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How to Make a Chiton Dress

A chiton, constructed from a rectangular piece of fabric, is a type of ancient Greek clothing worn in antiquity by both men and women. The chiton was wrapped over and…

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11 October 2018

Let’s stitch some history

Would you like to stitch some history? Here’s a sneak peek at a new project in the works… Guess what I found in the database of the Huron County Museum? This…

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30 January 2019

Rural Creatives Springboard Program

Great news, everyone! Stitch Revival Studio has been accepted into the RURAL CREATIVES SPRINGBOARD PROGRAM, a new initiative by ARTSCAPE DANIELS LAUNCHPAD in Toronto and the CANADIAN CENTRE FOR RURAL…

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16 January 2022

A fibre decision made

A fibre decision has been made. And the choice is… There were many test swatches done and fibres tested until there were three top choices. And then, after some further…

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16 May 2019

Blyth Knit & Natter

My local yarn shop Stitches with a Twist moved their Knit and Natter night outdoors! The session has changed it’s start time to 6 pm. Bring your project or finished…

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19 August 2020
  • Knitting,  Needlework History,  vintage reproduction

    Stitch up some history with Wheelers Mitts Kits

    Well, it’s a definite go, folks! It’s time to stitch up some history with the Wheelers Mitts Kits. The Wheeler Mitts Knitting Kits, named in honour of Herbert Wheeler, the original owner of the pair of vintage gloves in the Huron County Museum that served as inspiration for the mitten’s colourwork pattern, are now ready to go! Each Wheeler Mitts kit features local wool (enough to make a set of large mitts) and a pattern for multiple sizes, child to adult. The naturally dyed colour palette, named, Huron County Colours, was created by FACTS in Blyth, Ontario. Knit up some history! Look for the kits at the Huron County Museum…

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    Huron Wristers – an update

    29 July 2020
    Test knit swatches in silk and wool

    A fibre decision made

    16 May 2019

    Researching vintage colourwork

    16 September 2020
  • fibre dyeing,  Knitting,  museum reproduction,  Needlework History,  Pattern Recreation,  vintage reproduction

    Huron Wristers and the Colours of Huron

    The Blyth History Stitcher is at it again… naturally dyed palette created by FACTS and beautiful wool from Steele Wool Farm, this is definitely a creative fibre collaboration; it’s time for an update on the Huron Wristers. The Huron Wristers Kits are now in production, with the coloured yarn being weighed and divided. The worsted weight wool is from Steele Wool Farm, a Blyth-area fibre producer owned by Margaret Steele. Naturally sourced local dyes, provided by FACTS Blyth, were used to create the palette of the ‘Colours of Huron’. Each kit will have enough wool to knit a pair of medium/large fingerless mitts and will consist of one ball of natural wool (220 yards)…

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    Thank you, Dad, for everything

    30 April 2022
    wedding dress dated from 1911

    The Dress of Many Patterns – a citizen science project

    21 August 2020

    Online collection of Victorian knitting manuals

    17 September 2020
  • Citizen Science Project,  Knitting,  Updates,  vintage reproduction

    Dress of Many Patterns – lace pattern #1

    I thought it was time to write an update on the Dress of Many Patterns and share my own lace sampler swatch in progress. The pattern comes from PieceWork and is a recreation of a piece in a knitted lace sampler book featured in the magazine in 2016. The first row of the eight-row repeat staggers the diagonal of eyelets formed; the pattern is worked in multiples of five stitches and an eight-row repeat. The stitch count remains the same – five stitches per repeat – for each repeat of the pattern throughout. If you’re interesting in trying it yourself, the pattern is below. Gauge: one 5-st repeat and 8…

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    wedding dress dated from 1911

    Let’s stitch some history

    30 January 2019

    Thank you, Dad, for everything

    30 April 2022

    Textile Research Centre: embroidery charts from 18th century Germany

    25 August 2020
  • Knitting,  museum reproduction,  Needlework,  Pattern Recreation,  Test-Stitchers,  Updates,  vintage reproduction

    Huron Wristers – an update

    I was working at finalizing & editing my pattern for the Huron Wristers, a pair of fingerless gloves. Gotta get it ready for a test stitcher or two. Wool is from Steele Wool Farm . Colourwork is based on a pair of knitted gloves in the collection of Huron County Museum.

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    The story of blue

    3 August 2020

    Bakers Dozen Bonus deal from Stitches with a Twist

    18 September 2020

    Knitting History Forum

    17 February 2022
  • Knitting,  Needlework,  vintage reproduction

    New wristers pattern underway

    So November is here and there’s snow arriving in Huron County. It’s time to return to mitten knitting. It’s been years since I’ve made mittens; about 20 in fact. But, I’ve been thinking about a history-inspired stranded mitten pattern and I can’t get the colour-work idea out of my mind. The fair isle portion (see next post) that I plan on doing is a reproduction of the colourwork pattern of a pair of heirloom knitted gloves in the collection of the Huron County Museum and Historic Gaol located in Goderich, Ontario. Happy Stitching!

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    Huron Wristers – an update

    29 July 2020

    Knitting History Forum AGM and Conference 2020

    15 September 2020

    Rare Stitches: Knitting Inspired by Illuminated Manuscripts

    25 February 2021
  • Needlework,  Pattern Re-Creation,  Pattern Recreation,  vintage reproduction

    How to Make a Chiton Dress

    A chiton, constructed from a rectangular piece of fabric, is a type of ancient Greek clothing worn in antiquity by both men and women. The chiton was wrapped over and around the body and held in place by shoulder pins and a waist sash or belt. Men wore the chiton knee-length; women always wore an ankle-length chiton. Today, the chiton is a popular and easy item to create and wear for a costume party. This no-sew method for making a chiton dress is quick and relatively simple. You will need: Flat white sheet 3 safety pins or brooches Waist sash, rope or belt Step 1 Fold your sheet in half…

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    Stitch some history with the Colours of Huron

    26 November 2020

    Wool roving heart

    31 January 2020

    A bit of a website fix-up

    24 August 2021

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My name is Sharlene, a freelancer, stitcher, and lover of all things needlework & vintage. I enjoy sharing my journey of discovery through stitching history, exploring the connections between needle arts, culture and history.

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