All articles
Every guide and recipe on Ember & Thread, grouped by section. Each section page also has a short introduction and photos.
Camp & seasonal kitchen
- Campfire and camp stove safety: a practical checklist
- Canned biscuit campfire doughnuts: a complete camp guide
- Grilled cheese with crispy sage butter, at home or on a camp stove
- Spiked hot cocoa for a cold evening out (and a version for everyone)
- Fresh mint chip ice cream, made with real mint leaves
- Growing mint and using it all season
- La Chamba black clay cookware: seasoning, cooking and care
- How to choose a bottle of wine when you don't know the words
Trails & campsites
- Your first day hike: choosing a trail, the Ten Essentials and coming back happy
- Family camping for beginners: a first trip that goes well
- Glamping and tent cabins: comfortable camping for beginners
- How to choose hiking boots (that you will actually want to wear)
- How to pack light for a long weekend (carry-on only)
- Planning a relaxed long-weekend road trip: a three-day template
- Visiting the Wave Organ: a short walk to San Francisco's tide-powered sculpture
Thrift & vintage
- How to buy vintage and secondhand clothes: a practical guide
- Cleaning and mending secondhand clothes before you wear them
- How to shop a vintage pop-up market or fair
- Spend or save? Where your clothing money goes furthest
- A fashion fast: how to take a break from buying clothes
- Wear your heart on your sleeve: visible mending with patches and darns
- Wide-leg trousers: fit, fabric and how to wear them
- Wedge heels: how to choose a comfortable pair (and buy them secondhand)
- Vintage belt buckles: materials, marks, styles and how to wear one
- Old Hollywood glamour from the thrift rack
- A windfall and a camera wish list: how to buy a used camera well
Home & handmade
- A calm, personal bedroom on a small budget
- The big reveal: planning and photographing a small room makeover
- First home on a small budget: a practical guide to buying or setting one up
- Buying secondhand furniture: what to check before you carry it home
- Southwestern-style rugs and kilims: how to tell what you are buying
- Macramé for beginners: cord, four knots and a first plant hanger
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