the cleves hat

After years and years of searching I agree, yes, stickelchen does refer to headgear. It’s been harder to confirm than might be thought, however dictionaries of the region during the time frame that the term was used are rare. But one has been found. A copy and a transcription. *faints* “sticksel” seems to be the…

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stickelchen progress

  My Mr Boo tribute fits in really nicely. He will need to be unpicked to put the embroidered body in place but I really wanted to test the shapes and embossing depth and get used to it first 🙂 he will have a little fat belly. He’ll have his ears and nose partly etched…

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more cleves progress

Stickelchen is now tidy enough to line and to add more leaves and sequins 🙂 The back is slightly longer than the original I made so there is a bit of a gap. Currently binding the individual cords in gold thread. It is taking a few goes as my needles keep bending. Brocade trim progress:…

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anne of cleves stickelchen

Okay, this has taken forever and I was trying to get this ready for.. tomorrow. AHAHAHAHAHHAAH!!! But I decided to not take any shortcuts (except to stabilise layers before hand working.) So this meant stretching the velvet and pearls over the base. Loose over handing of the back, then the front with tinier over handing….

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