Normally when I get into a channel I go back to the start and catch up. I realized I never did that here so to the start I have come. And Im leaving a comment because I have been so told its how we should support those channels we love.
I really enjoy your videos. I chuckled when you said about being fortunate to be little so needing less fabric - I’m little height wise, but make up for it in width :-D
@@SnappyDragon You are being historically accurate by being petite. Us Cornish were fairly small, especially in the past, as my sons found when I took them back to Cornwall, all of them managed to hit their heads on beams in cottages and pubs. I'm 5' 5" and even I had to be careful in some of the pub doorways. i love the idea of this project, to get a true picture of what my 6xg-grans would be wearing rather than the TV version.
Sympathy for your bad fibro days. As someone with a steel ladder in her neck, I make a lovely weather station, but do not focus particularly well some days :) This is a lovely visual tutorial and the description of each piece makes it easier to understand. "I would like to be able to move in this".... Ah, the ancient dilemma: Shall I be fashionable or functional today? Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I imagine Morgan Donner is laughing along with you about errors - one of the things I love about her stuff -- and now yours -- is the encouragement offered fellow sewists who are real people doing sometime real creative things to hapless fabric but making it turn out okay in the end!
This is the !most logical pattern I have found so far. As someone whose short only needs to be between 45-50" long ( to be worn as a short sleeve chemise/petticoat under 54" long dresses) but 27" across the chest would this design work for ne. I like the idea of using the back shoulder measurements because I find the dropped sleeves usually featuring in these designs to be extremely uncomfortable (given the rectangle width is usually the widest part of your body ÷2). I did find a pattern years ago where the side gore's weren't triangular but came to a flat top which formed the base of the armhole, used with a gusset, but have no idea if its genuinely accurate or simply done to make it more comfortable for larger chested figures. I should add I want o wear this every day as well as for re-enactment so comfort is paramount. Great video, and again the best design I have seen to date.
Thank you so much! I can't take any credit for the design, that's all down to history and my pattern source. It is extremely comfy, to the point where I'm considering making up several more to sleep in-- but that will have as much to do with the fabric as the cut.
I didn't use a pattern, just drafted squares and rectangles using my measurements. Shifts are pretty easy, so if you want to practice drafting it's a good place to start!
Hi! This is my first time watching one of your videos- I'll definitely be subscribing- anyways, I was wondering how you did hem the necklines and if so that means you have to add a hem allowance to it right?
Normally when I get into a channel I go back to the start and catch up. I realized I never did that here so to the start I have come. And Im leaving a comment because I have been so told its how we should support those channels we love.
"Gender essentialism has no place in my..." instant sub!
I really enjoy your videos. I chuckled when you said about being fortunate to be little so needing less fabric - I’m little height wise, but make up for it in width :-D
Aww, thank you! Yes, the advantages of being tiny feel quite unfair sometimes-- I am about to cut another shift out of two pillowcases. >_>
@@SnappyDragon You are being historically accurate by being petite. Us Cornish were fairly small, especially in the past, as my sons found when I took them back to Cornwall, all of them managed to hit their heads on beams in cottages and pubs. I'm 5' 5" and even I had to be careful in some of the pub doorways.
i love the idea of this project, to get a true picture of what my 6xg-grans would be wearing rather than the TV version.
@@SnappyDragon TWO pillowcases?? I have *six* - and a couple of tea towels & an apron as back-up! (Sighs & sucks in tummy...)
Even more excited now to make mine! I also have a tattoo on my back but it’s a large blackwork piece... there’s no hiding that 🤣
Love all the things! Feed the algorithm monster for this channel if you can.
Sympathy for your bad fibro days. As someone with a steel ladder in her neck, I make a lovely weather station, but do not focus particularly well some days :) This is a lovely visual tutorial and the description of each piece makes it easier to understand. "I would like to be able to move in this".... Ah, the ancient dilemma: Shall I be fashionable or functional today? Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I imagine Morgan Donner is laughing along with you about errors - one of the things I love about her stuff -- and now yours -- is the encouragement offered fellow sewists who are real people doing sometime real creative things to hapless fabric but making it turn out okay in the end!
This is the !most logical pattern I have found so far. As someone whose short only needs to be between 45-50" long ( to be worn as a short sleeve chemise/petticoat under 54" long dresses) but 27" across the chest would this design work for ne. I like the idea of using the back shoulder measurements because I find the dropped sleeves usually featuring in these designs to be extremely uncomfortable (given the rectangle width is usually the widest part of your body ÷2). I did find a pattern years ago where the side gore's weren't triangular but came to a flat top which formed the base of the armhole, used with a gusset, but have no idea if its genuinely accurate or simply done to make it more comfortable for larger chested figures. I should add I want o wear this every day as well as for re-enactment so comfort is paramount. Great video, and again the best design I have seen to date.
Thank you so much! I can't take any credit for the design, that's all down to history and my pattern source. It is extremely comfy, to the point where I'm considering making up several more to sleep in-- but that will have as much to do with the fabric as the cut.
Do you have a pattern i can steal? i just found your page and i love it, because its my favorite era. Get back to me when you can
I didn't use a pattern, just drafted squares and rectangles using my measurements. Shifts are pretty easy, so if you want to practice drafting it's a good place to start!
Hi! This is my first time watching one of your videos- I'll definitely be subscribing- anyways, I was wondering how you did hem the necklines and if so that means you have to add a hem allowance to it right?
I like to bind the neckline and use it as a drawstring casing! If you check out my #yesterdayspajamas video, I go through the process during it.
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