Huswif free pattern

… I began my adventures in blogland with a very nervous first post from my sewing room. To tell you the truth, I was not at all convinced that anyone would be the slightest bit interested in …

How To Make A Travel Sewing Kit. Free Sewing Tutorial and Pattern

This month marks the One Year Anniversary of my First Friday Freebies. I can’t believe that a year has gone by already. Wow! Next to pincushions, I L-O-V-E needlecases. Or maybe now needlecases have overtaken my pincushion madness? But that’s what happens when the word “ONE” does not exist in “one’s” vocabulary. *wink* Two…or more…of something you love is better than one…right? If you guessed that this month’s FFF is a needlecase, you’re right. Here is my Huswif Needlecase, fastened shut…

If you have found yourself often sewing by hand, as I have recently, you need a place to keep your favorite notions at the ready. In the 18th and 19th century, the need to keep little items from getting lost in pockets and bags was just as prevalent as it is now. To a Georgian-era woman, a “housewife” was the perfect place to secure small valuable items she wanted to keep on her person.

This post is so photo heavy! I apologize in advance but hopefully all the pictures will answer all of your questions! If not, fire away! You will need: 3 coordinating fabrics (fat quarter or smaller will work) 1 piece of batting 1 button 6 inches of thin elastic Felt Printed template (you can download it here) Use the template to cut your cover fabric and your inside fabric Then fold template on line And cut your third piece of fabric for the pocket You'll have one cover, one inside and one…

This is a FREE pattern + tutorial to make a pouch that you can use to store some basic sewing tools when you are away from home.

These Needle books are great if you do any handwork! And they make excellent gifts since they work up fast! Mine is made with Alison Glass Fabric. This fabric is from her Lucky Penny line and intended for a needle book, including two small panels. (Note ~ You might not be able to find this… Read More »Needle Book & Tutorial

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A hussif, housewife or hussy is a small sewing kit which was used on travels to keep necessary sewing tools handy. Here are 1840 instructions for making a housewife. I used unbleached cotton canvas for my hussif. As sewing thread, I removed threads from the canvas. I embroidered it with cotton embroidery floss, made a … Continue reading My Victorian Hussif or Housewife Sewing Kit →