Hand Sewing a Red Wool Petticoat/Kirtle
Hand sewing my way through another petticoat/kirtle project, this time in a scarlet colored light weight wool.
Hand sewing my way through another petticoat/kirtle project, this time in a scarlet colored light weight wool.
I got a lovely email last week about a new living history exhibit. Im a little late in posting about due to house plumbing issues, but if anyone is in the Philadelphia area it sounds like a great project to check out. Because I am nosy I asked some questions about the hand stitches that… Read More Betsy Ross House Living History Exhibit: Dressing The Bed
Starting off the New Year with finishing a big project! More photos can be found on the Nonesuch costume page.
Lots of hand sewing this week, I’ve gotten very good at pad-stitching. So far I’ve done the layered interlining of a jerkin and I’m almost done pad-stitching the same for the Saxon Gown bodice.
I have always liked Saxon Gowns, they have a different look from the French and English gowns of the early 16th century, they have interesting construction puzzles, and an excuse to use several yards of velvet and fancy fabric is always a good thing. After going back and forth with a friend on just how… Read More 16th Century Chocolate Saxon Gown Project: The Bodice
I managed to sneak in a little bit of hand sewing this past week.
Family medical things have kept me from sewing but I’ve managed to work a little bit on this, here are some work in progress photos. It still needs some work. The shoulders need to come up about 1/2 an inch to an inch, armscye needs to get cut down, sleeves reset after that, eyelets, hem… Read More Early 14th that turned into 15th Century Kirtle
I had two or three days with my internet not working or being on again, off again. So I started another hand sewn ruff (I may have a problem). I just finished putting the neckband on and this time I made sure to sew down every tiny pleat that I could on both sides. I… Read More Working on another Ruff!
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