I have a tip that will make the whip stitching go faster. Instead of pulling the needle through every time you pierce the fabric, try going through both areas with the needle before pulling it through all the way! You might also wanna try a felling stitch. It only grabs a few strands of the "base" fabric, and more of the folded seam. It's still a strong method of finishing, and doesn't show as much thread on the outside!
I have watched this video several times, and while it is easy to determine the widths of the shape what measurement did you use to determine the distance from the waist edge to the point at the bottom of the crotch? You explain how to determine the length of the gore that occupies that slot, but not in how that was determined itself.
I'm looking forward to seeing more videos from you. This was supremely helpful for drafting my own braies pattern. I really need more medieval sewing content from folks who are not women (as a not-a-woman myself, it's supremely gender-affirming).
Sewing itself is not gendered, I understand how it has been frowned upon by men to be caught sewing, though. It is high time, society stops putting those culturally created limits on activities and creative processes. I just wonder why that is, because there always were men in the sewing professions. Just look at Grimm fairytales. How come, that so many fashion creators are still men? Lagerfeld, Cartier, Luis Vuitton, Joop, just to mention some. Food for thoughts is what was intended by this post. Have sewed, knitted, woven and dyed from my sixth year in this life.
@@NickUncommon Hi, I appreciate the sentiment but I'm mostly talking about how all the tutorials are for women's clothing and women's underwear. But also I'm partly talking about this too. People see me sewing and they go "yes that is a woman doing a woman activity" and it's nice to have someone to follow who is a man doing a NON-GENDERED activity to help bring me out of that dysphoric mental space so I can enjoy my craft in PEACE.
Where do you get your leather from for belt making? Would they have used plied string instead of leather for belts? Leather for the lower members of society might have still be something too expensive. I also wonder if quilting the several layers for the belt loops might contribute for sturdyness.
Wow what a well made vid! What do you think about high waisted vs. low waisted trousers? As in low waisted (modern style) where the belt/elastic waistband hugs the hips, vs high waisted (19th cent style) where the belt hugs the waist and sits on top of the hips? I wonder which the vikings preferred! High waisted certainly affords a lot of security if the waist is narrower than the hips, although it also compresses the diaphragm. Additionally, why do you think modern trouser sewing patterns, since the early modern era, have eschewed a crotch gusset and instead just use four leg panels joined at the crotch? Sincerely, a non reenactor who makes clothes like this for practical modern purposes, like going jogging etc
Jack - your question about waist height preference is a great question and one that I don't truly know the answer to. My guess would be that higher waisted might have been more commonplace, but when I say "higher" waisted, I mean just over the hips, not quite up to the navel like some 19th-20th century styles. Simply that anything up over the hips reduces the risk of pants falling down, but I'm not sure the fashion or style aspect played as much of a role. There are some examples of pants that didn't use a crotch gusset, or at least not a full one, like the Thorsberg trousers, which pre-date the Viking age. They only have a small front gusset and a larger gusset in the seat of the pants. I imagine that these would be helpful in manual labor, or on horseback.
