tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post213616366368514903..comments2023-10-23T19:41:44.088+01:00Comments on The Custards: Vintage embroidery put to good use...The Custardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-45201882064270621402012-09-14T08:39:46.804+01:002012-09-14T08:39:46.804+01:00Many thanks indeed - if only I could scale the dre...Many thanks indeed - if only I could scale the dress up in size (or scale myself down.....)<br />Have a happy gardening weekend<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-2503185116497882752012-09-14T08:39:09.166+01:002012-09-14T08:39:09.166+01:00Many thanks Gill - I have been trying to remember ...Many thanks Gill - I have been trying to remember (as these were 'attempted' over a year ago now) - I think I unpicked a little pair of the children's (something that I often do if I like a particular pattern) and made it from that. I had a quick internet search and there are various free bootie patterns available on the internet. Give it a try!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-61938828615100224562012-09-14T08:37:19.529+01:002012-09-14T08:37:19.529+01:00Hello wendz
I am glad that you like the little dre...Hello wendz<br />I am glad that you like the little dress - I was thinking of putting some little cap sleeves in (my mum used to make smocks for us with that type)but perhaps I will rustle up a different one with that style.<br /><br />Re: embroideries - my mum would recycle/re-use absolutely everything (wonderful Fair Isle jumpers that she had knitted for use would ruthlessly be unravelled and made into a larger size...gosh)so I try and separate sentiment from practicality but try not cut through embroidery just around it!<br />Have a lovely weekend<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-55387432355879245572012-09-14T08:33:46.713+01:002012-09-14T08:33:46.713+01:00Welcome to you Faye and thank you for your kind wo...Welcome to you Faye and thank you for your kind words....I have a few thousand photographs...oh dear....<br />Many thanks<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-44703382268381263022012-09-14T08:32:56.211+01:002012-09-14T08:32:56.211+01:00Welcome indeedy Manda - I hope that this blog will...Welcome indeedy Manda - I hope that this blog will urge you also to make some pretty bits and bobs<br />Welcome abroad<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-25608244037590952222012-09-14T08:32:01.611+01:002012-09-14T08:32:01.611+01:00Thank you kindly Thea - if it can be made out of f...Thank you kindly Thea - if it can be made out of fabric then I like to give it a go!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-63381858037521487982012-09-14T08:31:28.090+01:002012-09-14T08:31:28.090+01:00Thank you kindly thelinencloud - never been the mo...Thank you kindly thelinencloud - never been the most confident person sadly. This blog is my form of ego boosting therapy!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-33531205662464142852012-09-14T08:30:36.672+01:002012-09-14T08:30:36.672+01:00Aww thank you Pam - did you see that you feature i...Aww thank you Pam - did you see that you feature in the latest post!!The Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-57071804556377464252012-09-14T08:30:10.573+01:002012-09-14T08:30:10.573+01:00Thank you so much for your visit - your descriptio...Thank you so much for your visit - your descriptions of travels are most delicious <br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-8273772620107962122012-09-14T08:29:16.763+01:002012-09-14T08:29:16.763+01:00Ah yes that sounds a familiar scenario!!!! Many, m...Ah yes that sounds a familiar scenario!!!! Many, many things do not turn out as expected....many things do get shown here....<br />I think some Mollie Makes patterns get a bit mixed up in the printing!! Fortunately the little tutorials that were on their blog that I did were sooooo simple (I think!) that they were fool proof!<br />All the best<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-49079922747439728332012-09-14T08:25:12.913+01:002012-09-14T08:25:12.913+01:00I hope that all is well for yourself GardenofDaisi...I hope that all is well for yourself GardenofDaisies.<br />Many thanks for your kind words<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-38049311109996747422012-09-14T08:24:32.616+01:002012-09-14T08:24:32.616+01:00All the best for your daughter at uni - I look for...All the best for your daughter at uni - I look forward to her visit.<br />Many thanks<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-28199738630473294322012-09-14T08:24:01.752+01:002012-09-14T08:24:01.752+01:00That sounds lovely - I look forward to seeing that...That sounds lovely - I look forward to seeing that<br />Have fun<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-79490022889535828152012-09-14T08:23:31.499+01:002012-09-14T08:23:31.499+01:00Do you know I have some yellow ric rac.....somewhe...Do you know I have some yellow ric rac.....somewhere....I may spend some time foraging today!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-21510958811321542712012-09-14T08:22:51.529+01:002012-09-14T08:22:51.529+01:00Thank you as always dearie
Have a sunny day
Best w...Thank you as always dearie<br />Have a sunny day<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-80349399463661963162012-09-14T08:22:28.416+01:002012-09-14T08:22:28.416+01:00I have said it before and I will say it again...fi...I have said it before and I will say it again...first cut is the deepest....<br />Have a lovely day<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-82678965646383560002012-09-14T08:21:57.593+01:002012-09-14T08:21:57.593+01:00Yes indeed Ada - I have many, many embroideries th...Yes indeed Ada - I have many, many embroideries that are not the finest of stitching but I can identify with that. It is overall effect and the care behind them that I love<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-77449505211939900122012-09-14T08:20:52.187+01:002012-09-14T08:20:52.187+01:00Oh Lucey - I am wearing my crown today!! Ha ha. ...Oh Lucey - I am wearing my crown today!! Ha ha. May be one day...need a little more bravery points first!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-81685346119889859422012-09-14T08:19:53.690+01:002012-09-14T08:19:53.690+01:00You are very kind Claire - it really it not sophis...You are very kind Claire - it really it not sophisticated sewing and most of it is straight line stuff! Give it a go!<br />Best wishes<br />JennyThe Custardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632655608950737315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-36966728095130097112012-09-13T13:40:49.876+01:002012-09-13T13:40:49.876+01:00Beautiful dress, I love it with the red ricrac.Beautiful dress, I love it with the red ricrac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-192806606520414932012-09-12T16:46:51.232+01:002012-09-12T16:46:51.232+01:00I love the little shoes! is it your own pattern???...I love the little shoes! is it your own pattern??? not that I've got any babies to make for at the moment!Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608760953744169322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-1310047660179233762012-09-12T07:56:01.452+01:002012-09-12T07:56:01.452+01:00Hah! I am exactomundo the same about interpreting ...Hah! I am exactomundo the same about interpreting patterns and placements and parking cars!! <br /><br />Anyway that little dress is bellissimo - very retro, 60's look to it. Just fab.<br /><br />As for cutting up embroideries .... well I suppose I am a bit hard and heartless because I tra la la my way through them with a pair of scissors with not too much worry, and if it's a bust just chuck the bits in my scrap basket to be used in something else at another time. Ooh err.....Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257653410136495378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-46877623813241393052012-09-12T07:32:43.167+01:002012-09-12T07:32:43.167+01:00The dress is looking good - I really like the red ...The dress is looking good - I really like the red ric rac with it - really makes the embroidery on the front stand out. I am enjoying reading all your posts and look forward to them all (I do not mind if they are pictures from 10 years ago, your posts are always so interesting!)Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355137207046718811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-14809929611566121122012-09-11T23:31:10.886+01:002012-09-11T23:31:10.886+01:00Just found your beautiful,beautiful blog,I am tota...Just found your beautiful,beautiful blog,I am totally inspired,how very pretty are your creations,your pretty bags and purses are fabulous as is all your work ,lovely to have found you <br />XX Manda XXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407629121962352430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532409850252086723.post-40903567049584496362012-09-11T21:44:20.526+01:002012-09-11T21:44:20.526+01:00All so very pretty, I love your work so very cleve...All so very pretty, I love your work so very clever<br />Thea xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com