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Winter wonderland of cold weather mean faux fur!
You know the feeling when the temperature drops and the cold wind blows... The wearing of some lux fabrics such as velvet, fur or felt just helps you feel warmer in the cold conditions. So this season I have been visiting the fabric shops and finding out how to work with faux fur to make gorgeous warm and wearable fabric accessories. A few thing ( Read more... ) -
Refurbishing Just as Jane Austen.
Just as Jane Austen would have refurbished her bonnets and added ruffles and trims to her gowns I decided to the same thing. Time is short and university is looming very close to the horizon. This project was made a necessity with since much of my regency wardrobe is bigger than myself. I decided that this old Sense and Sensibility gown that could ( Read more... ) -
Lady of the house needs a cap.
I thought after a number of years I would revisit my original regency day cap pattern and make a second version suitable for the Lady of a Regency House. Since the original Servant's regency day cap was intended for lower class or servant class use only. Day caps served a practical use as houses were often cold and day caps helped keep the head ( Read more... ) -
Knitting experiemental socks.
I am currently finishing an a pair of experimental eyelet socks. They will be a pair but not exactly the same. I guess I suffer from the two sock syndrome - knitting the second sock is boring because I already know the pattern. When I finish this pair I perhaps will get out my silk sari yarn shawl kit and start on that. I can't have my stash and ( Read more... ) -
Sock knitting
Winter is the time for sock knitting. I am working on a pair of variegated eyelet and ridge socks. I'll show you a photo when the next sock is finished. I am using Taylor's Big Book of Sock patterns as these are easy to do and have challenging patterns do make as my skills increase. -
Victorian Embellishments Book
I have this book on order from Schaeffer Arts in the US:
http://www.schaefferarts.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/EmbellishmentsCov72-tilted-244x300.pngI look forward to seeing how Victorian ladies trimmed their sumptuous gowns. According to the publisher pre-orders will be sent out June 2013. It's about US$50.00 Including P&H to Australia ( Read more... ) -
Development work on Surcoate halted until June.
Well I have a heraldic surcoate on the drawing board and half the pattern alterations are done. I am using the Burda Medieval Surcote pattern for this project and my family coat of arms.
Post photos in June of it's progress. Nothing to show right now. -
Pop over to my blog
There's a new entry about my sock knitting on my blog www.rosiesstuffnsew.blogspot.com. So pop on over and have a look. -
Sock journey continues...
Now on my third pair of woolen socks for winter. I doing some colour work and making stripy cuffs. First pair was just a plain turn cuff. Second pair was picot cuff and third pair are the afore mentioned stripy cuffs. Pictures will be loaded on my blog next month. I have decided I do not like knitting with Noro Kenyon sock yarn but prefer Patons ( Read more... ) -
Very slow no content
Hi, sorry if you came here to expect new content. I am very busy being a student and that doesn't leave a lot of time to do creative and internet type endeavors. If you are patient you will see some new items and stories go up on my blog sometime in June. I am mainly using my blog because I have had it a long time and the LJ is just an adjunct to ( Read more... )
