Peas Projects

Check out Ensembles of the Past! She makes such gorgeous work, and I'm so happy our Painted Blossoms gets to be part of it.

We ARE going to be reprinting Painted Blossoms this fall, though the original fabric we used isn't available at the same price anymore. We do gave some alternatives, including a silk taffeta that I'm looking at!

Working on the Watteau Pleating on the back of this new 18th century dress from the studio. 💕

Fabric from Peas Projects.

I had a fun mitt order that got stitched and sent out today. Pure white on white! I think it turned out really beautiful.

You've blown through another 100 yard bolt of our crazy lightweight and awesome 56 gsm linen. In keeping with our philosophy of making great fabrics as affordable as possible, we sell this linen for $16.50/yard. That's the normal price, not a sale price.

More is on the way and should arrive within a week or so! As things stands, we have 5 yards left AND a 1 7/8 yard piece that has these splotches of something from the factory on them. It's not even two inches wide, and only on the edge of the fabric, but it repeats a few times. The rest of the fabric is fine! It's on sale for $25 for the piece if you want it!

Our Yellow Banyan fabric is also back in stock and 40 yards are up on the Etsy shop!

Summer was crazy busy! I repainted and renovated both kids bedrooms. I finished my last class for an accounting certificate. The kids and I ran all over and made a valiant (but failed) attempt to visit every Smithsonian in the DC area. We hit Williamsburg for the 4th of July. Spent time at the pool. Kids did summer camps... and I didn't do a whole lot on the Peas Projects front!

However, things are still moving along and now that life has slowed down with the new school year starting up, I'm turning my attention back to lovely lovely fabrics. We've briefly gone out of stock on the Yellow Banyan fabric (so THANK YOU!), and our luscious 56gsm linen is still a big hit with all of you! Don't worry, the Yellow Banyan fabric has been reordered and will be restocked in a day or two.

The engageantes, which have been out of stock on my shop will be back with an ambiguous 'soon'. I'm planning to test out the design using the 56gsm linen and a much thinner rayon thread instead of the cotton. I'm uncertain how it'll hold up on the embroidery machine. If it doesn't, I'll put the cotton ones I have been making thus far back up.

Coming up:
I've got three new prints that are in the works and should be ready to go by fall.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/174946 - This lovely black ground floral is a delight. It's an American piece, which is fantastic for reenactors who want to make sure to use local prints. I think I've found a lovely cotton to print it on, even if it's not glazed like the original.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/94442 - This is a delightful monochrome blue print on linen, which I'll have printed on the same linen/cotton blend we're using for several of our other prints.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/84579 - Our third is a bit more of a risk. It's a silk ikat. Traditionally, the yarns are dyed before being woven and this would be a digital print but I did find a good silk taffeta that isn't obscenely expensive.

I'm also thinking about doing a reprint of our Painted Blossoms design. It was originally on a 'plain weave' silk, and it printed out very nicely on a silk/cotton blend. I'm still waffling on whether to reprint it on the same silk/cotton, or to use the new taffeta. So that's a choice to be made. Opinions?

Thanks to the support of everyone this year, I do have the capital to properly stock both silk designs and won't need to do a pre-order!

Photography has never been my strongest skill but my littlest Legume wielded the phone for me! With the weather hitting close to 100, I'm staying comfortable in this airy 'no-waste' (and no waist!) top pattern is Mood's free Cadia pattern and our reproduction print, Red Posy linen/cotton blend.

Swing on by Etsy and use the code MODERN for 15% off our fabrics through July!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4463017364/red-posy-18th-century-reproduction-linen

https://blog.moodfabrics.com/the-cadia-shirt-free-zero-waste-sewing-pattern/

I've started working on some summer sewing projects over here. Mostly, I wanted to wear my new prints when the Legume clan hits up Colonial Williamsburg for the 4th of July but I don't want to be in historical dress. So I started making some more modern and casual pieces I can throw on and be comfortable in when it's hot- and the cotton -linen blend it the new prints is great for that.

If you follow my personal page, you've probably seen the pants. (I'm waiting on finding a good belt to go with it or recutting it to fit a bit more closely, but here's a sneak peek!) I'm still deciding what to make from the Banyan Yellow print but it'll be great.

In case feel like you need some modern clothes in historical prints, I've got a coupon code for 15% set up over on Etsy that's good for all of our fabrics through July.
https://peasprojects.etsy.com?coupon=MODERN

One of the silliest things I get happy about is when I'm packing up orders and I get really close to lining up my stamps on the wrapping paper. Sometimes I'm wildly off, but if you get a package that's this close? Know that I was ridiculously pleased with myself for it.

Good news! We have 45 yards of our French Spring print Back in stock!

A large-scale buyer decided against this print at the last moment, so it's your last opportunity to grab it!

Taking a short break from studying for exams to start the art for a new print and let my mind relax a bit. 🥰

The entire legumey 🫛 clan is off to the Fort Frederick market fair! I'm not a vendor, but come say hi if you see me!