easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in sewing on May 6th, 2009
This is what I’m wearing today – a smocked and embroidered shirt. It started life one of Paul’s old work shirts. It’s in perfectly good condition, it just doesn’t fit him any more. So I’ve smocked the sleeves and a bit on the back, and embroidered the button stand and collar. I did this to [...]
Posted in inspiration, sewing on Apr 30th, 2009
Yesterday evening I did some smocking. From top to bottom: Cable, Stem, Honeycomb, Surface Honeycomb and Van Dyke stitches. Ta-daaa! Tonight’s endeavour is going to be trying out some fancier stitches – Wave and Trellis. Then I should be able to pretty much replicate this panel, from one of the reproduction smocks at the Museum. [...]
Posted in exhibitions, inspiration, sewing on Apr 27th, 2009
On Sunday afternoon I persuaded Paul to wander round the Museum of English Rural Life. I hadn’t been since it moved location (in 2005!), and it’s in a much bigger space now. It’s a slightly strange museum – laid out more like a store room than an exhibit, with things shoved up corners and hanging [...]