It's a relief to see other people to express themselves chaotically in creative ways, because I am ALSO feeling chaotic in lockdown 6 here. Embrace the chaos!
Quilts would be such an easy way to use the small cabbage. Especially when you use such nice wools. And as for sewing content being hard to produce because of the time that is required by each project, we love vlogs and studio organizing videos and shopping hauls and outfit look books. Not every video has to be massively taxing. Be sure to take a break!
"You know what- I'm going on a walk" has got to be one of the most relatable things out there -me whenever i've encountered my 7th minor inconvenience in a row
I'll go outside and sit on the stairs so I can spend time with the poultry. More often than not, my geese will gather around and just sit with me. We vibe in varying levels of "Yep. It's a Day."
It’s so funny to see modern furniture in Bernadette’s living space. I feel like she has so captured her aesthetic of time travel that I almost forgot she lives in the same universe that we do.
Honestly, I sometimes feel that it was the passengers that wore the clothes in a different era from the background. The shooting spots she chose were so beautiful and having the historical atmosphere.
Sims youtubers: “why does my Sim keep autonomously starting new projects when they have other projects? You’d think they’d autonomously work on the current ones before starting new ones” Real life crafters : *this video*
me needing to finish the very last details of a shirt, but wanting to start on a dress and blouse, and so i split the difference by crocheting a sweater
When you aren’t using your dress form, you can dress it up and put it in front of a window to creep out your neighbors. Or try new outfits. Or use her to make an entire outfit out of tiny scraps of cabbage just to make use of it somewhere. Maybe it would be useful somewhere. Or you can put a melon on top and call it Melon Lord. And i know the feeling, there are only so many times you can watch a cape swoosh on game of thrones or Harry Potter or other without wanting a cape of one’s own. Gotta learn to sew first though, lol.
That sounds fantastic and vaguely as though you have a dress form that you have put in these scenarios already 😅 as for the not sewing, I know that some people who do cosplay or drag often will just use glue (hot glue, fabric glue, etc) instead of sewing the garments. It probably works best on items that don’t need to be washed very often.
@@jennagrace1534 i do not, in fact, have a dress form, just a cryptid vibe. You see a model with which to shape clothes to put in the corner of the room, I see a way to freak out people passing by when they see a victorian/edwardian figure at a window in the corner of their eye. For the cabbage idea I thought instead of having great heaps of cabbage accumulate, little bits that are not shaped right to be useful, or in that awkward size between too small for another use but too big for stuffing could be quickly sown together to form a dress or shirt or something, like a potato sack, not very complex garment, that way you get stuffing cabbage, reusable cabbage, and cabbage dress, for the occasional day you have to look like your fairy godmother was drunk on the job. Nah, i wear my clothes to tatters or not at all, so this has to be practical. Hot glue will probably just annoy me. In truth I can sew, and I don’t mind it, I just cant knot the thread, so it unties real easy. Frankly, I havent tried in a while, so I might get some small pieces of fabric and see if my knotting skills have risen from rock bottom. And I can kinda see what Ms. Bernadette does to tie her thread. Just laziness! Story of my life
When you get your personalised dress form, I'd love to get a review. I've been wondering whether they include/how well they deal with asymmetry, because I have scoliosis as well.
this! i have scoliosis too (had surgery and everything) and i'm really curious to see how uneven shoulders / protruding shoulderblades / general spine wonkiness is dealt with
Please feel free to call me out for being inappropriate, but does Scoliosis affect people in different ways? I have always been curious and wanted to know just in case I meet anyone that has it.
I have almost purchased one of these as well but my body weight fluctuates too much. That has been my main hold back…but the definite benefit is those of us with the crazy spines getting the wonderful personalized form of our dreams.
@@TMcCarrick it does! everyone's body is different and gets affected by the spinal curvature in different ways. not everyone has the same degree or direction of curve, for example. and if one hasn't reached adulthood (where the bones stop changing so much), then the curvature will continue changing throughout puberty and with treatment. it's precisely because kids and teens' bodies are still changing that intervention/mitigating measures like a back brace can be done
It’s so reassuring to see you live with the frustration of not being able to finish what you’ve begun right away so gracefully. Makes me feel like less of a weathercock. I’m really excited for all these projects!
@@missmagic707 Definition of weathercock 1: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction. 2: a person or thing that changes readily or often.
i'm not really a sewing fan but your passion for it just gives me the artistic motivation and inspiration to draw and paint. i think there's something really beautiful and ironically relaxing in seeing someone's creative mess
I absolutely love when you mention your "skeletal structure" cause I have scoliosis too and since I also, thanks to bumping into your channel like a year ago, happen to do historical sewing, it makes me feel so... Like I have someone I can very much relate to, you know? I guess they call that representation edit: god I feel the fitting thing so much, I'm sorry that you feel that way
While Bernadette was ironing a thought occurred to me that ghosts must be so confuddled by her. Why is she dressed like us? Is she corporeal? Can I be corporeal as well? Can there be a non-existential crisis?
Hahaha! I've visited many historical buildings (especially in and around London) but I've never seen a ghost. Perhaps they're shy and don't want to meet visitors? :D
@@warriormaiden9829 Needle or shuttle? I have a tatting shuttle, and a few Beginner Books, but have yet to actually begin. I guess I need a "hoping the Powers That Be suddenly upload the How To Knowledge into my brain" book or something.
@@warriormaiden9829That’s very unexpected, and comforting to hear 😅. I might actually give it a try then, I always feel so left out when I get to the inevitable ‘Tatting’ section of old needlework books.
Ooo Bernadette please let us see your antique shopping vlog. Literally nothing you do is boring, all your content is just so wonderfully peaceful, calm and entertaining. You are one of my favourite influencers!!! Love from Australia!!!
Yep its all much older than what you can get here. All the old stuff is location in the middle of nowhere based, historical protected status, or new in comparison. I understand(ish) why Aboriginals didn't really keep stuff like this, or build like they do in Europe, doesn't mean the Aussies won't enjoy it.
I feel perhaps a little overwhelmed…until I sat down with a cup of tea and your chaotic creative genius vlog…then I looked around at my own insane to do piles…and said, “yep welcome to our creative chaos.” So many projects so little time. Beautiful video Bernadette.
I never really learned how to iron fabrics so it would be incredible if you did a video about basic clothing care! Absolutely swooned over the antique porcelains
Yes, steaming can be easier than ironing, and if you are stuck in a spot where you can't get one for the immediate future it is possible to flip garments inside-out and take a very steamy shower with it hanging in your bathroom.
15:23 "Don't run a sewing channel...." That was so unexpected and perfectly timed that I just about died laughing Edit: 22:19 also made me die laughing I'm so so glad you decided to vlog this madness. These are some of my favorite videos, just to peek into another world that isn't my boring day to day. And omg the London antique scene 😍
Something that might help you get some extra content in your pocket for when you need extra time on a sewing project, is little mending videos. Like how you darn socks and things
"I started a new project when I really shouldn't be starting new projects" is incredibly relatable. I have 2 dresses, a skirt, and an undergarment sitting in my "in progress" pile (I have to redo the entire top of one of the dresses because of an accident with scissors 😭) and I just found 2 skeins of yarn today that called to me and now after this video I'm headed to Ravelry to pick a pattern to knit. Probably going to be a shawl.
I'm exactly the same... I keep procrastinating on putting together my corset properly because #bodyissues and #cbf, and end up doing something else completely different like making a bustle or finishing my under petticoat 😂🤦🏽♀️
I haven't made a list of all the various things that need to be worked on because I would have so many in so many different areas, it would be overwhelming. And my mother keeps voluntelling me for new projects for all the people who are being nice to her right now (medical things that I can't do anything about for reasons) - so ... A heavy storm just blew in and I am going to take the day and play with fabric. (I have 4 quilt projects to get done, as well as countless other things that need messing about with. I doubt any of that will be advanced at all.) I hope all of y'all are able to work on projects that make you happy and that you feel as though you have accomplished wonders, because you have. One pile reorganized, or one stitch started is a wonder.
I am watching this while hemming my circle skirt (a nightmare!) 2 days before my sibling's wedding. The stress is crushing me. I need more of Bernadette's soothing, heartwarming inspiration chaos.
I love seeing some ‘having 17 projects in the go and still starting new ones’ representation 😎 But for real, I get heaps of anxiety about having unfinished projects, but seeing other crafters in the same boat it makes me feel way better and less stressed about. I’ll get to it when I can, and I’ll enjoy it all the same ♥️♥️
“i have just as of this afternoon got the intense desire to construct a cape” honestly SAME but i live in a tropical country and could never wear a cape without melting
The most dramatic beach cover up ever? I am a big "the best way to not get sunburned is to not expose yourself to the sun" type so I feel like there is most certainly a place for fancy swishy garments in tropical regions, just in different materials.
I'm not somewhere tropical, but I am somewhere that gets very hot, so I'm planning on making a med-lightweight linen cape! Keeps the sun off your skin? Check! Loose and flowy to allow air flow? Check! Hood to protect your face? Check! As long as you pick the right material, capes are for any weather!
I think that almost every creative person that I know is afflicted with the "ooooh- Hello,-What-are-YOU-and-how-long-will-it-take-me-to-make-you?!" syndrome.... Most of us have numerous UFOs nagging to be remembered from the backs of our minds. I use watching yours as a means to further procrastinate dealing with my own screaming unfinished naggers.... Best of luck with all of your projects!! I cannot wait to see the next installment.
I'm just glad to see that someone I look up to also has an issue with starting new projects when you already have several to finish. It's a real struggle hahaha
Oh, how I would love a cutting table. I love how your using old drawers and yes, I think moving it to the window was a grand idea. The dramatic ironing made me giggle quite a bit. 😂 Also: so much wonderful lace!!!! Oh, and reattaching sleeves is such a mood. Oh, gods - so many projects. 🤦🏻♀️ Remember to take breaks.
Are you a floor troll like Rachel Maksy and I then ? 😂 Cutting everything on the ground hurts my back so much! I live in a teeny tiny flat with no room room for the luxury that is a cutting table.
@@leadupont8588 I don't have room for the sort of permanent set up Ms Banner has, but I also cannot crawl around on the floor. Therefore, I spent several pretty pennies on a drop leaf table on castors that is marked with various cutting lines and has storage underneath. It's also possible to adjust it to different heights. It was worth every one of the numerous pennies I paid for it. I can now lay out fabric without wrecking my back leaning over my bed or trying not to have it slide off my sewing machine table. It makes pattern tracing, fabric cutting and various pressing tasks an absolute doddle. And when I'm done, I tidy it up, pack away my sewing stuff, drop the leaves and roll it back into my bedroom where it's less obtrusive most of the time.
Love to see there are more young people enjoying and decorating their homes with antiques. We love hunting for them. My husband and I got married 21 years ago and decorated our home with antiques, adding on and changing out as we went along. That earned us many a joke among friends, but all in good fun. Though we do get a lot of compliments about our unique pieces too. We know we don’t fit the mold. Who wants that anyway right? We are the only ones in our friend-groups that have an antique interior and love vintage clothes. My husband and I always joke that we have old souls. We are drawn to craftsmanship, the fantasizing about the backstories, the amount of details. And that goes for furniture, art, lamps, fashion, carpets etc. Love your videos. RUclips’s algorithm nails it sometimes. Kudos for your music choices. Love every video. Hugs from Holland.
Yes! I am still a teenager and I am already building an antique collection for my future home :). My grandma moved recently and she also collected antiques as a younger woman so I have acquired quite a bit of antique glassware and some antique books (my oldest is from 1885!)
Quick tip: when stuffing your Bustle Pad, or other bits like shoulder pads, etc. make yourself a paper funnel in order to fill and direct the ‘cabbage’ into your item. Love, love, your videos. Your home in UK is very lovely. The antiques market…well you had me drooling over the fabulousness of the items. It was sad to know that the household items were no longer with the families.
What saddens me more than the items not being with their families is all the trials, tribulations and disasters that caused the families and their treasures to separate. ... That is a pain I cannot verbalize ... at least not yet. ... maybe never.
The relatable energy through this vlog is *chefs kiss*. Stress stress stress “you know what. I’m going for a walk.” “This camera is just not focusing today… same” 😂
I loved the month vlog format even more than a day or weekend vlog - it's almost like a little behind the scenes tour. Like you said, sewing is a hard thing to translate into "content" as we consume it now, and this is beautifully illustrative of the time and effort it takes to do that. I hope you allow yourself to do it again because it was extremely enjoyable!
Much to the horror of my friends and family (who have suffered through years of my clumsiness and being accident-prone) I bought a sewing machine. Yes, it was inspired by this channel. I regret nothing. If you folks read a headline about a woman who got herself killed or maimed in a horrific accident involving a sewing machine, please spare me a thought or something ;)
Ms Banner had exactly the same effect on me. And I can assure you, you don't have to sew through your fingers very often before you learn to keep your fingers away from the needle.
Just keep your fingers away from the needle while it's going! It will pull the fabric through on it's own, you just need to guide it, no need for the hands to be too close. And always double check that you've put the foot down! Beginners tend to forget that step and it causes your bobbin to become very angry. Good luck on your sewing journey!
Go slower than you originally think necessary. Most sewing machines have some way of changing the speed (whether it's you taming your lead foot or a slide with multiple arrows indicating slow, normal, fast). Sew some lines on pieces of scrap fabric until you can control your speed if your a little nervous. Cut up holey clothes or ugly pillowcases for practice fabric if you have nothing. Also, don't sew super late, drunk, sick, or otherwise impaired. ;) Have fun sewing!
There's nothing I love more getting my workspace together. In the words of Virginia Woolf 'a woman must have a room of her own if she is to write' ...or do any creative undertaking imo!
This makes absolute sense. Total introvert with 3 kids, and no place in the house thats just mine. Would love to sew. Cannot face having to set up and tidy away an area every time. Never mind. I'll garden, knit blanket squares, and watch other people sew instead.
Love, love, love this video. The pintucking and insertion lace of the Mary Poppins dress is breathtaking. Split skirt, bustle pad, bookshop, black wool draped effortlessly over an elegant chair, stunning cutting table...all totally wonderful! Favourite moment? You gently sweeping around Cesario while he slumbers on...so poignant, it actually brought tears to my eyes. So much love - in many forms (pun intended) - is a wonderful thing.😘💖💞💓
I feel you, Bernadette. There are so many projects, and so few hours in a day, and people expect me to FINISH THINGS? Pah!!! It is really nice to get these vlogs and see some of the chaos that goes into the beautifully aesthetic single-project videos. It makes me feel better about my own chaos.
I'm really enjoying this "behind-the-scenes" peak into your creative and creation process! ♪ I just received my first ever fabric order this week for my first ever "planned" sewing project, and it's a big confidence boost to see how someone as talented as you works.
Custom dress forms can be a blessing for fitting garments, but an absolute curse to the mental health. I made one for my daughter last year and the poor thing still hasn't recovered! I now have a body double of my kid living in my closet like some kind of reverse Norman Bates in the making!
Would dressing the form in something that fits but is not too fitted when it’s not in use help? I suspect that seeing your “body double” look well-dressed would be a lot better for one’s mental health than seeing it bare.
@@ragnkjait would probably make it a little better for her but I'm not risking it if I don't have to. She has an adorable figure but she's hasn't been able to see it accurately since she was a cheerleader.
@@nerdaccount lol and yet, if you saw those same dimensions on another person I bet you'd think they look fine. We are all such harsh judges of ourselves.
My "in progress" list resembles more of a pile, and in fact spans various media. As much as I love checking things off the list, it's awfully hard to get to that point!
Ah, thank you. It’s been a bit of a rough day and I laughed for the first time watching you go “and this is unfinished. And this is unfinished. And THIS is unfinished.” I’m with you in chaotic creative spirit (though very little sewing despite my own four unfinished patch jobs).
The indignant walk-taking is exactly why I love you and your channel. Chaotic creative interludes punctuated by stubborn self-care and self-awareness. 🖤🖤🖤
3:12 I love how the pocket makes a cameo! Just more proof of how you actually use the things you make like the fast-fashion-fighting queen you are! Also, I’ve been wondering what an 18th century woman would actually put in her pocket(s), if you know? Anyway, thank you for the wonderful content!
So many things! I give some examples and link to references in my video discussing the history of pockets (tldw: snacks, books, rocks, treasures, chickens), but if you have a bit of time to spare, do have a look at the Old Bailey records (www.oldbaileyonline.org/) and search 'pocket' for all sorts of fun insight into the myriad ways that people used pockets in criminal tomfoolery.
@@bernadettebanner thank you! I feel honored to have been responded to by you. I appreciate your effort into helping us understand history. I’ll take a look into the links you’ve listed. Thank you once again!
I love you and your enthusiasm! Au, if only I was younger, don't worry I'm in my 80's, but your exuberance is contagious and I love your dress code it is beautiful much better than the now look! I have enjoyed learning a lot about sewing from you. My wife sews a lot and I enjoyed it at times helping her, with the exception of the pins on the floor that somehow I always found with my bare feet. Our sewing was for our kids so it was not as complex as yours. What you do with preservation is great. God bless and keep you safe and healthy.
This has really encouraged me to continue my sewing project, which I have put on hold for literally a week because I didn't want to sew in the hooks and eyes and had been procrastinating via new baking projects. Thank you.
Your “fitting” procrastination in the sewing process is like “weaving in the ends” in crocheting for me. Hence why I too have a gazillion of unfinished projects. I tell myself every time, weave them as you go, but hey…. I’m in the flow, I’ll do it later…. And then it’s ….. whole project finished, save for the ends and then I find such cute yarn or such an amazing pattern that I can’t help myself. It’s bad. I’ll be better.
See, that's why I mainly chrochet with #10 thread and buy insanely large balls of it. The ball is so large that you can get 2-3 projects out of a single one, and any thread that wouldn't make a whole project just gets set aside for my Inkle weaving. 🤣
I weave ends in as I go, otherwise I would have a pile of unfinished projects because I would have such a hard time forcing myself to weave all those ends at once.
I love this kind of videos so much, from treasures like that boat bookstore to glimpses into your still forming workspace. It was also kind of validating to see someone that I admire struggle with something so familiar as starting a million projects without finishing them, at least immediately. It made me feel less alone. By the way the music choices for this video were excellent, I'm a sucker for the dramatism a brooding cello brings to a soundtrack lol
How do you make even chaotic vlogs feel like cinematographic experiencies??? I love you Bernadette, you could upload once a year and I'd still LOVE your content 💜
One of my favorite little bits of the video isn't any of the lovely shots Bernadette gave us, but just her quick little "it's [day of the week], by the way." No idea why, but it gives me joy
Starting a new project is always more fun.... *Looks at stash of unfinished cross stitch projects that are like 85% done because I don't like back stitching **Also looks at stash of new projects ***Spouse yells at me for picking up new patterns ... Anyway, these sewing vlogs give me so much inspiration. Thank you and good luck!
This made me laugh, because my sister just had a fit because I told her I was thinking of picking up doing pottery, actually enabling her husband’s purchase of a pottery wheel, because I have always wanted to learn pottery. She said, “you already make bread from scratch (sourdough), crochet, spin, and sew! You do not need another hobby!” She was immune to my attempts to bribe her with promised cooking bowls, baking pots, etc. She has no sympathy with my MHPD (Multiple Hobby Personality Disorder).
Back stitching IS the worst part of cross stitch though. There is a joy in collecting hobbies, always learning and really you are being considerate because your loved ones will always have new ideas and avenues for gifts for you 😊
I have SOOOOO many unattempted patterns, and a few more cross stitching projects abandoned mid flight because of my unnatural hatred of back stitching. #crossstitchingproblems #99patterns
Even when you are in “chaos”, your videos are so soothing. The environment and natural light remind me of Dutch masters to Renoir. Your channel brings much peace for creatives and watchers of creatives. 😊
I am mostly stuck at the end of projects. For example I stitch something with the intention of turning it into a pouch. And then the zipper does not fit perfectly or something like that and I end up setting it aside thinking "I'll do that when I have lots of time and patience." And I never have both. 😀 - Your Victorian dress form reminds me of the mannequin in one of my favourite movies "The Time Machine" with Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Yvette Mimieux. She stands in the shop window across the street and shows us the changing fashion as George goes to the future. 🥰 I love that movie, I have to rewatch it. Outstanding soundtrack.
As a rather chaotic person myself, I genuinely adore watching you be so excited about starting more and more projects. Your enthusiasm is contagious, and perhaps now I will finish my own 16 UFOs and works in progress.
I'm so used to you doing everything in the most traditional and aesthetic ways possible that I was genuinely *shocked* when you pulled out a dirt devil to clean Cesario's cage! XD
I love these workroom vlogs so much 🙌 I'm right in the middle of reshuffling my own workroom at the moment so this could not have been timed more perfectly!
LOL i was just re-watching the construction video of your gorgeous velvet evening gown, and literally dropped my needle and thread to watch this! But, real talk: It never ceases to baffle me, how humans work! You can LITERALLY be the Bernadette Banner (anyone, really, everyone!), whom so many people including myself deem so beautiful, and still say 'I don't fancy looking at a dressform-version of myself all day long'. like - we ALL have the insecurities, right? all of us - everyone goes 'oh i wish i was thinner' or 'i wish i was physically straight' or 'i wish my nose was smaller' or 'i wish i didn't have the hip-dibs', no matter how gorgeous other people think you are!!! crazy, right?
I was thinking the same! Moreover, the same feature we don't like about ourselves can look beautiful to us on other people, but even after we realise this, looking at this thing on us and liking it is so so difficult! I gained a lot of weight this year, I used to be thin, now I'm chubby and I don't like it... But my body looks a lot like a woman I know who I think is actually beautiful! And yet I can't like myself! It's really frustrating, but I'm working on it
@@marabuora9547 Have you ever noticed that most people who really do love themselves are a pain to be around? I'm not sure it's in our own best interests - or anyone else's - for us to really love ourselves... Would you really like anyone who thought they were ideal? You are the perfect *you* and you're the only one who can do it. :-)
@@meganmills6545 I'm not saying loving myself as in "I'm God and everyone should bow to me" I'm saying loving myself as in "I like the way I look well enough I don't want to cry every time I see myself in a mirror"... Self love doesn't have to become arrogance
I love that you know that I’m watching your videos while I go about my day. Getting laundry out of the way so I can sew. Tidying up my room so I have room to sew. Eating so I have energy to sew. Sewing
If not for the fact that it probably wouldn't be good for the garments to be exposed as much, your extant blouse (and possibly a skirt from the same period) on the Edwardian dress form would be an _awesome_ display. And damn if the sequence of you getting out and around town didn't make me feel homesick for a country I only spent a year and a half at...
There was a little bit of everything in this video and I’m here for it and joining the crowd that loves your flat. Such great light! Satisfy yourself and your sponsors first and us last when it comes to videos since we would apparently watch “Twenty Minutes of Bernadette Silently Reading A Book” without complaint. I was going to be flip but seeing that written out, I realize that would actually be very soothing.
And I don't disagree with you. Heck, 20 minutes of Cesario with the occasional interjection or surtitle from Ms Banner is just fine. What's important to me is that Ms Banner wants to continue to do this - so whatever works for her works for me. Her health, mental and physical, takes priority as far as I'm concerned, but like you, I will watch whatever Ms Banner produces because her videos appeal to me, no matter the subject.
I don't want you to take this as forward or flirtatious, as it's not intended that way, but I admire you so much, as an artist, as a person, and in the looks department. You are so beautiful and clever and bright and kind and I just thought I should let you know that I appreciate you. Also, Cesario's great pout when you deigned to invade his home and dared to clean it was incredible.
I saw your Hamilton jacket at the event! It was beautiful! Seeing all my fellow makers In the industry was amazing! I could careless about my booth, I was there for Hamilton and then was pleasantly surprised to see your work there!
There are some things in this world, like ironing, that absolutely must be over dramatized! I hope all the projects don’t feel like their piling up and wish you the best on your quest for affordable antiques. Also, all my ‘projects’ are just fabric currently and today might be a nice rainy day to start them….. sidenote: is it just me, or are Bernadette’s videos perfect for rainy mornings
Wow! I love that you were all over the place on this one. When you admire someone for their organization, project dedication, and poise, then you see their dozen just-started project piles and giddiness about starting new ones; it makes me feel like maybe I'm not as organizationally dishevelled as I thought. Love your enthusiasm and your flat is coming along beautifully! Cheers.
Can I say, the camera flitting about your workroom while your voice grows ever more frantic listing off the mounting piles of in-progress and looming projects is an absolute wholegrain mood. I myself am sitting on a pile of sewing and embroidery I Need to get working on, plus a bundle of sewing and weaving I would rather be doing. The proverbial tea kettle screech of an overburdened brain is highly relatable. Also, endlessly envious of your gorgeous workspace. I'm fairly certain I said the same of your workroom back in jolly old New York, but you create such encompassing, aesthetic spaces which look delightful to exist and work in. It is a pleasure watching this workroom come together piece by piece, and I hope that back piece on the Mary Poppins dress doesn't fight you too much in the effort to sort it.
I absolutely loved this video. It reminds me of me 35 years ago. My cutting board was a king-size waterbed with cardboard cutting boards on it. I didn't have a sewing room at the time, but the master bedroom had two walk-in closets and a large vanity which was my sewing table, so I made do with what I had. I had 3 to 6 children running around, 2 of which were mine. I also wore Edwardian-style clothing with a corset most of the time. I miss those days terribly.
I love watching you. It doesn't matter if you have one project or 10 projects going. It is all interesting. Going on walks is interesting. Moving your furniture & rearranging your work room is interesting. Don't worry about us, we are all along for the ride!
So glad to know I’m not the only one that gets to the fitting part of a project and starts 7 new projects instead of just finishing the one I need to finish :) I always love a sewing workroom vlog
Your description of the split skirt reminded me that my grandmother said she had a similar style skirt the she wore when she would ride her pony to school (mid 1900’s). Folkwear Patterns has/had a Big Sky Riding Skirt pattern that would be similar to what you described.
"fitting just on many levels is a very distressing process" - god this is so relatable 😬 I keep making such beautifully constructed garments that I then lose momentum on the second I have to start making fit adjustments (despite toiles) 😩
I so enjoy your enthusiasm for your craft! You are not a network or large corporation putting out weekly entertainment. When you have time to put up a video - I'm ready for a cup of tea and anything you want to share. So many youtubers are getting burned out because they are trying to keep ridiculous schedules. Just be true to yourself.
My favourite antique find was a 6 volume set of the complete works of Shakespeare published c. 1898. I bought it and gave it to my bibliophile sister as a gift.
Bernadette….you are such a treasure….open, honest, and inspirational. Without a doubt, your videos, blogs, and vlogs are my favorites! It is more than fun to work with you and, yes, I do feel accomplished at the end. Thank you for being you!
ive been so hard on myself lately, since i haven't done anything creative yet and it's making me anxious. binge watching you and other creative peeps here on youtube to regain that creativity back. thanks for always having these artsy, cinematic videos that i can relax to and something to inspire to ❤️
Love these bit-at-a-time vlogs with the emotion of the moment woven in. EDIT: Also love seeing you set up alternate shots! Two-camera setup is fantastic :)
Maybe it’s me, but since your move to London, you have been all over the place. I’m not criticizing, because if I had moved to London I would still be getting over the panic attacks. I’m anxious to see one of the garments finished and your new dress form. I love the footage of you out and about. The antique shop was luscious❤️ . I am one of the few followers that doesn’t sew, but loves dress history. I also had a Total knee replacement surgery June 1, and I enjoy your vlogs
@@bernadettebanner But I would suggest that that's perfectly normal under the circumstances. You've moved not just to a new town or county, but to a new country. I don't know how long you expect to be here for, but there's so much new that you're going to want to see, plus so much re-arranging that will be needed until your new home is as much like you want it as you can manage given the constraints of renting that it's not actually a surprise that you're a bit butterfly brained at the moment. Just don't make yourself ill with self-imposed deadlines - we'll still be here if some of the projects take longer than expected. We're quite happy with workroom vlogs, or even waiting a couple of weeks for the next video if you need some time to yourself.
i so like the sound of your voice, doesn't matter what the subject, it's calming. i usually sew during your videos. i like you thinking aloud, i do this, or discussing procrastinating, while we're all doing the same with some project...but finishing another...your dialogue resonates with me, best wishes as you work to settle into your new home. I've moved so many times, the move is unsettling even when you're happy for the move,
I moved house not even 50 meters and after 2,5 months I'm still all over the place. 😓 Just soo much input from the changes and wished for changes in our new house.
I feel so called out right now. currently I have five dresses that just need simple alterations. Just hanging there. I have a list of items that I stopped mid project because my executive function quit on me. Then there is the list of things I want to make. An Edwardian lingerie dress, a Viking apron dress and smock, an 18th century pair of stays boned with reed, shall I go on? Oh, and in the midst of all this I decided to redo my sewing room because it was chaos. (doesn't help that I have to share it with my children's computers.) help.
I am so with you on this - I have a dress hanging on my wardrobe door that my sister volunteered me to copy for my Mum in different fabric (last spring😳) it was so much easier to just start new projects🤔😬 but you know?? That executive functioning thing?? I’m freakin awesome at that, but just not at the same time as when I’m freakin awesome at other stuff🤔 I say take a number, I’ll get to you - just busy right now😊🥳
It's been years since I was able to use my "sewing and office" for anything that was actually sewing or office-related. I need to reorganize and plan and move things and .... It's not going to happen right now. I will be playing with fabric for the rest of the day, or trying to find a new, hopefully reasonably cheap, solution for the poultry and doing housework-type things. I also really want to sew some lovely royal blue wool broadcloth I bought specifically for a lightweight cloak, into said lightweight cloak. And maybe a few "chicken aprons" while I have the machine going.
this has quickly become my favorite type of Bernadette video perhaps second only to the finished sewing projects because those are just masterfully done
Oh my goodness. I'm so envious seeing antique stores with so many amazing really old truly antique items in countries like UK and US. Here in Australia finding large quantities of really old items in one shop is fairly rare. I could spend days in a store like that. 😊
Bernadette: "I just started seven sewing projects."
Etsy: **Edwardian blouse**
Bernadette: "...eight sewing projects."
RUclips: **Mcgonagall videos**
Bernadete: "...Nine sewing projects."
Lolll! That’s me as well haha
Weather: **rainy day**
Bernadette: "...ten sewing projects."
It's a relief to see other people to express themselves chaotically in creative ways, because I am ALSO feeling chaotic in lockdown 6 here. Embrace the chaos!
Chaotic and cross! Lock down 6 woo hoo
Where are you from?
Another Melbournian? :'(
yay victoria woo
Wake up for no reason at 3am with 3 ideas for clay masks (while not having clay nor a sturdy enough face form) embrace creative chaos’s
Quilts would be such an easy way to use the small cabbage. Especially when you use such nice wools. And as for sewing content being hard to produce because of the time that is required by each project, we love vlogs and studio organizing videos and shopping hauls and outfit look books. Not every video has to be massively taxing. Be sure to take a break!
Bernadette could post a ten minute video of her drinking tea and I’d be interested. I’ll watch anything she gives us.
Yes! “Crazy quilts” can even use up cole slaw sized cabbage!
Completely ❤️
@@styleluv209 literally though 😂
Im a fan of kanzashi the Japanese method of fabric origami:)
I DESPERATELY want those “CANNABIS” and “COCAINE. and “MORPHINE” boxes, and strictly keep baking supplies in them.
I hope you store dried herbs, flour, and your medicines/Advil in these containers.
white sugar would be hilarious
But what to put in the Cufflinks box?
@@kellieb8865 Weed. That'll really throw them off.
@@nyangatagaming903 LMAO
"You know what- I'm going on a walk" has got to be one of the most relatable things out there
-me whenever i've encountered my 7th minor inconvenience in a row
I'll go outside and sit on the stairs so I can spend time with the poultry. More often than not, my geese will gather around and just sit with me. We vibe in varying levels of "Yep. It's a Day."
I have a dog who insists I take cuddle breaks. I don't argue. He's a pretty smart dog and I respect his opinion.
Life lessons with Bernadette :-D
It’s so funny to see modern furniture in Bernadette’s living space. I feel like she has so captured her aesthetic of time travel that I almost forgot she lives in the same universe that we do.
Honestly, I sometimes feel that it was the passengers that wore the clothes in a different era from the background. The shooting spots she chose were so beautiful and having the historical atmosphere.
Sims youtubers: “why does my Sim keep autonomously starting new projects when they have other projects? You’d think they’d autonomously work on the current ones before starting new ones”
Real life crafters : *this video*
human are a just supper messy game of sims that a group (>the MANY gods humanity has made up) started and never bothered to check on.
I play Sims and this is accurate
me needing to finish the very last details of a shirt, but wanting to start on a dress and blouse, and so i split the difference by crocheting a sweater
@@Alice-gr1kb the appropriate decision I see I see
@@crackers3978 almost done with the sweater, so naturally i’m starting a different one
When you aren’t using your dress form, you can dress it up and put it in front of a window to creep out your neighbors. Or try new outfits. Or use her to make an entire outfit out of tiny scraps of cabbage just to make use of it somewhere. Maybe it would be useful somewhere.
Or you can put a melon on top and call it Melon Lord.
And i know the feeling, there are only so many times you can watch a cape swoosh on game of thrones or Harry Potter or other without wanting a cape of one’s own. Gotta learn to sew first though, lol.
That sounds fantastic and vaguely as though you have a dress form that you have put in these scenarios already 😅 as for the not sewing, I know that some people who do cosplay or drag often will just use glue (hot glue, fabric glue, etc) instead of sewing the garments. It probably works best on items that don’t need to be washed very often.
@@jennagrace1534 i do not, in fact, have a dress form, just a cryptid vibe. You see a model with which to shape clothes to put in the corner of the room, I see a way to freak out people passing by when they see a victorian/edwardian figure at a window in the corner of their eye.
For the cabbage idea I thought instead of having great heaps of cabbage accumulate, little bits that are not shaped right to be useful, or in that awkward size between too small for another use but too big for stuffing could be quickly sown together to form a dress or shirt or something, like a potato sack, not very complex garment, that way you get stuffing cabbage, reusable cabbage, and cabbage dress, for the occasional day you have to look like your fairy godmother was drunk on the job.
Nah, i wear my clothes to tatters or not at all, so this has to be practical. Hot glue will probably just annoy me. In truth I can sew, and I don’t mind it, I just cant knot the thread, so it unties real easy. Frankly, I havent tried in a while, so I might get some small pieces of fabric and see if my knotting skills have risen from rock bottom. And I can kinda see what Ms. Bernadette does to tie her thread. Just laziness! Story of my life
That reminds me of an episode I listened to on the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society! So spooky!
Just wanted to appreciate the Melon Lord!
You got me at melon lord
Bernadette: “I hope this kept you company on your own crafting etc.”
Me, on my fourth hour of binge watching sewing videos: 👁👄👁
“does drawing count?” 😂
@@twotruckslyrics I believe it does!
"this camera is just not focusing today. I know, same." is really the mood of today
When you get your personalised dress form, I'd love to get a review. I've been wondering whether they include/how well they deal with asymmetry, because I have scoliosis as well.
I will most certainly feature her in a video when she arrives!
this! i have scoliosis too (had surgery and everything) and i'm really curious to see how uneven shoulders / protruding shoulderblades / general spine wonkiness is dealt with
Please feel free to call me out for being inappropriate, but does Scoliosis affect people in different ways? I have always been curious and wanted to know just in case I meet anyone that has it.
I have almost purchased one of these as well but my body weight fluctuates too much. That has been my main hold back…but the definite benefit is those of us with the crazy spines getting the wonderful personalized form of our dreams.
@@TMcCarrick it does! everyone's body is different and gets affected by the spinal curvature in different ways. not everyone has the same degree or direction of curve, for example. and if one hasn't reached adulthood (where the bones stop changing so much), then the curvature will continue changing throughout puberty and with treatment. it's precisely because kids and teens' bodies are still changing that intervention/mitigating measures like a back brace can be done
It’s so reassuring to see you live with the frustration of not being able to finish what you’ve begun right away so gracefully. Makes me feel like less of a weathercock. I’m really excited for all these projects!
what is a weathercock?
@@missmagic707 Definition of weathercock
1: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction.
2: a person or thing that changes readily or often.
@@moonchild4648 thanks!
@@missmagic707 no problem ;)
"The camera is just not focusing today - I know, same" was such a MOOD. I LOL'd.
i'm not really a sewing fan but your passion for it just gives me the artistic motivation and inspiration to draw and paint. i think there's something really beautiful and ironically relaxing in seeing someone's creative mess
I absolutely love when you mention your "skeletal structure" cause I have scoliosis too and since I also, thanks to bumping into your channel like a year ago, happen to do historical sewing, it makes me feel so... Like I have someone I can very much relate to, you know? I guess they call that representation
edit: god I feel the fitting thing so much, I'm sorry that you feel that way
While Bernadette was ironing a thought occurred to me that ghosts must be so confuddled by her. Why is she dressed like us? Is she corporeal? Can I be corporeal as well? Can there be a non-existential crisis?
This made me laugh so hard! Thanks for this :-D Now I'm imagining those ghosts looking at B in utter confusion, lol!
I'm ironing remnants of cotton plaids whilst dressed in my 20+ years old unmatched PJs 🍄🍄 These PJs are so soft...sigh!
Take care and be safe 😷
@@dcinrb8538 I was watching her & thought, "if I was doing that I'd be in my pjs. "
Hahaha! I've visited many historical buildings (especially in and around London) but I've never seen a ghost. Perhaps they're shy and don't want to meet visitors? :D
A post-life crisis
And to ‘Don’t start a sewing channel!’ my brain immediately added: ‘Indeed, try a knitting/crochet one!’ 😅
How about tatting? There aren't *nearly* enough tatting channels. 😂
@@warriormaiden9829 Agreed! That's one craft I've never tried, it seems so intimidatingly finicky and fine 😬
@@frannyhorvath1057 It's actually a lot simpler than it looks. I taught myself in less than a week. XD
@@warriormaiden9829 Needle or shuttle? I have a tatting shuttle, and a few Beginner Books, but have yet to actually begin. I guess I need a "hoping the Powers That Be suddenly upload the How To Knowledge into my brain" book or something.
@@warriormaiden9829That’s very unexpected, and comforting to hear 😅. I might actually give it a try then, I always feel so left out when I get to the inevitable ‘Tatting’ section of old needlework books.
Ooo Bernadette please let us see your antique shopping vlog. Literally nothing you do is boring, all your content is just so wonderfully peaceful, calm and entertaining. You are one of my favourite influencers!!! Love from Australia!!!
Hello fellow Australian. I too, wish to see an antique shopping vlog
Oh, my goodness, yes! :) I’d come to say just this!
Yes, I think Angela Clayton has proven handily that the audiences for antique vlogs and sewing vlogs overlap quite a lot.
Yep its all much older than what you can get here.
All the old stuff is location in the middle of nowhere based, historical protected status, or new in comparison.
I understand(ish) why Aboriginals didn't really keep stuff like this, or build like they do in Europe, doesn't mean the Aussies won't enjoy it.
More love from Australia. And yes, nothing you do Bernadette is boring
I feel perhaps a little overwhelmed…until I sat down with a cup of tea and your chaotic creative genius vlog…then I looked around at my own insane to do piles…and said, “yep welcome to our creative chaos.” So many projects so little time.
Beautiful video Bernadette.
Its because of bernadette I went from no sewing to doing a costume course. I'm grateful to have found their channel.
I never really learned how to iron fabrics so it would be incredible if you did a video about basic clothing care! Absolutely swooned over the antique porcelains
Also using a steamer!
If you have a variety of dfferent fabrics in your wardrobe, steaming can actually be better than the good old' ironing.
Yes, steaming can be easier than ironing, and if you are stuck in a spot where you can't get one for the immediate future it is possible to flip garments inside-out and take a very steamy shower with it hanging in your bathroom.
A basic ✨historical✨ clothing care? Or has it been done already?
Yes please!
yes!! fabric care 101 would be awesome
15:23 "Don't run a sewing channel...." That was so unexpected and perfectly timed that I just about died laughing
Edit: 22:19 also made me die laughing
I'm so so glad you decided to vlog this madness. These are some of my favorite videos, just to peek into another world that isn't my boring day to day. And omg the London antique scene 😍
Followed immediately by the zooming in of the lens. Perfect comedy. 😆
"You know what? I'm going on a walk..." 😄 Yes, this part of the vlog especially was hilarious.
If you don’t want to look at a dress form that looks just like your body all the time, have it wear one of your previous works when it’s not in use.
That is definitely the plan. 😅
Though, I can see myself getting scared by a fully clothed silhuette in the dark lol
@@thetheodora2371
That’s a good reason to _not_ give it a head.
@@ragnkja gotcha, will place the head under its arm!
@@thetheodora2371 that won't help.
Bernadette: "you know what? I'm going on a walk"
Such a mood!
Something that might help you get some extra content in your pocket for when you need extra time on a sewing project, is little mending videos. Like how you darn socks and things
"If the footage of that is not terribly boring" pretty sure we'd all want to see it even if it was!
agreed
Yes please! Just throw it together, no need to edit down. We'll soak up every moment of it.
Agreed
@@thebonniewong Yes!
Bernadette: this is the split skirt.
Rachel Maksey: sEcRet PaNts
SIKE it’s a Jumpsuit, YOU WERE FOOLED HAHAHAHAHAHA
"I started a new project when I really shouldn't be starting new projects" is incredibly relatable.
I have 2 dresses, a skirt, and an undergarment sitting in my "in progress" pile (I have to redo the entire top of one of the dresses because of an accident with scissors 😭) and I just found 2 skeins of yarn today that called to me and now after this video I'm headed to Ravelry to pick a pattern to knit. Probably going to be a shawl.
Do you want a lovely little cardigan pattern? My grandmother just gave me one and I have no idea what to do with it!
SO RELATE-ABLE😊
I'm exactly the same... I keep procrastinating on putting together my corset properly because #bodyissues and #cbf, and end up doing something else completely different like making a bustle or finishing my under petticoat 😂🤦🏽♀️
I have alot of thrift clothes just shoved to my cabinet since March to thrift flip them all, haven't done any 😭
I haven't made a list of all the various things that need to be worked on because I would have so many in so many different areas, it would be overwhelming. And my mother keeps voluntelling me for new projects for all the people who are being nice to her right now (medical things that I can't do anything about for reasons) - so ... A heavy storm just blew in and I am going to take the day and play with fabric. (I have 4 quilt projects to get done, as well as countless other things that need messing about with. I doubt any of that will be advanced at all.)
I hope all of y'all are able to work on projects that make you happy and that you feel as though you have accomplished wonders, because you have. One pile reorganized, or one stitch started is a wonder.
I am watching this while hemming my circle skirt (a nightmare!) 2 days before my sibling's wedding. The stress is crushing me. I need more of Bernadette's soothing, heartwarming inspiration chaos.
I love seeing some ‘having 17 projects in the go and still starting new ones’ representation 😎
But for real, I get heaps of anxiety about having unfinished projects, but seeing other crafters in the same boat it makes me feel way better and less stressed about. I’ll get to it when I can, and I’ll enjoy it all the same ♥️♥️
“i have just as of this afternoon got the intense desire to construct a cape” honestly SAME but i live in a tropical country and could never wear a cape without melting
The most dramatic beach cover up ever? I am a big "the best way to not get sunburned is to not expose yourself to the sun" type so I feel like there is most certainly a place for fancy swishy garments in tropical regions, just in different materials.
@@aj1807 that’s a great idea, i could use that since i always get sunburns and never tan anyway
Lace cape perhaps?
I'm not somewhere tropical, but I am somewhere that gets very hot, so I'm planning on making a med-lightweight linen cape! Keeps the sun off your skin? Check! Loose and flowy to allow air flow? Check! Hood to protect your face? Check! As long as you pick the right material, capes are for any weather!
Im in a frozen tundra and Im not sure I could wear a cape into real winter. Maybe. -40F needs different considerations.
Oh no! A book shop!!! My kryptonite!!!
Also something about a book shop on water is so wonderful and scary at the same time.
the absolute manic 35 projects at once and they don't stop coming energy is exactly me and I love to feel represented
I think that almost every creative person that I know is afflicted with the "ooooh- Hello,-What-are-YOU-and-how-long-will-it-take-me-to-make-you?!" syndrome.... Most of us have numerous UFOs nagging to be remembered from the backs of our minds. I use watching yours as a means to further procrastinate dealing with my own screaming unfinished naggers.... Best of luck with all of your projects!! I cannot wait to see the next installment.
I'm just glad to see that someone I look up to also has an issue with starting new projects when you already have several to finish. It's a real struggle hahaha
Oh, how I would love a cutting table. I love how your using old drawers and yes, I think moving it to the window was a grand idea. The dramatic ironing made me giggle quite a bit. 😂 Also: so much wonderful lace!!!! Oh, and reattaching sleeves is such a mood. Oh, gods - so many projects. 🤦🏻♀️ Remember to take breaks.
Are you a floor troll like Rachel Maksy and I then ? 😂 Cutting everything on the ground hurts my back so much! I live in a teeny tiny flat with no room room for the luxury that is a cutting table.
@@leadupont8588 I don't have room for the sort of permanent set up Ms Banner has, but I also cannot crawl around on the floor. Therefore, I spent several pretty pennies on a drop leaf table on castors that is marked with various cutting lines and has storage underneath. It's also possible to adjust it to different heights.
It was worth every one of the numerous pennies I paid for it. I can now lay out fabric without wrecking my back leaning over my bed or trying not to have it slide off my sewing machine table. It makes pattern tracing, fabric cutting and various pressing tasks an absolute doddle. And when I'm done, I tidy it up, pack away my sewing stuff, drop the leaves and roll it back into my bedroom where it's less obtrusive most of the time.
@@leadupont8588 I call myself a floor goblin. I get into the weirdest positions pinning and cutting.
Btw... Are you Irish?
@@leadupont8588 yup - a little troll that crawls all over the floor. 😂
Love to see there are more young people enjoying and decorating their homes with antiques. We love hunting for them. My husband and I got married 21 years ago and decorated our home with antiques, adding on and changing out as we went along. That earned us many a joke among friends, but all in good fun. Though we do get a lot of compliments about our unique pieces too. We know we don’t fit the mold. Who wants that anyway right? We are the only ones in our friend-groups that have an antique interior and love vintage clothes. My husband and I always joke that we have old souls. We are drawn to craftsmanship, the fantasizing about the backstories, the amount of details. And that goes for furniture, art, lamps, fashion, carpets etc. Love your videos. RUclips’s algorithm nails it sometimes. Kudos for your music choices. Love every video. Hugs from Holland.
Yes! I am still a teenager and I am already building an antique collection for my future home :). My grandma moved recently and she also collected antiques as a younger woman so I have acquired quite a bit of antique glassware and some antique books (my oldest is from 1885!)
@@forestglen6228 woah cool
Quick tip: when stuffing your Bustle Pad, or other bits like shoulder pads, etc. make yourself a paper funnel in order to fill and direct the ‘cabbage’ into your item. Love, love, your videos. Your home in UK is very lovely. The antiques market…well you had me drooling over the fabulousness of the items. It was sad to know that the household items were no longer with the families.
What saddens me more than the items not being with their families is all the trials, tribulations and disasters that caused the families and their treasures to separate. ... That is a pain I cannot verbalize ... at least not yet. ... maybe never.
Since the treasures and families are separated, I hope the treasures find new homes where they can be loved again.
The relatable energy through this vlog is *chefs kiss*.
Stress stress stress “you know what. I’m going for a walk.”
“This camera is just not focusing today… same”
😂
I loved the month vlog format even more than a day or weekend vlog - it's almost like a little behind the scenes tour. Like you said, sewing is a hard thing to translate into "content" as we consume it now, and this is beautifully illustrative of the time and effort it takes to do that. I hope you allow yourself to do it again because it was extremely enjoyable!
Much to the horror of my friends and family (who have suffered through years of my clumsiness and being accident-prone) I bought a sewing machine. Yes, it was inspired by this channel. I regret nothing.
If you folks read a headline about a woman who got herself killed or maimed in a horrific accident involving a sewing machine, please spare me a thought or something ;)
May the sewing gods smile benevolently upon you! (One of us, one of us!)
Ms Banner had exactly the same effect on me. And I can assure you, you don't have to sew through your fingers very often before you learn to keep your fingers away from the needle.
Just keep your fingers away from the needle while it's going! It will pull the fabric through on it's own, you just need to guide it, no need for the hands to be too close. And always double check that you've put the foot down! Beginners tend to forget that step and it causes your bobbin to become very angry. Good luck on your sewing journey!
Go slower than you originally think necessary. Most sewing machines have some way of changing the speed (whether it's you taming your lead foot or a slide with multiple arrows indicating slow, normal, fast). Sew some lines on pieces of scrap fabric until you can control your speed if your a little nervous. Cut up holey clothes or ugly pillowcases for practice fabric if you have nothing.
Also, don't sew super late, drunk, sick, or otherwise impaired. ;) Have fun sewing!
@@lacey9685 oh my gods, absolutely, I've spilled many a tear over the consequences of forgetting to put my foot down! Puns sort of intended.
There's nothing I love more getting my workspace together. In the words of Virginia Woolf 'a woman must have a room of her own if she is to write' ...or do any creative undertaking imo!
This makes absolute sense.
Total introvert with 3 kids, and no place in the house thats just mine.
Would love to sew. Cannot face having to set up and tidy away an area every time.
Never mind. I'll garden, knit blanket squares, and watch other people sew instead.
Love, love, love this video. The pintucking and insertion lace of the Mary Poppins dress is breathtaking. Split skirt, bustle pad, bookshop, black wool draped effortlessly over an elegant chair, stunning cutting table...all totally wonderful! Favourite moment? You gently sweeping around Cesario while he slumbers on...so poignant, it actually brought tears to my eyes. So much love - in many forms (pun intended) - is a wonderful thing.😘💖💞💓
I feel you, Bernadette. There are so many projects, and so few hours in a day, and people expect me to FINISH THINGS? Pah!!! It is really nice to get these vlogs and see some of the chaos that goes into the beautifully aesthetic single-project videos. It makes me feel better about my own chaos.
Been bingeing Bernadette's channel as I search for vintage typewriters and dinnerware for my wedding 🙌 literally the best vibes
"This camera is not focusing today. I know same" that's basically me, everyday 😂😂
Less of a mood and more of a perpetual state of existence, I agree (and same)
I'm really enjoying this "behind-the-scenes" peak into your creative and creation process! ♪
I just received my first ever fabric order this week for my first ever "planned" sewing project, and it's a big confidence boost to see how someone as talented as you works.
Enjoy your first planned project. Don't forget to make the mock-up, though. ;-)
How exciting! Have fun with your first project 😊 (Don't get discouraged, you got this)
Custom dress forms can be a blessing for fitting garments, but an absolute curse to the mental health. I made one for my daughter last year and the poor thing still hasn't recovered!
I now have a body double of my kid living in my closet like some kind of reverse Norman Bates in the making!
Would dressing the form in something that fits but is not too fitted when it’s not in use help? I suspect that seeing your “body double” look well-dressed would be a lot better for one’s mental health than seeing it bare.
I'm afraid of this too!! I'm going to see it out of the corner of my eye and go... god I'm fat. LOL LOL LOL
@@ragnkjait would probably make it a little better for her but I'm not risking it if I don't have to. She has an adorable figure but she's hasn't been able to see it accurately since she was a cheerleader.
@@nerdaccount lol and yet, if you saw those same dimensions on another person I bet you'd think they look fine. We are all such harsh judges of ourselves.
@@rburns8083 100 percent true!!
My "in progress" list resembles more of a pile, and in fact spans various media. As much as I love checking things off the list, it's awfully hard to get to that point!
Ah, thank you. It’s been a bit of a rough day and I laughed for the first time watching you go “and this is unfinished. And this is unfinished. And THIS is unfinished.” I’m with you in chaotic creative spirit (though very little sewing despite my own four unfinished patch jobs).
The indignant walk-taking is exactly why I love you and your channel. Chaotic creative interludes punctuated by stubborn self-care and self-awareness. 🖤🖤🖤
I just have the whole Portabello Rd sequence from Bedknobs and Broomsticks playing in my mind now
Oh, good! It's not just me!
"Portobello Road, Portobello Road, street where the riches of ages are sold"
3:12 I love how the pocket makes a cameo! Just more proof of how you actually use the things you make like the fast-fashion-fighting queen you are! Also, I’ve been wondering what an 18th century woman would actually put in her pocket(s), if you know? Anyway, thank you for the wonderful content!
So many things! I give some examples and link to references in my video discussing the history of pockets (tldw: snacks, books, rocks, treasures, chickens), but if you have a bit of time to spare, do have a look at the Old Bailey records (www.oldbaileyonline.org/) and search 'pocket' for all sorts of fun insight into the myriad ways that people used pockets in criminal tomfoolery.
@@bernadettebanner thank you! I feel honored to have been responded to by you. I appreciate your effort into helping us understand history. I’ll take a look into the links you’ve listed. Thank you once again!
I love you and your enthusiasm! Au, if only I was younger, don't worry I'm in my 80's, but your exuberance is contagious and I love your dress code it is beautiful much better than the now look! I have enjoyed learning a lot about sewing from you. My wife sews a lot and I enjoyed it at times helping her, with the exception of the pins on the floor that somehow I always found with my bare feet. Our sewing was for our kids so it was not as complex as yours. What you do with preservation is great. God bless and keep you safe and healthy.
This has really encouraged me to continue my sewing project, which I have put on hold for literally a week because I didn't want to sew in the hooks and eyes and had been procrastinating via new baking projects. Thank you.
Your “fitting” procrastination in the sewing process is like “weaving in the ends” in crocheting for me. Hence why I too have a gazillion of unfinished projects. I tell myself every time, weave them as you go, but hey…. I’m in the flow, I’ll do it later…. And then it’s ….. whole project finished, save for the ends and then I find such cute yarn or such an amazing pattern that I can’t help myself. It’s bad. I’ll be better.
I've kind of dropped knitting and crochet for sewing because of weaving in ends, tbh. I feel guilty but I hate it and am bad at it so....
See, that's why I mainly chrochet with #10 thread and buy insanely large balls of it. The ball is so large that you can get 2-3 projects out of a single one, and any thread that wouldn't make a whole project just gets set aside for my Inkle weaving. 🤣
I weave ends in as I go, otherwise I would have a pile of unfinished projects because I would have such a hard time forcing myself to weave all those ends at once.
As a knitter, I can relate.
@@mbyarner yup…that’s where I am now… 😩
"this camera is not focusing today... ok same" I felt that camera solidarity on a spiritual level, since as to date, I am indeed not focusing either
I love this kind of videos so much, from treasures like that boat bookstore to glimpses into your still forming workspace. It was also kind of validating to see someone that I admire struggle with something so familiar as starting a million projects without finishing them, at least immediately. It made me feel less alone.
By the way the music choices for this video were excellent, I'm a sucker for the dramatism a brooding cello brings to a soundtrack lol
Oh my, yes! So much yes.
How do you make even chaotic vlogs feel like cinematographic experiencies??? I love you Bernadette, you could upload once a year and I'd still LOVE your content 💜
One of my favorite little bits of the video isn't any of the lovely shots Bernadette gave us, but just her quick little "it's [day of the week], by the way." No idea why, but it gives me joy
Starting a new project is always more fun....
*Looks at stash of unfinished cross stitch projects that are like 85% done because I don't like back stitching
**Also looks at stash of new projects
***Spouse yells at me for picking up new patterns
... Anyway, these sewing vlogs give me so much inspiration. Thank you and good luck!
This made me laugh, because my sister just had a fit because I told her I was thinking of picking up doing pottery, actually enabling her husband’s purchase of a pottery wheel, because I have always wanted to learn pottery. She said, “you already make bread from scratch (sourdough), crochet, spin, and sew! You do not need another hobby!” She was immune to my attempts to bribe her with promised cooking bowls, baking pots, etc. She has no sympathy with my MHPD (Multiple Hobby Personality Disorder).
Back stitching IS the worst part of cross stitch though. There is a joy in collecting hobbies, always learning and really you are being considerate because your loved ones will always have new ideas and avenues for gifts for you 😊
I have SOOOOO many unattempted patterns, and a few more cross stitching projects abandoned mid flight because of my unnatural hatred of back stitching. #crossstitchingproblems #99patterns
@@ehollingsworth11 some patterns are for sewing, some patterns are for gazing at fondly.
So I hate backstitch on cross stitch patterns but I *love* blackwork, which is basically backstitching. There is no logic in hobbies.
" You know what? I'm going for a walk." I felt that intensely.
Serious Mood.
Even when you are in “chaos”, your videos are so soothing. The environment and natural light remind me of Dutch masters to Renoir. Your channel brings much peace for creatives and watchers of creatives. 😊
I am mostly stuck at the end of projects. For example I stitch something with the intention of turning it into a pouch. And then the zipper does not fit perfectly or something like that and I end up setting it aside thinking "I'll do that when I have lots of time and patience." And I never have both. 😀 - Your Victorian dress form reminds me of the mannequin in one of my favourite movies "The Time Machine" with Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Yvette Mimieux. She stands in the shop window across the street and shows us the changing fashion as George goes to the future. 🥰 I love that movie, I have to rewatch it. Outstanding soundtrack.
As a rather chaotic person myself, I genuinely adore watching you be so excited about starting more and more projects. Your enthusiasm is contagious, and perhaps now I will finish my own 16 UFOs and works in progress.
I'm so used to you doing everything in the most traditional and aesthetic ways possible that I was genuinely *shocked* when you pulled out a dirt devil to clean Cesario's cage! XD
I love these workroom vlogs so much 🙌 I'm right in the middle of reshuffling my own workroom at the moment so this could not have been timed more perfectly!
LOL i was just re-watching the construction video of your gorgeous velvet evening gown, and literally dropped my needle and thread to watch this!
But, real talk: It never ceases to baffle me, how humans work! You can LITERALLY be the Bernadette Banner (anyone, really, everyone!), whom so many people including myself deem so beautiful, and still say 'I don't fancy looking at a dressform-version of myself all day long'. like - we ALL have the insecurities, right? all of us - everyone goes 'oh i wish i was thinner' or 'i wish i was physically straight' or 'i wish my nose was smaller' or 'i wish i didn't have the hip-dibs', no matter how gorgeous other people think you are!!!
crazy, right?
I was thinking the same! Moreover, the same feature we don't like about ourselves can look beautiful to us on other people, but even after we realise this, looking at this thing on us and liking it is so so difficult! I gained a lot of weight this year, I used to be thin, now I'm chubby and I don't like it... But my body looks a lot like a woman I know who I think is actually beautiful! And yet I can't like myself! It's really frustrating, but I'm working on it
@@marabuora9547 Have you ever noticed that most people who really do love themselves are a pain to be around? I'm not sure it's in our own best interests - or anyone else's - for us to really love ourselves... Would you really like anyone who thought they were ideal? You are the perfect *you* and you're the only one who can do it. :-)
@@meganmills6545 I'm not saying loving myself as in "I'm God and everyone should bow to me" I'm saying loving myself as in "I like the way I look well enough I don't want to cry every time I see myself in a mirror"... Self love doesn't have to become arrogance
SELF LOVE DOESN'T HAVE TO BECOME ARROGANCE! i want to put that on a plaque and hang it at my next job for everybody to know LOL
I love that you know that I’m watching your videos while I go about my day. Getting laundry out of the way so I can sew. Tidying up my room so I have room to sew. Eating so I have energy to sew. Sewing
Don't stop. I'm here for the madness of your sewing projects.
If not for the fact that it probably wouldn't be good for the garments to be exposed as much, your extant blouse (and possibly a skirt from the same period) on the Edwardian dress form would be an _awesome_ display.
And damn if the sequence of you getting out and around town didn't make me feel homesick for a country I only spent a year and a half at...
There was a little bit of everything in this video and I’m here for it and joining the crowd that loves your flat. Such great light! Satisfy yourself and your sponsors first and us last when it comes to videos since we would apparently watch “Twenty Minutes of Bernadette Silently Reading A Book” without complaint. I was going to be flip but seeing that written out, I realize that would actually be very soothing.
And I don't disagree with you. Heck, 20 minutes of Cesario with the occasional interjection or surtitle from Ms Banner is just fine.
What's important to me is that Ms Banner wants to continue to do this - so whatever works for her works for me. Her health, mental and physical, takes priority as far as I'm concerned, but like you, I will watch whatever Ms Banner produces because her videos appeal to me, no matter the subject.
I don't want you to take this as forward or flirtatious, as it's not intended that way, but I admire you so much, as an artist, as a person, and in the looks department. You are so beautiful and clever and bright and kind and I just thought I should let you know that I appreciate you.
Also, Cesario's great pout when you deigned to invade his home and dared to clean it was incredible.
The piles of various purchased fabrics and half cut out projects is such a mood and also the bane of my existence.
I saw your Hamilton jacket at the event! It was beautiful! Seeing all my fellow makers In the industry was amazing! I could careless about my booth, I was there for Hamilton and then was pleasantly surprised to see your work there!
I don’t know if this will be seen. But a tiny clover iron would be perfect for those pin tucks. They are absolutely amazing for fine small details.
YES!! I think I have one hidden away and that means, if I can find it, that I have no excuses against making pintucks! YAY!
I saw one of these at a quilt festival recently and was obsessed. I definitely wanna get one!
I will now have the Bedknobs & Broomsticks song Portobello Road stuck in my head for the next eternity.
Same ! 😆
Me, too!
There are some things in this world, like ironing, that absolutely must be over dramatized! I hope all the projects don’t feel like their piling up and wish you the best on your quest for affordable antiques. Also, all my ‘projects’ are just fabric currently and today might be a nice rainy day to start them….. sidenote: is it just me, or are Bernadette’s videos perfect for rainy mornings
Wow! I love that you were all over the place on this one. When you admire someone for their organization, project dedication, and poise, then you see their dozen just-started project piles and giddiness about starting new ones; it makes me feel like maybe I'm not as organizationally dishevelled as I thought. Love your enthusiasm and your flat is coming along beautifully! Cheers.
Strong "Though this be madness, yet there is method in it" energy 😂
Love the creative chaos
Can I say, the camera flitting about your workroom while your voice grows ever more frantic listing off the mounting piles of in-progress and looming projects is an absolute wholegrain mood. I myself am sitting on a pile of sewing and embroidery I Need to get working on, plus a bundle of sewing and weaving I would rather be doing. The proverbial tea kettle screech of an overburdened brain is highly relatable.
Also, endlessly envious of your gorgeous workspace. I'm fairly certain I said the same of your workroom back in jolly old New York, but you create such encompassing, aesthetic spaces which look delightful to exist and work in. It is a pleasure watching this workroom come together piece by piece, and I hope that back piece on the Mary Poppins dress doesn't fight you too much in the effort to sort it.
2:22 imagine just casually having a box of mophine sitting on the tea table, powermove honestly.
Edit: omg i looked straight past the coke!
Cannabis! Morphine! ... Cufflinks? Sure, why not? I want those boxes all together on a shelf, causing confusion.
Cufflinks, morphine, tie pins, cannabis and cocaine, though the last one doesn’t quite match the others.
This was very relatable. I think anyone who loves sewing or any particular crafting knows the struggle of wanting to do all the things!
I absolutely loved this video. It reminds me of me 35 years ago. My cutting board was a king-size waterbed with cardboard cutting boards on it. I didn't have a sewing room at the time, but the master bedroom had two walk-in closets and a large vanity which was my sewing table, so I made do with what I had. I had 3 to 6 children running around, 2 of which were mine. I also wore Edwardian-style clothing with a corset most of the time. I miss those days terribly.
I love watching you. It doesn't matter if you have one project or 10 projects going. It is all interesting. Going on walks is interesting. Moving your furniture & rearranging your work room is interesting. Don't worry about us, we are all along for the ride!
Bernadette: Someone stop me.
Me, halting in the middle of cheering:... oh?
LOL!!!!!!!
So glad to know I’m not the only one that gets to the fitting part of a project and starts 7 new projects instead of just finishing the one I need to finish :)
I always love a sewing workroom vlog
Your description of the split skirt reminded me that my grandmother said she had a similar style skirt the she wore when she would ride her pony to school (mid 1900’s). Folkwear Patterns has/had a Big Sky Riding Skirt pattern that would be similar to what you described.
"fitting just on many levels is a very distressing process" - god this is so relatable 😬 I keep making such beautifully constructed garments that I then lose momentum on the second I have to start making fit adjustments (despite toiles) 😩
I so enjoy your enthusiasm for your craft! You are not a network or large corporation putting out weekly entertainment. When you have time to put up a video - I'm ready for a cup of tea and anything you want to share. So many youtubers are getting burned out because they are trying to keep ridiculous schedules. Just be true to yourself.
My favourite antique find was a 6 volume set of the complete works of Shakespeare published c. 1898. I bought it and gave it to my bibliophile sister as a gift.
My god that is absolute gold!
Bernadette….you are such a treasure….open, honest, and inspirational. Without a doubt, your videos, blogs, and vlogs are my favorites! It is more than fun to work with you and, yes, I do feel accomplished at the end.
Thank you for being you!
ive been so hard on myself lately, since i haven't done anything creative yet and it's making me anxious. binge watching you and other creative peeps here on youtube to regain that creativity back. thanks for always having these artsy, cinematic videos that i can relax to and something to inspire to ❤️
We love you Bernadette! Even if you went on hiatus to catch up we would still be here rooting for you!
Love these bit-at-a-time vlogs with the emotion of the moment woven in.
EDIT: Also love seeing you set up alternate shots! Two-camera setup is fantastic :)
Maybe it’s me, but since your move to London, you have been all over the place. I’m not criticizing, because if I had moved to London I would still be getting over the panic attacks. I’m anxious to see one of the garments finished and your new dress form. I love the footage of you out and about. The antique shop was luscious❤️ . I am one of the few followers that doesn’t sew, but loves dress history. I also had a Total knee replacement surgery June 1, and I enjoy your vlogs
I have indeed been quite literally all over the place. 🙂
@@bernadettebanner But I would suggest that that's perfectly normal under the circumstances. You've moved not just to a new town or county, but to a new country. I don't know how long you expect to be here for, but there's so much new that you're going to want to see, plus so much re-arranging that will be needed until your new home is as much like you want it as you can manage given the constraints of renting that it's not actually a surprise that you're a bit butterfly brained at the moment.
Just don't make yourself ill with self-imposed deadlines - we'll still be here if some of the projects take longer than expected. We're quite happy with workroom vlogs, or even waiting a couple of weeks for the next video if you need some time to yourself.
i so like the sound of your voice, doesn't matter what the subject, it's calming. i usually sew during your videos. i like you thinking aloud, i do this, or discussing procrastinating, while we're all doing the same with some project...but finishing another...your dialogue resonates with me, best wishes as you work to settle into your new home. I've moved so many times, the move is unsettling even when you're happy for the move,
I moved house not even 50 meters and after 2,5 months I'm still all over the place. 😓
Just soo much input from the changes and wished for changes in our new house.
I feel so called out right now. currently I have five dresses that just need simple alterations. Just hanging there. I have a list of items that I stopped mid project because my executive function quit on me. Then there is the list of things I want to make. An Edwardian lingerie dress, a Viking apron dress and smock, an 18th century pair of stays boned with reed, shall I go on? Oh, and in the midst of all this I decided to redo my sewing room because it was chaos. (doesn't help that I have to share it with my children's computers.) help.
I am so with you on this - I have a dress hanging on my wardrobe door that my sister volunteered me to copy for my Mum in different fabric (last spring😳) it was so much easier to just start new projects🤔😬 but you know?? That executive functioning thing?? I’m freakin awesome at that, but just not at the same time as when I’m freakin awesome at other stuff🤔 I say take a number, I’ll get to you - just busy right now😊🥳
Okay but I need to know more about this Edwardian lingerie dress
It's been years since I was able to use my "sewing and office" for anything that was actually sewing or office-related. I need to reorganize and plan and move things and .... It's not going to happen right now.
I will be playing with fabric for the rest of the day, or trying to find a new, hopefully reasonably cheap, solution for the poultry and doing housework-type things.
I also really want to sew some lovely royal blue wool broadcloth I bought specifically for a lightweight cloak, into said lightweight cloak. And maybe a few "chicken aprons" while I have the machine going.
this has quickly become my favorite type of Bernadette video
perhaps second only to the finished sewing projects because those are just masterfully done
Oh my goodness. I'm so envious seeing antique stores with so many amazing really old truly antique items in countries like UK and US. Here in Australia finding large quantities of really old items in one shop is fairly rare. I could spend days in a store like that. 😊
Nothing you post is boring. I just adore your channel.