If you remember, back when I made my
Chemise a la Reine, I also made the correct
undergarments to wear with it. These undergarments included a set of 18th century pockets. However, unlike extant examples, I never got a chance to embroider mine.
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| From the Museum of Bath, England, mid 18th century |
That is, until now! I picked up my pockets the other day and bought a package of embroidery needles and a few colors of thread: a soft, mossy green; a deep blue; a cornflower blue; a powder blue; a magenta; and a dusty rose. I used a satin stitch technique I found in a book from my local library, and I love how plush and full this stitch is.
This project doesn't really have a deadline, it's more of like a pick-up-put-down project, like I'll work on it in the car or when I'm waiting around without anything else to do. I've found that embroidering is CRAZY good at relieving stress, I did the bulk of this in school and on vacation, and in school it really helped me to block out all the stress and noise for a little while.
My embroidery design is loosely based on this
image:
So, how about some in progress pics?
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| I really do love the color scheme, the muted raspberry and golds against the strong azure. |
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| Some more work still to be done on the left side... |
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| All that's left on this side is to fill in the stems and vines with green thread! |
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| I started filling in the stem here, but don't like the color green I chose. Going to tear it out and try using the same green as the lighter green of the leaves and berry stems. But look at that crazy gold flower! |
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| The other pocket--not nearly as much done, but you can see the faint outline of the design. |
