Making an 1895 Walking Skirt (Using an 1895 Drafting Method)
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Published 2019-05-18
FURTHER RESOURCES:
The Keystone Guide to Jacket and Dress Cutting: archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82
Bertha Banner’s Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking: play.google.com/books/reader?id=IhMlyt7IuGsC&print…
Fine Times Watches: Alan Cartwright, owner; based in Derbyshire. www.instagram.com/finetimeswatches
Brush braid footage courtesy of Olga (www.instagram.com/berolinensis) as found on the hem of an extant Edwardian skirt in her own collection.
MATERIALS USED:
Wool: Ayazmoon Fabrics, NYC (c. 5 yds)
Tarlatan: Regular weight (c. 6 yds). Takach Press, shop.takachpress.com/Tarlatan-p/tarlatan.htm
Pocket cotton: stash cabbage
Hem braid: Burnley & Trowbridge (5 yds) www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/WT2.aspx
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MUSIC CREDITS:
Luminous Rain by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Additional cinematography by Cathy H
All Comments (20)
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I came for the skirt i stayed for the pockets
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Bernadette: cuts skirt pattern from gift wrapping paper Also Bernadette: wraps gifts in sewing scraps
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The "Bernadette is a time-traveller" theory: Bertha Banner, one of the Victorian authors she quotes in this (and several) videos, is actually Bernadette, who changed names to fit in with modern society and to take over the world via Youtube and couture
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I love that ‘pockets cannot be omitted from skirts’ is so severe, don’t mess with Bertha!! She clearly feels strongly about this and I agree
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"Walking skirt" So basically, historical yoga pants
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Does anyone else have the urge to rip all the pockets out of their clothes and replace them with Victorian-sized pockets?
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"Is anything in a book a hard and fast rule?" Yes, the rule that skirts must have pockets.
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“The present diagram does not show pockets. We can’t have that.” 😂 Not much upsets me more than buying a piece of clothing and realizing that it has false pockets!
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"THIS IS A WATCH POCKET I NEED ONE ...... wait I don't have a watch .... I NEED A WATCH" 😂😂😂
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I'm a guy, 63 yrs old. Maybe sewed a button or two in my life time. I can't believe I just watched this whole video. Hypnotized, I was......LoL
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Peasants: "Skirts are gendered clothing and signs of opression blah blah blah". Me, an intellectual: "Skirts leave room for i n f i n i t e p o c k e t s."
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I've been a bit mad lately because the hem on the sleeves of my coat is fraying and I don't want to buy a new one. You putting ribbon on the hem of your skirt made me realize I can do that for my coat sleeves and put off buying a new one for a few more years. Thank you!
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50 points to Ravenclaw for one wonderfully made walking skirt👍
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Would you look at the SIZE of this pocket! What I'm wearing right now has "pockets" that can barely fit a tube of lip balm... sometimes progress seems to go backwards, eh? Beautiful fabric, beautiful skirt, I'm in admiration before the finished project. It's lovely.
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Bernadette: Some sewing god is smiling upon me Me, remembering the felling she cut off her combinations in a previous video: I sure hope so
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I find your way of addressing "mistakes" endearing. You point them out in a no nonsense manner and then move on. Thanks for that wonderful example.
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I am 110% convinced that Bernadette is actually a time traveller(or dare I say, a very successful dabbler in spiritualism) and is bringing back the beauty of Victorian fashion to the modern world all while being amused by our modern time. And I love her.
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Loving the all-black ensemble worn for the first pattern-drafting phase.
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When you are doing your padding stitch, you could use a "doll making needle" they are about 5-6 inches long. They allow for longer stitches and they are faster to stitch with. That is my tip for today.
