April 2011
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Beginner Embroidery: Whitework Edition
I was inspired to a second attempt at whitework embroidery by Eva’s amazing broderie anglaise petticoat project — quite lovely, and ambitious!
I had a first attempt at whitework about a year ago, but the less said about that, the better… Suffice to say, I found that simply attempting to copy stitches without reading in detail how they were made was not enough to create an...
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New Project: The Pevensie Dress!
My friend Martha, who is a noted fashion stylist and tastemaker, came across a beautiful vintage Edwardian dress on etsy, and was kind enough to point it out to me. After looking at my Janet Arnold and Nora Waugh books for reference, I would say it dates from 1903 or so, with full bishop sleeves, a pigeon-breasted front, and the classic Edwardian skirt. The shoulder seam is dropped, and the top...
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Black Silk and Good Company
Finally, here are some decent shots of the black dress in action! Below, I am presenting a lecture/demonstration on gaiters at the first-ever New York Nineteenth Century Society’s Handwork and Hand-Sewing Circle:
The Handwork Circle was a lot of fun. It was great meeting other NY-area folks with an interest in Victorian needlework. Plenty of different projects were being worked on by...
