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All kinds of hand-sewn garments, accessories and related items are represented here. Pictured: "Sewing," painted in 1898 by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).
It has been a while since I picked up a pair of knitting needles to make something. One of my favourite things to knit is socks. I have two pairs of hand knitted socks already and these are far more comfortable then than machine knitted ones. I prefer to knit on bamboo knitting needles as they more friendly to my hands. The steel needles make my ha...
Making artificial flowers in silk fabric is almost a lost art. However, it is being kept alive by milliners who are interested in creating customized decorations for hats. I learned this technique in Melbourne at the 2010 conference of the Millinery Association of Australia ( http://www.millineryaustralia.org ). We learned how to prepare silk fabric, patt...
This is an out of print pattern I have in my collection McCall's 4806 medieval and renaissance hats. I made view D the muffin cap and added some bling with silver and black gimp braid, brown velvet ribbon and an ostrich feather. You can curl feathers using the back of closed scissors and running the blade long the feather's spine. This hat ha...
I never thought I would finish this project just in time to see in the new year. Well this is how it turned out. I know that my patience ran out at a few stages during construction may be resulting in a less than perfect finish. However, what are you going to do when you have university deadlines, planning for Christmas and organizing a social club...
Devoted to general sewing, Knitting, bobbin lace, historical costuming, making millinery. Also general news on the costuming related events in the New South Wales and ACT regions of Australia.
Dedicated to vintage sewing and vintage sewing patterns. Buy patterns for children, men, ladies, vintage & retro patterns here at awesome prices. Patterns are from all the major manufacturers Simplicity, Mccalls, Butterick, Vogue, etc. Includes vintage pattern info such as how determine the date on an undated pattern.
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Boutique Custom Made Clothing for children and infants. Specializing in fairy and butterfly costumes, Minnie outfits, birthday sets, and our own Lily White clothing collection.
North Carolina artist Sarah Coppola creates handmade clay & glass necklaces and small sculptures. Browse necklaces, wall hangings, magnets, and scarab & rabbit sculptures.
