Commenting before I even watch because I’ve been waiting so expectantly for your next video!!! Elin I love your content so much and your dedication to discovering the working woman through history!
Elin in every video: “I hand sewed the entire thing and I did it wrong so now I have to rip it out and redo it.” Girl you have so much more patience than I have. I kept expecting you to have to piece your bodice so exited for you on that end! (Knock on wood for the skirt, sending positive vibes) Lovely cinematography as usual, very inspiring.
Your channel deserves to be as UP THERE as Priorattire, Bernadette Banner, Karolina Zebrowska, and Abby Cox in the historical sewing YT sphere 💗💗💗 I'm confident that you'll get there soon, 💯%
@@rebeccababcock7261 I disagree! Also, judging by your tone, I don't think you've watched any of their videos before, ESPECIALLY Priorattire and Bernadette (with the former's content ranging from the 12th century to the Edwardian era)
I disagree with both of you. They are all individual channels with their own style and charm. They are not "Up there", since it depends on your tastes and what you favor in both content info, style and etc. People often make the mistake of comparing individuals which is pretty unfair..
@@StarSphere222 I agree with Jules. We live in a society that hates objectively judging things. While you should never judge people, content is totally up for judging. The "popular" seamstresses on RUclips (who I have been watching regularly now for the past few years), in my opinion, have jumped onto specific bandwagons and lost their originality (they have to because their channels are big enough that they need to cater to their audience. No one can argue that Bernadette has DEFINITELY done that -- again, not a positive or negative observation, just facts. Since I don't care as much for modern trends, I personally think this has been a step down for her channel, but not everyone will think so. Putting aside her artistic growth in filming, Bernadette's content is nothing like it used to be. The projects she chooses lack the originality and focus on historical exploration that they had back when her channel was smaller). In my opinion, Elin is superior because she is small -- she is fresh, unique, and untouched by RUclips and external pressures to create specific content because of her smaller audience. She reminds me of Bernadette back in the day (minus the smugness) before she became an internet phenomenon. I genuinely hope Elin stays the same and doesn't reach the same level of "popularity." Fame ruins originality, more often than not.
@@annaberlinger9295 Either you didn't read Jules' comment or you misinterpreted mine..Jules was comparing Elin to completely different youtubers, I was speaking FOR Elin, saying that she shouldn't be compared to any of the other channels as they are very different from hers. She has a different style far from Bernadette. I've watched Bernadette's channel since she began and the others as well, but Elin is obviously different because SHE is different.
I was just going to comment how good she is at drawing! Esp. clothes, that pattern at ca. 13:15!! :o Wish I was too (and I was even regarded as great on school art classes, but haven't drawn for ages, and can't get nowhere near that image). :)
Your presentation skills are second to none, Elin. I'm so phenomenally impressed. Thank you for continuing to share your research and creations with us. Looking forward to more.
Beautiful work as always Elin, both the sewing and editing! I loved the transition between your sketches and you in your shift, that was *chef's kiss*. And the part about the lining method was very interesting. Hope you and your feathery friends are well!
Thank you SO MUCH for highlighting that you could still be wearing something from a few years ago. Especially If you were working class or poorer! Too often ppl think a fashion plate image of a year means no one wore last year's dress anymore, and that's just not true. Most of us don't immediately throw out our clothes and buy all new runway items every spring! Your approach recognizes international trade and influence which is so lacking in the American based content!
Your beautiful hand stitches remind me of the hand stitches of my great great grandmother. She worked as a seamstress to raise her daughters by herself in the early 1900s in Louisiana. She used such a fine needle for hand stitches that after a few hours, it was bent in half. And apparently she used kitchen knives as pattern weights! I still have several of her garments that she made for her children and grandchildren, and they're beautiful. Just like your pieces, Elin!
I've enjoyed your previous videos a great deal, but this one feels like a level up in terms of storytelling. I don't know if you've been studying filmmaking techniques or if you're simply homing in on your personal style, but whatever it is, it's working!
Her cinematography is always amazing. I have saved this to watch today with a cup of tea and time to fully enjoy the cinematography, cos I know it will be stunning. She needs to be a film-maker.
"I will make it quite short. Around ankle length." That made me laugh ...I'm wrestling with "hem brushing the top of my feet" right now as the longest I've ever worn and I still trip on it (especially on stairs), I somehow manage to drag my hem everywhere, I get snagged on things and because it's heavy, thick, pleated and wider than I am, constantly knocking things over that I didn't realize I was close to :) Lower calf, about a handspan above my ankle is about as long as I want a working skirt, anything longer and I'm a danger to myself and others.... I'm trying a longer one right now because it's a heavy wool winter skirt for warmth but I will likely shorten it a little, wearing it outside in the snow has been exciting. My historically inspired stuff does not need to be so accurate in its hem length that I risk damaging myself or my garment... Thank you for focusing on what the working class would have worn, only the rich fancy stuff gets recorded or saved, and I'm all about what I would have worn labouring in the fields or whatever. Not that I'm actually going to garden in a skirt, that's what my gardening cargo pants are for :)
Long skirts can absolutely be a struggle hahah. I have experienced that it is a bit of practice and habit as well. One example are medieval kirtles, which goes down to the ground. After a few hours, I'm not even thinking about it. It is something with the way I'm walking I believe - in those I'm almost kicking the skirt in front of me in every step. Stairs are a whole other story though😅
@@elinabrahamsson9442 Haha, I have three flights of stairs in my house, I can navigate going up stairs hands-free successfully if it's a few inches above my ankle but I need to pick up my skirt in my hand if it's longer :D
I also found out that very long and very wide skirts are not easy to wear in a modern environment.... Although they are sooo beautiful... Getting in a car is a problem as well as stairs and all the obstacles around the house...
Elin, this is just phenomenal! I don't know if you realize just how TALENTED you are! The photography is just breathtaking and so is your work. I love to watch these because I too am a history nerd. I wish I could have you make my entire wardrobe! Just fantastic! I enjoyed this video immensely, but I had no doubt that I would! Never stop doing these. They are something to cherish and to inspire for both the young (like me) and the old. God bless you, Elin, and know how gifted you are. Your viewers take a trip into heaven whenever you upload a new video! -- Emma
I love your videos, Elin! They are so beautiful, and the things you make are so wonderful. It makes me want to visit Sweden. I can almost smell the sunshine! (Can you tell I'm ready for winter to be over?) Thank you for your beautiful work!
!!!❤️👍🏼 I’m so happy to see this. Thank you, Elin for the work you do and share. Your efforts to fill in the gap between the garments of the majority of the population and the remnants (which are usually from higher status clothing) of the periods you work on is magnificent, plus, the videography is nothing short of perfection in its own right. I’m looking forward to seeing part three of this series. Happy stitching!
The production value in this video was absolutely mindblowing! The 17th century is probably my weakest area of history, and one of the periods of least interest to me. And yet, you managed to keep me hooked! Keep making content, and I'll keep watching!
1. I desperately want to see you do TUDOR. Or upper class/royalty 1500-1560 from anywhere in the world. NO ONE does this era, and no one ESPECIALLY looks at the different details/colors/materials/styles/accessories worn in different parts of the world during that time!! 2. Would you evER consider doing a video on wool? Types of wool used for this garment or that garment during this era or that era (mainly 1400-1800)... Different weights/etc. A general explanation of what wool is correct for this thing or that thing? I've been asking around, Im just really hoping someone from the community does end up doing it because I've been teaching myself to sew for a year (historical projects only) and my biggest issue is finding sources that explain different types of fabric and what kind is the right kind to buy (from people who are experienced and have bought wool/silk/linen/etc to do HISTORICAL projects) especially because I find it difficult to know whats some things went by different names and 2 modern websites might use the same name/words to describe two totally different fabrics. I hear that a lot from other people as well. I dont know if there is a secret source that explains Types of Fabric for Historical Sewing and Where to Buy the REAL SHTUFF and Im just totally oblivious or whAT. I dont spend a lot of time online (like 15 minutes a day maximum) so I often feel as if Im out of the loop when it comes to the right resources within the community... So I just leave comments begging for someone knowledgeable and experienced to make a video on it lol. My personal research seems to get me nowhere, Im lucky if I can scrape together one insightful sentence out of 16 different sources AFGIERGHEAIR UGH
Elin, you said you were short on fabric and I immediately got excited for your descent into piecing hell! 😆 It seems you can't pass a video by without going there. Edit: Not today! I suppose it will be in the skirt, where it's easier.
This is exactly the dress I'm hoping to make for myself. It is gorgeous! I'm a beginner at sewing and I saw that you don't have a website in your description. Do you (or others here) have recommendations for materials to learn how to draft this dress? Thank you!
I am glad that you are back! I just had a quick question, I don't know if you answered it in the previous video, if you did, just let me know and I will go back and watch it. I was wondering why you have chosen not to wear stays under your kirtle?
I think that another line of support for your kirtle choice is actually the transition to stays as a separate support garment. Skirts as a separate weren't really practical before that because the bodies (support) were built into the dress. And since we know that transition happened for the upper classes in the late 17th century, that supports your decision. Come to think of it, that's part of the rise of the mantua, which is a large part of the garment style transition anyway, and we know when/why that was. So yeah, fun theorizing :)
I'm like 1.5 minutes into the video and my goodness you have blown this one out of the water already! I envy your visual storytelling capability, and your shots are sooooooo pretty!
The quality of your cinematography, the story-telling, the research, the aesthetic is just magnificent. I enjoy your videos so much! You are a huge inspiration!
I was so happy when you said it was influenced by Germany because that’s were I’m from and I have no idea yet how to research questions like "What dyes were cheap and available?", much less do I know which resources to trust. XD
Aaaah! Perfect timing as I’m dreaming up a bodice and skirt that may be worn together or separate! However: THE BLUE SWEATER at 20:00!!! Those cables are so lovely!
I had to pause the video just to try to figure out the cables in that sweater but I couldn't so it has to remain a mystery. The problem is, I'd like to knit myself one.
I really like how much of your process you show us! Including the thought-process and the pivots in process, when you think of something you like better. It's really interesting and really shows how each project is constantly evolving along the way! Can't wait for your next video :) :)
I wish I could adequately articulate how wonderful your videos are, but I think I can sum up: every element you incorporate into your videos (education, sewing, cinematography, and so on) is of stellar quality. I cannot believe I get to see content this amazing, let alone that it’s even available for free! If you ever made a Patreon or something like that I’d love to join to support you a little more than what only views and likes do!
Cool you mentioned the Dutch kirtles, I made one (my first historical piece) and wore it to the 'Slag om Grolle' that took place in 1627. There's a reenactment weekend every two years. Your video's really motivated and interested and maybe I'll make a new, and more accurate one, for the event later this year!
I'm so excited for this series! It's clear that there was a lot of thought and care put into this and it makes it so enjoyable to watch as well as educational!
Wow, i've searched something like this a lot of time! Thank you! Is the pattern of the 18th century jacket from the book you've showed? I would bei very happy, to have something like this :) Greetings from Germany ;)
Okay, those transitions with your drawings are . . . just . . . mind-blowing. This was so much fun to watch, and makes me want to make another kirtle myself. Or maybe just finish the one I've already started 😬
I've been planning to drape a supportive kirtle (c. 1450-1550) for about a year now. Health issues have prevented me from getting started, though I did get as far as hand sewing a shift. I'm very interested in the idea that kirtles may have persisted into the 18th century among working women. The research I have done indicates that kirtles were no longer worn after about 1650, because at some point, the church started to provide leather stays to poor women (I have been unable to find any historical reference as to when this may have happened, and I am skeptical enough to wonder whether someone on the Internet simply made it up, and thousands of people have simply been repeating it for years). It is astounding to me that women would be willing to give up the kirtle, which was supportive, comfortable, and offered full range of motion, for stays...not to say anything bad about stays, I have made and worn stays, as well as a modern underbust corset, and I found that the stays more comfortable and adequately supportive...however, stays were more restrictive of movement and likely less comfortable than unboned kirtles, so it was always difficult for me to believe that working women would have willingly given them up, unless it was the choice between buying expensive wool and linen to make a kirtle, versus getting a free pair of stays from the church, which would've been an obvious choice for anyone who struggled for economic survival; anyone wealthy was already opting for stays. Now, your video has caused me to start wondering whether kirtles persisted until around 1800. Maybe working women continued to wear them until Regency corsets. Why they'd ever give up the lightweight Regency clothing in favor of the heavily boned corsets and heavy petticoats (even in cold weather, 40 pounds/18 kg of underwear is too much!) that they wore prior to the cage crinoline, I still cannot yet fathom. It's going to take a lot of historical sewing for me to understand. In the meantime, I enjoy learning what I can from videos like yours. You're one of my favorites, which is quite impressive, because all my other favorites are professional dress historians. (By the way, I am a singer/songwriter and composer, mostly neoclassical and folk music. I noticed that you thanked Stephanie Claussen for the use of her harp music, so apparently you do not exclusively use Creative Commons music...I would be open to you using some of my music in one of your videos in exchange for mention and a link to my channel in the description. If you are interested, you can come to my channel and listen to some of my music.)
Reading your comment I had the thought that perhaps a descendant of the principle of the kirtle was the bodiced petticoat under regency fashions, which could also provide bust support - and which I know for a fact stayed an item in the folk costume from where I grew up in central Germany, which I have occasionally looking into. Folk costumes in Germany can either feature kirtle-like items (preserving 16th century fashions well into the 19th), some have skirts and bodices, and I don't know how prevalent bodiced petticoats are. Rural/poor fashions are wild!
Hello! I love your videos and am really interested in making a kirtle like this. I couldn't find the video where you made the jacket. Does that video show how to make the pattern? I am still learning how to draft patterns for myself.
That techique is interesting, thank you. I'll try it on my next Dirndlgwand. We usually sew the two layers together and work them as one, but this one here looks way prettier.
@Elin_Abrahamsson Dear Elin, thank you so much. Unfortunately, since I am not on telegram, and won't be, I won't be able to claim the prize. But that's ok, just give it someone else :)
I'm chocked this doens't have more view and likes, I mean it's amazing. They way you edit and the cinematography are (as many have pointed out) outstanding and as a fellow swede it's really cool to see a Swedish perspective on this. Great work!
This series (and all of your videos honestly) are just wonderful! It's lovely every time I get an update notification and I save them for when I can sit down and enjoy them properly. Hope you're doing well :)
Your demonstration on the new way you're doing the lining is so helpful! I'm working on sewing my graduation dress right now, and that separation and looseness was causing a lot of problems for me. Thank you for showing me this new way of lining!
omg that little shot of you wading in the water in your shift is so pretty!! it makes me miss the warm weather and exploring the woods with my best friend. your videos are so beautiful, Sweden looks like paradise on earth, i hope to visit someday!
elin!! having been following your channel for a while (and being very excited about green because it's my favourite and underrated colour) i can say that your filming and storytelling skills have only gotten better! i am a fellow history nerd and greatly appreciate that you actually look at primary sources and do your due diligence with cross referencing. but i feel like it's our duty at this point to help you source a Giant pot (like. 100 quarts or something) so you can embark on more plant-dyeing adventures. maybe it just needs to be a metal vessel or something...
I absolutely love your videos! The music is great the filming just everything! and your sewing is so great as well! I look forward to every video you make and can't wait for the next one!
Hi Elin! I fell in love with this dress and found the perfect fabric to make it… but I donc trust myself with recreating this pattern 😅 is it available online anywhere? (Especially the bodice)
How fun! Yes I believe there might be, but I have no clue how accurate they're really are. I would recommend you to draw your own. If you make a good mockup first, it will not be as frightening😊
Elin - I know its been a while since these videos, but I dont have social media and wanted to inform you that an Etsy shop called Deryapattern is using that photo of you in the full kirtle against the fence to sell a "Renaissance Medieval dress pattern." They have cropped off your face but I recognized it. I think they also photoshopped the bodice a bit. I hope you can get it taken down! Hope you are doing well! I always loved your videos, you are an extremely talented filmmaker!
Nice video... just had you pop up on my feed, and had to watch, it was the cloth! my green! I thought it might be Melton wool or similar. Also the front piece... I have been sewing pants for weeks, on pants number 5 now, trying to develope from my own pattern using a diamond in the crotch like a Karate Gi. (For movement working in the garden etc.) Made a decision to sew all my own clothing from now on. But have been thinking when I get the bottom going right, I want to try doing a bib like Leiderhosen, or farmer's overalls in the US. I think that front top on your traditional dress came from the same idea, basically having chest protection while working on things. Much like an apron, but built into an every day garment. I'm thinking do some camping shorts with bibs, and lots of pockets... Right now, struggling with getting the pants how I want. So could relate to your struggles! I've sewn alot by hand, heavy leather, now learning cloth by machine. And you seem like pretty good day time TV while I'm working on my own clothing endeavour.
Been watching you for quite some time now. The work you put into each and every one of your projects, from research to sewing, is astounding. On top of that, you have beatiful visuals in each of your videos accompanied by unique music and well-recorded commentary. Your videos must take very detailed planning, and all of the effort you put into them definitely shines through. Just wanted to share my admiration and thank you for providing such amazing work!
I’m curious about the music that plays during one of the montages at the end of the video, beginning at time signature: 26:25. What is the song title/artist? When I searched « Epidemic Sound » I found multiple playlists, all of which were composed of songs by multiple different artists. If there is a group called Epidemic Sound, I cannot find samples of their work on RUclips or Spotify. I really love the music and would really appreciate any help finding it that you could offer!
Hi Elin, I would really like to sew such kirtle, especially bodice. But I'm a beginner and don't feel comfortable with constructing my patterns yet. The blue jacket pattern, can it be bought? Is it available or you constructed that one as well? Thank you for your videos, they are so beautiful as well as informative. Feast to the eyes❤
Beautiful video, also the previous one, about the shift, true compliments 👏 I had a basic general thought while I aas watching both: the 17th c. is the era of strong Polish-Swedish liasons - we shared kings! So why don't you ever dig in Polish records or resources and don't say "Poland" even once...?:) Just curious. It cannot be the language barrier since everything is accessible thanks to the Google Lense app... Also, we have great specialists in the c17th clothing (surely, the working class clothes are less common, but hey, we also have paintings;).
Oh Elin, I don’t know how but I missed this one. Watched it just now with a very grateful heart as you always bring the sunshine in with your gorgeous projects and fabulous attitude. I was so taken with your research and the outcome for the pattern that you eventually chose. So often simple is usually better. And so thrilled to see you using the fabric you dyed before. I can’t wait to see how this whole project evolved. So excited that you are taking us on this very entertaining and quirky look into the wearable and plausible historical fashion take on a 17 century style kirtle. Wooooh!
Elin, did you make the shift you have on under your mock-up??? If you did, PLEASE make a video on how to make that style as well! I’m working on a short shift/shirt based on the one from this series but I want a rounded neck style too!!
I was so excited to see a new video, and this was an absolute gem. I enjoyed the discussion of the research you did and I'm so glad you are continuing to focus on working class women. As always, your cinematography was beautiful. Very much looking forward to the rest of the project.
I'm only a few seconds in, but I jus have to comment now because I'm stunned by the intro. For a second, I thought I had turned on Curiosity Stream by mistake. Amazing!
I recently finished The Case of the Golden Idol (takes place at the end of the 18th century), and it coincided with a birthday that I wanted to do an art project for. I started to look at 18th century paintings for inspiration, then 18th century sewn textile patterns to feel that vibe. I was amazed by the engineering of these fabrics and their construction, started digging back into history, hit youtube, and now I've fallen into into an awesome 17th century sewing and history series. I was even trying to find a Swedish vibe from these time periods (celebrant is Swedes all the way down), excited to watch the backlog of your videos. This is awesome and instantly subbed, now procrastinating on art project.
Hi! Thanks so much for your videos! You mentioned a livkjol as an example of southern Swedish folk dress. I would love to hear more about those! My family originally came from southern Sweden and I would love to learn more about the clothes they might have worn!
Another amazing video. I love your work both in the garments you make but also your ability to tell a story through film. And the research. And the chickens. So all of it 😄. I hope this comment finds you well.
I have been watching and enjoying your videos for awhile but WOW this is such an impressively researched and well-made video. You are so talented! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us 💛
This is really cool, and I love your work with editing and cinematography and music. But you really should have some kind of reveal of the progress you made here. Not having an image at the end of the video of the finished bodice really takes away from the impact of the narrative. The last video in this series was released in October, and if the trend continues this means we have to wait until-what, June?-to see the end result of the work you did in this video. I think you should at least put some still images up on your Community tab here on RUclips, if you have any images that will work.
Oh my goodness. In that starting story all I could hear was the voice of the main actresses from the show Vikings.😍 Please forgive me it's 1:00 am and my mind is blanking on her real name and her characters name. I think her last name starts with a W but I don't know for sure. 🤦♀️😳😂
I like about the technique you chose for the lining because it protects the seam allowance and adds a bit of structure by having 4 layers of seam allowance. Especially for a somewhat supportive garment, that may be really helpful. I like it!
You are so creative and film so well! Look forward to all you share. Just a thought of hanging things on walls, try using a strong strait pin to hang things with. If really heavy of an item, use 2 straight pins. It makes only small holes and really quite strong. Nails leave much larger holes. This is just what I do. Not to criticize, just to share what I do. 🙂 Your walls are so pretty.
Why would sewing the outside together first and then sewing in the lining go against what was done in the 18th century? That is exactly how clothes in the 18th century were sewn. At least from the reasearch I did. All the extant garments that I looked at were done that way. And would have been impossible to make in another way and achive the same look. Flatlining, I am guessing you were talking about that because the modern way to turn clothes is a result of the sewing machine, is a typical 19th century technique. But maybe I just misunderstood that part.
I love the blend overs from the sketches to the clips of you wearing the shift! Also the introduction with the collage of the historical pictures on the wall. Those are such creative choices! 🤩
Hi! i love all your video's and they have inspired me to make 2 hand sewn pieces myself. Now I want to make a othergarment but I'm having trouble to find a goot wool fabric do you have any stores or tips for finding a good historical accurate fabric? It would be greatly appriciated!
this video just popped up in my reccomendations, and your editing aesthetic is so good!! Those drawing to video transitions made me click the subscribe button immediately
Commenting before I even watch because I’ve been waiting so expectantly for your next video!!! Elin I love your content so much and your dedication to discovering the working woman through history!
You're too kind! Thank you!❤
Elin in every video: “I hand sewed the entire thing and I did it wrong so now I have to rip it out and redo it.” Girl you have so much more patience than I have.
I kept expecting you to have to piece your bodice so exited for you on that end! (Knock on wood for the skirt, sending positive vibes)
Lovely cinematography as usual, very inspiring.
Hahahah sometimes I wonder... But there is long periods of time here, which absolutely includes Elin going around, gathering strengh to continue😅
Your channel deserves to be as UP THERE as Priorattire, Bernadette Banner, Karolina Zebrowska, and Abby Cox in the historical sewing YT sphere 💗💗💗 I'm confident that you'll get there soon, 💯%
Elin is better than any of those!
@@rebeccababcock7261 I disagree! Also, judging by your tone, I don't think you've watched any of their videos before, ESPECIALLY Priorattire and Bernadette (with the former's content ranging from the 12th century to the Edwardian era)
I disagree with both of you. They are all individual channels with their own style and charm. They are not "Up there", since it depends on your tastes and what you favor in both content info, style and etc. People often make the mistake of comparing individuals which is pretty unfair..
@@StarSphere222 I agree with Jules. We live in a society that hates objectively judging things. While you should never judge people, content is totally up for judging. The "popular" seamstresses on RUclips (who I have been watching regularly now for the past few years), in my opinion, have jumped onto specific bandwagons and lost their originality (they have to because their channels are big enough that they need to cater to their audience. No one can argue that Bernadette has DEFINITELY done that -- again, not a positive or negative observation, just facts. Since I don't care as much for modern trends, I personally think this has been a step down for her channel, but not everyone will think so. Putting aside her artistic growth in filming, Bernadette's content is nothing like it used to be. The projects she chooses lack the originality and focus on historical exploration that they had back when her channel was smaller). In my opinion, Elin is superior because she is small -- she is fresh, unique, and untouched by RUclips and external pressures to create specific content because of her smaller audience. She reminds me of Bernadette back in the day (minus the smugness) before she became an internet phenomenon. I genuinely hope Elin stays the same and doesn't reach the same level of "popularity." Fame ruins originality, more often than not.
@@annaberlinger9295 Either you didn't read Jules' comment or you misinterpreted mine..Jules was comparing Elin to completely different youtubers, I was speaking FOR Elin, saying that she shouldn't be compared to any of the other channels as they are very different from hers. She has a different style far from Bernadette. I've watched Bernadette's channel since she began and the others as well, but Elin is obviously different because SHE is different.
Why is nobody mentioning her drawing skills?! This woman is just packed with talents, from head to toe.
I was just going to comment how good she is at drawing! Esp. clothes, that pattern at ca. 13:15!! :o Wish I was too (and I was even regarded as great on school art classes, but haven't drawn for ages, and can't get nowhere near that image). :)
Your presentation skills are second to none, Elin. I'm so phenomenally impressed. Thank you for continuing to share your research and creations with us. Looking forward to more.
I'm so glad you do!❤
Beautiful work as always Elin, both the sewing and editing! I loved the transition between your sketches and you in your shift, that was *chef's kiss*. And the part about the lining method was very interesting. Hope you and your feathery friends are well!
Ohhhhhh that was such a beautiful. Part
I'm happy you liked it! It was a struggle to somewhat line them up, but I'm glad it did the work😅
Thank you SO MUCH for highlighting that you could still be wearing something from a few years ago. Especially If you were working class or poorer! Too often ppl think a fashion plate image of a year means no one wore last year's dress anymore, and that's just not true. Most of us don't immediately throw out our clothes and buy all new runway items every spring! Your approach recognizes international trade and influence which is so lacking in the American based content!
Your beautiful hand stitches remind me of the hand stitches of my great great grandmother. She worked as a seamstress to raise her daughters by herself in the early 1900s in Louisiana. She used such a fine needle for hand stitches that after a few hours, it was bent in half. And apparently she used kitchen knives as pattern weights! I still have several of her garments that she made for her children and grandchildren, and they're beautiful. Just like your pieces, Elin!
I've enjoyed your previous videos a great deal, but this one feels like a level up in terms of storytelling. I don't know if you've been studying filmmaking techniques or if you're simply homing in on your personal style, but whatever it is, it's working!
That means so much, thank you!❤
Yes, I've been waiting for this! Beautiful cinematography, a well told story and a very interesting video. A real gem.
Always worth the wait.
Her cinematography is always amazing. I have saved this to watch today with a cup of tea and time to fully enjoy the cinematography, cos I know it will be stunning.
She needs to be a film-maker.
Thank you so much! That means alot!
@@elinabrahamsson9442 - You will soon hit 100k subscribers - thats AMAZING. I think you had 350 when I watched "The Misty Morning"
"I will make it quite short. Around ankle length." That made me laugh ...I'm wrestling with "hem brushing the top of my feet" right now as the longest I've ever worn and I still trip on it (especially on stairs), I somehow manage to drag my hem everywhere, I get snagged on things and because it's heavy, thick, pleated and wider than I am, constantly knocking things over that I didn't realize I was close to :) Lower calf, about a handspan above my ankle is about as long as I want a working skirt, anything longer and I'm a danger to myself and others.... I'm trying a longer one right now because it's a heavy wool winter skirt for warmth but I will likely shorten it a little, wearing it outside in the snow has been exciting. My historically inspired stuff does not need to be so accurate in its hem length that I risk damaging myself or my garment...
Thank you for focusing on what the working class would have worn, only the rich fancy stuff gets recorded or saved, and I'm all about what I would have worn labouring in the fields or whatever. Not that I'm actually going to garden in a skirt, that's what my gardening cargo pants are for :)
Long skirts can absolutely be a struggle hahah. I have experienced that it is a bit of practice and habit as well. One example are medieval kirtles, which goes down to the ground. After a few hours, I'm not even thinking about it. It is something with the way I'm walking I believe - in those I'm almost kicking the skirt in front of me in every step. Stairs are a whole other story though😅
@@elinabrahamsson9442 Haha, I have three flights of stairs in my house, I can navigate going up stairs hands-free successfully if it's a few inches above my ankle but I need to pick up my skirt in my hand if it's longer :D
I also found out that very long and very wide skirts are not easy to wear in a modern environment....
Although they are sooo beautiful...
Getting in a car is a problem as well as stairs and all the obstacles around the house...
I'm so glad you're back
And oh my, what a masterpiece
And I am so glad to see you here!❤
I'm so glad this video is finally here. Your kirtle looks amazing!
Edit: Oh and the editing and cinematography in this one is simply fantastic
I’ve only watched the intro and I’m already hooked, so excited for this series !
The best of compliments!❤
Elin, this is just phenomenal! I don't know if you realize just how TALENTED you are! The photography is just breathtaking and so is your work. I love to watch these because I too am a history nerd. I wish I could have you make my entire wardrobe! Just fantastic! I enjoyed this video immensely, but I had no doubt that I would! Never stop doing these. They are something to cherish and to inspire for both the young (like me) and the old. God bless you, Elin, and know how gifted you are. Your viewers take a trip into heaven whenever you upload a new video!
-- Emma
I love your videos, Elin! They are so beautiful, and the things you make are so wonderful. It makes me want to visit Sweden. I can almost smell the sunshine! (Can you tell I'm ready for winter to be over?) Thank you for your beautiful work!
Not tell me that that's not a perfect edited video, you are such a professional.
!!!❤️👍🏼 I’m so happy to see this. Thank you, Elin for the work you do and share. Your efforts to fill in the gap between the garments of the majority of the population and the remnants (which are usually from higher status clothing) of the periods you work on is magnificent, plus, the videography is nothing short of perfection in its own right. I’m looking forward to seeing part three of this series.
Happy stitching!
The production value in this video was absolutely mindblowing!
The 17th century is probably my weakest area of history, and one of the periods of least interest to me. And yet, you managed to keep me hooked!
Keep making content, and I'll keep watching!
thank you sooo much for this video, the cinematography is absolutely beautiful and it's a real pleasure to the eyes to see your work come together.🥺
Your curiosity is as captivating as your excellent narration, gorgeous imagery and sparkling humour. I am very much looking forward to what is next!
1. I desperately want to see you do TUDOR. Or upper class/royalty 1500-1560 from anywhere in the world. NO ONE does this era, and no one ESPECIALLY looks at the different details/colors/materials/styles/accessories worn in different parts of the world during that time!!
2. Would you evER consider doing a video on wool? Types of wool used for this garment or that garment during this era or that era (mainly 1400-1800)... Different weights/etc. A general explanation of what wool is correct for this thing or that thing? I've been asking around, Im just really hoping someone from the community does end up doing it because I've been teaching myself to sew for a year (historical projects only) and my biggest issue is finding sources that explain different types of fabric and what kind is the right kind to buy (from people who are experienced and have bought wool/silk/linen/etc to do HISTORICAL projects) especially because I find it difficult to know whats some things went by different names and 2 modern websites might use the same name/words to describe two totally different fabrics. I hear that a lot from other people as well. I dont know if there is a secret source that explains Types of Fabric for Historical Sewing and Where to Buy the REAL SHTUFF and Im just totally oblivious or whAT. I dont spend a lot of time online (like 15 minutes a day maximum) so I often feel as if Im out of the loop when it comes to the right resources within the community... So I just leave comments begging for someone knowledgeable and experienced to make a video on it lol. My personal research seems to get me nowhere, Im lucky if I can scrape together one insightful sentence out of 16 different sources AFGIERGHEAIR UGH
Elin, you said you were short on fabric and I immediately got excited for your descent into piecing hell! 😆 It seems you can't pass a video by without going there.
Edit: Not today! I suppose it will be in the skirt, where it's easier.
This is exactly the dress I'm hoping to make for myself. It is gorgeous!
I'm a beginner at sewing and I saw that you don't have a website in your description. Do you (or others here) have recommendations for materials to learn how to draft this dress? Thank you!
I am glad that you are back! I just had a quick question, I don't know if you answered it in the previous video, if you did, just let me know and I will go back and watch it. I was wondering why you have chosen not to wear stays under your kirtle?
The kirtle is really cool, but I'm actually here for the chickens
Researching for a historical witch costume I noticed the Fair Quaker from 1720 has a very similar bodice to the Lord Mayor of London’s wife from 1649.
I think that another line of support for your kirtle choice is actually the transition to stays as a separate support garment. Skirts as a separate weren't really practical before that because the bodies (support) were built into the dress. And since we know that transition happened for the upper classes in the late 17th century, that supports your decision. Come to think of it, that's part of the rise of the mantua, which is a large part of the garment style transition anyway, and we know when/why that was. So yeah, fun theorizing :)
I'm like 1.5 minutes into the video and my goodness you have blown this one out of the water already! I envy your visual storytelling capability, and your shots are sooooooo pretty!
FASTEST CLICK in RUclips hisytory
The best channel on historical clothing! Excellent video. Btw, you have absolutely lovely hair, Elin!
Oh! Been looking forward to this! Awesome! 🥰🥰 Thank you for what I know will be an awesome video!
it is such an amazing and beautiful work, just love it and watching you sew💕
I wish I had the pattern for this it's simply stunning
The quality of your cinematography, the story-telling, the research, the aesthetic is just magnificent. I enjoy your videos so much! You are a huge inspiration!
Blessings and deep gratitude for the Light You shine upon the World :)
This is beautiful, the cinematography, the colour and the kirtle
I was so happy when you said it was influenced by Germany because that’s were I’m from and I have no idea yet how to research questions like "What dyes were cheap and available?", much less do I know which resources to trust. XD
Aaaah! Perfect timing as I’m dreaming up a bodice and skirt that may be worn together or separate! However: THE BLUE SWEATER at 20:00!!! Those cables are so lovely!
Ooh that sounds amazing. Hope you make them!
I had to pause the video just to try to figure out the cables in that sweater but I couldn't so it has to remain a mystery. The problem is, I'd like to knit myself one.
I just found this video and haven’t finished watching it yet but wanted to commend you on your pencil drawings. They are very lovely!
I really like how much of your process you show us! Including the thought-process and the pivots in process, when you think of something you like better. It's really interesting and really shows how each project is constantly evolving along the way! Can't wait for your next video :) :)
(Also the sewing-outside montages are always so calming, ahhhhh thank yooou
Aaah I've been waiting for this series! Wonderful as usual
Just found you today, new subscriber for sure. Can't wait to see what is to come :)
Merci, je ne connaissais pas cette façon de coudre la doublure c'est vraiment simple et plus jolie merci😻😻
I wish I could adequately articulate how wonderful your videos are, but I think I can sum up: every element you incorporate into your videos (education, sewing, cinematography, and so on) is of stellar quality. I cannot believe I get to see content this amazing, let alone that it’s even available for free! If you ever made a Patreon or something like that I’d love to join to support you a little more than what only views and likes do!
Cool you mentioned the Dutch kirtles, I made one (my first historical piece) and wore it to the 'Slag om Grolle' that took place in 1627. There's a reenactment weekend every two years. Your video's really motivated and interested and maybe I'll make a new, and more accurate one, for the event later this year!
Omg that was so much fun to come with you on that journey. Its been too long 🌱
I'm so excited for this series! It's clear that there was a lot of thought and care put into this and it makes it so enjoyable to watch as well as educational!
Wow, i've searched something like this a lot of time! Thank you!
Is the pattern of the 18th century jacket from the book you've showed? I would bei very happy, to have something like this :)
Greetings from Germany ;)
"It's very useful to have a neck"
Lol I love her
I admire how much attention you pay to detail; both in the creation of a garment and of the video itself.
Okay, those transitions with your drawings are . . . just . . . mind-blowing. This was so much fun to watch, and makes me want to make another kirtle myself. Or maybe just finish the one I've already started 😬
I've been planning to drape a supportive kirtle (c. 1450-1550) for about a year now. Health issues have prevented me from getting started, though I did get as far as hand sewing a shift. I'm very interested in the idea that kirtles may have persisted into the 18th century among working women. The research I have done indicates that kirtles were no longer worn after about 1650, because at some point, the church started to provide leather stays to poor women (I have been unable to find any historical reference as to when this may have happened, and I am skeptical enough to wonder whether someone on the Internet simply made it up, and thousands of people have simply been repeating it for years).
It is astounding to me that women would be willing to give up the kirtle, which was supportive, comfortable, and offered full range of motion, for stays...not to say anything bad about stays, I have made and worn stays, as well as a modern underbust corset, and I found that the stays more comfortable and adequately supportive...however, stays were more restrictive of movement and likely less comfortable than unboned kirtles, so it was always difficult for me to believe that working women would have willingly given them up, unless it was the choice between buying expensive wool and linen to make a kirtle, versus getting a free pair of stays from the church, which would've been an obvious choice for anyone who struggled for economic survival; anyone wealthy was already opting for stays.
Now, your video has caused me to start wondering whether kirtles persisted until around 1800. Maybe working women continued to wear them until Regency corsets. Why they'd ever give up the lightweight Regency clothing in favor of the heavily boned corsets and heavy petticoats (even in cold weather, 40 pounds/18 kg of underwear is too much!) that they wore prior to the cage crinoline, I still cannot yet fathom. It's going to take a lot of historical sewing for me to understand. In the meantime, I enjoy learning what I can from videos like yours. You're one of my favorites, which is quite impressive, because all my other favorites are professional dress historians.
(By the way, I am a singer/songwriter and composer, mostly neoclassical and folk music. I noticed that you thanked Stephanie Claussen for the use of her harp music, so apparently you do not exclusively use Creative Commons music...I would be open to you using some of my music in one of your videos in exchange for mention and a link to my channel in the description. If you are interested, you can come to my channel and listen to some of my music.)
Reading your comment I had the thought that perhaps a descendant of the principle of the kirtle was the bodiced petticoat under regency fashions, which could also provide bust support - and which I know for a fact stayed an item in the folk costume from where I grew up in central Germany, which I have occasionally looking into. Folk costumes in Germany can either feature kirtle-like items (preserving 16th century fashions well into the 19th), some have skirts and bodices, and I don't know how prevalent bodiced petticoats are. Rural/poor fashions are wild!
I absolutely love your video's! They are so well made and your sewing is fantastic 😊 Keep up this curiosity for historic clothing 😊 Ha det bra! 👋
Hello! I love your videos and am really interested in making a kirtle like this. I couldn't find the video where you made the jacket. Does that video show how to make the pattern? I am still learning how to draft patterns for myself.
I had the same question.
That techique is interesting, thank you. I'll try it on my next Dirndlgwand. We usually sew the two layers together and work them as one, but this one here looks way prettier.
@Elin_Abrahamsson Dear Elin, thank you so much. Unfortunately, since I am not on telegram, and won't be, I won't be able to claim the prize. But that's ok, just give it someone else :)
The drawings to real life merges were so wonderfully extra! 🤩 are you studying film/cinematography?
Wow, that is so incredible! Excellent work! This might be weird, but your voice is so pretty and soothing. I love listening to it 😊
I'm chocked this doens't have more view and likes, I mean it's amazing. They way you edit and the cinematography are (as many have pointed out) outstanding and as a fellow swede it's really cool to see a Swedish perspective on this. Great work!
This series (and all of your videos honestly) are just wonderful! It's lovely every time I get an update notification and I save them for when I can sit down and enjoy them properly. Hope you're doing well :)
Your demonstration on the new way you're doing the lining is so helpful! I'm working on sewing my graduation dress right now, and that separation and looseness was causing a lot of problems for me. Thank you for showing me this new way of lining!
So interesting and informative, with incredible cinematography, as always! You are so talented. Love from Canada xxx
Sooo interesting & beautiful video ! Thanks for the high quality of your work, it's always impressive - and inspiring 👌
Wow, så välproducerat och bra researchat! Så sjukt bra gjort!
omg that little shot of you wading in the water in your shift is so pretty!! it makes me miss the warm weather and exploring the woods with my best friend. your videos are so beautiful, Sweden looks like paradise on earth, i hope to visit someday!
elin!! having been following your channel for a while (and being very excited about green because it's my favourite and underrated colour) i can say that your filming and storytelling skills have only gotten better! i am a fellow history nerd and greatly appreciate that you actually look at primary sources and do your due diligence with cross referencing. but i feel like it's our duty at this point to help you source a Giant pot (like. 100 quarts or something) so you can embark on more plant-dyeing adventures. maybe it just needs to be a metal vessel or something...
Beautiful content as always, Elin! Love the format that you've gone with in this series. Informative, exploratory, motivational, and peaceful :)
I absolutely love your videos! The music is great the filming just everything! and your sewing is so great as well! I look forward to every video you make and can't wait for the next one!
Hi Elin! I fell in love with this dress and found the perfect fabric to make it… but I donc trust myself with recreating this pattern 😅 is it available online anywhere? (Especially the bodice)
How fun! Yes I believe there might be, but I have no clue how accurate they're really are. I would recommend you to draw your own. If you make a good mockup first, it will not be as frightening😊
@@elinabrahamsson9442 thank you for the recommendations! I will use another pattern as a guide and attempt to draft my own! Happy sewing 😊
Woww you are so multitalented and good and explaining! Absolutely stunning video and project
That vase looks like a still-life painting.
Elin - I know its been a while since these videos, but I dont have social media and wanted to inform you that an Etsy shop called Deryapattern is using that photo of you in the full kirtle against the fence to sell a "Renaissance Medieval dress pattern." They have cropped off your face but I recognized it. I think they also photoshopped the bodice a bit. I hope you can get it taken down!
Hope you are doing well! I always loved your videos, you are an extremely talented filmmaker!
Thank you very much again !! ❤
I just wanted to spread your channel, and help the algorithm, by commenting.
That type of seam you went with would be very nice to make something reversible. Now I'm getting some ideas ... oooo .....
Nice video... just had you pop up on my feed, and had to watch, it was the cloth! my green! I thought it might be Melton wool or similar.
Also the front piece...
I have been sewing pants for weeks, on pants number 5 now, trying to develope from my own pattern using a diamond in the crotch like a Karate Gi.
(For movement working in the garden etc.)
Made a decision to sew all my own clothing from now on.
But have been thinking when I get the bottom going right, I want to try doing a bib like Leiderhosen, or farmer's overalls in the US.
I think that front top on your traditional dress came from the same idea, basically having chest protection while working on things.
Much like an apron, but built into an every day garment.
I'm thinking do some camping shorts with bibs, and lots of pockets...
Right now, struggling with getting the pants how I want.
So could relate to your struggles!
I've sewn alot by hand, heavy leather, now learning cloth by machine.
And you seem like pretty good day time TV while I'm working on my own clothing endeavour.
Been watching you for quite some time now. The work you put into each and every one of your projects, from research to sewing, is astounding. On top of that, you have beatiful visuals in each of your videos accompanied by unique music and well-recorded commentary. Your videos must take very detailed planning, and all of the effort you put into them definitely shines through. Just wanted to share my admiration and thank you for providing such amazing work!
I’m curious about the music that plays during one of the montages at the end of the video, beginning at time signature:
26:25. What is the song title/artist? When I searched « Epidemic Sound » I found multiple playlists, all of which were composed of songs by multiple different artists. If there is a group called Epidemic Sound, I cannot find samples of their work on RUclips or Spotify. I really love the music and would really appreciate any help finding it that you could offer!
Hi Elin, I would really like to sew such kirtle, especially bodice. But I'm a beginner and don't feel comfortable with constructing my patterns yet. The blue jacket pattern, can it be bought? Is it available or you constructed that one as well?
Thank you for your videos, they are so beautiful as well as informative. Feast to the eyes❤
Beautiful video, also the previous one, about the shift, true compliments 👏 I had a basic general thought while I aas watching both: the 17th c. is the era of strong Polish-Swedish liasons - we shared kings! So why don't you ever dig in Polish records or resources and don't say "Poland" even once...?:) Just curious. It cannot be the language barrier since everything is accessible thanks to the Google Lense app... Also, we have great specialists in the c17th clothing (surely, the working class clothes are less common, but hey, we also have paintings;).
I always have a wonderful time during your video. It's a pleasant journey in Sweden in spring. Your videos always sooths me so much. ❤️
Oh Elin, I don’t know how but I missed this one. Watched it just now with a very grateful heart as you always bring the sunshine in with your gorgeous projects and fabulous attitude. I was so taken with your research and the outcome for the pattern that you eventually chose. So often simple is usually better. And so thrilled to see you using the fabric you dyed before. I can’t wait to see how this whole project evolved. So excited that you are taking us on this very entertaining and quirky look into the wearable and plausible historical fashion take on a 17 century style kirtle. Wooooh!
Elin, did you make the shift you have on under your mock-up??? If you did, PLEASE make a video on how to make that style as well! I’m working on a short shift/shirt based on the one from this series but I want a rounded neck style too!!
I’ve been waiting for this video ahhh I’m so excited it’s finally here! I love this project so much 💗
I was so excited to see a new video, and this was an absolute gem. I enjoyed the discussion of the research you did and I'm so glad you are continuing to focus on working class women. As always, your cinematography was beautiful. Very much looking forward to the rest of the project.
I'm only a few seconds in, but I jus have to comment now because I'm stunned by the intro. For a second, I thought I had turned on Curiosity Stream by mistake. Amazing!
That’s such a SMART way to do linings!!! Wowww! 😱
I recently finished The Case of the Golden Idol (takes place at the end of the 18th century), and it coincided with a birthday that I wanted to do an art project for. I started to look at 18th century paintings for inspiration, then 18th century sewn textile patterns to feel that vibe. I was amazed by the engineering of these fabrics and their construction, started digging back into history, hit youtube, and now I've fallen into into an awesome 17th century sewing and history series. I was even trying to find a Swedish vibe from these time periods (celebrant is Swedes all the way down), excited to watch the backlog of your videos. This is awesome and instantly subbed, now procrastinating on art project.
Hi! Thanks so much for your videos! You mentioned a livkjol as an example of southern Swedish folk dress. I would love to hear more about those! My family originally came from southern Sweden and I would love to learn more about the clothes they might have worn!
Another amazing video. I love your work both in the garments you make but also your ability to tell a story through film. And the research. And the chickens. So all of it 😄. I hope this comment finds you well.
I have been watching and enjoying your videos for awhile but WOW this is such an impressively researched and well-made video. You are so talented! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us 💛
This is really cool, and I love your work with editing and cinematography and music. But you really should have some kind of reveal of the progress you made here. Not having an image at the end of the video of the finished bodice really takes away from the impact of the narrative. The last video in this series was released in October, and if the trend continues this means we have to wait until-what, June?-to see the end result of the work you did in this video. I think you should at least put some still images up on your Community tab here on RUclips, if you have any images that will work.
Oh my goodness. In that starting story all I could hear was the voice of the main actresses from the show Vikings.😍 Please forgive me it's 1:00 am and my mind is blanking on her real name and her characters name. I think her last name starts with a W but I don't know for sure. 🤦♀️😳😂
I like about the technique you chose for the lining because it protects the seam allowance and adds a bit of structure by having 4 layers of seam allowance. Especially for a somewhat supportive garment, that may be really helpful. I like it!
You move me so much, Elin. Thank you so much for sharing your work with the world. Takk så mycket.
You are so creative and film so well! Look forward to all you share. Just a thought of hanging things on walls, try using a strong strait pin to hang things with. If really heavy of an item, use 2 straight pins. It makes only small holes and really quite strong. Nails leave much larger holes. This is just what I do. Not to criticize, just to share what I do. 🙂 Your walls are so pretty.
Why would sewing the outside together first and then sewing in the lining go against what was done in the 18th century? That is exactly how clothes in the 18th century were sewn. At least from the reasearch I did. All the extant garments that I looked at were done that way. And would have been impossible to make in another way and achive the same look. Flatlining, I am guessing you were talking about that because the modern way to turn clothes is a result of the sewing machine, is a typical 19th century technique. But maybe I just misunderstood that part.
I love the blend overs from the sketches to the clips of you wearing the shift! Also the introduction with the collage of the historical pictures on the wall. Those are such creative choices! 🤩
Hi! i love all your video's and they have inspired me to make 2 hand sewn pieces myself. Now I want to make a othergarment but I'm having trouble to find a goot wool fabric do you have any stores or tips for finding a good historical accurate fabric? It would be greatly appriciated!
this video just popped up in my reccomendations, and your editing aesthetic is so good!! Those drawing to video transitions made me click the subscribe button immediately
You have no idea how excited I felt when I saw that you uploaded. Your videos never fail to make me happy!!! You're really talented Elin