It's been a rough few months (year? year plus?) for me for sewing. But I've been doing a lot of vintage knitting! Occasionally,...

A while ago I made a dress vaguely inspired by the very famous Winterhalter painting of Empress Elizabeth of Austria (or "Sisi" as...

The best way to learn is by example, so here are a bunch of portraits and paintings. Look at the repeating elements. In fact, I haven't ...