Antiquarian Inspirations

Another year

Miss Muffett — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:33:46 +0000

Another example of Miss Hewson & I being absolutely slack correspondents. Well on this blog at least. But we are still alive, and still plodding along.

Mid-2011 I returned to Uni, no not to finish my poor languishing PhD, but to start a Master of Information Services in Archives & Records. And I will admit, so far I [...]

Birthdays

Miss Muffett — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:05:22 +0000

Are like New Years Day. You make resolutions that you never keep; eat too much, drink to much and tell yourself that you’ll be good from tomorrow; and you beat yourself up over all the stuff you promised you would do the previous year but never did.

This year however it feels a little worse. Tomorrow I [...]

PSA: Ton of Wool Project

Miss Muffett — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:51:14 +0000

Go pledge for a great cause! Ms Kylie Gusset, dyer of ms.gusset yarns and fibres wants us all to support the local yarn industry. In this case yummy Tasmanian bred cormo. With only a couple days left and $5000 to go it could use your support and in return you’ll get some delish yarn or fibre [...]

A rant

Miss Hewson — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:07:05 +0000

This might be shocking, but it needs to be said: I like the Beekeeper’s Quilt. I saw it and liked it and bought it and started it. It will be a warm, squishy, comforting blanket. It has some vintage whimsy, reminiscent of the old hexagon quilts but without all the cutting. It’s a good way to [...]

Mad as a hatter

Miss Hewson — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:03:57 +0000

In days gone by a hat wasn’t just something thrown on at the last minute to cover a bad hair day, a hat was a vital part of an outfit. A gentleman removed his hat inside, and at various other times as a sign of respect. A lady kept her hat on inside.

With my curly bob, [...]

With Apologies to Miss Austen…

Miss Muffett — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:00:45 +0000

As those of you who follow my tweet stream no doubt have noticed, I enjoy reading. I enjoy reading Jane Austen. I enjoy reading Jane Austen ‘inspired’ works. I have, over the past 6 months or so be plowing through many Austen inspired works. I have not, to date, written about this experience in any cohesive [...]

Character Connection: Diana Bishop

Miss Muffett — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:49:14 +0000

Diana Bishop is the protagonist in the novel A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, it seems an odd thing to say given I am devoting a post to her, but I am still undecided as to whether I like the character or not. There are many things about her that are admirable of course [...]

Character Connection: Mr Tilney

Miss Muffett — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:57:38 +0000

The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner; his name was Tilney. He seemed to be about four or five and twenty, was rather tall, had a pleasing countenance, a very intelligent and lively eye, and, if not quite handsome, was very near it. His address was [...]

WWKIP Sydney 2011

Miss Muffett — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:35:39 +0000

Yes, it was that time of the year again when dozens of knitters in the celebration of our hobby. The lovely Margot took over the reins this year after Sally was distracted by life and other disasters, and boy did she organise a cracker! She organised a lovely venue, thousands of dollars worth of prize donations [...]

A Neo-Victorian Aesthetic

Miss Muffett — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:42:47 +0000

I’ve always been intrigued by the Georgian and Victorian periods in British history, so it really is no surprise that the neo-Victorian aesthetic adopted by Steampunk is something that for me, holds great appeal. I was thrilled then to find that Simplicity has recently released two Steampunk inspired patterns.

I do, thanks to [...]