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Sew with all the colours of the wind
20th century · Progress · Underwear

Sew with all the colours of the wind

1. June 20181. June 2018 Maren SofieLeave a comment

So, I love sewing. It has been part of my life, on and off, since I was 10-ish, and more and more in the latter years. And yet, sometimes, I don't feel like sewing or creating anything for the longest time. I have been in one of these ruts this winter, in a real desert… Continue reading Sew with all the colours of the wind

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#smocking is MAGIC! 😍 There is as much fabric in the smocked but at the bottom, as there is above it... 🤯 I’m making a large smocked #linen #shift (or #hemd ) for my #16thcentury #german campfollower or #trossfrau outfit. I’m not yet half done, and already I’ve been at it for 30 hours! ❤️ Scroll for #historicalinspiration 🥰
More than 4 400 little dots on white linen... can you guess what my mad winter project is? 🤪 #sewing #dotdotdot
Got to attend the most beautiful wedding this weekend, wearing my new, hand made, self made #bunad ☺️❤️ (thanks to @bjornshh for lending me the cap and scarves 😍) Photos by @martin.gustafson.3
When the night is so bright and your mosquito bites so itchy, you can’t really sleep, so you get up and make a blouse. And an apron. And a headscarf... and about three hours sleep. Danny and Sandy can keep their summer nights, I’m kinda looking forward to darker autumn nights 😂😴
I love making #underwear ! Although this #Edwardian #padding is among the weirder stuff that I have made... #underpinnings #bustpads #bumpads #historicalunderwear #20thcentury
Whodathunk! The #blog is alive! New post up on petticoatedswashbuckler.blog 😁

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