Jane Austen's Sewing Box

For all lovers of craft, history and literature, the beauty of the Regency era is brought alive in Jennifer’s best selling book, 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 based 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.

 

“Yes, all of them I think. They all paint tables, cover screens and net purses.”Charles Bingley, Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen’s Sewing Box is published by Murdoch Books. Jane Austen’s Sewing Box can be found in all good book stores and ordered online from a range of book stores including Amazon .

Visit Jennifer Forest’s author profile at Amazon.

For a book synopsis download it in PDF here:  Download Synopsis - Jane Austen’s Sewing Box