Angel Gowns and wedding dresses
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Comments (35)Very interesting tradition of the Amish wedding dress. My great-grandmother was a Seminole and they had different tradition. If you look at the woman on the left in the photo I've linked you'll see that she wears a large collection of bead necklaces. Upon birth a Seminole female would receive a bead necklace, and over the years she'd add more necklaces. At middle age she would start removing them one by one until at her death she would be left with the original necklace she received at her birth. Seminoles also had their own version of the birthing room. If a death occurred in the confines of their village the would abandon the village and find a new spot to set up camp. Infant mortality was quite high in those times and in order to keep from moving constantly they would set up a small shelter just outside the boundaries of the village as a birthing shelter. Here is a link that might be useful: Seminole Women boiling cane sugar...See MoreCan I get rid of my wedding gown?
Comments (32)I was also married in 1987 and my gown was preserved until i opened it prior to our 25th wedding anniversary and dh and I also had photos taken -- I was thrilled it fit! The style is something my daughters would never favor (it was the 80s!) and the sizing wouldn't work either. My daughters have said they'd like to take a piece of it and attach it or incorporate it to their own, when the day comes. I love that idea. I also love the idea of making something else with the leftover fabric. We don't have Christmas trees or christenings so those options won't work but I do think there must be other options I've yet to think of. Thank you for the thread and, for me, this is one item I'm happy I've kept....See MoreSpeaking of wedding gowns...
Comments (7)The biggest reason to sew is also one of the easiest projects to succeed at: custom curtains. You can save a ton on curtains if you make them yourself, esp. if you have odd-sized windows. Pillows are also really easy; as are tote bags, scarves, and even an elastic-waist skirt. (the secret to pillows it to stop one stitch before the corner, and sew the last stitch of the side DIAGONALLY across the corner, then stitch the next side; this gives you really sharp corners when you turn it inside out. But if you aren't honestly likely to do that, then I'd seriously consider sending that sewing machine on to someone who could use it. In whatever way makes you feel comfortable--selling it so you don't feel taken advantage of; seeking out someone w/ few resources, like a college student or recent immigrant; or someone who'd value it because of it's contribution to their serious sewing equipment, like somebody who bought a serger and an embroidery machine but wishes she had a basic straight and zig-zag machine as well); or somewhere it can do some social good (like a nonprofit organization's sewing class, or the school, or a junior college, where they'd find it useful for teaching people the basic skills). . One thing about old sewing machines; the ones in the cabinet aren't as popular w/ most folks nowadays bcs you can't put them in the closet, and the older machines have very few stitches. They're workhorses, but they're basic. And most basic portable sewing machines aren't terribly expensive. So, start looking for a home for it before it gets even more obsolete. If the wedding dress has pretty fabric, it could become a christening gown (do you have siblings whose kids or grandkids might use it?), a pillow or three, or even a quilt. Martha Stewart Kids once showed how to do a quilt from a baby's outgrown clothes, and suggested KEEPING the details like the pintucks on the bodice, or the applique, or even the collar, and not just using only the plain expanses of skirt or trouser leg....See MoreWedding gown quilt
Comments (22)Hi Sherry and welcome from SE Ohio. I'm sort of a newbie on the quilting forum and never really made a full sized quilt until two years ago, I'm about to finish up on number three now, and number four is almost ready to be quilted. I hand quilt, and have not tried one on a machine, and don't have a suitable machine anyway. I just wanted to say, like you, I've been sewing all my life, everything from curtains to wedding gowns to suits and formals and everything in between. I have never taken any quilting lessons, and just make up my own patterns as I go along. You can invest as much time/effort/money into quilting as you can imagine, or very little. That's the joy of it. I work with scrap material and learn as I go along. That doesn't mean I don't get quilt books from the library and drool a lot. The fine folks at this forum have also given me a lot of inspiration for future quilts. The techniques though? If you are a seamstress, believe me.....they'll come to you and the inet is a great resourse for "how tos". IOW don't be intimidated at all about starting a quilt. You may get hooked, like me. As for turning fine silks and satins into quilts. Well, today, you see mostly cottons and such being used in quilting, but the great thing is, as a folk art there are no rules. I am old enough to remember bedspreads being made of absolutely everything, including beautiful satins and silks. I wanted to tell you of the first quilt I ever owned. It was made for me by my future mother and sisters-in-law. It was made of sky blue satin and was very formal and not a crazy quilt at all. It was not patchy, but had intricate needle work designs worked into the hand quilting. You can make a quilt of plain silk if you want to, there are no rules saying you cannot....See Moreeld6161
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