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Making the Mandragora Silk Jacket // All the Embellishment

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Dozens of hours spent bent over beading later, I have quite an epic jacket to wear for any special occasion that may ever arise! Sparkling beaded bugs on shimmering silk, it's not very practical, but it sure is fun.
The video where I made the jacket pattern is here: • Making a Batty Back Bl...
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@chaeburger Год назад

Two days to do this?! What is this, Project Runway? Amazing job Bianca! With zero exaggeration, this jacket is literal art. 💚💚💚

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

I mean two days to make the jacket sure, then eight more days for embroidery...as it turned out 😂 Thank you Chae! 💚

@amiehamilton1840 Год назад

Holy shit Bianca, this is EPIC!! I can't believe this only took 8 days to embroider. I hope to make something half as beautiful one day.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Amie!! Over a week when I had originally planned only 2 days, scheduling me is oh so optimistic 😂

@noexpensespentstudios Год назад

The way it looks like the back is covered in a shattered mirror until you get closer and realise it's all beautiful bugs is so very fae. Absolutely magnificent piece, well worth all the time you invested in it and delightfully indulgent.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! 💚🐞✨

@tempesttormented Год назад

This gives me "I am a highly fashionable witch who can turn into a cicada" vibes in the best way.

@halfgoddess_halfhell Год назад

I genuinely can't explain how much I appreciate your videos on days like today. As a chronic fatigue/illness sufferer, 'normal people' long days feel like marathons thru quick sand to me. I'm finally able to relax and rest while watching you make this breath-taking jacket. As usual, beautiful work my dear!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Karinda! 💚

@hanananah Год назад

The full suit is giving me very abstract "Dragon encrusted with jeweled bugs" vibes and I LOVE it.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Hannah!

@funkypunkypine Год назад

This is just gobsmackingly stunning. Like, excuse me while I pick my jaw up from the floor 😲 I can't even wrap my head around this. Well flippin' done, Bianca! Yes, you should absolutely show up wearing this when you sign on your house (fingers crossed for 2023!) And yes, would LOVE to see a bag lining video! But super excited for all your spooky October stuff so I will be over here waiting patiently for it 🤗

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!! Lots of Halloween inspired projects coming right up! 🎃🦇✨

@dreamingofmanderley Год назад

I usually never comment, but this is a work of art! Absolutely stunning, I am in awe of your talent and patience!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you so much!

@nicolelcedergren2938 Год назад

dreamingofmanderley Me neither, it's an absolute work of art!! Bianca is beyond talented. Just curious, are you a Daphne Du Maurier fan...? That's a variation of the opening line from one of her best novels.

@VLOG-BADSHAH143 7 месяцев назад

So very nice

@ericathefae Год назад

I think showing up at a realtor's office in this would be phenomenal! Plus, it would certainly tell them exactly what level of excentricity you're looking for in your architecture

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

They will pull out the list of "haunted and unsellable" houses just for me 😅✨

@SugarCone Год назад

Holy mother of bugs! This is amazing, I am often in awe of you and your work but this is just gorgeous. I think if you ever get the chance to visit Oxford you absolutely must wear this as well as the actual Mandragora gown while walking around on a misty October evening!!!! You would be a beautiful, creepy, gothic fairy-tale come to life! Love it, and I am now going to try and figure out how to make my own bug broach because I need one of those bad boys!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! I do actually hope to visit Oxford next year, but I also hope to travel with just a carry on, so sadly no mandragora things will be coming along 😅

@lornas-w4661 Год назад

That's understandable.....hope you love Oxford when you visit. Based just a little way out in Abingdon.

@Noel.Chmielowiec Год назад

This is pure art. The jacket is insane, I've never seen anything so beautiful. Bianca, you are incredibly talented. And all of this in few days? Wow. Just wow. I have no other words. And I don't know why, but when I looked at the finished jacket I instantly thought about you buying iridescent silk and vintage sequins for the curtains in your own victorian house, I hope it will happen one day.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Natalia 💚 There will definitely be iridescent silk curtains when I finally find a home ✨

@laurelnolen2056 Год назад

This jacket is unbelievable! I do hope your shoulders have recovered. I would love a video about different collars, please & thank you!

@urmysunshine90 Год назад

Yes! Collars are so confusing to me!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Laurel!

@Mysmichelle69 Год назад

This is so incredibly gorgeous - so impressive x so monumentally epic! There aren't enough words for the emotion it evokes and I was trying to imagine like what if I were somewhere and I saw someone wearing something like that - I would just fawn all over them I wouldn't be able to control myself. THAT is so amazing, you did such a great job and your talent as a seamstress is one thing (albeit a huge thing) - but that beading and sequining stuff is next level 😍

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!! I am excited to wear it for something fancy in the future, a night at the symphony perhaps, or just browsing a big bookshop with hot coco all evening 😅✨

@damogranheart5521 Год назад

@@TheClosetHistorian I can relate to that! The Minnesota Orchestra is great and I love a good bookstore! I've been visiting the ones in Stillwater, one of which has a coffee shop with delectable treats and herbal teas for those who can't handle caffeine. Comfy chairs to sit and read too. The other bookshop is a little too small for chairs or a coffee shop. Going south on Main Street on the right hand side is a bead shop. All kinds of interesting treasures there! The only truly interesting thing I have to wear, besides my reversible cloak, is a leather-like vest with ruffled arm caps. I feel the need to make something spectacular that doesn't make me look like I threw on an old feed bag! I love you're doing elements that can be used to make different looks by changing tops and skirts. You look so lovely in all the combinations! And thank you for showing the button holes again. 🕊🐈‍⬛🦋🖖🎭🪄

@paulinemegson8519 Год назад

Even @ 6.04 this was intensely satisfying. That shape, the smoothness of the silk…….just so “right”. Yeah ok I’m weird, I’m one of those people who can be mesmerised by the way a particular colour or juxtaposition of colours or shape(s)looks, or by the feel of a fabric or other substance(I’ve been told I should get myself tested for ADHD/the autism spectrum *shrug*) It’s quite hard to explain how intense that feeling is, but that “is” it 😆 Also that embellishment…….magnificent!! You have a real talent for picking colours. I’m always overwhelmed by the colours when working with beads, and can never choose which ones I need so I really wish I had your knack for a gorgeous colour combination.This is truly TRULY beautiful Bianca, a real work of art.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Pauline! 💚🐞

@janeefritz3902 Год назад

You outdid yourself with this one. The jacket is STUNNING!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Janee!

@juliemeanor6531 Год назад

Spectacular!! Don’t hide it away in a closet. It is a work of art. Wear the heck out of that buddy.🍾💐

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Julie!

@michellecornum5856 Год назад

Absolute WOW! Images and hints of one eyed seamstress villains dressed to the 9s (maybe even the 10s) in bug covered silk. (Well, not BUGS bugs.) Marvelous work , dear, simply beautiful.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Michelle! 💚

@fraeuleinrosenmaier Год назад

Wow, wow, wow! This is an epic jacket! I have no words. O.o Sooo beautiful!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Iris!

@lyssamonissa Год назад

This. Is. Amazing. Every time you embroider something it’s just the most beautiful thing.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Alyssa!

@thomasfoley8287 Год назад

We, mere mortals, are unworthy to gaze up this beautiful jacket or to speak in your presence. I bow to your superiority.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Thomas!!

@catsandcrafts171 Год назад

This is insanity!!!! Everything is perfect, your ability to 'see' colours going together and then pull out such a varied and yet cohesive piece of art!!! God, I'd love the jacket but if it ever doesn't fit well, I would frame it!!! Beautiful. I don't know if I'm inspired or just overwhelmed by the work you put in.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! 💚

@bnhietala Год назад

This came out gorgeous! And those bug embellishments are my absolute favorite thing to watch you do! Also, would it be evil of me to suggest a waistcoat and a jaunty hat with that leftover silk? A pillbox with some snazzy veiling, perhaps? 😁

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! I do want to make a bug covered hat (or three) sometime for sure!

@mjw1111 Год назад

The green jacket with the orange satin skirt is just exquisite. I'm not a bug person at all, but the craft and skill you showcase kept me glued to the screen. Brava!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@gwenwells3699 Год назад

Breathtakingly beautiful! Gaspingly gorgeous! A true tour de force! Operatically opulent! You've practically outdone yourself with this one, Bianca. This level of extravagant embellishment is usually reserved for the petite mains in the couture houses of Paris. Brava!!!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Gwen! 💚🐞

@ms.mightymightymunson8871 Год назад

Oh my goodness! There really aren’t words that can describe how impressed I am with your artwork and design but I have to leave a comment so I’m going to try anyway. Bravo on so many levels. The beadwork and embroidery is perfect and the design of the suit jacket is absolutely couture. You continue to inspire me to sew and try to live a full, creative life through your art and example. thank you so so much for being such a inspiration.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you so much! 💚

@waterbitten Год назад

Positioning the lips on the ironed front was just so satisfying. This color is the gift that keeps giving.

@marksoski6454 Год назад

This is insane! It belongs in a museum! 😍😍

@catsandcrafts171 Год назад

This absolutely should end up in a museum at some time in the future! It's totally museum-worthy! x

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Mark!

@Hrafnasil Год назад

A realtor first thoughts would be "Of course you do and I know just which objects to pull" if you waltz into their office in that suit claiming you're looking for a historical diy. Amazing embroidery, it looks stunning.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Malin! 💚🐞

@janecampbell4486 Год назад

Absolutely gorgeous! No end to your creatively. The intricate bead work on the bugs is incredible. Well done.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Jane!

@vikzytoria Год назад

This style is PERFECT for the drag queens who are on Dragula (a horror meets drag series). Victoria Elizabeth black wore a dress if similar color, but the beading on it was the chest cavity and rib cage. so stunning.

@kathrynmccarthy Год назад

This jacket is EPIC!! I love how it turned out. No wonder it took 8 days to do all that embroidery. You should definitely wear this outfit when you get invited to the Met Gala

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Kathryn!

@Cali-at-the-beach Год назад

I'm impressed and further impressed that it took only 8 days to embellish the back!!!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! It helps to have no social life for big beading projects ✨

@debiapostol Год назад

Another stunner!! Yes, where it to a closing, to a book signing/meet & greet, ANYwhere your heart desires!! Just breathtaking …

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Debi!

@kaytiej8311 Год назад

Mmmm, crispy silk. Yummy! No. None of us have anywhere to wear silk tafetta in 2022, but it sure is good to vicariously enjoy the tart but buttery taste of your Mandragora creations. Yum!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Kaytie!

@catherinerw1 Год назад

Glorious! And yes, I went and drooled over Silk Baron, but with the current parlous state of the pound vs the dollar, just as well I don't NEED any silk... (not that we ever NEED silk, but I don't have any balls to go to in the near future).

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Catherine! I have been to www.thesilksociety.com/ in London before, if you want to browse more local UK silks... 😅✨

@catherinerw1 Год назад

@@TheClosetHistorian I think if I do make a big expensive project, it will be a wool winter coat (I gave several coats I no longer wear to the local church food bank... so can make one without feeling guilty!). But not this year. (I had to replace my tumble dryer).

@catherinerw1 Год назад

@@TheClosetHistorian and PS it would be cheaper to buy from Silk Baron and pay the taxes!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Yikes! They did have an iridescent silk lurex organza though and I am very tempted....until international shipping is $30 😭

@olivialiebler1494 Год назад

"That BELONGS in a MUSEUM!!!!!!!" BUT SERIOUSLY. The design of the jacket is beautiful all on its own, but the embroidery and sequins is SHOWSTOPPING. The way all of the colours work together, the layers of detail... it transcends the medium into pure magic. I'm so grateful that you make these beautiful things AND document your work to share with all of us.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you so much Olivia! 💚

@ZolaZsun Год назад

As a fellow glittery bug fan, this is so beautiful! and so fun!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@sethtibbs9164 8 месяцев назад

I come back and watch this video probably twice a month. It is an absolute feast for the eyes! Bianca’s eye for detail and unwavering craftsmanship from start to end is unbelievable! Thank you for being the creator that you are!

@olivetreewoman Год назад

WOW!!! Just WOWWWW!!! Your bead work came out just absolutely GORGEOUS! This is just amazing to look at. Really loving the Jacket style too.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@kachnickau Год назад

Wonderfull work, delightfull video 😍

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@LadyB_20 Год назад

The level of craftsmanship from the outfit to the embelishments is just amazing

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Brentt!

@blktauna Год назад

Awesome! lovely work!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@elainebye9090 Год назад

I don't have words. This I could watch nonstop. Beading bugs, beautiful, fantastic bugs. Wow. The outfit is awesome, the beading out of this world.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Elaine!!

@charliemum Год назад

It's perfect 🥰 😍 💕

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Charlene!

@deelorean2956 Год назад

Do I, practically, need and embroidered sparkly jacket in my life? No. Do I, emotionally, need an embroidered jacket in my life? Absolutely. Gorgeous work, as always.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!! We all need more embroidery ✨

@annlidslot8212 Год назад

Hi, I'm part-ways in to where you are embellishing your jacket and I got a thought (can you imagine). Aren't there small embroidery hoops and stands to hold a hoop steady while you work? I believe I've seen setups like that. I'm not suggesting that you should use something like that, I genuinely am just curious. People around here seem to be generous, so just maybe somebody will answer my question. Other than my question I'm having a great time, and being a tad envious of your skill to dare to sew silk taffeta. I love that fabric and the swishing sound it makes when you move in it. yours, Ann

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Ann! Yes there are such things as embroidery hoops, but I wanted to have the jacket all put together before the embroidery work so that I wouldn't have to manipulate the finished beadwork off and on the sewing machine and risk snagging or otherwise ruining it, so I did the beadwork last.

@annlidslot8212 Год назад

@@TheClosetHistorian Hi, That sounds like a hassle indeed. I asked about the hoops just out of curiosity, so I've learnt something new today. The jacket must have been your masterpiece, as in you've gone through with your yeoman time. Not only the jacket coming out exquisite, but then you embroidered the whole back. Royalty from around the world should be trying to break your door down for an appointment for future ballgowns. Yours, Ann P.S It goes without saying really that I'm interested in how to line a garment D.S

@caoimhenimhuireadhaigh1303 Год назад

It's important to have one's priorities in order, embroidery trumps a non ruined skeleton every day of the week! The jacket turned out so beautiful, I'm in awe!!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! My skeleton gets spookier with each sequin ✨

@cherylrosbak4092 Год назад

Beading shops should be paying you to make tutorials. But then it might become work instead of fun.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

That you Cheryl! My after school job in high school was at a bead shop ✨

@arvettadelashmit9337 Год назад

I was taught to sew over the pins in High School back (in the early 1960's). The sewing machines were a lot stronger back in the 1960's) than the new mostly plastic sewing machines being sold today.

@LRWdesign Год назад

Embroidery and beading are wonderful. ❤️ It’s so nice to see younger generations doing this. You may also want to look into embroidery with silk ribbon to add to the bugs. Silk ribbon embroidery is quite lovely and many effects can be achieved. Bravo Bianca! 🥰

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@totesFleisch Год назад

Im going to go ahead and say it.. You ARE the queen of patterns! Youre the only person I've seen that adds and alters patterns the way you do. Im VERY beginner and Im afraid of patterns. At some point I will have to confront them and take them on and your videos sooth my anxiety towards them lol! Theyre intimidating for someone on the poseur level.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! I promise pattern drafting gets less scary fast after you have the basic blocks done, then it's simply fun changing them up for new designs!

@999Lumen Год назад

Sooooooo beautiful - your talent and workmanship blows my mind

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@kkweldy Год назад

Where should you wear this? Literally anywhere and everywhere you want, all the time, to show off this INCREDIBLE work of art that makes you proud and happy!!! Wow!!!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! 🐞

@ironducks Год назад

The front is beautiful but the back is STUNNING!! I love that from the front it's, 'oh, cool shoulders' and from the back it's just dazzling. I hope you get to wear it out of the house several times because this is the kind of garment that needs to be seen.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@alegnalavieenrose8120 Год назад

I use a horseshoe shaped pillow to support my shoulders when crafting. It really helped me be kinder to my shoulders. Love this suit & all the embroidery.

@nikita7804 Год назад

It reminds me of like an I spy book page. So beautiful 🤩. *Applause 🎉

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Charlotte! I loved those books as a kid, I should get some!

@LenaTate 4 месяца назад

One day there will be a museum filled with your creations

@hannamk9375 Год назад

The beading 😍 can't get enough of it!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Hanna!

@laididee Год назад

Beautiful! Would love to see some tiny sparkly spiders clipped to the heel of your shoes too, so it looks like the Cuban seams of your stockings are their silk lines

@AlyceMalyce Год назад

This definitely is a must wear anytime! Grocery shopping wear this, going for lunch doesn't matter where wear this! I would also say it's one of those pieces you can use a room decor, on a sewing mannequin with the back on display in just about any room. It's just that gorgeous.

@ArabianShalifa Год назад

You could always say you wantto wear it for a burial gown. What a masterpiece!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

I wouldn't want this jacket cremated though! It shall go to into the estate sale 😂

@VeretenoVids Год назад

My gods you are amazing! It would be fun to show up to a performance of Mefistofele or Don Giovanni or Robert le diable in that suit. Thank you for addressing the value of labor, especially since women's labor, particularly needlework, is terribly undervalued. (I've had random people in public see me knitting socks and ask me to knit a pair for them and I just smile a bit as I reply "You can't afford them" specifically because of the hours of labor required.)

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! Yes the hours are the problem, not the threads 😂💚

@siobhanhogan4495 Год назад

I'm trying to draft a pattern for a ready-to-wear Schiaparelli piece, and this entire Jacket making process has been incredibly helpful to watch! I've said it before, but I'll say it again - you have helped me NOT be afraid of sewing patterns! The Jacket is absolutely gorgeous! I don't think one could be more glamorous, dripping in bejeweled beetles and cicadas! Absolute stunner!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Siobhan! 💚🐞

@anniehosking2408 Год назад

I've just watched the decoration of the jacket for a second time. A beautiful work of art!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Annie!

@maddy6316 Год назад

i should've said this a million times over on your videos -- but i absolutely love and sincerely appreciate how much time you dedicate to explaining how to adjust patterns for each new garment. it's so useful for a noob like me

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Maddy!

@cynthiadugan858 Год назад

Absolutely stunning! For me, I would have thought the spider webs were enough🤣. Sure enjoy looking at all the extras on you though.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Cynthia!

@niamhmcmanus8192 Год назад

That jacket is one, if not THE, most beautiful pieces of clothing I've ever seen!!! 😱💚

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!!

@niamhmcmanus8192 Год назад

You've really inspired me to embellish and embroider something myself. Don't think I'd quite have your skill to make clothes from scratch

@janicemcalisterdouglas7351 Год назад

The jacket is very pretty but your beetles and cicadas are chef kissed! Stunningly beautiful!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Janice!

@OrrieInBetween Год назад

this is a work of art. absolutely stunning. I'm not sure if you understand just how talented you are.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@lindak8664 Год назад

That embroidery is fabulously macabre! Its absolutely stunning! The jackets and skirts all come together so well. You must be so pleased with the end results.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Linda!

@sydneycardoza7034 Год назад

As someone also with PMDD, I feel you on the week of depression in a month. It makes doing much of anything difficult for me, but sewing always helps to distract me. It turned out absolutely fantastic! 💚 I always fawn over the Silk Baron fabrics after being introduced to them by one of your videos and someday… SOMEday… I will have some lol

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Sydney! I always used to think "well I don't have /actual/ depression becuase it comes and goes too much" tracked that on a calendar for a while and ohhhh 😅

@EnnameMori Год назад

Ah. Hello fellow PMDD person. Knowing about it really does help things make sense :) I (not someone doing this for a living) try to leave my patterning and complex construction to outside of my luteal phase. Less likely to give up and hide, or have to redo it again when the fog is gone. Hand sewing and easy finishings are for close to my period.

@2_pencil Год назад

You have made a true work of art, and whoever sees this splendid jacket will be lucky indeed!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Julie!

@emilenegalvin Год назад

Wow! Creepy! I am astounded by the e level of work and the beauty of the jacket!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Emilene!

@luzUpcycle Год назад

I run to the embellishment part!, I almost broke my leg!, Epic! that jacket deserves to be framed! what a piece of art!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@nicoled2831 Год назад

Are you f@&!ing kidding me?! This is beyond amazing. I love handwork but this is on another level Bianca ❤

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Nicole!

@quicksilvertears921 Год назад

The other comments say everything I could think to say and more. Basically I am jaw droppingly amazed. How stunning.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@jeannegreeneyes1319 Год назад

You, your work, and this EPIC jacket are absolutely jaw-dropping! The Met Gala needs to seek you out. Thank you for sharing yet another amazing piece of art.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Jeanne!

@thesavingsorceress Год назад

Wow, this is exquisite work! Thank you for showing such a detailed look at how you made the embroidered and embellished parts. The final jacket is an incredible work of art!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@dorota1504 Год назад

This jacket is outrageously lush. Stunning work. You take the breath away in it. **slow clap**

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you!

@Jokerkles Год назад

They're already turning (leaves, that is lol) up here in Manitoba. Got plenty of ashes, poplars, maples, and birches along with plenty of shrubbery (no, I'm not bringing you one, no matter how many times you say NI!! lol) and vines in the bush, too. And our sunsets are almost to die for, since many of them can create incredible feelings of wistful nostalgia and melancholic heartache with their beauty. (ok, ok, I get it, I'm being a little over-zealous in my description, but they ARE beautiful lol especially when there's a few clouds floating around, too) Even after the sun's long set, if the moon's out a little bit, there's times when the clouds show up in various colors of deep blues, greys, purples, silvers, etc., and even they can be very beautiful, too. And nothing beats the look of the harvest moon coming up over the horizon when it comes up a deep reddish-orange. I can't wait to see you showcase this entire outfit while you cavort freely amongst the leaves and sleeping trees with the orange-yellow moon coming up regally in the background and the dying rays of a tired sun slowly disappearing in the west. Or perhaps you're paused while walking, pondering the life and times of a long-forgotten name on a random gravestone in an old semi-overgrown cemetery in the bright but interrupted light of a full moon after all the leaves have dropped, while a wistful breeze wafts mournfully through the now-empty branches of the surrounding trees, carrying the thin and wispy clouds across the face of the moon, chilling the air slightly in conjunction with a low misty ground fog.

@cindypeterson1629 Год назад

Absolutely stunning is all I can say I am in complete aww of your talent!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Cindy!

@justinwilliams7290 Год назад

I want to see all of this displayed on mannequins like a museum, with all of the brooches, hats, fan etc you've made over the past couple of years. Its all STUNNING and you are the BEST and most interesting historic costumer on this platform. You have good taste. I am very irritated that you don't get more views but you will and I cannot wait to see what you make once the ad revenue starts rolling in!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you so much Justin!

@tambriggs Год назад

Thoroughly stunning! I love, love, love it!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! 💚

@suzannedenhoedt6609 Год назад

Just WOW! The silk! the colours! the BUGS! Truly stunning work and a joy to watch. I was subconsciously expecting to see you with an expensive looking cane with this look. Learning so much from your videos, thank you for sharing ! :))

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Suzanne!

@deborahc398 Год назад

You're right - it's very similar to stained glass. Your embroidery work is amazing. It's the perfect compliment to your sewing and drafting skills. This piece belongs on display! (When you tire of it, of course...)

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Deborah!

@laurenloertscher1319 Год назад

Every time I watch your videos I get inspired to work on my own projects

@TheElicest Год назад

Thank you so much for saying you have a checklist of adjustments! I thought most people just remembered or made notes on patterns. So, when I did sewing projects back in college, I’d definitely mixed things up. And now one piece of visualizing tasks in new projects that was fuzzy for me, and a barrier to doing mock ups (and so new projects), feels illuminated!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Alas I only had adjustments for this project because I had made a mock up and wanted to tweak the style a tiny bit. I don't normally adjust my patterns at all becuase I draft from a basic block pattern which already fits exactly as I would like!

@olliejones3302 Год назад

This is so amazing! You are truly inspiring, I'm trying to incorporate more beads and sequins into my sewing 💜 Also, my first thought when you said you had leftover silk was to make a waistcoat and have a glorious 3 piece suit

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Ollie!

@ReisigSeeds Год назад

Holy wow!! I fell asleep before the reveal! If you ever stop wearing this, you need to frame it! It’s really a work of art!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Heather!

@Voirreydirector Год назад

Gorgeous dear! A piece of absolute art. I so would go everywhere in it!

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Susan!

@lisascenic Год назад

The world is a better, sparklier, spooktacular place because of you. (And Cartwright Sequins.)

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Lisa!

@Sew_Learning Год назад

Bianca, I am constantly amazed at your creativity and tenacity! This jacket is just gorgeous, unique and so stylish! Love the beading, love the whole ensemble and love that you share this with us! Thank you! Sending best wishes from Down Under💚💚💚👗💐🌸🌺🇦🇺😎

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Rhonda! 💚

@Witchlinblue Год назад

Beautiful work 😆 that Singer is what my mother sewed on and what I used starting very young. I loved designing my own clothes and having my own style. I had my y own business at one point making formal dresses as a side gig. I so miss that machine. I could see threw anything and it was so reliable. I use to also have a side gig repairing vintage machines. I stick to a Featherweight these days but due to illness I haven't been using it. Just hand sewing.

@dianavoermans Год назад

Soooo beautiful, the way the sparkles come over the shoulders and to the back 😍😍🪲🕷🦋💎

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Diana!

@ColorwaveCraftsCo Год назад

Literally a priceless piece of artwork… 😮 wow

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Jess!

@janekokoszko7525 Год назад

I agree with you Bianca, this is an absolutely stunning wearable art piece. The main cicadas are beautiful but I really love the Klimpt pieces. The last time I was in the V&A museum in London and was surprised at the amount of gold swirls and maize patterns he had carved and sculpted into the background paint. Fortunatly for me the painting was hung quite low so that I was able to see just how detailed his work is. I don't know if you had much spare time when you were studying, but time spent there will take you through many rabbit holes. Another gallery I saw was dedicated to wrought iron locks made over centuries which provided food for thought for further embroidery work. Thank you very much for such inspiration and happy memories.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Jane! I love the V&A in general, but I especially love the jewelry room 🤩

@nniffa393 Год назад

This is outstanding, my goodness! Just stunning. Also I'm choosing to believe that the fireworks on the 21st of September were for Earth Wind and Fire night because that brings me joy.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you! They are a Colorado band, though I think it was a high school homecoming game 😂

@SewTexas Год назад

I love the beading on the bak, just fabulous. I love to do couture sewing and want to learn how to do the tambour embroidery/beading.

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Renee! Tambour is very fun, I hope to get/build a bit frame for doing tambour someday.

@theoriginalnik Год назад

This is hands down absolutely STUNNING!!!! I really love the way you brought the beading forward onto the shoulders, to me it gives it kind of an armor vibe? Especially with the sharp padded shoulders 🤯 love it so much

@TheClosetHistorian Год назад

Thank you Niki!

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