In 1950-2 my grandmother, a dressmaker, made three invisible wool mending samplers. Continue reading Invisible Wool Mend – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 8
Category Archives: 1950s
Hand Applique And Cutwork – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 7
Now I have two samplers for you: one is cutwork, the other applique work. Both samplers were made in 1950. Continue reading Hand Applique And Cutwork – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 7
Button Loops – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 6
Part 6 of my ‘Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques’ series with two 1950s samplers with fabric button loops, seam finishes, and a fabric-covered belt buckle.
The first sampler is for a skirt or dress with self-fabric button loops at the side. Continue reading Button Loops – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 6
Buttonholes – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 5
Some more samplers of my grandmother which she made between 1950 and 1952 in her dressmaker’s apprenticeship. Today I have two samplers with buttonholes: one with hand bound buttonholes, the other with hand worked buttonholes.
The first sampler has hand bound buttonholes. Continue reading Buttonholes – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 5
Hand Satin Stitch Edge Finish – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 4
Here’s a sampler my grandmother made in 1950: A satin stitch hem suitable for lightweight and sheer dresses. Continue reading Hand Satin Stitch Edge Finish – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 4
Embroidery Stitches And Arrowhead Tacks – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 3
This is part 3 of my series ‘Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques’ with four 1950s counted-thread embroidery samplers.
This is the first sampler with different embroidery stitches. To get a straight line, one thread was removed before stitching. Continue reading Embroidery Stitches And Arrowhead Tacks – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 3
Hemstitching And Tucks – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 2
This is part 2 of my series ‘Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques’. Now I’m sharing with you three samplers with hemstiching and tucks.
This is a samper for a linen dress. Continue reading Hemstitching And Tucks – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 2
Drawn Thread Work – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 1
I’m starting a new series about 1940s-1950s embroidery and sewing techniques. I have some samplers from my grandmother who made them between 1950 and 1952 during her dressmaker’s apprenticeship.
(My previous series: Victorian and Edwardian beauty routine and recipes and Victorian and Edwardian hair care)
This is part 1 of the series and I’m sharing with you a drawn thread work sampler:
Continue reading Drawn Thread Work – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 1