty of other fun to be had throughout the magazine.  I particularly enjoyed Natasha Francoise’s article on Bodgies & Widgies, and Clarissa Dunn’s history of the Opera House in Wellington. If you missed them, you can also read Issues 1 & 2 in the archives as well – I’ve written articles for all three issues.  Glory Days is crowdfunding to raise money to pay the staff and make it a paper issues (which would be fabulous – Christmas gifts sorted for half the people I know with subscriptions!), so if you can, please do give a little. You’ve already seen the photos of Polly / Oliver that Sarah the Photographer took on my dinky little …