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This morning, I would like to share a project I started during the holidays and finished in January. It’s a custom ordered girl’s Ukrainian baptismal gown. The embroidery was made by hand and then hand sewn to the handmade linen garment. The gown and cap are lined with silk charmeuse. The lace used along the hem is from France. This design will improve and change over time.I plan to start...
It’s officially fall in Northern Indiana. Our warm summer nights have transitioned into crisp cool days. The leaves have lost their vibrant greens and taken on a myriad of amber, golden and crimson hues. A few remain, clinging to trees, but most are blanketing the ground where they’ve fallen, just waiting for an eager child to rake them into piles for jumping. And right down the street, in a shop...
I made this baptismal gown last spring for my nephew, Dmitri. It’s similar to the gown I made my other nephew (and others), except my sister chose bold colors instead of silvers, whites, and blues. The gown is hand embroidered with a traditional Ukrainian pattern and silk lined. ...
Ukrainian embroidered white linen boys baptismal gowns inspired by the gowns my babcha created (many years ago) and cassocks worn by priests. The gown is lined with white silk charmeuse. Before the handmade thread ties Pintucks One of the gowns was made with a lighter weight linen ____________________ One of the gowns created by my babcha many years ago...
The outer baptismal dress layer: Avery’s grandmother’s wedding dress (organza and floral trim) The inner baptismal layer: white stretch silk charmeuse I loved working with Avery’s mother and grandmother! They both shared opinions on what they liked/wanted, but they also gave me the freedom to design what I thought would look best. Ultimately, I decided to design something like the grandmother’s wedding dress and use as much of the grandmother’s fabric as possible. (The...