August Phoenix Mercantile
I used to make hats. Now I make other things…
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.
A Botanical Gala Gown – Part 1: Flower Studies and Construction…
Part 1 of a series on how I made a gown for a Botanical Bacchanal …
The Second Art Jacket…
My second art jacket was another one of those “years languishing on the project shelf” while I decided what form it needed to take in its second life.
The First Art Jacket…
After my favorite thrift store jacket started wearing out faster than I could patch it, I decided that the Maker needed New Clothes.
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…”