I've been wondering how early stomachers were used. There are 17th century examples in museums, but were they used in the 16th century? I'm not sure there is a definitive answer, but The Pragmatic Costumer argues that they came into fashion in the 1590's. It's worth a read!
Castles on the Rhine River
To celebrate some big milestones in our family, we decided to splurge on a Rhine River cruise. We visited several cities in France, German...
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I've been making smaller painted silk scarves for years, but I'd always wanted to try something larger. With the encouragement of ... -
Years ago, I was introduced to Jacob de Gheyn's Exercise of Arms. It's 245 pages and has many beautiful illustrations of how to dr... -
A few years ago, I went down a rabbit hole chasing the history of a game known as Goose. I was able to find some extant prints from the en...
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