For the past few years, I have been putting together a period sewing kit. These are some of my most indispensable tools for sewing my 15th century reconstructions. Pictured below left: (clockwise) bentwood sewing box, tailor's sheers, glass slick, various needles, wooden bobbins with woad-dyed linen and unbleached linen, bone awl, tailor's chalk, and "honeycomb"... Continue Reading →