vinceaddams:Top 3 photos: Patchwork Dressing Gown c. 1835, MAAS Collection.Bottom 3 photos: Patchwor
vinceaddams:Top 3 photos: Patchwork Dressing Gown c. 1835, MAAS Collection.Bottom 3 photos: Patchwork Dressing Gown c. 1825, Metropolitan Museum of Art.I just want everyone to appreciate the fact that these were both made before sewing machines were invented. So every single one of those little bits of fabric is hand sewn together, and by my very rough calculations that’s almost 3000 triangles in the top one, and closer to 3500 diamonds in the second one.So… I’ve cut out nearly 3000 triangles and have begun to sew them together.This is a long term project (and I’ve put it away for the moment to work on other things) but eventually I will have my own version of that first dressing gown! -- source link
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