Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 09: Death by Botanical and Metallic Misadventure
Please don’t contract tuberculosis just to impress a man. He’s not worth it, and you’re only going to look hot for, like, 3 seconds.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 12: Flowers, but Not in the Attic?
S01E12: The Victorian Language of Flowers (Floriography), Victorian Botanical Scrapbooks (Herbariums), and Seaweed Hunters.
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 08: Knit Your Bit: Knitting and the War Effort
Come meet Earl Kitchener, narrowly avoid trench foot, and unravel the mysteries of 1950s argyle sweaters!
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 11: Knit One, Spy Two
S01E11: Wartime Crafting: Girl Guide Spies and Knitting in Codes –
You’ve probably heard of the Girl Guides (and Girl Scouts), but did you know that they were properly badass in WWI and WWII? And, if knitting patterns have ever looked kind of like a secret code to you? Well, there might be a good reason for that!
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 07: Weirdly Specific Curses
Go ahead, pick your poison. It doesn’t cost much, just your soul.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 10: You Want Me to Put What in That Bottle?!
S01E10: Witch Bottles and Tomb Curses.
Can we please all just agree not to open the tomb, drink the mystery liquid, or make glass bottles filled with nails and pins to explode in fires?
2020 doesn’t need any excuses to get weirder or more terrifying, okay?
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 06: Famous Grimoires (A Pretty Good Topic for Back-to-School!)
Careful! We wouldn’t want you to get *too* sucked into these famous grimoires and noteworthy notebooks.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 09: Was That One or Two Eyes of Newt?
S01E09: The History of Grimoires and How to Make One. Join us today in the restricted area of the Curiosity Shop, where a squeaky old library cart holds grimoires aplenty!
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 05: Antiquarian Horology and the House on the Rock
Natali and Haley are going to need a lot of, uh, *medication* for this road trip.
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 08: If It Moves, Run!
S01E08: Mannequins, Automatons, and a Trip into Hell’s Own Uncanny Valley.
Did that automaton just move? And how long has that mannequin been standing behind me? Hello? Is anybody here?
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 04: Maternity Corsets (Yes, They’re a Thing)
Can we all just agree that it’s a really bad idea to squeeze the baby?
The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 07: Corsets: It’s a Cinch!
S01E07: Historical, Medical, and Modern Corsets. In this episode, Haley and Natali discuss sexy potential death traps and boobs. So very many boobs.