Snapdragon Life | Journal https://www.snapdragonlife.com/blogs/blog/ A fuzzylime (cms+) autogenerated channel feed. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fuzzylime (cms+) <![CDATA[Townsend’s Monthly Selection of Parisian Costumes, November 1830]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/townsends-monthly-selection-of-parisian-costumes-november-1830/ fashion plates from Townsend's Parisian Costumes 1830 ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/townsends-monthly-selection-of-parisian-costumes-november-1830/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:33:00 +0100 <![CDATA[The Discreet Art of Mending]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-discreet-art-of-mending/ The Discreet Art of Mending ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-discreet-art-of-mending/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[I Was Still Hoarding]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/i-was-still-hoarding/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/i-was-still-hoarding/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[The Cult of the Needle by Flora Klickmann 1915]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-cult-of-the-needle-by-flora-klickmann-1915/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-cult-of-the-needle-by-flora-klickmann-1915/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:25:00 +0100 <![CDATA[The Modern Knitting Book by Flora Klickmann 1915]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-modern-knitting-book-by-flora-klickmann-1915/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/the-modern-knitting-book-by-flora-klickmann-1915/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:53:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Regrading a 1944 Cardigan Pattern (and the Blocks That Got in My Way)]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/regrading-a-1944-cardigan-pattern-and-the-blocks-that-got-in-my-way/ Regrading a 1940s knitting pattern ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/regrading-a-1944-cardigan-pattern-and-the-blocks-that-got-in-my-way/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Knitted Sports Knickers from 1914]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/knitted-sports-knickers-from-1914/

I acquired The Modern Knitting Book, edited by Flora Klickmann and published in 1915, as part of research for the current Studio season. ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/knitted-sports-knickers-from-1914/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[1930s Triangle scarf]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/1930s-triangle-scarf/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/1930s-triangle-scarf/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Red Lipstick Myths: What the History Actually Says]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/red-lipstick-myths-what-the-history-actually-says/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/red-lipstick-myths-what-the-history-actually-says/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[A Maker’s Wardrobe: Swatching a WW2 Knitting Pattern]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/a-makers-wardrobe-swatching-a-ww2-knitting-pattern/ swatching for a 1940s knitting pattern ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/a-makers-wardrobe-swatching-a-ww2-knitting-pattern/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Elsa Schiaparelli at the V&A: The 1930s Couture Collection]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/ elsa schaparelli v and a museum ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparelli-at-the-va-the-1930s-couture-collection/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Knitting from a 1944 Vogue Pattern: What I’m Making Next for My Maker’s Wardrobe]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/knitting-from-a-1944-vogue-pattern-what-im-making-next-for-my-makers-wardrobe/ Vogue knitting book 25 1944 ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/knitting-from-a-1944-vogue-pattern-what-im-making-next-for-my-makers-wardrobe/ Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Why Victorian Needlepoint self destructs]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/why-victorian-needlepoint-self-destructs/ Victorian needlepoint ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/why-victorian-needlepoint-self-destructs/ Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Elsa Schiaparelli’s knitwear and the women who made it possible]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparellis-knitwear-and-the-women-who-made-it-possible/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/elsa-schiaparellis-knitwear-and-the-women-who-made-it-possible/ Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[My Garden in May: Why Looking at Nature Changes How You Feel]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/my-garden-in-may-why-looking-at-nature-changes-how-you-feel/ scottish garden tour ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/my-garden-in-may-why-looking-at-nature-changes-how-you-feel/ Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Natural Dyeing with Hawthorn: Four Colours from One Tree]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyeing-with-hawthorn-four-colours-from-one-tree/ wool dyed with hawthorn ]]> Jane Lindsey https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/natural-dyeing-with-hawthorn-four-colours-from-one-tree/ Mon, 11 May 2026 19:51:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A: A Close Look at the Textiles]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/marie-antoinette-style-at-the-va-a-close-look-at-the-textiles/ Marie Antoinette Style Exhibition ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/marie-antoinette-style-at-the-va-a-close-look-at-the-textiles/ Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[They Called It Matrons Wear: What 1950s Knitting Patterns Told Women to Be]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/they-called-it-matrons-wear-what-1950s-knitting-patterns-told-women-to-be/ They Called It Matrons Wear: What 1950s Knitting Patterns Told Women to Be

I needed a cardigan to go over a summer dress. That’s where this started. ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/they-called-it-matrons-wear-what-1950s-knitting-patterns-told-women-to-be/ Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[How to Dye Wool with Nettles]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/how-to-dye-wool-with-nettles/ ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/how-to-dye-wool-with-nettles/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100 <![CDATA[A Maker’s Wardrobe: The Embroidered Waistcoat]]> https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/a-makers-wardrobe-the-embroidered-waistcoat/ making an embroidered waistcoat ]]> Snapdragon Jane https://www.snapdragonlife.com/news/blog/a-makers-wardrobe-the-embroidered-waistcoat/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100