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 |
Caring For Your Collection
Posted in Architecture, Design, Embroidery, History, tagged 19th century, australia, Ballarat Fire Station, Ballarat Heritage Weekend, Ballarat things to see, Ballarat Town Hall, craft, Embroidery, Loreto Convent, Victorian Crafts, Victorian Embroidery on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Flickr – Maguis & David I have been greatly looking forward to the Ballarat Heritage Weekend - it looks like a wonderful opportunity to take a sneaky peak into some of the gorgeous Victorian buildings. High on my list of ‘must- sees’ is the chapel at the Loreto Convent which I have been led to believe is [...]
Crinoline Creations
Posted in Design, Dress, Embroidery, History, tagged 19th century, 19th century dress, australia, bodice, bright & hitchcock, corsets, crinolines, dress, Early Australian Fashion, fashion, KCI mannequins, national gallery of victoria, the block melbourne, undersleeves, Victorian Crafts on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Flickr - National Museum of American History I went to a talk on Early Australian Fashion at the National Gallery of Victoria on the weekend. It was a three part talk including an introduction by Curator Laura Jocic, an address by Professor Margaret Maynard, and a discussion with the conservator Annette Soumilas. Sleeveless but not in [...]
Victorian Christmas Decorations
Posted in Sewing Projects, tagged Christmas decorations, Christmas Markets, christmas tree, cornucopia, craft, decorations, felt christmas decorations, Food, Frankfurt, handmade christmas decorations, linen, linen christmas decorations, silk top christmas decorations, simple christmas decorations, sultanas, sweets, template for decorations, Victorian Christmas, Victorian Crafts on December 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit I’m a bit of a fan of Christmas – but not the modern overly commericalised version that we experience today. I love the “old fashioned” Christmas with handmade decorations, simple-and not-too-many presents, definitely no Santa Claus and lots of yummy food. I think my Aussie view of Christmas has forever been [...]
Quilled Hair, Shades & Berlin Wool Work
Posted in Embroidery, Jane Austen, tagged Beading, Berlin Wool Work, Carpetwork, Embroidery, human hair, Lanyon Homestead, Patchwork, quilling, Quilting, sewing, Tapestry, Victorian Crafts, Victorian Embroidery, Wickerwork on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m giving a Victorian Embroidery craft workshop at Lanyon Homestead in Canberra on the 25 July so I’m busy doing my research about the links between Victorian Embroidery and the Lanyon Homestead. The collection is not original to the site but the curators at the time it was established as a museum in the 1980s [...]
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