Victorian Lady Watson Bustle Dress Overskirt & 18th Century Sleeves Are In!! 

Sleeves and zippers are the bane of my existence and I've been sewing for 25 years. And unpicking is a sacrifice to the sewing gods for a successful project. I love how you were so calm. It looked like you wanted to punch a hole in the wall. :)

Oh goodness, every time your cat meows, I meow at my kitties thinking it’s them talking to me.

I love all the self-sassing commentary you added in the editing. "I'm going to do that tonight, hopefully." [Narrator: She was not going to do that tonight.] - ["J" is not a number, Noelle.] - "I'm going to carry on!" [Lies.] It sounds like my own internal monologue...

I really love how chill you are about progress, I wish I could borrow your “any progress” rule for...the rest of my life lol. Thank you for sharing

You can do it! I can’t wait to see it finished. You and Bernadette are inspiring me to work on something 18th century!!

I felt that "fine!" in my soul. Unpicking is torture.

You are doing so well, don't let it get you down. The seam ripper is your friend.

Thanks for sharing. Your work looks beautiful. In your Vlog you asked us what we are working on. Currently, I am working on an 1860s ball gown. And yes, the sleeves did not go smoothly as I was hoping. The rest of it turned out quite well.

I cried a little with you when i saw how much you had to unpick... I took a sewing 4H class one summer, it was taught by my aunt and by the end of that class, i had several break downs on the floor of her sewing room. The only thing i mastered that summer was the art of unpicking. LOL. Everything is looking beautiful, and i hope you are able to find wall space for those awesome dress pics. thanks for the share!!

Poofy back of arm fabric is a necessity here too. Rotary cutters are HARD! You did a marvelous job on all the stuff. (I want all the fashion plate dresses too)

Okay! So I’m new here so I’m catching up and I absolutely love your commentary!

Weird mom tip. If you can find locally made honey it will help with your allergies to eat a little every day all year long. Local honey will have the local pollen and allergens in it that are outside so your slowly building up immunity over the year and when allergy season comes around you’re set because your body is already immune to them. 🖤

I share your sewing woes, managed to stain everything pink when washing a thrifted burgundy corduroy fabric, which I then cut two skirt panels out of only to realise that there was not going to be enough fabric to make the garment. (I didn't take into account the extra needed to match the wale of the corduroy). So I commend you for not burning the entire thing, but your skirt looks great now!

Yessss the new camera setup!

You’re making great progress!! The 18th century dress is going to beautiful once it’s done! Oh and the redthreaded busk is soo pretty! Meanwhile I’m still using plastic cable ties from the hardware store in all my foundation garments haha!!

I'm finishing a cropped button down, why is it cropped you ask? Why, indeed? Great job on your sleeve, happy it finally worked out.

Yay!! Those sleeves look amazing!! I don’t even notice the “puffiness” that you’re referring to but I’m also not so well versed on the 18th century dresses as you are. Even though you feel like you haven’t made much progress, I feel like you did so much!!! It’s amazing the difference between views of an outsider and yourself can be! Great job!! I hope this next week was as productive as you had hoped! And thank you for sharing!!

The dress bodice looks pretty and nicely cut and constructed. I look forward to seeing it finished.

I'm procrastinating finishing a knitted sweater for a little cousin. I'm also thoroughly enjoying your vlogs.

Ahhh, loopy tired. Lol. Where everything is fun and funny. 😆🖤 Amira my almost two year old and I are both sick right now so I feel loopy all day from lack of sleep. 😩

The sleeves are awesome!

I'm currently working on an 17th century shift, using a simplicity pattern by American Duchess, and taking Jennifer Rosbrugh's class on 17th century shifts. I am hand sewing it. Her classes are great.

Love your blog (have subscribed) - glad I am not the only one who has to keep going back and correcting my sewing mistakes!! Can some one please recommend me a good 18thc stays pattern - that fits!! ahhhh

"I'm obsessed with wool" Cackles in knitter, as she wrestles with lace weight 100% merino she knew was a mistake when she chose it but is too deep in now to admit her mistake. This is fine. This is fiiiiiine. It's fine.

That Fray poster is badass.

Where can I find myself a Claudine?!?! She is a sleeve witch and I need me a sleeve witch!

Where did you purchase the fashion plates? I “sew” need some for my sewing room.

Those fashion plates, OMG I must begin collecting these .... like I need another “collection” of anything 😆

Hi! Could you share with me (if you haven't already) where your dress form came from? I have a very old one that isn't solid and nice like yours and it just isn't reliable for fitting stuff properly. LOVE your vlogs - keep them coming!

Lovely to watch you chat with us. ❤️ Sleeves are the devil. The only way to make sure that it works is to literally fail at it until you understand all the mechanics of sleeves. Over and over again. Ugh. I am currently taking a skirt that didn't come out as long as I wanted (just in two panels. Why?) and hemming it to a more 30's/40's tea length hem. Apparently when I realized I liked old fashioned clothes I did NOT just mean in the Victorian/Edwardian and earlier eras. 😂😜 So anyway. Hem pressed. Need to actually stitch it down. May do it the Bernadette way and fell it into place just to see if I like the way that looks. And I will also probably add some kind of decorative edge to the bottom, because I can. Should I do that before or after hemming, do you think?

Stakka bo's here we go again is my go to " sheisse i sewed it wrong!" song!

Double sided poster frames like they have at Walmart would probably be an idea!

My child does that... he's 19 now, but it's still: "Will you be quiet, mommy is filming/recording" >,

Lots of people get hung up on setting in sleeves. Making shoulders and upper limbs for their dress form may be really useful.

Nice camera stuff! Can you share the product names/details of what you got?

I was watching and you did the "rock on"/ILU signs and I thought "Hey! it's an id (e.g. id/ego/superego) sign (I + D). ok...I laughed, anyway. Go on about your day.....

Love this bodice

Hey, where did you buy your dressform? I like it a lot. I'm a size 46/48 (european size) and i can't find a good dressform. Love your projects!!!!

Fray is fucking amazing

Sorry for repeating this question but I didn't see a reply. Where did you purchase the fashion plate in this video?

I still have cartridge pleat PTSD from a civil war era dress I sewed years ago. I’m planning a nouvelle france era ensemble for sewing this summer, and I just pray there aren’t a hundred plus pleats to pin.

my drinking game for you is every time i hear a cat. double shot if i SEE a cat.

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Purple is a fruit and J is a number.