Remodeling The Facade

The new upper facade. This is how all of the individual pieces look on a flat background. The top half of the casket front is not flat. A great deal of thought and planning has […]

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

Time to try to share my 3 week textile spree in England. Week 1 was spent in Bath at the first ever ‘Bath Textile Summer School’! The school was organized by the talented and delightful […]

What the Trinket Box Taught Me

My Trinket Box is finished. Here is what I learned. 1. Covering with paper. It isn’t difficult, but it does take time and thought. The edges are the critical points. Studying extant caskets will quickly show  you the spots […]

Not PC (Period Correct)

I have covered my trinket box in the period correct manner of wheat paste and wonderful handmade paper. Tricia’s video instructions made it easy. After that point I have deviated, went to the dark side, […]

Miss Trinket

Meet Miss Trinket. And here is Miss Trinket’s Box.

Trinket Box Treasure

2 panels for the trinket box are stitched. Here is where they go on the box. Lots of work to do before that happens though. But what’s inside?  Out of the box. Untied. Opened! My […]

Trinket Box, front or side

It might be the front or it might be the back of the trinket box. Just playing with colors and materials.

Wonderful Completed Caskets

Here is a tiny tease of the first completed ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’! It was made by Janice Gail and you can read her story and see great photos at The Embroiderer’s Story. A second beautiful […]

Open Shut Case

Windows at last! Pinned to the board they don’t look like all the work they were. The little lady in the window is ready to feed the as yet unstitched birds. Here is the stitching […]