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| One pocket kit by my friends Hallie and Sam Larkin (Sam illustrated these kits from extant examples), remnant burgundy ribbon for garters & a cap, silk thread, and 1/2 inch ribbon for my straw hat. |
I'm saving the pocket kit for the Minute Man National Historical Park's open house and historic craft day, but I just had to open it up and see all the goodies inside.
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| The colors are way off, the threads are beautiful! |
Methinks I need to find an appropriate basket to carry this all in! Any recommendations, dear readers?
What will you use for a frame? I will, hopefully, have my modern embroidery done, and out of my my pass-for-period, but not perfect slate frame, (yeah, bought the frame for period use, but it's so much better than modern scroll frames that I use it exclusively!) so maybe I'll join you with the pocket kit I'd really like to work on! Thanks for the nudge!
ReplyDeleteHey Colleen! I should have read the directions before posting this, as I don't have a period frame, only round hoops (which I happened to buy for a COMPLETELY different purpose, but never used them). Unless I can get my hands on a slate frame for not a lot of money, I'll have to work on the quilt! Can I even get a slate frame commercially, or will I have to buy from an 18thc. sutler?
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