Busy hands make lovely things

Fiber arts, fashion and jewelry blog! Personal blog is @maestaresintothevoid

[frostedmagnolias]

Pair of Stockings

c. 1900

Embroidered and machine-knitted silk with sequins and beads

France

Victoria and Albert Museum

[accesoreyes]

I finally got around to making myself a wrist pincushion... it accidentally looks like a blueberry. Therefore, my blueberry pincushion!

[frostedmagnolias]

Brooch

c. 1880-1890

gold, stone

by Heinrich Kohn, Auckland

Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa

[daftpatience]

this messed up vintage cat sewing pattern has tormented me since i saw it & like some other folks have done in that post - i tried my hand at tweaking the pattern to resemble the illustration (and my personal tastes) a little more. i've ended up with this, which i have only tested at a small scale and not this final version exactly (where i have done such things as further widening the cheeks and finalizing the leg shapes.) i bestow it upon you nice folks now 👐

go forth and make weird little beanbag kittens! pls show me if you do!

[daftpatience]

woah this got big!! and after another try i have another untested tweak for yall. this should help the weird pinchy side seams out. yey

[calltainn]

My first attempt! I made the pattern a bit smaller as I wanted it to be able to fit in a pocket, but then (accidentally but perhaps unavoidably) sewed it with a wider seam allowance than the resized pattern indicated, so the face is proportionally a bit too big and I lost some detail in the ear shape. I'm pleased with it though! It was fun to make something and to do some handsewing.

[daftpatience]

SOO CUTE AND TINIE 😭

[chthonink]

I tried this pattern a while back to try out some minky and I get no points for making the pattern well but looook at my boyyy

His name is Tofu. Thank you for sharing the pattern I will love him forever

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1895

by Simpson, Hunter & Young, Glasgow

Glasgow Museums

[frostedmagnolias]

Lavender Taffeta and Lace Dress

c. 1906-1910

by dressmaker Madame Rose H. Boyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota Historical Society

[cicada-heart]

my beaded bugs ✨ hand stitched with vintage & salvaged beads

etsy

[sheishine]

Cicada (2024).

[accesoreyes]

So I made this years ago, but I still really love it and plan to add more to it. Behold, trans flower jacket.

Yes all the flowers have beads in them. Click on the images to see the full shoulder flowers.

[paintinginlife]

Hello! I made a dress from scratch for the Renaissance Faire. It took me six months to make the chemise, hoop skirt, under skirt, over skirts, French knot embroidered bodice, crown and jewelry. I am very excited to wear it this year despite how serious I look in the photos!

[ebearcrochet]

it's gorgeous. i love the bodice and the head piece. everything looks so good

[frostedmagnolias]

Blouse

c. 1900

Grand Rapids Public Museum

[accesoreyes]

First patch for a new jacket, this one themed after my favorite podcast, The Magnus Archives!

I wanted the coffin to look kinda like a headstone sticking out of freshly disturbed earth :>

[accesoreyes]

Tis on the jacket! Plus, some other updates!

Eyes along the other cuff to match the closed ones below the coffin!

My partner helped me paint some increasingly jumbled letters along the back! I think they'll help the back patch I have planned be a much clearer reference!

And finally, a cassette tape patch! Sewing the ribbon down took ages, but I love how it looks!

[accesoreyes]

My Distortion patch is almost done! My partner suggested the button for the door handle, I quite like it, and it'll be a nice figit. Especially since I plan to sew this patch over the outside of one of the pockets!

I wanted to try to fit a bunch of different patterns, one per color of thread. I felt like it was fitting.

[accesoreyes]

It's done! Added to the jacket :>

[accesoreyes]

My Distortion patch is almost done! My partner suggested the button for the door handle, I quite like it, and it'll be a nice figit. Especially since I plan to sew this patch over the outside of one of the pockets!

I wanted to try to fit a bunch of different patterns, one per color of thread. I felt like it was fitting.

[accesoreyes]

I'm learning to crochet, so I made a pair of scrunchies! Unfortunately, my hair isn't long enough to wear them... yet.

[accesoreyes]

My horrible dilemma

[oldjewelryfeed]

English Victorian 15k Gold Snake Necklace with Cabochon Garnet