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What clothing techniques were used during the 18th century in France?

January 30th, 2013 1 comment

I am researching Marie Antoinette and 18th century fashion for my textiles A level.
I know that Toile de Jouy was very popular, does anyone know ways i could recreate this??
Also goldwork – i.e. using the gold metal threads. but i dont know how to do this. is it easy to try/copy?
any other suggestions of how i could recreate techiniques? i would be really grateful. thanks

I should have a shufti at the Costume department at the Victoria & Albert Museum – there isn’t much that they don’t have. If toile de jouy is the printed pictures technique (?) have you considered actually making a picture on a piece of muslin/light cotton by actually drawing and using a textile marker or just paint with watercolour and a fine brush? For the gold metal threads – get a book of basic embroidery stitches out of the library and some gold thread (any haberdashery shop with a good thread selection will have it). I got mine from John Lewis and it wasn’t expensive. Practise basic stitches and do a simple pattern. You’ll also be able to get a book on goldwork from the library.

How to Do Free Motion Embroidery on any sewing machine using the Octi-Hoops Dragonfly design.

June 2nd, 2012 11 comments

Free Motion Embroidery / Thread Painting on any sewing machine. Everyone at any skill level can embroider on ALL sewing machines because we only use a straight stitch and NO sewing machine Foot is needed so visibility is far superior to any other embroidery process. This kit includes 3 8 sided frames varying in size that have holes on all 8 sides where a handle drops into to make it so you don’t have to hold onto the frames. It is ergonomic and feels like you’re holding a crayon and coloring in a coloring book. So simple even beginners succeed! It’s fun and relaxing and is a fantastic stress reducer. Invented by Clare Rowley, inventor of the Creative Feet presser feet for sewing machines and are available for purchase from http://www.creativefeet.com/products/frames/octi-hoop

Duration : 0:8:46

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The Sewing Machine – Creative Free Machine Embroidery with Gina Ferrari

December 9th, 2011 No comments

Get started with free motion stitching – Textile DVD – see more at http://tinyurl.com/bw4eq3m
Textile artist Gina Ferrari has launched her textile dvd on which she teaches how to get started with free machine embroidery. In this chapter she explains the settings on the sewing machine and what creative designs you can make with your stitching.

Duration : 0:7:25

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Creating a Machine Embroidered Landscape: Penylan Lane

November 15th, 2011 3 comments

DVD Title: Creative Machine Embroidery with Alison Holt

Alison Holt is a world-class machine embroiderer who devoted nearly 30 years to creating, teaching and writing books about the art of free-hand Machine Embroidery. In this DVD, we explore creating flowers, foliage and landscapes with Alison as she provides step by step instruction in how to create the magnificent flowers and photo-like landscapes that have made her famous. In “Part Four – Penylan Lane” Alison combines all the skills learned in Parts 1 thru 3 and adds some new techniques — specifically working with a series of photographs to create an original machine embroidered work of art, “Penylan Lane”. “Penylan Lane” is a road in Oswestry, Shropshire, near the Welsh Border in the English countryside. It has magnificent wild flowers such as daisies, poppies, and cow parsley, hedgerows, fields, and tall wild grasses. Alison uses more than 20 colors of thread to achieve the magnificent and one of a kind landscape, “Penylan Lane”, the Cover and Centerpiece of this educational DVD. The theme music, “Penylan Lane” which plays in the background was written by the Director, Andrew Galli (ascap), specifically for the film.

Duration : 0:1:13

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Astilbes: Creating Machine Embroidery DVD

October 17th, 2011 2 comments

DVD Title: Creative Machine Embroidery with Alison Holt

Alison Holt is a world-class machine embroiderer who devoted nearly 30 years to creating, teaching and writing books about the art of free-hand Machine Embroidery. In this DVD, we explore creating flowers, foliage and landscapes with Alison as she provides step by step instruction in how to create the magnificent flowers and photo-like landscapes that have made her famous. In “Part Two – Astilbes” she draws the shape of an astilbe flower and then proceeds to demonstrate how the sewing machine is used to create the flower and stems.

Duration : 0:1:5

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