I used scraps of my DIY crochet lace skirt (made from a crochet lace tablecloth) to make this pretty summer hat. I zigzagged the lace scraps together and stiffened the hat with millinery wire and transparent nylon cord. Then I trimmed the hat with my DIY silk and rayon flowers. Here I’m wearing the crochet lace hat with my 1920s afternoon lace dress.
I love the beachy look of a white crochet lace tote bag! 😀 For my nautical crochet bag, I used white cotton yarn and silver wire to make rings for the drawstring closure. Continue reading DIY White Crochet Summer Backpack
Make a quick and easy crochet lace skirt from a tablecloth!
I’ve always wanted to have a crochet lace skirt but I didn’t want to spend weeks to crochet the skirt! 😉 So then I had the idea to turn a crochet tablecloth into a crochet skirt. And it worked! 😀 Continue reading DIY Fast & Easy Crochet Skirt – From A Tablecloth!
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
A while ago I bought this antique Victorian or Edwardian 100% linen chemise. The chemise is light grey, really heavy and soft – probably because of the washing and mangling. The fabric might be hand-woven, and is very dense (unlike modern linen fabric). Continue reading Antique Victorian/ Edwardian Linen Chemise
In the Victorian era, women usually wore a woven wool scarf or a knitted sontag, but sometimes they wore a crocheted scarf. I’ve used a rather scratchy grey wool blend yarn (mostly wool and just some other fibers). The yarn had blue and red wool dots which I’ve removed. This took the most time! 😉 Here are three CDV of women wearing similar scarfs: two colored scarf, light colored scarf, and dark scarf with flowers.
For an Edwardian chemise, I’m making a lace yoke in maltese crochet – the pattern can be found here. Continue reading Edwardian Nightgown Yoke In Maltese Crochet
I’m loving how my mint green crochet lace sweater turned out!
As you may know, I don’t like to knit but I like to crochet. And when I found the pattern for this beautiful crochet lace sweater in a magazine, I just had to make it! 😀
I used mint green mercerized 100% cotton yarn for my DIY crochet sweater. I always use natural fiber yarn and fabric for my projects like cotton, linen, silk, wool & rayon.
Because it’s a summer crochet sweater, I chose cotton. Cotton is also cheaper than silk and less stiff than linen. And of course, I had to use mint green because it’s my favorite color! 😉
I found the pattern in a crochet magazine. But if you want to make a similar crochet sweater, I found some free crochet sweater patterns for you! These two crochet sweaters are similar to mine: “Miley Away” and “Daniella Jumper”, both by Drops Design. And there are more free crochet sweater patterns on their website. Check them out! I’m no affiliate, I just love their patterns and yarns! 😉
In the 1920s, boudoir caps were worn in the morning to hide the unkempt hair, as well as in the night to keep the set finger waves in place. Continue reading 1920s Boudoir Cap
A couple of years ago I crocheted an Victorian Irish crochet lace bonnet. It’s a mid to late 1850s style bonnet, revealing more of the forehead than an 1840s bonnet. Continue reading 1850s Irish Crochet Lace Bonnet