u/Wild_Ad7879

Hello! I'm very new to canning, have done maybe 10 to 20 water canning jars under supervision for jams and fruit preserves.

I live in a very small flat (30 square metres, my kitchen is less than 1), but my boyfriend's grandparents are farmers and we're often gifted with a lot of vegetables, which we have sadly let go bad a few times since we don't have time to eat them all. I recognise this is an incredible blessing and that's why I would like to try to learn how to preserve them as best I can to honour the fruits (and vegetables) of my boyfriend's grandparents' labour.

My issue is, I have a very small kitchen and flat in general, and no freezer. My refrigerator is also quite small. I can manage to store canned goods in cupboards and the like, but I'm more worried about the process of canning itself. Is there any sort of machine that I could use, that is small enough for my home ? Also, how do you recommend I go about it in general ? Has anyone ever tried this ? Is it even feasible?

Hi! My prom is in around a month. I've sewn a lot of historical stuff and have my machine at home but no dress form, and I've never draped anything.

My prom's theme is "the 100 year ball : belle époque [so like 1880s to 1910s] to art deco". It's going to take place in this beautiful historical venue, too. There's insane potential. Basically, this is 1880s to 1930s. I really like it and I'd love to make myself something nice to wear ! Unfortunately, since it's only one night, I don't really want to go all out and buy fabric for this specific purpose, unless it's really cheap lol. So it must be a mostly-stash-busting project for me.

I already own Edwardian appropriate undergarments, except for a petticoat but I can make it no problem in a short amount of time. I also have this BEAUTIFUL silk satin fabric, it's dark blue with golden threads weaved in, it's a very heavy and stiff satin and I feel like it's made to be a beautiful Edwardian evening gown (which I'm pretty confident in my ability to whip up quick and then embellish with beautiful lace, as long as I have a good pattern to start off of). However... I only have 3 meters, and the fabric is 110 cm wide. So I'm guessing I will never, ever have enough, even though I'm quite short and don't mind some accurate piecing.

I already own a 1930s style evening dress that I can use but it's an old sewing project which was a bit of a fail. I hate 1920s silhouettes on my body, too. I don't have any other ideas and I'm starting to panic ! Please help lol