This!! Some women's jeans pockets have decorative pockets or almost useless pockets that my phone sticks out. This is why I resorted to buy men's jeans the last time I did coz FUNCTIONAL POCKETS (and making my hips less flattering)! 😂
@@ninj0shikirei yes!!! I love my men's skinny jeans so much more than anything I ever got from the women's section. The second option is, ofc, cargo pants.
Just a thought. Since the skirt is black, I would make the lining a different color. Fuchsia maybe, I know you want authentic, but I need a bit of wow factor re color. Beautiful work.
Well, I think you could get an authentic "wow factor" in there too, although perhaps not in fuchsia. Looking at pictures of Edwardian fashion, I see some wine red paired with black, and leaving the black behind I also found pictures of dresses that combine teal and dark pink, so I'm sure some designers of that time had thoughts similar to yours.
I loved everything about it. Thank you. . I Sewed for years. Made curtains, draperies, cushions, maternity dresses and all my little girls holiday dresses . My eyes just can't take it anymore. I've never seen that way of doing Gathering. I put a pin up at both points. And then figure eight the long tails of thread around them pull a little wrap the 8. Pull the other side wrap it and then pin it. But I'm not edwardian , LOL. As we say in my family. You'll have that garment forever.
I love Truly Victorian! I have used the bodice patterns to make modern jackets and dresses - I love the fitting system they use. Your skirt turned out beautifully - all the effort you put into it was worth it!
I feel like this may be a weird compliment, but I just love your diction!! i love watching your videos, but even only listening to them makes me happy :)
wooow lovely recreation there. i love historical fashion - not all of it- but I'd always like to take a bit of it and mix it with the modern every day or occasional use, or modify an old piece into a new one bay adding modern touches to it or vice versa. hope U get what I'm trying to say? anyway its so lovely and i think I would like to make it, but might add more length to it. thnx for the share really glade to have fond Ur channel.
Can you make hats popular again? Like historical ornate ones, top hats or even bowler hats. You can be so stylish with a bowler hat yet, why don't I see people wearing them??
Hello! I just came here to suggest you dedicate a chapter to collaborate with former RUclipsr Karolina Zebrowska, and period tailor Zack Pensint. That'd be interesting. Thank you!
Me: "This part is much too fine and precise to be done by machine. Pass the #10 sharps." Also me: just thinks it's a hassle to get the sewing machine out.
@@EggTriangleTriangle I know you posted this over a year ago, but same. I think it's because I find hand sewing really relaxing and meditative, but the sewing machine is loud, confusing, takes up space, and takes so long to set up!! Hand sewing is slow but less of a headache for me.
@@MissPoplarLeaf Omg same! Although I like my oldfashioned sewing machine a LOT more than the modern ones, I still often end up just sewing the whole thing by hand because it feels like less of a hassle 😆
Yes I have a cloak that I wear all around my house , once I wore it at a park at these kids were staring at me and I was like fight me! Cloaks/capes are awesome
You should really try it. Being able to sew your own clothing is a real bliss. Better is being able to fix a shirt you buy, for example, that later is too loose. You can start learning by making doll clothes. No joking here..
Zhi during quarantine I’ve had a very strange want to sew myself a vintage skirt, but none of my direct family is interested in sewing. Both of my grandmothers are, but because they’re very old they’re at risk for Covid-19. I would go over to one of their houses and ask for fabric, but the previous sentence explains why I can’t. I’m rather sad, if you couldn’t tell, but I’m using old shirts I don’t need to make different things! Sewing truly is very fun!
@@monroe8566 you might want to make a mockup to test your pattern first, and for that you can use old bedsheets. And while you test everything out and fit the mockup to sit perfectly on your body, the quarantine might end or at least the fabric shops might open :)
We have a lot of bedsheets haha. And my grandma is a very avid seamstress so after covid-19 is mostly cleared up I’ll probably ask her to teach me since she’s at high risk rn
Yeah supposedly you can sew over pins if they are perpendicular to the seam you're sewing, but I've had bad luck with this so I tend to just take the pins out as I sew.
She may also be using the single stitch knob as she passes over them to be extra safe. I hate fiddling with the pins when I'm sewing and that's how I do it.
I'm pretty sure she does it because she has an industrial sewing machine (Bernina brand, you can see it in her recent work room tour) which are more sturdy and allow you to sew over pins, whereas home sewing machines are apparently, in comparison, really fiddly and break easily (mine stops constantly anyway). So there you go, spend 2 grand and you can sew over pins.... worth it?? Lol.
@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 she meant that it’s funny that Bernadette was talking so elegantly, then she used a funny improper sentence “I didn’t trust myself to math well enough” which is improper and funny. She wasn’t talking about how Bernadette is bad at math, she was laughing at the sentence
I wish I could actually sew and make stuff like this. I too love the idea of bringing elements of historical fashion into the present. So freaking sick of jeans tee shirts and flip flops everywhere.
usually after binge watching youtube for 7 hours i end up in disturbing places but this is so wholesome and helpful. i do love a good historical inspired piece
Exactly. Bringing in historical styles into the modern era just gives the outfit a look of class that modern clothing may think it tries, but laughingly fails.
Can’t remember the last time i wore a skirt or dress, but this lady’s excitement is so contagious and it looks so pretty on her. I’m feeling a need to sit at my desk and make Edwardian fashion with the highest standards of craftsmanship like it’s 1905 and I’m the most skilled tailor in my village
I'd love to have a skirt made but I cant make one boring buy one, so a girl can only dream of a pretty skirt. Also being a bigger girl, sucksssss cause i cant have that figure in that kind of skirt
@@averytiredaunt4708 most fashion is actually about ratio and not size. I am completely sure with a well made dress you will look fabulous. Everyone can look fabulous in a well made dress.
"I am obsessed with the idea of bringing details of historical dress into the modern wardrobe." SAY NO MORE. I'M SOLD. EDIT : "How on Earth can I to be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt ?" That's very true. Pockets are everything.
TBH I don't know why I'm here, the only time I used a sewing machine was when I was 9 with my grandmother saying 'don't stitch your fingers to the cloth, it's expensive' but ok youtube I'll bite. scrolled down the comments to see what was what. I live in France with my girlfriend and one evening while watching a French film I heard her start to grumble like muttley from wacky races. The teacher was standing on the steps calling in the kids with her hands in her skirt pockets, 'Damn 50 years ago skirts had pockets, 100 - 200 years ago they had them and today I can't get a tenner in my jeans!! (grumble grumble grumble)
Exactly. Like I feel like a modern day peasant. And she's a noble or something. Like she's just got a higher seeming accent and vocabulary, but without the rudeness you'd find with nobles of the past.
@@mathewklepser6382 she'd have been solidly middle class in the Edwardian Era. People in that broad middle class thought respectability (in behavior, diction and dress) was a Good Thing.
"I'M NOT OLD FASHIONED, I'M COUTURE" love it, I'm thirteen and do crochet and hand sewing whenever I can, my sister says I act like a grandma and asks me why I'm so old fashioned, now I finally have a pertinent response. Thank you Bernadette!
i don't even own a sewing machine??? i don't wear skirts??? what am i doing here??? (jokes aside this was a lot of fun to watch, your personality and the sheer passion and glee you express warms my cold dead heart)
EH EH EH, I didnt mention how many I had to begin with nor how many I had during this or at the end I did GAIN braincells but not enough to spell write, acrub
@@bernadettebanner you hit the nail on the head, my lady! I've always loved everything history, especially Victorian era. I'd love to see something from that era and really feel like the "good Doctor!" 😊😂
@@emilyamelia8358 I hope you've found how to make pockets since that comment - inserted into existing garments or just independent pockets tied around your waist, or maybe hanging from a belt.
@@mrspupolot9862 I'm wondering that too. I'm bothered by it. I want to know if they meant it in a genuine way or a passive-aggressive way. I hope they see your comment and give us the answer. lol
inspiriteuu luckily for you the Truly Victorian patterns are AMAZING and the Ladies who own the company are so VERY helpful should you run into difficulties. depending on where you live there is probably an historical reenacting group nearby who can possibly help you find a sewing group to connect with. thats what we do here.
At some point, I started listening to content creators for their lexicon and I have a whole list of words to use. I personally want to expand my daily vocabulary and Bernadette makes me feel very incompetent.
"How on earth can I be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt?" Further proof that you strayed upon a time machine in the 1900s and used it to visit us here in the future...
Kind of weird but your way of speaking and vocabulary is really nice? You speak very eloquently and I don’t even sew but I adore your videos so much ❤️
As someone who was inspired by you and Rachel Masky to summon the courage I needed to ditch my modern clothes in order to start making my own (don’t worry, they went to good homes, nothing thrown out), this had me riveted. You are so charming and exquisite! I’m actually buying my patterns from Truly Victorian this afternoon, so seeing that you also have them a go filled me with glee. Thank you so much.
Same here! I just cut out a winter slip from flannel, and designed and cut out the pieces for a long, full sundress that ties at the shoulders. I'll wear it with turtlenecks and blouses in the winter and a short (3/4) sleeve blouse in the summer!
I'm also venturing into trying to make my own clothes, but have been apprehensive since I have very little sewing knowledge. How is your wardrobe coming along?
Oh darling, fantastic video, but NEVER go over pins! I'm 58 years old, went over a pin (no body told not to) and I'm still paying the price. The needle broke off and flew into my eye! I almost lost my eye. My wonderful mother taught me to sew and this happened in my early twenties. I occasionally get eye infections all stemming from this. Keep up the wonderful work and videos. Oh, and by the way, I still make about 50% of my own clothes. Haven't purchased a "prepared " skirt for over 40 years!
I was frowning the whole time too! I'm like gurrl be careful ! In my sewing classes a girl catapulted a piece of needle into the girl next to her. Lucky needles are thin and she got it out at the hospital. no scar just a lot of drama in class...I'm so scared if i see it now too ! i worked in a bride shop and NO ONE leaves their needles in. and those women are sewing for 40y ! i am the lucky person if i forget to take them out only my upper needle breaks but i've seen how deep it can go and if you put ur hand like next to it ... i dunno ... i love sewing ... but on my list its a no no... ps ... I tend to forget pockets all the time too... but only in my on clothes. XD
I was internally cringing everytime she went over a pin. That is the one thing my mother warned me about whenever I was allowed to use the heavy, old sewing machine we still have. Not to even mind her (Banner) well being, smh. Also, Robyn, your eye-story had me shocked! I even placed my hand over my mouth. I am terribly sad you had to go through that ordeal. :/ And, anyone who can make their own clothes is a cool person in my book. Please, sign anywhere you wish! hahaha, :P
You have such an astounding and erudite vocabulary that I felt it was necessary to consult a thesaurus to be able to craft this comment in such a manner as to impress upon you how much I delight in listening to you pontificate on the finer details of historical fashion 😊
Janet Bradford Oh dear, the thesaurus is such a dangerous place! I hardly know if you like the video or find it unbearable. This is because I know what pontificate means... And another one. I have found it as easy as breathing to know the meaning of words. If it is a skill at all, it does not earn any money, it does not save lives so it is nothing to covet. I for one was impressed by the freshness and enthusiasm of this video, it makes the world a brighter place, which is much better than walking about as some kind of living thesaurus.
@@nommh Speaking well can earn you a job or respect. There are oftentimes when people who aren't as skilled as some other people but are able to speak well can go farther than the skilled people. But as you said, knowing the words is not quite a skill to covet unless you know how to use them.
this comment made me chuckle, especially considering I had erudite as a vocab word in my english class last week and every one of my peers had trouble remembering its definition.
There are evening classes for sewing from absolute beginners upwards. Well worth going to. I make some of my own clothes, particularly evening wear because I'm very small and can never get anything to fit me in the shops or anything I like. Making my own means I get the right fit and the colour and style I want. Give it a go :)
@@unacceptablesisterpeter3431 Exactly. I grew up in a custom furniture store as a teenager. I am great at leather work, but pretty bad at any seamstress activities, whether that is hand sewing or on a machine. And I had professionals there to teach me every step of the way--just wasn't my jam. But I also haven't tried sewing in a very long time, so maybe I'd be better now. I am absolutely HORRIBLE at knitting, and I've tried learning multiple times. But I'm great at leather work, weaving, beading, and most paper crafts. Goes to show that some things just aren't meant for everyone!
I may try some craftsy/bluprint hand sewing classes, and see if I have any penchant for sewing now that I'm an adult ;) Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement :)
Amaya Sinenomine Same here! My aunt and grandmother were both seamstresses before marrying and my cousin is a clothing designer and makes a lot of her own clothes! I wish I'd asked my grandmother to teach me when I was young.
I adore that you stay away from overlocks. I was seriously considering dropping $300+ dollars on an overlock just because I thought it would be THE next step to making my sewing projects more 'professional', but that is a goddamn LIE and you proved it. Thank you for saving me my money and my pride! I shall now take much pride in my couture seams
I hand sew all of my historical costumes but for everyday sewing, like making dresses for my daughter - having an overlock machine is a blessing! She's rough as a boy on her clothes and they frequently need repair. I wouldn't dream of a hand sewing her clothes or the inevitable subsequent mending from them! There's a time and place for hand sewing and using a serger! By-and-by, I got a great serger off of Craigslist for 50$, it doesn't have to cost that much money either ;)
@@Marine06girl, if you look at the inside hem of any t-shirt you've got lying around, you'll see a flat interwoven bunch of stitching on the edge of the material. This is overlock. The machine uses two or more threads to loop around each other at the raw edge of the fabric, and two or more other threads stitch down over them to lock them in place. The result is that the interlocked threads provide a strong finish to a raw edge and keep it from fraying. It's very useful for fabrics that fray badly, and is virtually essential for finishing cut knits. The machine used for this is usually a serger, though regular home machines sometimes have an inferior version of the stitch as an option.
I was literally talking about making an Edwardian/Victorian walking skirt earlier today Also this older video has such a different energy than that of Bernadette’s more recent videos
It is so weird to listen to how she talked here… I mean she’s changed her narration to be more of her normal voice and also more specific and educational. Also, I caught myself laughing because Bernadette now hates patterns’ seam allowance 😂
I also saw this way only now, after watching her more recent ones for maybe 3 years. One could assume that more time than just 5 years has passed. She indeed sounds young and just-finished-her-studies in this one!
She also spunds more cheerful in her older videos. Nowadays she's more meme-y with a hint of sarcasm. But you definitely see how much she grew over the years :3 it's just a bit weird rewatchint her old videos 😂
You remind me of my aunt, Annie. She was born in 1898 while her father was doing mission work at Bella Coola, BC. Our family are traditionally shoe makers, but Annie moved to Seattle around 1930 to start her own business sewing and doing alterations. Unfortunately her fiancée died in the (first) war; she never married. She was very modern in her political ideas. I can’t think of her without a hat, and always three or four nasty looking hat pins. Annie continued making her own clothing, and shoes, until the 1990’s. She was a strong minded, generous woman, and a living reminder of Victorian Seattle.
@@filiusanchisae Fairly, except the missions in Bella Coola in the 1890s were to convert/further the cultural/actual genocide of numerous First Nations peoples. So there's that. "Soon coastal missionaries come to support the use of legislation in order to eradicate the potlatch. In some coastal areas this ends up involving confiscating ceremonial items and the threat of imprisonment for offenders. " From: www.erudit.org/fr/revues/uhr/2000-v28-n2-uhr0645/1016523ar.pdf Just to remind everyone Canada isn't as nice as we let people say we are.
I'm a sewing-beginner and I am so overwhelmed how many pieces, hems, lines etc I'd have to think of doing such a project... I was so proud of myself the other day for sewing a curtain with extra thingys where the pole goes through. And you are here making a full on Edwardian skirt! Impressive.
This piece is gorgeous on its own, but you’re so right that the entire look together strikes a harmony that wouldn’t be found if you’d worn a loose knit sweater and a ponytail instead. Not that it couldn’t or wouldn’t have worked, as I suspect it may well, but that there’s a certain tightness to the complete work. So glad I stumbled on your channel-I’ve been doing more sewing and embroidery on my own lately and I’m grateful the mighty algorithm has deemed it necessary to take that as a cue to introduce me to more quirky seamstresses.
One of my favorite things about watching these historical sewing adventures is going from “what the heck are even all those fifteen million pieces of the pattern?” to “OOOOOH~ That makes so much sense! I love that attention to detail!” Ugh. This is why clothes made decades ago stand the rest of time while almost any garment purchased today lasts 2.1 months before disintegrating.
modern day clothes tend to have way more pieces, actually. Aside from things like t-shirts of course. If you were to compare modern jeans or chinos to britches or even trousers in the 1800s, they are way more complicated and use way more pieces.
When she said "I made a very grave error" I was freaking out like "omg it's the sewing...no wait probably the measurement" not once did i think about pockets😂😂😂 I was on the verge of tears until I heard pockets then I started laughing. All better.
@ When I read such studies I start questioning my gender 😂 But it makes sense considering how such image for women had been developed. Still, I hope gender stereotypes die out. I find it sad that items and hobbies are viewed as related to the sex. I don't doubt the result of the studies, but I think people are often socially moulded into what (supposedly) should be their image, their priority.
If you want to learn, watch more videos about sewings and stuff, then when you are able to make doll clothes (since that's the best start), you will understand it all :P
Cute! I have been planning on doing exactly the same idea with one of my 14th-century dress patterns! Make it shorter, and maybe sleeveless, so it becomes sort of like a jumper or summer dress! How fun!
misclicked dislike, meant to like! I'm doing exactly the same! I'm very into 14th century clothes, and definitely want to add them to my modern wardrobe as well :)
@@Shaiyeh Wait, wat? I thought in the 14th century the "devil's windows" were en vogue? Wouldn't that result in extreme sideboob if you used that today? Or are you using an underdress pattern? Or am I mistaken about the time period? What pattern are you using to adapt?
Devil's window dresses were indeed in fashion, but those are over-dresses, and there are several other styles, too. :) I've made my period dresses from drafting my own pattern using la cotte simple tutorials ( cottesimple.com/tutorials/ ) and also inspiration from the Moy Bog dress, which is also the style I'm looking at for a modern adaptation ^^
by any means do it! if you alter the front opening to be button-down, with a lot of small buttons covered in the same fabric of the dress, you'll end up with a '90's flared skirt chemisier, and you'll be very pleased XD I was a teen back then, and I used to have a bunch of those dresses, in every possible length, fabric and pattern (all of them strictly black, to please my metalhead soul :P) I still wear that kind of dress line in the summer (cotton satin is so much cooler than jersey in Tuscan climate...) they're easy to sew, really pretty, almost always flattering regardless your body type and extremely comfy and easy to wear ^__^
Well, hello there! A new channel that interests me! Yay! 😁 Love the idea of adapting historical garments for everyday wear. Always wanted to do that with 19th century men’s wear. I‘m obsessed with the style of the jackets especially. Really need to step up my sewing game again 😎
I have just been sewing for 9 months and sewed over 25 vintage garments for myself. I am now sewing an 1860 Civil War era skirt, petticoat, chemise, drawers, an American pocket, and my blouse and corset is being made in England. This is for a Civil War Living Museum; I will visit dress as 1860. I also wear my vintage garments 1940's-1960's thus far and really enjoy wearing them daily. I also have over 200 FF original sewing patterns dating back to 1880's. 1907. 1920's. 1930's-2018. I do not cut my tissue patterns but trace them and store them until I need them again. great video
* sees Bernadette using a modern sewing machine * * is moderately concerned shes been body snatched by aliens * Bernadette: I'm gonna fell my seam- Me: OH THANK GOD ITS STILL OUR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FRIEND
If I’m ever going to wear any sort of dresses... I want it to look like that! I love how it looks classy and elegant! And having it fit to the waist adds to the charm Other dresses just don’t fit me and I am always attracted to dresses that looks like thoseeee😍
As someone who does a lot of period medieval sewing/costuming I really appreciate the effort you're putting in to adapt a historic style of dress to a more modern look! Makes me want to try and bring the doublet back into style. Excellent work!
You’re right, the entire silhouette is so beautiful! Especially with the lacy top to add some elegance. I would totally wear this outfit, but I’m sure I couldn’t do it the justice that you do!
You go girl! Bring back the Edwardian era in fashion! I myself am an Edwardian fashion enthusiast, and while I don't always pull off an authentic look, I find it very important, for both males and females to appreciate and bring back the wonderfully respectful and artistic stylings of my favorite historical era. Keep it up!
Me,an artist that loves to design dresses,skirts,and gowns,but doesn’t know how to sew even if my life depended on it: I love the aesthetic of the skirt :0 Also me: *watching this video in hopes I can understand the procedure little by little,but still doesn’t get it*
Me, absolutely lost, but in love with the aesthetic and hoping that one day I could have enough money to commission her for some skirts (because longer skirts that fall well on me are hard to find because I'm 5'2. Floor length skirts/dresses are impossible for my height and look odd even with heels. The only piece of clothing I've ever had tailored was a floor length choir dress for college because it was required, and I've been chasing the high of the swooshiness only found in floor length dresses ever since)
She chose to make this skirt with this nice stripey COTTON fabric, so it can be put in the washing machine without worrying, just choosing a low temperature or cold water to avoid that the fabric loses any colour (fabrics, especially darker dyed ones, tend to do that) and to save energy and selecting a spin cycle that's not too fast, not too many spins per minute, maybe 400 or 600, so that the fabric and the stitches don't get tossed around too much, the clothes will last longer.
A key to getting the best results is also to pre-wash your materials. That way if they’re going to shrink or otherwise misbehave they don’t pull the garment out of shape because it’s happened BEFORE you cut your pieces out and sewed them together.
Absolutely love love that skirt and your presentation. Watching you put the skirt together inspires me to sew more! By the way, there is another RUclipsr named Angela Clayton whose videos similar to yours. Thank you for putting these videos together and showing the rest of us how it can be done. 👍🏼👍🏼
So in love with flat lining! Use it for all my skirts particularly the summer ones. You mentioned that there was probably a modern sewing machine enabled way of achieving a similar effect. Think I may have that for you. Was first introduced to it by a Vogue Sewing (magazine may have been called Vogue Patterns at the time...) article about 10 years ago. The principle is pretty basic. Cut your lining fabric with an extra 1/2” seam allowance on all the vertical seams. (total seam allowance is now an inch on the lining.) Pin the cut edges of the vertical seams of the lining fabric to the face fabric right sides together and sew a 1/4 seam. Press both seam allowances towards the lining. Turn right sides out and press flat. You now have a flat garment piece with the cut edges wrapped by the lining fabric. Tada! You can then “stitch in the ditch” to keep the lining from shifting about until you get the garment seams in. From here you just follow the pattern instructions treating the lined garment piece as you would a single layer of fabric. The original article was suggesting this as a solution for light coloured fabrics where the seam allowance would shadow through to the right side. It does solve that problem also provides a very tidy finish to the inside of the garment. :)
I've read similar instructions from a 1950s Vogue sewing book. For spring 'frocks', french seams were used to encase the lining and outer fabric as one. Batiste was the fabric recommended for linings.
Very cute skirt. 👍🏻 I’ll forgive your youth in despising overlocked seams. For those of us whose advancing years have brought arthritis all those machine finishes are the only way to continue sewing. Sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue. 😉
Yeah, I think it's one of those things that people just don't realize until they're put into the situation, like when people down on one-task kitchen items, which often start their lives as accessibility tools for people with disabilities or arthritis and then they just decide to expand the marketability.
I'm not what you'd call a real sewing person. 'Have only made a few things in my life and basic costumes for my daughter when she was little. It's a real revelation to me to hear about maintaining purity by not over-locking.
I love that phrase “sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue”! As a disabled person, I often see abled people mocking me for taking shortcuts, using “un necessary products” etc, and I think a lot of it is they see it as lazy, we see it as necessary because it is
MrCoolAttitude The finest tailors are mostly men. Men used to knit more than women and a significant number of pastry chefs are male. My dad taught me how to sew and cook.
"how can I be a woman of the 21st century with no pockets!?"
Ask that to jeans and skirts with no pockets.
why do women's jeans almost never have front pockets? isn't it weird but with skirt back then they have front pockets not back pockets
@@frackyoupunk because "fashion" : it makes your hips look bigger or so they say.
@@catherinesteph nah they just want you to have to buy purses as well
This!! Some women's jeans pockets have decorative pockets or almost useless pockets that my phone sticks out. This is why I resorted to buy men's jeans the last time I did coz FUNCTIONAL POCKETS (and making my hips less flattering)! 😂
@@ninj0shikirei yes!!! I love my men's skinny jeans so much more than anything I ever got from the women's section. The second option is, ofc, cargo pants.
"I'm not old fashioned. I'm couture," needs to be embroidered on a wall hanging somewhere.
Facts
yessss!
Getting that printed on my t-shirt
Just a thought. Since the skirt is black, I would make the lining a different color. Fuchsia maybe, I know you want authentic, but I need a bit of wow factor re color. Beautiful work.
Well, I think you could get an authentic "wow factor" in there too, although perhaps not in fuchsia. Looking at pictures of Edwardian fashion, I see some wine red paired with black, and leaving the black behind I also found pictures of dresses that combine teal and dark pink, so I'm sure some designers of that time had thoughts similar to yours.
I loved everything about it. Thank you. . I Sewed for years. Made curtains, draperies, cushions, maternity dresses and all my little girls holiday dresses . My eyes just can't take it anymore. I've never seen that way of doing Gathering. I put a pin up at both points. And then figure eight the long tails of thread around them pull a little wrap the 8. Pull the other side wrap it and then pin it. But I'm not edwardian
, LOL. As we say in my family. You'll have that garment forever.
Bernadette basting stitches being as exact and precise as Sherlock Holmes' crime scene investigation.
I have no idea what's going on but you speak about the subject with such enthusiasm it doesn't matter.
I think the shoes that you wore in the thumbnail of this video are absolutely gorgeous
I love Truly Victorian! I have used the bodice patterns to make modern jackets and dresses - I love the fitting system they use. Your skirt turned out beautifully - all the effort you put into it was worth it!
I feel like this may be a weird compliment, but I just love your diction!! i love watching your videos, but even only listening to them makes me happy :)
I have always really struggled with my sewing projects, but your work inspires me to keep trying. Thanks Bernadette!
Yesss! I am so happy to have found this. I have wanted to make a walking skirt for years. This is so helpful. Thank you.
this... made me want to recreate some dress from the 60s or 50s... they are so cool and fasionnable !
You look like you walked out of an old Victorian or Edwardian picture it's awesome
i am amazed at how much sewing you had done without the sewing machine. its very complicated
What a wonderful job you do! You would shriek if you saw how much super glue I use instead of basting! (grin!)
wooow lovely recreation there.
i love historical fashion - not all of it- but I'd always like to take a bit of it and mix it with the modern every day or occasional use, or modify an old piece into a new one bay adding modern touches to it or vice versa.
hope U get what I'm trying to say?
anyway its so lovely and i think I would like to make it, but might add more length to it.
thnx for the share really glade to have fond Ur channel.
Can you make hats popular again? Like historical ornate ones, top hats or even bowler hats. You can be so stylish with a bowler hat yet, why don't I see people wearing them??
Hello! I just came here to suggest you dedicate a chapter to collaborate with former RUclipsr Karolina Zebrowska, and period tailor Zack Pensint.
That'd be interesting. Thank you!
former? did she quit RUclips? it’s been 2 weeks since her last upload but anything’s possible I suppose... I’ll miss her videos if she has quit...
The skirt looks so amazing beautifull on you! I would love to have a skirt like that...
Rewatching this now, it is really weird to see you using a modern sewing machine xD
Bernadette is such a kind and graci-
*You will pry my traditional sewing methods from my cold, dead hands*
I love how chipper she sounded as she said that too
Off camera, while speaking those fighting words, Bernadette was brandishing a hat pin. The girl means business!
I want to start a GoFundMe to buy her a Dreaded Overlocker
That's fighting talk... Needs a colourful Southern US accent... But I can't do one... Er, type one.
"I'm not _old fashioned!_ I'm *_couture!"_*
Refined. Elegant. Perfect.
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Me: adds the 666th dislike
Also me: HA
That is my motto from now on
Me: "This part is much too fine and precise to be done by machine. Pass the #10 sharps."
Also me: just thinks it's a hassle to get the sewing machine out.
@@EggTriangleTriangle I know you posted this over a year ago, but same. I think it's because I find hand sewing really relaxing and meditative, but the sewing machine is loud, confusing, takes up space, and takes so long to set up!! Hand sewing is slow but less of a headache for me.
@@MissPoplarLeaf Omg same! Although I like my oldfashioned sewing machine a LOT more than the modern ones, I still often end up just sewing the whole thing by hand because it feels like less of a hassle 😆
Beautiful. Now we need to get capes back in fashion.
Who said they aren't? I will fight them in a duel
Jefecito L.
Edna Mode from the incredible said so
Yes I have a cloak that I wear all around my house , once I wore it at a park at these kids were staring at me and I was like fight me! Cloaks/capes are awesome
Yaaaasss
Who cares if they're not in fashion? Wear them anyway!
I have no idea what is going on. never held a needle once in my life, but damn this is great. Her enthusiasm is contagious
You should really try it. Being able to sew your own clothing is a real bliss. Better is being able to fix a shirt you buy, for example, that later is too loose. You can start learning by making doll clothes. No joking here..
Zhi during quarantine I’ve had a very strange want to sew myself a vintage skirt, but none of my direct family is interested in sewing. Both of my grandmothers are, but because they’re very old they’re at risk for Covid-19. I would go over to one of their houses and ask for fabric, but the previous sentence explains why I can’t. I’m rather sad, if you couldn’t tell, but I’m using old shirts I don’t need to make different things! Sewing truly is very fun!
@@monroe8566 you might want to make a mockup to test your pattern first, and for that you can use old bedsheets. And while you test everything out and fit the mockup to sit perfectly on your body, the quarantine might end or at least the fabric shops might open :)
We have a lot of bedsheets haha. And my grandma is a very avid seamstress so after covid-19 is mostly cleared up I’ll probably ask her to teach me since she’s at high risk rn
It's weird to hear you've never stitched anything.. because they literally taught us to teach at our orphanage before I got adopted
*Me not understanding any of this tailoring/sewing lingo* : Yessss
Damilola Babalola Easy to learn. All you need is a little time.
I spiritually relate to this comment.
@@tryingtovibe2875 Lmao
Welcome.
I uh relate to much
Me: gets told not to sew over pins
Bernadette: Sews over pins
Me: confused screaming
Yeah supposedly you can sew over pins if they are perpendicular to the seam you're sewing, but I've had bad luck with this so I tend to just take the pins out as I sew.
lmao amen! my mom would have killed me! Hell she might kill Bernadette if she saw this! xD
I know zero about sewing but this and noticed it too. I like that she just goes with it though, and does her thing.
She may also be using the single stitch knob as she passes over them to be extra safe. I hate fiddling with the pins when I'm sewing and that's how I do it.
I'm pretty sure she does it because she has an industrial sewing machine (Bernina brand, you can see it in her recent work room tour) which are more sturdy and allow you to sew over pins, whereas home sewing machines are apparently, in comparison, really fiddly and break easily (mine stops constantly anyway). So there you go, spend 2 grand and you can sew over pins.... worth it?? Lol.
Bernadette: speaks elegantly
Also Bernadette: I didn’t trust myself to math well enough
And it's still sounds nice
Because Math and English are completely different subjects???
@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 she meant that it’s funny that Bernadette was talking so elegantly, then she used a funny improper sentence “I didn’t trust myself to math well enough” which is improper and funny. She wasn’t talking about how Bernadette is bad at math, she was laughing at the sentence
@@pennyfrompapaspizzeria580 Oh yeah.... I see now. Thanks for explaining
@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 no problem! :)
"I am obsessed with the idea of bringing details of historical dress into the modern wardrobe... "
Me: *subscribes*
Same. And here i am 4 months later. Making my own gored skirt.
LOL SAME
StarlingofAzerath wow that's amazing!! How did it go?
I read this right as she said that 😂
I wish I could actually sew and make stuff like this. I too love the idea of bringing elements of historical fashion into the present. So freaking sick of jeans tee shirts and flip flops everywhere.
usually after binge watching youtube for 7 hours i end up in disturbing places but this is so wholesome and helpful. i do love a good historical inspired piece
Sure beats *r/Furry*
Harley Shade yep! Although some may consider this “dark”!
@@whatever123651 how??
Mina Bright hardly see women wearing with dark hose. I love it!!!! I love the look!
@@whatever123651 lol 😁 the pun escaped my head sorry.
"i'm not old-fashioned, I'm couture!"
Amen Hana!
Exactly. Bringing in historical styles into the modern era just gives the outfit a look of class that modern clothing may think it tries, but laughingly fails.
Best thing She ever said. I loved it.
Bernadette: ‘Shan’t’
Me: *subscribes*
Shan't means shall not, right?
English isn't my first language, so I thought I'd better check 😅
FiveOClockTea yep :D
@@Grace-ij2ud thanks :-)
Still hear it in the U.K. quite often
Yeah a lot of people still use it in the UK. I hear it all the time, and I'm not posh at all!
"now it's time to begin flatlining."
i took that in a completely different way
*dies*
I agree!
Adrenaline rush...begin compressions
*trying to break your ribs to pump your lungs* 🎵ah-ah-ah-ah stayin alive🎵
“Doctor! Will they live?!!”
Can’t remember the last time i wore a skirt or dress, but this lady’s excitement is so contagious and it looks so pretty on her. I’m feeling a need to sit at my desk and make Edwardian fashion with the highest standards of craftsmanship like it’s 1905 and I’m the most skilled tailor in my village
Now this is the romanticism I live for
I'd love to have a skirt made but I cant make one boring buy one, so a girl can only dream of a pretty skirt. Also being a bigger girl, sucksssss cause i cant have that figure in that kind of skirt
@@averytiredaunt4708 most fashion is actually about ratio and not size. I am completely sure with a well made dress you will look fabulous. Everyone can look fabulous in a well made dress.
Buy Folkwear patterns. No guessing. Easy to follow.
@@averytiredaunt4708 bigger girls have always existed and worn these fashions!
"I am obsessed with the idea of bringing details of historical dress into the modern wardrobe." SAY NO MORE. I'M SOLD.
EDIT : "How on Earth can I to be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt ?" That's very true. Pockets are everything.
and how dubious and wicked of jean companies to add fraudulent pockets! and sometimes , even if they do, of impractical sizes!
Pockets are essential in skirts for women. They allows to be coquette!!!
Why has our youth pulled away from dressing up, there is something I’m wearing a beautiful skirt and beautiful nylons or tights.
@@whatever123651 I wear poofy skirts and tall stripey socks. I've embraced my Miz Frizzle phase in my old age. ;)
TBH I don't know why I'm here, the only time I used a sewing machine was when I was 9 with my grandmother saying 'don't stitch your fingers to the cloth, it's expensive' but ok youtube I'll bite. scrolled down the comments to see what was what. I live in France with my girlfriend and one evening while watching a French film I heard her start to grumble like muttley from wacky races. The teacher was standing on the steps calling in the kids with her hands in her skirt pockets, 'Damn 50 years ago skirts had pockets, 100 - 200 years ago they had them and today I can't get a tenner in my jeans!! (grumble grumble grumble)
Two years ago I watched this and started sewing, today I'm finishing my second two piece trailor project, thanks!!
I feel like a degenerate hearing this woman speak
Who'st've saidenthed soue
@@sharp_swf stop stoooooop
Exactly. Like I feel like a modern day peasant. And she's a noble or something. Like she's just got a higher seeming accent and vocabulary, but without the rudeness you'd find with nobles of the past.
@@mathewklepser6382 she'd have been solidly middle class in the Edwardian Era. People in that broad middle class thought respectability (in behavior, diction and dress) was a Good Thing.
You're because your fascism
I like how everyone here has such a crush on Bernadette that they’re changing whole vocabularies to impress her
have to admit i have one. Her femininity is a clarion call to traditional men.
@@ianskinner1619 what exactly does that mean ian
@@daisy3869 perhaps you would like to define the context under which you are asking..
@@ianskinner1619 what are you saying ian
How dare you call me out
"I'M NOT OLD FASHIONED, I'M COUTURE" love it, I'm thirteen and do crochet and hand sewing whenever I can, my sister says I act like a grandma and asks me why I'm so old fashioned, now I finally have a pertinent response. Thank you Bernadette!
You are amaZing Charlotte , I get excited when I sew a button on ...maybe You are the New Renaissance Woman !
i don't even own a sewing machine??? i don't wear skirts??? what am i doing here??? (jokes aside this was a lot of fun to watch, your personality and the sheer passion and glee you express warms my cold dead heart)
Same. I don't even wear skirts, and I'm a man and I don't even have any needles at home. But yet, these videos are lovely to watch!
Mennolt van Alten same lol, she just seems so genuinely happy and excited about this and that makes me happy
I'm a guy and was bored and found this
bbthatsme I just found this channel an hour ago. I will now go to a garment store. I have never sewn anything wearable in my life, ever. But I WILL.
@@susannawolf How's that coming along?
I HAVE GAINED BRAINCELLS AFTWR WATCHING
@Rootin For-Putin S A M E
EH EH EH, I didnt mention how many I had to begin with nor how many I had during this or at the end I did GAIN braincells but not enough to spell write, acrub
@@loopy8241 Argument invalid, you profile picture ranks lower than a Anime Profile Picture. Move along.
You should watch John Mclean
Woah, calm down mate.
Her voice is so soothing to listen to. I feel like I can hear her smiling.
Are...are you a time traveler?
I am! 😊
@@bernadettebanner you hit the nail on the head, my lady! I've always loved everything history, especially Victorian era. I'd love to see something from that era and really feel like the "good Doctor!" 😊😂
Oh my god, time travelers.
Take me wiTH YOU
The spirit of adventure ! I was thinking the same thing!!!!
Bernadette Banner MY WIG-
Me, sewing while I watch this video: OH NO I FORGOT POCKETS!
Bernadette, two seconds later: I FORGOT POCKETS!!
Happens to the best of us. Luckily, pockets aren't too hard to spontaneously add to all your favorite skirts/dresses!!
"how can I be a woman of the 21st century with no pockets!?"
Ask that to jeans and skirts with no pockets.
@@alexnguyen6042 at some point I just gave up on pockets and accepted the fact that I'll be carrying everything in my hands for the rest of my life :/
@@emilyamelia8358 I decided that if they aren't going to give me pockets I'll just make my own skirts.
@@emilyamelia8358 I hope you've found how to make pockets since that comment - inserted into existing garments or just independent pockets tied around your waist, or maybe hanging from a belt.
I have zero sewing knowledge but I feel very inspired to try and make this skirt!
@Mongri Cheema I can't tell if your comment is passive aggressive or not.
@@mrspupolot9862 I'm wondering that too. I'm bothered by it. I want to know if they meant it in a genuine way or a passive-aggressive way. I hope they see your comment and give us the answer. lol
inspiriteuu
luckily for you the Truly Victorian patterns are AMAZING and the Ladies who own the company are so VERY helpful should you run into difficulties. depending on where you live there is probably an historical reenacting group nearby who can possibly help you find a sewing group to connect with. thats what we do here.
Same
Same... and I’m a boy,
That’s saying something
Me : I want to enrich my vocabulary
RUclips: Bernadette is here to help you.
At some point, I started listening to content creators for their lexicon and I have a whole list of words to use. I personally want to expand my daily vocabulary and Bernadette makes me feel very incompetent.
@@Sunny-ot1vo same here! You can try solving Word power made easy by Norman Lewis. It's amazing. I've been working with it for 1hr every day
"How on earth can I be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt?"
Further proof that you strayed upon a time machine in the 1900s and used it to visit us here in the future...
Kind of weird but your way of speaking and vocabulary is really nice? You speak very eloquently and I don’t even sew but I adore your videos so much ❤️
The Ultimate Good Noodle I know this is 8 months late but “my dog speaks for eloquently than thee”
Chad Conley Why are you so angry?
Chad Conley ok boomer
@Chad Conley Okay Boomer
As someone who was inspired by you and Rachel Masky to summon the courage I needed to ditch my modern clothes in order to start making my own (don’t worry, they went to good homes, nothing thrown out), this had me riveted. You are so charming and exquisite!
I’m actually buying my patterns from Truly Victorian this afternoon, so seeing that you also have them a go filled me with glee. Thank you so much.
Wonderful to hear! Wishing you the very best. Happy sewing.
Same here! I just cut out a winter slip from flannel, and designed and cut out the pieces for a long, full sundress that ties at the shoulders. I'll wear it with turtlenecks and blouses in the winter and a short (3/4) sleeve blouse in the summer!
I'm also venturing into trying to make my own clothes, but have been apprehensive since I have very little sewing knowledge. How is your wardrobe coming along?
Oh darling, fantastic video, but NEVER go over pins! I'm 58 years old, went over a pin (no body told not to) and I'm still paying the price. The needle broke off and flew into my eye! I almost lost my eye. My wonderful mother taught me to sew and this happened in my early twenties. I occasionally get eye infections all stemming from this. Keep up the wonderful work and videos. Oh, and by the way, I still make about 50% of my own clothes. Haven't purchased a "prepared " skirt for over 40 years!
Thank you for saying this
I've had broken pins and needles through the years also so I wear safety glasses when using my machine.
I was frowning the whole time too! I'm like gurrl be careful ! In my sewing classes a girl catapulted a piece of needle into the girl next to her. Lucky needles are thin and she got it out at the hospital. no scar just a lot of drama in class...I'm so scared if i see it now too ! i worked in a bride shop and NO ONE leaves their needles in. and those women are sewing for 40y !
i am the lucky person if i forget to take them out only my upper needle breaks but i've seen how deep it can go and if you put ur hand like next to it ... i dunno ... i love sewing ... but on my list its a no no...
ps ... I tend to forget pockets all the time too... but only in my on clothes. XD
I was internally cringing everytime she went over a pin. That is the one thing my mother warned me about whenever I was allowed to use the heavy, old sewing machine we still have. Not to even mind her (Banner) well being, smh.
Also, Robyn, your eye-story had me shocked! I even placed my hand over my mouth. I am terribly sad you had to go through that ordeal. :/
And, anyone who can make their own clothes is a cool person in my book. Please, sign anywhere you wish! hahaha, :P
Don't hold pins or needles in your mouth, either. They may lodge in your lungs.
I absolutely love the glee with the way she says “my cold dead hands”
You should make a merch shop and just sell modern takes on edwardian clothing. I would definitely buy that
Me too
Me too!! I adore older style cloths
You should also do kids sizes!
It looks wonderful~
Me three!
You have such an astounding and erudite vocabulary that I felt it was necessary to consult a thesaurus to be able to craft this comment in such a manner as to impress upon you how much I delight in listening to you pontificate on the finer details of historical fashion 😊
Oh boy, you sure have overexerted your vocabulary my friend. I, too, hope to be as "erudite" as the lovely women in the video. >
Janet Bradford Oh dear, the thesaurus is such a dangerous place! I hardly know if you like the video or find it unbearable. This is because I know what pontificate means... And another one. I have found it as easy as breathing to know the meaning of words. If it is a skill at all, it does not earn any money, it does not save lives so it is nothing to covet. I for one was impressed by the freshness and enthusiasm of this video, it makes the world a brighter place, which is much better than walking about as some kind of living thesaurus.
@@nommh Speaking well can earn you a job or respect. There are oftentimes when people who aren't as skilled as some other people but are able to speak well can go farther than the skilled people. But as you said, knowing the words is not quite a skill to covet unless you know how to use them.
this comment made me chuckle, especially considering I had erudite as a vocab word in my english class last week and every one of my peers had trouble remembering its definition.
I am an intellectual
Gorgeous! If I had any sewing skills whatsoever, I'd make this in a heartbeat
There are evening classes for sewing from absolute beginners upwards. Well worth going to. I make some of my own clothes, particularly evening wear because I'm very small and can never get anything to fit me in the shops or anything I like. Making my own means I get the right fit and the colour and style I want. Give it a go :)
I hear you. I have taken class and had 2 friends try to teach me. No luck. But I can knit anything you desire.
@@unacceptablesisterpeter3431 Exactly. I grew up in a custom furniture store as a teenager. I am great at leather work, but pretty bad at any seamstress activities, whether that is hand sewing or on a machine. And I had professionals there to teach me every step of the way--just wasn't my jam. But I also haven't tried sewing in a very long time, so maybe I'd be better now. I am absolutely HORRIBLE at knitting, and I've tried learning multiple times. But I'm great at leather work, weaving, beading, and most paper crafts. Goes to show that some things just aren't meant for everyone!
I may try some craftsy/bluprint hand sewing classes, and see if I have any penchant for sewing now that I'm an adult ;) Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement :)
Amaya Sinenomine Same here! My aunt and grandmother were both seamstresses before marrying and my cousin is a clothing designer and makes a lot of her own clothes! I wish I'd asked my grandmother to teach me when I was young.
I adore that you stay away from overlocks. I was seriously considering dropping $300+ dollars on an overlock just because I thought it would be THE next step to making my sewing projects more 'professional', but that is a goddamn LIE and you proved it. Thank you for saving me my money and my pride! I shall now take much pride in my couture seams
The main reason to have one is knits
I hand sew all of my historical costumes but for everyday sewing, like making dresses for my daughter - having an overlock machine is a blessing! She's rough as a boy on her clothes and they frequently need repair. I wouldn't dream of a hand sewing her clothes or the inevitable subsequent mending from them!
There's a time and place for hand sewing and using a serger! By-and-by, I got a great serger off of Craigslist for 50$, it doesn't have to cost that much money either ;)
What is an overlock?
@@Marine06girl, if you look at the inside hem of any t-shirt you've got lying around, you'll see a flat interwoven bunch of stitching on the edge of the material. This is overlock. The machine uses two or more threads to loop around each other at the raw edge of the fabric, and two or more other threads stitch down over them to lock them in place. The result is that the interlocked threads provide a strong finish to a raw edge and keep it from fraying. It's very useful for fabrics that fray badly, and is virtually essential for finishing cut knits. The machine used for this is usually a serger, though regular home machines sometimes have an inferior version of the stitch as an option.
I was literally talking about making an Edwardian/Victorian walking skirt earlier today
Also this older video has such a different energy than that of Bernadette’s more recent videos
I love how you can say “my cold, dead hands” in such a sweet voice
I have no interest in sewing.
But your passion and joy about your projects makes these video's a delight to watch.
It is so weird to listen to how she talked here… I mean she’s changed her narration to be more of her normal voice and also more specific and educational. Also, I caught myself laughing because Bernadette now hates patterns’ seam allowance 😂
I also saw this way only now, after watching her more recent ones for maybe 3 years. One could assume that more time than just 5 years has passed. She indeed sounds young and just-finished-her-studies in this one!
She also spunds more cheerful in her older videos. Nowadays she's more meme-y with a hint of sarcasm. But you definitely see how much she grew over the years :3 it's just a bit weird rewatchint her old videos 😂
Ah yes, i have found the sister of the god, john maclean
nicotine this is exactly what i thought
The Edwardian parent trap. One went to Scotland the other to the U.S.
idk man they're very different to me
Yesssssss
😱😂🤣. This. Yeees! 👏🏻.
You remind me of my aunt, Annie. She was born in 1898 while her father was doing mission work at Bella Coola, BC. Our family are traditionally shoe makers, but Annie moved to Seattle around 1930 to start her own business sewing and doing alterations. Unfortunately her fiancée died in the (first) war; she never married. She was very modern in her political ideas. I can’t think of her without a hat, and always three or four nasty looking hat pins. Annie continued making her own clothing, and shoes, until the 1990’s. She was a strong minded, generous woman, and a living reminder of Victorian Seattle.
this is so wholesome aww
@@filiusanchisae It really is! Aweeeee
@@filiusanchisae Fairly, except the missions in Bella Coola in the 1890s were to convert/further the cultural/actual genocide of numerous First Nations peoples. So there's that.
"Soon coastal missionaries come to support the use of legislation in order to eradicate the potlatch. In some coastal areas this ends up involving confiscating ceremonial items and the threat of imprisonment for offenders. "
From: www.erudit.org/fr/revues/uhr/2000-v28-n2-uhr0645/1016523ar.pdf
Just to remind everyone Canada isn't as nice as we let people say we are.
@@karatepop oh god, i didn't know that.
thank you for informing me.
George Duckson She sounds wonderful!
I'm a sewing-beginner and I am so overwhelmed how many pieces, hems, lines etc I'd have to think of doing such a project... I was so proud of myself the other day for sewing a curtain with extra thingys where the pole goes through. And you are here making a full on Edwardian skirt! Impressive.
"I'm not old fashion, I'm couture"- spending hours hand sewing cosplay costumes.
Sweet Potato is this cosplay tho? I’d wear it outside on a regular day
@@YourGraceMyLady I'd wear cosplay out on a regular day, unlike COWARDS
Akira Saito that’s cool n all but you really shouldn’t call anybody names and labels , cause it just reflects bad on you
She actually wears these on a daily basis, or at least most of the things. She does make some "cosplay" things. Mostly, she wears them
Your Grace _ do people not get a joke ;-;
I wish i had enough time and skill to make this
Your username is my mood
E. G. I would agree, but I need a soul to be devoured first
@@saskiamckenna2925
Same smh
@@mysteriousandforeboding i can't even have a normal conversation in english because..... you know why
@@leasagna2202 sorry I didn't mean to
This piece is gorgeous on its own, but you’re so right that the entire look together strikes a harmony that wouldn’t be found if you’d worn a loose knit sweater and a ponytail instead. Not that it couldn’t or wouldn’t have worked, as I suspect it may well, but that there’s a certain tightness to the complete work. So glad I stumbled on your channel-I’ve been doing more sewing and embroidery on my own lately and I’m grateful the mighty algorithm has deemed it necessary to take that as a cue to introduce me to more quirky seamstresses.
Me before video: "Does she remember to add pockets?"
Bernadette: "I have made a grave mistake..."
Me: Nope. XD
One of my favorite things about watching these historical sewing adventures is going from “what the heck are even all those fifteen million pieces of the pattern?” to “OOOOOH~ That makes so much sense! I love that attention to detail!” Ugh. This is why clothes made decades ago stand the rest of time while almost any garment purchased today lasts 2.1 months before disintegrating.
modern day clothes tend to have way more pieces, actually. Aside from things like t-shirts of course. If you were to compare modern jeans or chinos to britches or even trousers in the 1800s, they are way more complicated and use way more pieces.
When she said "I made a very grave error" I was freaking out like "omg it's the sewing...no wait probably the measurement" not once did i think about pockets😂😂😂 I was on the verge of tears until I heard pockets then I started laughing. All better.
Why don’t we dress so classy anymore ??? So Elegant and feminine. I absolutely adore historical era clothing
nothing stopping you from wearing Anything you want - if you like it wear it.
If you want to wear it, then I daresay nothing should stop you! Your life is yours to live, why not wear what makes you happiest?
Just bought a long skirt ,I have a great idea
@ When I read such studies I start questioning my gender 😂
But it makes sense considering how such image for women had been developed. Still, I hope gender stereotypes die out. I find it sad that items and hobbies are viewed as related to the sex.
I don't doubt the result of the studies, but I think people are often socially moulded into what (supposedly) should be their image, their priority.
I'm just so happy that I don't have to. Yes it's beautiful and if love to wear it occasionally but to be forced to wear it would suck.
Listening to her talk while making my research paper just expanded my vocabulary.
Dudeee 😂😂
i have 0 clue what’s actually happening here but it’s real cute
If you want to learn, watch more videos about sewings and stuff, then when you are able to make doll clothes (since that's the best start), you will understand it all :P
Me: I’m not even interested in historical clothing.....why am I subscribed
Bernardette: Shan’t
Me: 😍
Cute! I have been planning on doing exactly the same idea with one of my 14th-century dress patterns! Make it shorter, and maybe sleeveless, so it becomes sort of like a jumper or summer dress! How fun!
OH!!!!!! Do please make a video if you end up doing this! I am obsessed with both your videos :)
misclicked dislike, meant to like! I'm doing exactly the same! I'm very into 14th century clothes, and definitely want to add them to my modern wardrobe as well :)
@@Shaiyeh Wait, wat?
I thought in the 14th century the "devil's windows" were en vogue? Wouldn't that result in extreme sideboob if you used that today?
Or are you using an underdress pattern?
Or am I mistaken about the time period?
What pattern are you using to adapt?
Devil's window dresses were indeed in fashion, but those are over-dresses, and there are several other styles, too. :) I've made my period dresses from drafting my own pattern using la cotte simple tutorials ( cottesimple.com/tutorials/ ) and also inspiration from the Moy Bog dress, which is also the style I'm looking at for a modern adaptation ^^
by any means do it!
if you alter the front opening to be button-down, with a lot of small buttons covered in the same fabric of the dress, you'll end up with a '90's flared skirt chemisier, and you'll be very pleased XD
I was a teen back then, and I used to have a bunch of those dresses, in every possible length, fabric and pattern (all of them strictly black, to please my metalhead soul :P)
I still wear that kind of dress line in the summer (cotton satin is so much cooler than jersey in Tuscan climate...)
they're easy to sew, really pretty, almost always flattering regardless your body type and extremely comfy and easy to wear
^__^
Well, hello there! A new channel that interests me! Yay! 😁
Love the idea of adapting historical garments for everyday wear. Always wanted to do that with 19th century men’s wear. I‘m obsessed with the style of the jackets especially. Really need to step up my sewing game again 😎
Same here! I use to sew all the time and now havent really been able to.
I’m simply over the🌙 to discover others are obsessed with historical fashions. Yay!!! I’m not alone! 🤗
I love and admire historical fashion too. Wish they would come back
I have just been sewing for 9 months and sewed over 25 vintage garments for myself. I am now sewing an 1860 Civil War era skirt, petticoat, chemise, drawers, an American pocket, and my blouse and corset is being made in England. This is for a Civil War Living Museum; I will visit dress as 1860. I also wear my vintage garments 1940's-1960's thus far and really enjoy wearing them daily. I also have over 200 FF original sewing patterns dating back to 1880's. 1907. 1920's. 1930's-2018. I do not cut my tissue patterns but trace them and store them until I need them again. great video
Do you have an Instagram? I'd love to see!! Only 9mos sewing and you're doing historical pieces, nice!
@@amethystrain2513 I'd love to see that too!
me too! It's my dream to be able to sew a 1950s-60s vintage swing dress for myself. I just started a sewing course.
En la
Love to know how it all turns out, and good luck
"I'm not old-fashioned. I'm couture." I would say I want that on a T-shirt, but T-shirts aren't period accurate, Lol.
Would a coaster do well Rhiannon?
On my chemise 🤔
Hmmm, you’re onto something. Maybe we should all embroider it onto our handkerchiefs?
Cross-stitch that sucka onto a pillow!
Julia Hall ooh good idea!
My sister said you look adorable. "Like a young Merry Poppins".
* sees Bernadette using a modern sewing machine * * is moderately concerned shes been body snatched by aliens *
Bernadette: I'm gonna fell my seam-
Me: OH THANK GOD ITS STILL OUR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FRIEND
100 points to Ravenclaw for the word 'ephemerality'! (Are you a Ravenclaw? You seem like a Ravenclaw.)
Indeed she is.
Ravenclaw pride 💙💙
The Ravenclaws unite in the comment section!
She really does seem like a Ravenclaw.
My people
"I'm not old fashioned, I'm couture" is my new motto.
If I’m ever going to wear any sort of dresses... I want it to look like that!
I love how it looks classy and elegant! And having it fit to the waist adds to the charm
Other dresses just don’t fit me and I am always attracted to dresses that looks like thoseeee😍
Me too.
As someone who does a lot of period medieval sewing/costuming I really appreciate the effort you're putting in to adapt a historic style of dress to a more modern look! Makes me want to try and bring the doublet back into style. Excellent work!
do it
please do! :D
Do It!
Not gonna lie, doublet is kinda hot
Tris Szym If you make it people will buy it!
You’re right, the entire silhouette is so beautiful! Especially with the lacy top to add some elegance. I would totally wear this outfit, but I’m sure I couldn’t do it the justice that you do!
You go girl! Bring back the Edwardian era in fashion! I myself am an Edwardian fashion enthusiast, and while I don't always pull off an authentic look, I find it very important, for both males and females to appreciate and bring back the wonderfully respectful and artistic stylings of my favorite historical era. Keep it up!
WHERE DID YOU BUY THOSE SHOES?!?! THEY ARE SO COOL!!
Me,an artist that loves to design dresses,skirts,and gowns,but doesn’t know how to sew even if my life depended on it: I love the aesthetic of the skirt :0
Also me: *watching this video in hopes I can understand the procedure little by little,but still doesn’t get it*
Me, absolutely lost, but in love with the aesthetic and hoping that one day I could have enough money to commission her for some skirts (because longer skirts that fall well on me are hard to find because I'm 5'2. Floor length skirts/dresses are impossible for my height and look odd even with heels. The only piece of clothing I've ever had tailored was a floor length choir dress for college because it was required, and I've been chasing the high of the swooshiness only found in floor length dresses ever since)
I’m wondering how these beautiful clothes are cleaned. Silly question, maybe, but could you talk about that?
She chose to make this skirt with this nice stripey COTTON fabric, so it can be put in the washing machine without worrying, just choosing a low temperature or cold water to avoid that the fabric loses any colour (fabrics, especially darker dyed ones, tend to do that) and to save energy and selecting a spin cycle that's not too fast, not too many spins per minute, maybe 400 or 600, so that the fabric and the stitches don't get tossed around too much, the clothes will last longer.
And it's not a silly question of course!
You could also dry clean this particular fabric, but really there's no need.
Castiel Black thanks for answering, I getting curious as well
A key to getting the best results is also to pre-wash your materials. That way if they’re going to shrink or otherwise misbehave they don’t pull the garment out of shape because it’s happened BEFORE you cut your pieces out and sewed them together.
ye old washing machines, of course
It's funny how much the length changes the skirt - as soon as you shorten it to below the knee, it looks very midcentury.
She should be a teacher, I understood everything 😂
i mean she kinda is- but her classroom is all of youtube that'll listen
Absolutely love love that skirt and your presentation. Watching you put the skirt together inspires me to sew more! By the way, there is another RUclipsr named Angela Clayton whose videos similar to yours. Thank you for putting these videos together and showing the rest of us how it can be done. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanking the YT gods for putting this in my recommandations
Lol, you’re my profile pic twin!
So in love with flat lining! Use it for all my skirts particularly the summer ones. You mentioned that there was probably a modern sewing machine enabled way of achieving a similar effect. Think I may have that for you.
Was first introduced to it by a Vogue Sewing (magazine may have been called Vogue Patterns at the time...) article about 10 years ago. The principle is pretty basic. Cut your lining fabric with an extra 1/2” seam allowance on all the vertical seams. (total seam allowance is now an inch on the lining.) Pin the cut edges of the vertical seams of the lining fabric to the face fabric right sides together and sew a 1/4 seam. Press both seam allowances towards the lining. Turn right sides out and press flat. You now have a flat garment piece with the cut edges wrapped by the lining fabric. Tada! You can then “stitch in the ditch” to keep the lining from shifting about until you get the garment seams in. From here you just follow the pattern instructions treating the lined garment piece as you would a single layer of fabric. The original article was suggesting this as a solution for light coloured fabrics where the seam allowance would shadow through to the right side. It does solve that problem also provides a very tidy finish to the inside of the garment. :)
I've read similar instructions from a 1950s Vogue sewing book. For spring 'frocks', french seams were used to encase the lining and outer fabric as one. Batiste was the fabric recommended for linings.
I'm so mad that you didn't do a tldr for my small dummy brain.
The Victorian and Edwardian eras are definitely my favorites in terms of fashion, so I very much enjoyed this!
I love the idea of a series of videos focused on adapting historical styles into modern pieces. The skirt turned out wonderful!
Your voice reminds of Edwardian Times. Very proper and rhythmic. Lovely! ❤️
"I'm not old fashioned, I'm couture" Bernadette, I've been binging your content and I do believe I'm a little in love
Forgeting the pockets! last week I sewn one pocket at what would be the bottom of my skirt. My mind was not at sewing that day.
You could it a Secret pocketsizz
Very cute skirt. 👍🏻 I’ll forgive your youth in despising overlocked seams. For those of us whose advancing years have brought arthritis all those machine finishes are the only way to continue sewing. Sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue. 😉
totally agree !! :)
Love it
Yeah, I think it's one of those things that people just don't realize until they're put into the situation, like when people down on one-task kitchen items, which often start their lives as accessibility tools for people with disabilities or arthritis and then they just decide to expand the marketability.
I'm not what you'd call a real sewing person. 'Have only made a few things in my life and basic costumes for my daughter when she was little. It's a real revelation to me to hear about maintaining purity by not over-locking.
I love that phrase “sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue”! As a disabled person, I often see abled people mocking me for taking shortcuts, using “un necessary products” etc, and I think a lot of it is they see it as lazy, we see it as necessary because it is
Final imagine: You look like a turn of the century Audrey Hepburn.
Why was this even in my recommended...plus I'm a guy on top of that...still watched and it was interesting.
MrCoolAttitude The finest tailors are mostly men. Men used to knit more than women and a significant number of pastry chefs are male. My dad taught me how to sew and cook.
Sewing videos are for everyone, my guy. Gender roles should be killed with fire.
That's great! I'm glad you enjoyed!
MrCoolAttitude me too, she just seems to be such a genuine person
Definitely! She is so refreshing to watch 😊
I was thinking to myself "It would be great if I stiched my own pockets in"
Then I kept watching the video:
Oh