A Stencilled & Colour-blocked Historical Fantasy Workman's Apron [CC]
I saw a cool apron drawing in a book and I had to make one or perhaps three. Timestamps: 00:00 - 14:47 Inspiration, Design, Patterning 14:47 - 21:30 Stencilling 21:30 - 34:28 Sewing 34:28 - 40:07 Bib-less Version 40:07 - 41:34 Finished! 41:34 - 44:11 Book review 44:11 - 47:48 Thoughts, more ideas Elsewhere on the internet: Instagram / vincentbriggs1780 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Blogger https://vincentbriggs.blogspot.com/ Spoonflower https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/... Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/vinc... Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/vincentbriggs Patreon / pterribledinosaurdrawings Tumblr / vincentbriggs Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/vinceaddams/... ~ Costume design and home planning, 1916: https://archive.org/details/costumede... Applied Drawing, 1916: https://archive.org/details/applieddr... (The archive has 3 different scans of that book, plus 2 more of a 1928 edition that's different and doesn't have the apron.) The stencil books I opened in tabs and forgot to read. Artistic and decorative stencilling, 1911: https://archive.org/details/artisticd... Stencilling, 1920: https://archive.org/details/stencilin... The Good Housekeeping Manual Of Home Handicraft, 1908: https://archive.org/details/the-good-... Table runner: https://www.si.edu/object/table-runne... Table round: https://www.si.edu/object/table-round... Sewing bag: https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/o... Cushion cover: https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/o... My art nouveau/arts & crafts/modern style embroidery & lace pinterest board: / arts-and-crafts-art-nouveau-embroidery (Some of the sources are early 20th century German ones that I can't read, so I hope there's nothing horrible in the text part. Seems unlikely that there'd be anything very evil written next to pictures of embroidered cushions, but you never know.) My workmen's aprons pinterest board: / aprons Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1902 (embroidered dress pics): https://archive.org/details/deutschek... Blog post on someone else's apron I mentioned: https://theoldeveryday.wordpress.com/... Music from Epidemicsound
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Making an 1830's Patchwork Dressing Gown [CC]
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Sewing an Autumn Leaf Waistcoat [CC]

Conserving a Delicate 18th-Century Fan | Museum Conservation Behind the Scenes
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Making 3 Fantasy Leaf Bolero Vests [CC]

All the cool stuff I made weaving on my inkle loom

Dissecting the Medieval Bed (and making one *mostly* from scratch!)
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Getting Dressed in a 1730's Suit [CC]
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Drafting, Painting, and Sewing Late 18th Century Leather Gloves [CC]

Sewing a Giant Bug Pillow from Scratch (free tutorial) #sewing #bug #upcycling #scrapbusterideas

This Dress Started as Just Thread — Sewing A Narnia Costume Replica with Handwoven Fabric
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Making Some Historically Inspired Linen Caps [CC]

Art Nouveau embroidery on a regular sewing machine

18th century embroidery is NO JOKE. (Trust me, we tried it.)

getting dressed 1840s-1860s
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Making a 1770's Waistcoat With Werther's Wrappers [CC]

Traditional IRONING: the starch TRICK for folding shirts like our grandmothers

Making butterfly-shaped frog closure in the traditional Chinese way
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Everything I sewed in 2025 [CC]

Spinning Yarn from one of Britain's OLDEST Sheep Breeds! 🐑🧶

