Popping in here to let you know that I’ll be on a little 2-week hiatus from regular Saturday uploads, as I’m headed back to England in December! Which means that the next two weeks will be focused on finishing up sewing projects and filming lots of things to take with me so that hopefully we can keep on schedule whilst my attention is momentarily fractured across projects for the next two months. :)
Bernadette Banner perhaps you can do more small vlog stuff. Perhaps do more stuff like the american duchess hair styling. Or perhaps some Shopping? Be sure to bring books!! I find that one can always finish at least one book on a long flight. Or perhaps if you wanted to sew, get some audiobooks. The app overdrive or hoopla is connected to libraries and you can check a few out at a time. Many people think that audiobooks are cheating, but as a librarian I say it’s not. One is still putting the time into the book all while often doing other productive things.
Do you have a link to where you bought those beautiful torchiere lamps? I would Yelp a handy man and have him use a circular saw to trim the two pieces of tabletop to fit. Another idea is to replace the dresser knobs (at least the visible ones) with ones that are Victorian-ish such as these www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4SBBS4/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_Q3t2DbZD950XP
What a wonderful thing to hear - hope you have a wonderful time. One National Trust property I wish I could show you sadly is not open until March - Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds. I room guide there and would love to show you and your friends around
That sounds wonderful! I sincerely hope you manage to do all that you set out to in those two weeks Since you obviously like Terry Pratchett, I must ask; have you, or are you planning to read Good Omens? I think you would really enjoy it! You could most likely find a copy quite easily while you're in England, since it is an entirely British book. Maybe have a look around for it if you're interested!
if you're ever get sick or get too busy to film you can probably just follow the piggy around the apartment for a little bit and post a ten minute video because I'd definitely watch that
Hi there! I'm actually in the middle of this video, but had to immediately pause it when you got to the historial booklets you have stored in plastic bags! I used to work in an archive for a castle that had a LOT of historical books, and you must never ever store them in plastic because it can create its own little atmosphere in the bag which causes moisture and mold. Store them in a box made of acid-free white card. This allows them to 'breathe'. Don't want those beautiful pieces to be spoiled. They're wonderful!
Fun fact: Sitting cross-legged is, in danish, called "skrædderstilling" which directly translates to "tailors position", bc like you said, they would sit and sew like that. Just came to mind and thought it was fun
Imagine him with a tiny cam strapped on his back and run around like "and that's the bottom part of the bookshelf. I like to sleep in here, it's dark and very comfy. Moving on to under the sewing table..."
The Blushiest Bean - so adorable guinea pig is what must have inspired the sounds of R2D2! See? Hana’s cookie mold last year WAS historically accurate 🤗
About the tailors sitting crossed legged on their tables: in German, sitting crossed legged is actually called Schneidersitz, which translates to something like"tailor's way of sitting"
Dear Bernadette, do you happen to have a video where you narrate the story of your life and your career? In a professional way of course, I wouldn't ask for the details of the time travel incident that brought you in our time.
Within the first minute: so here we have brooms for sweeping and brooms for flying... *that warm, fuzzy feeling when you've found your kind of weird people*
Finding out people you already respect and admire are also witches like you is a great feeling that I unfortunately don't come across very frequently. Seeing her brooms and her hats filled my heart with joy ❤⭐
Music: * starts * Me: * instantly turned into a jaded and somber woman, wrapping myself in a shawl to stave off the blistering wind, gazing into the mist, wondering when my husband will return home from war. *
It was so gentle and beautiful but somewhat sad, I almost started weeping at several points while watching this. Oh dear Bernadette, some warning before music that will pull my heart strings so.
My roommate just asked me, why I keep watching this, as she has never seen me with the needle and indeed I hardly can sew on a button. But hey, Anna, you never going to become a cop, so why do you watch CSI? Also, "here are some brooms for sweeping and some for flying". That's why.
I so agree with you.i have been sewing for over 50 yrs. and everything Bernadette says strikes a chord with me. My dream home would be a quonset hut with skylights and a bathroom.
I was wondering, yet again, who this kind, soft-spoken seamstress reminded me of when it finally hit me. Bob Ross. Mr Rogers (Fred Rogers). Bernadette Banner is the youtube, sewing version of those two television icons.
In high school and college I packed and moved households for a major moving company. The first job is to box everything that can be boxed. My favorite part was packing books (if in fact the customer had books). Eyes aren’t windows to the soul - libraries are.
@@bernadettebanner Bernadette, I actually disagree in this. A lack of books can just mean a lack of space to put them in or not enough money to buy them. The books you read could just be library books or audio/e-books. If someone read, should be the question.
I so miss my over ten cases of books in storage! My patterns as well for that matter. I fear my pattern collection would take up one side of your bookcase in their boxes.
So, I've now learned that if you cannot be dissuaded from sending something to you, it should be: Real silk, high-quality lace trim like Mokuba or original books of patterns from the edwardian period and backwards.
I mean... 😬 (Mainly I tell people not to send me things because I know there's only so much stuff I can accommodate, and the potential amount of things that I would accumulate over time stresses me out. Things that can be used up or that actively enrich this channel, ie primary source material that I can share with everyone, is not the worst; but yes, if you *can* be dissuaded from sending things, I would be at greater ease. 😌)
Bernadette Banner In general, people should probably (definitely) confirm that whatever they want to send you is something you can and will use before they send it.
@@bernadettebanner I heard Rachel maddow on this very subject last night. She begged people to give their hand embroidered mottoes to people they love. Or don't love. Anyway, not to her!
I need to look him up. I worked at the Disneyland magic shop performing illusions. Yes! It is still magic just because you know how it works. So much magic out there
my personal favourite is "Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon... " to each their own haha
Never apologize for the “useless” details! Like your books! That’s what we’re here for! If it were boring we wouldn’t be here at all, I think. And if we WERE here to suffer through uninteresting details, I would assume “we” *side eye at whatever monster doesn’t want to hear about someone’s book collection* could skip ahead. Hmph! The room turned out great!! Send all the details of any and every thing for the rest of eternity! Xoxo
There are quite a few of us who are attempting to come up with the excuse to cram an entire library into our homes, however small. I bought a powerball ticket in the vain hopes of being able to afford building a house modeled in the style of a 15th century Scottish country castle, because it has a rooms labelled enticing things such as "2 story library" and "secret passageway", and "butler's pantry". 🤓 (It also has about 6000 square feet more space than I need, but I'm fairly sure I could run a place like that as a B&B or preparatory school of witchcraft and wizardry.)
Illien Galene Apparently, English is the odd Germanic language out (well, I haven’t confirmed Icelandic or Faroese), which is made even odder by the fact that it’s called something that means about the same thing in French as in the Germanic languages.
Jam jar hoarders unite. And Bernina owners, although mine is probably from the 80s and was rescued from a high school home economics class, so it's not quite as pretty. (I've got my eye on the treadle-operated Singer that my grandmother keeps outside her own sewing room, already used by several generations of our family. Soon, perhaps, I can construct early 20th century clothes on a period-appropriate machine...) I love the primary-document collection. My academic specialty is ancient writing of the Americas, and I think not enough people truly appreciate the glory of written records directly from the target time period!
My mom owns a semi commercial sewing machine that is almost 40 at this point and still going strong and I hoard jars and use them for storage all the time. They are great for putting away everything from change to cat treats but also just leftover food.
My passion for cleaned out glasses (changes if they are from jam, smoothies or pizza sauce) goes so far that I even keep those which are full of dried paint because I use them as water containers when they're still clean and pretty. I like the effect dried watercolors give on their rim. And I always feel like a strange person for loving old books and being passionate about medieval handwritten manuscripts. I study German and literature in general and I am so proud about our wide history when it comes to the roots of our language and culture. When I was in London earlier this year and stopped by at the British Museum I spent little eternities in front of medieval manuscripts, astounded by the craftsmanship.
Do not lose that old Bernina! That machine is gold. I have dibs on my Mom's 80's Bernina when she decides to give it away. In the meantime, I soldier on with my '91 Singer.
Bernadette, if you are looking for 1” grid paper, you could look into Dungeons and Dragons suppliers. Most people who draw their maps for games do it on 1” grid paper
Ever seen Neil Gaiman's library? I feel like that's where I'm headed when I'm his age. Just not sure I'll have the house to go with it when I'm his age...
Bernadette: I need to shut up about books, this isn't a book video. Me, pausing to read the titles: Wait, you're going too fast what was that one about.
Dear Bernadette, I merely wish to note that you've been a great inspiration for me to start sewing. Not mostly historical, admittedly, but just the way you gush about your projects, the humility you view your obviously considerable skill with and the seriousness with which you do this - although not *too* serious, you are both thorough and brave in your choices. So thank you. At a point in time where I really needed some inspiration, you have been it.
Dear Bernadette, congratulations on your sewing room! I've been watching your channel in envy for quite a while now and while I am in no way a creative person, you've inspired me to make my very own clothing item: a simple circle skirt. I do not own a sewing table, a dress form, measuring tape, patterning paper, a sewing machine or even an iron (basically: I own nothing crafts related). I used some historical techniques explained by you to get around these barriers. I bought some cheap fabric, some needles, many pins and some thread and just went for it. My skirt is definately more mock-up quality than a socially aceptable project, but I am nontheless very pround of myself. Thank you for giving me the motivation to produce at least one item of clothing for myself rather than just buying everyting. This project would not have happened without you! And yes: it has pockets :)
@@christinevr7698 I would advice you to plan a small project (such as a circle skirt or a cushion or something) and figure out what you would need. When you figure out the measurements just go to a fabric store or fabric market and look around. You don't even have to buy anything if you don't feel inspired enough. If you have your materials just don't overdo it. Never spent more than a couple of hours a day, because you will get sore and frustrated. Also remind yourself that your first project is suposed to be 'ugly' so keep going to make sure your first project contains most of your beginner mistakes. This way you will know all the pitfalls for your next attempt. Good luck!
karin s Great idea.I’ve often thought of making ONE thing just to ‘rip the bandaid off’. I will reply if I actually try to make something. Thx for the support and advice.
@@christinevr7698 You could also sign up for a class at your local fabric/quilting store. That way you would have the benefit of someone to help teach you and show you various techniques.
@karen s @christine VR please don’t forget second hand and thrift stores as sources for fabric. Sheets, formal gowns, maxi dresses etc are great cheap sources of fabric and you are recycling
"Eats, Shoots and Leaves"! I absolutely love that book! YOU WILL TAKE THE OXFORD COMMA FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! *shakes fist at everyone who ever argued against it*
"standing up is difficult when your spine doesn't stand straight" lol I feel that. I have scoliosis too. But I just barely am missing the mark on needing to wear a brace. I also injured my ankle and have to wear a boot. As a result of my scoliosis I have to wear a shoe on my other foot so that I don't hurt my hips or back more. I do ballet so I'm surprised that this is my worst injury yet, but thankfully I will be able to stand flat and completely equal pretty soon. My month is almost over and then I can stand flat once more!! And not hurt my spine anymore. I'm sorry I just heard that and realized that the one time I showed my mom one of your videos she compared me to you also it's not every day that I find another human who has scoliosis and loves to sew, and just generally is a person that I can look up to. Also you inspired my very first Victorian dress it's still being made but it makes me happy that I will get to wear it and also that I am making it so thank you.
I kind of wondered if that's what she meant. My mother has scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis. She can't stand much anymore but she is 85. And she doesn't let her condition stop her from doing craft work.
That rug has been on the shortlist of rug possibilities for my living room for a while. Then I took it off the list because it was "too busy". Now I am moved and in need of a rug for my bedroom, which also houses my sewing space. Thank you very much for choosing that one so that I may see how it would work with my similar decor: It's now back on my shortlist.
I doubt you will see this but i just wanted to say how much I appreciate your channel. I do not do any form of sewing or costuming, but I am a fine artist dealing with the constant struggle of wanting to create and be excited for my many many projects. Watching your channel has made me excited and happy and just all around revived my desire to draw everything, to sketch, to create. I find you to be maybe the most inspiring person I have ever found and I owe all of my current joy and work to you. Thank you for everything you do and are planning to do. I always await for more uploads! Also ever since you released your video on creating your sewing room I have really been trying to make my room into a neat little art studio to make it easier and more comfortable to draw in. I cannot thank you enough for everything you have given me. Keep being you, Bernadette. You are a blessing :) P. S. I have also become intrigued with the thought of studying more renaissance art history and dates before then since I've started watching your channel. I have no clue on where to begin but I do have books I can start reading!
Zachary Sechrist - excellent! Start with a basic art history book like any thrift store or used book find. Gardner Through the Ages...classic. Also Sister Wendy’s “Story of Painting” (R.I.P. my dearest Sis. W). Art history gives so much social and political context to what was created, why, and by whom (note women are profoundly unrepresented-more recent scholarship is improving but by bit). Go forth and be awesome!
A few years back I made a change away from the conventional wisdom that one's primary bookshelf ought only to have books one has read on it. I cleared out all the books I'd read and packed the whole shelf with all the books I _hadn't_ read. I'm really happy about making this decision. Now whenever I look at my bookshelf I see things I want to read! 😊
I only have books that I've read. I like to re-read them though so its ok. I can't imagine donating books or selling them. How am I meant to one day accrue the Beauty & The Beast library of my dreams if I get rid of the books I have? Nope! Must hoard All The Books.
@@AlexaFaie Go to any secondhand store and buy a 1000 books :p It's not that hard to just accumulate books. It might be hard to have a perfectly curated library though.
@@amara560 I meant more that I tend to read stuff so quickly that it doesn't stay unread for long. If I had the budget (I don't) and the space (also no) then it'd be easy for me to accumulate more books. But as it is, I get a book, I read it in a couple of hours. Sometimes I wish I were a slower reader just so they'd last me longer. Like my boyfriend might spend an hour before going to sleep reading and the book will last him months. The only book that took me that long was the Lord of The Rings trilogy I had in one paperback book on very fine paper with tiny enough font size so I couldn't read it any quicker or I'd rip the pages & strain my eyes! I do not recommend that format. It was so hard to hold! LOL
I don't sew and I randomly found your channel, but I love how you created a living space that fits your specific lifestyle and needs. Definitely an inspiring concept for people of all interests.
Oh my gosh, I'm just indescribably happy that you put your Narnia books in the correct order even though you had an edition that was published in the incorrect order. You warm my little children's librarian heart.
Lazy is not applicable to you in any way. Everything may not be sewing related but you do have a life to be lived! BTW, we did the same thing with our living room. It's now my sewing room. Yours is much more beautiful! We did make my table with a padded surface to iron on, but I have a set of cutting mats that fit it perfectly. Did you decide against getting the other counter cut to fit the gap? Perhaps you could barter the off cut for the actual cutting.
I've just put it off for now, I think. I do have a full year to make the return, so I'll have a think about it when I'm back from London next year. Right now the second surface is living up against a wall in my bedroom, so it's not immediately in the way whilst I'm working. 😅
Bernadette Banner glad to hear you’re thinking of doing a return! It broke my heart to see all your designing, measuring, and planning of your dream space derailed because of someone else’s mistake. Especially since the table is such an integral part of the sewing room, and you were excited to have a surface that would accommodate a bolt width. Don’t settle for anything less than your dream!! Also just want to comment on that amazing view through those giant windows. What a pleasure it must be to live in that space! Have a great trip to London and travel safe!
I have an identical copy of a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass and when I saw it I was like ”*gAsp* oh my god, same book!”
Bernadette Banner and Brian Gilbert Davis have perfectly opposite introvert-on-video personalities and the fact that we have a medium for this where people can share and watch and enjoy makes me very happy
It genuinely took me a moment to understand the "jam jar" comment because I too store many things, to include my pens and things, in recycled jam jars. It was so natural a look, I forgot that many may not also do the same, but they should because recycling.
I had a Guinea Pig rescue for 6 years but phased it out and let our remaining residents live out their lives with us. It was an awesome experience and I miss their wheeks and adorable personalities! I’ve also made a lot of costumes at our local community theatre.
"This is not a book video, I need to shut up about books. Anyway, above that I have more useful nonfiction...." Literally me. On that note, the guest appearance of Uprooted made my heart happy. edit: formatting on TH-cam is not my friend.
Bernadette, I am currently watching and spotted on roll of one of your drawing paper an address, and wanted to tell you immediately in case if it's your personal one, not the PO box. Also, I feel blessed by His Lordship presence. And your sewing room makes me want to throw away furniture from my living room and make is #aesthetic, and one day I shall have a room for my witchy victorian/edwardian self.
What a relief then! I see that you reuse much stuff, which is kind of admirable, do you have any tips how we can give all the boxes, tins and similar bits a second life? :)
For cardboard or coffee cans I like wrapping paper or cutting pictures out of magazines & mod podge glue. For tins I like spray paint. Also I have seen you tubers do the amazing with polymer clay.
@@cynthiabasil8356 I often lack ideas, I just upcycle jars for homemade jams, liquor bottles for my momma's weird liquors, medicine bottles for needles and pins and stuff like brown packing paper, random string and old jewelry for packing gifts. I would like to throw away as little as I have to. Also, who want to pay for stuff if you already have something useful.
@@Noel.Chmielowiec If you cover boxes with wrapping paper, bear in mind that colourful wrapping paper is often thinnish and whatever is printed on the boxes will show through. So it's a good idea to cover them in unprinted cheap wrapping paper first and only then in the nice stuff. This has the advantage of also reinforcing the boxes. I painted a tin with regular home use acrylic paint. It's not smooth like spray paint, but it does the job and hey, depending on your aesthetic, a bit of an unevennes just adds to the homemade charm. ;-) You can also paint / cover the lids of jam jars for pretty storage jars.
I cannot express how ecstatic I am to have found you in the vast land of youtube. I do not mean to sound weird haha but you have quickly (over the course of about 24 hours) become one of my most favorite humans. Though I am no designer or seamstress...I throughly enjoy you, your content, your aesthetic, and your wit and humor. Yay.
Yes, and machine is my dream machine. Actually I can't afford it even in my dreams. I have a cheap plastic brother. Eh well, it's cheapness matches my sewing skills so maybe we are suited together. 😔
@@maryjune21 If you have a local machine dealer they’ll sometimes discount machines if they have a trade-in program that means they have slightly older models floating around. Manufacturers do also offer financing. The craft store Brother machines are not built to the same standards as ones sold by authorized dealers and sometimes are not eligible for repairs. I’ve got a higher end Bernina than the one seen here and only paid $1500!
@@heathergleiser I actually live in another country, a 3rd world country.. There are no authorized dealers of any high end manufacturers. Craft stores may ship some to my country but shipping cost is exorbitant. My brother machine and other low end Japanese machines are exported by japan as junk to my country where sellers buy them by lot (in a container) , clean them up and sell them.
The bookshelf assurance was hysterical: I was actually wondering if you were gonna bolt it to the wall when you were building it in the last vlog you did about the sewing room.
I like the juxtaposition of the modern large, bright windows and the Victorian aesthetic. It’s kind of like complementary colours where each stands out more because of its proximity to the other.
There is nothing better than having your personal space reflect what you enjoy most. Every room in my house has a theme with my lifetime of collections & favorite art, photographs of places. It makes me happy. No slave to whatever is fashionable in either my dress or home décor, it's my favorite place to be & visitors seem to enjoy it. Whimsical things in unexpected places as well. Thanks so much for another interesting home space tour! I'm IN LOVE with the hat clock! I have quite a few top hats & the like I will sooooo be copying your clock!
*opens the magazine* Me: It's THE scissors. *Continues showing sewing room/space* Me: THE SCISSORS. Everyone has those bird scissors and I low key want them again because I saw the illustration/ad in the magazine you flipped through. (Also ngl I always thought they were just another product being advertised as vintage/antique but wasn't really based on anything other than aesthetic, but now I know. Also neat to know they were once called the Gloriana embroidery and ripping scissors... Or at least in this magazine lol). Now I will buy them an be the trash I truely am
I have a pair of the bird scissors my mother bought me back in the 1980s; she remembered her grandmother had a pair but not what happened to them. It's lovely to see these things in continual use and/or production for so many years.
I had to stop the video to pull out my heron scissors to compare them! They are nearly identical, however mine are marked Germany. I also have an antique iron - but I use it as a bookend. Absolutely loved the tour (we have such similar tastes in authors!) and I will probably replay and watch it again as I work in my Victorian Studio today ;)
Ahh, the calming 36 minutes I needed this week, finally had the time to sit down and enjoy it! More blissful meditative videos ASAP!! (when you are done with your two weeks 😉)
I wanted to say thank you for posting these videos, they've really inspired me to treat my clothes differently. I don't think I'm ever going to become a full on seamstress, but watching you work, hearing the way you talk about clothes, and seeing how you treat your fabrics has inspired me to learn more about how to take care of and mend my own clothes. Most recently I learned how to mend holes in cashmere sweaters so I could repair one that had a couple moth holes in it. Thank you again for the inspiration, and looking forward to watching more!
* music starts * Me: * Instantly turns into a weathered veteran soldier, poking at a meager cooking fire while my troops huddle around for warmth, wondering if and when the war will cease. *
If for any reason you are somehow single there is someone else with A very similar comment from the feminine perspective who may be of interest to you. 💛
As a non-sewer who loves watching sewing videos (?), I have to tell you I've spent more than a hour stopping on the book frames, feverishly googling the titles, and then updating my TBR. So I think a non-sewing book video would go over really well (for me, not sure about for anyone else!)
What a dreamy and functional space, thank you for sharing! Dare I say, though, the best part was the little piggy noises and surprise piggy appearances 😍 Also, I am unashamedly in love with the new bookcase and would love to have something similar - that one scene in the Beauty and the Beast opening act when Belle slides along the shelves in the bookstore is my life aspiration.
You could put a little curtain on a rod between the 2 dressers to hide your soft box and it would still be easily accessible 😬 also looooove in depth tours that show all the nooks and crannies and knick knacks it’s like briefly stepping into someones thought process and personality through their possessions I love it
I totally get what you mean about jam jars, I dont think I have ever let one go. I have quite the hoard of them! Useful as vases, cups, cleaning paint brushes, water rooting cuttings, holding writing supplies, holding makeup stuff, button storage, bead storage, overall craft storage....... the list just keeps going.
I never was able to potty train my Guinea pigs, so I would have been afraid for the carpet. But obviously, Cesario is a well trained good boy, so. Beautiful sewing room. Well done! xxx Cilou
Cesario seems to be a very well behaved guinea pig when he's running free in your room. If I did that with mine they'd chew on all wooden parts of the furniture and the rug would be destroyed within two weeks 😅
I could not trust my boys in a room this beautiful. In addition to your concerns, my troublemaker Mortimer would find a way into the cabbage patch basket, and I fear we'd never find him again.
My late bunny used to eat and tear wallpaper from my walls, he also chewed some electric wires in pieces. So naturally I got a bit worried when I saw the wires she has on floors. But I guess her guinea pig behaves much more nicely than my dear late bunny who I had to lock up in the cage while I was sewing.
@@agsuvongiest I had the same issues with my free range bunny. But, she only bit into an electrical cord once. She did survive but never touched them again.
@@agsuvongiest I can relate to the wires thing. I used to have a set of string lights on my guinea pig cage. They were carefully positioned so the pigs couldn't chew them, but then my boyfriend moved it and they started chewing them. :/
My bunnies love the cords. I don't know how they don't get hurt as I certainly do when I accidentally touch them. I have one that loves getting attention for being naughty.
I love these chatty videos, and I am supremely jealous of your sewing room. It's beautiful and delightfully on brand. My sister was watching over my shoulder and oohed over the ivy with fairy lights, so we may end up stealing that idea 😊
Talk about self sufficiency....one woman team...with everything close at hand...simply amazing talent and decorative skills..no need to leave home !! Room with a view as well..just fantastic !!.
Dearest Bernadette, I have been binging your videos while I work on my own little crafty things (cross-stitching and linoleum carving). Your voice and manner of speaking is so soothing. Your thoughts on having talent vs. practice/gained skill have been reverberating in my head and have helped me look at things I've not done before and think, "Hm, well with some practice, I too can do this." I wanted to thank you for sharing parts of your world with us......And for also introducing me to the wonder that is Cathy Hay. 🥰 P.S. Congrats on the beauty that is your sewing room and three cheers for not having to draft/cut/sew/exist on the floor any longer!
Not super related to this video, but I would love love love to see a video about your "Bible." It was breifly mentioned in a past video that you document practically everything for future reference. I am a novice seamstress and want to go into more costuming/cosplay work. A bible of my own is something I would greatly benefit from and am very interested in seeing your process for project documentation. Cheers!
@@froggdoggs8551 Me too. I thought a sewing "bible" would be a reference book to look up techniques etc. A book that documents sewing projects you have done seems to me to be more like a "diary".
Popping in here to let you know that I’ll be on a little 2-week hiatus from regular Saturday uploads, as I’m headed back to England in December! Which means that the next two weeks will be focused on finishing up sewing projects and filming lots of things to take with me so that hopefully we can keep on schedule whilst my attention is momentarily fractured across projects for the next two months. :)
Bernadette Banner perhaps you can do more small vlog stuff. Perhaps do more stuff like the american duchess hair styling. Or perhaps some Shopping? Be sure to bring books!! I find that one can always finish at least one book on a long flight. Or perhaps if you wanted to sew, get some audiobooks. The app overdrive or hoopla is connected to libraries and you can check a few out at a time. Many people think that audiobooks are cheating, but as a librarian I say it’s not. One is still putting the time into the book all while often doing other productive things.
Do you have a link to where you bought those beautiful torchiere lamps? I would Yelp a handy man and have him use a circular saw to trim the two pieces of tabletop to fit. Another idea is to replace the dresser knobs (at least the visible ones) with ones that are Victorian-ish such as these www.amazon.com/dp/B07J4SBBS4/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_Q3t2DbZD950XP
Enjoy your stay in England :)
What a wonderful thing to hear - hope you have a wonderful time. One National Trust property I wish I could show you sadly is not open until March - Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds. I room guide there and would love to show you and your friends around
That sounds wonderful! I sincerely hope you manage to do all that you set out to in those two weeks
Since you obviously like Terry Pratchett, I must ask; have you, or are you planning to read Good Omens? I think you would really enjoy it! You could most likely find a copy quite easily while you're in England, since it is an entirely British book. Maybe have a look around for it if you're interested!
"brooms for sweeping and brooms for flying" - iconic
I love that Cesario knows that his name comes from Shakespeare
O H I didn't even make that connection. What a smart pig. 😂
He probably named himself
if you're ever get sick or get too busy to film you can probably just follow the piggy around the apartment for a little bit and post a ten minute video because I'd definitely watch that
Good to know 😉
I wasn't planning on travelling today, yet here I am climbing aboard the Cesario-takes-over-the-video train 🤷🏻♀️😂
I vote for this too.
Is there a piggy sized go pro so we can have the Cesario view of things?
Me too you could even re-upload it every month and I would rewatch for at least a full year
Hi there! I'm actually in the middle of this video, but had to immediately pause it when you got to the historial booklets you have stored in plastic bags!
I used to work in an archive for a castle that had a LOT of historical books, and you must never ever store them in plastic because it can create its own little atmosphere in the bag which causes moisture and mold. Store them in a box made of acid-free white card. This allows them to 'breathe'. Don't want those beautiful pieces to be spoiled. They're wonderful!
boost this so bernadette can see and rescue her books!!
Boost number two!!
Bringing the words for the 👀 on this fantastic video and comment
That makes total sense
The History Squirrel stop telling people what to do
Fun fact: Sitting cross-legged is, in danish, called "skrædderstilling" which directly translates to "tailors position", bc like you said, they would sit and sew like that. Just came to mind and thought it was fun
Oh! It's the same in dutch: "kleermakerszit". :D
Same in German “Schneidersitz”
"criss cross applesauce" in elementary
Same in Norwegian! Skredderstilling!
Same in French: "s'assoir en tailleur!"
she’s the best young old lady i’ve ever come across.
(hello stay)
How many have you come across?
How can a girl so young have eyes so old? (^^)
She is indeed a young grandmother
She's not old at all. On the contrary, she have the passion and joy of a teenager.
I very much like the idea of Cesario giving his own parallel tour of the space as you are giving the human-level one 😂
Imagine him with a tiny cam strapped on his back and run around like "and that's the bottom part of the bookshelf. I like to sleep in here, it's dark and very comfy. Moving on to under the sewing table..."
So cute ✨ 💚 ✨
"And here is the Shakespeer!! I like the shakepnear!!!"
@@yamisart They do make tiny Go Pro cameras that look like little cubes. They should make tiny camera harnesses for piggy bloggers.
@@lorib1696 maybe there are harnesses for tiny dogs that would fit them. Would be so cute to see things from a piggy's perspective
Cesario: squeaks and runs around
My heart: the consistency of pudding
The Blushiest Bean - so adorable guinea pig is what must have inspired the sounds of R2D2! See? Hana’s cookie mold last year WAS historically accurate 🤗
About the tailors sitting crossed legged on their tables: in German, sitting crossed legged is actually called Schneidersitz, which translates to something like"tailor's way of sitting"
Cool right? Didn't really think about it before, but it's the same in Dutch: kleermakerszit.
The same in Danish: skrædderstilling.
Same in swedish! Skräddarställning
Well in polish it's sitting the turkish way 'po turecku' 🤔🧐😅😅😅
@@green7apocalyptica lmaoo
No one:
Bernadette: *posts 36 mins of relaxation for fellow introvert*
I'm actually enjoy her videos so much but I am an entp so I watch it (or basically anything) on 2x speed😂😃
Mesmerized INTP here
bless her
Too true!
@@k.ichigo1219 hehe so cool!
Dear Bernadette, do you happen to have a video where you narrate the story of your life and your career? In a professional way of course, I wouldn't ask for the details of the time travel incident that brought you in our time.
Lovely said… hilarious 😂
Within the first minute: so here we have brooms for sweeping and brooms for flying...
*that warm, fuzzy feeling when you've found your kind of weird people*
I just knew if I looked through the comments, someone else would have been as delighted by that remark as I was ♥️
Black hat society girls...lots of us.
I'm so happy that I'm not alone in this! I recently obtained a witches welcome banner to hang in the enterance of my home
Finding out people you already respect and admire are also witches like you is a great feeling that I unfortunately don't come across very frequently.
Seeing her brooms and her hats filled my heart with joy ❤⭐
yes, yes and yes
Music: * starts *
Me: * instantly turned into a jaded and somber woman, wrapping myself in a shawl to stave off the blistering wind, gazing into the mist, wondering when my husband will return home from war. *
Madison Knight exactly me
It was so gentle and beautiful but somewhat sad, I almost started weeping at several points while watching this. Oh dear Bernadette, some warning before music that will pull my heart strings so.
Who you and becausewhynot_57 might actually be soulmates lol
😂😂😂😂
😁😁
My roommate just asked me, why I keep watching this, as she has never seen me with the needle and indeed I hardly can sew on a button. But hey, Anna, you never going to become a cop, so why do you watch CSI?
Also, "here are some brooms for sweeping and some for flying". That's why.
I so agree with you.i have been sewing for over 50 yrs. and everything Bernadette says strikes a chord with me. My dream home would be a quonset hut with skylights and a bathroom.
Oh I so loved that comment to
What a wonderful answer!
Who knows what you will do? Don't box yourself into a corner.
That's telling her! You never know. I love sewing.
I was wondering, yet again, who this kind, soft-spoken seamstress reminded me of when it finally hit me. Bob Ross. Mr Rogers (Fred Rogers). Bernadette Banner is the youtube, sewing version of those two television icons.
ABSOLUTELY THIS!!!
"Cesario.exe is not responding" written in (german?) middle age font is the most hilarious thing
In high school and college I packed and moved households for a major moving company. The first job is to box everything that can be boxed. My favorite part was packing books (if in fact the customer had books). Eyes aren’t windows to the soul - libraries are.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. And a lack of books says something too!
How very true. I have 4 large bookcases stuffed full of books and a kindle that is nearing its storage limit. I can't imagine not having any books.
I live in a tiny house on wheels, I still have book storage! (And a full to bursting kindle haha) I simply couldn't imagine a life without books
@@bernadettebanner Bernadette, I actually disagree in this. A lack of books can just mean a lack of space to put them in or not enough money to buy them. The books you read could just be library books or audio/e-books. If someone read, should be the question.
I so miss my over ten cases of books in storage! My patterns as well for that matter. I fear my pattern collection would take up one side of your bookcase in their boxes.
Bernadette: Is this interesting?
Me: This space and her calming music are giving me life.
"Bernadette Manor" she saw an opportunity and she took it
I'm deeply dissatisfied she didn't call it Banner Manor.
Bernadette: “i need to stop talking about books!” Me, rewatching this video for the thousandths time: “no wait please continue talking about books”
Is the dish you have your little scissors and needles in made by Beleek?
* still waiting patiently for her book video, if she hasn't forgotten lol *
“Yes it’s bolted to the wall...” made me lol I bet a bunch of people commented on that. You are treasured. ☺️
I loved that little disclaimer!
So, I've now learned that if you cannot be dissuaded from sending something to you, it should be: Real silk, high-quality lace trim like Mokuba or original books of patterns from the edwardian period and backwards.
I mean... 😬
(Mainly I tell people not to send me things because I know there's only so much stuff I can accommodate, and the potential amount of things that I would accumulate over time stresses me out. Things that can be used up or that actively enrich this channel, ie primary source material that I can share with everyone, is not the worst; but yes, if you *can* be dissuaded from sending things, I would be at greater ease. 😌)
I'm not sure what size shoe you wear however I do frequently run into hundred yr old shoes and think Bernadette should have these. 👢🎩
I'm tempted to work on my needle tatting skills to make one of those collar things and send it of. Wouldn't wear it myself... well oneday maybe
Bernadette Banner
In general, people should probably (definitely) confirm that whatever they want to send you is something you can and will use before they send it.
@@bernadettebanner I heard Rachel maddow on this very subject last night. She begged people to give their hand embroidered mottoes to people they love. Or don't love. Anyway, not to her!
Ah! Terry Pratchett! The author responsible for my favorite quote:
"It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works."
I was so very excited and happy when I saw that she too, has love for his work
I need to look him up. I worked at the Disneyland magic shop performing illusions. Yes! It is still magic just because you know how it works. So much magic out there
my personal favourite is "Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...
"
to each their own haha
Any witch worth her broom reads Terry Pratchett
“Inn-sewer-ants” ❤️
I LOVE how she says "YET." A really good reminder that nothing is permenant and that you can always improve your situation. 😍
Oh yes!!! I am 72, in Assisted Living, and YET is what keeps me inspired and moving forward!!!
@@lindaheydt3978 ✨💖🪡🧵🌀💙
I love how Bernadette talked about the books for a while, then mentioned that she should stop talking about books and continued to talk about books
Never apologize for the “useless” details! Like your books! That’s what we’re here for! If it were boring we wouldn’t be here at all, I think. And if we WERE here to suffer through uninteresting details, I would assume “we” *side eye at whatever monster doesn’t want to hear about someone’s book collection* could skip ahead. Hmph!
The room turned out great!! Send all the details of any and every thing for the rest of eternity! Xoxo
There are quite a few of us who are attempting to come up with the excuse to cram an entire library into our homes, however small.
I bought a powerball ticket in the vain hopes of being able to afford building a house modeled in the style of a 15th century Scottish country castle, because it has a rooms labelled enticing things such as "2 story library" and "secret passageway", and "butler's pantry". 🤓
(It also has about 6000 square feet more space than I need, but I'm fairly sure I could run a place like that as a B&B or preparatory school of witchcraft and wizardry.)
The German word for sitting cross legged is "Schneidersitz" translated "the way a tailor sits" or "tailor sit".
Illien Galene oh wow! love this lil bit of information
@@v-underground your welcome!
Illien Galene
Apparently, English is the odd Germanic language out (well, I haven’t confirmed Icelandic or Faroese), which is made even odder by the fact that it’s called something that means about the same thing in French as in the Germanic languages.
@@ragnkja what do you want to say?
Brilliant
Jam jar hoarders unite. And Bernina owners, although mine is probably from the 80s and was rescued from a high school home economics class, so it's not quite as pretty. (I've got my eye on the treadle-operated Singer that my grandmother keeps outside her own sewing room, already used by several generations of our family. Soon, perhaps, I can construct early 20th century clothes on a period-appropriate machine...)
I love the primary-document collection. My academic specialty is ancient writing of the Americas, and I think not enough people truly appreciate the glory of written records directly from the target time period!
Pretty sewing machines are for people who don't actually sew. :D
My mom owns a semi commercial sewing machine that is almost 40 at this point and still going strong and I hoard jars and use them for storage all the time. They are great for putting away everything from change to cat treats but also just leftover food.
@@DieAlteistwiederda I definitely have multiple jam jars full of loose change squirreled away around my house.
My passion for cleaned out glasses (changes if they are from jam, smoothies or pizza sauce) goes so far that I even keep those which are full of dried paint because I use them as water containers when they're still clean and pretty. I like the effect dried watercolors give on their rim.
And I always feel like a strange person for loving old books and being passionate about medieval handwritten manuscripts. I study German and literature in general and I am so proud about our wide history when it comes to the roots of our language and culture. When I was in London earlier this year and stopped by at the British Museum I spent little eternities in front of medieval manuscripts, astounded by the craftsmanship.
Do not lose that old Bernina! That machine is gold. I have dibs on my Mom's 80's Bernina when she decides to give it away. In the meantime, I soldier on with my '91 Singer.
I love how this channel reminds me that I don't need or want to be like everybody else :) personal and classy, too.
omg, you put it in words 👏🏻
I love your comment so much. It is the same for me. She is inspiring in the sense of her uniqueness, why do we dress all the same?
I'm not even a sewer but I love that victorian aesthetic of your work room.
im so glad you’re not a *sewer*
Bernadette, if you are looking for 1” grid paper, you could look into Dungeons and Dragons suppliers. Most people who draw their maps for games do it on 1” grid paper
bold of you to assume she doesn't already do that but tries to hide the fact that she does :p
DnD is terribly modern
As a bookbinder, I highly recommend buying more books.
Haha! As someone who's also a bookbinder, I can only agree.
It is dangerous for me to walk into a bookstore. I want to buy so many! Goal is to own a personal library one day!!!
Ever seen Neil Gaiman's library?
I feel like that's where I'm headed when I'm his age. Just not sure I'll have the house to go with it when I'm his age...
Not a bookbinder, but I do typesets and formatting so wholeheartedly agree 😁
Having known a bookbinder and cutter I agree.
Bernadette: I need to shut up about books, this isn't a book video.
Me, pausing to read the titles: Wait, you're going too fast what was that one about.
I know, right? I wanted another look there too.
@@laurahill9643 Same here....already started a list!
Honestly, most of us might be here, because books.
@@judithkimball2125 because books, and let's face it, Bernadette is awesome! LOL
Same!! I took screenshots of the video 😂 and have added so many of them to my wishlist now
"Every once in a while you remember that you have candles..." I feel like she's just narrating my life, just with a better looking background.
Dear Bernadette,
I merely wish to note that you've been a great inspiration for me to start sewing. Not mostly historical, admittedly, but just the way you gush about your projects, the humility you view your obviously considerable skill with and the seriousness with which you do this - although not *too* serious, you are both thorough and brave in your choices. So thank you. At a point in time where I really needed some inspiration, you have been it.
Dear Bernadette, congratulations on your sewing room! I've been watching your channel in envy for quite a while now and while I am in no way a creative person, you've inspired me to make my very own clothing item: a simple circle skirt. I do not own a sewing table, a dress form, measuring tape, patterning paper, a sewing machine or even an iron (basically: I own nothing crafts related). I used some historical techniques explained by you to get around these barriers. I bought some cheap fabric, some needles, many pins and some thread and just went for it. My skirt is definately more mock-up quality than a socially aceptable project, but I am nontheless very pround of myself. Thank you for giving me the motivation to produce at least one item of clothing for myself rather than just buying everyting. This project would not have happened without you! And yes: it has pockets :)
karin s well done!!! I watch obsessively many sewing videos but I haven’t made anything myself as yet, so kudos to you for going for it!
@@christinevr7698 I would advice you to plan a small project (such as a circle skirt or a cushion or something) and figure out what you would need. When you figure out the measurements just go to a fabric store or fabric market and look around. You don't even have to buy anything if you don't feel inspired enough. If you have your materials just don't overdo it. Never spent more than a couple of hours a day, because you will get sore and frustrated. Also remind yourself that your first project is suposed to be 'ugly' so keep going to make sure your first project contains most of your beginner mistakes. This way you will know all the pitfalls for your next attempt. Good luck!
karin s Great idea.I’ve often thought of making ONE thing just to ‘rip the bandaid off’. I will reply if I actually try to make something. Thx for the support and advice.
@@christinevr7698 You could also sign up for a class at your local fabric/quilting store. That way you would have the benefit of someone to help teach you and show you various techniques.
@karen s @christine VR please don’t forget second hand and thrift stores as sources for fabric. Sheets, formal gowns, maxi dresses etc are great cheap sources of fabric and you are recycling
"Eats, Shoots and Leaves"! I absolutely love that book! YOU WILL TAKE THE OXFORD COMMA FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS! *shakes fist at everyone who ever argued against it*
Kamikaze Kumquat, amen!
*breathes in*
*whispering*: *oxford comma bad*
Oxford comma is life!
Ohmygosh meeeeeeeeeee I will die on the hill that the Oxford comma is essential
You speak Truth, Kamikaze (or should I have typed Commakaze?) Kumquat!
"Brooms for sweeping and brooms for flying."
A MOOD
"standing up is difficult when your spine doesn't stand straight" lol I feel that. I have scoliosis too. But I just barely am missing the mark on needing to wear a brace. I also injured my ankle and have to wear a boot. As a result of my scoliosis I have to wear a shoe on my other foot so that I don't hurt my hips or back more. I do ballet so I'm surprised that this is my worst injury yet, but thankfully I will be able to stand flat and completely equal pretty soon. My month is almost over and then I can stand flat once more!! And not hurt my spine anymore. I'm sorry I just heard that and realized that the one time I showed my mom one of your videos she compared me to you also it's not every day that I find another human who has scoliosis and loves to sew, and just generally is a person that I can look up to. Also you inspired my very first Victorian dress it's still being made but it makes me happy that I will get to wear it and also that I am making it so thank you.
I kind of wondered if that's what she meant. My mother has scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis. She can't stand much anymore but she is 85. And she doesn't let her condition stop her from doing craft work.
What a sweet response. I hope that you healed up well, and that you are enjoying your dancing.
That rug has been on the shortlist of rug possibilities for my living room for a while. Then I took it off the list because it was "too busy". Now I am moved and in need of a rug for my bedroom, which also houses my sewing space. Thank you very much for choosing that one so that I may see how it would work with my similar decor: It's now back on my shortlist.
I doubt you will see this but i just wanted to say how much I appreciate your channel. I do not do any form of sewing or costuming, but I am a fine artist dealing with the constant struggle of wanting to create and be excited for my many many projects. Watching your channel has made me excited and happy and just all around revived my desire to draw everything, to sketch, to create. I find you to be maybe the most inspiring person I have ever found and I owe all of my current joy and work to you. Thank you for everything you do and are planning to do. I always await for more uploads! Also ever since you released your video on creating your sewing room I have really been trying to make my room into a neat little art studio to make it easier and more comfortable to draw in. I cannot thank you enough for everything you have given me. Keep being you, Bernadette. You are a blessing :)
P. S. I have also become intrigued with the thought of studying more renaissance art history and dates before then since I've started watching your channel. I have no clue on where to begin but I do have books I can start reading!
I'm a writer and I feel all of this too.
@@ViviNyc1 i am so sorry for any writers block you deal with TT^TT.
Zachary Sechrist - excellent! Start with a basic art history book like any thrift store or used book find. Gardner Through the Ages...classic. Also Sister Wendy’s “Story of Painting” (R.I.P. my dearest Sis. W). Art history gives so much social and political context to what was created, why, and by whom (note women are profoundly unrepresented-more recent scholarship is improving but by bit). Go forth and be awesome!
A few years back I made a change away from the conventional wisdom that one's primary bookshelf ought only to have books one has read on it. I cleared out all the books I'd read and packed the whole shelf with all the books I _hadn't_ read. I'm really happy about making this decision.
Now whenever I look at my bookshelf I see things I want to read! 😊
So where do you keep the books you have read? Or do you have more than one bookshelf?
Some in boxes, some on my desk shelves, some donated :)
I only have books that I've read. I like to re-read them though so its ok. I can't imagine donating books or selling them. How am I meant to one day accrue the Beauty & The Beast library of my dreams if I get rid of the books I have? Nope! Must hoard All The Books.
@@AlexaFaie Go to any secondhand store and buy a 1000 books :p It's not that hard to just accumulate books. It might be hard to have a perfectly curated library though.
@@amara560 I meant more that I tend to read stuff so quickly that it doesn't stay unread for long. If I had the budget (I don't) and the space (also no) then it'd be easy for me to accumulate more books. But as it is, I get a book, I read it in a couple of hours. Sometimes I wish I were a slower reader just so they'd last me longer. Like my boyfriend might spend an hour before going to sleep reading and the book will last him months. The only book that took me that long was the Lord of The Rings trilogy I had in one paperback book on very fine paper with tiny enough font size so I couldn't read it any quicker or I'd rip the pages & strain my eyes! I do not recommend that format. It was so hard to hold! LOL
Sir Terry Pratchett? I see you are a woman of even a better taste (if it is at all possible) than I initially anticipated
I completely agree with you!
I don't sew and I randomly found your channel, but I love how you created a living space that fits your specific lifestyle and needs. Definitely an inspiring concept for people of all interests.
Oh my gosh, I'm just indescribably happy that you put your Narnia books in the correct order even though you had an edition that was published in the incorrect order. You warm my little children's librarian heart.
I tend to put things in chronological order instead of print date/author order…if that makes any sense.
Lazy is not applicable to you in any way. Everything may not be sewing related but you do have a life to be lived! BTW, we did the same thing with our living room. It's now my sewing room. Yours is much more beautiful! We did make my table with a padded surface to iron on, but I have a set of cutting mats that fit it perfectly.
Did you decide against getting the other counter cut to fit the gap? Perhaps you could barter the off cut for the actual cutting.
I've just put it off for now, I think. I do have a full year to make the return, so I'll have a think about it when I'm back from London next year. Right now the second surface is living up against a wall in my bedroom, so it's not immediately in the way whilst I'm working. 😅
Bernadette Banner glad to hear you’re thinking of doing a return! It broke my heart to see all your designing, measuring, and planning of your dream space derailed because of someone else’s mistake. Especially since the table is such an integral part of the sewing room, and you were excited to have a surface that would accommodate a bolt width. Don’t settle for anything less than your dream!! Also just want to comment on that amazing view through those giant windows. What a pleasure it must be to live in that space! Have a great trip to London and travel safe!
I never knew lace envy was a thing, but I'm feeling it keenly.
Anyone else get super excited when someone they think is cool has a lot of the same books as I do?
I did indeed when she mentioned His Dark Materials
I have an identical copy of a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass and when I saw it I was like ”*gAsp* oh my god, same book!”
Yeeeeeep
Scott McCloud "Understanding Comics" - highly recommend!
I saw the Miss Peregrine series and squeed in joy
Can we just have a whole video of Cesario running around doing piggy things? I think this is a thing we need.
Bernadette Banner and Brian Gilbert Davis have perfectly opposite introvert-on-video personalities and the fact that we have a medium for this where people can share and watch and enjoy makes me very happy
It genuinely took me a moment to understand the "jam jar" comment because I too store many things, to include my pens and things, in recycled jam jars. It was so natural a look, I forgot that many may not also do the same, but they should because recycling.
Susan McKnight Glass jars are perfect leftover containers for canned goods such as fruits, veggies, and sauces.
A Victorian-style “crazy quilt” would use some trims and scraps of lovely velvet and wool. You could make a lap sized one.
Lap quilt for Floof cuddles! :D
Even make a small one for cesario to lay and sleep on
or small dolls you could make OP style and give to kids in need at shelters. or small poppets or doll clothes
... or Victorian style Christmas ornaments ... ^_^
I would hang a simple curtain between the dressers under the table for aesthetics
YES! I was thinking the same thing.
Exactly my thought too!
Or paint the backs of the dressers.
A patchwork curtain made from the cabbage patch pile
I thought it was just me who referred to my small furry creature as "sir," but I am very pleased to know that Bernadette does as well!
I have two cats and I call them 'madame' or 'mademoiselle' all the time.
Re: the archival materials, the Canadian Conservation Institute has a lot of great articles about how to properly store books, I highly recommend them
“Over here we have brooms for sweeping, and brooms for flying” loved that😄. Omg, the Baker Street sign.... you are my kinda ppl.
Just saw Aladdin on Broadway and found a picture of you in the souvenir book!
I wish I could see!
drinking a nice cup of tea and watching a long Bernadette Banner video is self-care
I had a Guinea Pig rescue for 6 years but phased it out and let our remaining residents live out their lives with us. It was an awesome experience and I miss their wheeks and adorable personalities! I’ve also made a lot of costumes at our local community theatre.
"This is not a book video, I need to shut up about books. Anyway, above that I have more useful nonfiction...." Literally me.
On that note, the guest appearance of Uprooted made my heart happy.
edit: formatting on TH-cam is not my friend.
Bernadette, I am currently watching and spotted on roll of one of your drawing paper an address, and wanted to tell you immediately in case if it's your personal one, not the PO box.
Also, I feel blessed by His Lordship presence. And your sewing room makes me want to throw away furniture from my living room and make is #aesthetic, and one day I shall have a room for my witchy victorian/edwardian self.
Thank you! Not to worry, it is a secondhand tube that I've reused for paper storage. :)
What a relief then!
I see that you reuse much stuff, which is kind of admirable, do you have any tips how we can give all the boxes, tins and similar bits a second life? :)
For cardboard or coffee cans I like wrapping paper or cutting pictures out of magazines & mod podge glue. For tins I like spray paint. Also I have seen you tubers do the amazing with polymer clay.
@@cynthiabasil8356 I often lack ideas, I just upcycle jars for homemade jams, liquor bottles for my momma's weird liquors, medicine bottles for needles and pins and stuff like brown packing paper, random string and old jewelry for packing gifts. I would like to throw away as little as I have to. Also, who want to pay for stuff if you already have something useful.
@@Noel.Chmielowiec If you cover boxes with wrapping paper, bear in mind that colourful wrapping paper is often thinnish and whatever is printed on the boxes will show through. So it's a good idea to cover them in unprinted cheap wrapping paper first and only then in the nice stuff. This has the advantage of also reinforcing the boxes.
I painted a tin with regular home use acrylic paint. It's not smooth like spray paint, but it does the job and hey, depending on your aesthetic, a bit of an unevennes just adds to the homemade charm. ;-)
You can also paint / cover the lids of jam jars for pretty storage jars.
"Here is a very nonsensical mixture of Terry Pratchett and Agatha Christie." I'm so excited to see how much overlap my bookshelf has with yours 💕📖
My father was a tailor. As a little girl I can remember seeing my dad sitting on the cutting table stitching. Brings back so many memories.
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"I need to shut up about books... Anyways, above that i have more..."
Me: books!
" ...useful nonfiction"
Me: haha ha, books!
I cannot express how ecstatic I am to have found you in the vast land of youtube. I do not mean to sound weird haha but you have quickly (over the course of about 24 hours) become one of my most favorite humans. Though I am no designer or seamstress...I throughly enjoy you, your content, your aesthetic, and your wit and humor. Yay.
Bernadette: reuses jam jars to be thrifty and save the earth.
Also Bernadette: uses $1,000.00 sewing machine as a book shelf.
Nothing will avoid being used to its full potential, no matter how big or small the price tag!
A bit of a pity. But she will work it out.
Yes, and machine is my dream machine. Actually I can't afford it even in my dreams. I have a cheap plastic brother. Eh well, it's cheapness matches my sewing skills so maybe we are suited together. 😔
@@maryjune21 If you have a local machine dealer they’ll sometimes discount machines if they have a trade-in program that means they have slightly older models floating around. Manufacturers do also offer financing. The craft store Brother machines are not built to the same standards as ones sold by authorized dealers and sometimes are not eligible for repairs. I’ve got a higher end Bernina than the one seen here and only paid $1500!
@@heathergleiser
I actually live in another country, a 3rd world country.. There are no authorized dealers of any high end manufacturers. Craft stores may ship some to my country but shipping cost is exorbitant.
My brother machine and other low end Japanese machines are exported by japan as junk to my country where sellers buy them by lot (in a container) , clean them up and sell them.
The bookshelf assurance was hysterical: I was actually wondering if you were gonna bolt it to the wall when you were building it in the last vlog you did about the sewing room.
Cue groan: Jam jar recycling is your jam! (I know; I’m sorry.)
I like the juxtaposition of the modern large, bright windows and the Victorian aesthetic. It’s kind of like complementary colours where each stands out more because of its proximity to the other.
There is nothing better than having your personal space reflect what you enjoy most. Every room in my house has a theme with my lifetime of collections & favorite art, photographs of places. It makes me happy. No slave to whatever is fashionable in either my dress or home décor, it's my favorite place to be & visitors seem to enjoy it. Whimsical things in unexpected places as well. Thanks so much for another interesting home space tour! I'm IN LOVE with the hat clock! I have quite a few top hats & the like I will sooooo be copying your clock!
*opens the magazine*
Me: It's THE scissors.
*Continues showing sewing room/space*
Me: THE SCISSORS.
Everyone has those bird scissors and I low key want them again because I saw the illustration/ad in the magazine you flipped through. (Also ngl I always thought they were just another product being advertised as vintage/antique but wasn't really based on anything other than aesthetic, but now I know. Also neat to know they were once called the Gloriana embroidery and ripping scissors... Or at least in this magazine lol).
Now I will buy them an be the trash I truely am
I KNOW I saw that and suddenly the whole world made sense 😱😱
I thought I was the only one that noticed
I have a pair of the bird scissors my mother bought me back in the 1980s; she remembered her grandmother had a pair but not what happened to them. It's lovely to see these things in continual use and/or production for so many years.
I had to stop the video to pull out my heron scissors to compare them! They are nearly identical, however mine are marked Germany. I also have an antique iron - but I use it as a bookend. Absolutely loved the tour (we have such similar tastes in authors!) and I will probably replay and watch it again as I work in my Victorian Studio today ;)
I have two pairs; one for my crochet basket and one for my sewing tin.
Ahh, the calming 36 minutes I needed this week, finally had the time to sit down and enjoy it! More blissful meditative videos ASAP!! (when you are done with your two weeks 😉)
You could not believe the amount of excitement that filled me when i saw Rick Riordan books on your regular shelf near the end of the video
The entire video was very aesthetic and relaxing, but now I cant stop thinking about how adorable Cesario is.
bernadette : this is not a book video i need to shut up
*just 2 seconds later *
bernadette : and here we have more reference books-
Omg, the piggy's feet on the floor is the cutest noise ever!
when you said "welcome to Bernadette Manor" I was mid sip of coffee and actually choked, but in a good way (?)
22:52 old trick is to do pillow and throw the extras in. You can use the pillow on the floor and open it when ever you need small piece of fabric.
I wanted to say thank you for posting these videos, they've really inspired me to treat my clothes differently. I don't think I'm ever going to become a full on seamstress, but watching you work, hearing the way you talk about clothes, and seeing how you treat your fabrics has inspired me to learn more about how to take care of and mend my own clothes. Most recently I learned how to mend holes in cashmere sweaters so I could repair one that had a couple moth holes in it. Thank you again for the inspiration, and looking forward to watching more!
* music starts *
Me: * Instantly turns into a weathered veteran soldier, poking at a meager cooking fire while my troops huddle around for warmth, wondering if and when the war will cease. *
are you possibly the husband of the one lady higher up in the comments? i ship
RandomAlienFromMars 0 Are you Madison Knight’s husband?
Ayyyyyyye 🥰🥰
Meeeeeeeeeeeeee
If for any reason you are somehow single there is someone else with A very similar comment from the feminine perspective who may be of interest to you. 💛
As a non-sewer who loves watching sewing videos (?), I have to tell you I've spent more than a hour stopping on the book frames, feverishly googling the titles, and then updating my TBR. So I think a non-sewing book video would go over really well (for me, not sure about for anyone else!)
What a dreamy and functional space, thank you for sharing! Dare I say, though, the best part was the little piggy noises and surprise piggy appearances 😍
Also, I am unashamedly in love with the new bookcase and would love to have something similar - that one scene in the Beauty and the Beast opening act when Belle slides along the shelves in the bookstore is my life aspiration.
You could put a little curtain on a rod between the 2 dressers to hide your soft box and it would still be easily accessible 😬 also looooove in depth tours that show all the nooks and crannies and knick knacks it’s like briefly stepping into someones thought process and personality through their possessions I love it
I totally get what you mean about jam jars, I dont think I have ever let one go. I have quite the hoard of them! Useful as vases, cups, cleaning paint brushes, water rooting cuttings, holding writing supplies, holding makeup stuff, button storage, bead storage, overall craft storage....... the list just keeps going.
Well, I enjoyed that. What a little slice of heaven you’ve created for yourself.. and Cesario is adorable!
I love how people in your comment section use more consice words and complete sentences because they're mirroring the way you talk lol 😊
I never was able to potty train my Guinea pigs, so I would have been afraid for the carpet. But obviously, Cesario is a well trained good boy, so.
Beautiful sewing room. Well done!
xxx
Cilou
Cesario seems to be a very well behaved guinea pig when he's running free in your room. If I did that with mine they'd chew on all wooden parts of the furniture and the rug would be destroyed within two weeks 😅
I could not trust my boys in a room this beautiful. In addition to your concerns, my troublemaker Mortimer would find a way into the cabbage patch basket, and I fear we'd never find him again.
My late bunny used to eat and tear wallpaper from my walls, he also chewed some electric wires in pieces. So naturally I got a bit worried when I saw the wires she has on floors. But I guess her guinea pig behaves much more nicely than my dear late bunny who I had to lock up in the cage while I was sewing.
@@agsuvongiest I had the same issues with my free range bunny. But, she only bit into an electrical cord once. She did survive but never touched them again.
@@agsuvongiest I can relate to the wires thing. I used to have a set of string lights on my guinea pig cage. They were carefully positioned so the pigs couldn't chew them, but then my boyfriend moved it and they started chewing them. :/
My bunnies love the cords. I don't know how they don't get hurt as I certainly do when I accidentally touch them. I have one that loves getting attention for being naughty.
all the hours i've been sewing masks your voice has been the accompaniment . thank you for helping keep me safe and sane.
I literally started sewing today (I'm studying it in college) and I'm already in love and have been binging your videos for a couple hours now :)
Bernadette Manor?! Literally the queen of puns
Two things:
We welcome His Lordship and his wee little squeaks and pattering about
"Clearly no witches live here" same girl, same.
I love these chatty videos, and I am supremely jealous of your sewing room. It's beautiful and delightfully on brand. My sister was watching over my shoulder and oohed over the ivy with fairy lights, so we may end up stealing that idea 😊
I mean, I probably stole it from Pinterest or something, so it's hardly mine for you to steal from! 😁
Talk about self sufficiency....one woman team...with everything close at hand...simply amazing talent and decorative skills..no need to leave home !! Room with a view as well..just fantastic !!.
The entire room is lovely! And you could even make a "skirt" curtain to cover the gap between the table supports!
Seeing His Lordship having free reign of the house makes me happy that he isn't cooped up in his cage.
“Clearly no witches live here” 🤪
Dearest Bernadette,
I have been binging your videos while I work on my own little crafty things (cross-stitching and linoleum carving). Your voice and manner of speaking is so soothing. Your thoughts on having talent vs. practice/gained skill have been reverberating in my head and have helped me look at things I've not done before and think, "Hm, well with some practice, I too can do this." I wanted to thank you for sharing parts of your world with us......And for also introducing me to the wonder that is Cathy Hay. 🥰
P.S. Congrats on the beauty that is your sewing room and three cheers for not having to draft/cut/sew/exist on the floor any longer!
The bookshelf is everything I ever want to achieve in my life
Not super related to this video, but I would love love love to see a video about your "Bible." It was breifly mentioned in a past video that you document practically everything for future reference. I am a novice seamstress and want to go into more costuming/cosplay work. A bible of my own is something I would greatly benefit from and am very interested in seeing your process for project documentation. Cheers!
It took me a little bit to realize she wasn’t talking about the Christian bible 🤦♀️
@@froggdoggs8551 Me too. I thought a sewing "bible" would be a reference book to look up techniques etc. A book that documents sewing projects you have done seems to me to be more like a "diary".
@@helenebennie3961 its possible it's a mix of both