When you have a bag full of ribbon ends and a bag full of silk scraps, make silk ribbon embroidered jewelry pouches!
Finalist in the Historical Inspiration Festival!
Good gosh! – I went over to Story of a Seamstress tonight and discovered that my 1850s Child’s Dress has been nominated as a finalist in the Most Creative Category!
Historical Inspiration Festival – 1860s Summer Dress for an American Girl Doll
Story of A Seamstress is hosting a Historical Inspiration Costume Festival. She’s kindly invited doll costumers to participate. Here’s Bella!
Historical Inspiration Festival – Regency Ballgown for an American Girl Doll
Story of A Seamstress is hosting a Historical Inspiration Costume Festival. She has kindly invited doll costumers to participate. Here’s Lily!
Historical Inspiration Festival – Regency Ensemble for an American Girl Doll
Story of A Seamstress is hosting a Historical Inspiration Costume Festival. She has kindly invited doll costumers to participate. Here’s Jane!
Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Nasturtium
Currently my favorite color for silk ribbon embroidery is Nasturtium by Color Streams. I am using it to embroider purple pigs!
An 1860s American Girl Doll Hat: The Hat of Inadvertently Cracktastic 80s wedding fabulousness
Making an American Girl doll hat: from 1860s macabre and halloween-y to 80s cracktastic in one unfortunate evening’s work.
Sewing Stuffed Pigs: Oinkers, Doink & Sidney
Sewing stuffed pigs comes with responsibilities. This triple bill of Porcine Perfection is known as Oinkers, Doink and Sidney.
This is Clarice
This is Clarice. She is dressed up as Miss Piggy for a New Year’s Eve party, but she’s only six, and she’s only allowed to stay up till nine.