A Month of Absolutely Chaotic Sewing (also setting up the workroom) | Workroom Vlogs Ep.2 

RU-vid: **Mcgonagall videos** Bernadete: "...Nine sewing projects."

Lolll! That’s me as well haha

Weather: **rainy day** Bernadette: "...ten sewing projects."

Chaotic and cross! Lock down 6 woo hoo

Where are you from?

Another Melbournian? :'(

yay victoria woo

Wake up for no reason at 3am with 3 ideas for clay masks (while not having clay nor a sturdy enough face form) embrace creative chaos’s

I hope you store dried herbs, flour, and your medicines/Advil in these containers.

white sugar would be hilarious

But what to put in the Cufflinks box?

@@kellieb8865 Weed. That'll really throw them off.

@@nyangatagaming903 LMAO

Bernadette could post a ten minute video of her drinking tea and I’d be interested. I’ll watch anything she gives us.

Yes! “Crazy quilts” can even use up cole slaw sized cabbage!

Completely ❤️

@@styleluv209 literally though 😂

Im a fan of kanzashi the Japanese method of fabric origami:)

This made me laugh so hard! Thanks for this :-D Now I'm imagining those ghosts looking at B in utter confusion, lol!

I'm ironing remnants of cotton plaids whilst dressed in my 20+ years old unmatched PJs 🍄🍄 These PJs are so soft...sigh! Take care and be safe 😷

@@dcinrb8538 I was watching her & thought, "if I was doing that I'd be in my pjs. "

Hahaha! I've visited many historical buildings (especially in and around London) but I've never seen a ghost. Perhaps they're shy and don't want to meet visitors? :D

A post-life crisis

I will most certainly feature her in a video when she arrives!

this! i have scoliosis too (had surgery and everything) and i'm really curious to see how uneven shoulders / protruding shoulderblades / general spine wonkiness is dealt with

Please feel free to call me out for being inappropriate, but does Scoliosis affect people in different ways? I have always been curious and wanted to know just in case I meet anyone that has it.

I have almost purchased one of these as well but my body weight fluctuates too much. That has been my main hold back…but the definite benefit is those of us with the crazy spines getting the wonderful personalized form of our dreams.

@@manutd7194 it does! everyone's body is different and gets affected by the spinal curvature in different ways. not everyone has the same degree or direction of curve, for example. and if one hasn't reached adulthood (where the bones stop changing so much), then the curvature will continue changing throughout puberty and with treatment. it's precisely because kids and teens' bodies are still changing that intervention/mitigating measures like a back brace can be done

I'll go outside and sit on the stairs so I can spend time with the poultry. More often than not, my geese will gather around and just sit with me. We vibe in varying levels of "Yep. It's a Day."

I have a dog who insists I take cuddle breaks. I don't argue. He's a pretty smart dog and I respect his opinion.

Life lessons with Bernadette :-D

“does drawing count?” 😂

​@@twotruckslyrics I believe it does!

Honestly, I sometimes feel that it was the passengers that wore the clothes in a different era from the background. The shooting spots she chose were so beautiful and having the historical atmosphere.

human are a just supper messy game of sims that a group (>the MANY gods humanity has made up) started and never bothered to check on.

I play Sims and this is accurate

me needing to finish the very last details of a shirt, but wanting to start on a dress and blouse, and so i split the difference by crocheting a sweater

@@Alice-gr1kb the appropriate decision I see I see

@@crackers3978 almost done with the sweater, so naturally i’m starting a different one

SIKE it’s a Jumpsuit, YOU WERE FOOLED HAHAHAHAHAHA

That sounds fantastic and vaguely as though you have a dress form that you have put in these scenarios already 😅 as for the not sewing, I know that some people who do cosplay or drag often will just use glue (hot glue, fabric glue, etc) instead of sewing the garments. It probably works best on items that don’t need to be washed very often.

@@jennagrace1534 i do not, in fact, have a dress form, just a cryptid vibe. You see a model with which to shape clothes to put in the corner of the room, I see a way to freak out people passing by when they see a victorian/edwardian figure at a window in the corner of their eye. For the cabbage idea I thought instead of having great heaps of cabbage accumulate, little bits that are not shaped right to be useful, or in that awkward size between too small for another use but too big for stuffing could be quickly sown together to form a dress or shirt or something, like a potato sack, not very complex garment, that way you get stuffing cabbage, reusable cabbage, and cabbage dress, for the occasional day you have to look like your fairy godmother was drunk on the job. Nah, i wear my clothes to tatters or not at all, so this has to be practical. Hot glue will probably just annoy me. In truth I can sew, and I don’t mind it, I just cant knot the thread, so it unties real easy. Frankly, I havent tried in a while, so I might get some small pieces of fabric and see if my knotting skills have risen from rock bottom. And I can kinda see what Ms. Bernadette does to tie her thread. Just laziness! Story of my life

That reminds me of an episode I listened to on the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society! So spooky!

Just wanted to appreciate the Melon Lord!

You got me at melon lord

what is a weathercock?

@@missmagic707 Definition of weathercock 1: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction. 2: a person or thing that changes readily or often.

@@moonchild4648 thanks!

@@missmagic707 no problem ;)

Hello fellow Australian. I too, wish to see an antique shopping vlog

Oh, my goodness, yes! :) I’d come to say just this!

Yes, I think Angela Clayton has proven handily that the audiences for antique vlogs and sewing vlogs overlap quite a lot.

Yep its all much older than what you can get here. All the old stuff is location in the middle of nowhere based, historical protected status, or new in comparison. I understand(ish) why Aboriginals didn't really keep stuff like this, or build like they do in Europe, doesn't mean the Aussies won't enjoy it.

More love from Australia. And yes, nothing you do Bernadette is boring

Followed immediately by the zooming in of the lens. Perfect comedy. 😆

"You know what? I'm going on a walk..." 😄 Yes, this part of the vlog especially was hilarious.

Also using a steamer! If you have a variety of dfferent fabrics in your wardrobe, steaming can actually be better than the good old' ironing.

Yes, steaming can be easier than ironing, and if you are stuck in a spot where you can't get one for the immediate future it is possible to flip garments inside-out and take a very steamy shower with it hanging in your bathroom.

A basic ✨historical✨ clothing care? Or has it been done already?

Yes please!

yes!! fabric care 101 would be awesome

How about tatting? There aren't *nearly* enough tatting channels. 😂

@@warriormaiden9829 Agreed! That's one craft I've never tried, it seems so intimidatingly finicky and fine 😬

@@frannyhorvath1057 It's actually a lot simpler than it looks. I taught myself in less than a week. XD

@@warriormaiden9829 Needle or shuttle? I have a tatting shuttle, and a few Beginner Books, but have yet to actually begin. I guess I need a "hoping the Powers That Be suddenly upload the How To Knowledge into my brain" book or something.

@@warriormaiden9829That’s very unexpected, and comforting to hear 😅. I might actually give it a try then, I always feel so left out when I get to the inevitable ‘Tatting’ section of old needlework books.

That is definitely the plan. 😅

Though, I can see myself getting scared by a fully clothed silhuette in the dark lol

@@thetheodora2371 That’s a good reason to _not_ give it a head.

@@ragnkja gotcha, will place the head under its arm!

@@thetheodora2371 that won't help.

Do you want a lovely little cardigan pattern? My grandmother just gave me one and I have no idea what to do with it!

SO RELATE-ABLE😊

I'm exactly the same... I keep procrastinating on putting together my corset properly because #bodyissues and #cbf, and end up doing something else completely different like making a bustle or finishing my under petticoat 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

I have alot of thrift clothes just shoved to my cabinet since March to thrift flip them all, haven't done any 😭

I haven't made a list of all the various things that need to be worked on because I would have so many in so many different areas, it would be overwhelming. And my mother keeps voluntelling me for new projects for all the people who are being nice to her right now (medical things that I can't do anything about for reasons) - so ... A heavy storm just blew in and I am going to take the day and play with fabric. (I have 4 quilt projects to get done, as well as countless other things that need messing about with. I doubt any of that will be advanced at all.) I hope all of y'all are able to work on projects that make you happy and that you feel as though you have accomplished wonders, because you have. One pile reorganized, or one stitch started is a wonder.

The most dramatic beach cover up ever? I am a big "the best way to not get sunburned is to not expose yourself to the sun" type so I feel like there is most certainly a place for fancy swishy garments in tropical regions, just in different materials.

@@aj1807 that’s a great idea, i could use that since i always get sunburns and never tan anyway

Lace cape perhaps?

I'm not somewhere tropical, but I am somewhere that gets very hot, so I'm planning on making a med-lightweight linen cape! Keeps the sun off your skin? Check! Loose and flowy to allow air flow? Check! Hood to protect your face? Check! As long as you pick the right material, capes are for any weather!

Im in a frozen tundra and Im not sure I could wear a cape into real winter. Maybe. -40F needs different considerations.

agreed

Yes please! Just throw it together, no need to edit down. We'll soak up every moment of it.

Agreed

@@thebonniewong Yes!

Less of a mood and more of a perpetual state of existence, I agree (and same)

LOL!!!!!!!

Yes! I am still a teenager and I am already building an antique collection for my future home :). My grandma moved recently and she also collected antiques as a younger woman so I have acquired quite a bit of antique glassware and some antique books (my oldest is from 1885!)

@@forestglen6228 woah cool

What saddens me more than the items not being with their families is all the trials, tribulations and disasters that caused the families and their treasures to separate. ... That is a pain I cannot verbalize ... at least not yet. ... maybe never.

Since the treasures and families are separated, I hope the treasures find new homes where they can be loved again.

May the sewing gods smile benevolently upon you! (One of us, one of us!)

Ms Banner had exactly the same effect on me. And I can assure you, you don't have to sew through your fingers very often before you learn to keep your fingers away from the needle.

Just keep your fingers away from the needle while it's going! It will pull the fabric through on it's own, you just need to guide it, no need for the hands to be too close. And always double check that you've put the foot down! Beginners tend to forget that step and it causes your bobbin to become very angry. Good luck on your sewing journey!

Go slower than you originally think necessary. Most sewing machines have some way of changing the speed (whether it's you taming your lead foot or a slide with multiple arrows indicating slow, normal, fast). Sew some lines on pieces of scrap fabric until you can control your speed if your a little nervous. Cut up holey clothes or ugly pillowcases for practice fabric if you have nothing. Also, don't sew super late, drunk, sick, or otherwise impaired. ;) Have fun sewing!

@@lacey9685 oh my gods, absolutely, I've spilled many a tear over the consequences of forgetting to put my foot down! Puns sort of intended.

Cannabis! Morphine! ... Cufflinks? Sure, why not? I want those boxes all together on a shelf, causing confusion.

Cufflinks, morphine, tie pins, cannabis and cocaine, though the last one doesn’t quite match the others.

Would dressing the form in something that fits but is not too fitted when it’s not in use help? I suspect that seeing your “body double” look well-dressed would be a lot better for one’s mental health than seeing it bare.

I'm afraid of this too!! I'm going to see it out of the corner of my eye and go... god I'm fat. LOL LOL LOL

@@ragnkjait would probably make it a little better for her but I'm not risking it if I don't have to. She has an adorable figure but she's hasn't been able to see it accurately since she was a cheerleader.

@@nerdaccount lol and yet, if you saw those same dimensions on another person I bet you'd think they look fine. We are all such harsh judges of ourselves.

@@rburns8083 100 percent true!!

Are you a floor troll like Rachel Maksy and I then ? 😂 Cutting everything on the ground hurts my back so much! I live in a teeny tiny flat with no room room for the luxury that is a cutting table.

@@leadupont8588 I don't have room for the sort of permanent set up Ms Banner has, but I also cannot crawl around on the floor. Therefore, I spent several pretty pennies on a drop leaf table on castors that is marked with various cutting lines and has storage underneath. It's also possible to adjust it to different heights. It was worth every one of the numerous pennies I paid for it. I can now lay out fabric without wrecking my back leaning over my bed or trying not to have it slide off my sewing machine table. It makes pattern tracing, fabric cutting and various pressing tasks an absolute doddle. And when I'm done, I tidy it up, pack away my sewing stuff, drop the leaves and roll it back into my bedroom where it's less obtrusive most of the time.

@@leadupont8588 I call myself a floor goblin. I get into the weirdest positions pinning and cutting.

Btw... Are you Irish?

@@leadupont8588 yup - a little troll that crawls all over the floor. 😂

Serious Mood.

Enjoy your first planned project. Don't forget to make the mock-up, though. ;-)

How exciting! Have fun with your first project 😊 (Don't get discouraged, you got this)

So many things! I give some examples and link to references in my video discussing the history of pockets (tldw: snacks, books, rocks, treasures, chickens), but if you have a bit of time to spare, do have a look at the Old Bailey records (www.oldbaileyonline.org/) and search 'pocket' for all sorts of fun insight into the myriad ways that people used pockets in criminal tomfoolery.

@@bernadettebanner thank you! I feel honored to have been responded to by you. I appreciate your effort into helping us understand history. I’ll take a look into the links you’ve listed. Thank you once again!

Oh, good! It's not just me!

"Portobello Road, Portobello Road, street where the riches of ages are sold"

This makes absolute sense. Total introvert with 3 kids, and no place in the house thats just mine. Would love to sew. Cannot face having to set up and tidy away an area every time. Never mind. I'll garden, knit blanket squares, and watch other people sew instead.

I've kind of dropped knitting and crochet for sewing because of weaving in ends, tbh. I feel guilty but I hate it and am bad at it so....

See, that's why I mainly chrochet with #10 thread and buy insanely large balls of it. The ball is so large that you can get 2-3 projects out of a single one, and any thread that wouldn't make a whole project just gets set aside for my Inkle weaving. 🤣

I weave ends in as I go, otherwise I would have a pile of unfinished projects because I would have such a hard time forcing myself to weave all those ends at once.

As a knitter, I can relate.

@@mbyarner yup…that’s where I am now… 😩

Oh my, yes! So much yes.

This made me laugh, because my sister just had a fit because I told her I was thinking of picking up doing pottery, actually enabling her husband’s purchase of a pottery wheel, because I have always wanted to learn pottery. She said, “you already make bread from scratch (sourdough), crochet, spin, and sew! You do not need another hobby!” She was immune to my attempts to bribe her with promised cooking bowls, baking pots, etc. She has no sympathy with my MHPD (Multiple Hobby Personality Disorder).

Back stitching IS the worst part of cross stitch though. There is a joy in collecting hobbies, always learning and really you are being considerate because your loved ones will always have new ideas and avenues for gifts for you 😊

I have SOOOOO many unattempted patterns, and a few more cross stitching projects abandoned mid flight because of my unnatural hatred of back stitching. #crossstitchingproblems #99patterns

@@ehollingsworth11 some patterns are for sewing, some patterns are for gazing at fondly.

So I hate backstitch on cross stitch patterns but I *love* blackwork, which is basically backstitching. There is no logic in hobbies.

I use mine for watching How To Videos and motivational movies while sewing/crafting. These days, it's mostly a dust gatherer.

And I don't disagree with you. Heck, 20 minutes of Cesario with the occasional interjection or surtitle from Ms Banner is just fine. What's important to me is that Ms Banner wants to continue to do this - so whatever works for her works for me. Her health, mental and physical, takes priority as far as I'm concerned, but like you, I will watch whatever Ms Banner produces because her videos appeal to me, no matter the subject.

Long may you be blessed for this offering.

That's rough, buddy.

I offer up this like as sacrifice to our algorithm overlords.

Thank you, dear child.

Same here

My god that is absolute gold!

YES!! I think I have one hidden away and that means, if I can find it, that I have no excuses against making pintucks! YAY!

I saw one of these at a quilt festival recently and was obsessed. I definitely wanna get one!

Same ! 😆

Me, too!