2020 in Review

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2020 was an odd year, no doubt. I was lucky that I was able to go to the George Washington Ball in Williamsburg the week before everything spiraled into chaos. With nothing else going on, I got a lot more time for needlework than usual this year, and by summer I realized I was churning stuff out way too fast. I started working on things that take a lot more time to get a finished product like cross-stitching and knitting.

I made two things this year that I really love – an 18th century domino and a Victorian shawl. I'm happy with a lot of my other stuff, but those are just some of the coolest things I’ve ever made.



January
1924 fleur de lis purse


Coral linen 18th century short gown


Blue 18th century knitted pinball


February
18th century domino

(picture by Elizabeth Gladwin)

March
1896 dice pattern pence purse


1896 basket pin cushion


1890's gold/indigo checked silk taffeta gown

(picture by Sue Burbage)

April
1940's coral wool/silk blend cardigan


1840's organdy petticoat


1940's blue wool dress


1912 gold striped linen skirt


1910's combination petticoat


1955 blue linen/cotton sleeveless sweater


May
Victorianesque coin purse


1890's navy faille hat


1907 rose wool bodice


June
1840's embroidered ivory faille dress


1887 nightdress case


1930's pleated skirt


July
1720-40 green satin robe volante


September
"Holy Night Stocking" cross-stitch


1800's green silk Regency stays with springs


1880's gold satin peaked bonnet


Tiger costume


October
1930's blue wool bed jacket


Two clown costumes


Three felt applique Christmas ornaments


1939 knit bathing suit


November
1887 comb bag


December
1897 star and leaves shawl


1943 coral wool tricotine dress


"A Treasured Time" cross-stitch


1920's step-ins


Four pair pajama pants for the girls


I started 2021 with two UFO's in hand.

1. Green cable-knit cardigan: I finished knitting and assembling it and am waiting for the buttons I ordered. The sleeves really grew after blocking, and I started ripping the sleeves out to reknit the sleeve heads yesterday.

2. 1896 beaded cuffs: I finished the first one on New Year's Eve and started stringing the beads for the second. The first one ended up a bit roomy, and I found that I used the wrong size needles anyway so I am going to start over with smaller needles.