Movies to sew by?

[sealion]

What movies do you like to have going while you are sewing?

I started this morning with Kingdom of Heaven then Dangerous Beauty. I just put in Narnia. I'll probably make it through the POTC trilogy before I finish all the hand sewing for my current project. LOL

[Taffy Saltwater]

Depends on the project.  Pirate queen - POTC, of course.  Snape garb - the Harry Potters.   Italian (need to finish my pearled Juliet cap) - Romeo & Juliet or Dangerous Beauty.  I like my themes, can you tell?  Or the Elizabeths, Anne of a Thousand Days, Mary Queen of Scots.  Stardust, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Howl's Moving Castle, or Wild, Wild West to commence my steampunk self.  Movies & sewing go together like biscotti & coffee.

[Lorraine]

It's the wrong period, but we just rented The Dutchess, and the costumes in that are wonderful.

[Adriana Rose]

I dont sew by movies other wise I jab needles in my hands.. so I rock out!

Today I had
Enter the Haggis
The Young Dubliners
Great Big Sea
Glengarry Bhoys
Whirly Jig
The Elders

oh and
U2
                   hmm I sense a pattern here

[sealion]

The tv in my craft room died halfway through Narnia so I turned the radio on to the oldies station. Right now Bad, Bad Leroy Brown is playing! LOL (When I "watch" movies they are ones I've seen a million times so I am mostly just listening.)

[Athena]

Shakespeare in Love, A Knight's Tale, Ever After.

When friends of mine had a couple of sewing gatherings, we listened to lots of music and put the above movies on. Music, movies, yummy food, and beer make a fabulous sewing party!

[Ignia]

Shakespeare in Love, A Knight's Tale, Ever After.

- I second that notion! I've never seen Shakespeare in Love, but if you haven't seen the other two, they're a couple of my favorite movies.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

Doing Period Clothing requires Period themed movies.....


Tudor/Elizabethan

ELIZABETH R
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE


18th Century

THE DUCHESS
THE LIBERTINE
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN series
AMADEUS

Edwardian

TITANIC

[Taffy Saltwater]

Lady K, you know the Libertine?!  I love this movie and feel like we belong to a relatively small club who know & love John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester.  Did you ever read any of his poetry - that'll bring a blush even to the cheek of the most debauched hussy.

[Lady L]

I don't watch movies when I sew. I like to listen to music, though. Mostly the oldies station,  some faire music,  Marvin Gaye or my friend singing. He has a great voice.

[gem]

See, those are movies that retty much guarantee that I *won't* get any stitching/sewing done!  Way too much eye candy!  I need something where I never have to look up at the screen... and "Shakespeare in Love," for one, is way too distracting with the costumes....

[DragonWing]

I can't watch tv and sew, I prefer listening to music. Classical, light jaz or life style (new age music)

[Taffy Saltwater]

I don't actually watch - they're more of a soundtrack for me.  I pop my head up if a favorite scene is on & then back to the salt mines.

[sealion]

I don't actually watch - they're more of a soundtrack for me.  I pop my head up if a favorite scene is on & then back to the salt mines.

Exactly! LOL
I was meaning movies you "watch" more to keep you compmay while you are working, not neccessarily as costume inspiration.

[callalilly]

I listen to Renradio when I sew!