2023 In Review
Jan. 7th, 2024 08:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
atherleisureI did a lot of needlework this year, but I didn’t make a lot of things. I liked the things I did make, but they were generally lengthier projects.
It was a much better year for events. There were several DFWCG events, and I went to Costume College. A friend and I even made our own mini-event where three of us dressed up, ate out, and went to a play.
January
“Winter Lace” cross-stitch
1840 nightcap
1908 eyelet dress
(picture by Sue Burbage)
February
1800’s Bernhardt stays
May
1805 embroidered dress
(picture by Mark Edwards)
June
1876 brown-checked silk dress
(picture by Mark Edwards)
August
1921 crochet bathing suit and matching stockings
16th century Eleonora de Toledo stockings
September
1921 bathing trunks (picture above)
MacAskill scarf
1940’s rust cotton print dress
October
1920’s bathing head kerchief (picture above)
November
1930’s anchor bathing suit
Regency transitional stays
December
Miniature hat and stocking for flute
Three cross-stitched “Christmas Village Ornaments”
1908 German skating cap
(picture by Angela Bishoff Ross)
1916 Eloise dress
I ended the year with four projects in hand.
1. 1902 knitted vest – It took most of the year, but I have finished the knitting. There’s still a fair bit of crochet edging to do as well as the seams to sew up. I need to prioritize this so that it will actually get finished. I just don’t much care about it, which makes that hard.
2. “Street Scene” cross-stitch – This is a large, sepia-toned picture with extremely subtle shading. It’s really, really slow to work. I’ve worked on it steadily all year, but it’s only 25% complete.
3. 1949 “Going Swimming” bathing suit – I only started this in December and then almost immediately laid it aside to make the skating cap since I wanted it in early January. I’ve picked it back up now and am working my way up the front.
4. 1910’s embroidered bag – I have finished the embroidery and most of the assembly. I need to make the fringe and handle/strap for it, but I’m waiting for the materials to arrive. It will probably be the first thing finished in 2024.
I also read 84 books this year.
One of my goals for this year was to work from my stash. I was not nearly as successful as I was last year. The 1908 eyelet dress was all stash, but then the 1805 embroidered dress was all new materials. The 1876 dress was all stash, but the three bathing suits were all new materials except for a couple of balls of yarn. “Winter Lace” was stash, but “Street Scene” was new materials except for a few skeins of embroidery floss. The 1916 dress was stash, but the 1940’s dress was new materials. The stays, the nightcap, the vest, the Eleonora stockings, scarf, kerchief, skating cap, and flute décor were all from stash. The 1910’s purse materials were a combination of stash fabric and new threads. I bought wool fabrics for three dresses, wool yarns for two sweaters, and cotton yarn for a quilt that I haven’t started yet. I bought fabric and embroidery wools for an 18th century wallet. I bought some miscellaneous embroidery threads that don’t necessarily have a project planned. On the balance, I think that means that I had no net change to the fabric stash but increased the yarn and embroidery supplies I have. I shall have to try harder not to buy things in 2024.
It was a much better year for events. There were several DFWCG events, and I went to Costume College. A friend and I even made our own mini-event where three of us dressed up, ate out, and went to a play.
January
“Winter Lace” cross-stitch
1840 nightcap
1908 eyelet dress
(picture by Sue Burbage)
February
1800’s Bernhardt stays
May
1805 embroidered dress
(picture by Mark Edwards)
June
1876 brown-checked silk dress
(picture by Mark Edwards)
August
1921 crochet bathing suit and matching stockings
16th century Eleonora de Toledo stockings
September
1921 bathing trunks (picture above)
MacAskill scarf
1940’s rust cotton print dress
October
1920’s bathing head kerchief (picture above)
November
1930’s anchor bathing suit
Regency transitional stays
December
Miniature hat and stocking for flute
Three cross-stitched “Christmas Village Ornaments”
1908 German skating cap
(picture by Angela Bishoff Ross)
1916 Eloise dress
I ended the year with four projects in hand.
1. 1902 knitted vest – It took most of the year, but I have finished the knitting. There’s still a fair bit of crochet edging to do as well as the seams to sew up. I need to prioritize this so that it will actually get finished. I just don’t much care about it, which makes that hard.
2. “Street Scene” cross-stitch – This is a large, sepia-toned picture with extremely subtle shading. It’s really, really slow to work. I’ve worked on it steadily all year, but it’s only 25% complete.
3. 1949 “Going Swimming” bathing suit – I only started this in December and then almost immediately laid it aside to make the skating cap since I wanted it in early January. I’ve picked it back up now and am working my way up the front.
4. 1910’s embroidered bag – I have finished the embroidery and most of the assembly. I need to make the fringe and handle/strap for it, but I’m waiting for the materials to arrive. It will probably be the first thing finished in 2024.
I also read 84 books this year.
One of my goals for this year was to work from my stash. I was not nearly as successful as I was last year. The 1908 eyelet dress was all stash, but then the 1805 embroidered dress was all new materials. The 1876 dress was all stash, but the three bathing suits were all new materials except for a couple of balls of yarn. “Winter Lace” was stash, but “Street Scene” was new materials except for a few skeins of embroidery floss. The 1916 dress was stash, but the 1940’s dress was new materials. The stays, the nightcap, the vest, the Eleonora stockings, scarf, kerchief, skating cap, and flute décor were all from stash. The 1910’s purse materials were a combination of stash fabric and new threads. I bought wool fabrics for three dresses, wool yarns for two sweaters, and cotton yarn for a quilt that I haven’t started yet. I bought fabric and embroidery wools for an 18th century wallet. I bought some miscellaneous embroidery threads that don’t necessarily have a project planned. On the balance, I think that means that I had no net change to the fabric stash but increased the yarn and embroidery supplies I have. I shall have to try harder not to buy things in 2024.
Tags:
- 1805 embroidered dress,
- 1876 brown checked dress,
- 1908 eyelet dress,
- 1916 gold dress,
- 1921 bathing suit,
- 1940s dresses,
- costume accessories,
- cross-stitching,
- early 19th century undergarments,
- eleanora stockings,
- knit vintage bathing suits,
- modern knitting,
- victorian knitting,
- vintage knitting,
- year in review
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Date: 2024-01-08 02:37 pm (UTC)My favorite is the embroidered 1805.
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Date: 2024-01-09 06:07 am (UTC)And you know I love the bathing suits!
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