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Online magazine: Hands On Regency Hands on Crafts

Patterns & instructions for Regency era craft projects

Please choose from one of the following articles:

Stitch A Sampler
Create your own needle and thread masterpiece!

Polyvore Art
What is it and how does it apply to Jane Austen?

Create a Festive Garland
Deck your halls with boughs of Holly, Bay and Ivy

Create your own Regency Colouring Book
Print and colour your own plates of Regency Fashion

Make an 1800's Doll's Gown
Make an adorable "Lizzy Bennet" fashion doll.

Plant a Regency Kitchen Garden
Incorporate heirloom seeds into your cottage garden borders.

A Jane Austen Christmas Ornament
Create a one of a kind gift this Holiday season.

Cutting Edge Fashion
Delightful three-dimensional Fashion Plates

Jane Austen's Flower Garden
Plant your own garden inspired by those at Chawton Cottage

How to Make Soap
Make your own hand milled soap

Easter Eggs to Dye For
A centuries old tradition using natural dyes

How to Tie a Sailor's (Carrick) Knot
Used in Sailing and decorative knot work

Make Jane Austen's Needle Case
This needle case was made by Jane Austen for one of her neices

How to Make Knotted Fringe
A useful decoration for garments and upholstery

How to Paint Watercolour Roses and Landscapes
A very ladylike past-time

Silk Ribbon Embroidery
A lovely, easy project which can be mastered in an afternoon

Make a Jane Austen Quilted Wall Hanging
Create a one of a kind wall hanging with a Jane Austen theme

Paper Dolls
A history of Paperdolls and your own Regency Doll to print and cut out

Rolled Paper Crafting and Quilling
Instructions for two paper projects

Cutting a Quill Pen
How to begin with a feather and end with a pen and ink

How to Cut a Silhouette
A Regency Portrait Pastime

How to Force a Hyacinth Bulb
(though the love of a hyacinth may be rather domestic)