tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post634876406149040209..comments2024-02-05T10:19:47.449-05:00Comments on A Frolic through Time: Period Costuming and the Occasional Side Trip: 1790s Goldwork-Embroidered Petticoat: The Swags Are Done!ZipZiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-60531500262898701402013-02-23T17:04:45.261-05:002013-02-23T17:04:45.261-05:00Thank you! It was enjoyable to make and I look for...Thank you! It was enjoyable to make and I look forward to finally wearing it, possibly this summer.<br /><br />Had a look at your blog. Love trims: neat!<br /><br />Thanks kindly,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-16406002862229284862013-02-22T17:19:13.340-05:002013-02-22T17:19:13.340-05:00I ADORE the gold embellishments on this petticoat!...I ADORE the gold embellishments on this petticoat! *Swoon*Athena's Grove - Fabric Trimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524573004227992849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-4594337956389769222012-03-30T16:58:51.975-04:002012-03-30T16:58:51.975-04:00Dear Mrs. C.,
Happy-making indeed! It's been ...Dear Mrs. C.,<br /><br />Happy-making indeed! It's been my favorite-ever project. Nuts, if I could get someone to sew gowns for me, I'd do fly fringe and knotting and embroidery and beading and so on all the time. I used to bead, too, so these skills are old friends.<br /><br />Sigh,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-91679522682311114952012-03-30T16:57:16.909-04:002012-03-30T16:57:16.909-04:00Dear Samantha B.,
Sure thing; glad to help in any...Dear Samantha B.,<br /><br />Sure thing; glad to help in any way! <br /><br />Elizabethan twist is realllly pretty. The silver will add such a good glow.<br /><br />As for the spangles, I used 4mm spangles. They are just right for detail work. They are, however, not real. I priced them and would have spent $40+ on them. No go for a first project.<br /><br />Very best and do tell us how the project goes!<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-36016722502495179512012-03-30T13:32:10.052-04:002012-03-30T13:32:10.052-04:00thank you for the info, natalie! that was very, ve...thank you for the info, natalie! that was very, very helpful to know. i was only planning to use passing thread because it's cheaper than purl, but i found a happy medium called "elizabethan twist"-- and it's real silver, too! i got 25 meters, so i think i'll be set... ;-)<br /><br />what size spangles did you use?Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817358665338090584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-90708594846644183862012-03-29T14:50:07.290-04:002012-03-29T14:50:07.290-04:00Glorious and happy-making! Hoorah for hand work!!Glorious and happy-making! Hoorah for hand work!!MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-85896667469434664972012-03-29T14:10:07.095-04:002012-03-29T14:10:07.095-04:00Dear Isis,
Thank you! I rather wish I were still ...Dear Isis,<br /><br />Thank you! I rather wish I were still working on it. The sleeveless spencer is making me nervous :}<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-8331423315577224682012-03-29T13:16:09.896-04:002012-03-29T13:16:09.896-04:00How lovely! I applaud you!How lovely! I applaud you!Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380497568603304818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-79961893937119930102012-03-29T10:40:47.002-04:002012-03-29T10:40:47.002-04:00Thank you all! It was such fun to hang it up and s...Thank you all! It was such fun to hang it up and see it all at once, not just the portion that showed on the embroidery frame.<br /><br />Samantha B., you asked about yardage of purl used. Good question! I am guessing about two yards was used for the swags. For the individual elements? That's a different tale, because they are not done. I used about two yards there, but the leaves need filling in with purl, and that eats yardage.<br /><br />What I'd do is purchase a yard, then do a sample of one motif, and estimate how much was used and measure how much is left. Then a second motif, if different, and estimate again. It that gets too expensive, do a motif in thick thread, and measure the same way.<br />You will have some waste, for sure: sometimes the purl pulls out and is ruined, and you will end up with some bits and drabs.<br /><br />But wait, you are talking about using passing thread. Hmmm. To get a similar "thick" effect, you will probably have to do two threads and couch them down next to each other...doubling the amount you need. You might want to check the effect by looking at Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread.<br /><br />Very best, and what a wonderful project that will be!<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086335016901683883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-25209436663912779952012-03-29T03:12:14.827-04:002012-03-29T03:12:14.827-04:00This will be a "wow", "looklooklook...This will be a "wow", "looklooklook" and "want" post!<br />First, your petticoat is so amazingly beautiful! This was really worth all the extra work, it looks truly like an extant garment! Very well done!!!<br />And yes, it looks light and lovely like the blossoms on the crabapple tree!<br />And - aaawwwwwww - kitty bathing in the spring sun, too cute!!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br />SabineKleidung um 1800https://www.blogger.com/profile/09187943106849398728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-7354449978000920222012-03-28T19:44:04.515-04:002012-03-28T19:44:04.515-04:00this is really lovely! do you mind my asking how m...this is really lovely! do you mind my asking how many yards of purl you bought? i am trying to figure out how much i should be buying for my wedding gown, which will be embroidered all around the entire hem, sleeves, and neckline... right now i'm planning on using passing threads because i can buy it by the spool, and spangles, plus the soie ovale.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817358665338090584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-69122705040489824432012-03-28T17:51:30.223-04:002012-03-28T17:51:30.223-04:00Oh, wow. That is beautiful, you've done a won...Oh, <i>wow</i>. That is beautiful, you've done a wonderful job!Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18213663.post-57397803620764404582012-03-28T17:08:06.918-04:002012-03-28T17:08:06.918-04:00It is stunning!!!!! :)It is stunning!!!!! :)Issyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278824338996926960noreply@blogger.com