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My toxic trait is thinking I could do this despite never having worked up the courage to make an 18th century gown WITH a pattern 😂 your mastery is on full display here.
Different projects but same trait for me: "No problem! I'll do this, then this, then that, and I'll be done!". Well, no, but the planning and dreaming are fun.
This is definitely NOT a toxic trait!! There is nothing wrong with dreaming of making something above your current skill set, as long as you take the time and make the effort to learn the new skills needed first.
@@hannahstraining7476 This. It´s more the other way around. If you don´t think like this, you will never make it. The part one needs to adjust is expectation. Because something will never turn out like imagined, there always will be problems and inadequacies one is unhappy about. And from nearly 4 years of making 18th century men´s wear now I can tell, this will never go away, because ones mind just changes the goal posts without even really consciously aware of it. When I started it was "It´s so inaccurate, the techniques and the cut are wrong.". Now it is "It´s still so inaccurate, that stitch is not as wide as it is meant to and the buckram interfacing is cut a bit too curved."
As a recluse I struggle bussed to make my Italian gown, so this video is good reference for when I tackle the cut away one day. Also for anyone doing 16th century dress for the first time DO NOT DO A PURE LINEN BODICE FOR YOUR FIRST TIME! LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!
@@NicoleRudolph okay, thank you! I've always wanted to make a gown like this (although probably I'd make a more everyday one), I have the american duchess book but seeing you figure out the pattern on video was so helpful!
I’m studying theatrical costuming at uni and I literally just finished a project where we had to figure out and calculate the price of the fabric and notions needed to create this exact dress (1:09)
I love the methods here. I don't see stuff like the tape trick of yours in modern drafting tutorials, which is annoying, cause like a lot of really advanced cheat-codes its seems perfectly applicable even for a very amatuer sewist!
This is gorgeous handiwork and your gown feels like what a historically accurate Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) might have looked like! I hope the ball was fun, because the way the gowns moved in that room is truly the stuff of dreams...
Watching this is incredible! I accidentally sat on my glasses and I couldn't figure out how to bend them back to get them to their somewhat original form. Hahah, so I can't even imagine how hard this would be for a beginner whose never sewn anything, like myself. I am living thru Nicole and other sewers' beautiful dreamy creations! 🤩🥰
Watching you hand sew is so incredibly relaxing. I shouldn't be watching this right now when I'm sleepy. It's just making me want to go back to bed haha
I've been waiting for this video, ever since you said a few months ago, that there will be more 18th century content on your channel. All those years working with this period, and you throuroughness shines through every minute of it. More, more, please have more of 18th century. Thanks.
i was actually plannng on getting dressed18th century for my birthday in march. it's the first period i looked into (thanks to Katikut who put the craft on my radar, LBCC Historical who fascinated me and Outlander that made me daydream) but i've gotten quite rusty there and i mever start from a commercial pattern because i'm ~~cheap~~ and i try to go as historical i mix primary sources and tertiary sources as soon as something doesn't feel right
I’m just so blown away with your skills. I’ve been sewing clothes for 50 years and am 65. I’ve sewn by hand and think I’m pretty good, but you so far pass me like my a 10 year old novice! I’m making several items and am researching each of your videos and so enjoy the labor! Thank you! Thank you! For taking the time and patience to do your videos! Best to you!
For Halloween last year I needed something like this, but couldn’t afford/didn’t have the time to buy or make something. So I took a corset, an Autumnal wrap dress that had ruffles at the cuff and hem, and a bunch of plaid flannel fabric that I was going to use to make a quilt. I used a white long sleeve cotton blouse, turned the corset around to mimic the straight top of the 18th C, and whipped the fabric into a temporary floor length skirt. But the part I’m most proud of is the wrap dress - I pinned it at the waist front to imitate a stomacher, used the fabric belt to tie gather it at the center back to make a flounce, and the elbow length ruffled sleeves were just right. It was giving Mary from Hocus Pocus and I was so proud!
I like your tape method for self fitting. On fitting my first gown last year, I printed the shapes of a gown from PoF that I liked and split and spliced the paper until it fit me. Lots of tape and going back and forth, but I eventually got it. Your method looks like it is a lot easier to manage than that and also takes into account how fabric, unlike paper, stretches in various ways. I’ll try your method on my next gown, so thank you for the video 🤗
Oh my, this gown is just stunning! The back just took my breath away, and then seeing it gently swish as you walked away from the camera, just so elegant! Doing all that patterning on your own is impressive, too. The back bodice and the sleeve construction were particular interesting. I hope you have many occasions to wear this gown!
How would you freshen a dress such as this that would never be washed? Historically, how would it be done? I know they wore protective undergarments, but I have been places where people have sweat through many layers.
The linen undergarments do a really great job to start as it evaporates moisture far faster than cotton or synthetics. The lining, being linen as well, is less prone to odor even if it does get dampened. Spot cleaning and dry cleaning are great options beyond that if the gown is out of a fabric that can't be submerged in water. I have gently soaked linen and wool gowns before, for example. But for silk, tricks like vodka (gin was used historically) do wonders to remove sweat issues.
I was right! You look like the most delicious Ferrero Rocher chocolate truffle! The gown suits you so well, and oh boy do I love the soubds of your tailor's shears, and the sound of stitching silk.
What a beautiful job you did on that dress! It’s gorgeous. I love the dresses that don’t have so much trim on them because I think that’s more my style.. I love the ones with all the trim, but I know I would feel silly in them. I appreciate the aesthetic of all of them, but I also know the ones that I lean towards. I think yours is very feminine, and also very simple and I like that. The fabric and the silhouette are perfect.😘
So pretty! I can’t believe you sewed all that by hand! I know it’s the wrong era for this, but it reminds me of Sweeney Todd. I think you should make a matching skirt-petticoat.
Is it superfluous to say "Stunning"? Your back end looked absolutely amazing and you had just the right walk to make it swing - something I appreciate as an occasional kilt-wearer! Congrats from the UK :-)
Nicole! This is such a terrific video! Hearing your thoughts and watching your trys, is both comforting and illuminating. Rotating the sleeve was an eye opener for me for sure! Thank you so much!
Me trying to figure out how you found a wig in modern times with an 18th C style, then I realized it’s like Loretta Lynne’s. The whole creation is stunning!
This is absolutely spectacular!! Your methods are just so perfectly logical!!! Very easy to follow you small adjustments! You earned a new subscriber!!❤
Such perfect timing for this! I am making a Victorian ball gown bodice this week for a ball next Saturday and I’ve been trying to think how to fit myself as my mannequin is not exact and that era is not as forgiving as my usual early to late medieval period. Though it’s a different century I really feel like I can use the concepts from this video in my drafting process.
I learned so many practical sewing things from this, holy crap. Love the way you incorporated the antique lace in a way that'll best preserve/get the most out of it while still using it, and the easy net petticoat thrown on over the ivory one you already had?! Such a clever way to quickly jazz it up and make it more versatile!
This video is such a treasure trove of information, thank you so much for sharing with us! (I've long wanted to make an 18th century gown but been intimidated about doing it by myself, so this helps SO MUCH.)
I absolutely love this gown! I took the online Burnley & Trowbridge class for draping a bodice on a mannequin during the pandemic but it's so cool to see you do that on yourself. Making an 18th century outfit is one of my goals sometime.
I love seeing all of the fitting process! The trick with the tapes is brilliant! I'm excited to try this technique sometime in the future. Although I have historically had the most awful time with sleeves so fingers crossed!
Love seeing those English seams! Beautiful footage, and beautiful gown, the colors really flatter you. I love that you're doing something different. I've done hundreds of dirndl/kirtles, but am thinking to keep doing 18th Century history bounding!
Oh, the dopamine rush I got from sewing and figuring out how to make what I imagined in to what I had to work with and my knowledge/ skill level. I am not sewing now ( Rhumatoid disease is not yet under control), but I keep painting and making journals. Sometimes it’s just finger painting because I can’t hold a brush or pen. This channel make me want to sew- and gives me a little of that dopamine hit when I watch hand stitching. Thank you for all you share. ❤❤
do y’all know how many times i’ve cried trying to fit things over my body?? too many. this video has been sent from the heavens because so many people do not explain or show how to fit without a dress form. it makes me bonkers as a visual learner.
This is a beautiful gown, but the draping in back is breathtaking. The dress is its own jewel, so smart to keep the accessories classic, aka lustrous pearls.
I did this too! Made an Italian gown. Must admit, still have to finish the train. Think it’s to long. Your technique for doing this is so clever and so much better than what I did. I Love your dress. What a beauty! Just Gorgeous.
Gorgeous work Nicole ❤ I love the sound of the needle and thread passing thru the cloth. Have you thought of a fan ? And that cheeky little look you gave I was waiting for John Malkovich to pop out 😂I might be showing my age of which Valmont I'm referring to. Hope you had a really wonderful evening and we look forward to seeing more adventures!