https://sarahlowes.uk/timeline/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag6969.jpgJugsMedieval style jugs in a greenware state.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag6708_1-1.jpgPipkinInspired by a similar piece in the British Museum.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag4541.jpgGreenwareMedieval style tripod cookpot and an Anglo Saxon style jug drying.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag4510.jpgA crowded workbenchOld pottery that didn't work out gets used to store tools.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag9394-e1638301427717.jpgSmall bowlBlues and brown make a lovely combination.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag0781-pixlr.jpgOn the wheelJust thrown, white stoneware clay.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20200111_150431.jpgMy Favourite MugStoneware coffee mug.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5499.jpgSmall BowlCurvy stoneware bowl with blue and grey purple glaze.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag2095.jpgEaster CactusBlue stoneware bowlhttps://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag1034-pixlr.jpgOil BurnersDrying waiting to be bisque fired.2022-08-02T15:45:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sarahlowes.uk/portfolio/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag4795.jpgHeadscarfA headscarf is always acceptable for the 1940s Home Front.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag2108.jpgCorsetMy first attempt at a Victorian corset. Two layers of canvas, steel boning, embroidered decoration.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag2583.jpgSleeveSleeve detail on the 1801 dress.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag2529.jpgBodiceFitting the dress bodice over the stays to check for fit.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag2576_1.jpgStaysRegency stays are very lightly boned compared to their Georgian predecessor.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag2577_1.jpgCorset and shiftTheatrical version of the Laughing Moon Regency stays pattern. The original would be corded with a wooden busk.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag7005.jpgFlounceFine, loose weave cotton added as a flounce to the jacket sleeve, with lace pinned in place before stitching.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag6999.jpgLinen tapeI hemmed a length of narrow fabric to be gathered and attached to the neckline of the jacket.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag6960.jpgSkirt waistbandTwill tape waistband, machine stitched on the inside, hand stitched down on the front.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/imag6983.jpgBonnetCotton Georgian bonnet2022-08-02T15:40:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sarahlowes.uk/2015/11/25/getting-into-gear/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1381.jpgIMAG1381https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1379.jpgIMAG1379https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag2451.jpgIMAG24512022-05-04T17:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sarahlowes.uk/2022/05/04/graphics/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mitford-jubilee-2022-poster.jpgMitford Jubilee 2022 poster2022-05-04T17:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sarahlowes.uk/links/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5095_1.jpgUnderwear Fashion in Detail - V&AAnother beautifully detailed book from the V&A.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210524_131521.jpg20th century Fashion in Detail - V&AClose-up garment details with gorgeous photos.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210524_130154.jpgStays and Corsets Vol. 2 - Mandy BarringtonMore historical stays and corset patterns.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5127_1.jpgStays & Corsets - Mandy BarringtonPatterns for historical stays and corsets.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5100_1.jpgWaisted Efforts - Robert DoyleA classic book detailing patterns for stays and corsets across the centuries.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5097_1.jpgCorsets and Crinolines - Norah WaughFascinating book detailing the way clothing silhouettes for women have changed over the centuries, and the underlying structures that created them.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5094_1.jpgMaking Working Women's Clothing - Elizabeth FriendshipA fascinating account of the lives of ordinary working women across five centuries, with patterns for recreating clothing.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210524_130653.jpgThe Pocket - Burman & FennetauxA look at the social history of the pocket in women's clothing. Fascinating reading.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20210524_130350.jpgHow to Read a Suit - Lydia EdwardsOverviews of the key periods of men's fashion from the 17th to the 20th century.https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imag5129_1.jpgHow to Read a Dress - Lydia EdwardsOverviews of the key periods of women's fashion from the 16th - 20th centuries.2021-12-06T09:32:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sarahlowes.uk/gallery/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ready-for-glaze-firing.jpgReady for glaze firingTrailing and flicking glaze2021-11-25T13:19:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sarahlowes.uk/2015/08/29/rediscovering-an-old-interest-2/2021-11-24T23:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sarahlowes.uk/2016/04/08/getting-cosy/https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imag6062.jpgIMAG6062https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imag5911.jpgIMAG5911https://sarahlowes.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/imag5738.jpgIMAG57382021-11-24T22:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sarahlowes.uk/2021/11/24/musings/2021-11-24T21:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sarahlowes.uk/blog/2021-11-24T16:13:16+00:00weekly0.6https://sarahlowes.ukdaily1.02022-08-02T15:45:23+00:00