Community Cast video day 47

Today’s video shows how to put the layers of a pocket if pockets together.

There is a delay in my finished pocket as my head got funky after recording.

It was back on day 28 when I last did a projects list. 19 days later, I feel the need to update it. Here is the updated project log. I wrote it around midnight. So, I sispect I am missing a couple video projects.

  • I am currently working on the 17th straw millinery piece
  • I am going to count the 47 daily videos, plus 2 additional videos.
  • 1 doll hat
  • 1 doll to become my patriotic doll, her chemise and petticoat.
  • A much delayed brown velvet hair net
  • A still in progress wool petticoat
  • Silk “poppins” bag
  • Cotton stripe bag
  • Stripe bag Clara decided should be a cat cave
  • A couple masks as required
  • Video projects include:
  • 2 thread balls
  • 3 pen wipers
  • 3 simple pockets
  • 2 apples, 2 chilis
  • Spool holder
  • 2 pin pockets
  • Balloon bag
  • Pocket of pockets (today’s)
Published in: on April 28, 2020 at 7:15 pm  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 46

Today’s video gets us started on a pocket of pockets to hold our hair accessories or what ever needs holding.

Note: I forgot to say in the video to leave the top 5 to 6 inches without a pocket. See where I am pointing in the photo.

Check out this thread bag on the Colonial Williamsburg Facebook.

Published in: on April 28, 2020 at 11:50 am  Comments (2)  

Community Cast Video Day 45

Welcome to Millinery Monday. Today’s video looks at soft crown bonnets.

Here is a series of blog posts Exploring Soft Crown Bonnets.

Here is the straw bonnet I mention in the video. It is available in my Etsy shop.

Published in: on April 27, 2020 at 10:19 am  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 44

Today’s video looks at options for holding hair necessities.

Materials for this week’s pocket of pockets:

  • Long silk or cotton exterior fabric – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
  • Long silk or cotton lining fabric – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
  • Thin batting or bit of fulled wool – 4″ to 6″ wide by 18″
  • 4 to 5 pocket fabrics – each 4″×4″, 5″×5, 6″×6″
  • 1.5 to 2 yards of 1/2″ to 3/4″ ribbon or bias binding.
Published in: on April 26, 2020 at 10:51 am  Leave a Comment  

Comb Photos

These are sorta in addition to today’s video and sorta in addition to thd video conference….

Original back combs. Vulcanite right. Gutta Percha left.

Original comb next to modern comb

Modern faux tortoise next to vintage comb (20th century)

Original side combs pressed rubber with jet glass

Original side comb next to side comb that will be used to replicate the look.

Published in: on April 25, 2020 at 1:16 pm  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 43

Today’s video looks at some of my favorite hair things.

A couple notes: In the video, I stumble over the words sutler and merchant. Sutlers are a very specific entity. The vast majority of people selling at events are merchants, not sutlers. A sutler is a portral, an interpretation rather than just a seller. There are some well done sutler impressions from what I understand. I do not have experience with them because they are a military entity, not a civilian one. My semi-sarcastic use of the word sutler was ill mannered.

Since I talked about trying to recreate the hair combs with the jet glass, I should have mentioned I wear reproductions to events, not originals, and why. It is as simple as originals get lost and originals get damaged. Years, many years, ago, I had a custom piece made by a nice, local jeweler who specializes in estate jewelry. It was lovely. It cost a week’s sallary. I was so excited to wear it. I lost it the first day I wore it. I have not worn an expensive or original piece to an event since.

Published in: on April 25, 2020 at 11:50 am  Comments (4)  

Community Cast Video Day 42

Today video finishes up the Balloon Bag aka Button Keep.

Join in tonight for Chestnut Bay’s Friday Frolic. It is Pajama night!

There may be a delay for Saturday’s video.

Here is my finished one. I went back over the stitches to make the blue stronger.

Published in: on April 24, 2020 at 11:27 am  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 41

Today’s video is part 1 of making the Balloon Bag, aka button keep.

Click for the PDF Template

The directions from A Girl’s Own Book, 1833:

A Girls Own Book 1833

Directions from Peterson’s Magazine, 1869:

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Published in: on April 23, 2020 at 10:35 am  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 40

Today’s video is coming a bit later in the day. I woke up this morning and just said “no” when I saw the snow. Luckily, lovely pretties in the mail cheered me.

https://youtu.be/n5WV1gTbjOM

Here is Clara loving the packing paper.

My pretty doll goodies came from Repro Dolls. Find her shop here.

My Patriotic doll has her chemise. I am considering naming her Liberty.

Add: Now she has a petticoat as well…

Published in: on April 22, 2020 at 2:52 pm  Leave a Comment  

Community Cast Video Day 39

In today’s video, we make a simple pincushion.

Btw, Clara already stole both samples. This says these would make excellent cat toys. Consider filling the core with catnip by sprinkling along the roll.

Materials:

  • Wool flannel or batting scraps
  • Ribbon or silk scraps

Here are my two samples. I like how the ribbon version turned out. I am not satisfied with the fabric one. It may please me better with decorative stitches.

This shows how to use fabric instead of ribbon. I finger pressed the silk. It would have been better if I took the time to get out the iron. This was also a heavier taffeta.

Published in: on April 21, 2020 at 1:02 pm  Leave a Comment  
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