First Line Of Lace

The stem lace already has one line finished. I draw the pattern just at the fibre, not copying it from any other image, I only know that the distance between leaves id one upper stitch. This is half the length of the skirt.

But it's not fully finished yet. I want to fill the leaves with yellow colour. I love these bobbles! :-)

Jagged Sleeve

The doublet will get second, smaller sleeves. The edge's jagged and took much work :-) When drawing the lines I found out that 50 cm on my measuring tape are not the same as 50 cm on my ruler!

The velvet has to be pinned very attentively. It moves when you sew it and it's flexible. You can see on the picture that I am not exact, I still don't have enough experience. However, in the final effect it shouldn't be visible..

Doublet - Sleeves Correction

I'm making a doublet for my friend. From purple and yellow velvet. He as French should have lillies on it.
I didn't manage to sew the sleeves properly - my victim complained about the width. I was afraid of consequences of unsewing on the velvet. Finally, the lines were visible, as I had expected. I am between beginner and intermediate as far as sewing, so my victim will have to do with it :-)

Trying the sleeve in all possible and impossible positions :-)

Lace Continues

I won't resew the old green costume. It would take almost as much time as making a new one and it wouldn't look half as good as the new one. I plan a green (nicer colour :-) ) dress, lower edge 15 cm max from the petticoat, also a bodice and extending sleeves between wrist and elbow. The lace will be on all borders - sleeves, bodice and underpart.

I thought to use my blue chalk to draw the lines, but I found a yellow pencil better. The chalk trace is so wide, that it could spoil the final effect. Maybe I'm a perfectionist but I like it more now and the work is comfortable :-)

Seam Lace Idea

I decided to remake my old green odd gress. I really don't like how it looks. It's a bit wider than it should be and too short. I thought to lenghten it with some seam lace.

And here was born the idea. After finishing the emboidery work on the pocket I started to miss it. I'd like to make the seam lace myself. I've chosen a pattern from the pages In Prayse Of The Needle , that I like a lot. It will be a leaf pattern.

I cut a piece of duvetine that I had left from sewing my sister's black dress.

I would also place it onto the bodice, so I'll be able to shorten it on edges and fit the whole costume.

Pocket Finished

The pocket present is prepared to be given to his following owner. It's a size for cigarettes and some money, eventually a mobile phone or so. I hope he'll like it!

Pocket Sewing

I've already finished the embroidery on the cover. The borders will be decorated by a stitch that I invented :-) It's double faced, so it's the same inside as outside the pocket.

Draping the pocket seemed difficult to me, but finally I remembered a technique of compromise, that helps me a lot when I'm lost. You must pin the edges to edges of the other textile, then find a half and pin it to the middle of the other one. Then find a middle in each part you created now and repeat until the end.

Ladybirds

This is a Xmas present that I made for my good friend. Sometimes I call her Ladybird, so it's on this toppis. I got the pattern from czech page Náramky and I find it simply genial.

Bird T-Shirt

I admit that I spend a lot of time surfing on the Net. And as we have a very, very slow connection, I spend a lot of time, as well, waiting for the sites to load. I decided to use these pauses - I took a needle and thread, plain T-shirt and some beads and take a look at what came out of it.

I didn't draw anything. I wanted to make a bead embroidery as a painting. I wanted to create some ornamental picture, but as it continued this flying bird (peacock?) appeared:-)

I'd just like to comment that beading on a stretch was not such a good idea, as it expands and doesn't hold the shape. Maybe adding some non-stretch fabric on the wrong side when making embroidery could work next time..

Pocket Embroidery Finished

So here it is. The emboidery took much time, I'm not used to do it and this is my first embroidery project for a long long time. The last one I even didn't manage to finish, I gave up in a half:-)

I did it on the embroidery circle. The fabric looks natural, it should fit to my boyfriend's village costume.