Antique Crafts and Dresses / Antike Handarbeiten und Kleider

I discovered a few more pictures for you in my vacation file! The Darlowo (Poland) town museum shows a lot of everyday objects, ranging from what was in the living quarters of the average farm family to Biedermeier pretties.

I have a soft sport for folk craft which is why I adore the embroidery shown here.

It was hard to get a good picture, but look at these dresses/accessories! If I ever toyed with the idea of going historic/re-enacting, this would be it!

I hope you enjoyed my little tour and a bit of eye candy. Happy sewing!

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Ich habe Euch noch ein paar Bilder aus dem Urlaub mitgebracht. Im Stadtmuseum von Darlowo/Polen gibt es Interessantes zur Lebensweise in früheren Jahrhunderten zu sehen, von der Hausausstattung der durchschnittlichen Bauernfamilie bis zu Biedermeier-Möbeln.

Ich habe ja eine Schwäche für Folkloristisches wie diese Handarbeiten. Toll, oder?

Und sollte ich je auf den Geschichts-Trip gehen, gibt es für mich ganz bestimmt keine Mittelalter-Klamotte, sondern so etwas. Leider schwer zu fotografieren, aber traumhaft schön.

Ich gebe zu, ob auf Bildern/in Museen/in Filmen, ich achte am meisten auf die Kleider. Geht Euch das auch so?

Näht schön!

Me-Made-May and Randomness

Here's Days 10, 11 and 12:

(Me-Made: blouse, top and top)

You can see the difference the light makes to my pictures. It's been terribly dark lately (cold as well). The cold is my friend as it allowed me to wear this woollen dress today:

The children insisted on being in the picture, which made it impossible to hold the camera still. I'll make up for it with better pictures. Someday. (You can also see why I usually cut off my feet in the pictures. I take most pictures in the bedroom. No street shoes allowed in there.)

What I gained from MMM today: I'm in a bit of a rut (isn't anyone who tries to get dressed in less than 5 minutes in the morning?), part of which is that dresses are usually reserved for special occasions or high summer. Why? The dress was perfect (and cozy) for today.

I spent today trying to get a non-sewing friend into crafting with me. She had to cut out fabric, and I sewed. Although I wish it had been my next blouse or pants we'd been working on (both traced off, ready to cut), we made doll carriers for our children. I forgot to take a pic when she and her daughter took off with the one we managed to finish. I'm beat after an afternoon of talking (and explaining my self-drafted pattern to a non-sewer!) and sewing with nothing to show for it (here)!

If you are at all interested in beautiful, classic blouses and pants, and perfect workmanship, take a good long look at Karen's SWAP for her daughter. Great sewing inspiration! (I also chose one of "her" patterns for my next blouse.)

Happy sewing and May-ing!

Au revoir, Christian Lacroix!

I spent a good part of today at the doctor's, waiting for test results (sinusitis, not fun). Flipping through magazines, I read about what was probably Christian Lacroix` last fashion show. Due to financial difficulties, he will have to close his fashion house.

As you may know, Lacroix is the master of bold patterns, gorgeous colors and, yes, quite a bit of folklore (Russian and other) as well as all the beautiful handiwork that goes into clothes/couture like that. I love Lacroix`style, which is so feminine and womanly, and I love that he has a personal style. No changing for fashion; grunge or heroin chic were ignored, and Lacroix could always be depended upon to celebrate what is beautiful.

I'll take this as a reminder to go look at some of his wonderful clothes again.