soon in my SWANclothing Etsy store is the grey version of my Ruffle Bustle Bumbag.

[bigger here.]

i’m also working on a special order for miss Susie Bubble. and all i can say is, seriously folks there is a lot of hand sewing in this little number. i’m probably repeating myself by now but that’s ok. i joined a lovely new group on Flickr too- Hand Sewing. and reading their group info makes me want to learn more about the history of hand sewing. here is an outtake…

Armed and ready, the 19th Century sewer started and ended her sewing without a knot. It was a sign of poor sewing as knots caused lumps. Much like the modern sewing machine, the 19th Century lady used back and forth stitching, with additional, stitches being careful not to let the end of the thread show, or worse, pull out. The sewer of yesteryear made twelve stitches per inch, just like the modern sewing machine. More here…

there is also the Stitched by Hand group amongst the oodles of Flickr groups i put my pics in.