Comments for Janice Ferguson Sews http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog Modern Projects for old fashioned Nanas Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Fun for Everyone & Disney Project by Venita Henderson http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/20/fun-for-everyone-disney-project/comment-page-1/#comment-24927 Venita Henderson Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:48:43 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=21062#comment-24927 All I can muster is "WOW!!!" All I can muster is “WOW!!!”

]]> Comment on Baby Bunny Bubble by Jo http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/18/baby-bunny-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-24853 Jo Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:46:58 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=5717#comment-24853 The method you used to elastacize your tatted headband was genius!! The method you used to elastacize your tatted headband was genius!!

]]> Comment on Handkerchiefs by Janice http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2011/05/19/handkerchiefs/comment-page-1/#comment-24810 Janice Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:45:00 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=13965#comment-24810 Oh, Dawn, you are so lucky!!!!! And I so admire your respect for the historical and intrinsic value of these precious hankies. They are not meant for cutting! Hanky Panky is one of my favorite reference books, but it doesn't go into the kind of detail I think you will need. I suggest you look at books on antique textiles, from lace to linens. Pat Earnshaw's Dictionary of Lace would help you with identification of the trims and that might put a time frame on a hanky. But then again, I use antique laces on handkerchiefs I have made so that is not entirely reliable. Another source I love is Love of Lace by Cynthia Hart and Catherine Calvert which covers the history and identification of lace from long, long ago. My duplicate copy of that is available for sale in my little store for $10, but I don't recommend it to make a sale. Martha Pullen has published a lovely, informative book on Glorious Linens, by Elizabeth Pugh that I love to read through. I have learned a lot from that. There are more, but if you get one or two of these books from the library, you will find a list of references in the back that could get you started on a fascinating study of antique textiles. Let me know what you find out. And if you would be willing to share any photos, I would love to see them. Oh, Dawn, you are so lucky!!!!! And I so admire your respect for the historical and intrinsic value of these precious hankies. They are not meant for cutting! Hanky Panky is one of my favorite reference books, but it doesn’t go into the kind of detail I think you will need. I suggest you look at books on antique textiles, from lace to linens. Pat Earnshaw’s Dictionary of Lace would help you with identification of the trims and that might put a time frame on a hanky. But then again, I use antique laces on handkerchiefs I have made so that is not entirely reliable. Another source I love is Love of Lace by Cynthia Hart and Catherine Calvert which covers the history and identification of lace from long, long ago. My duplicate copy of that is available for sale in my little store for $10, but I don’t recommend it to make a sale. Martha Pullen has published a lovely, informative book on Glorious Linens, by Elizabeth Pugh that I love to read through. I have learned a lot from that. There are more, but if you get one or two of these books from the library, you will find a list of references in the back that could get you started on a fascinating study of antique textiles. Let me know what you find out. And if you would be willing to share any photos, I would love to see them.

]]> Comment on Goodwill and Good Grief! by Colleen http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/16/goodwill-and-good-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-24776 Colleen Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:56:45 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=21022#comment-24776 I can't believe those dresses! I'm so happy for your bargain but it sure breaks my heart that someone's hard work would be given away. It's called HEIRLOOM, people!!! Anyway, you are so lucky to have a craft section in your goodwill. I've gone to a lot of goodwills in Raleigh and have never been so lucky as to score any fabric, at all. Waaaahahahahahhaah! That minky was indeed a score and a half! I can’t believe those dresses! I’m so happy for your bargain but it sure breaks my heart that someone’s hard work would be given away. It’s called HEIRLOOM, people!!!

Anyway, you are so lucky to have a craft section in your goodwill. I’ve gone to a lot of goodwills in Raleigh and have never been so lucky as to score any fabric, at all. Waaaahahahahahhaah! That minky was indeed a score and a half!

]]> Comment on Heirloom Lace Insertion by Janice http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2011/06/05/heirloom-lace-insertion/comment-page-1/#comment-24772 Janice Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:17:20 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=15017#comment-24772 Yes, Sunny, I do have some ecru on white Swiss embroidered insertion, 1-1/2" wide, from Bear Threads. I will send you a scan of that pretty stuff. Yes, Sunny, I do have some ecru on white Swiss embroidered insertion, 1-1/2″ wide, from Bear Threads. I will send you a scan of that pretty stuff.

]]> Comment on Handkerchiefs by Dawn http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2011/05/19/handkerchiefs/comment-page-1/#comment-24747 Dawn Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:41:07 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=13965#comment-24747 I've just purchased a box of hankies I intended to cut up for a crazy quilt. As it turns out they came from a museaum and date back as far as the mid 1800s. But then again they probably go up to the 50s. I'm astonished at the needlework and deeply in love with the ones done by polish school girls (they had notes with each girls name and the town they came from). But now I obviously can't cut them up. I have hanky panky coming express, but is there any other source I should seek to identify these with? I have a great respect for history and don't want to ruin fine pieces for the sake of a pretty quilt. I’ve just purchased a box of hankies I intended to cut up for a crazy quilt. As it turns out they came from a museaum and date back as far as the mid 1800s. But then again they probably go up to the 50s. I’m astonished at the needlework and deeply in love with the ones done by polish school girls (they had notes with each girls name and the town they came from). But now I obviously can’t cut them up. I have hanky panky coming express, but is there any other source I should seek to identify these with? I have a great respect for history and don’t want to ruin fine pieces for the sake of a pretty quilt.

]]> Comment on Goodwill and Good Grief! by Merry Gay Lape http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/16/goodwill-and-good-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-24727 Merry Gay Lape Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:43:30 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=21022#comment-24727 I love wandering around in Goodwill. You can find expensive exercise equipment in ours usually marked $25. Other things as well. I remember a friend in college who walked of the store one afternoon with an authentic Persian rug! I could not believe this. He paid $15. I love wandering around in Goodwill. You can find expensive exercise equipment in ours usually marked $25. Other things as well. I remember a friend in college who walked of the store one afternoon with an authentic Persian rug! I could not believe this. He paid $15.

]]> Comment on Heirloom Lace Insertion by Sunny Boothe http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2011/06/05/heirloom-lace-insertion/comment-page-1/#comment-24724 Sunny Boothe Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:24:59 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=15017#comment-24724 Hi Janice, I am interested in purchasing item I-17 (12.5 yds.) and item I-6 (12 yds). I am also looking for an ecru on white handloom/swiss embroidery. Do you have any? Hi Janice,
I am interested in purchasing item I-17 (12.5 yds.) and item I-6
(12 yds). I am also looking for an ecru on white handloom/swiss embroidery. Do you have any?

]]> Comment on Goodwill and Good Grief! by Debbie B http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/16/goodwill-and-good-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-24723 Debbie B Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:17:55 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=21022#comment-24723 Put me in the "I wish" category for all of that Minky! Lucky lady. But the two smocked outfits you were able to score are gorgeous too. I can't understand folks who sell Grandma's quilts, or other handmade items. I just couldn't do it. I hope my daughter packs away all the clothes I've made for her and for our granddaughter for the great-grands someday! Put me in the “I wish” category for all of that Minky! Lucky lady. But the two smocked outfits you were able to score are gorgeous too. I can’t understand folks who sell Grandma’s quilts, or other handmade items. I just couldn’t do it. I hope my daughter packs away all the clothes I’ve made for her and for our granddaughter for the great-grands someday!

]]> Comment on Goodwill and Good Grief! by Jo http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/2012/02/16/goodwill-and-good-grief/comment-page-1/#comment-24719 Jo Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:51:56 +0000 http://www.janicefergusonsews.com/blog/?p=21022#comment-24719 I love that Christmas bishop! I LOVE thrift stores! And yes, we always sorely regret the bargain that got away. (I'm still consoling myself over an eBay auction for a big lot of Creative Needles that I forgot to go back and bid on the other day!) I'm curious as to what modern project the minky would have become....! Are those azaleas blooming in your yard? In February?! I love that Christmas bishop! I LOVE thrift stores! And yes, we always sorely regret the bargain that got away. (I’m still consoling myself over an eBay auction for a big lot of Creative Needles that I forgot to go back and bid on the other day!) I’m curious as to what modern project the minky would have become….! Are those azaleas blooming in your yard? In February?!

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