Sewing Sets
Old Italian Sewing Set
This “Old Italian Sewing Set” is dedicated to my Country, Italy, and it is realized with American silk threads and a French linen. A very simple design, stitched only in cross stitch, backstitch and Holbein stitch. Only two skeins of silk and two packages of silk ribbons to realize a needle/thread book, a pincushion/thimble purse, a scissors pocket and a scissors fob. Complete finishing info are enclosed as well as an alphabet chart to personalize the set.
Queen Sofia’s Sewing Bag and Chatelaine
Queen Sofia’s Sewing Bag and ChatelaineQueen Sofia’s Sewing Bag and Chatelaine are a reminder of the history of fashion in dress when ladies used chatelaines and hand bags to carry valuable tools.
Chatelaines were made of silver, silver plate, brass or steel and even leather or fabric. There was a large central buckle pierced or engraved with a hook to attach to the waistband. Usually three, five, or sometimes even seven chains were suspended from the buckle, and to the chains could be attached useful small accessories. Chatelaines were worn until the end of nineteenth century, when new dresses appeared with no waist line or place for chatelaines.
Chatelaines were made of silver, silver plate, brass or steel and even leather or fabric. There was a large central buckle pierced or engraved with a hook to attach to the waistband. Usually three, five, or sometimes even seven chains were suspended from the buckle, and to the chains could be attached useful small accessories. Chatelaines were worn until the end of nineteenth century, when new dresses appeared with no waist line or place for chatelaines.
The Frog Prince - Stitcher's Evening Bag - Designing Ladies 2009
An enchanting naïf sewing purse with tape measure case, scissors bed, pinbox/pincushion, and scissors fob designed by Sofia Cornali for the Designing Ladies 2009 project of Judy Odell. Stitched with Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Art flosses on Vintage Patina linen from Lakeside Linen. For this special piece, we commissioned six lovely Flower pins and a wonderful Cameo Floral waxer. Please ask our Company if you wish to purchase these accessories.
The Night Before Christmas - Needle Casket - Designing Ladies 2007
The Night Before Christmas is the third Designing Ladies piece of my daughter Sofia who has designed this model at 14 years of age. She has always been enchanted by this famous poem written by Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863) as “A Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1822. In this casket Sofia has incorporated a lot of elements of that special Christmas Eve and poem…
While I Darn Sewing Set
This "darning sewing set" was inspired by an antique embroidered piece found on June 2005 at the flea market in Berlin, Germany.
I found the little sampler at the very bottom of a big basket and I took it with me to Italy as a special remembrance of our lovely visit to that town. The old Berlin sampler was stitched with one strand of silk, and stitches are so small that I had to scan and enlarge the sections in order to be able to chart the motifs.
I found the little sampler at the very bottom of a big basket and I took it with me to Italy as a special remembrance of our lovely visit to that town. The old Berlin sampler was stitched with one strand of silk, and stitches are so small that I had to scan and enlarge the sections in order to be able to chart the motifs.