Absolute Frivolity: making a Victorian Sewing Apron & Embroidered Regency Reticule

[@dee-annegordon5959]

Particularly like how the bag turned out. Of course the apron is very cute as well.

[@becauseimafan]

^ What Dee-Anne said 👍

[@DixieDIY]

Thank you!

[@pv6450]

They turned out lovely!! The embroidery was very well done and yes, a show stopper.

[@TealCheetah]

Great use of small silks, and Im glad you still had enough fabric for your curtains! LOL

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks, me too! 😂

[@stevezytveld6585]

Oh my goodness, of course the 18th century would come up with an apron intended only for sewing. I wonder how many of these things ended up in cedar hope chests, along with the requisite linen sheets and table wear... Both projects came out so beautifully. Second the impulse for more ribbon embroidery. Well done. Glad to hear you guys had a nice vacation. Cheers. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@celticgoddess81]

The apron was actually from the 19th Century. :) 1840s which is the 19th Century.

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks so much Cathy!

[@infamoussphere7228]

Those projects are so cute! I love stashbusting and creative projects.

[@haliku9705]

that bag is just the cutest thing ever!

[@aksez2u]

I'm not a historical sewist, but I heartily agree with the notion that "historically adequate" or "historically approximate" are perfectly fine. I personally can't imagine not using my sewing machine!

[@jackiejames4551]

Wow! All that work for two lovely little projects. I love them both.💕

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks ☺️

[@anniehosking2408]

I love the colours in that checked silk you used for the apron.

[@christine132]

Not Peppa Pig in the Purse! Loved this video

[@DixieDIY]

Lol courtesy of my kiddo

[@ninavirgo7766]

You can make your own twisted cord with embroidery floss. It's very easy and you can get the width/colour you want.

[@DixieDIY]

Huh never thought of doing that before, thanks!

[@AliciaB.]

the bag is really really nice. and I can totally see myself wearing an overly fancy litte apron around the house (which I do every Christmas, in fact)

[@sarahmwalsh]

They are both so lovely!! I definitely have that same affliction where I turn "small" projects into totally over-complicated headaches for myself! Have you made a pair of silk mitts yet? Those would use a small cut of silk nicely, and you could embroider them!

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks! I’ve made wool mitts but not silk ones yet. I should try those!

[@welldressedhistorian]

I love how the reticule turned out! You inspired me to make one!

[@conniesmith9989]

I love the dresses that are like empire.

[@PatiaRussell]

14:04 I would suggest unwinding the cord and using it much the same way you might pull two threads from your embroidery thread to embroider with.

[@elainebye9090]

Both projects are sooo beautiful! I especially love the apron, it's just perfect. Great job.

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks so much!

[@Pour_La_Victoire]

Huh, I had no idea those frilly silk aprons had pockets and lining! Well done on both projects, they look spectacular. What about using your remaining silk scraps to make a swiss waist, belts, mitts?

[@sennievee6833]

I might have to try ribbon embroidery now! Your bag turned out so cute!

[@conniesmith9989]

Hi. Hello. Howdy. From Texas. Thank you for the information, etc. Awesome. Please more simple makes.

[@DixieDIY]

Hey I’m from Texas too! Thanks for watching

[@MiffoKarin]

Both projects turned out super cute! As for the remaining silk scraps, maybe a cute little hat or bonnet, or a pair of very decadent gloves?

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks! I definitely see a bonnet or two in my future with at least some of the scraps.

[@BeQueerMakeStuff]

S uch a fun project to watch you make!! That silk is such a fun pattern, and "why not make it extra fancy" is MOOD. Thanks for sharing. :) I always enjoy your videos. PS now I want to make a reticule like that, but with little sprinkles sewn on and made to look like a donut LOL.

[@Serenity_Craft]

I look forward to more projects with small amounts of fabric. I have had a single yard of deep red silk in my stash for a while and I really have the urge to use it for something... anything, but I just have a fear of cutting it. I have never worked with silk, so I am really looking forward to more motivational ideas.

[@DixieDIY]

I’ve got some red silk, too, that I’m trying to think up a plan for. Maybe that’ll be a future video. If yours is taffeta, it’s super easy to work with. It’s the satin-type silk that’s finicky. Good luck with whatever you make with it!

[@claire2088]

I love the reticule, it's so cute and ridiculous!

[@DixieDIY]

Thank you!

[@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820]

Thank you for this! I will that that reticule as I love to embroider. Very pretty!

[@coreygilles847]

You did a lovely job!

[@jenniferstocker5462]

Both projects turned out so well! How about using some silk scrap to line a bonnet?

[@fraeuleinpusteplume2730]

The reticule is so beautiful. Very well done!

[@anaisabelsantos4661]

The apron is very cute, but a reticule is allways a reticule and not ridicule at all (even with plastic toys in it). You could use the scraps to make a sewing kit, kind of an accessory for an accessory, and put it in a pocket or reticule.

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks! I really ought to make a little hussif/housewife sewing kit sometime. I’ve got plenty of red/pink hues scraps I could use.

[@jkabholat]

Really like both projects 🙂

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

Yay for stashbusting! Something so satisfying about that. So glad I saw this, I need to make a reticule that looks like a brain (for a Regency zombie project) and have been flummoxed on the shape. But this is perfect!

[@becauseimafan]

Oooh that sounds really cool!! I hope you have a good time making it! 😁😎 What's that Princess Bride line: [waving goodbye] "Have fun storming the castle!" (I love that line, and you made me think of it immediately, so I had to share 😁 Enjoy your project-making!)

[@DixieDIY]

Omg is it a pride and prejudice and zombies theme? Anyway that brain bag idea sounds awesome. 🧠

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

@@becauseimafan Thank you! 🤣 Oh man. I will 100% enjoy "storming the castle." Or, "dragging slowly into the castle," as it were.

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

@@DixieDIY Yes! Exactly that! Hoping to wear it to the tea at Costume College, but now I'm in a little panic about time 🤞 Thanks! Excited about it.

[@nanettebromley8843]

They are both gorgeous. I love the embroidery. i have reticule patterns, I have silk remnants that i picked up online cos I couldn't resist the colours. just need to get some organdy. I have plenty of rayon/art silk embroidery floss to twist up into cords. No embroidery as hands wont let me.

[@Sewingistherapy]

They both are lovely!

[@annapijanska407]

If you need more pices to ribbon embroider, you can make fancy glove/handkerchiefs/millinery/anything bags

[@DixieDIY]

Oooh good ideas thanks!

[@autumn7143]

These are awesome projects!!! Great work!!!

[@DixieDIY]

Thank you!

[@irisheising329]

Perhaps you could make a sash, Georgian hood or sleeveless Spencer with your silk scraps

[@irisheising329]

You could also make a muff or mantalet

[@NatalieCrafts]

I might need to make myself one of those reticules. That looks like a surprisingly roomy little bag and PERFECT for fancy wear!

[@DixieDIY]

It IS roomy! If you do your measurements right you can make it wide/tall enough to fully hold a fan (mine can hold a short one).

[@hannahgreen681]

That bag is so cute! And great job with the ribbons on that, I know the pain of going through fabric that is tightly woven.

[@DixieDIY]

Thanks! 💚

[@ReinaElizondo]

I really like the apron! It's such a unique piece!

[@Sassymouse88]

Dixie this doesn't sound like as much fun as you aimed for 😂 But I love the fabrics and I LOVE the regency reticule, I want to make one myself!

[@DixieDIY]

LOL isn’t that how it always goes?? 😛 thanks!

[@LuluRushCosplay]

What about silk dress accessories or hat?

[@celticgoddess81]

What if you did the Colonial Williamsburg one yard 18th Century Ladies Jacket challenge? I am plus size and I can get a jacket out of 1 1/4 yards of 45" wide printed cotton. With piecing. I use the JP Ryan pattern. :) I did the simple swallow tail version with no stomacher. I also hand sewed my entire jacket but you don't need to do that if you don't want to. :)

[@DixieDIY]

I have that JP ryan jacket pattern and tried making it once years ago, now unfortunately that pattern is too small for me. Maybe I could squeeze out an Amalia? Most of my silk pieces are 58ish inches wide so that’s easier. Thanks for the idea!

[@celticgoddess81]

@@DixieDIY You could probably increase the pattern. Also the jacket is Colonial Williamsburg's book "Costume Close Up".

[@wowyummyyy]

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[@janstanley5836]

Do you sell what you make?

[@DixieDIY]

Sorry but I don’t

[@jc8847kvkc]

I've noticed there are no calls to action in your videos and that you, in general, refrain from implying parasocial relationship. That is so nice to see as a consumer of your work. I want to make sure that I'm respecting your privacy since it seems like you value it, but I also noticed some of your indoor plants, and I wouldn't mind seeing a video about them if that's not too personal. Again I respect your ouvre and you creative decisions of that's not your thing.

[@DixieDIY]

Hey thanks, I do have a bunch of houseplants and I try to do outdoor gardening as well but it’s super hot here in Texas right now. I don’t know if I’ll do a specific video on the plants but now that I have a new little indoor setup for shooting I’ll probably have more plants pop up in my videos.