Comments on: Easy Method to Make 3-D Trim Motifs

By: Organdy: The Costumer’s Dream Fabric

Organdy: The Costumer’s Dream Fabric — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:06:45 +0000

[…] it as a base for manipulated fabrics and applied trims like flowers and ribbons. Both aprons on my 1876 Wedding Cake Dress and the 1873 Blackberry […]

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:28:44 +0000

In reply to candy. Definitely! Will add to my list of tutorial suggestions. Thanks! :-)

By: candy

candy — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:30:34 +0000

Would you consider doing a tutorial on how to make the items you show (leaves, flowers etc.) I really enjoyed this one.

By: Karen Ann

Karen Ann — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:08:59 +0000

I have a bustle gown with strips of flowers stitched to wide grosgrain ribbons for trimming the shoulder and down the overskirt — poinsettias for Christmas and roses for other times. They can be swapped in and out with a pair of safety pins each.

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:19:04 +0000

In reply to moonshadow. You can use floral stems & picks from a craft store or make your own. These here are made from ribbons and craft wire.

By: moonshadow

moonshadow — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 12:14:32 +0000

Where would one find the bits, and buds?? Or how would one go about searching for these items (what search term)?

By: Tsu Dho Nimh

Tsu Dho Nimh — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:08:09 +0000

This explains some thing-a-ma-bobs my grandmother had.

I always thought they were corsages, but they were fake flowers and fruits tacked to a fabric backing like you show here. it would have been very easy to move them from dress to dress, or simplify a dress by removing the frou-frou stuff.

By: Jennifer Rosbrugh

Jennifer Rosbrugh — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:42:45 +0000

In reply to Athene. You definitely could. Snaps would be hidden enough. Buttons you'd have to use thin ones to not create bulk under the motif. Same with velcro, but I don't use velcro as a modern notion in my historical items.