I Made an Elizabethan Blackwork Shirt For My Partner || Renaissance Menswear [CC]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- IN WHICH our intrepid recreatrix finally finishes a project after six extra months of work. Join me as I make a completely handsewn masculine Elizabethan blackwork shirt for my Partner.
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*Music Credits*
Intro music: Teller of Tales
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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*Other music from Epidemic Sound (in order of appearance)*
Sweeping Tinkerer by Martin Klem
Skip Aside by Martin Klem
One Midsummer’s Morning by Martin Klem
Stepping Lightly by Martin Klem
Swedish Piano Song
Kingdom of Baghk by Vusal Zeinalov
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There aren't enough "thumbs-up" indicators for this! Such beautiful work; and as always, the music is perfect.
I spend SO MUCH TIME on finding and cutting music; it makes me glad to hear when it's appreciated.
Agreed!
I adore how the two sides of stitching match up beautifully. The embroidery is amazing. The whole thing is gorgeous. What a glorious gift. It looks wonderful on him.
Oh don't you worry there was a ton of fudging the whipstitching!
@@OpusElenae You would never know. We'll just let it be our secret.
So much work! But it turned out gorgeous!
And you can really tell the passage of the seasons by what you’re wearing in the sewing shots.
It doesn't (usually) snow here, but it can get chilly!
Does your man know how much you care about him??? This is so extraordinary!!!!!!!!
He sure does, did you catch his reaction? He did a happy wiggle every time he put it on
I literally just finished making my own elizabethan shirt, and this video makes me want to start all over again and do all the things even though the project was such a pain 😅. Though this does seem to make the gussets a bit less of a pain. Going to have to keep this video in mind when i inevitably forget how much i suck at handstitching and decide to try making a shirt again.
I know this feel INTIMATELY
What a wonderful thing to be able to make, and give.
Plain old rooibos here. Yes please weighted sewing cushion instructions!
I'll get right on it!
@@OpusElenae here's another vote for the weighted cushion. Much appreciated:)
Gorgeous work, as always, and another vote for the weighted sewing cushion pattern. I would have never thought of such a useful thing.
Courtney, this shirt is gorgeous!! Absolutely stunning!! I can totally see why it took to another solstice to complete.
Glad your Partner loves it 💖 and that was sweet of them to model it for the reveal.
Labor of love is right
Thank you! He's a good sport.
This looks amazing! It's funny how with modern expectations, I didn't expect to see decorative stitching on things like underarm gussets since we tend to want to hide those kinds of details. It really does look great though... It's Cohesive haha.
Also I am in absolute awe of that blackwork. It's so fine and beautiful. No wonder it took you so much time.
My goodness, this is exquisite!! It is amazing how much the embroidery elevates the shirt to another level. So beautiful, it is well worth the time and effort. I definitely want to try it one day.
PS - Your script handwriting!!! 💙
In another life I am also a calligrapher!
The embroidery is beautiful, and your husband is the sweetest.
Thank you (and he is)
One of the very first internet rabbit holes I ever went down was Blackwork (and when I say that was a long time ago, the year began with the digits 1 and 9). Only made a couple of napkins...way back when...Inspired to revisit.
BTW: it's more precisely a buttonhole bar stitch...the long stitches are the bar stitch and can be left as is. It's used a lot in cutwork embroidery.
Edit: I needed to add more thumbs up...Really wonderful
Good to know, thank you!
When she answers my question about the Sabriel surcoat. 😂🤣 I believe in you!!
A stunning piece of work. I am trying to persuade him indoors to go medieval with me - maybe I shall have to make this for him.
11:19 wow the dedication, even all the Vs match
They’re not completely perfect, but overall they mostly match!
There is such tangible love in making for someone else; especially when the make is this time consuming! It’s so beautiful.
I have always wanted a blackwork shirt, and now I’m researching again and it’s ALL YOUR FAULT. 😉 I hope you’re pleased with yourself.
I have a mantra and a policy on my Discord that goes like this: I’M NOT SORRY
Wow! Just wow! I admire your dedication to this long project. Beautiful piece for your partner's kit!
I am nothing if not stubborn af
dang--there aren't enough o's in woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!
for the record, i read the comments and wholeheartedly agree with every positive one!!
Lucky man to receive such lovely work of ART
This is SO amazing ! Neat to see the covered buttons and finger braid ! Your partner looks fantastic wearing it !
Thank you so much!!
It's an amazingly beautiful shirt.
Thank you!
Oh, I'm so in awe of this! Your work is sublime! Every. little. stitch. Perfection!♥♥♥
Thank you so much!
This is ridiculously beautiful. The handmade cord, the thread buttons, the insertion stitching... all on top of the meticulous embroidery!! I am in awe. I have been longing to make a more understated version of one of these for my everyday wardrobe for a while, and now this will have me dreaming of that project again 😆 Also, I once knit my partner a fair isle sweater that was meant to be a gift for his October birthday, but ended up being a Christmas gift... the following year. So six months seems pretty good to me!
This is definitely the Renaissance version of the Boyfriend Sweater lol
Well done!! 👏👏👏
Thank you! 😃
I love that you normalize reusing a gift bag from another type of celebration!
this is an amazing gorgeous success!
Gift wrap is a total scam; we reuse bags and just add new tags all the time!
I love watching you sew/embroidery. ❤️ I want a weighted sewing pillow please.
Noted! I'll see what I can do. I'll need to make a prototype so...
@@OpusElenae oooo... I'm trying to learn embroidery so I'm watching everything I can about it
What an amazing job you did there! I can't stand doing counted stitch embroidery like that. I have tried. I could do it but ..... cleaning toilets is more enjoyable. So I really respect the work you have done here. And your partner looks impressive in the shirt.
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! I can not believe how much work you put into this and it shows 😍😍😍 thanks for showing! ❤
Thank you so much!!
Just mesmerising! He looks magnificent in it. I loved the music too.
Very, very special! That is indeed a work of love. It came out soooooo beautiful. You are a fantastic seamstress.
I am *inspired*. I would love to make a blackwork chemise for myself, but it's gonna have to wait until I get the rest of my outfit finished.
Also, your partner's reaction is friggin' precious 😊
Fantastic!
Such patience!
Great company whilst hand sewing trim !😁👍🏻🌻
(Drinking Water)
I have the pieces for a shirt laying about for over a year. I finally know what I want to do with them. :}
YES DO IT AND POST PICTURES
I love how your partner appreciates your work. And it looked on him. (Is that the correct pronoun?) Fabulous work. And thank you for showing how to do the V-shaped blanket stitch. I've been trying for years to figure that one out.
It is! He also is a Maker, so he understands the work that goes into projects like this.
Beautiful! The reveal was a 'chef's kiss' .
Oh thank you!
@@OpusElenae I realized I had a question I forgot to ask. Why do you hem all the pieces first, then sew it? Is there historical evidence of this?
Absolutely incredible work! The time and effort it took to do this...Gold. Freaking. Star. ⭐
Took a class on blackwork last year. Was totally overwhelmed--not by the embroidery itself, but how to know your order to keep it identical on the front/back. The teacher couldn't explain it other than "you'll figure it out " which made my head explode. I'd like to give it another go...but I think I need to find someone left-handed, because I suspect that's part of what tripped me up 🤔
That's... remarkably unhelpful. I will say that most period embroidery is NOT neat on the back, even blackwork. But someone else asked about reversible holbein stitch upthread so I might do a little tiktok tutorial or something.
I am in utter awe.
Your embroidery is spectacular!
This is drop dead beautiful! Black work is soooo incredible.
Thank you!
So beautiful, and such wonderful company while I do Pennsic sewing!
That shirt is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for showing the tied buttonhole/blanket stitch. Shame the embroidery close ups were lost (flippin technology). I love looking at Blackwork. Its not something I would have the patience for. That and me and counted work certainly do not go together. Give me a drawn/printed design to paint with thread.
You are the 2nd person I've seen doing fingerloop cord. The other is Morgan Donner.
Right back to tracing around some of my A0 sewing patterns in my paint program to create clear cutting lines and directions before sending to my printers. Something I should of been doing at the beginning of the week. The heat arrived in the uk and my brain refused to do anything complicated
p.s. yes please on the sewing pillow pattern
Gorgeous work! I'm going to have to save this to watch again later. My husband has a 16th century persona and I think he would love a gift like this too. And a great reason for me to try blackwork!
What a beautiful shirt excellent work.
Thank you!
So gorgeous! A wonderful gift :)
What exquisite work, you are so talented. Thank you for this amazing video!
The subtitles and hand placement worked much better in this video! Thanks so much! This shirt looks amazing. I love watching you work :)
I left the fingerloop section flipped so my hands were at the top because I didn't want the subtitles to interfere! Hopefully I can be better about centering video going forward, but I can at least be mindful in editing the footage I already have. Thank you for the note!
@@OpusElenae thank you so much for understanding and accommodating!
~ gently taps your cup of tea with my insulated water cup ~
The mittens? fingerless gloves? look really warm and comfy! And you can still use your fingers! Did you make them? Did you follow a pattern? Did you buy them?
The shirt looks so fancy and nice!! And so much work! Good job sticking with it for so long.
Thank you! I made them years and years ago, from the Twin Rib fingerless mitt pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twin-rib-fingerless-mittens
@@OpusElenae Thank you so much for sharing the pattern link!!!
So lovely, was thinking about making another shirt. I will definitely try using this method.
You should!
Wow! Beautiful work! Your partner is a lucky fellow. I recently discovered some table cloths and napkins embroidered in a similar style to blackwork done by my grandmother. They are counted patterns with the more "primitive" motifs found in eastern Europe with black outlines and colourful filling stitches. I'm planning on charting them for later use on clothing, but my project list is soooooooo long.
I have to admitt - this video I come back to over and over again! I just love it - and sooo plan to make something similar but with smøyg details on collar and cuffs (since thats my preferred embroidery 😅) and in a lighter colour on the side-stitching… one day… 😂
Dooooo eeeeet!
Awesome!!!! ♥♥♥
Thanks!!
That's what one calls dedication! Just wow - the amount of details on this stunning work is just mindblowing O__O No wonder it took you so long!
Sooo beautifull 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you! 🤗
Ahh! I'm working on one for myself. Yours is stunning! I'm attempting the Holbein stitch for my ruffly cuffs with that same pattern. Do you happen to have any idea how to tie off a thread while doing the Holbein?
I would do a discreet knot at the end of a running stitch (either a stand alone knot like a french knot or tied to the last stitch) and then weave the end in back and forth under the last stitches. I'll do something short form, like a tiktok, on how I would do it!
On the edge of the cuffs in the painting you showed, there is a black stitch that doesn't seem to be blackwork, Rather it seems to be part of the stitching that makes up the hem of the cuff. Do you know how it is worked? If so I would much appreciate a video of how it is done. If you have one already made, I would very much appreciate you directing me to it. please?
I'm mostly curious if you know what the weighted cushion is weighted *with*? About how heavy is it? The cover looks like a wool? Is there also an underlayer of fabric that keeps the stuffing in, or is the outer fabric tightly woven enough to keep the inner material contained? (I don't need a pattern so much as a few more details... :) )
Just curious, how does the insertion stiching/hemming style hold up to wear and tear? I know you said it was a shirt that wouldnt have been worn as much, but is this a weaker form of piece joining and hemming than others? Genuinely just curious, since Im so used to tucking away my thread away from where it can get snagged or worn away as much as possible with later historical techniques
A shirt (and matching smock) have been on my project list for years. At some point I'll have to actually do them. Your shirt is inspiring. (Also, I apparently fail at spotting a discord link, could someone hook me up, or point where I can find it?)
Sorry about that! I apparently forgot to add it. Here it is: discord.gg/hyzAhakr46
What is the thread used? Is it thicker than regular threads? I’ve always only used regular thread and they are always too thin for my liking when doing buttonholed etc., should I try the “top Stich” threads in craft stores?
It’s Eowyn de Wever’s 20/2 silk for the insertion stitch, and the embroidery is Elegance Silk Pearl #8. You could totally use buttonhole thread or even DMC Pearl cotton #8.
Beautiful! What was the name of the painting you used as a source?
If you google "jane Seymour Hans Holbein" it'll pop right up!
How do you make the little knots at the neck edge of various shirts and chemises? Is it done the same way as your tied blanket stitch, but only showing on the inside?
I’m afraid I’m not following; can you give me a time stamp so I have the proper context for the question?
@@OpusElenae go figure. I was looking on line for an example to show you what I meant, but now I can't for the life of me show you what I mean. I have seen little decretive knots on the edge of chemises in the past. It looks like your tied blanket stitch would make a knot on the edge of the fabric. I have seen them in both black and white knots. Sorry I can't tell you more.
This just absolutely stunning 😍 ❤️ ✨️ 👌