I Won Something Pretty!

I was lucky enough to win a prize in the virtual Masquerade Ball held by author Prue Batten at the beginning of the month… and it arrived today: I’ve tried to take a close-up photo so you can see how careful and dainty the stitches are, but the picture (unfortunately blurry) really doesn’t do Prue’s [...]

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Stays, Stitches and Spectacles

What a weekend! Friday – I got home from work to this yumminess: (They’re a bit creased as I’ve hand-washed them, but haven’t ironed yet.) The photos really don’t do these fabrics justice.  I’ll confess, I’ve been too busy to do a burn test, but from the feel of the fraying threads on the cut [...]

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So Crewel

I’ve been thinking about embroidery quite a bit lately – my Mum’s been talking about it, the pocket books I want to make one day require it, a present I plan to make for a certain someone involves it – so I thought I’d have a look at the different forms to help me decide [...]

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Something for the Gentlemen – Waistcoaty Goodness

When looking through my file of 18th Century clothes, I redisovered these lovely waistcoat fronts – I don’t normally look at men’s clothing that much when I’m researching the 18th Century, but these really stood out to me: They’re enough to make me want to spend hours and hours embroidering!  Sooo swoon-worthy.  And they’re for [...]

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