*weird victorian dog mom intensifies* || Sewing a Historically Accurate Disney Lady Cosplay
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Well, a whole slew of us has decided that we wanted to do historically accurate Disney princess (or not princess) cosplays. After much deliberation, changing my mind, and a small hissy fit, I decided to do a c. 1897 Lady Cosplay from Disney's Lady and the Tramp. While the movie takes place in the Edwardian era, the 1890s really liked the tan/blue color combo, and I've been wanting to make some 1890s pieces anyways, so I figured I'd take the cosplay back ten years to the late-Victorian era of power sleeves and swishy skirts.
In this video, we're going to go through how I made my c. 1897 skirt, using an antique skirt in my collection and only Victorian sewing manuals as my guides. Taking the time to recreate historical pieces as accurately as possible helps me better understand the dressmakers and women of the era, as well as have a better idea of how my originals would hang and move on a real body. I am sooooo happy with how this skirt came out! She's got great body and heft and swishes perfectly. I also have a massive booty pocket that fits *all the things*.
What I love about these late victorian skirts is that they're actually very easy to make, and with so many primary sources available for free, it's very easy for beginner historical costumers or cosplayers to try their hand at following victorian sewing manuals for patterning and construction. Additionally, most materials are still around today, so we can easily achieve the period-correct silhouette without having to problem solve outside of the period. While this video is a mix of sewing vlog and sewing tutorial (light on the tutorial though, if I'm being honest), I do hope that I can pass on some Victorian sewing knowledge to you all to help out on future projects.
Also, if historical accuracy is not your jam or intimidates the ever-loving-tar out of you - no worries here - historical costuming and cosplay is about what brings YOU joy, and nothing else. :)
🧵 Sewing References:
Margaret Blair's System of Garment Drafting, 1897 (Skirt pattern & some construction): archive.org/de...
How to Cut, Fit, and Finish a Dress by Mme. Lofvall, 1892 (for the pocket): archive.org/de...
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Hey Everyone! While I also posted these resources in the description, I wanted to share them here to help answer any possible questions about my references and materials:
🛍*Fabrics, etc.:*
*Silk & Cotton Velveteen* came from @Burnley and Trowbridge Co. burnleyandtrowbridge.com/
*Soft Tarlatan*: www.renaissancegraphics.com/product/tarlatan-soft-100-cotton-36-wide-1-square-yard/
*Polished Cotton*: Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a reliable retailer of polished cotton online. I buy mine at a local mill-end fabric store, which doesn't have an online presence. Sometimes, you can find polished cotton online, in random colors - good search terms are "polished cotton" or even "chintz" if you're outside the US. (Usually, chintz has a print on it, but I've seen it refer to just the glazing treatment.)
My sewing machine is a Janome M7 Continental ❤ (disclaimer: I am a part of the Janome Maker Program)
🧵*Sewing References:*
*Margaret Blair's System of Garment Drafting*, 1897 (Skirt pattern & some construction): archive.org/details/margaretblairsys00blai/page/82/mode/2up
*How to Cut, Fit, and Finish a Dress* by Mme. Lofvall, 1892 (for the pocket): archive.org/details/howtocutfitfinis00lf/page/35/mode/2up
Amazing costume. Sweet furry babies. 🤩🤩🤩🐶🐕🥰🥰🥰
You are fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing, especially the reference material - there can never be enough reference material!
Thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Your slimmer black, I think male, dog looks like my dog that ran away a few years ago... his name is nanook and I've been looking for him for literally ever. And yours looks almost identical from what I can see. I'm just a little bamboozled and it kinda struck some feelings that I was hoping not to feel.
All pockets should be measured in ml of wine from now on. And no more of that 187 nonsense, we NEED 750!
It's a whole new meaning to BYOB 😂
I feel like the one flaw in this skirt is that there's only one pocket. It's always good to have a back-up bottle
Morgan are you going to be jumping onto Disney wagon? I'd love to see your take.
@@Christina-mn7np Maaaaaybe 😉 Keep an eye out
@@MorganDonner eek! I'm so excited.
Abby Cox: "Don't overthink things, kids, it's not worth it."
my generalized anxiety disorder: "And I took that personally."
Amazing cosplay! I love Lady and the Tramp so much, and you did our girl justice with this gorgeous skirt!!
I... me too 😩
Me, crying myself to sleep at 4AM:
*You don’t say?*
My generalized and social anxiety disorders: *look at each other... Crack up laughing hanging onto one another*
Your placket commentary is my entire relationship with waistbands.
Is it even a brain if it doesn't over think things? 🧐
My brain just refuses to function when it comes to waistbands....
I only in the past few months finally figured out that you can curve a dart. My brain hasn't compensated.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Same, waistbands are always a short circuit trigger for my brain!
I love how Lady's ears also look like the puffed sleeves that were so popular in late Victorian styles
Ît took me way too long to realize that "lady" is not referring to a social class but to a character of that name. In the german version of Lady and the Tramp Lady is called Susi. So that is what I grew up with and what made me confused 😂 Anyway, I love the skirt!
This is kind of funny because "Susi" means wolf in finnish 😂 Talk about a wolf in sheep's clothing. Or is it the other way around with this? 😅
Btw Lady is called Kaunotar aka Beauty here.
@@nuppu-roosakeskinen122 That is funny! The story would play out so differently with Lady being a wolf. 😂 How is Tramp named in Finnish? It is "Strolch" in German - meaning rascal.
@@Aurriel Tramp is called Kulkuri which means hobo or vagrant 😂😂 Now i want to see a Disney movie about a wolf and a hobo dog going about life and falling in love :D
@@nuppu-roosakeskinen122 I am in for that! Can somebody pitch this to Disney please?😂 And maybe tell them to ask Abby for custume guidance
@@nuppu-roosakeskinen122 I mean that's what "tramp" means in English too though (one of the meanings at least.)
dude I love how all of historical costume RUclips just decided to this without even mentioning it to us. Ya'll were just like "hehehe here you go, see if you can find the pattern"
I know Bernadette is doing Mary Poppins and now Abby is doing Lady and the Tramp. What else please?
Angela Clayton, Karolina Zebrowska, Juul Thysson, Sewstine, Noelle, Cats Costumery
@@rosacanisalba I saw Zack's name and channel mentioned in one of the incomplete playlists on Karolina's channel I think it was... not sure if he will but if he does it would be super cool to see his take on a Disney character.
@@rnptenafly @LadyRebeccaFashions is doing Cinderella!
Nicole Rudolph is doing Maleficent
The shape! 😍The drape! 😍The swoosh! 😍 The dogs! 😍... The butt pocket? 😳🤣
"We're not perfectly symmetrical and even". This is so true and realizing it made me better at cutting my own hair. And forgive myself for being so weird about underwire bras. Turns out they expect both sides of your ribs to stick out evenly when they make those things 😂.
This hit very close to home) bras with no underwire and bralettes are a blessing for my ribs 😉
I think...I just figured out why one wire always pokes out in the under arm and why the other pokes out between the girls. Now, how to fix it...
@@woodenkat8971 A crazy idea: Insert heat-shaped (to your body) synthetic whalebone instead of the underwire?
I have one rib that's been sticking out like it really wants to escape ever since I hit puberty, so I feel you on this one.
My sternum sticks out on one side.
You missed an easy clickbate opportunity
*making a Victorian inspired furry cosplay*
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@@CyberMercy exactly.
Oh lord imagine the comments that would have insued!!!!!
@@AbbyCox Hey it might not be too late to change the title 👀👀👀
"As long as they look okay from the outside and do their job, they're okay," why is this line so funny?? 🤣
I mean...it feels like self-affirmation advice we can all take to heart, right? #PleatLifeGoals
You and Bernadette have saved my butt. I'm about to embark on making a head-to-toe, all layers 1898 outfit for historical interpreting. Will be watching your progress on repeat!
Am I the only one who had visions of Abby protecting Tweety from Sylvester in her dotage?
I love that you chose to do Lady! Your choice to use silk rather than some weird fur was the perfect way to present her in her human form. The fit of the skirt and rustling as you move is perfection. And if there are flaws with the hem, I think you are the only one seeing them.
Obscene or not... I see the value in a prosecco pocket! Gorgeous skirt and great video.
LOL thank you & yes - processco pockets are the best 😂🤣
@@AbbyCox Prosecco is going to be my new unit of pocket measurement... it is currently Book.
This is an essential element!
@@nicolakunz231
Ah, but there are different classes of “book pocket”. Like, is it a “travel dictionary” pocket or an “unabridged _Les Misérables”_ pocket?
@@ragnkja more along the line to Terry Pratchett.
I hope you ladies are planning a big Disneybound Historybound reunion at a Disney park!
Virtual Disney cocktail/ tea party would be great too!
Would love to be a fly on the wall there.
Love the last shot of puppy peeking out from under Lady Abby's skirt.
“Don’t overthink things, kids!” Ah...the phrase that should be my mantra!! If there is a way to overthink something and make it 100 times more complicated than it should be, it is a guarantee that I will find it. Each time one of y’all posts a video, I think I’ve found my new favorite cosplay. I truly don’t think I can pick a favorite, anymore, as I love them ALL...but this skirt is just so perfect!!
So glad you’ve healed up. Steam burns are no joke! I hope you had a most wonderful birthday, and I wish you all the love, light, and blessings you can handle for the coming year!
PS: I nearly wet my pants over “What can I shove in my butt?” and your apology to Sewstine. (Surgical Technologist, here) 🤣🤣
LOL I've heard stories from here and the *moment* that came out of my mouth I just had visuals of allllll the things she's told me about 😂😂😂😂
🙋♀️..lol
"I'm just keeping it the same quality that they would have during the period!" This cracked me up! I think there's an assumption that, because handwork in historical eras was more common than now, that they must have been better at it than "we" are. There's also a sort of standardization we've come to expect from things we buy. But clothing from the past isn't meticulously pieced, technically perfect.
Oh, there's definitely some greater skill that's shown sometimes, but fabric by its very nature CAN'T be "perfect". It's going to stretch, twist, it's going over imperfect bodies... You can't anchor things, whether by hooks and eyes or stitches, and expect that they'll be exactly the same on a body as they would be on the table, waiting to be worn, no matter how good the quality of your stitching or pattern drafting. Far better to acknowledge this and figure out how to adapt or accept what works, and move on to other things.
There were different quality seamstresses back then, as there are now.
Some hand craft skills have disappeared before 20th century, though. Like the making of Dhaka muslin that was more expensive than silk as it was so fine. Or the Egyptian linen that likewise was very fine and sheer with an extraordinary threadcount. Neither of us these can be woven by machines.
THIS IS SO COOL!
Also, a historically accurate Anastasia would be heckin' beautiful
I made an A-line skirt recently. The placket kept me up at night. In the end, I removed the placket and inserted a zipper. I feel you.
Oh wow!! I admire your courage... Zippers are the hardest for me! They always end up bending a different shape to my butt or hip, and making it look like my skirt has a residual tail stump!! 🙄 Not to mention always catching bits of the outer layer fabric when I try to sew in the zip 😵
It came out fab and looks amazing on! Hopefully your stomach isnt too badly mangled. Steam burns are one of the worst to deal with too!
thank you! It's all healed up, but I have some discoloration - one looks like a heart and the other looks like Australia... 😂🤣
@@AbbyCox ooft! Luckily its not too bad then, Australia has quokkas and we all love them so 🤷♀️ 😂
@@AbbyCox Oh thank goodness - I was really worried when you mentioned that
@@AbbyCox I’m sorry for your burn! But I’m a little envious of your scars. I burnt my foot once and it looked like a crown. I told my husband, “at last, the universe has recognized my royal status.” It was better than acknowledging my clumsiness in getting burned, anyway. But alas, the scar faded and I no longer have a crown on my foot. If I have to get a burn, why can’t I at least keep the cool scar?!
I have the same problem with plackets. I'm glad someone finally said what we are are thinking. Ditto on the pleats.
This off-beat take on the theme takes me back to around 2006 when my oldest daughter had a friend who suddenly wanted to throw themed costume parties all of the time. One party theme was Sweet 16 Disney Princess. My daughter likes a couple of Disney movies, but princess is not her thing. We had a discussion about being true to yourself while also being a good friend and she settled in a compromise she felt met both points. She chose to costume as Miss Bianca from The Rescuers. She wore a white blouse and slacks with brown sandals. She used a very nubby purple knit fabric from my stash and sewed her own shawl and (soft, unstructured) pill box hat. She was the only guest who even tried to costume. I will be sharing this video with her because I think she will get a kick out of the choice of Lady.
Just as I was thinking "Yeah, so smooth, there, Abby" with the bottle, you lost it and commented on the obscenity of the situation. I, however, thought you were wagging your "tail." I was very literally laughing loudly. 😂
I'm imagining a dark brown jacket, and maybe a dark brown hat, with blue ribbon and cream flowers? Damn, I wish I could sew even half as well as you :D Thank you for your hard work! Can't wait to see the whole outfit put together.
I was taught much more complicated plackets in school and just....it made them scary lol. That skirt placket seems sooooo deceptively easy and I kind of love it. Also, eyeballing pleats!!!! I do that and people judged me for it once or twice but like...if it looks okay it looks okay and I will continue, thank you
If you have a decent sense of proportion, eyeballing pleats is perfectly fine! I don’t trust my own (especially since I haven’t had any chance to practice it on pleats yet), but yours seems to be good enough 🙂
The placket method I was taught is basically just "make a really wide binding"
You mentioned Micarah Tewers…. Another one of my favourite creators
I am loving all of these historical Disney costumes floating around CosTube.
(notices the sewing needle with thread hanging out on the front of her pink shirt)
Hahaha!! Looks like I'm not the only one who sticks a sewing needle in my clothes when I need to pause for a moment 😂👌❤️
....and then forgets where she puts the needle, and finds it a week later rusting in the washing machine, where it later fell out during laundry cycle....?? 🙄 Guilty as charged! 🙋🏻♀️
Oh no!! 😱 I haven't done that but I know I've done other things 😅.
OH MAN. Love this! Also, I am desperate for pockets like this but the patriarchy says no. Which is why we revolt tomorrow.
I admit, for years my approach to packets has always been "just finish the thing and then tack in a finished rectangle afterwards"
Comes of working on tutus for so long I guess, but hey. It works!
ohmigosh. Once poured a thermos of boiling tea down my front and burned my belly. You have ALL my empathy and owie channeling because bellies are sososo tender. Glad it finally healed up!! And I love your Lady theme. The last scene with your Tramp had me giggling ; D
Large pockets and long skirts and structure supports are really great for smuggling in snacks and bags of chips and now perfect for wine!
This skirt has such lovely shape and movement. That closing shot of that adorable dog peeking out from under the hem of the skirt is PRECIOUS.
My god you don’t know how happy i am to see all of these beautiful imaginings of Disney characters. Also as always your bloopers are 10/10
This is probably a little late but a great life hack for burns is to take thin slices of potatoes or shredded potatoes and place them on the burn. The potatoes will absorb the heat and when it gets hot (about 5 minutes later) change the piece with a new piece of potato. I burned my entire palm on a hot plate (who would have thought that a hot plate would actually be hot lol) and I did that and the burn completely healed by the next morning.
So love the walkability of that skirt! Please, please do a video on pockets - making them, extant ones, placement possibilities. . .
I can't get over the pattern of your skirt material. 😍
Same! It reminds me of wheat just before it's ready to harvest
Yay for historical Disneybounds and cosplays. Abby, the outfit you made is so cool and nerdy in all the best ways.
Ok so are the two sets of curls like perfect cocker spaniel ears historically correct for the era??? Cause we NEED them!
Sadly no, that's more the 1850s and 1860s hair. But the puffy sleeves could act as the ears 😌
So sorry you were injured in pursuit of this skirt, but it came out so perfectly! Glad you healed up!
I'm currently augmenting a pattern from the 1980s into a modern version of a walking skirt and this tutorial - specifically regarding lining and structure - was very helpful. The original pattern I have just has the fashion fabric and nothing else and I definitely wanted to add more body than that. I'm also going to be adding generous pockets as the original pattern has none.
Bernadette has a good modern walking skirt video too!
I love that you did the velvet hem binding! I really need to try that. There's several other costubers doing historical Disney costumes in addition to the people in your description (myself included!) -- here's a playlist with everyone's videos so far: ruclips.net/p/PLeUQ-NeEZhXwu4Gd1dd8LYPLYlWdWp3Pg
Jim Dear and Darling were always the best animated couple to me as a kid and still are. No one can convince me otherwise, least of all Up fans 😜💜 Great job!
That silk is gorgeous!
And I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one that overthinks plackets.
When you put a whole bottle of wine in the back pocket I was like: "Oh, now THAT is a pocket I need"
I cannot take my eyes off the bodice on the other dressform! It is magnificent.
I was having a glass of wine and an Abby Binge and Now there is a New Video! and The Lady oufit!!! haaaaaa,
Omg, I'm not sure if I should be concerned or not, but while showing my daughter this video for the amazing skirt and she saw your pocket, she was like, "I could hide a *whole* bottle of wine?!?! That's GREAT"
The problems is that she is 10. Either she is gonna have a lot more fun than I ever did in her YOUNG ADULTHOOD (Dani, I'm making this pointed comment at you... underage drinking is a NO!) Or I'm gonna have to start saving for a craft room to be 100% enabler of a different type 🤣🤣
I have done a tummy burn too. Takes forever to heal and keep a bandage on was unbelievable. I feel for you.
Love this. Your placket muttering made me smile I’ve never had a problem with placket but zippers makes me totally lose my mind! We all have our stumbling block!! Also the pocket wow that is impressive!!
I love that you have moved parts of the sewing room into the hall....just a few more months till you take over the entire house!
Sorry you were wounded in the (sew) line of duty but we thank you for your sacrifice and hope you're fully healed now. 🤩Also, loved the bottle pocket.
Me and my sister love Lady and the Tramp so much! We have so many stuffed animals of Lady and Tramp! I also loved the outfit so much! 😊💕✨
Noelle (Costuming Drama) has a list of participants in yesterday's Merida dress video.
oh my god, i used to wear crop tops when i worked in a costume shop and defo burnt my belly like you did once or twice!
It looks amazing! I wish I could make my skirts this long, but because I dress this way every day, and I don’t have a ton of money, I have to have them several inches off the ground to keep them from wearing out.
From what I understand (total newbie to historical dress AND sewing), they were designed to have replaceable hems (Tarleton & similar) and stiffening along the bottom as back then, things were getting a lot of abuse & people knew how to make them last.
Wish I could point to ONE certain video, but, pretty sure it was one of Abby's videos on one of her antique dresses that had that info ? Also could have been Nicole Rudolph's as well. She ALWAYS has in depth knowledge!
@@m.maclellan7147 I've understood the same. Roads back then were dirty and muddy. But who has the time (and resources) nowadays to replace a hem regularly?
@@m.maclellan7147 - My skirts do have replaceable facings and hem bindings, but even replacing those every three months gets pretty pricey
"I'm not going to tell you what I had to do..." There was a blister. You had to...deal with...the blister.
I so love your sewing room!🥰 That cutting table is to die for. My Grandmother had serious sewing skills. She could look at a picture and make the pattern from that. She made a full length cloak with hood of wool crepe. I am still learning basic sewing. Thank you so much for your detailed videos on historic clothing and reconstructing. 😀
I have never liked ironing and avoid that procedure as much as possible. I have been known to lightly spray a hem with water, place cast iron cookware on top of the hem and keep it there overnight to flatten the area. The incident with the steam confirms my opinion. While the skirt is beautiful, be careful out there historical accuracy is great, but beware the iron.
You made the most perfect puppy hiding skirt XD
I am LOVING this skirt! AND THE SOUND OF IT!!!!! What is up with liking that sound!?! No, it's Not just you. Plackets -- skirt plackets, sleeve plackets, ALL PLACKETS -- so impossibly hard to make -- like crepes, you need a degree, and a teacher standing at your shoulder every time for 5 years as you internship. After 7 years apprenticeship under a master, you may submit one for approval. If it IS approved (good luck with that) THEN you may try one on your home machine on a scrap fabric. Historical clothing are best worn while headbanging and wiggle dancing. LOVE THIS!
This video is such a Who’s Who of Costube. Need to play a game of bingo with all these name drops.
As a passionate animal parent I feel this video in my soul. Love the concept, 10/10 💕
Thank you so much for having such detailed, thorough captions. It’s so thoughtful and really means a lot to so many of your fans. Your subtitles are genuinely some of the best I’ve seen. 💖💖💖
Steam burns are no joke. They sneak up on you because they seem to continue ‘cooking’ after the initial incident. I’ve done the back of my hand and thought it was no big deal until later. 🌈🌈🦋🦋
It's always a tense 24 hours waiting for a burn to declare itself. I got some training for burn care and honestly, they should be teaching this stuff more in schools. It's lifesaving.
Always treat it regardless of whether or not it hurts! The burn can destroy nerves or cause shock that can keep it from being felt until it's too late to treat it properly. Large amounts of cool water or a cool water bottle to act as a heat sink for large areas are what I recommend.
I prefer to "over-treat" burns. Sometimes it might be unnecessary, but maybe treating a potential burn immediately prevents it from turning into an actual burn. Burn cream is cheap.
@@alexismontez4230 Concur! Plus I find when you go to bed that night, the captured heat under covers makes any burn REALLY PAINFUL again unless you've managed to fully cool & neutralize it earlier...? 😭
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 I find warm showers give me more trouble. I've never noticed problems with getting under blankets
I’m glad I’m not the only one who just wings it on pleating!
Google told me that Lady and the Tramp actually takes place in 1909 rather than the late 1800s, but still a cute outfit!
Okay, not only is that skirt beyond gorgeous (and practical!), but that butt pocket is amazeballs. It might not fit that wine bottle but it'll definitely fit a flask. And some gummy bears. Also... THANK YOU for the shout out to eyeballing pleats because I thought it was just me being lazy but NO. Fuck the math I'm gonna keep on making it up as I go.
A tip from a former line cook: if you dont have burn cream or aloe (make sure the aloe does not have alcohol in it. That will hurt like hell.), honey is wonderful burn treatment!
Lol... I've gained so much inspiration from you and while I'm definitely not the dressmaker you are, I too am attempting an entire ensemble from the inside out!
Those puppers are the stars of the show, then the skirt.
I also have an irrational fear of plackets.
Mine came from my 1970s Big Fat Sewing Book (Vogue) and its instructions for plackets. The instructions work fine, but they're fiddly to the extreme, especially the continuous lapped placket and shirt sleeve placket.
Officially the best part of Sunday mornings ❤️
This is so beautiful and flowy and I love it so much! Time to brush up on my sewing skills so I can make one for myself...
I'm not saying this is a great reason to make 1850's waistcoats for the furbabies...but that is, in fact, exactly what I'm saying.
Mrs B here. (I hijacked my husband's phone to watch this video.) I thought that silk came from Burnley & Trowbridge. I got a little piece in a pin pillow pack and fell in love. It's so beautiful. Then Friday I was watching their live stream and they're having a sale! (Silk25 for anybody interested) I took the plunge and bought some. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it but I can't wait till it gets here.
I am really loving the costube community's Disney makes 🙂
I love that you’re using a traveller to measure the waist when you’re pleating it! ❤
I'm intrigued by that dressmaking book, since the author's name is obviously Swedish! How curious that she's styling herself with the French "Madame" -- maybe that's just the usual title for dressmakers? (Though I guess we don't actually know her heritage; since she could simply be married to a Swede and not actually be one herself)
Your comments about plackets and waist bands help me believe that I Really do know how to sew skirts, having sewn about 10 from patterns, and I can start throwing my patterns aside. 🙂
It's beautiful! I love that you're making historical cosplay for an animal character! The big huge 1890 sleeves kinda look like Cocker Spaniel ears, so it works!
Please complete this project...It is such an interesting idea...I would love to see it in final form.
That final shot with your cutie patootie pup peeking from under your hem is absolutely adorable!!! Your skirt is beautiful and you chose gorgeous fabric. Very swish! 😉 Steam burns are super painful! I’m so relieved to hear (and read, down in the comments) that you’ve healed and have no residual problems. 💜. I have my own polished cotton horror story...no injuries though. 🧵
Oooooh, I FEEL your pain!! Last August I went to sleep with a hot water bottle on my abdomen, thinking that it was just warm and cozy. I woke up with a silver dollar sized 3rd degree burn on my stomach. NOT COOL. It took three months to fully heal and I have a gnarly scar to show for it. I hope you heal quickly and I do recommend having a dermatologist look at it if its 3rd degree burn territory.
Love it! And very glad you healed well, burns are no joke. It's great that the dogs got to help with this video!
Am I the only one who just loves the shirt Abby wore during the intro?!?
Burnt belly - my mum used to get these when she was sewing (ironing new clothes)...You need aloe vera. Heals quickly and you will not scar. If you can jag a plant from someone do, it's so handy and I think your climate would be suitable.
So glad that burn healed. The skirt looks amazing.
I love the skirt, but honestly what I'm taking away from this is to always wear a heavy canvas apron while ironing! Yikes, glad you're ok!
Absolutely Stunning!! If the 1890's skirt I'm currently working on turns out even half as amazing as this one I will be very pleased!!
22:31 Nicole had a great idea here! I'm always cold in the cinema. 2 solutions in 1! Period clothing to the cinema!
Just love I'm not the only one who loves that Kirkland Procecco! However, I did not know I needed an Edwardian walking skirt to carry it around though! Hot Gilbert Girl Summer, here we go!!!!!
This skirt is seriously chef’s kiss!
I'm super glad that you are doing the historical disney thing too!
I thought your glasses on your head were cat ears for a second, which I was here for!
abby: don't overthink things, kids
me: laughs in always overthinking ideas for fun
Oh my gosh!! You have Mill End Plus under you bench!! GOALS!
Can I just say I’m in love with that fabric?