New Fabric Trim at Athena's Grove!

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New Fabric Trim!

Artemis evokes the goddess of the hunt with it's arrowhead pattern. Aim high.

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Athena's Grove Fabric Trim of the Day: Juliet Rose

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A lace, by any other name

would sew as sweet...

~definitely NOT Shakespeare...

Venise Lace from Athena's Grove fabric trim store

Fabric trim of the day: Juliet Rose
Venise Lace
3-1/2 inch wide

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Athena's Grove Fabric Trim of the Day

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Jolly Roger is our featured fabric trim of the day. Black background, silver and grey design. Yarr!

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Athena's Grove

Beautifying the World, One Yard at a Time!

Fabric Trims - Spring/Summer 2017

Fabric trim is being added to the store now and here's a sneak peek:

 

Fabric trim - Chenille braid in Copper - Rust

Fabric trim - Chenille braid in Ivory - Tan

Fabric trim - Chenille braid in Wine Red

 

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I have a tannish-brown skirt I've been sewing with gathered tiers and the top two passementerie gimp fabric trims could work on this perfectly. The color of the skirt is almost exactly the accent color of the middle style. Perhaps with some ivory venise lace or white ruffled raschel lace underneath. The other option would be the top gimp braid with black venise lace or ruffled raschel lace for a more steampunk look. Currently these are the only colors available in this style, but new items are always showing up to satisfy your (and MY) insatiable craving for delicious embellishments.

 

Other great projects I can see making with this style would be upcycling Tshirts, placing around the collar of a T-tunic, criss-crossed on the body of an Elizabethan doublet for a Shakespearian play or renaissance faire.

 

For the handmade market, this would be a really lovely headband - make 2 and have one for mommy and one for baby! It also would make adorable handles for a cute little clutch bag for a night on the town.

 

Cosplayers might like this style for their Victorian style corsets and skirts for that touch of authenticity to the glamour of La Belle Epoch.

 

I wouldn't use this for an Elizabethan skirt, except maybe at the very bottom - it's a bit heavy to use to demark a diapered (diamond-shaped) pattern across the full length of the skirt and could make it hang bunchy.

 

You could certainly use this gimp braid for heavy curtains or drapery, including on the top and bottom of the tie-backs to delineate it nicely from the full length of your luxury window treatment.

One of the most unique uses I've heard of for a narrow trim was around the edges of a computer monitor.

 

How would you like to use this fabric trim? I try to reply to every comment I get so add your thoughts, questions and any anecdotes or reviews (you can review trims on the website too!).

Happy Creating!

Photo Shoot: New Pics of Fabric Trims!

Before my 1 year old kitten broke my camera last week (she thought the now ironically-titled safety strap was a cat toy), I was very busy taking my own pictures of the fabric trims I have available. The images I had previously were a small section of the trim, and didn't show much of the detail or honestly, the beauty they contain.

Celtic and Renaissance faire costumes look great with this fabric trim (plus it comes in other colors and a wider width as well)

This fabric trim is called Knotwork

Halloween is coming soon

This fabric trim is called Magykal

This fabric trim is perfect for Elizabethan styles for SCA, Opera costumes or high end home decor

This fabric trim is called Byzantia

This last trim has lovely shades of burgundy mixed with gold on a black background. Imagine this beaded with some pearls! 

Ooh la la and HUZZAH!

This fabric trim is called Butterfly

Click on any of the images to see more results from the photo shoot as well as purchasing details. I'd love to know what you think of all the pics here and on Athena's Grove Fabric Trims store since this is my first venture into this kind of image layout.

Happy embellishing!