@@bernadettebanner Thanks for the great videos! Do you think you would ever do a video about your fountain pen(s)? Have you ever tried the blackwing pencils?
Stop! One minute! - I'm always happy to watch your movies and admire your projects, but I have to refer to what you showed in the last part of this movie, how you planned the cuts of the fabric - the latter in stripes :) This is wool as far as I remember. all materials, except those with a plain weave - they cannot be used to cut parts of one garment in two different directions. On fabrics such as velvet, it is obvious, but in the case of cloth or fabrics made of worsted wool, the hair always runs in one direction. If you ignore this rule, it may be that the two different parts of the skirt or jacket will have a different shade depending on the lighting. To check this, place or hang the material so that you can see it in natural light "both ways", next to you. It would be a pity such high-quality fabric. Best regards, I am second to all your projects
Yesss ! Please, more Vlogs !! The ''how I organise my sewing projects'' bit is particularly useful ... to a friend of mine. Not to me, I have no issues to plan my sewing ahead ... 😅
...Never in my life did I expect to hear Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" in a Bernadette Banner video, and yet never in my life have I ever been so joyfully surprised.
Background in film studies & lots of experience! It's one of the aspects of BB's work I really enjoy, you can definitely see how her background affects her production quality 😍
My mother always called them divided skirts. At school we wore short divided skirts fo PE. Much better than the navy blue nickers worn in some schools!!
The Victorian period lasted over 60 years, with the fashionable silhouette changing every 5-10 years. So the dress could be very different, and you better decide which decade you are interested in :)
@@KM-rt5jj No. Fashion then was not just some new trends that many people like. Fashion was an analogue of decency, so that no woman who belonged to a decent society could ignore it. And if in the 1850s everyone wore crinolines, in the 1870s-1880s bustles, then the debutantes did the same. And I only mentioned two periods, but in fact in the 19th century in each decade there was a different silhouette of dresses and different fashion.
Accidentally buying patterns isn't that bad so long as you don't accidentally order the same pattern several times! I might be speaking from recent experience lol
Going through my bookcase (I have several to be honest), I realized that I own a Janet Arnold copy. How or why.... I'm baffled. One clue is that the thin but long book was amongst my Venus A. Dodge books. Sigh. Going through my fabric stash and patterns should have prepared me. 🍄🍄🍄
**cough** scones are bad for birds so the more accurate saying would be killing two birds with one scone but take this with a grain of salt because i learned this information months ago and memory does not serve me well and i googled it again but it didn’t really have a lot of information on the surface so again, take this with a grain of salt **cough**
You do know that birds should not be fed with scones, don't you (because: surprise - it will kill them)? This whole language twisting and eradicating history makes me cringe.
“It’s going to take a lifetime to get through, but you know what? We’re going to have a good time” that hit me like a truck, being alive is so beautiful
I feel this HARD! My college had received feedback from the students of the previous year that said there were too many projects at once (most of them had a deadline at the end of the semester). They took that feedback and had us make the SAME AMOUNT of projects but moved some of the deadlines to an *earlier* date. Logic never seems to be present at school.
Bernadette is my absolute favorite to play in the background whilst I sit and sew. Her calm voice and the music she plays is just ideal. And she's the first person I've encountered who doesn't edit out her mistakes, but rather shows them and explains what went wrong! #respect
10:40 My friend likes to say “Feeding two birds with one scone,” which has been really helpful when trying to avoid hurting birds with metaphors (great video, excited to see these projects) ♥️
Bernadette: *feels absolutely thrilled she can get a full three piece suit made out of the fabric she has* Me: *simultaneously feels positively giddy for her* And yes, I love seeing the vlogs in the workroom
To be honest, seeing videos like this reminds me that you don't just fully form ideas in beautiful watercolor glory and leap straight into the sewing part. XD This was wonderful, I hope you'll let us see more!
Honestly B, you can post a 20min video of sewing seams and we will still be here! For the vibes.. the vlogs.. the aesthetic.. Just don't be discouraged, your personality and your dedication makes your content so special :)
"Starting 7 projects at once is probably not a wise decision but here we are." Me, looking at my WIP pile of plushies and other such things: "Ah, so this isn't just a thing that knit and crochet artists think. Good to know." Also, the added in animal clips always make me smile! The bonus chicken content was great! Thank you for that.
Bernadette: "Starting 7 projects at once is probably not a wise decision" Me: *both laughing and crying under my pile of crochet projects, embroidery and cross-stitch, and sewing projects* I bought 13 skeins of yarn yesterday. Some of it was mulberry silk and expensive. Is this what insanity feels like? Because I keep looking at Ravelry patterns.
I start projects one at a time, but because I'm terrible about finishing them, I have many projects languishing in the "I got bored/frustrated" basket.
I feel like we may be kindred spirits. I've bought over $700 in fabric since February, and thats been added to my collection of three totes of yarn, cross-stitch supplies, painting supplies, and numerous other projects. I'm trying to get as much done while this wave of interest is still strong, just so I can say I finished things for once!
Ravelry is an amazing resource, a real example of the best uses for the Internet. But goodness, it's sooo easy to get lost in the possibilities...my ravelry favourites list of things I'd like to try making is at least a mile long! Glad to hear I'm not the only one.
@@PonderingStudent It IS an amazing resource. I always get so excited looking through all of the vintage patterns. The fact that they are still accessible and useable. The oldest pattern that I've used so far was from 1915, and I've been eyeballing a ladies' yoke cape from 1904 for a long while.
I don't know a thing about sewing, but I find this the most relaxing and interesting channel to listen to, a world away from my own life. I really really love learning about other people's lives, how they live, what they do. This is one of my new favorite channels to watch. xx
dear bernadette, here in italy we say catching two pigeons with one bean. you're not tecnically killing the birds... do what you want with this information
Please, please more of these - it's so enjoyable watching you plan and choose items, patterns, fabric etc for garments. Being honest anything you show us is enjoyable, teaching is in your soul. x
I'm so happy for you! I am sitting here consumed by the fact that my ADHD is literally preventing me from picking up anything creative and I'm going to have to bully myself to make it happen (probably the brown kirtle in 1/3rd scale that's been cut out and staring at me from atop my printer for half a year).
I love this kind of ‘workshop goings on’ video! It’s inspiring to see what you’re working on, and it encourages me to keep my own ten thousand half-done projects going as well! It’s like checking in and getting an update, and especially with Bernadette it’s always super beautifully shot and edited, and is a little masterpiece in itself!
Definitely here for the behind-the-scenes vibes. Your cinematography is killing it, and it's great to see you living your best life in the UK with Cesario.
Bernadette: "It'll be like eating two slices of bread at once" Me: "Like a sandwich?" Bernadette: "It'll be like eating three slices of bread at once" Me: "Oh, so like a bagel"
“On the Truly Victorian website.” Oh no… “Accidentally bought some patterns.” As one does. “Bought the split skirt.” *gasps* {insert high-pitched squeal} I bought the split skirt, too! (And some highly anachronistic seafoam green cotton twill, because I have needs.) I’m so excited!
You do know that birds should not be fed with scones, don't you (because: surprise - it will kill them)? This whole language twisting and eradicating history makes me cringe.
@@lesbian.librarian works for me! I only offered scone originally because I’ve seen it before and I suspect scones were chosen because they rhyme with stone. No malicious intent!
I have an interview for an apprenticeship for costuming at the royal opera house in London. And thank you so much for being my inspiration and making costuming accessible to me. You're a huge inspiration.
I really enjoy workroom vlogs like this for many reasons: 1. Fabric/project/pattern porn. All of the hearteyes. 2. You! Your cute, quirky, whimsical witchy self is always a delight to behold. 3. Not only do I love watching how the people that inspire me work/think/plan, but it is incredibly helpful to me! So thank you!
Now I want a whole day all to myself to lay everything out and plan my next ten projects, instead of letting them lurk in the back of my mind causing considerable anxiety. Also, one more yes to more vlogs, this has made the tedious job of folding clothes so much more enjoyable!
I literally scrolled through the comments to see if I was imagining things or if she really did move to England. When she said 25 pounds instead of dollars I almost spit out my coffee. Is there a video discussing her moving?? I need details!
I thought i had just...missed some videos? Not that Bernadette owes us her personal life, but, her work space is lovely. is it school? Love? Love of school? Cheering for Bernadette abd Cesario, ( the globe trotting guinea pig)
@@LalaRach she shared a few updates via her Instagram during the move time but no official "here's my new UK studio" video. I hope she does share one but alas it's all up to her!
"...may or may not have accidentally purchased a bunch of patterns." Oh hon, we all know there is no such thing as accidents. Only destiny that guides us in our quest to please the sewing gods 🤣
Or the Paper Crafting/Journal Making Gods... I might have done the same thing on Etsy a couple of weeks ago w/various Paper Collections from my Favourite Designers over there. $1.99, $2.75 & one that was $5.50...When all was said & done, for what the cost of only one Paper Pad/Collection would’ve cost me at Michael’s, I got SEVEN!!! Can’t wait to get started playing w/them!! 😊😊
I canNOT say I expected to hear the mii music over the fabric buying sequence, but it put quite a smile on my face. Good luck with all those projects!!! Excited for that pin strip suit!!
"In the workroom" Sounds like a series. You can sporadically upload for it, and generally just post anything under the label as long as it resembles something of a vlog
I love how Bernadette hesitated when considering 18th century dress ‘all the time’! I had to laugh with her on that one! A true historical clothing enthusiast! We have all considered could I….? Buying patterns on a binge moment, I do know that exhilarating feeling. Just did it with Lady Marlowe Patterns (1920’s-1959’s). I love your process in planning and organizing, Bernadette! Cheers xoxox
"laying my pattern pieces on top of the yardage" Sometimes that is the only way to figure out what will work. In my checkered past, I constructed quite a few garments as an SCA seamstress where the patterns were created by looking at artwork from the desired period. The laying out of the pattern pieces was always the process. I absolutely LOVE the in the workroom VLOGS!
Indeed it is. Just because the area is large enough doesn’t guarantee that it will work out geometrically. The only way to find out _that_ is to try it.
I love how youtubers are always like "oh no, this video is already so looong" Na, na, gie me aw o' yer content. I do absolutely want to hear you go on tangents about literally anything
As someone with a 2 page, double column, projects-to-make-this-winter list video seems so minimalist and reasonable 😍 Also now I want to go through those two pages of projects and draw them up like this because A E S T H E T I C
Yes I'm working on some crafty thing while watching this, thanks for asking. I'm actually handsewing knickers from a free pattern because I need new knickers and I don't have a sewing machine (yet). And store bought knickers are lame and uncomfortable. Not quite as fancy as a three piece Victorian lady suit, but I'm pretty proud of myself nonetheless.
Can I just say...your videography skills are through the roof. The amount of work that goes into a video like this.. that to some, may seem simple ...it's so impressive! I love watching your content for so many reasons, but especially for the way in which you format, you know a thing or two about transportation of the visual eye! And I'm here for it.
Your filming and editing skills have evolved in a new direction in this vlog - I love it! Also, could you please not tell my monkey brain to start all the projects I desperately try to keep for later because there is so much to do right now? Thank you XD PS: I got my patterns of fashion 5 book yesterday - possibly the only one in Germany on sale - and was so thrilled to see the detailed documentation of garments.
there's "visual" asmr and then there's watching Bernadette mess with fabrics which makes me want to lay down on a hoard of wool and just sleep contentedly. Also the chicken clip made me shriek
Watching Bernadette doin' some Bernadetting is just so soothing. Like..people being themselfes, doing their thing, not giving a fluff. Bernadette you are going places! Bestbest, Angelika
"Random in the workroom vlogs" are the best! Fascinating, inspiring, companionable, relaxing, entertaining...a resounding "yes please" to more!!! Loved every moment of this. Thank you so much Bernadette! 😘👍💓💖💞
I think maybe costume youtubers feel a presure to always relase a fully completed project video, but we often just here for you, pretty clothes are just a bonus! I love this vlogish format of fabric shoping/designing/brainstorming videos.
Idk if you’ll see this comment Bernadette, but I just wanted to thank you for reigniting my love for sewing and beginning my love for historical fashion! I now have some lovely handmade clothes including a brand new dress because of you!
I wonder what kind of pencils and sharpener those are. I wonder if Bernadette has the same problem as I do of pencils breaking when trying to write with them.
"Shouldn't do 7 projects at once " Me: whistles innocently will avoiding eye contact with any of my projects. P.s. your comment about what eras you want to do hit WAAAAYYY to close to home. I keep getting asked what my favorite era is and I end up listing things I like from each era. From early Egyptian to Dior's New Look.
You talking about hands getting wrecked making stays reminded me how I'm so curious how crafters and artisans who work with their hands avoid repetitive stress injuries. Like methods/modifications and tips as well as braces/sleeves/protective or supportive items. It's deff not talked about enough!
I do a LOT of stretches. Finger/wrist/arm/shoulder. I'm also a dancer and aerialist so I rely on my grip strength a lot; wiggling my fingers/rolling my wrists whenever I have a minute is a habit by now.
Idk stretch? I still have double carpal tunnel and it’s pretty much the worse thing that can happen or an artist, I just can’t sew as much as I used to.
There is a good book out there written by a physiotherapist who knits. And his name escapes me. I was planning to go and listen to him speak at the big knitting conference when the world stopped. I did shiatsu at one point in my life. Don't stop with just your hands, the tension travels up your arms into your shoulders and neck. As your fine control muscles tire the bigger ones try to take over and they are not designed for that. So set a timer and when it goes off stretch your entire upper body, loosen everything up.
When I was still doing jewelry I got chiropractic adjustments because I had a bad habit of resting on one foot and throwing my whole body out of alignment. I would also get trigger point injections for myofascial pain syndrome every 3 mos. Body couldn't keep up though...disabled now. I recommend regular breaks, stretching, if it's hurting you need to stop and ice or heat depending on if it's arthritis or an injury.
You know, just watching you visualize and organize your projects on paper gave me a little boost for my own works. The hardest part of any project for me is getting my thoughts together and keeping track of everything.
Me: Never touched a sewing machine and having no interest in any kind of couture whatsoever Also me being a sub of this channel : ✍️ yeah good old robe à la française
I have approximately 7 projects on the go at the moment and I've accidentally ended up hand-stitching an entire 'prairie' style dress out of sheer laziness for not getting my sewing machine out this week 😅 so glad this is a problem other people have too!
I have the sense that flat was found - or found you - specifically for this project just so you could lay out that magnificent length of pinstripe and put down all the pattern pieces. The three-piece suit was in the stars before you even got there.
Me, owning a kilt as part of my school uniform: kilts are the most detestable item in the history of clothing, burn all kilts in the pit of Tartarus Sees Bernadette swooshing dramatically in a kilt and cape: kilts are the best; where's my school kilt so I can swoosh about in it!
@Rebecca E. Webber I live in Ireland, and a lot of girls' schools wear kilts, or plaid skirts. I don't know if it's a proper kilt so to speak, but it fastens with buckles and safety pins, so it might be? My school did recently switch to skirts in the same fabric, but a lot of people still wear the kilt.
You absolutely can! I admired Bernadette for a long time and I recently bit the bullet and acquired an antique sewing machine (absolutely not necessary) and decided on a project for myself. I have never sewn anything in my life besides non-medical face masks. I’m currently in the process of stitching some lace on my Victorian chemise by hand. Do the thing! I believe I’m your abilities!
I have a clock just like your red one, but it has a hood. It was part of the school uniform (years past, but I was able to get a leftover one and still wear it) at the boarding school I went to briefly in St Andrews. In the hoods of them were our house colours. I love it.
Bernadette has talked about her cloak before. She got it at a second-hand store in Scotland. AND a viewer said I think that was mine. I gave/sold it to a second hand store because it was too difficult to wear with a backpack at about the time BB bought it We were all" OMG just wear backpack UNDER the cape"
@@gingerdean1521 Haha! Yeah, it was really hard to wear with a backpack and so I didn't wear it much while I was at school. We'd wear them under the clock but it was just stupid looking and drafty.
It's 2am. I'm sipping coffee and watching Bernadette be her incredible self as I'm getting ready for work. I'm so in awe of her personal aesthetic, and here I am in my own aesthetic: little boy toddler/cozy, eccentric grandma. 🤷♀️
16:50 answering questions isn’t always the goal. First you need to know what the best questions to ask are, and that’s what you’re figuring out at this point.
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"Feed two birds with one scone" is my darling friend's sweet alternative.
Absolutely love it
i adore this one because if you say it without hesitation people often only catch it in retrospect, and are often delighted
I'm writing that down and shall use it at every opportunity
Came here to comment this!! This is my favorite thing :)
YES when she was talking about eating two slices of bread I was like darling that’s a sandwich
Bernadette “I’ll take 7 projects, no problem”
Me: “I’ll take on one and maybe finish sometime this century…”
You can do it 💪💪
I'll buy all to do it ,think about it, make notes, then forget where it is or that it's been on front me😳🐦🌹
@@bernadettebanner Thanks for the great videos! Do you think you would ever do a video about your fountain pen(s)? Have you ever tried the blackwing pencils?
I am like I'll start 20 projects and may or may not finish two in this century... Sigh....
Stop! One minute! - I'm always happy to watch your movies and admire your projects, but I have to refer to what you showed in the last part of this movie, how you planned the cuts of the fabric - the latter in stripes :) This is wool as far as I remember. all materials, except those with a plain weave - they cannot be used to cut parts of one garment in two different directions. On fabrics such as velvet, it is obvious, but in the case of cloth or fabrics made of worsted wool, the hair always runs in one direction. If you ignore this rule, it may be that the two different parts of the skirt or jacket will have a different shade depending on the lighting. To check this, place or hang the material so that you can see it in natural light "both ways", next to you. It would be a pity such high-quality fabric. Best regards, I am second to all your projects
“And I want one in black”
“This could be striking in black”
I see you girl.
goths gonna goth
emo bernadette shall rule
@@eerieisnotfromhere Bernadeath
She will always be a New Yorker at heart. 🖤
Yes please to more like this - especially with random fowl footage!
YESSSSS
Yesss ! Please, more Vlogs !! The ''how I organise my sewing projects'' bit is particularly useful ... to a friend of mine. Not to me, I have no issues to plan my sewing ahead ... 😅
Fascinating workroom project video. More please💚🤗
@@leadupont8588 right?! It's MY friend that has the fabric stash issue..I mean, really, the scraps she keeps😂
I agree!!
"7 projects at once is not a good idea"
Me: *slowly turns to glance at my WIP pile, feeling personally called out*
So true!
😅🤭
Only 7? Well, at least you will get them done. I feel like mine is in a perpetual slow motion. I got one done last month...Yay!
I came to make this comment and did not expect to get called out before I could
I felt this. My needlework and weaving projects in progress are getting out of hand.
“it will take 8 and a half meters of fabric” soooo the whole 9 yards?
Yes
damn you
🤣
I was making a skirt a couple months ago and took about half an hour to set up a "whole 9 yards" pun... so worth it :D
...Never in my life did I expect to hear Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" in a Bernadette Banner video, and yet never in my life have I ever been so joyfully surprised.
Right? I was absolutely convinced the video had ended and an ad or a random recommended video had started playing, but it wasn’t 😂😂
I was like “meme mom is that you?”
I was similarily surprised at the Mii Theme popping up. That gave me whiplash.
@@randompikmin4103 I had to double check cause I was wondering if I'd imagined it
I literally laughed out loud when I heard "Ridin' Dirty" at the end of the video. Classic!!!
"Welcome to the Workroom" sounds like a name for this type of vlogging series?
Ooh yes definitely! I couldn't for the life of me decide on a Series Title™ but this serves the purpose ideally. 😁✨
Excellent title! and a wonderful glimpse into your thought process.
I would love to see more of these in the future! The atmosphere is just marvelous!!!!
YES!! and please linger a bit longer on your designs so we can absorb the art a bit more before you move off to something else.
10/10 would watch more of these with undying glee and enthusiasm.
How is it that her “random vlogs” have the quality of professional documentaries?
I always have at least 4 projects on the go at once and often 7-10 if you include knitting and crochet.
A lot of filming experience by now, and obviously a very well-developed sense of aesthetics? :-)
Background in film studies & lots of experience! It's one of the aspects of BB's work I really enjoy, you can definitely see how her background affects her production quality 😍
Editing... Hours of OCD level obsessive editing
Bernadette: "Do you want more vlogs?"
Me: "Yes, please. And Thank You in advance."
Seconded
Thirded
Fourthed
Fifthed. :)
Bernadette : *explains what a split skirt is*
Me, an intellectual : oh I know what that means, it’s like Rachel Maksy’s ✨SECRET PANTS ✨
lol
Same!!💚💜😹
My sib has some trousers that I call Hakama-trousers (remind me of Hakamas) but on the first look they seem to be a skirt.
@@sayuriando3379 this is so cool ! I think it was what inspired Paul Poiret in the 20s !
My mother always called them divided skirts. At school we wore short divided skirts fo PE. Much better than the navy blue nickers worn in some schools!!
Hear me out: A Victorian Debutante gown. For whenever you suddenly need to travel back in time to be presented to Her Majesty the Queen.
The Victorian period lasted over 60 years, with the fashionable silhouette changing every 5-10 years. So the dress could be very different, and you better decide which decade you are interested in :)
@@Olga_Ovechkina but wasn't the whole thing that the debutante gown didn't change and it was "behind" the fashions?
@@KM-rt5jj No. Fashion then was not just some new trends that many people like. Fashion was an analogue of decency, so that no woman who belonged to a decent society could ignore it.
And if in the 1850s everyone wore crinolines, in the 1870s-1880s bustles, then the debutantes did the same. And I only mentioned two periods, but in fact in the 19th century in each decade there was a different silhouette of dresses and different fashion.
“Accidentally bought some patterns” we’ve all been there.
Recently, actually...
Accidentally buying patterns isn't that bad so long as you don't accidentally order the same pattern several times! I might be speaking from recent experience lol
👏🏼Vlogs 👏🏼In 👏🏼the 👏🏼workroom!!!
Isnt it actually "accidentally bought fabric...." haaaa
Going through my bookcase (I have several to be honest), I realized that I own a Janet Arnold copy. How or why.... I'm baffled. One clue is that the thin but long book was amongst my Venus A. Dodge books. Sigh. Going through my fabric stash and patterns should have prepared me. 🍄🍄🍄
"Feeding two birds with one scone" is I think what you were looking for there.
Oooh, that's a really good adaptation! Keeps the ending vowel and everything.
Nice! 🙃
Oh I like that one. I was thinking “hitting two targets with one stone” or “knocking down two targets with one stone” as alternatives.
**cough** scones are bad for birds so the more accurate saying would be killing two birds with one scone but take this with a grain of salt because i learned this information months ago and memory does not serve me well and i googled it again but it didn’t really have a lot of information on the surface so again, take this with a grain of salt **cough**
You do know that birds should not be fed with scones, don't you (because: surprise - it will kill them)? This whole language twisting and eradicating history makes me cringe.
"In the Workroom" actually sounds pretty good for a series title. Your special variant of sewing vlogs.
“It’s going to take a lifetime to get through, but you know what? We’re going to have a good time” that hit me like a truck, being alive is so beautiful
Bernadette: Tackling 7 projects at once is not a wise decision.
Literally anyone in their designated art fields and professions: *sweats nervously*
ahhh yes... *nervously looks at the multiple projects I'm working on at once*
Aye indeed... (remembering the 100s of projects still in the making as new ones still begin thereafter the thought)
We know it's not *wise* but we do it *anyway*
Miss Banner, could you make a video of how you write your projects on paper, with boxes and hatch marks? I.e. Organization
"Bernadette is so eloquent!!"
Bernadette, visibly malfunctioning: "killing- eating 3 slices of bread...at once"
✨ duality✨
We all have those moments
Also Bernadette: eats baguette
Everybody has those days
Alternatives to "2 birds, 1 stone" I've used in the past:
"That's 2 dinners in 1 pot"
"That's a solution squared/cubed"
"Walking 2 dogs with 1 leash"
I like all of these!
Yours are much more creative, I’m taking notes 😅
I'm a fan of "feeding two birds with one scone"
The two dinners in one pot makes the most sense to me.
Feeding two guinea pigs with one carrot-leaf!
Bernadette: 7 projects at once is not a wise decision
Me: *glares at teachers*
Mood
i have never related to a comment this much
In uni, at one point I had 9, plus my dissertation :/
I feel this HARD! My college had received feedback from the students of the previous year that said there were too many projects at once (most of them had a deadline at the end of the semester). They took that feedback and had us make the SAME AMOUNT of projects but moved some of the deadlines to an *earlier* date.
Logic never seems to be present at school.
I feel like your handwriting matches your whole vibe.
"Starting 7 projects at once is probably not a wise decision but here we are."
I was attacked.
Starting? No problem. Finishing? That's a whole other story...but I am sure if anybody, Bernadette can do it.
ey nice pfp
SAME THO!!!
I was thrown off a bicycle and rolled into a ditch
Same. Also, out of curiosity, do you ever just leave "Nevermore" as a comment on videos?
Bernadette 'I couuuuuld get more fabric to make a walking skirt...'
Senator Palpatine viewers 'Dewit'
The pure satisfaction when she came home with 6 meters was just...*chef's kiss*
Bernadette is my absolute favorite to play in the background whilst I sit and sew. Her calm voice and the music she plays is just ideal. And she's the first person I've encountered who doesn't edit out her mistakes, but rather shows them and explains what went wrong! #respect
10:40 My friend likes to say “Feeding two birds with one scone,” which has been really helpful when trying to avoid hurting birds with metaphors (great video, excited to see these projects) ♥️
That's cute!
Im stealing this one, too adorable
Nova Scotians and trailer park boys fans are typically unfortunately familiar with one of my favorite malaphors: let’s get two birds stoned at once
That's cute! I will use that one myself. Could I also suggest "petting two kittens/puppies/guinea pigs/etc. with one hand?"
More like, feeding two birds with one hand. A stone wouldn’t make sense, but it’s super wholesome nevertheless.
“Some of the men’s wear. And all of the women’s wear.” Is probably the most relatable thing for people who like fashion history. 😅🤣
This comment literally sums up fashion history.
I felt this in my bone stays
I've actually made the cycling pants. They are true to size and the only thing I needed to add was a pocket.
This is a mood
@@gelindas5196 cycling pants or the pockets are a mood?
The 'the only thing I needed to add was pockets'-part. This is my eternal mood, like: Everything is fine, BUT i could add pockets to this situation
Kinda want a split skirt now…I ride a bike every day so… 😁😁😁
Still want those extremely extra bejewelled scissors.
You need a collab....
I should clarify,
I* need a collab....
for your thigh holster and your murder dress I presume?
I have two split skirts and I ride my motorbike to work. 🤣🤣
you live in much closer proximity now, and people can meet up with other households... IF a collab occurs, I will be very pleased.
Bernadette: *feels absolutely thrilled she can get a full three piece suit made out of the fabric she has*
Me: *simultaneously feels positively giddy for her*
And yes, I love seeing the vlogs in the workroom
I know right? I got so much serotonin out of that, I would like to specifically request a collection of these kinds of moments!
Yes, yes, yes!!!
i was fully grinning like a total idiot !!!! what a wonderful moment to share honestly!
To be honest, seeing videos like this reminds me that you don't just fully form ideas in beautiful watercolor glory and leap straight into the sewing part. XD This was wonderful, I hope you'll let us see more!
Me when i read "Watercolour glory": omg YES 😊🥰
Me when I realised Bernadette DOES do watercolours of her designs: ok, but still YES 😍
That would've saved me from buying a bunch of fabric for projects I didn't even start.. *stares at two large plastic storage tubs of fabric*
Honestly B, you can post a 20min video of sewing seams and we will still be here! For the vibes.. the vlogs.. the aesthetic.. Just don't be discouraged, your personality and your dedication makes your content so special :)
Cosigned!! I'd love to see more fun little things
Here here! I completely agree
Honestly she could just dump all of the unused footage out here and I'd be here with the popcorn, eyes glued to the screen 😂
I literally did a fist pump and a “YES” when you said you had enough pinstripe for the three piece suit haha
Caught myself cheering! And so did my neighbours, my windows were open. Oops.
@@Calliopeigh awww hahaha!
I'd like to think that we all shared a joyous moment there 😊
Hahaha, me too! I've never said, "And the waistcoat!!!!" with as much intense joy before. Or at all. :D
@@minni1sm Right?!
Bernadette: "--eating three slices of bread... at once"
My brain: *toast sandwiches exist so...*
6 year old me eating five tiny biscuits at once
@@xexpaguette 😂 Same! 😂
"Starting 7 projects at once is probably not a wise decision but here we are."
Me, looking at my WIP pile of plushies and other such things: "Ah, so this isn't just a thing that knit and crochet artists think. Good to know."
Also, the added in animal clips always make me smile! The bonus chicken content was great! Thank you for that.
I feel very called out by this comment…. >_< lol
Knitter/spinner here. I have *so* many projects going right now! I'm glad it's not just me.
What a mood (crocheter on constant commission work speaking here haha ಥ‿ಥ)
crochet gang understands
It's just a creative person thing. Fanfic writer here with like 4 unfinished writing things here
Bernadette: "Starting 7 projects at once is probably not a wise decision"
Me: *both laughing and crying under my pile of crochet projects, embroidery and cross-stitch, and sewing projects* I bought 13 skeins of yarn yesterday. Some of it was mulberry silk and expensive. Is this what insanity feels like? Because I keep looking at Ravelry patterns.
Ravelry is a black hole. Just like Pinterest. I need to stay away from them or they suck my soul 😂
I start projects one at a time, but because I'm terrible about finishing them, I have many projects languishing in the "I got bored/frustrated" basket.
I feel like we may be kindred spirits. I've bought over $700 in fabric since February, and thats been added to my collection of three totes of yarn, cross-stitch supplies, painting supplies, and numerous other projects. I'm trying to get as much done while this wave of interest is still strong, just so I can say I finished things for once!
Ravelry is an amazing resource, a real example of the best uses for the Internet. But goodness, it's sooo easy to get lost in the possibilities...my ravelry favourites list of things I'd like to try making is at least a mile long! Glad to hear I'm not the only one.
@@PonderingStudent It IS an amazing resource. I always get so excited looking through all of the vintage patterns. The fact that they are still accessible and useable. The oldest pattern that I've used so far was from 1915, and I've been eyeballing a ladies' yoke cape from 1904 for a long while.
I don't know a thing about sewing, but I find this the most relaxing and interesting channel to listen to, a world away from my own life. I really really love learning about other people's lives, how they live, what they do. This is one of my new favorite channels to watch. xx
You might like the phrase: "feed two birds with one scone!"
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Ohhh yes!!!!
undercover peta
.....but we say scone....not scone. So it's less effective.
Birds shouldn't be fed with bread products
No one:
Bernadette: has the most beautifull handwriting ever
As someone with godawful handwriting I seriously can't get over the gorgeousness of her penmanship.
I noticed that too!
I couldn't stop staring at her handwriting 😍
Somehow this is not surprising.
dear bernadette, here in italy we say catching two pigeons with one bean. you're not tecnically killing the birds... do what you want with this information
In Brazil we say kill two rabbits with one stone
My cat just uses his claws
In scandinavian languages you kill two flies with one slap
In Polish we say make two roasts by one fire.
in germany we kill two flies with one swat!
It is like eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at once.
It's like eating three curds on one scone
Please, please more of these - it's so enjoyable watching you plan and choose items, patterns, fabric etc for garments. Being honest anything you show us is enjoyable, teaching is in your soul. x
I'm so happy for you! I am sitting here consumed by the fact that my ADHD is literally preventing me from picking up anything creative and I'm going to have to bully myself to make it happen (probably the brown kirtle in 1/3rd scale that's been cut out and staring at me from atop my printer for half a year).
"Eating two slices of bread at one time"
- So a sandwich?
"Eating three slices of bread at once"
- Ah, a club sandwich.
I love how Bernadette is old school yet INCREDIBLY modern at the same time.
Bernadette: “therin lies the rub”
Also Bernadette: “🎶they see me rollin’, they hating🎶”
She really proves that you can have old fashioned styles but not old fashioned values
@@di7209 which always makes me think of Dandy !
I love this kind of ‘workshop goings on’ video! It’s inspiring to see what you’re working on, and it encourages me to keep my own ten thousand half-done projects going as well! It’s like checking in and getting an update, and especially with Bernadette it’s always super beautifully shot and edited, and is a little masterpiece in itself!
Definitely here for the behind-the-scenes vibes. Your cinematography is killing it, and it's great to see you living your best life in the UK with Cesario.
In terms of weather, great time to move here too, it's a lovely summer now.
@@Stettafire
The moved in the winter.
"as we say in Shakespeare time" Bernadette said it, she outed herself it is official now
Bernadette: "It'll be like eating two slices of bread at once"
Me: "Like a sandwich?"
Bernadette: "It'll be like eating three slices of bread at once"
Me: "Oh, so like a bagel"
what are you doing to your bagel?
@@vandilore Carb and grain wise, one bagel is dietarily worth 4 slices of bread
*Watching this reply section turn into the discussion of the molecular structure and portioning measurements of a bagel*
@@TheFirebirdPH03N1X it never happened :(
“On the Truly Victorian website.” Oh no…
“Accidentally bought some patterns.” As one does.
“Bought the split skirt.” *gasps* {insert high-pitched squeal} I bought the split skirt, too! (And some highly anachronistic seafoam green cotton twill, because I have needs.) I’m so excited!
I got one of the Edwardians blouses and a walking skirt. And I'm really thinking in get the underwear kit and make myself a set of Victorian pyjamas.
I feel called out by that part
“Feeding two birds with one scone” is an equivalent expression to the one you were trying to avoid with the breads
You do know that birds should not be fed with scones, don't you (because: surprise - it will kill them)? This whole language twisting and eradicating history makes me cringe.
@@misspeach3755 feel free to replace scone with something birds would eat. A fruit perhaps?
@@theonlyenekoeneko feed two birds with one apple? (According to Google I think they can eat apples)
@@lesbian.librarian works for me! I only offered scone originally because I’ve seen it before and I suspect scones were chosen because they rhyme with stone. No malicious intent!
@@theonlyenekoeneko I also like the rhyming of two birds with one scone! The image of a sophisticated bird eating a scone is ~chefs kiss~
This title is me the night that all my assignments are due
I have an interview for an apprenticeship for costuming at the royal opera house in London. And thank you so much for being my inspiration and making costuming accessible to me. You're a huge inspiration.
This is so cool!!! Best of luck to you!
oh i saw the listings for the apprenticeships a few weeks back! fingers crossed for you, i hope it all works out!
♥️♥️♥️ Good luck! Let me know if you need a rec letter. 😁
You got this!!!
Good job! I hope you are getting paid?
The bread eating + the intense look of "Don't you dare judge me." I about died laughing.
I really enjoy workroom vlogs like this for many reasons:
1. Fabric/project/pattern porn. All of the hearteyes.
2. You! Your cute, quirky, whimsical witchy self is always a delight to behold.
3. Not only do I love watching how the people that inspire me work/think/plan, but it is incredibly helpful to me!
So thank you!
Now I want a whole day all to myself to lay everything out and plan my next ten projects, instead of letting them lurk in the back of my mind causing considerable anxiety.
Also, one more yes to more vlogs, this has made the tedious job of folding clothes so much more enjoyable!
Loved the workshop vlog thing; But where's the "I moved to England story, here's my new space" video.
Yeah, I had to figure it out from CONTEXT!
I literally scrolled through the comments to see if I was imagining things or if she really did move to England. When she said 25 pounds instead of dollars I almost spit out my coffee. Is there a video discussing her moving?? I need details!
@@LalaRach Me too!!
I thought i had just...missed some videos? Not that Bernadette owes us her personal life, but, her work space is lovely. is it school? Love? Love of school? Cheering for Bernadette abd Cesario, ( the globe trotting guinea pig)
@@LalaRach she shared a few updates via her Instagram during the move time but no official "here's my new UK studio" video. I hope she does share one but alas it's all up to her!
Does anybody feels the sudden impulse of organising old and new projects and get super productive while watching this video ?! Love it !!!
"...may or may not have accidentally purchased a bunch of patterns."
Oh hon, we all know there is no such thing as accidents. Only destiny that guides us in our quest to please the sewing gods 🤣
Or the knitting Gods, or the crochet Gods...
And thus the decisions begin...
Or the Paper Crafting/Journal Making Gods...
I might have done the same thing on Etsy a couple of weeks ago w/various Paper Collections from my Favourite Designers over there. $1.99, $2.75 & one that was $5.50...When all was said & done, for what the cost of only one Paper Pad/Collection would’ve cost me at Michael’s, I got SEVEN!!!
Can’t wait to get started playing w/them!! 😊😊
My smile a mile wide when Bernadette said there’s enough material to do a full 3 piece Edwardian suite 😆
I canNOT say I expected to hear the mii music over the fabric buying sequence, but it put quite a smile on my face. Good luck with all those projects!!! Excited for that pin strip suit!!
"feeding two birds with one scone" has been the animal-friendly version I've heard before
My family has always used the version "feed two birds with one peach" with the added touch that a peach is a stone fruit 😊
"In the workroom"
Sounds like a series. You can sporadically upload for it, and generally just post anything under the label as long as it resembles something of a vlog
I love how Bernadette hesitated when considering 18th century dress ‘all the time’! I had to laugh with her on that one! A true historical clothing enthusiast! We have all considered could I….? Buying patterns on a binge moment, I do know that exhilarating feeling. Just did it with Lady Marlowe Patterns (1920’s-1959’s). I love your process in planning and organizing, Bernadette! Cheers xoxox
“It’s Gonna take a lifetime to get through, but, you know what, we’re gonna have a good time.”
Life motto
Right there
❤️
"laying my pattern pieces on top of the yardage" Sometimes that is the only way to figure out what will work. In my checkered past, I constructed quite a few garments as an SCA seamstress where the patterns were created by looking at artwork from the desired period. The laying out of the pattern pieces was always the process. I absolutely LOVE the in the workroom VLOGS!
Indeed it is. Just because the area is large enough doesn’t guarantee that it will work out geometrically. The only way to find out _that_ is to try it.
Came to like a comment re workroom vlogs, and this was the first one I saw.
Not to denigrate your interesting story
The amount of natural light in your new home is something I strive to have in the future.
I love how youtubers are always like "oh no, this video is already so looong"
Na, na, gie me aw o' yer content. I do absolutely want to hear you go on tangents about literally anything
As someone with a 2 page, double column, projects-to-make-this-winter list video seems so minimalist and reasonable 😍
Also now I want to go through those two pages of projects and draw them up like this because
A E S T H E T I C
Yes I'm working on some crafty thing while watching this, thanks for asking. I'm actually handsewing knickers from a free pattern because I need new knickers and I don't have a sewing machine (yet). And store bought knickers are lame and uncomfortable. Not quite as fancy as a three piece Victorian lady suit, but I'm pretty proud of myself nonetheless.
"Choose your battles. Choose fewer battles than that? Maybe put some battles back?"
Bernadette, with seven projects at once: ONWARDS
I am so thankful I stayed until the end for that incredible cameo by someone with real star power tbh
Can I just say...your videography skills are through the roof. The amount of work that goes into a video like this.. that to some, may seem simple ...it's so impressive! I love watching your content for so many reasons, but especially for the way in which you format, you know a thing or two about transportation of the visual eye! And I'm here for it.
Your filming and editing skills have evolved in a new direction in this vlog - I love it! Also, could you please not tell my monkey brain to start all the projects I desperately try to keep for later because there is so much to do right now? Thank you XD PS: I got my patterns of fashion 5 book yesterday - possibly the only one in Germany on sale - and was so thrilled to see the detailed documentation of garments.
there's "visual" asmr and then there's watching Bernadette mess with fabrics which makes me want to lay down on a hoard of wool and just sleep contentedly.
Also the chicken clip made me shriek
Watching Bernadette doin' some Bernadetting is just so soothing. Like..people being themselfes, doing their thing, not giving a fluff. Bernadette you are going places!
Bestbest,
Angelika
"Random in the workroom vlogs" are the best! Fascinating, inspiring, companionable, relaxing, entertaining...a resounding "yes please" to more!!! Loved every moment of this. Thank you so much Bernadette! 😘👍💓💖💞
I think maybe costume youtubers feel a presure to always relase a fully completed project video, but we often just here for you, pretty clothes are just a bonus! I love this vlogish format of fabric shoping/designing/brainstorming videos.
Idk if you’ll see this comment Bernadette, but I just wanted to thank you for reigniting my love for sewing and beginning my love for historical fashion! I now have some lovely handmade clothes including a brand new dress because of you!
There's not enough talk about how cute that pencil sharpener is. It looks like a bottle of ink!
YES
As a fountain pen enthusiast, I actually paused the video to try and figure out which ink it was, until I realised what it actually is xD
I came here for this! Inkwell sharpener? GLASS? RED??! DO WANT!
And now i need to make a pencil sharpener like that, out of the next empty ink bottle.
I wonder what kind of pencils and sharpener those are. I wonder if Bernadette has the same problem as I do of pencils breaking when trying to write with them.
"Shouldn't do 7 projects at once "
Me: whistles innocently will avoiding eye contact with any of my projects.
P.s. your comment about what eras you want to do hit WAAAAYYY to close to home. I keep getting asked what my favorite era is and I end up listing things I like from each era. From early Egyptian to Dior's New Look.
Lmao that really is quite the timeline😂
And I really need that ink-bottle pencil sharpener.
You talking about hands getting wrecked making stays reminded me how I'm so curious how crafters and artisans who work with their hands avoid repetitive stress injuries. Like methods/modifications and tips as well as braces/sleeves/protective or supportive items. It's deff not talked about enough!
I do a LOT of stretches. Finger/wrist/arm/shoulder. I'm also a dancer and aerialist so I rely on my grip strength a lot; wiggling my fingers/rolling my wrists whenever I have a minute is a habit by now.
Idk stretch? I still have double carpal tunnel and it’s pretty much the worse thing that can happen or an artist, I just can’t sew as much as I used to.
There is a good book out there written by a physiotherapist who knits. And his name escapes me. I was planning to go and listen to him speak at the big knitting conference when the world stopped.
I did shiatsu at one point in my life. Don't stop with just your hands, the tension travels up your arms into your shoulders and neck. As your fine control muscles tire the bigger ones try to take over and they are not designed for that. So set a timer and when it goes off stretch your entire upper body, loosen everything up.
When I was still doing jewelry I got chiropractic adjustments because I had a bad habit of resting on one foot and throwing my whole body out of alignment. I would also get trigger point injections for myofascial pain syndrome every 3 mos. Body couldn't keep up though...disabled now. I recommend regular breaks, stretching, if it's hurting you need to stop and ice or heat depending on if it's arthritis or an injury.
"re-evaluates life choices" *...i felt that-*
You know, just watching you visualize and organize your projects on paper gave me a little boost for my own works. The hardest part of any project for me is getting my thoughts together and keeping track of everything.
I personally like to say "cutting two carrots with one knife".
nice. that's the replacement phrase i was going to suggest :)
@@DJPuzzles woot! I love that we were thinking the same thing.
"It's going to take a lifetime to get through"
Well, luckily that's kind of the point of a hobby for me :)
this is one of my favourite videos of yours to rewatch! love the chaotic sewing vibes
Same!!
Me: Never touched a sewing machine and having no interest in any kind of couture whatsoever
Also me being a sub of this channel : ✍️ yeah good old robe à la française
I have approximately 7 projects on the go at the moment and I've accidentally ended up hand-stitching an entire 'prairie' style dress out of sheer laziness for not getting my sewing machine out this week 😅 so glad this is a problem other people have too!
Your excitement when you realized that you could get a three piece suit out of it. *MARVELOUS!*
Also, that ending. Clucking brilliant!
I have the sense that flat was found - or found you - specifically for this project just so you could lay out that magnificent length of pinstripe and put down all the pattern pieces. The three-piece suit was in the stars before you even got there.
How long will she be residing overseas?
basically anyone in the creative field: **laughing crying in WIPs and new ideas**
me, watching this as I work on one of the 7 crochet WIPs on or near my desk: I relate.
Yes yes yes. Please more vlogs. It is so cool when you include us by saying "We". I feel so much a part of your projects then. Thank you for being you
Me, owning a kilt as part of my school uniform: kilts are the most detestable item in the history of clothing, burn all kilts in the pit of Tartarus
Sees Bernadette swooshing dramatically in a kilt and cape: kilts are the best; where's my school kilt so I can swoosh about in it!
Pray tell in which corner of this lovely planet does one where a kilt as school uniform?
@@RebeccaEWebber I live in New Zealand and my school had a kilt as part of the winter uniform.
As a descendant, may I ask, is it a "proper" kilt (great plaid) or one of those modern type "utility" kilts?
@@DesmondKills the more you know! 😁
@Rebecca E. Webber I live in Ireland, and a lot of girls' schools wear kilts, or plaid skirts. I don't know if it's a proper kilt so to speak, but it fastens with buckles and safety pins, so it might be? My school did recently switch to skirts in the same fabric, but a lot of people still wear the kilt.
I am not a seamstress but I love watching how you plan things out. I wish I could sew, let alone do what you do!!
You absolutely can! I admired Bernadette for a long time and I recently bit the bullet and acquired an antique sewing machine (absolutely not necessary) and decided on a project for myself. I have never sewn anything in my life besides non-medical face masks. I’m currently in the process of stitching some lace on my Victorian chemise by hand. Do the thing! I believe I’m your abilities!
I have a clock just like your red one, but it has a hood. It was part of the school uniform (years past, but I was able to get a leftover one and still wear it) at the boarding school I went to briefly in St Andrews. In the hoods of them were our house colours. I love it.
Bernadette has talked about her cloak before. She got it at a second-hand store in Scotland. AND a viewer said I think that was mine. I gave/sold it to a second hand store because it was too difficult to wear with a backpack at about the time BB bought it We were all" OMG just wear backpack UNDER the cape"
@@gingerdean1521 Haha! Yeah, it was really hard to wear with a backpack and so I didn't wear it much while I was at school. We'd wear them under the clock but it was just stupid looking and drafty.
Bernie: *hints at making a Robe à la Française*
Me: Wait that’s not Edwardian oh my GOSH MADNESS I WANNA SEE
@Claire Mitchell wait what.. how did I miss that I’ve been subscribed for like 3 years at this point
@@Gandellion algorithm nonsense no doubt but that video is up. There may even be two
It's 2am. I'm sipping coffee and watching Bernadette be her incredible self as I'm getting ready for work. I'm so in awe of her personal aesthetic, and here I am in my own aesthetic: little boy toddler/cozy, eccentric grandma. 🤷♀️
16:50 answering questions isn’t always the goal. First you need to know what the best questions to ask are, and that’s what you’re figuring out at this point.