Slippers
Leimomi Oakes, whose blog is The Dreamstress, devised a brilliant challenge, The Historical Sew Fortnightly, to encourage people who enjoy sewing and creating historical costuming. Every other week participants would be challenged to post a creation that met the parameters of the new challenge. Because all of the participants would recreate the various eras of their choice, there would be cross-communication, which could encourage new creative thinking and new friendships. In addition, the challenges would serve as a motivating force, a kick in the posterior, to get things made. I found the challenge well after it had started but decided to join. Since there is no obligation to complete all of the challenges, I started with the one then due, Peasants and Pioneers. This was the challenge description #5 Peasants and Pioneers : As wonderful as making pretty, pretty princess dresses is, the vast majority of people...