I’ve been attaching the embroidery for the bride’s bag to the metal purse frame, and I’m actually pleased with how it’s turning out, now. The instructions said to stitch a seam half inch in from the edge, using a sewing machine. But even with a zipper foot, I wasn’t convinced that that would be successful, as there is beading [...]
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Embroidery in progress: An Elizabethan Stumpwork Bride’s Bag – 10
Posted in Bride's Bag, Stumpwork, tagged Crafts, Embroidery, Festive Elizabethan Creations, Hand embroidery, Handbag, Shirley Holdaway, Stump work, Stumpwork on May 31, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Embroidery in progress: An Elizabethan Stumpwork Bride’s Bag – 9
Posted in Bride's Bag, Stumpwork, tagged Crafts, Embroidery, Festive Elizabethan Creations, Hand embroidery, Handbag, Shirley Holdaway, Stump work, Stumpwork on May 24, 2012 | 12 Comments »
On the whole, I’m not too keen on assembling any embroidery that I have made. After all that work, it could go horribly wrong, so I tend to put it off!I’ve got to the point now where I am sewing the two sides of my bride’s bag together, and attaching them to the purse frame. This shows [...]
Embroidery in progress: An Elizabethan Stumpwork Bride’s Bag – 8
Posted in Bride's Bag, Stumpwork, tagged Crafts, Embroidery, Festive Elizabethan Creations, Hand embroidery, Handbag, Shirley Holdaway, Surface embroidery on May 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been making the strap for my bride’s bag this past weekend. I switched from using a Susan Bates hoop, to using a rectangular frame for this, as I didn’t want the hoop to crush the stitches on a long length of embroidery. Shirley Holdaway, in her book ‘Festive Elizabethan Creations’ (where this design comes from), [...]
Embroidery in progress: An Elizabethan Stumpwork Bride’s Bag – 7
Posted in Bride's Bag, Stumpwork, tagged Crafts, Embroidery, Festive Elizabethan Creations, Hand embroidery, Shirley Holdaway, Stump work, Stumpwork on April 26, 2012 | 13 Comments »
I’ve got to the stage with this project that I often do with embroidery….I’m starting to look around for what my next project will be, so there’s a risk that if I put this one down for a while, I might never pick it up again, which would be a shame, as I’ve got so far [...]
