Stitching the pieces together
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Oh Sas no!!! I think I would have thrown him out.....lol.....DH knows better than to even touch any of my vintage things and if he does he always asks first. Maybe I've brow beaten him?
Meece that bridal gown is lovely! you are such a talented sewer. I used to love doing bridal gear but I just don't have the confidence anymore.......I'm so scared that the person I'm sewing for won't like the end product that I no longer do it.
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I had a beautiful long vintage dress from the 30's. For my wedding I brought it to a seamstress. She made my wedding dress in the same design with soft satiny cream material I bought, and lace that I hand beaded. The whole deal cost $150. That was 24 yrs ago. I think I found my soul sisters on this thread!
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Shellshine any chance of a pic? I for one would love to see the dress.
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Does anyone subscribe to Threads magazine? They usually have a vintage dress on the back cover with a closeup of some of the detail. Incredible work and absolutely gorgeous. I think they're starting to sell it in stores, so you could take a peek without paying.
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We don't get that magazine here in Australia but it sure would be interesting.......I wonder if they have it on the internet.......think I'll go look.
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When cleaning out my uncle's home after his passing I was emptying the linen drawers and ran across my aunt's wedding gown sort of folded (rolled up) in one of the drawers. I took it, although I don't quite know what I thought I would do with it, but maybe it was the BC connection. She had succombed to BC in the late 60s. They were married in 1954 and she had made her won dress. It was simple but elegant with covered buttons up the cuffs and down the back. I have had it hanging in a closet but got it out last weekend for future GD to play dress up in.
On Monday I decided to try to get the the yellow staining out of the bodice. I soaked it in my laundry sink with Borax and washing soda and I could not believe how yellow the water got, and how many times I had to rinse it to get the water to stay clear. I've hung it up (to dry, which it has) and started to iron it.
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Oh Meece, what a beautiful gown! Your FGD looks wonderful in it although I think she may need to grow a little........lol.
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Yes I will post a picture, but it may take a little while. It doesn't fit anymore so will need to photograph it on a hanger!
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Wren, thanks for the info re Threads magazine, I found it and subscribed......I can't wait to get my copy!
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How old is the flower girl? I think that's a beautiful shade of pink for a young lady!! Very Disney-esque...!!
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She turns seven in 2 weeks and the wedding is in 16 weeks.
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Perfect!! That shade won't wash-out any type of complexion, either. Brunette or blonde, both would work, too. Has she seen the fabric? The dress sounds lovely...sigh. Who is getting married this time? I've lost track.
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Good morning, Barbe. It's Matt, my middle son getting married. My last bachelor.
The flower girl is the little one pictured in the wedding dress above. She's not too fair and such a little freckle face. She hasn't seen the fabric yet. I am making a mock up of the bodice so we can see if the pattern will fit without alterations. I can't wait to start the real dress but what if she goes through a growth spurt this summer?
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Meece - you are so talented. Listening to all of you - am inspired to break out my old sewing machine - hope it still works!
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Thank you. So glad I did the mock up. I don't like the instructions and can change them up a little and it will make it a nicer finished look. It's actually a pretty easy pattern to follow and if I take plenty of time, it will be amazing!
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Barbe told me about this thread. You all are so talented. And the work is beautiful. Meece, I loved that old picture of your aunt? in her wedding dress! Ah, she looked like a princess.
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Welcome, justagirl. Thank you for the complements. What types of crafty things do you do?
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I enjoy doing needlepoint at night while watching tv. My son says he 'thinks' we have enough pillows now and I have 11 pieces framed and hanging - two new ones are still at framers. I've made quilts, but just simple blocks, squares and strips on sewing and quilted by hand as my little machine doesn't like the thickness. Growing up I was taught and then had to sew all my dresses for school and whatever, and did bathrobes and flannel nightgowns. I liked making my own patterns and thought of becoming a clothes designer but my stepmother told me I would starve to death.
For the last 30 years I have been working with stained glass. Both with lead and copper foil and zinc to solder on to put the pieces together. Funny, when we lived on Kauai, I had to reduce my full time RN job to part-time as I had so much work and only kept the job for the health benefits. Then we moved to New Zealand, the boonies, and business slowed down. 16 years ago we moved to Australia and for the first 5 years I was busy, with lampshades, free-hanging pieces to place in windows and front doors with the sidelights and transoms above. There are a lot of old homes here and there.
But, sadly, people would rather pay $400 or $500 for some stainless steel modern lamp, so I've become out of fashion. I had some in art galleries but wasn't worth it as I had to take less to sell them due to some of the stores wanting up to a 50% comission. Now I do one of a kind lamps, styled just for the person. No pressure, which is good for my health but keeps me happy. My son has two of my lamps in his city apartment and wants me to make a Tiffany style lamp - but when Tiffany designed lamps, labor was cheaper than the glass, as they used leftovers that would of been thrown away from making windows, so his designs have anywhere from 300 to 2,500 pieces. Yikes. Have found a couple of lamps I like, but of course I have to make some changes to make me happy to spend so much time on one lamp.
I wish Barbe luck on selling her needlepoint window, which is glorious, but here people just don't seem to care that much for quality hand made things.
I still have the blankets a friend crocheted for my son when he was born 19 years ago, and an afghan she made for me when we left Kauai. Another friend made a cuddly baby blanket for my son, and hand quilted stars on it. Still have it and I like to display them. I have one draped over the foot-board of the guest bed, a ladder with 5 quilts on it in my bedroom and throw them over the railing of the staircase too.
Can you tell I adore hand made things?
I also do gardening and have built many rock walls and did a triple level water feature many years ago, and enjoy planting new things in some sort of a pattern. My son thinks I am crazy.
Crazy is good if it keeps me happy and it does!
Meece, I was thinking of the little pink dress you will be making, and someone mentioned she might grow before the wedding. Usually at her age they grow up, not out, so you could wait maybe and do your other things and finish her dress closer to the wedding?
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That's what I am planning to do. In my experience, my boys always took a growth spurt over summer because their school clothes never fit three months later. I could always start making the ribbon roses now though.
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Ebay is a good place to find back issues of Threads. I have subscribed for a few decades and they are the one magazine, well actually also Sew Beautiful, that I have kept all of my issues. The picture on the back page is always my first place to look.
There are now CD's of the archives, my DH gave me a set.
Meece have you looked at any of the Whimsey roses by (spacing her name). I don't know if they would be good on a formal dress or not , ah, Kari Mecca.
LAters all Ginger
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A former employer would buy painted canvas for needlepoint from museums when she traveled. You can get famous tapestries and paintings. She had numerous beautiful framed needlepoint pictures in her office. I have a simple one I've had since moving to the northwest. At least I can see the holes for needlepoint.
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I have gotten some needlepoint canvas from museum catalogs (we always seem to be living away from everything) and a store here in Australia used to let me bring their order catalogs home and pick what I wanted. Now with ebay and amazon I can find anything I want. For some reason I mainly do flowers but have done some geometric patterned ones. Always thought I would design my own but the glass design keeps me busy. I wish I could visit the big museums like in San Francisco and Washington DC.
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I have only worked on needlepoint twice. Never finished anything, but when DS3 was a baby and young, I spent hours upon hours in hospitals and waiting rooms. Needlepoint gave me something to do when I wasn't comforting him.
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needlepoint is a good thing to keep your hands busy and the challenging parts can occupy your mind too. I used to do it at airports and on long flights to US but now my tiny scissors to cut the wool are considered a weapon. And the metal forks and knives they pass out with the meals aren't....
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I actually had my little emroidery scissors pulled from my carry on in 2003. They told me I could go put them back in my car, but time was limited so they threw them away! They were about 1/4" too long.
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For flying, I use my first grade scissors with the very blunt tips. They really are from 1st grade, with my name on adhesive tape.
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Awww. I have kiddie scissors around here somewhere.
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wren: thanks for the great idea. It is true my little scissors have a very sharp point, even though the blades aren't more than 1 1/2".
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I have folding scissors, would that work?
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They might if they didn't recognize what they would be unfolded. It would be a shame to lose them. If we're just cutting thread, nail clippers would work and they'll go through.
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