Juul Thijssen | Millie’s Closet VI // Handmade Kenner Blythe Doll Outfits @JuulThijssen | Uploaded September 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Millie changes her outfit!
She changes into an all handmade outfit (shoes from AliExpress). Isn’t she adorable? She is a vintage 1972 Kenner Blythe doll with cute bobbed hair. Most of her clothes are handmade, en some of it is vintage or second hand. She lives in her DIY closet, and sometimes invites doll friends over for dress up parties!
Millie changes her outfit!
She changes into an all handmade outfit (shoes from AliExpress). Isn’t she adorable? She is a vintage 1972 Kenner Blythe doll with cute bobbed hair. Most of her clothes are handmade, en some of it is vintage or second hand. She lives in her DIY closet, and sometimes invites doll friends over for dress up parties!
![Sprang for Viking bags - Braid-weaving another Hedeby Satchel [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/od6xMov6gSE/hqdefault.jpg "Sprang for Viking bags - Braid-weaving another Hedeby Satchel [CC]
Another video, another experiment! This time I’m trying sprang, a braid-weaving technique with ancient roots in many corners of the world. Some people smarter than me suggest this is what those Hereby bags were made out of, so I had to try it for myself! There’s captions for some more information throughout the video, and some sources below if you want to know more about sprang and Hedeby/ Haithabu bags!
If you wish to support my endeavours, you can buy me a coffee at: ko-fi.com/juulthijssen
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List of interesting things in no specific order:
-Book I used for this video: Fenny Nijman, Sprang - Egyptisch Vlechten, 1977
-Quick intro to sprang on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprang (note that the technique is sometimes still used for some specific purposes!)
-Article on satchels and bags in the early middle ages: http://www.europa.org.au/index.php/articles/21-bags).
-Living history project on sprang Hedeby bags: https://industrylivinghistory.com/the-sprang-bag-project-2/
-Blog article from Dawn’s Dress Diary, Hedeby/ Haithabu Bag Handles: https://dawnsdressdiary.wordpress.com/2019/03/04/hedeby-haithabu-bag-handles/
-Blog article from Snorri’s House, Hedeby Bags: https://snorri.blog/2017/06/28/hedeby-bags/
Loose Threads, Reflections on Birka and Hereby Bags: https://cathyscostumeblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/reflections-on-birka-and-hedeby-bags.html
-Article by Susan Verberg, Viking Haithabu Hedeby Wood Handled Shoulder Bag: https://www.academia.edu/33315581/Viking_Haithabu_Hedeby_Wood_Handled_Shoulder_Bag
-Article by Tomáš Vlasatý, edit based on: F. Westphal. Die Holzfunde von Haithabu, (Die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu 11), Neumünster 2007: 80.
-Fellow YouTuber Sally Pointer has some videos about sprang you might want to check out: https://www.youtube.com/user/sallyinwales
-Thread I used is from Speerbijter webshop (not spon): http://www.speerbijter.nl
-Video on my first Hedeby bag: https://youtu.be/NakhphJnf9k
-Video on Viking Snowwhite outfit: https://youtu.be/udBnifUUiZM
-I might try to collect some words for sprang to make looking up info easier: språng (Swedish), krosienka (Polish), Egyptisch vlechten, spandraadvlechten (Dutch)
-Looking at a Ravelry forum for sprang, I could compile a list of publications about sprang. I dont know anything about these sources and cannot say anything about the contents, but this might help some:
Sprang - eine alte textile Technik neu entdeckt, by Hildegard Gerhardt-Wenzky, Frech Verlag 1984, 48 pages.
The Techniques of Sprang: Plaiting on Stretched Threads, by Peter Collingwood. https://archive.org/details/techniquesofspra0000coll
Sprang Unsprung an Illustrated Guide to Interlinking, Interlacing and Intertwining, by Carol James.
Threads In Action, by Virgina Harvey, Quarterly Journal included articles on Sprang.
Sprang Language & Techniques by Jules Kliot, Lacis Publications.
Sprang Thread Twisting, A Creative Textile Technique, by Hella Skowronski & Mary Reddy, 1974, Litton Educational Publishing, Inc, USBN: 0-442-27642-7.
The Manual of Braiding by Noemi Speiser.
Pletení na krosienkách, by autors Zdena Kindlová and Milena Tomková , published in Prague 2001 Vzdělávací spolek uměleckých řemesel - Paličkování.
Novi život drevnog umijeća-obnova pletenja na lučnom okviru u selu Trg kraj Ozlja (translation can be: A new life of the old art - renewal of the weaving on a bowed loom) by Jana Mihalić.
Sprang and Frame Plaiting for Garments, Weaver’s Journal, January 1979, page 26
The Family Creative Workshop: Volume 17 - Silversmithing to Sprang.
https://archive.org/details/techniquesofspra0000coll
SPECIAL THANKS to my dad for making me a set of wooden bag handles!
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Chapters/ timestamps:
0. Intro: 00:00
1. Preparations & planning: 00:22
2. Setting up the structure: 01:39
3. Setting up the warp: 02:18
4. Braiding the warp: 03:15
5. Braiding pattern (technique): 04:43
6. Finishing up: 07:39
7. Reveal: 10:08
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Music credits (from the YouTube music library):
-Lullabye (Sting) by Twin Musicom http://www.twinmusicom.org/
-Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0-license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357 Artist: http://incompetech.com/")
![Plann(er)ing Sewing for Chaotic Minds [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oja4C8Km_Pg/hqdefault.jpg "Plann(er)ing Sewing for Chaotic Minds [CC]
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If you wish to support my work, you can buy me a coffee at: ko-fi.com/juulthijssen
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A little talk about planning and plannering historical sewing or costuming projects. If you dont know where to start... this video is for you!
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![I Cheated on CosTube with Knitting and Pottery [CC]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ooM3Hj4hpKE/hqdefault.jpg "I Cheated on CosTube with Knitting and Pottery [CC]
Watch my smug face as I show you all the stuff I made with my own two hands.
If you wish to support my endeavours, you can buy me a coffee at: ko-fi.com/juulthijssen
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List of interesting things in no specific order:
-All knitting patterns were bought through ravelry. My project page on there has links to all patterns and info on which yarns I used, etcetera! https://www.ravelry.com/projects/JuulVictoria
Individual pattern pages for the knits:
-green and brown hat: https://ravel.me/bbk-fisherman-hat
-grey turban: https://ravel.me/turban-hat-4
-radish socks: https://ravel.me/rad-radish-socks
-purple socks: https://ravel.me/catnip-socks
-red socks: https://ravel.me/dad-joke-socks
-moss green buttoned vest: https://ravel.me/odice
-brown vest: https://ravel.me/gondor-vest
-orange cable jumper: https://ravel.me/snow-crocus-2
-blue and white jumper: https://ravel.me/ranunculus-3
-pink bobble jumper: https://ravel.me/nutcracker-jumper
-tan jumper: https://ravel.me/capulet-blouse
-red slipover: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/JuulVictoria/red-slip-over
-The sewing patterns I used are Vogue V8499 for the green pants, Brigitta Helmerssons ZW gather dress for the yellow/orange dress, and Daisy Chain Patterns Liz Quilted Liner Jacket for the green quilted jacket.
-The green reproduction chinz fabric is from dutchfabric.nl (not spon)
-I got my clothes labels at dutchlabelshop.com (not spon)
-The quilt patterns I am using are 1 inch hexagons for English paper piecing and a simple 8 star quilt block for my bag and other quilt top.
- The cat butt embroidery pattern is free at Cat Covens patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-embroidery-40396888?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=postshare&fbclid=IwAR2-1fsyhi63e84IQLc85dDElbxJ1zdMi97SZMwpisiBxOg0MAV2xlbFZUY
-CosTube cooks playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIXZOOWe46njgJPru5_Mbq8fp-fTdirkD
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Music credits (from the YouTube music library):
-Lullabye (Sting) by Twin Musicom http://www.twinmusicom.org/
-Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0-license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
-Bad Ideas - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0-license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100489vArtist: http://incompetech.com/")
