Finally someone who didn't overcomplicate sewing some 18th C stays!!! I was getting so frustrated watching other people's videos. I'm a novice sewer wanting to get into historic fashion and it was feeling helpless out there with tutorials. Thanks gf!
OMG finally someone explains how to figure out where to place the boning channels. I've easily watched 24+ hours worth of stays content over the past few months and no one has expanded on it beyond "stitch your boning channels." THANK YOU.
Awesome! So glad it helped. Hope your stays project is going well. And if you need any more info on boning the American Duchess video on it is sooo helpful: th-cam.com/video/7N0RcRn1RUM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, I too was "a feared!" I watched several times as I was working on mine. It turned out far better than I could have hoped AND after some tinkering with my chemise I discovered that I too could be a double scoop, lol (which is huge because I possess very small scoops otherwise 😅). Love watching, thanks for the excellent video!
I literally just cut this pattern out. And then promptly gave up due to the aforementioned fear, lol! You did a great job! I am motivated to move forward and finish them. Maybe after I make a cat ruff 😸
Thanks! The fear is soo real! But def give it a go. Other than the binding they're not too bad. I won't lie I wore the unbound stays around the house for a couple weeks before I got the courage to finish. But if you do make a cat ruff please let me see the end result 😻
Love the video! If you are open to a suggestion..... (if not, still great video!) You commented that you are flat-chested so don't have top part of the ice cream - this is in how you put on the stays. If you start lacing from the bottom, get to the underbust, snug it a touch, lean forward, scoop and lift the girls out of the stays, then finish lacing and tighten a bit more. You will enhance what nature gave you by a cup size or more.
Thanks so much! Your comment gave me a good laugh. I did play around with lacing and positioning the gals a bit. And I think I tried a method similar to what you mentioned that gave an impressive top-down view, but it wasn't much to write home about from the front 🤣 Still the closest I've ever come to having cleavage!
Hehe aww you are adorable! Loved the video. I’m in the midst of making these stays right now! For some reason I decided making my own bias tape was the right route so yeah. I’ll be in bias tape hell for a while 😅
Absolutely LOVE this video!!! Fear, yes, me too! Love the camping/sewing part and like that you sewed the holes instead of using grommets. Music was on point:) Thank from Subscriber in Florida.
I am in fact "awl-less" (and was seriously considering buying one on top of all the material I just spent money on) so that needle + knitting needle tip is incredible!
i'm also named kate and flat as a board in the chest region 😭😂 im so glad to have found this video and now i'm more excited than scared to make these stays in time for yorktown day :)
@@katencat They have less shaping/seaming than stays, so I think after these you'd be good! I know the Effigy Bodies are super comfy, although they aren't totally flat fronted, so it would depend on what you're looking for shape-wise. elizabethancostume.net also has a set of instructions for drafting a basic, non-tabbed pattern from your measurements. (I used to do Ren Faire so I possibly know too much about this...)
Hi Kate! I’m making the same stays right now- the instructions in step one say something about “machine basting 1/4 inch from side notched edges, front and back long edges as shown”. Did you not do this? Or if you did, is there any way you can explain it that makes it easier to understand than whatever the instructions are telling me to do?
I may have missed it, but did you insert your boning between the interlining and the outer layer? Or did you insert your boning between the interlining and the inside lining? Does it even matter?
Awww thank you! There's not a specific size. I think I used a size 6 knitting needle to make the eyelet hole. But it they just need to be large enough to easily fit whatever ribbon/lacing you want to use.
I bought mine at a sewing store in the United States. But I know Fiskars sells them in Europe. On their US website it's called an Acrylic Ruler (3”x18"). I think in cm it would be 7.62cm x 45.72cm.
It's a 18th century shift made using Simplicity's 8162 pattern, but it has super cottagecore vibe! Here's the tutorial on it: th-cam.com/video/OJTlnfLyjHM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for making this! But I do have a question: so you don't have to hem the tabs at all? In other words, you can just leave the edges raw and put the bone casing on them? edit: or is that bias binding? Sorry for all the questions.
This pattern includes the seam allowance in the pattern pieces already ( I think it was 1/8in). Most modern mass-market patterns include seam allowance, but you'll have to double-check if you're using a different pattern.
I haven't yet! I've been saving scraps/cabbage and I think I finally have enough to fill one. I might not film making that one, cause it seems pretty straightforward. Unless you're dying to see some bum pad making!
Kate, you and your cat have given me so many laughs and very clear and helpful advice. I can't thank you enough. What a marvelous video!
Finally someone who didn't overcomplicate sewing some 18th C stays!!! I was getting so frustrated watching other people's videos. I'm a novice sewer wanting to get into historic fashion and it was feeling helpless out there with tutorials. Thanks gf!
OMG finally someone explains how to figure out where to place the boning channels. I've easily watched 24+ hours worth of stays content over the past few months and no one has expanded on it beyond "stitch your boning channels." THANK YOU.
Awesome! So glad it helped. Hope your stays project is going well. And if you need any more info on boning the American Duchess video on it is sooo helpful: th-cam.com/video/7N0RcRn1RUM/w-d-xo.html
I've made six of these on that exact pattern and I didn't know you were supposed to do that with the boning. 😂
"Done is better than perfect" thank you Kate. ❤
Yes! Perfectionists unite to finish projects 🎉
Great job on the stay. ❤ I’m making the same pattern, to see if it will help with back pain. I hope yours did this many years later.
I came for the sewing videos and stayed for the humor 😂 great job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed my shenanigans 😄
Thank you, I too was "a feared!" I watched several times as I was working on mine. It turned out far better than I could have hoped AND after some tinkering with my chemise I discovered that I too could be a double scoop, lol (which is huge because I possess very small scoops otherwise 😅). Love watching, thanks for the excellent video!
Ah yes, I too have a helper cat. Gotta love that!!
I love how you use upcycle material. Fabulous!
I literally just cut this pattern out. And then promptly gave up due to the aforementioned fear, lol! You did a great job! I am motivated to move forward and finish them. Maybe after I make a cat ruff 😸
Thanks! The fear is soo real! But def give it a go. Other than the binding they're not too bad. I won't lie I wore the unbound stays around the house for a couple weeks before I got the courage to finish. But if you do make a cat ruff please let me see the end result 😻
Just finished my pair of stays!!! My video will be out... Eventually lol. You did a great job!!!
Thanks! Congrats on the stays, and on hitting 300+ subs! can't wait to see your video 😄
@@katencat thank you! The next one will be a simple one but it's got some good info in it
I have no use for stays, but the cat footage was worth watching the whole video.
Haha. He's truly the star of the show!
Use doesn't mean a thing. You NEED them. Precioussssssssss
Ngl my cat was mesmerised by your purring outro. I think he approves!
Haha, love it! Who knew this channel was actually just ASMR for cats?
Love the video!
If you are open to a suggestion..... (if not, still great video!)
You commented that you are flat-chested so don't have top part of the ice cream - this is in how you put on the stays. If you start lacing from the bottom, get to the underbust, snug it a touch, lean forward, scoop and lift the girls out of the stays, then finish lacing and tighten a bit more. You will enhance what nature gave you by a cup size or more.
Thanks so much! Your comment gave me a good laugh. I did play around with lacing and positioning the gals a bit. And I think I tried a method similar to what you mentioned that gave an impressive top-down view, but it wasn't much to write home about from the front 🤣 Still the closest I've ever come to having cleavage!
Hehe aww you are adorable! Loved the video. I’m in the midst of making these stays right now! For some reason I decided making my own bias tape was the right route so yeah. I’ll be in bias tape hell for a while 😅
Absolutely LOVE this video!!! Fear, yes, me too! Love the camping/sewing part and like that you sewed the holes instead of using grommets. Music was on point:) Thank from Subscriber in Florida.
That is some quality ice cream cone content, I am now inspired to try (again) the ice cream cone life.
Huzzah! Good luck on your ice cream cone adventures. I hope the project goes well!
Those are very pretty and they suit you far better than mine suit me, I am now embarking on attempt number 7 this week. Probably Thursday.
I am in fact "awl-less" (and was seriously considering buying one on top of all the material I just spent money on) so that needle + knitting needle tip is incredible!
Fearsome stays conquered! Great job!
Huzzah! Thanks.
I’m so glad I found you! I love all the pop culture quotes/references AND you use a brother sewing machine! Subscribed for life!
2 pilowcases? Brilliant idea! And tip for owless people, freeing. I'm starting to make stays from heavy linen and now I'm thinking about next, hehe
Thanks! Good luck with your stays. Linen is probably a much more HA option 😅 I finally have an awl, but the knitting needle is a good hack!
@@katencatcorse linen is what I have. Hand me down from someone else's stash. But pilowcases idea open up bilion new possibilitis. Thank you
This was such a great video! It was fun to watch, and super informative too. Instant subscriber!
I am also about to make this stays pattern. The fear is real. Lol
Good luck! You can do it! I'll admit the binding was an absolute pain, but they're not as bad as I thought.
@@katencat Thank you!
I am also afeared.
i'm also named kate and flat as a board in the chest region 😭😂 im so glad to have found this video and now i'm more excited than scared to make these stays in time for yorktown day :)
Good luck on your stays, name twin! It really is a fun pattern even if the binding part is a little finicky.
A fellow sewing gremlin that likes historical sewing, is petite and made stays? Now I really have to make stays.
this is great! also, I think I will try conquering my on fears of stays! thanks
Yay! Good luck on your stays. You can do it!
They I’m gonna try out this even though I’m a beginner. Wish me luck !
Ahhh good luck! You'll do great.
They look so good! I weirdly love making stays/bodies? I new pair (or several) is next on my list.
Thanks! There's a real sense of accomplishment when you finish stays. I want to try making tudor bodies once I learn to pattern draft!
@@katencat They have less shaping/seaming than stays, so I think after these you'd be good! I know the Effigy Bodies are super comfy, although they aren't totally flat fronted, so it would depend on what you're looking for shape-wise. elizabethancostume.net also has a set of instructions for drafting a basic, non-tabbed pattern from your measurements. (I used to do Ren Faire so I possibly know too much about this...)
Hi Kate! I’m making the same stays right now- the instructions in step one say something about “machine basting 1/4 inch from side notched edges, front and back long edges as shown”. Did you not do this? Or if you did, is there any way you can explain it that makes it easier to understand than whatever the instructions are telling me to do?
This was fantastic ty! I am also afeared of my stays lol This looked fairly simple though.
Ahh good luck on your stays! They take a while but other than the binding they're surprisingly straightforward.
I may have missed it, but did you insert your boning between the interlining and the outer layer? Or did you insert your boning between the interlining and the inside lining? Does it even matter?
What is the non grommet holes finishing technique called?
Love the humor what size eyelets or grommets did you use love the video very helpful
Awww thank you! There's not a specific size. I think I used a size 6 knitting needle to make the eyelet hole. But it they just need to be large enough to easily fit whatever ribbon/lacing you want to use.
@@katencat thank you so much
Where kan I buy the quilting ruler you 're using. It seems very convenient. I'm leaving in Belgium in Europe.
I bought mine at a sewing store in the United States. But I know Fiskars sells them in Europe. On their US website it's called an Acrylic Ruler (3”x18"). I think in cm it would be 7.62cm x 45.72cm.
Where did u get the ruffle top I’ve always wanted one 😩
It's a 18th century shift made using Simplicity's 8162 pattern, but it has super cottagecore vibe! Here's the tutorial on it: th-cam.com/video/OJTlnfLyjHM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for making this! But I do have a question: so you don't have to hem the tabs at all? In other words, you can just leave the edges raw and put the bone casing on them?
edit: or is that bias binding? Sorry for all the questions.
You cover the edges with bias binding!
So i don't need to add seam allowance to the pattern??
This pattern includes the seam allowance in the pattern pieces already ( I think it was 1/8in). Most modern mass-market patterns include seam allowance, but you'll have to double-check if you're using a different pattern.
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pattern ???
@@carolinevillamayor9221 Its the Simplicity 8162 pattern.
Hi did you make the bum?
I haven't yet! I've been saving scraps/cabbage and I think I finally have enough to fill one. I might not film making that one, cause it seems pretty straightforward. Unless you're dying to see some bum pad making!
@@katencatI just necro'd this; yes please
The labels boning channels on the pattern don’t make sense to me and marking them is taking hours
Nice good beautiful clothes. Thank you for watching the video.TH-cam friend. Come and see my dog.Have a good day.💓💓👍