Thank you so much for this. I am an entertainer and bought an Elizabethan ruffled collar at a Renaissance Fair many years ago and wear it all the time with a variety of costumes. It's over 25 years old and is worn out and looking dingy. I have always wanted to make a new one for myself but could never get all the steps right. I have started to make one many times but always gave up. Thanks a million! I can finally make new collars for a variety of costumes.
Thank you! Working on my own ruffle collar took me about 6 hours from start to finished -- I used 6 yards of ribbon, so that took quite a bit of time on it's own. Then the time spent sewing the neck-band to the ruffles, and attaching the hook-and-eyes in the back.
Thank you for sharing! I have just completed a ruff collar using solely your clear and concise instructions. I was so intimidated by other sites and instructional manuals that I had looked at previously in order to try to make my own. A million thanks yous!
Your instructions are the clearest and easiest to follow that I've ever found on RUclips! Thank You! My first ruff attempts using RUclips clips (not yours) didn't go nearly so well. Like several other folks commenting, I used small clips to keep the ruffles together and avoided twisting the whole ruff into a mess.
I've been researching ruffs for months, and so far this is the most clear and concise video I've seen on making one from start to finish. I will be making mine from organza and lace instead of ribbon but the concept is the same. Thank you for a video that not only makes sense but we can actually see the construction steps. I'll let you know how it turns out.
I just made a ruff using this video today and it turned out beautifull! I am an a elisabeathan reenactment guild and wanted to make a ruff for my garb! Thank you so much for this easy to follow video and for giving the details like an inch and a half dots to make the loops! It took me about 4 hours from start to finish! So helpful thank you!
I attempted to make one of these last week for a masquerade ball I was attending, I would've loved to have stumbled upon your video earlier. But, will save this for the next time. Great video.
Nice! I have two suggestions: a careful slather of elmer's glue on the end edge might be a way to prevent fraying without having to mess with fire. And if you have two needles to thread, you could do three or four stitches on one side, then do a few on the opposite side and continue alternating as you go.
Thank you so much. The Elizabethan site doesn't have good pictures and I finally understand what they are saying! I was on the verge of just doing clown ruffs with tulle. Now, to the ribbon store I go!
oh my god, you have a moral duty to redo this video and say at the beginning NOT TO PULL THE THREAD TOO TIGHT! I am making two of these for a school jubilee costume tomorrow, it's 11:30 at night, and my hands and eyes are going to fall off. I have got to the second side and learnt that the first side needs undone and res-sewn. Agh!
Amazing! Thank you! I kept thinking you could have used a clip to hold the ruffles together, so they didn't fall into a mess while you were gathering the ruffles :)
Thank you so much for this! My son had to dress like an explorer from the early 1600's for a school project, and I'm not naturally crafty. I grabbed some Christmas ribbon and I think it's going to look okay :)
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I'm glad to know that I've helped fill a gap in the available knowledge (since I know I had difficulties finding anything clear when I was doing my own research). I'd love to see yours when it's finished! Good luck!
Awesome! This is very similar to the method I used to make my first one, albeit this turned out MUCH neater! lol! In making my second one though, a bit of advice; using lightly wired ribbon is such a huge help! It makes it a lot easier for your ruff to hold its shape while you're sewing, and when wearing. :)
Absolutely! You can get wider ribbon to make the collar stick out even farther, and you can make the ruffles taller. I jsut used these measurements because they are what worked for the look I was going for. You can also make your own 'ribbon' strips MUCH larger, it just takes more time.
thanks so much! my schools drama club are performing at the o2 and we dont have a shakespeares ruff thing, i didnt even think of making one, but i looked it up and found yours, wow!
It depends on how big you want it to be! You can use anythgin, as long as it's in a logn rectangular strip. I used ribbon because the edges were alreayd finished, but you can make your own strips, you sjut have to finish the edges first. :)
You should be able to buy ribbon by the yard at JoAnns or other fabric stores. If you can't, yes, you could sew them together, you'll jsut want to measure and make sure your seam will end in a place that isn't really obvious, and make sure the 'burn' the ends of the ribbons before you sew them together, and sew them as close to the edge as possible.
I found this video really helpful, however I would like very much to know what you did to your thread. It doesn't look like just one singe thread it looks like two. Help would be very much appreciated! But overall fantastic video :)
It is in fact just one thread -- when you pull it through the eye of the needle, you pull it all the way, so you esentially end up with two pieces side-by-side. does that make sense? It's just what happens when you thread a needle.
I can only find the spools of ribbon in 3 yards at a time, not larger. Is it ok to get this in 2 spools to make 6 yrds or does it need to be a full 6 yards w/o interruption?
Thank you so much for this. I am an entertainer and bought an Elizabethan ruffled collar at a Renaissance Fair many years ago and wear it all the time with a variety of costumes. It's over 25 years old and is worn out and looking dingy. I have always wanted to make a new one for myself but could never get all the steps right. I have started to make one many times but always gave up. Thanks a million! I can finally make new collars for a variety of costumes.
Thank you! Working on my own ruffle collar took me about 6 hours from start to finished -- I used 6 yards of ribbon, so that took quite a bit of time on it's own. Then the time spent sewing the neck-band to the ruffles, and attaching the hook-and-eyes in the back.
Thank you for sharing! I have just completed a ruff collar using solely your clear and concise instructions. I was so intimidated by other sites and instructional manuals that I had looked at previously in order to try to make my own. A million thanks yous!
Your instructions are the clearest and easiest to follow that I've ever found on RUclips! Thank You! My first ruff attempts using RUclips clips (not yours) didn't go nearly so well. Like several other folks commenting, I used small clips to keep the ruffles together and avoided twisting the whole ruff into a mess.
I've been researching ruffs for months, and so far this is the most clear and concise video I've seen on making one from start to finish. I will be making mine from organza and lace instead of ribbon but the concept is the same. Thank you for a video that not only makes sense but we can actually see the construction steps. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Thanks!!! The execution is awesomely clear and flawless, you're a talented girl!
I just made a ruff using this video today and it turned out beautifull! I am an a elisabeathan reenactment guild and wanted to make a ruff for my garb! Thank you so much for this easy to follow video and for giving the details like an inch and a half dots to make the loops! It took me about 4 hours from start to finish! So helpful thank you!
Excellent! So clear, to the point and easy to follow. Wish all youtube instruction videos could be this quality, very professionally. Many thanks :]
I attempted to make one of these last week for a masquerade ball I was attending, I would've loved to have stumbled upon your video earlier. But, will save this for the next time. Great video.
Is it weird that im making this for my pet duck?
+Nathan Davis that's adorable
pudloaf his name is sir Francis, it only makes sense that a DRAKE named sir Francis has an Elizabethan ruff :)
Nathan Davis oh, of course! haha
getting a lot of thumbs up on this comment. does that mean that they think its funny or does it mean they think im weird!
+Nathan Davis I'm making it for my dog, so I don't think it's weird lol
Congrats and thank you on having the first video tutorial on ruffs! I hope we can see more of these quality tutorials from you!
Wonderful. Thank you very much for these clear and uncomplicated instructions and the lovely final product.
You just perfected my Halloween costume and for that I say THANK YOU, this was exactly what I needed and you saved me a fortune!!! Awesome Video
Your video is so clear and easily to understand ❤thank you so much for your video xx
Nice! I have two suggestions: a careful slather of elmer's glue on the end edge might be a way to prevent fraying without having to mess with fire. And if you have two needles to thread, you could do three or four stitches on one side, then do a few on the opposite side and continue alternating as you go.
It's the best tutorial I have seen. It's great!❤
Oh my gosh, this came at the perfect time for when I needed it. It's supremely easy to follow and great for amateurs like
Thankyou! I looked at a few videos before this one and your tutorial is very clear and helpful. Perfect!!
Thank you for the tutorial! I am going to make a neck ruffle for a Shakespeare concert in a few weeks, so this does definitely come in handy!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It turned out an absolute dream - cannot wait to wear it to a fancy dress party this weekend.
This was so well done. Simple and well explained/displayed. Thank you!
This is a brilliantly done tutorial. Thank you so much! I am so excited to make my own first ruff! Again, thank you so much for your clear guidance!
I've made one in black, it turned out perfect, thanks! :3
Thank you so much. The Elizabethan site doesn't have good pictures and I finally understand what they are saying! I was on the verge of just doing clown ruffs with tulle. Now, to the ribbon store I go!
oh my god, you have a moral duty to redo this video and say at the beginning NOT TO PULL THE THREAD TOO TIGHT! I am making two of these for a school jubilee costume tomorrow, it's 11:30 at night, and my hands and eyes are going to fall off. I have got to the second side and learnt that the first side needs undone and res-sewn. Agh!
Amazing! Thank you!
I kept thinking you could have used a clip to hold the ruffles together, so they didn't fall into a mess while you were gathering the ruffles :)
I thought that too until I looked at the time stamp and realised that those wonderful clips may not have been available!
Thank you so much for this! My son had to dress like an explorer from the early 1600's for a school project, and I'm not naturally crafty. I grabbed some Christmas ribbon and I think it's going to look okay :)
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I'm glad to know that I've helped fill a gap in the available knowledge (since I know I had difficulties finding anything clear when I was doing my own research). I'd love to see yours when it's finished! Good luck!
That was the best and simple tutorial! Thank you very much! Very beautiful!
Awesome! This is very similar to the method I used to make my first one, albeit this turned out MUCH neater! lol! In making my second one though, a bit of advice; using lightly wired ribbon is such a huge help! It makes it a lot easier for your ruff to hold its shape while you're sewing, and when wearing. :)
Thankyou so much for this tutorial! I've been looking all over for one of these!
Absolutely! You can get wider ribbon to make the collar stick out even farther, and you can make the ruffles taller. I jsut used these measurements because they are what worked for the look I was going for. You can also make your own 'ribbon' strips MUCH larger, it just takes more time.
It's so pretty how you sew this and the truth is it doesn't look hard to do at all, it just takes a little work :)
Lovely tutorial, thanks!
thanks so much! my schools drama club are performing at the o2 and we dont have a shakespeares ruff thing, i didnt even think of making one, but i looked it up and found yours, wow!
Thank you for this video :) It was really easy to follow along. I made a purple collar and I'm looking forward to wearing it this weekend xoxo
Thank You so much for this movie ! I needed it for my college project .
Thank you so much! I just finished watching Elizabeth the Golden Age and really want to make these for my dolls! :)
Fantastic! Very clear. Love the Chopin. :) Thanks!
This is so useful and very well explained! Thank you!!
This is lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful tutorial ! Thank-you !
Thank you SO much! I never thought it was easy, looks like you have to have patience, but it's not hard :)
That looks sooooo awesome in the end!!
Perfect tutorial! Thank you so much for posting this!!!
It depends on how big you want it to be! You can use anythgin, as long as it's in a logn rectangular strip. I used ribbon because the edges were alreayd finished, but you can make your own strips, you sjut have to finish the edges first. :)
This is great! I'm excited to make one. I have a Butterick 5440 pattern that includes a ruff, but I couldn't make sense of the ruff instructions.
It's 2018 & God bless you for this
Somehow I missed this up really badly and my ruffles came out in the shape of a star.
Oh yes thank you! I figured it out, and mine turned out quite nicely! Miss, I thank you! :)
This is a really good tutorial!
Thank you so much for the excellent video! I made a badass ruff thanks to this 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks you so much for this tutorial! Its been great and so easy to follow. My ruff looks awesome thanks to you! :)
Thank you for making a vid. It's awesome. I've got paper instructions how to make ruffs, but I'm more a 'show me how' to do it person. :)
Thank you so much! It looks really good😊
You should be able to buy ribbon by the yard at JoAnns or other fabric stores. If you can't, yes, you could sew them together, you'll jsut want to measure and make sure your seam will end in a place that isn't really obvious, and make sure the 'burn' the ends of the ribbons before you sew them together, and sew them as close to the edge as possible.
This
Is
So
Cool!
But I would never do it. I enjoyed watching tho! Thanks!
I'm gonna be pennywise so thank you for this!
TheBriBoat aren't his frills loose and droopy tho?
lol same
Me to it was very heplful
Same here!!!
Same
You did a beautiful job there. Would be interesting to use wide lace ribbon and wire it.
Many thanks for the video! It’s very much so useful
Une jolie façon d'être chic en toute simplicité. J'adore 😘
To prevent the ruff from coming undone during sewing, simply just put some pins in it!
Instructions are brilliant! Have you ever thought of doing a blanket stitch when sewing the neckband in?
This was so helpful, thank you!
Thank you for the tutorial! My ruffles came out a little funky. Not sure how that happened, but it's good enough!
Love it! Thanks for the video!
Damn you are good at that
Gorgeous!!
amazing tut! was struggling to read a wiki how to tutorial
DUDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
Superb. Thank you very much.
Omg thank you so much! This video was so helpful!!!
thank you so much for this video. i appreciate it.
Great for amateurs like myself.
Thank you for showing this!
excellent tutorial!! thank you!
Was gonna say, you could easily use small clips to keep it all together while sewing
great tutorial!!! thank you!!
thank you so much! this was most helpful!
Thank you!! Great job!!!
GRACIAS, PRECIOSA EXPLICACION.
I found this video really helpful, however I would like very much to know what you did to your thread. It doesn't look like just one singe thread it looks like two. Help would be very much appreciated! But overall fantastic video :)
I need to make one for my clown costume, can you tell me what kind of ribbon would use? maybe black taffeta?
great job!
This is so helpful
That was SUPER! Can I ask what kind of ribbon did you use?
X2!!!!!
Спасибо за помощь! Казахстан
This looks great! Just wondering how long it took you roughly? Thanks
wonderful, will b suscribing!!
great job!!!
Awesome tutorial! How long did this take you from start to finish?
be well :)
It is in fact just one thread -- when you pull it through the eye of the needle, you pull it all the way, so you esentially end up with two pieces side-by-side. does that make sense? It's just what happens when you thread a needle.
I can only find the spools of ribbon in 3 yards at a time, not larger. Is it ok to get this in 2 spools to make 6 yrds or does it need to be a full 6 yards w/o interruption?
How do you determine the width of your neck after you measured it or do you just keep going untill you basicly get to your width ?
This is so Shakespearean
amazzzing, thank you!
so, its a heap of small cluster together? or one big piece?
this is great for my wrist cuffs for Harley Quinn, thanks
Thank you so much!!
How do you work out What length of ribbon do you need?
I'd have used a bulldog clip to hold the sewn ribbon piles together to keep them "in line" persay.
super thank you!!