Today’s video has a special announcement!
Introducing the second edition in my In Detail series:
In Detail: The Velvet Slipper Pincushion
takes an indepth look at this original, whimsical sewing accessory. Directions are included for making your own slipper.
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.
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.
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.
Today’s video looks at options for holding hair necessities.
Materials for this week’s pocket of pockets:
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.
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.
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.
Today’s video is part 1 of making the Balloon Bag, aka button keep.
The directions from A Girl’s Own Book, 1833:
Directions from Peterson’s Magazine, 1869:
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 