I don’t have a huge collection of 19th or 20th century sewing tools, just a select number of things I have inherited or found at vintage fairs. But I have meet people who have a passionate love of collecting sewing tools, and they have some truly amazing items. But aside from that what would Jane [...]
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What would Jane Austen keep in her sewing box?
Posted in Design, Dress, Embroidery, History, Jane Austen, Quilting, Uncategorized, tagged 19th century, craft, dress, Embroidery, fabric, fashion, regency, Regency fabrics, satin stitch, sewing, sewing tools, Victorian Crafts on February 24, 2012 |
Printing Regency Fabrics
Posted in Design, tagged floral fabric, Jane Austen, Regency fabrics, reprinted fabric, screenprinting on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have dabbled a little in screen printing fabric, which I just love. There’s something beautiful about working with fabric, paint and creating patterns, particularly beautiful historical designs. It is actually quite interesting the development of printing during the Regency period. Prior to the 1800s, most fabric was block printed. So the pattern would be carved [...]
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