By My Own Hand

making things, fixing things, doing things

Monday, June 03, 2013

Update to the Mystery in a Plastic Bag

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Original post:  A mystery in a plastic bag I have been in correspondence with a descendant of the lady who made these things. They have be...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A mystery in a plastic bag

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Today was a glorious day of recycling and thrift shopping. I rescued some vintage sewing machine ephemera, a fantastic 1930's cookbook c...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

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An updated version of this post is here on my house blog! Please go look, there's lots of news! It's been 4 years of near-tota...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Teaser: Saffron, a shawl for leaving the Maiden House

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The pattern I've been working on for over a year , a screen-accurate copy of the red shawl worn by Saffron in Our Mrs Reynolds, is nea...
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Thursday, June 09, 2011

Pinwheel Striped Apples

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These are what we call "Pinwheel Apples" around here. They are, essentially, sliced apples reassembled using peanut butter as glu...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Original Reason for My Hiatus...

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...was that I was doing a site design. This one:   Heaven's Pavement is a promotional web site for the book of the same title. I co...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Handouts are up at Scribd!

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Exactly what it says! Check the widget in the sidebar for the current list of available handouts.
Monday, August 02, 2010

Frankenblogging Part 7: Medieval veils and other headwear

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Author's note: The   Frankenblogging   feature is a republication of older content from my former personal   webpage , with some annotat...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Resurrecting the Bliaut Project and other signs of activity

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So, today I am putting out a call for questions regarding bliauts, handout requests (a few are available online, but I have to mail or files...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Frankenblogging Part 6: Medieval Wire Jewellry

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Author's note: The Frankenblogging feature is a republication of older content from my former personal webpage, with some annotations. I...
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I'm a graphic designer, a textile and fiber artist, a home restorationist, a parent, an illustrator, a writer, a history hobbyist, a miniatures enthusiast, a gamer, a movie fan, a comics fan, and a research nut. That's a lot of stuff. NOTE: I used to sign my posts "Marg." but have decided to use my initials for consistency with my resume and other places I publish on the web.
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