For all lovers of craft, history and literature, the beauty
of the Regency era is brought alive in the best seller, Jane Austen’s Sewing Box. With
craft projects set in their historical and literary context, women’s work of
the Regency era is brought to the
modern crafter in a new and innovative way.
18 projects including sewing, needlework, netting, painting,
paper craft and knitting are drawn from Jane Austen’s novels. All projects are modelled on:
- the projects worked by Jane Austen's characters in her novels,
- the work of her circle of acquaintance noted in her letters, and
- original objects from the Regency Era.
"My mother desires me to say that she will knit one for you, as soon as you return to chuse the colours & pattern." Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, 1807.
Each project is accompanied by extracts from Jane Austen’s novels, historical background explaining how and why women were making the item, full colour photographs and illustrated step by step instructions to allow you to easily make your own Regency inspired project.
The Regency era was a time of great beauty and creativity. In their every day work and their artistic pursuits, women of the era developed their enthusiastic passion for design, be it sewing a cravat for a brother or painting a transparency for the drawing room.
