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Caroline Martin
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Добавлен 31 авг 2020
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My channel focuses on 20th century historical dress. My particular area of expertise lies between 1930 to 1979, so I will mainly focus on mid-20th century sewing and history (with some notable exceptions of course). A large part of my channel is dedicated to reconstructing iconic garments from the period/media while diving into the history that surrounds that particular piece. I aim to create garments using historical methods whenever possible in order to achieve a version as close to the original as possible. In between reconstructions I post historically relevant videos related to dress, sewing, beauty, food, or other homemaking activities.
Right now I feel like 18th/19th century dress dominates the historical costuming community on youtube, so I wanted to contribute and create for those who desire for more 20th century focused conversations.
Feel free to stay awhile.
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My channel focuses on 20th century historical dress. My particular area of expertise lies between 1930 to 1979, so I will mainly focus on mid-20th century sewing and history (with some notable exceptions of course). A large part of my channel is dedicated to reconstructing iconic garments from the period/media while diving into the history that surrounds that particular piece. I aim to create garments using historical methods whenever possible in order to achieve a version as close to the original as possible. In between reconstructions I post historically relevant videos related to dress, sewing, beauty, food, or other homemaking activities.
Right now I feel like 18th/19th century dress dominates the historical costuming community on youtube, so I wanted to contribute and create for those who desire for more 20th century focused conversations.
Feel free to stay awhile.
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Building my Historical Sewing Room & Tour 🪡
In this video I create the historical sewing room of my dreams. Some of you may know that I recently moved (nj to va) and thus have had a major upgrade in my sewing space. I loved my old sewing room with a passion, however it was TINY tiny. Now I have room for my cutting table, a dedicated sewing desk, an editing desk (it's not fun moving a 50lb sewing machine every time I have to edit or work lol) and I even have my own fireplace!? Can't get much more cozy than that. I even have build-ins for all my dress history literature! like isn't that the American dream right there? I feel like I won the lottery with this set up. The majority of the furniture in my sewing room is reproduction Engli...
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Making 1950s Jello Molds with REAL 1950s Jello! (SAVORY & sweet) | 20th c. Food History
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.2 года назад
In this video I am veering in to the realm of food history and using real 1950s gelatine to create my very own gelatine salads/molds. These were an icon of the mid-20th century but are seldomly eaten today (especially savory gelatine salads). In this video I will be making two molds- a savory one and a sweet one. Will this 70 year old gelatine set? and if it sets will it taste any good? Subscri...
How F*scìsm Created Wedge Shoes | The History of Wedges
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.2 года назад
In this video I explore the connection between f*scíast Italy and the modern wedge shoe. From the ancient greeks to renaissance era Venice and Spain to 1930s Italy, the wedge/platform shoe has seen many iterations. Whether you love them or hate them there is no denying how easy it is to wear them. As our society gets less and less formal wedges have acquired staying power in many wardrobes. sub...
We Moved to Historic Virginia!
Просмотров 8 тыс.2 года назад
ahhh so we found our dream home! Our new home is a replica of the George Wythe house which is one of my favorite buildings in Colonial Williamsburg. This whole move has been really exciting so I wanted to share in our excitement. yes I need to find some new adverbs lol. dont forget to sub ig: carolineelizabethmartin
15 most common seam finishes in the 1950s (no serger, no zig zag) | mid 20th c. sewing
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 года назад
for my fellow historical sewists: this video discusses and demonstrates 15 common seam finishes used in the 1950s. Seam finishes really level up a garment. When I first began my historical sewing journey it was difficult to find primary sources on different seam finishes. I am using a sewing manual from 1954 as my main source of evidence along with input from a family member who was a dressmake...
Making Rose's Corset & Combinations from Titanic
Просмотров 14 тыс.2 года назад
So I am finally entering the realm of Edwardian corsetry. I am questing to make Rose's corset and undergarments in order to achieve the proper shape when I reconstruct some of her more formal dresses. I thought everyone and their mother on costube has created a victwardian corset but surprisingly I haven't see many Titanic era or late Edwardian corsets being made so hopefully this video is help...
corsets aren't as innocent as you might think
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
The historical costuming community is overwhelmingly pro-corset. While I love that we’ve gotten away from the discourse that corsets were torture devices only worn at the request of men, I believe it is important to explore the grey area that lies between pro-corset and anti-corset arguments. The beginnings of structural foundations like kirtles, bodies, stays, jumps and corsets, were born out ...
Making Midge's ICONIC Pink Coat 👛
Просмотров 16 тыс.3 года назад
The pink coat from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is probably one of the most iconic garments from the series. One of the most popular coats in the 1950s was the swing coat. A variation of the swing coat was the clutch coat which was a coat without closures. This is the type of coat I would classify Midge’s pink coat as. The reason fuller coats were so popular is because the silhouette of garments d...
MASSIVE HISTORICAL TRIM & FABRIC HAUL (silk & wool 160+ yds)
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.3 года назад
Today I am sharing my truly massive historical trim and fabric haul which is mainly comprised of wool and silk. I usually do large shops like this twice a year, once in the beginning of autumn and once in the beginning of spring. I make 99% of my own clothing so I allocate my would be clothing budget to fabric and trim. Acquiring this historical trim was basically the highlight of my life, I ca...
Making my 1950s Autumnal Wardrobe 🍎
Просмотров 227 тыс.3 года назад
In this video I construct my 1950s autumnal wardrobe and dive into the history surrounding 1950s autumnal clothing and the specific pieces I am making. Autumn is the arguably the best season, not too hot, not too cold (at least where I live). It is the perfect time of year to showcase our historical garments in all their glory. I hope you feel inspired to create your favorite time period's ward...
How to Create a Historical Sewing Room on a Budget
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 года назад
Does your environment influence your mood and subsequently your motivation? Does your sewing room inspire you to keep at your historical sewing? Fear not my friend, I have your comprehensive guide to create your most perfect historically inspired space that will motivate you to do all of the projects. As historical costumers we spend a good chunk of our lives in our sewing rooms, let that space...
Making the Blue Dress from The Notebook
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
In this video I reconstruct the blue dress from The Notebook but make it using historical methods from the 1940s. ig: carolineelizabethmartin
The History of the Sewing Pattern Industry
Просмотров 60 тыс.3 года назад
Paper sewing patterns are one of the most valuable resources in dress history because they model what people actually wore as opposed to museum pieces which are generally special occasion pieces. Patterns also display the garment construction practices of time and help with historical accuracy when making reconstructions. Truly one of the great elemental inventions in the world’s history, paper...
Making Jackie Kennedy's Peach Dress
Просмотров 15 тыс.3 года назад
Who loves 20th century dress history and historical reconstructions? In this video I reconstruct Jacqueline Kennedy's a-line peach dress she wore on a 1962 diplomatic trip to Udaipur, India. Jackie's wardrobe on this trip was meant to reflect the vibrance of India, and her outfits do not disappoint. This dress was constructed using historical materials and methods. For the fabric I chose a peac...
Dress Historian Analyzes the Costumes in the Film Jackie
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Dress Historian Analyzes the Costumes in the Film Jackie
Making Midge’s Season Finale Black Dress 🍸
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Making Midge’s Season Finale Black Dress 🍸
Making Rose's Swim Dress from Titanic
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Making Rose's Swim Dress from Titanic
Loved this video. What kind of sewing machine is that? Who made it? Too cool ❣️
Thanks for your video! For your hair, try using Lotta Body setting lotion 50% diluted with water to wet and set you're pin curls. You need to also wrap your head at night to keep curls longer. I find ventilated metal curlers work the best on my hard-to-curl hair, but they are uncomfortable to sleep in for most people. I'm a good sleeper, and I only use a neck roll for a pillow, so they don't bother me. You'll want a smaller curl size than you think. You should also consider getting a long-midi or horseshoe hair cut. Shorter hair holds curl better, so short hair framing the face would help the curl last, and give that true vintage look. I used to believe my hair was hopeless and stuck to wigs or pinning my hair into a vaguely a vintage shape, but with a little research and Lotta Body, I can get 2 days out of my over night wet curl set, when I used to only get 3 hours with pin curls. I can get all day with a heat set, when I used to only ger 1 hour.
I am so glad I found you! You did a marvelous job With everything. I have four tips for you: Please, please use a pressing cloth! You don't need to buy a pressing cloth, you can make your own with a good piece of heavy cotton about 12 x 12 with pinked edges. Narrow double fold hems did not start being regularly used before the 70's on the clothing you are making. Clothes need that extra weight at the bottom to hang correctly and a deep hem with bias lace or organza smoothes and distributes the bulk. When picking a thread match, always go with a shade darker than your fabric. It will reflect light less, therefore it shows less. Always press garments seams open, never to the side. Okay, enough tips, i hope they help everyone reading here. The reason your green suit did not fit right on you: You put the waist too high. Im not sure how you did the adjustment but it looked like you took it off the bottom instaed of shortening at the waist. Your jacket was too short to give you the proper 50's silhouette. It was also bulky at the bottom because of your rolled hem. The 50's also had shoulder pads that raised the waist line on the inner waist to create a straight cross body line. YOU ARE WONDERFUL! YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL REVLON RED NAILS! This was much more fun than my high school home economics class.
Sewing is one of my lifelong passions! Almost 60 years and I still have many of my patterns.
Thank you for saying that the museum replicas look different from the movie versions! I'm making this dress currently, and, in searching for references, I thought I was losing it because they looked so noticeably different to me in too-obvious ways. I've been mostly going by movie clips now. lol
I don't know, I wear one regularly, and the breath issue was never a problem loading the robotic welding machine lifting bulky steel parts in and out.
"When singer perfected the sewing machine" This is Elias Howe erasure.
The green suit is the best. Good job on all the garments 🎉
That's definitely Givenchy's little black dress that audry hepburn wore in Sabrina. So i don't know what joan rivers has to do with this dress, but that is 100% a ripoff of a Givenchy.
Hahaha, you haven't met my mother. She hates 40s and 50s style and tells me that I look like her grandmother lol
I’m loving your channel! I appreciate the history along the beautiful fashion
Where did you find the sears catalog?! 😱 once I found a poodle appliqué and I can’t bring myself to use it Hhaha it’s too precious 😂
I too am a huge fan of Mrs. Kennedy's style. She definitely epitomized a class, elegance and beauty in the 20th century. Thank you for doing such an incredible job on this iconic dress!
Wow! Can’t believe you didn’t use a pressing cloth!😅
I’ve missed your videos! Will you be posting again soon? 🥰
Bom dia você pode fazer o molde e o vestido da AUDREY HEPBURN da personagem Sabrina o vestido é Black thanks Carolina Martin 🤝🏾
Great video. Very interesting! It is too bad that more women don’t sew. I’m the only one that loves to sew from my circle of friends.
This was so intriguing. I was going to say maybe try pudding next but then I remembered that it has dairy products in it so that wouldn’t be good if it was a vintage one. 😝 such a cool experiment though. ❤
No pockets???
Huge house congratulations
Where are youuuu :(((
George Wythe pronounced WITH.
(Ignore, I just come back to this video wayy too often) 0:56 1. Pinked Seam 1:45 2. French Seam 2:46 3. Flat Felled Seam 3:33 4. Double Lapped seam 4:26 5. Turned and Stitched Seam 5:07 6. Turned and Stitched together 5:48 7. Double Stitched Seam 6:48 8. Double Top Stitched Seam 7:26 9. Rolled Seam 8:35 10. Overcast Seam 9:25 11. Overcast Seam Together 10:06 12. Catch Stitched Seam 11:08 13. Double Bound Seam 11:47 14. Single Bound Seam 12:13 15. Strap Seam
Thank you 😊
Awesome informative video ❤️🙏🏽 thank you ! Very much enjoyed
What year is that iron from?
I think you would like the short comic “ veil “ it has a lot of historical inspired clothing
I love, love looove finding old sewing patterns in charity shops. I have patterns that are soooo old I'm scared to touch them, so fragile
You tackled a suit jacket! Wow!!!
While interesting info, the vid was hard to watch and to listen. The skittery clipping and monotone voice was not my cup of tea. Additionally, you missed Stretch & Sew a powerhouse in a dying industry.
Great tutorial. Please recommend a stitch for knit seams - Not Serger. They itch me terribly. AND same for woven - Not serger - I sew blouses Only.
Hey, your tension is a little off.
I have that same sewing machine only in pink. Great machines.....so powerful, great stitch.
Excellent video. New subscriber.
We also moved from NJ to Williamsburg VA. Not sure what town your in but I believe close to Williamsburg. We retired 3 yrs ago and moved here. Best decision of our life. Love your home. Love being able to walk down Colonial Williamsburg everyday and I still find something new that I never knew before.
Please tell me about the iron you use. does it have a heating base on which to rest it?
Gorgeous! Ur work is so beautifull! Please do more videous like this❤❤❤
Where are those pattern sourcebooks from? Thanks!
My mom must have watched this! This is exactly how she taught me! However, I devised an easier flat fell seam! Now everyone does it that way!
Such a nicely researched, produced and presented video.
Just an FYI after sewing since 1958, and having lessons in 4-H and Home Ec as well as watching my mother use her tailoring classes from Penn State's County Extension Program. When using loosely woven fabrics in creating self-fabric buttons, you should use your lining fabric under the boucle to keep the silver sheen from the buttons from showing through. If you're using contrast lining in your garment, but don't want the contrast lining under the fabric for the buttons, find a scrap of matching or neutral fabric lining in your stash to use instead. My mother taught us not to waste anything, so scraps from our clothing were saved for crafts and doll clothes. Smaller scraps were saved for Barbie clothes and bits used to teach us how to sew seams, make hand-sewn button holes, and, yes, cover buttons. Also: my mother reinforced the hems of gowns I wore in HS Choir concerts with horsehair braid. Under-lining and lining will do the trick, too, but I needed so many gowns for various concerts inmy high school years that horsehair braid (now polyester, of course) helped the gown to hang properly without the added expense of under-lining and lining.
The button tip is such a good one. Thanks.
@bandanarathore Thank you for the kind words. Age has few compensations. One of the few is the hope that someone can benefit from what I've learned (usually the hard way).
@@onemercilessming1342 I am a beginner and going to sew a wool circle cape coat for the first time so I am searching for tips, I am trying to avoid putting stick on interfacing so searching the vintage sewing videos for the same. Thank you for your reply.
@bandanarathore Well...what pattern are you using? And what type of wool? Wool crepe drapes differently from heavier weight wools. Also, some circle cape patterns "drape" a bit differently than those using, say, Melton-weight wools.
@onemercilessming1342 it a self drafted pattern I made from seeing a video on RUclips. In my country we don't actually get proper information about the exact fabric types sadly. I got the fabric online but even the site doesn't mentions weight or anything. The wool is light weight I feel but it is not transparent. I am thinking about interlining it with organza and then underline with a crepe fabric. I aim to have it drape softly and not remain standing as the arms will look strange poking outwards. We don't even have the concept of patterns in my country, we get our traditional and everyday clothes stitched by tailors (it is a regular practice here) and the wester wear is brought readymade. Now many like me see videos on youtube for western wear and we try to draft patterns by ourselves.
Cool tour = thanks
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Maybe I'm not American enough, but just seeing most Jell-o dishes makes me barf...
Yea, it is kind of gag inducing lol
I just picked up this pattern. I’m thinking of using a a. Quilted top for the outside and a silky fabric for the inside so the batting does not show. You inspired me. Thank you
Stop blinking so much!
haha i know i watched the footage back and was like damn i have really dry eyes or i was super nervous
Wonderful sewing.
Here's a tip I've learnt in between when I first watched this video when it came out and now. When working with Boucle, the couture method of stabilising it is to flatline it to silk organza. Chanel basically quilts them together. You tack them first and then mark you pattern on the silk and then cut out.
Adorable! I was straining to see what shoes you paired with it.
Очень красиво получилось. Благодарю Вас что делитесь своим творчеством. ❤❤❤
SWEATERS WERE A BIG THING IN TJOSE DAYS SWEATER CLIPS