Snapdragon Life | Journal

The Garden at Great Dixter

Snapdragon Jane — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100

The Indigo Jacket: A Morris Work Garment Given a Second Life

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Comparison is the Thief of Joy (and Creativity)

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100

I had always assumed “comparison is the thief of joy” was a proper quote from someone. When I looked into it, it turned out to be much newer than I thought. The exact phrase first turns up in print in 2004, credited to nobody. It only became attached to Theodore Roosevelt around 2012, when inspirational quotes were everywhere on Pinterest and Instagram, and later to Mark Twain too. Neither of them said it.

Knitting Victorian Mittens (And What They Taught Me That Reading Couldn’t)

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100

In Defence of Being a Jack of All Trades

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Piecing Together a Crazy Quilt’s History, One Patch at a Time

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100

What Is The Studio?

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Who Wore This? Reading a Costume With a Dress Historian

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0100

It Actually Fits

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100

A J and J Baldwin’s Pattern Book

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0100

A Better Word Than Patriarchy

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Vogue’s 20th Knitting Book, page by page

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100

A 1920s Piano Shawl Dress tour

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100

The Victorian Stockings That Were Never Worn

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0100

When “Dilettante” Became an Insult

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0100

A 1930s B. Altman & Co. Swimsuit, Photographed Close Up

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:21:00 +0100

A 1912 Bathing Suit, and the Women Behind Its Label

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100

Townsend’s Monthly Selection of Parisian Costumes, November 1830

Snapdragon Jane — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:33:00 +0100

The Discreet Art of Mending

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100

I Was Still Hoarding

Snapdragon Jane — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100