Category Archives: Embroidery

Project: Green Linen GFG

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Alison

Share I’ve probably mentioned it here before but for the past year and a half at least I’ve had an unfinished green linen gothic fitted gown sitting on my shelf waiting to be picked back up.  It was all cut … Continue reading →

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Left Sleeve and First Gore Complete!

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Alison

Share I’ve finally started rededicating time each week to work on my embroidered jacket last month and I finally completed the outlining on the first sleeve of my embroidered jacket last week.  I also finished the first gore are started … Continue reading →

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French Knot Tutorial

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Alison

Share The French Knot was one of those embroidery stitches that really gave me a tough time while I was trying to figure it out.  It’s used a lot in finishing thread wrapped buttons so I definitely wanted to master … Continue reading →

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5 Patterns from Reconstructing History that I Absolutely Love

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Alison

Share Looking for a pattern for a new project?  Here is a list of 5 patterns from Reconstructing History that I totally love: The Geoffrey Nightcap Embroidery Pattern: Created by Laura of Extreme Costuming this nightcap pattern is simple and … Continue reading →

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Mutinous Thoughts

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Alison

Share Last night while doing some work on my embroidered jacket I had the mutinous thought that I could just stop with the sleeves. They really would look lovely with my Flanders Gown.  I would be done so much sooner! … Continue reading →

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Plaited Braid Stitch

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Alison

Share My beloved husband and I will be heading to the beach for the holiday weekend to spend some time with my family.  We plan to do some diving and hopefully get a chance to see the 17th Century shipwreck … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Accomplishing Anything?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Alison

Share I’m not quite sure what the issue is but lately I’ve found that I’ve been feeling very distracted with regards to my various projects and I haven’t been feeling like I’m really getting a lot done.  Oddly I’ve been … Continue reading →

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How I Used My Coif Pattern to Make a Forehead Cloth Pattern

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Alison

Share Since so many of you have expressed interest in more tutorials and demos I thought I would start off this week with a very simple one that a friend requested on Facebook not too long ago. The Question: How … Continue reading →

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Black Flowers

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Alison

Share While I have enjoyed the much needed break I took from my jacket I am now happily back to stitching again.   I spent about 4 hours on it two weekends ago while I visited and geeked with Kate and last night … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Plimoth Jacket

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Alison

Share I know that many of you have also been following the creation of the Plimoth Jacket at Thistle-Threads.com.  Yesterday they posted pictures of their model wearing the finished jacket!!!  It’s just gorgeous!  A truly amazing project that I have really … Continue reading →

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