The Crafty Stitcher

Thank you! 🙂. It’s my first time working with silk, but I adore it and the metallic silk is so gorgeous!

Thank you! I just hope nobody gets bored with me posting photos of the completed panels over the next few weeks or months! 😁

Thank you! 😊. Occasionally I question my sanity over working on a project like this, but the end results are worth it. 😁

Embroidered silk panels for Italian Renaissance dress from the film Ever After starring Drew Barrymore.

Today’s progress on the Breathe dress from the Ever After film can be classified as slow and steady. Currently one panel completed, another 5 more panels to go.
#embroidery #handembroidered #sewing #moviecostumes

There is disappointment, and then there is the “I’ve just realized that I’ve been sewing a yard’s worth of straight seam with an empty bobbin” level type of disappointment. #sewing

It’s always hard losing a furbaby. Spend as much time as you can with him, and I’ll keep you and him in my thoughts!

Embroidered silk panels of an Italian Renaissance style dress from the Ever After film.

My current obsession is my recreation of the “Breathe” dress from the Ever After film. So far I’ve embroidered all the scalloped motifs to the skirt panels. Now I’m working on adding the pearl beads into each of the scallops. Wish me luck!
#embroidery #costuming #handmade

Finished folding 1,000 tiny paper cranes as of this morning, and spent an additional 2 hours sorting them out by their pretty colors. 😊

Thank you! I’m in the process of remaking this dress to make it more screen accurate, but I’m pretty proud of this first attempt too. 🙂

Thank you! 😊

A recreation of the gold work lion on one of Sansa Stark’s costumes from A Game of Thrones series. Original embroidery design by Michele Carragher.

Throwback to my first major embroidery project: my cosplay of Sansa Stark’s Kings Landing wedding dress. It was also my first time doing goldwork embroidery too. This is the embroidered panel on the back of sash she wore around the bodice.
#embroidery #agameofthrones #handembroidery #sewing

Thank you! It was actually the amazing embroidery and costumes of Game of Thrones that got me into the show and books. 😊

I prefer to crochet, probably because I know more stitches and can make more things with crochet, but for sweaters, I like the look of knitted sweaters better.

It’s also great for creating a ribbing-like design too. 🙂 The popcorn stitch is actually my favorite stitch! I used it quite a bit to make designs for my niece’s blanket.

Currently working on a crocheted cardigan project that involves a fair number of different crochet stitches, which got me curious: what is everyone’s favorite crochet stitch and why? 🧶

Thank you! It was one of my (many) dream cosplays, so I’m so happy to have made it. Currently working on another dream cosplay, which is the famous “Breathe” dress from the Ever After film. 😊

That’s awesome! I’ve seen photos of mosaic crochet projects other people have done, and they’re so pretty! Best of luck, but I’m sure it’ll turn out amazing! 😊

What are you making for your first project?

I love the combination of yarn and sequins with this! Can’t wait to see the finished product!

A little while ago, I had this idea to crochet Totoro plushies in all colors of the rainbow…with flowers. I also took advantage of the yarn sales at Joann to buy all the squishy chenille yarn in the needed colors too. This is the first one, in shades of pink! 🧶
#crochet

Like the others have said, start with bright colors for the yarns so that you can see the stitches. I’ve also found that using either plastic or bamboo knitting needles “gripped” the yarn better than the aluminum ones, which minimizes the chance of your loops falling off the needles while knitting.

This is such a wonderful and amazing idea!

Thank you! 😊 Do you watch Game of Thrones? I’m a big fan of Sansa Stark’s costumes on the show, and I hope to recreate more of the show’s costumes later this summer!

An embroidered lavender dress that is a recreation of Sansa Stark’s cosplay from the show, Game of Thrones.

Hi BlueSky!

Where are my fellow enthusiasts of #embroidery / #costumes / #sewing / #crochet / #knitting !?

I love all things related to fabric, yarn, thread, with a bit of cosplay thrown in for good measure! Looking forward to sharing my projects with everyone!

I got a nice laugh out of this! Great Sansa cosplay too!