Hussif sewing kit

I made my very own hussif last month, as I often travel trough with sewing/embroidery/knitting projects, I needed a kit where I can have all my essentials

If you have found yourself often sewing by hand, as I have recently, you need a place to keep your favorite notions at the ready. In the 18th and 19th century, the need to keep little items from getting lost in pockets and bags was just as prevalent as it is now. To a Georgian-era woman, a “housewife” was the perfect place to secure small valuable items she wanted to keep on her person.

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When I made my pretty pastel Hussif in June the response from readers was incredible, so it seemed only natural that I should take you ...

A Housewife, or Hussif, is nothing more than an 18th century sewing kit. Women used them at home, and soldiers used them when serving in the military. A few years back, I made one for myself, and u…

For my birthday I received a sewing kit from my dear friend Erika. The sewing kit was for a sewing kit, which is kind of a funny thing to say. And in actually it was labelled as an 18th Century Housewife. The kit was a collaboration between Sewstine, one of my favorite 18th Century Costumers and master embroiderers and The Lady Detalle who is also a costumer and jewelry designer. Both have shops on Etsy, which is were Erika purchased my gift.

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A hussif, housewife or hussy is a small sewing kit which was used on travels to keep necessary sewing tools handy. Here are 1840 instructions for making a housewife. I used unbleached cotton canvas for my hussif. As sewing thread, I removed threads from the canvas. I embroidered it with cotton embroidery floss, made a … Continue reading My Victorian Hussif or Housewife Sewing Kit →

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