my great great grandmother was a big influence on the re-popularisation of dorset buttons in england after the war and I know from reading the book she wrote on it (the first edition of which has been passed down each generation to me!) and looking through my grandmas huge collection of our familys dorset buttons and they were all kinds of colours and designs, not just white (at least here in dorset)! I really love seeing people making them because they are such a big part of my family’s history and my childhood and yours looked really good! and such a beautiful dress :)
this dress reminds me of a costume in the early or mid 90's film adaption of jane austen's persuasion i cant remember the character's name but it was worn by her sister's mother in law and it was so lovely i think it even had a similar color floral design on the dark fabric. unfortunately this dress is only seen in two very short scenes and sadly not in full length which is the one thing that irks me in historical film sometimes when there's a dress that just captures the eye and they never show it in full length and if it's lucky enough to be displayed in a movie costume museum the surprises in the detail and hard work one can discover that the movie neglected to show.
Hey, beginner here! I have a buttericks pattern, which for one makes me nervous, but I’m hopefully recreating the dress it appears to be based on but making it as accurate as possible within my budget. I’ve got a couple months for a deadline because it’s for a big one-time-only event and I’m slightly overwhelmed and nervous it’ll look unflattering. It would be a big investment and I find myself skirting my way around the pattern by creating undergarments and looking for gloves aha. I can’t even face a mock-up! Anyone have any tips for patterns, creating something historically adequate, fabric choice for an evening gown without it being hot or looking too ‘halloween costume’, linings, anything you’ve picked up from sewing… or anything at all really?
You do a great job combining modern techniques where they can reasonably be used but not seen with more traditional ones. You also provide enough detail to guide someone else through making the dress. I must confess when I first saw the fabric I thought it looked too modern but the effect on the finished dress is stunningly good.
Hey...just a thought...watching you cut your pattern with your rotary cutter was kinda sketchy...not that it's not a great idea, but perhaps you could try one of the more ergonomic rotary cutters that actually puts your hand in a more natural position and therefore you wouldn't be wobbling and janky with your sharp blade...at least give it a whirl 😊
It is so beautyful! And I have book from the "Trachten Kultur Beratung" in Schwaben in bavaria, Germany that talks about threated colorful buttons at least from about 1800. They are named "Posamentenknöpfe", I don't know the english word, I'm sorry. There looking not perfectly the same, but the time is close an they are colorful ;)
Really? See, I was wondering if perhaps this dress had been remade from an earlier gown that maybe had the ruffle edge and they just kept it? I hadn’t considered it would be a later addition
This looks stunning. Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate you for the nice background you have created for the dress. It's so refreshing to actually be able to see the dress and not have someone running away from the camera (and me squinting to see the dress). I can't wait for the next video.
The dress looks beautiful! And once again, you look like you just stepped out of a very well costumed regency period drama, I love it! I like the small arch of the bodice in the back and the buttons are such a cool detail. Amazing (amount of) work, wow! Hello to the little one :)
I bet a couple things may be going on with the original: perhaps the original wearer that a very small bust, maybe the dress was made intended to always be worn with something filling in the neckline, or maybe the bust line on the mannequins were lower than originally intended and maybe the dress didn’t sit as low on the original wearer?? But really who knows 🤷♀️
