I Remade My 1780s Gown! 18th Century Sewing and Refitting a Gown I Made Years Ago!
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- This is a remake of a 1780s-style gown I made several years ago!
The fabric is no longer available (I know!) and this was originally based off a pattern I draped myself.
The final scene is filmed at Hain's Point in Washington DC and during the Kwanzan Cherry Blossom bloom.
Music used is:
A Close Friend
Oval Window
A Million Days
Reillume
A Pleasant Night
All by Christophe Gorman via Epidemic Sound
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This is extremely helpful, not just for altering dresses, but for making them and what to look out for. Thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Wow its almost like two different dresses! Who knew how important cutting on the straight/bias grain was?!🤣🤣🤣
I know, right?! Honestly even if I had made that single change it would have been 85% better!
It’s amazing how 18th cent. clothes make normal people into regal Grandes Dames. Absolutely worth the effort.
This has truly inspired me to re-visit my "early" creations. So once I have my new sewing space set up... just getting started - this is the last room to tackle after our move into a bigger place. Thank you for letting us follow along today 💛💛
My pleasure! I hope your new sewing room is a great place to work!
That footage of the shoulder strap with the butterfly on it was absolutly eye candy! Those spaced back stitches look sooooo good!
Fantastic dress *chefs kiss*
Aw thank you! I'm not the best hand stitcher but I did take some extra care on those pieces since they are so visible 😁
It's amazing how much of a difference those few changes made to the overall fit and look of this dress. It looked wonderful with the cherry blossoms.
I am definitely amazed and impressed that it made such a great change!
Thank you for your instructions. I made this gown recently and may have to revisit it again to adjust the fit after I change stays. The one I made is not functioning as I want. You are primary reason I am now seeing early 18th century fashions after many years sewing early and later Tudor. Thanks again.
What a beautiful fabric and dress! Great fix for a better fit. A truly lovely dress on you! And the walk through cherry blossoms = chef's kiss.
Thank You for showing us how to remake a dress! This is so awesome.
That fabric is gorgeous. That dress does look so much better. Thank you.
A triumphant redo! The photos in amongst the Cherry trees is Fantastic!
I love the focus on fixing something old! So many videos are about constantly making new stuff!
Beautiful! LOVE LOVE LOVE that ridiculously large hat! 😍 Amazing!
It's so beautiful to see how happy it made you to just do those few quick little fixes!!!
"So this is a dress that I made innnn......2000....🤔....several years ago" 👌🏻🤣
Great alteration job, and you look glorious among all the cherry blossoms!
Ive definitely run into the period of my life when I made a dress and there were fit issues and I forgot all about it and didnt fix it but I did get back to it after....6 months to a year at least. I love reusing or recycling or repairing parts of an ensemble since its gonna be a lot less wasteful to fix up something old rather than buy something new. I used an old dress to be the lining of my 1880s jacket since I didnt buy a lining when I went shopping and I was really proud of myself. Majority of my dresses and gowns tend to be made of a stretchable material so I could have flexibility and a nice tight fit but I tend to do mock-ups a lot so I dont have to waste my potentially expensive fabrics and regret it and never look at it. I love how the dress looks after the alterations and it looks brand new!!
It's so great to be able to re-use older pieces!
I love to watch you work, it helps my anxious mind to calm down
I love the fabric of this gown; so pretty!
I had to wait a whole day to watch this!!! I am so excited to see the outcome. I have two 1860s giwns that need total makeovers. This gives me hope!!!!
It's the biggest difference with novice sewist and experiences sewist. Knowing what to do to make it fit better. Trouble shooting when you start is very hard.
That fabric is just gorgeous! Amazing what a few adjustments can make!
I definitely couldn't let this lovely fabric languish!
@@DamesalaMode Did you have fabric left over from the original sewing to redo the sleeves, or did you take the fabric from somewhere in the dress?
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
That fabric is glorious.
The beauty of video and the ability to compress time. I wonder sometimes how long these things take. Enjoyed it from start to finish. Center front turned out well. Great job still sewing it closed. That's what I would do 😉😊 Sewing yourself in does sound weird, but I get it.
You looked so pleased in the ending! I love it when the project comes together SO beautifully.
That was so inspiring to watch and the dress turned out perfect!
Beautiful...i am learning from you. Thank you ❤
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!! I have a lovely drop waist teal skirt made from a vintage pattern, and it languished for years because I had accidentally swapped the front and back panels. This mistake made the front of the skirt a tiny bit too long and the back a tiny bit too short. I finally bit the bullet and re-did it, which I wasn't looking forward to because it involved undoing the entire waist panel which was lined. The results were SO worth it, but getting over that initial dread was hard! I LOVE the end result of your refit! Great Job!
That initial dread is a BIG MOOD. Something about approaching unsatisfying projects is scary - I'm glad yours worked out well too!
@@DamesalaMode BIG MOOD! Good way to put that.
Such an awesome redo.
This was awesome! Just those couple edits and it fits like a brand new gown. Absolutely beautiful
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
That gown is beautiful.
Right now I'm in mock-up purgatory with three projects. And not really sure what the next steps are. So, thank you for this.
I've only been sewing clothing for just over a year. I'm at the "focused flailing" stage - concentrating on learning how to sew on more everyday clothing before starting on the historical.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
This is pure inspiration! I made an early 1600s dress a few years back, rushed before an event, that I immediately knew I wanted to revisit later. However, I have yet to do so. This is definitely giving me a kick to do it. Your dress already looked nice now it is gorgeous. :-) Those few changes really made a difference.
Yay! I hope you will revisit it and I bet you'll be as satisfied as I am!
I love how your gown turned out! I too have an italian gown that I need to remake. My issue is that I lost quite a bit of weight and it's too big now. You inspired me to get to that project as soon as I finish a few projects that are in the works 😊
Just redid a neckline for the same reason. Good stuff
Good for you!
Really enjoyed this and learned a lot!! Thank you for sharing this with us because it will also help with fit issues when making a costume the first time. Thank you! Sending best wishes from Down Under ❤️💐🇦🇺😎
Love it!
Great job with the redo!
Sleeves are my demon. I love this video!
Beautiful save!❤️
Thank you!
Wow, it really turned out lovely! I'm just about to redo a huge 16th century gown because the shoulders are constantly sliding halfway down the arm and it looks pretty bad. I've been anxious thinking I'd have to redo the bodice and sleeves entirely, but now I'm encouraged that a few small fixes might solve the problem. I might not even have to get new fabric since the skirt is ginormous and taking out the needed fabric won't diminish it too much. This video really helped a lot!
I'm so glad to hear that! I really thought I would need to recut the bodice too so it was a delightful surprise to realize the shoulders were actually the issue! Hopefully it works out that way for yours too!
It is helpful if you know what changes will make a difference. I wouldn’t know where to start. In the Viking Sagas, there is mention off a wife sewing her husbands sleeves closed at the cuff and lower forearms every morning.
This is lovely! I'm only just getting to grips with that skill of being able to look at your own work, identify what's not right and figure out how to fix it. I had a blouse where I had made the Peter Pan collar all wrong, an hour or so of work has fixed it and I love it now, but it took weeks to admit that there was a problem! 🤦
I saw someone brilliant (probably here on youtube, I'm sorry that I can't remember who to give them proper credit!) who puts on the other sleeve while setting in one... so that she doesn't accidentally set in the wrong sleeve. I thought it was inspired.
I do that - I've shared it in previous videos so maybe that was where you saw it 😁
Funny how I have the exact opposite experience with seam ripping! When I unpick hand stitched, it's one stitch at a time, and with the machine stitched it's just seam ripper go brrr
I'd be happy if I could just get to the point of making a gown. I've been creating a pair of late victorian drawers for about 9 months now. 😆😩
What an absolutely brilliant makeover. The dress is stunning! It definitely has inspired me to revisit the dresses that have been pushed to the back of the closet. Thank you!
Ohhhhhhh this is so amazing! I have been working to reduce my body weight, and worried about what I would do if I lost wt and needed to adjust my tight fitting costumes, but you showed that its actually, totally do-able. And if I leave myself room in the seam allowances, I can accommodate changes in either direction. :).
I can barely sew a button and can only dream of being so talented but I appreciate the insight and work it takes to make something so amazing. And you looked so beautiful at the end of the video 💖
It’s not talent. It’s just taking that first dive and learning. Start with a simple project. For historical sewing that’s a pin pillow, look at Burley & Trowbridge channel. And Bernadette Banner channel for the most gorgeous photography of hand sewing stitches and the Poofy Pirate Shirt.
At some point none of us could sew. It’s a process of constant learning. You can do that.
That came out just beautifully! And the photo shoot at the end was inspired! I love this fabric and how you handled it. Joy!
Just love that fabric! Beautiful dress along with the cherry blossoms.
Th iui s is probably one of my favorite videos you've done. I love the idea of remaking an older dress!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I love everything about this project and video! It brought me so much joy. I so appreciate the explanation and the steps you showed us to bring new life to the gown, which I think was already beautiful but now even more so. The complete look at the end among the cherry blossom trees was gorgeous. Thank you Taylor!
You are so welcome!
I found your video very helpful. I'm in the process of sewing my very first dress and I'm fiddling a little with the fitting.
You mentioned your shoulder strap was originally cut on the bias and that's what my patterns tells me to do, but from what you said it might not be a good idea. I'm a little bit confused now 😬
If your pattern calls for it then I would definitely do it! Sometimes they are cut on the bias and it's ok, it just wasn't in this situation!
@@DamesalaMode thank you so much for your answer. I'll follow the pattern then but if I need to alter it later, I'll definitely follow your method !
Can you hide some stay stitching in there?
I would actually have to finish a sewing project in order to have one to remake...
Go get it done! You can do it!!
Hahaha I have a pile of unfinished stuff that is SO MAD at me for doing this project instead of it :)
I get three quarters of the way through before deciding it looks rubbish and abandoning it. Or I persist in finishing then never wear it because it doesn’t fit.
I love videos like this that show you go about fixing issues with a garment. It's so helpful.
But the autofocus going in and out is driving me nuts. I feel like I'm losing my eyesight.
did the red on the right shoulder bleed from being pulled to adjust?
No that happened before - I brushed up against a wet tree the first time I wore it and the shoulder bled!
@@DamesalaMode oh no!! how awful for not only an expensive fabric, but also for it to happen after all the hard work of making! beautiful fabric AND dress. i'm glad you were able to fix the issues.