Elizabethan Patterns

Elizabethan Patterns, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

I've been pretty quiet recently. I've been on a health kick which means I don't have much energy by the time I get home of a night added to which the weather isn't very conducive to sewing.

But I have been shopping. This arrived yesterday from Kass McGann, some great patterns and 6m of lovely scarlet wool flannel.

I got the Elizabethan Feminine Doublet, 1690s-1710s Mantua and went halvies in Netherlandish Working Women's Outfit. The Mantua is out of my period but I just love the look of it. I think I might use it for a mundane coat. We got the Netherlandish patterns to make for Festival next year. The site isn't good for long clothes and these just look so cool and practical.

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Blue Slip @ 2 Hrs Work

Blue Slip @ 2 Hrs Work, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is the start of the blue slip. About two hours work.

Blue Slip Pattern, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

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Flower Pattern

Flower Pattern, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is the pattern I used for my pink bag. It is free for personal use. You can share with people in hard copy form. That is, you can give people print outs or photocopies, but not post it on your own websites. Feel free to link back here.

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Purple Slip @ 8 Hours Work

Purple Slip @ 8 Hours Work, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is the purple slip at 8 hours work. I've changed the way I did the big leaves, to make the spines more noticable. Got started on the black outlining. Still enjoying the project.

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Purple Slip Pattern

Purple Slip Pattern, originally uploaded by Jane Stockton.

This is the pattern for the purple slip. I'm sure someone with a bit of floral knowledge would be able to identify the flower. But I'm hopeless, to me their are roses, daisies, and flowers. That's it!!

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How To - Couching

I've just posted a new article over on the Flickr Embroidery Blog. It's about the different types of couching and a free peacock pattern.

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Free Patterns

I found this, My Aunts Attic site while cruising around and playing with various blog tools. It has lots of free patterns, many would be great for those wanting something with a historical or mythical feel - dragons, flourishes etc.

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