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Katelyn Kearns
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2011
Mostly ramblings on various historical projects consisting mainly of mid 19th century pieces. A lot of discussion of 19th century parasols, sewing vlogs, costuming/wardrobe building, and maybe a few other vary random bits of early Victorian life.
Making an 1870s Overskirt || Dressing the 19th Century Woman
The original dress was made from Marna Davis's Lillie pattern, but this overskirt is her Martha pattern.
Making the dress: th-cam.com/video/awTRpSlHjAU/w-d-xo.html
Lillie pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/849665774/lillie-dress-for-home-housework-and?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1870s+dress+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-17&sca=1&sts=1&content_source=6658e77eb750d4314cbb3bf9eb93c76cd81e88be%253A849665774&organic_search_click=1
Martha pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/1385349625/digital-size-a-32-43-bustmartha-a-dress?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1870s+dress+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sts=1&dd=1&content_source=c847bf996421aaf4cd350a821341bd0b3172d565%253A1385349625&organic_search_click=1
Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical
#livinghistory, #costube, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming, #victorianfashion #victorian #victorianstyle #victorian #1870s #1870 #bustle #casualwear #casualweardress
Making the dress: th-cam.com/video/awTRpSlHjAU/w-d-xo.html
Lillie pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/849665774/lillie-dress-for-home-housework-and?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1870s+dress+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-17&sca=1&sts=1&content_source=6658e77eb750d4314cbb3bf9eb93c76cd81e88be%253A849665774&organic_search_click=1
Martha pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/1385349625/digital-size-a-32-43-bustmartha-a-dress?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=1870s+dress+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&sts=1&dd=1&content_source=c847bf996421aaf4cd350a821341bd0b3172d565%253A1385349625&organic_search_click=1
Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical
#livinghistory, #costube, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming, #victorianfashion #victorian #victorianstyle #victorian #1870s #1870 #bustle #casualwear #casualweardress
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1840s-1850s Infant Dresses for the Poor || Dressing the 19th Century Baby
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This is my favorite era for baby dresses-I love the full bodices and fitted sleeves. Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical #livinghistory, #costube, #regency, #victorian, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming, #regencyfashion, #victorianfashion, #19thcentury, #babyclothes, #antiquebaby, #minilivinghistorians, #littlelivinghistorians, #history, #historyfac...
Menstruation in the Mid 19th Century || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 10
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Let's learn about menstruation in the mid 19th century! What did they know, what have they not yet learned, and how did they handle this monthly concern? Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical #livinghistory, #costube, #victorian, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming, #victorianfashion, #19thcentury, #menstruation, #menstrualeducation, #menstruationcycle ...
Homespun Fabric Vlog #5 || Dressing the Loom, Part 1
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I've hit a large snag on not having the supplies I need for the loom. Also, I need help on threads that keep tangling so any weavers out there-I could really use some sage advice there. Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical #livinghistory, #costube, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming,
How to Be a Good Researcher || A Historical How To
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This video was supposed to come out Monday but due to not wanting to put 2 long term project vlogs in a single week (and the fact that I'm not 100% done with warping the loom anyway), I'm switching today's video with Monday's. So weaving/warping loom video will debut Monday. Hopefully this will break things up a bit. Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical #livinghistor...
The Wedding Quilt Vlog #7 || Quilting the Quilt
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I'm still not done with the applique, but I'm slowly starting to quilt the parts I'm finished with. Follow me on Instagram: prairie.flower.historical #livinghistory, #costube, #victorian, #fashion, #historicalfashion, #historicalcostuming, #victorianfashion, #19thcentury, #weddingquilt, #historicquilt, #roseofsharon
1910s-1920s Toddler Rompers || Dressing the 20th Century Baby
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1910s-1920s Toddler Rompers || Dressing the 20th Century Baby
Victorian Corsetry as Written by Those Affected || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 9
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Victorian Corsetry as Written by Those Affected || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 9
1940s “Gray Lady” Dress || Dressing the 20th Century Woman
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1940s “Gray Lady” Dress || Dressing the 20th Century Woman
A Farm Wife’s Day in 1868 || A Historical Get Ready With Me
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A Farm Wife’s Day in 1868 || A Historical Get Ready With Me
Making a Silk Dress & Jacket for a Porcelain Doll || Dressing Historic Dolly
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Making a Silk Dress & Jacket for a Porcelain Doll || Dressing Historic Dolly
Homespun Fabric Vlog #4 || Untangling Yarn, Because Sometimes Life Happens
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Homespun Fabric Vlog #4 || Untangling Yarn, Because Sometimes Life Happens
Naturally Dying Cloth in the Early 19th Century || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 8
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Naturally Dying Cloth in the Early 19th Century || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 8
Mending all My 1870s Underpinnings || Dressing the 19th Century Woman
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Mending all My 1870s Underpinnings || Dressing the 19th Century Woman
1840s-1860s Infant Cloak || Dressing the 19th Century Baby
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1840s-1860s Infant Cloak || Dressing the 19th Century Baby
Bright Colors Didn’t Exist and Other Victorian Clothing Myths || Random Research Rabbit Holes
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Bright Colors Didn’t Exist and Other Victorian Clothing Myths || Random Research Rabbit Holes
Turning a 19th Century Bed || Historic Homemaking
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Turning a 19th Century Bed || Historic Homemaking
19th Century Dressmakers and How They Worked || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 7
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19th Century Dressmakers and How They Worked || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 7
1920s Summer Party Dress and Hat || Dressing the 20th Century Woman
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1920s Summer Party Dress and Hat || Dressing the 20th Century Woman
1930s-1940s Toddler Rompers || Dressing the 20th Century Baby
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1930s-1940s Toddler Rompers || Dressing the 20th Century Baby
Making a Wool Dress & Shawls for a Porcelain Doll || Dressing Historic Dolly
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Making a Wool Dress & Shawls for a Porcelain Doll || Dressing Historic Dolly
Cooking a Chicken Dinner in 1868 || History In Action
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Cooking a Chicken Dinner in 1868 || History In Action
Reproducing 19th Century Homespun Fabrics || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 6
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Reproducing 19th Century Homespun Fabrics || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 6
Natural Form Skirt Supports || Dressing the 19th Century Woman
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Natural Form Skirt Supports || Dressing the 19th Century Woman
1810-1840s Infant Nightgowns || Dressing the 19th Century Baby
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1810-1840s Infant Nightgowns || Dressing the 19th Century Baby
Finishing 19th Century Seams || A Historical Sewing How To
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Finishing 19th Century Seams || A Historical Sewing How To
1850s Historic Capsule Wardrobe (1854-1862) || Random Research Rabbit Holes
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1850s Historic Capsule Wardrobe (1854-1862) || Random Research Rabbit Holes
1930s-1940s Toddler Dresses || Dressing the 20th Century Child
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1930s-1940s Toddler Dresses || Dressing the 20th Century Child
Preparing for the 1860s Baby || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 5
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Preparing for the 1860s Baby || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 5
I can only admire your quick, neat stitching. When I was eighteen, I sewed my wedding dress by hand over a period of three months. I had no sewing machine but liked making doll clothes. I had taken a junior high school home ec class that included some sewing basics (this was the late seventies). I bought myself the Vogue Sewing Book and set to work. The dress turned out well, but the dry cleaner we sent it to to pack it into storage after the wedding was very rude. I don't think he would insult your work.
A bit of lace at the neck would be nice.
I think sleeve ruffles would look good.
Love the guineas.
I love, love, love this dress! I was seriously having coveting thoughts about it all weekend at McKavett! 😂 Not sure if it was bc its red, or plaid, or a red plaid, or all the ruffles, but I just want one! 😂 You are goals and your creations give me life! ❤🎉
Oh that came out great! I love Marna's patterns. (I have several. :) ) I like the dress as it is with the ruffle just on the apron but a ruffle on the hem would look great too. I don't know if you necessarily need a ruffle on the sleeve... You could remove the fitted collar you have and put a small ruffle at the neck instead... might be a bit cooler (temp wise).
your 1870s content made me want to sew a 1869-1871 day gown, I'm so excited <3
Thanks!
Enviable sewing machine! Is it a treadle?
Is a gathered yoke bodice okay for a working dress? I thought work dresses always buttoned in the front?
I want those dresses in adult size 😅
It's so cute, love watching you make little dresses and things, it's a shame my daughter hated dresses after she turned 8 years old, before that she was pretty dresses every day, she's now 36, and I still have a pile of sewing and ironing, lol, some things never change. ❤
So cute, I have 2 questions! Would boy babies also wear the dresses? And I also wonder wouldnt babies be hindered by the skirt when they are learning to crawl and walk? Thanks
Yes, boys wore dresses, too. Ultrasounds weren't around yet and it wasn't practical to hand sewn 2 entirely different wardrobes just to end up only using one so infant clothing was unisex. When babies start to be mobile, the skirts are shortened (either by adding tucks or cutting and rehemming the whole thing to be above ankle length which helps with movement.
Well, there was an entire thing about graduating clothes as the young man grew up, the same thing as the girls letting down their dresses and putting up their hair.
Why you gotta come at me bro?!?!?! 😂😂😂😂 I think we all have been at each level honestly. Definitely feel those in many eras. Great job!!! ❤🎉
I know I've been at every level! Even when I know better.
@KatelynKearns same, girl! Same. When I was a kid I definitely didn't know better but I do now and information is waaaay easier to obtain than it once was, so there isn't any excuse.
I want to see the homespun video when it comes out!
It comes out November 4th!
OOOO I'm in love with the print one! I need a full size dress in that fabric. :) No I don't really but I would love it. LOL
It's beautiful, isn't it? I love it so much. I think it would be adorable as a toddler's dress, too. Maybe trimmed out with velvet ribbon.
@@KatelynKearns Super cute and I need some of my own! :) lol
Cute! The 1840s is such a beautiful era of historical dress.
I agree! I especially love the fabric prints they had then.
How fun! Love your attitude towards history, this is an endlessly fascinating topic for me. Subscribed!!
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
My grandmother was a sewer and a midwife. The knitted band like yours was in her “collection.” She said people added folded “rags” to the band, and extra (petticoats) “slips” to protect their clothes. Thank G she was always interested in things normal people would not talk about! She used to follow around her grandmother who was born in 1858 and was a midwife too. 😊
That's so cool! What happened to the knitted band after your grandmother had it? I bet she had some awesome stories!
@@KatelynKearns If my mother (who knew what they were) didn’t throw it out, it went to the Jordan, NY historical society. I’m not sure if they kept it hidden in a box, or tossed them. I liked that a woman could make her belt as wide as she needed. Good childbearing hips are wide, so the crotch space between the legs is wider too, something modern pad makers should pay more attention toward.(rant done now) Both my grandmother and her sister (who became a doctor) stressed that life was extremely difficult for women around childbirth. Women had to have many female relatives to support them. The blood flow after birth was easier to manage if the mother stayed in bed, this included women who had heavy periods. Many homes had little rooms behind the kitchen for these laying in periods. (Also useful for caring for a sick relative) My grandmother and aunt mentioned that women knew their periods would be lighter if they ate less. In the natural pecking order of an average household the men ate first, then the children, then the wife, then the “maiden “ aunt, and grandmother. The pecking order for food consumption naturally kept the weight off the adult women in the household. It also meant that in Darwin’s natural selection women survived to raise their own children and become grandmothers only if they could eat very little food, AND be a work powerhouse. (This goes a long way to explaining obesity in women now!) The roles of the aunts and grandmothers in the household also intrigues me. I’m sure the husbands were looking at these women as extra mouths to feed, but the wife saw them as her personal cheerleaders and the difference between life and death (not just for her but also for her children). It goes a long way to explaining the huge mortality rate of women and children in Western colonialism. It makes me think about how indigenous people’s natural matriarchal societies were destroyed. Yeah, I went down this rabbit hole from a historical sanitary belt.
Oh, that theory that pregnancy is impossible without the woman having an orgasm is a double-edged sword, isn't it? On one hand, husbands who wanted offspring would be encouraged to please their wives and consider their desires, because that was necessary for her to get pregnant; on the other hand, women who were attacked or forced into the act and got pregnant, were accused of wanting it to happen and not really being r*ped!
It absolutely could be. I haven't studied court records enough to know who was often blamed for things like rape (the rapist or the victim) and I imagine it would change based on the area and the standing of the woman in question. It's on my list of things to look further into.
Progress was made, at least you know know you need some extra bits, it would probably be more annoying to get it half way covered in the threads and then find it still needed bits and possibly have to remove it. Sorry excuse i can think of. It's a learning curve and I thank you for sharing this with us. ❤
Sorry that's gobbled gook, not having a good day myself 😅. ❤
That is very true. I'm still waiting on the pieces to get here so I can finish warping it but a good friend has given me an expert to talk to so hopefully I can get it all sorted.
Hearing your cat is so cute
He certainly likes to make his voice heard!
Is the lace sewn on or crocheted on? Those bullion-like stitches are so neat!
Very interesting, thank you for sharing your research. ❤
Thank you for watching!
I love the touch of lace to inspire frolicking about the room before turning in for the night 😊
The lace is quite pretty, isn't it?
This episode should definitely have been titled “Period Drama”!
OMG yes!
That's genius! I definitely should have called it that!
Neat, thank you for sharing! Looks like they button at the front, right? And have a drawstring as well?
Button and yes, there's a drawstring for fitting purposes. I'm not entirely sure why-it's an odd design I haven't seen before.
It always frightens me about how women dealt with menstruation back then but I guess a lot were very thin and possibly had a lot lighter periods…myself there’s no way I could use the rag. I would have invented something bigger and I totally would have bled through those rags. So I’m hopeless back in that era. Thank goodness for modern pads for those with heavy flows.
My "rags" are quite long folded over many times to make a much thicker pad than a modern pad so even though I'm a heavy bleeder, I've never had leakage with the historic model!
This reminded me of my mother who had told me about age ten to not get worried if I ever started bleeding, I was 13 when it started and calmly mentioned it to her, and she explained ways women dealt with it. I do remember a girl at school who wasn't told ahead of time so she really did think something had went terribly wrong.
I can't imagine how terrifying that would be! I really liked how the books I looked into about this all stressed the importance of explaining it to their children and also I really liked how they put the blame on parents excusing not doing so as "false modesty" or "wicked delicacy". The words are harsh but often true.
Initials embroidered onto them. I really like that lace.
It's a really pretty pair! I have a chemise that came with them, embroidered with the same initials, but in very different styles so I don't think they were a pair, but they belonged to the same person which is pretty cool.
Love seeing this, i have faced tons of misinformation being someone who wears corsets on a regular basis
I go off and on about wearing corsets every day. I'll do it for several months then go several months not doing it. But yes, there's a lot of misinformation over doing so!
Love your content. You inspired. Me a few years ago to start tucking up my skirts. I'm sure you've most likely read it, but the diary of Sara Morgan talks about clothing quite a bit.
Also yes please more videos like this.
I have read her diary but many years ago so it's on my re-read list now. I'm a better researcher than I was back when I read it so I know I'll gain more information this time around. Thank you for your kind words!
@KatelynKearns it has some wonderful small details. Being a teen she does tend to have a lot of clothing related thoughts of those around her and herself.
You're welcome! 😊😂 Seriously, a great buy for your sewing room! So glad we found it and had room to snag it!
You find the best things! Thanks for finding it! We need to go antiquing again...
@@KatelynKearns we really do!!!
Keep at it....
Thank you!
I love a good graphic... but that 'History Smoothie' demo was just *chefs kiss*
Thank you! I'm quite proud of that.
I imagine “being a bit frustrating“ is the understatement of the century! I would definitely be swearing at it!
It's almost getting to that point! I'm too far along to quit but I definitely am not making any progress on it!
it seems as if warping is the hardest part of weaving. i don’t know much about it. i have read primary sources that talk about women going over to help one another to warp a loom. good luck with this . . . .
Thank you! I had a friend reach out and lead me to an expert weaver for assistance. It definitely requires more than 1 person which I think is part of my problem.
POCKETS ARE A MUST❤❤❤ SO CUTE
Thank you! It's my favorite dress of mine from this time period!
Love that floral wreath for a dinner ensemble
I really like October 1861 Godey's. I have lots of projects from that issue on my never ending to do list!
Nice graft, I wanted to make a walking suit but on reflection when would I wear it? Never. Travel is not easy for me with my disability and I don't know if I could even wear it. So i have put that to the side and I'm going to make clothes i can wear. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I will enjoy your videos and except I love the things you make but I don't have a use for them in my life. ❤
I still like watching people make things I'll never use, either. There are some lovely time periods that I have no use for but it's still nice to know how it is put together and live vicariously through people who can do those eras. So I understand!
Cerise is the French word for cherry. It's pronounced like SIR-EEEZe
Thank you for that! There are a ton of 19th century fashion terms that are French and as soon as I get a spare minute, I'm going to start learning French to help with that.
"yes we can tell. We, absolutely can tell if you're wearing a corset." I love it! Also, I am slim and not busty at all and find corsets to be very comfortable. The beauty of the lacing is that you can make it the size of your body. I like a well-fitted bodice as well. Well-fitted is the key word there. while a light boning will help a bodice keep its shape (and help me keep an eye to my posture), the fitting is why a strapless sheath will stay in place without squeezing you
Exactly! When I started living history, I was much smaller than I am today (because I was 18 and that's normal to not be the same size at 30 as you were at 18 :)) and I had a 24" waist. I still found corsets very comfortable-except my first one where I used metal hoop boning instead of steel or German whalebone boning and the bones kept poking out and digging into my skin. But that was a seamstress error, not a corset error. But I've loved my corsets no matter what size I've been throughout the years!
I love this short because it really shows the fashion from a catalog.
They're all readable online for free! It's a great research tool. Godey's specifically was read by millions of women in the time period so it's a great way to start researching the 19th century.
I love your story...we learn more from our mistakes than our successes. Your story inspires people to keep going!!
Thank you! It's still a work in progress-but most things in life are always perpetual works in progresses.
Great graphic!
Thank you!
I truly believe that that pyramid is correct. But there is one fact, that can stopp you to be an intermediate expert in a certain field.... That is if you are stopped by an language barrier without any tustworthy translations to read. Therefore its the only option to learn the language to research the topic. But even if you are already speaking some languages... you don´t want to learn for the research difficult languages like chinese (all dialects and its old forms), or japanese. At some degree it´s like: " I truly wish to know all languages, but you are , hopefully, an expert I can trust at, and is it just because you could read the skripts...." I truly wish to know what undergarment chinese worn around 600... if they had more bust sizes..... and the underwear... is it ritual for menstruating or what?
That is a very good point! I keep my research within the American south, specifically Texas, but my Spanish is rudimentary at best. Because of this, lot of the earlier sources are lost on me and I have to have others help me with that. But that's when I make friends with researchers who are bilingual so they can help me understand things!
Just reading your chart and trying to place myself (Hands up if you are too). I find myself in a mix of places, if it's just gathering knowledge and not for something specific I'm a trusting one... With a caveat, only if they site and explain their original source. For something that is just fun and fancy I will scroll for hours looking for something I think will pass, but for competition or proper events I will spend weeks looking at original sources,weighing up options and doing what I can with my available resources but if asked I will admit my shortcuts.
There is definitely a difference between someone who cites sources and those who don't but I still find that some of those people who cite sources are at the Scorned level so they don't understand the context so while those people are great to get sources from, I still like to go into the sources myself to make sure it was interpreted per my current understanding of the time. But no one can understand everything so even at those upper levels, I think it's very important to still go over sources with other researchers to be sure that I'm not the one misinterpreting things, too.
Beautiful gown❤❤❤❤
Thank you! It's on display at a local museum right now so that people can touch it (unlike the original dresses!).
Hey, everyone! If anyone wants the graphic for printing purposes, I'm happy to share if you email me at prairie.flower.historical@gmail.com. Just in case anyone else wants to use it for illustration purposes, I made it to help others!
I for one loved your pyramid ! Thanks for yet another wonderful video. And am looking forward to the rest of the series!
Thank you!