Happy new year & working at my new blue stockings :)

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I wish you all a happy new year – 2012 – may it be filled with lovey projects, beautiful things and stories, inspiration and love. :)

Well, talking about projects I am also happy to share a new project with you, which I recently started – my second pair of hand sewn stockings – and my right one is already finished as you can see at the picture below :)
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stocking blue_right_finished 2Today I started working at the left one – pinning the first part – the short seam… :)

Btw. you can find information about my first red stockings here – including how I constructed the pattern: Woman’s Hose

…here also some progress pics for you :)
blue stocking 01I use a running stitch to “lay down”/”flatten” the seam and to hold it on its place…
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blue stocking 05…and if you would like to see more progress photos – you can find them at the facebook fanpage for my blog – from time to time I upload some pics while I am working via my blackberry :)

another small needle-book with “Klosterstich” embroidery – “Rose 3”

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2011-12-Needlebook-Rose_gross_03…and another completely handmade and hand-embroidered small needlebook with a small Klosterstich embroidery inspired by the medieval “Propheten Teppich” – yes, again a medieval rose :D

Here a direct link to my Artfire Studio:

Hand-Embroidered Needlebook with Klosterstich embroidery – Rose 3

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…again a needle book which is big enough for (my) veil/wimple pins :)

Wool: http://www.renaissancedyeing.com
Size (unfolded): ca. 15 cm x 7,5 cm

…and another pearl and needle-made lace loop on the other side added for closing

…useful gifts… :)

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…today I got some christmas presents and I would like to share this one with you because you will see it from time to time in the future – today I got this lovely “Namensbänder” (made by www.namensbaender.de) and I think they will look nice on the next book covers I will sew and embroider… :)

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…now I am just waiting for the “Fiskars Rollmesser” (rotary fabric cutter) and the “Schneidelineal” (aluminium ruler) to arrive… – my “Schneidematte” (cutting mat?)
already arrived 2 days ago… I think this tools will help me to cut the fabrics for small projects more precise and much faster than with my dressmaker shear. :)

…working on my very first steampunk outfit – my victorian inspired cloak .2 :)

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Yay, finally a little bit more embroidery – well, I am still working at this project from time to time – not much progress but enough to show it to you :)

201112DSC04520…at the bottom you can see the back part and above the progress which connects the backside with the front ;)

201112DSC04521…more info about this project can be found here: Victorian Inspired Cloak

…a cute antique shop here in Vienna :)

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Today I fetched some Vintage magazines, which I “won” at ebay from a small antique shop here in Vienna and I think this shop is so cute that I took three pics with my blackberry for you :)
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*giggle* cute, isn’t it ;)

The shop is called “Waren aus Omis Zeit” (goods/wares from grannys time) *lol*
1160 Wien, Weyprechtgasse 8-10 – a cute small antique shop (btw. this is just a part of the shop…)

And the very best on top – in one of the bookshelves I also found the book Alles selbst genäht – Das praktische Handbuch für jede Frau…and I am sure this cool book with all the helpful hints inside will help me to improve my sewing in the future… :)