Author Archives: Jessica

Peach Silk Knit Step-In Slip with Heirloom Handwork

Designed from my personal collection of antique lingerie. Knitted from cloud-soft peach silk, this step-in slip offers a delicate balance of lightness and warmth. Exquisite hand-crocheted silk lace, ivory ribbon accents, and shell buttons complete the design, creating a one-of-a-kind

Peach Silk Knit Step-In Slip with Heirloom Handwork

Designed from my personal collection of antique lingerie. Knitted from cloud-soft peach silk, this step-in slip offers a delicate balance of lightness and warmth. Exquisite hand-crocheted silk lace, ivory ribbon accents, and shell buttons complete the design, creating a one-of-a-kind

Antique 1930s Windmill Quilt Cotton Top

Rooted in Depression-era ingenuity, this 1930s Feedstock Windmill Quilted Top celebrates the beauty of feed sack fabrics and traditional quilting. Featuring a classic windmill block design, the top is composed of cheerful florals and fauna prints, lightly quilted to highlight

Antique 1930s Windmill Quilt Cotton Top

Rooted in Depression-era ingenuity, this 1930s Feedstock Windmill Quilted Top celebrates the beauty of feed sack fabrics and traditional quilting. Featuring a classic windmill block design, the top is composed of cheerful florals and fauna prints, lightly quilted to highlight

Antique Dresden Quilt Cotton Top

Dating to the 1940s, this Dresden Plate Quilted Top showcases a beloved quilt pattern rendered in period cotton prints. Time has softened the colors and textures, resulting in a beautifully worn surface that speaks to decades of use. Hand quilted

Antique Dresden Quilt Cotton Top

Dating to the 1940s, this Dresden Plate Quilted Top showcases a beloved quilt pattern rendered in period cotton prints. Time has softened the colors and textures, resulting in a beautifully worn surface that speaks to decades of use. Hand quilted

Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt Hoodie

Classic 1970s design and a love of expressive textiles, this Dresden Plate Quilted Applique Top features bold floral cotton prints forming the iconic Dresden plate motif. Fully hand stitched, a standout piece that blends folk tradition with retro floral flair.

Vintage Dresden Plate Quilt Hoodie

Classic 1970s design and a love of expressive textiles, this Dresden Plate Quilted Applique Top features bold floral cotton prints forming the iconic Dresden plate motif. Fully hand stitched, a standout piece that blends folk tradition with retro floral flair.

Antique Quilt Jean Jacket

This one-of-a-kind jean jacket features hand-stitched 1930s quilted floral appliqué, carefully applied to celebrate the beauty of vintage textile work. Vibrant cotton florals and hand quilting to create a wearable heirloom that blends utilitarian workwear with delicate, timeworn craftsmanship. $110

Antique Quilt Jean Jacket

This one-of-a-kind jean jacket features hand-stitched 1930s quilted floral appliqué, carefully applied to celebrate the beauty of vintage textile work. Vibrant cotton florals and hand quilting to create a wearable heirloom that blends utilitarian workwear with delicate, timeworn craftsmanship. $110

Embroidered Jean Jacket

A jean jacket detailed with a 1970s chain-stitched embroidered appliqué. Vibrant stitching and raised texture highlight the craftsmanship and vintage style. SOLD

Embroidered Jean Jacket

A jean jacket detailed with a 1970s chain-stitched embroidered appliqué. Vibrant stitching and raised texture highlight the craftsmanship and vintage style. SOLD

Rose Garden Cross Stitch Linen Top

Ethereal and lovingly crafted, this heirloom top features hand-worked cross stitch and fine tatted lace on antique linen, each detail celebrating generations of needlework tradition. SOLD

Rose Garden Cross Stitch Linen Top

Ethereal and lovingly crafted, this heirloom top features hand-worked cross stitch and fine tatted lace on antique linen, each detail celebrating generations of needlework tradition. SOLD

Rose Garden Cross Stitch Linen Camisole

A romantic heirloom top adorned with hand cross stitch embroidery and delicate tatted lace on antique linen.

Rose Garden Cross Stitch Linen Camisole

A romantic heirloom top adorned with hand cross stitch embroidery and delicate tatted lace on antique linen.

Flower Garden Cross Stitch Cotton Camisole

This Flower Garden Cross Stitch Camisole is adorned with charming hand-worked floral embroidery, reminiscent of a blooming cottage garden. Fine cross stitch details scatter across the fabric, bringing softness and color to the airy silhouette. SOLD

Flower Garden Cross Stitch Cotton Camisole

This Flower Garden Cross Stitch Camisole is adorned with charming hand-worked floral embroidery, reminiscent of a blooming cottage garden. Fine cross stitch details scatter across the fabric, bringing softness and color to the airy silhouette. SOLD

Floral Applique Camisole

Tender and thoughtfully made, this camisole features hand-stitched floral appliqué that blooms across the fabric like pressed flowers. SOLD

Floral Applique Camisole

Tender and thoughtfully made, this camisole features hand-stitched floral appliqué that blooms across the fabric like pressed flowers. SOLD

Whitework Lace Cotton Camisole

Delicately crafted in classic whitework, this camisole features intricate floral cross-stitch embroidery accented with a charming shamrock motif. SOLD

Whitework Lace Cotton Camisole

Delicately crafted in classic whitework, this camisole features intricate floral cross-stitch embroidery accented with a charming shamrock motif. SOLD

Antique French Lace Bralette

This antique French lace bralette is crafted from delicate, handwoven lace with intricate floral motifs, evoking the elegance of early 20th-century Parisian lingerie. Soft, ethereal, and effortlessly feminine, it carries a timeless heirloom quality that feels both intimate and luxurious.

Antique French Lace Bralette

This antique French lace bralette is crafted from delicate, handwoven lace with intricate floral motifs, evoking the elegance of early 20th-century Parisian lingerie. Soft, ethereal, and effortlessly feminine, it carries a timeless heirloom quality that feels both intimate and luxurious.

Cotton Hand Embroidered Bralette

This one-of-a-kind cotton bralette is a delicate celebration of hand embroidery, adorned with exquisite floral motifs, intricate lace detailing that creates a soft, dimensional garden across breathable cotton. Ethereal, intimate, and utterly romantic, it’s a wearable heirloom for those who

Cotton Hand Embroidered Bralette

This one-of-a-kind cotton bralette is a delicate celebration of hand embroidery, adorned with exquisite floral motifs, intricate lace detailing that creates a soft, dimensional garden across breathable cotton. Ethereal, intimate, and utterly romantic, it’s a wearable heirloom for those who

Battenburg Lace Cotton Bralette

A delicate cotton bralette featuring exquisite Battenburg lace trim and detailing. Lightweight, soft, and feminine, this piece combines artisanal lacework with a comfortable, flattering silhouette

Battenburg Lace Cotton Bralette

A delicate cotton bralette featuring exquisite Battenburg lace trim and detailing. Lightweight, soft, and feminine, this piece combines artisanal lacework with a comfortable, flattering silhouette

McMaster University – School of the Arts

Mend and Make Well was hosted as a part of my artist in residence program.  Students in the SOTA program and members of the public were invited to open studios held every Monday from January to April 2018 to learn mending

McMaster University – School of the Arts

Mend and Make Well was hosted as a part of my artist in residence program.  Students in the SOTA program and members of the public were invited to open studios held every Monday from January to April 2018 to learn mending

Doily Webs

An ongoing community collaborative artwork created with Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger.  Together the artists, with the community created web like installations from found and inherited lace doilies.  The public is taught a the simple chain stitch and invited to create site specific

Doily Webs

An ongoing community collaborative artwork created with Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger.  Together the artists, with the community created web like installations from found and inherited lace doilies.  The public is taught a the simple chain stitch and invited to create site specific

Mend & Make Well

Mend and Make Well is an ongoing,  participatory artwork about the material items we cherish that tell the stories of our lives. All are invited to bring or mail items in need of mending.  Jessica mends, photographs and records the the

Mend & Make Well

Mend and Make Well is an ongoing,  participatory artwork about the material items we cherish that tell the stories of our lives. All are invited to bring or mail items in need of mending.  Jessica mends, photographs and records the the

Richelieu Embroidered Floral Bralette

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage Richelieu hand embroidery
2013

Richelieu Embroidered Floral Bralette

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage Richelieu hand embroidery
2013

Embroidered Kerchief Bra

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage textiles, Richelieu hand embroidery, ribbon
2013

Embroidered Kerchief Bra

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage textiles, Richelieu hand embroidery, ribbon
2013

Floral Cotton Slip

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage textiles, lace, ribbon
2013

Floral Cotton Slip

Spring Lingerie Series
Vintage textiles, lace, ribbon
2013