#hussif

[dumpcraft]

I finally finished my housewife/hussif from @terrorcamp and @haverkampink ‘s mending workshop. (I was fighting carpal tunnel syndrome and got defeated by stitching through all the layers on the actual day of the workshop. I ended up using the sewing machine on the edges to save my wrists and then hand stitched the ribbon binding over it.) I used lots of my Victorian era reproduction fabrics and some antique buttons. I did my darning practice on the top pocket but it was too distracting so I added the Peglar eye. I think I’ll really use it when taking portable sewing projects with me.

[thackeroy]

I need to fix something on this but otherwise it's finished, a sewing pouch was the perfect use for sewing tool supply fabric?

Pattern; Merchant and Mills Sewing Book

[lemongrad]

"Get thee a wife!"

Instructions unclear, made a sewing kit (hussif, or house-wife)

Linen, cotton quilt scraps, and sateen binding. Made in a day, all sewn by hand!

[heimundhandwerk]

Finished the embroidery on my hussif! I'm so happy with the results :D

[bevanne46]

What is a Hussif?

A hussif or huswif is an 18th-century term for a basic sewing kit. If you look up the word Hussif, you will see it described as an alternative form of ‘housewife’ which originally meant a sewing-case. Traditional hussifs were a long strip of fabric 6 to 8 inches wide, with pockets stitched across the width of the fabric to hold sewing tools. You can roll the hussif up or fold it in order to store it. The pockets contained sewing items such as needles, pins, and small sewing tools such as scissors, etc.

Modern-day Hussifs or sewing kits Making a hussif for yourself or a friend is a great project. You can really personalise them. You can keep a hussif small and simple or make them very complex with all sorts of pockets to store sewing tools. They make great gifts and yet are not a huge project.

What is a Hussif? - Pintangle

A hussif or huswif is an 18th century term for a basic sewing kit. This article describes how they became modern sewing kits.

[cobbythehearth]

Just combining two sewing kits into one housewife/hussif.

[parceltapepanda]

i was wondering if any historical costuming/sewing/ modern sewing people would be interested in buying a custom handmade 18th century style hussif. i'd probably sell them on ebay. give me a shout if you'd be interested.

i haven't timed how long it takes me to make one yet, but i think it'd cost about £8 in time and £4 in materials (less if i had a decent cabbage pile, however i do not, and i'd like to be able to use pretty complimentary fabrics that people would actually like) so about £12 in total

[pinsandweevils]

This month’s Historical Sew Monthly prompt was ‘Sewing Kit,’ and so I made.......... a sewing kit. Here it is with some of the tools I keep inside it — while it isn’t perfect, I’m very proud of how it turned out.