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St. Birgitta’s cap

Birgitta’s cap, as you could see in the post “How I wear my veil” I use it as a base when I pin my veils. It can also be worn as it is as you can see in these pictures. Nvg.org.au/documents/other/stitches.pdf. How to sew a flat felled seam without a specialty foot   This month is Celebrate the Boy month, hosted by Rae and Dana!

How to sew a flat felled seam without a specialty foot  

Now, I’m not known for kids patterns (I leave that to the experts like Oliver + S and Figgy’s), but I do agree that boys of all ages sometimes get short shrift in the sewing department. There’s no reason for that, because sewing menswear (and boyswear? Is that a word?) Made by you. This blog contains the things I make, projects and tutorials.

Made by you.

I know that there are so many of you that make things with the help of my tutorials, and I know that you are all awesome! So I would like to inspire others with the help of you. Drawn Thread Embroidery Tutorials. The Curious Frau - How to make beautiful hand bound eyelets. Details Handmade eyelets are easy to do and add a special touch to your garments.

The Curious Frau - How to make beautiful hand bound eyelets

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to make two different kinds. Tools. Jacobean Embroidery: Its Forms and Fillings, Including Late Tudor by Fitzwilliam et al. Forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Tunics/TUNICS.HTML. By Lady Muireann ingen Eoghain ua Maoil Mheaghna (In its original form first published in 'Tournaments Illuminated') (This page was updated on the 9th June, 1999, with the kind assistance of Julia, who compressed and tweaked the pictures to make them load quicker.

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I also added a new cutting diagram from Sara. Many thanks! Linen Tote/Reuseable Shopping Bag. Here in Los Angeles, plastic bags are being phased out in favor of reusable cloth shopping bags.

Linen Tote/Reuseable Shopping Bag

In most counties, you can’t even get plastic bags in stores and they charge 10 cents per paper bag. Why do that when you can make your own awesome tote bags (that double as reuseable shopping bags!). Materials: 1 yard of IL019 Olive Green (or 4C22 or IL090) Contrasting earth-toned thread Measuring tape Cutting board Rotary or scissors Tailor’s chalk Pins Sewing machine Iron. Fabricsandsewing. Medieval Fabrics & Sewing CLOTH WIDTHS - BROCADE & DAMASK DESIGNS - KNITTING LINENS - WOOLS - SILKS - VELVETS - HEMP - COTTON - TIRETAINES - FUSTIAN The pattern of most medieval clothing did not differ between a woman of small means and a woman with a large budget.

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How the clothes went together was essentially the same. Pincushion Top Mason Jars at Joann.

Misc. Cool Stuff

Interlaced herringbone stitch. This stitch is beautiful, made by weaving over the double herringbone stitch with another thread of same or different color.

interlaced herringbone stitch

This stitch requires patience to learn. Once learnt, it will be very easy to do this stitch, and will never be forgotten! Interlaced herringbone stitch forms one of the main stitches for one of the most popular indian embrodieries called Kutch work. ...my embroidery and other things...Racaire's Embroidery & Needlework… Norse Apron Dress (Smokkr): Instructions and Pattern (Easy, Fun, and Comfortable!) - Sewing - - Honor Before Victory. My autumn gold apron dress When I was new to the SCA, the sitting queen of the Middle Kingdom was the lovely and wise Runa.

Norse Apron Dress (Smokkr): Instructions and Pattern (Easy, Fun, and Comfortable!) - Sewing - - Honor Before Victory

Today she is a Duchess, but she will always be my first Queen. She is kind, very talented with the needle, and quintessentially Norse. When I think of Norse and Viking, I think of Runa. She has the most beautiful Norse apron dresses. Shinei -Japanese Kimono Fabric Store- Search. Silk Baron. Womens Elizabethan Costume Sewing Pattern 3782 Simplicity. Womens 16th Century Costume Sewing Pattern 2621 Simplicity. Womens Tudor Costume Costume Sewing Pattern 2589 Simplicity. Middle Kingdom Needlework Patterns. This page is a compendium of various projects that have been undertaken.

Middle Kingdom Needlework Patterns

All of the projects centered around the creation of needlework representations of various Middle Kingdom related items, including group arms, badges and awards. Not all designs are available in all formats. Hand Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs. Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. Please subscribe and you'll get great simple living tips and how-to articles delivered to your inbox, for free! This is basic. It’s a handkerchief. It’s the Brooks Brothers shirt of handkerchiefs, the Gary Cooper shy smile of handkerchiefs, the firm handshake of handkerchiefs. Make one for someone who really uses handkerchiefs, every day. Wool Fabrics. Wool fabrics by the yard and at discount prices. We carry all kinds of wool fabric including wool flannel, wool suiting, wool jersey, wool double knit, wool crepe, wool melton, wool gabardine, wool tweed, wool challis, wool tweed, wool knit, worsted wool, shetland wool, wool boucle, tropical wool, wool for rug hooking.

This is a wool fabric store where you can buy wool fabric online. Black Stripe Wool Black with charcoal grey stripes. This dress weight wool fabric has a ... [ more ] Item Number: 30761 $10.75 / Yard Pink Beige Gabardine Solid pink beige medium weight wool blend fabric. Compare to $12.00/yd Item Number: 30767 $5.75 / Yard Pink Glenplaid Suiting Dusty pink, turquoise green and black glenplaid. Japanese Embroidery Center. Manufacturing Co., Inc. Welcome to the new Kreinik online store. We have loaded this cart with new features and easier navigation. All orders received on this website will have payment collected and fulfilled by independent "mom & pop" retailers.

Look below to see stores participating in our program. When deciding which store to choose, pay attention to what they stock. Not all stores stock the same merchandise. Linen Fabrics. Cross Stitch Floss - Find it at Everything Cross Stitch. Fabric - Linen fabric - Discount fabric - Upholstery fabric - Wholesale fabric - Vintage fabric - Cotton fabric. Renaissance, trims, appliques, fringes items in Renaissance Fabrics store on eBay! China Silk Fabrics - Silk Habotai Fabrics. Renaissance Fabrics - Everything for the Costumer. M&J Trimming : Swarovski Rhinestones, Ribbons, Buttons, Trims, Feathers, Lace. French All Your Seams. After posting my navy lace scout tee I got a few questions asking how I french seamed my armholes.

It can seem a little confusing at first but, as with apparently all of my tutorials, I promise it really is very easy. I’m first going to do a run through of the french seam and then will show you how to apply it to the armhole. Just a few notes before we begin… 1. french seams are usually best used on light to medium weight fabric. 2.