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Embroider and Bead
a Wedding Stole.
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Contents
Wedding Timeline
Trace wedding-gown fashions beginning in 1800.
Late-Nineteenth-Century Wedding Boots
These handmade leather boots from Italy illustrate just one style
of wedding footwear.
Embroider a Pair of Wedding Shoes
Linda Moore adapted these dainty silk wedding shoes.
Stitch a Wedding Keepsake Envelope
This silk envelope to hold cards and mementos uses the same motifs
found on the embroidered wedding shoes.
Mary Marcella Mauck’s Wedding Gown
Marcella Mauck married Lewis McClurg Steenrod June 15, 1905. Here
are her wedding gown and going-away dress.
by Jane Schade
Handkerchiefs from a Wedding Gown
Sarah Laura Bisping Meyer used the embroidered trim from her 1914
wedding gown to create handkerchiefs for each of her granddaughters
for their weddings.
by Anne Meyer Will, Dorothy Meyer Gerhardt, and Jean Meyer
Barta
Two Beaded Wedding Gowns
Laura Levaas and Kathie Karbowski gave two of their friends special
wedding gifts—they beaded the brides’ dresses.
Wedding Handkerchiefs
Nancy Disney, Deborah Dwyer, and Carol Pearsall share their handkerchiefs.
A Family Legacy
Helen Ruth Marvin Colton’s wedding gown and shoes and other
textiles are among the author’s most cherished possessions.
by Liz Gipson
Bead a Bridal Headpiece
Amy C. Clarke-Moore made the headpiece and she and Liz Gipson
collaborated on a matching veil.
Blue, Green, Gold, and Brown: Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century
Wedding Dresses
Wedding dresses in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, demonstrate that not all wedding gowns were white.
by Aimee E. Newell
Knit Socks for a Flower Girl
Nancy Bush adds a special touch to a flower girl’s outfit.
A Moravian Wedding Costume
This spectacular ensemble most likely was passed down through
several generations.
by Linda Moore
Embroider and Bead a Wedding Stole
Nancy Disney’s beaded stole is a perfect wedding accessory.
Traditional Indian Beadwork for Weddings
Young women in India create beaded and embroidered accessories
for their weddings and trousseaus.
by Brinda Gill
A Korean Bridal Robe
This exquisitely embroidered robe is modeled after the bridal
robe worn in 1830 by a Korean princess.
by Renee Renouf
Stitch a Monogram for a Wedding Photograph Album
Here is an ideal way for a bride to show her appreciation to members
of the wedding party.
Needlepoint Cuff Links for the Groomsmen
Judy Kettner’s needlepointed cuff links add panache to tuxedo
shirts.
Folk Animals and Flowers Wedding Quilt
Eva Frank made this wedding quilt for her daughter Sevina’s
1870 wedding.
by Ellen Kort
Period Reproduction Wedding Gowns
Maggie Abbott Ward helps brides live their fantasies by creating
reproduction wedding gowns.
by Joyce Faulkner
Stitch a 1797 Adam and Eve
From the Embroiderers’ Guild of America’s collection
come Adam and Eve as depicted on a 1797 sampler.
Adam and Eve in Samplers
Over the centuries, Adam and Eve, sometimes in surprising costumes,
have been the subject of countless samplers.
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