tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post4213953789911142916..comments2023-09-05T03:33:34.243-07:00Comments on Stitching Up History: Hand Sewing My Ojibwe Wool Strap DressMyTinyTropicalGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post-73735774353842461692012-05-20T04:21:38.772-07:002012-05-20T04:21:38.772-07:00Thank you for you kind words! Yes, the strap acros...Thank you for you kind words! Yes, the strap across the breast is 2" wide on the dress I examined and is how wide I made mine, it helps to place ribbon as a bias tape wrapped around the edges to help stabilize it also. Once I put a beaded edging on it it gave it enough weight to keep it where it belongs too...good luck on your dress and I would love to see pictures of it when you are done!<br />I like your modifications to the sleeve, it should look really nice!MyTinyTropicalGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post-22488236937759574032012-05-18T22:46:50.972-07:002012-05-18T22:46:50.972-07:00You have done a wonderful job researching the orig...You have done a wonderful job researching the original and designing your own dresses! I have finished the body of my dress and am getting ready to sew ribbon on my straps for the dress. Took me a little while to figure out the straps are spaced wider in the front than the back. I am also considering making the sleeves a little wider, maybe 13 1/2 inches as my arm is 12 1/2 inches in diameter right above the elbow. (I am thinking of sewing them up that far from the wrist.) I am also going to make the sleeves around 3/4 long instead of to the wrist as I would like to wear silver wrist cuffs. What I am wondering now is how wide to make the strap that rides across the breast. I think, 2 inches?Waa-saa-naa-bihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384733529127636889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post-52577621619073191462012-01-09T00:19:47.486-08:002012-01-09T00:19:47.486-08:00Hi! Many thanks for all of this information, its a...Hi! Many thanks for all of this information, its a treasure! I love to learn, and I would love to make a Yakima two Hide dress. Can you tell me is there are a substitute to make a quillwork without porcupine (or other than beads?) <br />Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences!<br />Alejandra<br />http://alejandra-baiz.webs.comAlejandra Baizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035855719520703712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post-30881290302721098052011-09-25T08:18:21.517-07:002011-09-25T08:18:21.517-07:00Be sure to see my video just released of my examin...Be sure to see my video just released of my examination on the strap dress, I give dimensions and other exciting details so you can make your dress right!<br /><a href="http://stitchinguphistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/documentation-by-film-of-ojibway-wool.html" rel="nofollow">Video Documenting the Dress</a><br />Thank you so much for your support, at long last I have decided to share my years of research so others can make this beautiful garment correctly!MyTinyTropicalGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427068299785906672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93531787176999256.post-23356017518345967592011-09-25T00:27:43.083-07:002011-09-25T00:27:43.083-07:00Thank you for sharing all of this. I have been doi...Thank you for sharing all of this. I have been doing a lot of research on strap dresses myself for about two years and desperately want to sew one of my own.Miksthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399305342221366691noreply@blogger.com