WIP Archives - Page 3 of 12 - By Sidney Eileen

Red Open Hood – WIP 1

March 20, 2015October 27, 2022

This is the project I started over the weekend of Pentathlon. I like to always have some sort of portable project going, so I have something to work on when I would otherwise be sitting around, as I like to keep my hands busy. The driving force behind making it is to help avoid sunburn.

Accessories Historic Costuming Sewing Work in Progress

Blackwork Forehead Cloth – WIP8

March 6, 2015October 27, 2022

The forehead cloth is almost done. Using linen thread I hand stitched a narrow whip stitch hem around all the edges of the cloth, and then am sewing the straps using a whip stitch over the folded edge. Once they are both done I will sew them to the forehead cloth and it will be

Conversational

Blackwork Forehead Cloth – WIP7

March 4, 2015October 27, 2022

I have finished the embroidery on my blackwork forehead cloth. In the next week I will be turning it into an actual garment piece. It is flat silk on linen, and the design is my own creation. Elizabethan English style freehand blackwork embroidery. In the photos I have included detail shots of the front and back.

Artisan Works Embroidery

Blackwork Forehead Cloth – WIP6

March 3, 2015October 27, 2022

The end is finally in sight! This is another entry in the continuing saga of my Elizabethan English style blackwork forhead cloth, embroidered in flat silk on linen. The design is my own creation. I should have the embroidery done any day now, and then I just need to sew the forehead cloth into an

Conversational

Embroidered Scissor Case – WIP5-6

February 19, 2015October 27, 2022

Embroidered scissor case WIP, fully hand embroidered, leather lining, and lucet braid stitched over the seams.

Artisan Works Embroidery Work in Progress

Blackwork Forehead Cloth – WIP5

February 19, 2015October 27, 2022

Further progress on my late 1500’s English style, freehand embroidered, blackwork forehead cloth. It is flat silk on linen.

Fine Art Regalia Work in Progress

Talon Crescent Wars Signs – WIP1

February 17, 2015October 27, 2022

I by no means did all of these in one day. They were all painted over the course of a week (February 4 through February 10, 2015), which I shared on my FaceBook page as I was painting them. I’m just now getting around to posting them here. Some finished photos are included here, but

Artisan Works Embroidery Work in Progress

Embroidered Scissor Case – WIP2-4

January 18, 2015October 27, 2022

I finished the embroidery on the scissor case during the winter holidays. The stitching is entirely done in DMC cotton floss and pearl cotton, on cotton canvas.