Special Interest Sewing Meets Growth And Learning
8 sheets of this pre-order is available still, if you missed it when they were first listed:
88” total lace per sheet, slightly under 2.5 yards per sheet. Machine-embroidered, 16th century Italian bobbin lace stitched in 50 wt Madeira metallic gold fs thread (in color gold 7) on water soluble stabilizer. Each sheet of WSS contains 8 pieces of 11”. Sold by the sheet, ready for you to dis...
I just listed 30 sheets of this imitation bobbin lace pre-order which does not effect the progress on any of the previous pre-orders. I can combine shipping on previous orders if I haven’t sent your past orders out yet.
88” total lace per sheet, slightly under 2.5 yards per sheet. Machine-embroidered, 16th century Italian bobbin lace stitched in 50 wt Madeira metallic gold fs thread (in color gold 7) on water soluble stabilizer. Each sheet of WSS contains 8 pieces of 11”. Sold by the sheet, ready for you to dis...
I've added a pocket embroidery design for download on my site. Both for 6x10 and also a 5x12 repositionable hoop, which is great for those with a 5x7 hoop (I highly recommend them!) to get a larger size stitch out without re-hooping. You just stitch out the top, then stitch out the bottom (making sure to check your positioning). You can find them here:
Embroidery file for download in the following formats: PES, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, VP3, VIP, ### This design is divided into two designs, the top and bottom, for use in a repositionable hoop (5x12). This design is taken from Lucidario di Recami , 16th Century Italian design book by Iseppo Foresto,
Only 9 sheets left. So far you have raised another $428 for this family!! Thank you. If you thought you missed it, you haven’t: https://dsathreads.net/shop/p/ciottiedging
The pre-order for “Ciotti Edging” is now live:
https://dsathreads.net/shop/p/ciottiedging
Tomorrow at 1pm (eastern time in us), another pre-order. This time ”ciotti edging” stitched out in gold. 1/2” tall, 45 1/2” of lace per sheet (roughly 1 and 1/4 yards) based on a pattern found in a book by Giovanni Ciotti, 1591, Venice. Two sheets can be made a day, all orders made in the order they are received. Shipping international starts at $17 (wish it was less!). But all overages will be refunded. Cost will be $12 a sheet. Set your reminders! www.dsathreads.net
Thank you to all of you who sold out the pre-order for vecellio crowns! While I'm stitching up your orders one by one, here is a video on what to do with them when you get them:
Bought the lace, it came in the mail... now what? Watch as I walk you through the preperation process for your new fancy, ...
I'm raising money for a family in need. The first lace pre-order is up:
96 1/4” total lace per sheet, roughly 2.5 yards a sheet. Machine-embroidered, 16th century Italian needlelace stitched in 50 wt high quality, Italian long staple cotton on water soluble stabilizer. Each sheet of WSS contains 9 pieces of 10 3/4”. Sold by the sheet, ready for you to dissolve in wa...
And that’s a wrap. They now exist in the same world. Together.
Finally both of them can stand side by side. In Alpha Centauri or something. :00 Progress on The Aziraphale Jacke...
It was inevitable. I'm quite proud of the skills I'm picking up as I move my way through uncharted territory.
I don't fall into rabbit holes. I get sucked into "construction-nados". It had to happen. I couldn't resist. Edward...
This week Chelsea Souder and I shared the tea gowns we've been making as a surprise to each other. Check out the whole conversation here:
We surprised each other via "Edwardian Zoom" to share and discuss our 1900 Tea Gown projects! Let's chat historical loungewear. ...
Construction video for my half of the tea gown collab I did with Chelsea Souder. Stay tuned in the next weeks for the surprise reveal we did with each other as well as her construction video. This was so much fun:
Our Flag Means Death meets Edwardian Fashion. :00 OFMD Meets Edwardian00:46 Drafting The Tea Gown01:13 What Is ...
Come sew with me while I make this lovely embroidered corset cover from 1907:
It was finally time to make a real corset cover. Embroidering brings me so much joy (and sometimes pain). ...
Wow, I am so blown away by the wonderful responses! Thank you. It really means a lot, and I'm so glad we all get to share in this fun together.
This was so much fun. I haven’t watched season 2 yet. Been too busy sewing!
It was both tempting and torturous, but she's done. Here's how I made my interpretation. :00 Edwardian Crowle...
Also I have added a few digitized Renaissance embroidery files for purchase in the dsa threads shop:
Shop Shop Digital Embroidery Designs | 10-30" lengths | 30-50" lengths | 50-70" Lengths | 70-90" lengths | 90-120" lengths | All Digital Embroidery Designs 10-30" lengths 30-50" lengths 50-70" Lengths 70-90" lengths 90-120" lengths "Foresto Vine" Book Motif 5 x 7 Historical Embroidery Design Digital...
You can sew and also be nice to yourself. Especially in burnout. My gown video I made for the blooming of my garden is up.
Here is how I made my Edwardian afternoon dress (I also think it's a lingerie dress?) while also taking care of myself. You can add self care into your 6 ste...
This is a letter to myself, the kid who was undiagnosed, the adult who thought their worth had to be earned.
Art Is For Healing ( And Why It’s So Hard To Do That )
We have forgotten why we make art in the first place. Instead we fight with each other over resources that never needed to be scarce at all. ...
On my journey to value myself just as I am, messes and chaos and dopamine and what happens when we just try to make things for our own enjoyment, I give you my latest experiment with trying a tiny digital image of a shirtwaist pattern from 1906:
I Tried A Free Edwardian Shirtwaist Pattern
How did it actually go? Does it work? The Ladies Home Journal actually sold patterns back in the day! Luckily ...
This final reveal of my gown is very personal, like all good stories are. What we process while we make is also important. Happy Belated Halloween.
What We Sew In The Shadows || Renaissance Venetian Gown Is Done !
What have you learned about yourself while making a costume? Just in time for Halloween, I finished my late Renaissanc...
This week I styled my synthetic wig for late 16th century Venetian style. The infamous horned hairstyle. Check out how I did it:
Trying The Venetian Horned Hairstyle And How To Set Wig Curls
It actually worked! happens when you just go for it and try to style a wig in Venetian hair horns styl...
This week I work on piecing a skirt and sewing it to my bodice in part 4 of my Venetian Gown project: Renaissance Skirt Making Is A Literal Puzzle || Venetian Gown Part 4
https://youtu.be/Cq0e2riMKUA
The largest part of a Renaissance Venetian gown is the skirt. Howdid Italians achieve the voluminous skirts we see in portraits? Andwhere did they get their ...
Goodness, I have not updated you! Here is my most recent video showing how I made and starched the shoulder ruffs for my Venetian project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6Pb454ApI
Also check the description for the live that I held with the steps of setting a ruff with an iron!
How DID people make ruffs? Here's my process. These techniques were used by not just the Italians during the Renaissanc...
https://youtu.be/jjLMxwXyef4 Join me on a journey exploring sleeves and why Renaissance sleeves in particular are incredibly tough to figure out.
The frustrating process of making a Renaissance sleeve. Italian Renaissance sleeves are one of the most orn...
Part one of my adventures in making a late 16th century Venetian gown:
https://youtu.be/aeNiVwBFpMc
How I make a bodice and trying a new technique. 's what happened when I decided to get up and do something...
Researching Venetian fashion is always entertaining.
https://youtu.be/t_ON5nV0FFY
I looked at old books to bring you 16th century Venetian fashion at its finest. Laugh with me. Links to all three b...
You might find one of these really necessary right now: https://youtu.be/3et9Sdp4xe4
I made the other one. Fellow OFMD fans, this is for you. This is just where my brain goes. Please forgive me. There are tons o...
DSA Threads reached 2,000 salty possums! Thank you so much for subscribing!
I styled a budget wig into a convincing Edwardian Gibson girl look!
https://youtu.be/3_BtnhDRTDA
While the world burns, let's restyle a wig! Here's how I styled mine. 's some research for the Gibson Girl Look: http...
This week I researched and made a matzah recipe from 1505.
Renaissance Jews And The Bread of Resilience
https://youtu.be/aFPRUZ1pmsQ
How did Italian Renaissance Jews make their matzah? I found a recipe!Join me on this journey of making matzah and learning about Jewishhistory. ...
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Stitching out free standing lace on water soluble stabilizer. I can’t wait to see how both pieces look together. Lace is so incredible. One strand of thread can break easily and has no strength. But several wrapped together, knotted in patterns, becomes strong and structural. #fsl #historicalembroidery #historicalcostuming #renaissancelace #modelbuch #brotherembroidery #madeirathread
Yeah. Got the collar in last night!
Figuring out sleeve poufs .
WSS has been washed off now it’s time to wait for it to dry.
Woo! Completed skirt: sottana senza imbusto. Time to party and make a video. #ircc10 #maybeillactuallyfinishthis
Slowly couching this on. Gonna be a lot of images of this. #theprojectthatneverends #ircc10
Some calming music for today.
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