From Thread to Treasure: Crocheting Authentic Victorian-Era Purses

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From Thread to Treasure: Crocheting Authentic Victorian-Era Purses

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Crocheting two Victorian purses before the ball was a bit ambitious, but I did manage to finish them once I got bak home. I learned a lot in the process, but I am very happy with how they turned out. and they both fit my phone (...without the case on)!
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Engineering knits is a place for people who enjoy all kinds of vintage and antique crafts - from sewing to knitting, crochet to embroidery I like to try it all. I definitely have a preference for historical fibre crafts, and it is my dream to one day make an entire outfit from sheep to sweater. I hope you enjoy watching me and my favorite companion, Nutella, struggle through some fascinating projects!

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@EngineeringKnits Жыл бұрын

My new Mugs: www.etsy.com/listing/1461951286/knitting-keeps-me-from-unravelling-mug It took a bit longer to finish the bags, but I am very happy with how they turned out! Which crochet purse do you prefer? Or maybe you like the silk bags best?

@sternentigerkatze Жыл бұрын

I love those purses!

@KenZchameleon Жыл бұрын

I used a size 4 steel hook to put "pearls" on #10 crochet thread for a bracelet. That was enough for me to say never again, so your perseverance is impressive. And I love the looped beading on the sides. Well done!

@mariawhite7337 Жыл бұрын

I once tried to make some knit "cinderella" gloves that had beadwork. Yeah I made one glove. Made the fingers too short, had to redo them all, and when I ripped them down I decided it was not worth it. (Having to break the yarn several times also may have made the point of never trying again.) 🙃

@cree_VI Ай бұрын

there are spinning bowl who helps to string beads faster

@KenZchameleon Ай бұрын

@@cree_VI nifty! thanks ☺

@Lisa_Flowers Жыл бұрын

About the stickers - have you ever considered selling printable versions of your knitting journal stickers? I would love to order some but I live all the way in East Africa and the shipping and customs fee would likely cost several times the price of the actual stickers lol. A printable alternative would be a great way for us to enjoy the designs without having to deal with all of that. Just a thought! Loved the video as always.

@jr3wx Жыл бұрын

I love how you're building a knitting journals community! I keep one for my sewing, a spiral-bound graph paper notebook that reminds me of the lab notebooks that we were required to keep in high school chemistry. It's helped me a lot to take notes on what goes wrong and what I'd like to try differently next time a la chem lab, especially as I'm developing my own patterns and doing a lot of trial and error with different construction methods. The idea that our crafting journals could be future dress historians' primary sources is so funny and cool. "Ah yes," future historians might say, "some transmascs found French seams less itchy than other seam finishes of the period." This whole project of yours is such fun to follow along with and these bags turned out so pretty!

@Bookupied Жыл бұрын

When you dropped the beads my heart stopped 😂❤ it turned out gorgeous! I feel so spoiled getting all these videos, but very gratefull. Lovley series!

@kathyr.6623 2 ай бұрын

Your unending patience for doing these intricate projects is amazing! Incredible to watch. Thanks so much for sharing your passion with us.

@melimsah Жыл бұрын

Omg, so, someday I hope you put together a compilation of Nutella being adorable, just for the laughs. (I feel this way about all craft channels I follow, since everyone has adorable pets)

@cherylrosbak4092 Жыл бұрын

@@rosacanisalba I was just thinking about Nutella and Canelle meeting!

@Floralee2020 Жыл бұрын

Amazing and beautiful hand work 😍🤩

@Hidetannerslife 9 ай бұрын

An easy way to pick up spilled beads is to put a sock over the end of a vacuum hose turn on the vacuum and all the beads are now on the sock. Turn the vacuum off and they will drop into your container

@knittingnana2939 Жыл бұрын

The black purse with the gold beads is lovely

@jasmineflowers3583 Жыл бұрын

They are beautiful . I wish you showed how to attach them to the metal frames because I wanted to make a bag like this for a while but wasn’t sure how to attach it

@susannechinn647 11 ай бұрын

I agree, I would be interested in watching how to attach the handles also.

@conniesbookshelf Жыл бұрын

these turned out absolutely stunning! genuinely obsessed with the black and gold purse! i just went and found a pdf of the book, so i might have to give it a try myself! 🥰

@cemitchell6496 Жыл бұрын

Crocheting with beads or sequins is so time consuming, nerve-wracking and mini-crying sessions when everything goes haywire but in the end it's so worth. Beautiful purses!

@lesleyharris525 Жыл бұрын

The black and gold bag is so pretty but not so much the edge work, too fussy for me. Can't wait to see you and your mum both in the full ensemble. 😊

@autdummy 6 ай бұрын

😩😩😩😩 omg! Was in a crochet rut but you just put me on with those purses! The black with the red lining!!! OMG STUNNING!!!

@ViperBurlesque Жыл бұрын

These are so cool!! I've wanted to try beaded crochet for so long (to make snake necklaces) but haven't gotten around to trying yet. This is so inspiring!

@brittanyk3923 7 ай бұрын

This reminds me of tatting, where you have to string the beads onto the thread before you wind it on the shuttle. The end result is so beautiful though!

@marshaflorom730 Жыл бұрын

I am always a fan of a Victorian bag!! Thank you!! I do crochet !!

@denisefalcomer4083 Жыл бұрын

There is so many talented designers and artists - Your channel addicted love love love and I have a ton of beads !!

@dr.alisonross3574 Жыл бұрын

What i have done for this type of project in the past is string the beads on fine sewing thread and hold with the cotton. I know it is not as written, but solved the issue for me

@Mums_a_knitter Жыл бұрын

The black and gold purse is gorgeous! I love the pattern and it is so delicately and perfectly put together ❤

@corylcreates Жыл бұрын

5:30 maybe "suitable" instead of eligible/applicable? Anyway, I get what you mean! :) Those purses are so beautiful! The black and gold one really turned out wonderfully in particular.

@johannageisel5390 Жыл бұрын

That or "appropriate".

@katebowers8107 Жыл бұрын

Those look fabulous! So - ah, hem - appropriate for many eras!

@christinaczarnecki625 Жыл бұрын

beautiful works !!! You could put your woollen blanket on the table while working with beeds- they won´t roll away.

@dankanikolovski1193 Жыл бұрын

If you end up doing more work where you need to string a lot of beads I highly recommend a bead spinner. There are manual ones, but I could never spin it properly, so I got one that is battery powered and it's amazing. Of course I found out about them AFTER I knitted a large mohair lace shawl and manually added over 3000 seed beads, one by one.

@chattycowgirl Жыл бұрын

I looove the look of beadwork and crochet! Also this video was the perfect length to watch while I wove in all my ends on a crochet cardigan! now it is done

@pauladavitt7554 Жыл бұрын

Oh they are gorgeous. I need to find something similar in knitting.

@masz10676 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Gorgeous! Spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

@YarrowNjune Жыл бұрын

This is exquisite work. I hope people will recognize the skill that you need do domit anf it gets dislayed somewhere after you're done using git

@Morticia147 Жыл бұрын

They are stunning and what a piece of art they are. I found another solution for my walking skirts, they huuuuuuge pockets with loops inside (biastape). In this loops I can insert small hooks for my purse, my phone and so on. So I don't have to carry a bag with me, and NOBODY can play pick-pocket with me :O)))))

@bethtuten9378 Жыл бұрын

So pretty! Great job! I have a love/hate relationship with beaded crochet; I love the final result, and hate stringing the beads onto the thread! More so, the seemingly endless task of sliding the beads down to expose thread with which to actually crochet.

@mirib5007 Жыл бұрын

You are so clever! That urge will be gorgeous, Be sure you have a good light working wth those dark colors and tiny stitches.

@mirib5007 Жыл бұрын

Purse ( urge!)

@linr8260 Жыл бұрын

The beading really turned out beautiful.

@flyingcloud9253 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching your process...nicely done. Thank you for doing this video.

@alexb2523 Жыл бұрын

Is there a pattern for the hair piece snood situation? It's really cute.

@melimsah Жыл бұрын

If you get more into beading crochet, i know there's these neat spinny things to more easily get those tiny beads onto the needle without threat of spilling. (I get tiktok videos about it, but that's the extent of my knowledge)

@dixiesexton4643 Жыл бұрын

Yes, bead spinners, they are amazing. They have manual and electric ones.

@fiftyfathomknit4889 Жыл бұрын

These are great! I love looking at antique knit/crochet bags online and hope to reproduce more someday. If you want to do more beaded projects in the future, I've found that size 15 seed beads are the closest in size to Victorian beads. Potomac Bead Company is a great online shop that should have all the colors you could want. Faceted steel beads are trickier though - generally I have to trawl etsy for antique bead lots if I want those XD

@elainelear4982 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work and stitching on the purses.😊

@margaretmetcalfe9380 Жыл бұрын

both beautiful

@leahholland6272 Жыл бұрын

Love those small gold beads! Great sampling and showing us the process

@lindakrisologo4871 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, love the bread, ❤

@TheVadsten Жыл бұрын

So pretty!

@lizmarin9568 Жыл бұрын

Such a labor of love, they both came out beautifully!!

@clayhawes8636 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had similar experience with beadwork, and the easiest thing is just to restring every one in a while. Otherwise, you just need to give yourself a lot of slack to move the beads back as the creep closer to your work. Also, I think it’s very fun to see the “mistakes” because you can see similar “mistakes” in antique beadwork, too. I always love to peruse Etsy looking at new old stock of steel cut beads and antique miser’s purses for sale. Unfortunately, a lot of the purses and strings of beads I come across are almost always rusted. Not even sure if there’d be a way to safely clean the purses, but possibly the individual beads (not attached to purses) could be cleaned. Idk, it might be worth checking out for any future purses.

@lizzyrbits1283 Жыл бұрын

Oh nooo... When you spilled I was like ah yes that would be me 1000%

@robinmckenzie4142 Жыл бұрын

These bags are so beautiful !!! I hope i can make one soon i think you did a fab job on these !!! Thank you for sharing ❤

@vincentbriggs1780 Жыл бұрын

They're so gorgeous! And Nutella is so so very cute

@franmartinez4061 6 ай бұрын

They are wonderful 😁

@pluezilvlk8427 Жыл бұрын

Such precise work ! I barely know how to crochet (more of a knitter) but that makes me want to learn !

@susannechinn647 11 ай бұрын

I am impressed you can crochet such complex patterns and with a very fine hook. I am a 61 year old woman who is only now learning to crochet. I can’t seem to get my head and hands around how to knit.

@kailynkausen4211 Жыл бұрын

I am OBSESSED

@1775LostOne Жыл бұрын

I felt your pain when the beads spilled 😢

@kateknitsthings Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! Those crochet purses turned out so well. I so admire your fine detailed work.

@moonbasket Жыл бұрын

Wow. These are absolutely stunning! I love the beaded side loops on the black purse. Very stylish.

@johannageisel5390 Жыл бұрын

Personally, I would simply sew the missing beads into place with a thin black thread. ^ ^

@cherylrosbak4092 Жыл бұрын

They turned out so beautfully! And your Ada Lovelace gown is one of my favourites.

@victoriajankowski1197 Жыл бұрын

an idea for stringing beads, I've scene a woman do this with lace weight yarn and beads, , hank the thread, vs ball string a manageable number of beads run then almost all the way to the end ball than, string more and ball and so forth, so as you work beads come up in the ball every few wraps, that way your never sliding 100 plus beads at a given time its much more 'set up, but allows you to work undistracted by beading more mid project.

@chrissy24-7 Жыл бұрын

Seed beads are evil and best worked with over a cookie pan or similar catching device 😉

@su.mioiyu-5008 Жыл бұрын

Enjoying seeing your hands working.

@nancyjohnson8939 Жыл бұрын

WOW those bags came out beautifully.

@joywood8465 Жыл бұрын

When you spilled those seed beads I can relate. You must get a bead spinner if you do any serious beading. It is a game changer.

@Roby-03 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous! ❤❤

@ileanaleah2545 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful I enjoy your channel Thank you for sharing

@loreleie.3888 5 ай бұрын

I've always wanted to make my own beaded crochet purse. There's so little information out there on how to make one. It's so time consuming that they aren't mass manufactured and they're so rare to see especially if it happens to be newly made.

@yarnexpress Жыл бұрын

If you ever bead again, you can buy stranded beads. Transferring is easy & fast--maybe 1 min per strand.

@999Giustina Жыл бұрын

My goodness that beaded purse is amazing!

@colettemoolman4410 Жыл бұрын

Incredible 🤩

@joanramsey4002 Жыл бұрын

Well done, so much work has gone into those and it was worth it. I like the black one best.

@CraftsyPenguin Жыл бұрын

Amazing work! I absolutely love the golden beading on the dark purse, so delicate! Great job!

@moonargentum Жыл бұрын

These turned out so beautiful! The beading and colourwork patterns are so pretty 😍

@pippaseaspirit4415 Жыл бұрын

When I was younger I lost count of the times I accidentally left something behind … the purses are so beautiful, but I know I would lose one! I stick with pockets; they are impossible to forget!

@lizzaturnbull Жыл бұрын

They are both stunning! Amazing! Also, yes, Nutella is adorable 🥰

@lisascenic Жыл бұрын

Really lovely! You should be very proud of your beautiful purses.

@elenipappa6034 Жыл бұрын

These are so unique.I am currently crocheting the Shamrock and Rose Bag.

@puddles... Жыл бұрын

18:47 the frogging was a nice touch, it’s apart of the process

@spwaff. Жыл бұрын

THE EFFFOORTTT!!😮😮👏👏wow!!❤

@Jess-nc4oy Жыл бұрын

Beautiful 😍

@jayneterry8701 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous purses! I always wondered how that was done. Sweet Nutella 🐶💞

@theculteredvulture13 Жыл бұрын

Lovely!!! Thanks for sharing. 😊

@lorriewhite7886 11 ай бұрын

I’m new to your channel and I am impressed with your work!

@christianeedel5160 Жыл бұрын

They both turned out amazing! I do relate to not finding words now and then - although it’s worse when I haven’t been out much (I speak German at home & live in the UK).

@MrsBrit1 Жыл бұрын

Oooh, exciting!! Let's see what you've made! 😍

@su.mioiyu-5008 Жыл бұрын

Your purses are beautiful. Love the look very much. Its very impressive enjoyed the cntrasting colors and the beads. I laughd hen you spilled the beads woops sorry.

@karlaverbeck9413 Жыл бұрын

They look very tudor-ish to me. Also beautiful. Such a good match.

@tvismyonlyfriend Жыл бұрын

I love your channel

@TrixiaDK Жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous. You are a very talented lady ❤

@sewcute_sewvintage Жыл бұрын

They are gorgeous!

@tamibeller3903 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE IT!!!! Your work is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing 😍😍😍

@StitchingUpChaos Жыл бұрын

...... am I now going to inevitably add a glorious beaded purse to the pile of projects needed for my rapidly approaching ball deadline? Who can say?? /screams internally

@TheGabygael Жыл бұрын

i love your jumper, it's giving sutton-hoo

@lesliesgarden6798 Жыл бұрын

Those purses are beautiful!! Well done! ✨ 23:56

@amauryy4417 Жыл бұрын

Stunning work!

@The-Vintage-Needlecrafter Жыл бұрын

Those are absolutely stunning!!!❤

@angelabury1349 Жыл бұрын

I'm extremely impressed with these! I've been crocheting for some time now, and I am afraid of adding beads to my work. As much as I want to, I know if I get the bead count wrong I will go into a blood-rage and leave the whole project for dead.

@EvatheDiva00 Жыл бұрын

these are so beautiful!

@Ompe8 Жыл бұрын

these came out so cute!!

@ildonoa3928 Жыл бұрын

Those are gorgeous! I absolutely want to try my hand at beaded crochet now. I'm really trying to finish up some knitting wips first....but those are so pretty :)