Amazing beaded dress on Vintage Textile, 1920

I was browsing Vintage Textile today, and saw this absolutely lovely beaded dress, ca. 1920. Silver lace over a mauve silk. The flower motif in the lace is beaded. I even love the bow at the waist, and I'm not a fan of bows that look like dangling tumors.

Mmm, all that is beaded by hand. The work that went into it is mind-boggling. I have enough trouble bothering to actually hem my projects or turn under the edges of appliques. I'm not sure if it's the finished project that makes me go all swoony or all the hard work that went into creating it. Either one is worth the appreciation.

This Fortuny jacket is wonderful, too. Hello, rectangular construction! It's gold paint stenciled on velvet. It would be a simple project (since nothing is ever as easy as you think it will be) to recreate, if you had the patience to make/find the stencils. You really wouldn't have to worry about layering colors, though, since it's all gold. What a great project for a Gatsby party, though. A pink slipdress underneath, I think. Because I'm obnoxious.

Currently knitting this baby Yoda sweater for my friend Jen's baby boy. I think I'm going to change the shape of the neckline and put applied i-cord around the neckline to finish it, though. Or maybe cabled i-cord. I know it's supposed to be unstructured, but it will wear better with the i-cord attached.

Heh, I accidentally posted this to my personal journal, and the textile fiends there are coming out of the woodwork. Yay for textiles!