Category: Stitchery
My textile projects are tagged here. You will also find a few museum reviews, and some DIY articles on embroidery techniques that I have made available as free pdf downloads.
An Inspired Calamity
As I leaned away from hatmaking at the end of 2022, I received a request for a tea cozy. But it wasn’t for ‘just any tea cozy”…
Fashion and Trade in 18th Century France –
Two museums would offer me a glimpse into the tie between fashion and trade…
The Making of Dragonfly & Thistle
After the Polar Bear in Fireweed commission, the next one was even more fun and challenging…
The Making of Polar Bear in Fireweed
One of my last hat commissions in 2022 was also one of my more unusual requests… a bear in fireweed!
The Traveler’s Shirtwaist…
After I finished the skirt (as detailed in my previous post), I turned my attention to an Edwardian blouse called a shirtwaist.
The Traveler’s New Clothes…
The Maker makes new traveling clothes, since “Dressing the Part, is Half the Fun…”
The Glastonbury Gowns…
I had crafted a set of clothing for her daughter, and her husband. Now it is time to complete the circle with a set of gowns for Kate…
The making of Crow King…
My King Crow Cap is made from rescued textiles and inspired by a manuscript housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is my entry into the “Met 150 Design Contest” which runs through August 12, 2019. Send me luck, and perhaps your vote !