from Godey's, December 1860
Lecturer Sojourner Truth sold various carte de visite (CDV) portrait photos at her public appearances. Above she is pictured with yarn from her work bag. Her work bag is on the right here. She is often pictured with something in her left hand (viewer's left) because an untreated accident during her days in slavery left that hand paralyzed. Looking for something to do at a re-enactment? Another knitter in a cased photo from the George Eastman House collection. Handwork is always good. From the LadysResourceCDV blog. She posts pictures of interesting CDV's. http://ladysresourcecdv.blogspot.com/ I'm guessing at the date of the pictures by the clothing, hair styles and photo format. Crocheting ? This is one of those naive charcoal portraits, based on a photo, very often very unflattering. Crocheting? Hemming? Is that a quilt? A tintype of a woman showing off her needlework tools I showed this last week. Two women posed with a sewing box. Most of these pictures are copied from online auctions. Here's a crocheter in tintype that I actually won. But don't think it was all handwork. Perhaps an advertisement for a sewing machine?
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Woman with sewing machine. Studio of Jackson, Marshall Place, Perth (UK).
Lecturer Sojourner Truth sold various carte de visite (CDV) portrait photos at her public appearances. Above she is pictured with ya...
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A beautiful example of a carte de visite Carte De Visite first originated from Paris, France and was a type of small photograph André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri patented the idea in 1854, but it was first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was about the size of a visitors card and were commonly traded with friends and visitors in the 1860s.
In the midst of all of this busy work, I've found time for a little project for myself. Sometimes when I find myself doing too many necessary projects. You might remember me mentioning a certain traveling bag that I wanted. (North and South Emporium will sometimes have them in stock here) Of course my fingers itch to try it, rather than simply buy it. While I need to finish a few things, I did need a break. I know on the site they listed it as a blue linen, but of course I had to use my favorite color, red! I also bought 20 yards of 2 different thicknesses of cotton twill and 3 leather buttons. I used 1 yard of the red linen ($3 with coupon) and measured out two circles with paper plates (thank you Sally for the suggestion!). The large rectangle piece was cut at about 27 inches by the circle around the paper plate. Then I cut from the 20 yards of cotton twill tape ($7 with some left over) and decorated the red linen with a pretty, freehand design. The handles were next. It's not perfect, but it's mine! Next I found some black cotton from my stash (free!). I attached it to the back of the red linen so the edges would be finished. I did everything by hand! Then I took the rectangle and attached to the 2 circles, leaving an inch overlap to allow for my buttons. I had originally planned to only hand stitch, but I wanted the circles to be reinforced, so I used the machine. The 3 leather covered buttons ($8) went on easily, though my button holes were not that great. I still need to practice those. I think it turned out quite nice! It's not perfect, but not too bad for a first try. I'm thinking of all those day events, when I need something small to carry all the little things, like a shawl or a parasol. It could also be good for carry petticoats to an event. In any case, I love it! Here is my to do list for the next few weeks: 1. Finish mourning bonnet 2. Finish gold dress 3. Recover Felicia's parasol 4. Make 1 handkerchief 5. Start next sheer dress
