In response to the person that asked why it's called pad stich, I recall reading in an antique sewing book this stitch referred to as 'padding stitch', which kind of says it all really! Dashing cloak!
A great job Chris and im sure it will keep you warm ,those fields can be really cold at night ,i have a red hooded cloak ,just as you described and it has saved me a few times :)
I was so excited when I your post came up on my feed. Is your uniform to a specific regiment? Why is it called pad stitching? Final garment is beautiful!
Thank you for your kind comment. The cloaks for soldiers in the British Army in Napoleonic times was usually grey. This cloak was used by officers in the three elite regiments - the First, Second and Third Foot Guards who had dark blue facings on their uniforms - the dark blue of the cloak followed this. The uniform I made for myself was for the Third Foot Guards - have a look at my video on dressing a Guards Officer. th-cam.com/video/CjH8KMzqspM/w-d-xo.html Your question about the origin of the words pad stitching was interesting, but a challenge I was unable to meet! Wherever I looked, I found only the description of how to do it and the function. It is a tailoring method to join two layers of cloth throughout the whole of their surface (before the days of fusible interfacing) and has the additional function that it gives a curve to the bond which is useful for tailoring purposes to make the fabric combination want to curve - such as around the neck of a collar or on the lapel of a suit to make it want to stay close to the chest rather than flapping out.
@@RegencyRumBluffers After reading your response I'm wondering if it's perhaps it's called pad stitching because it's on the in between layer of the collar. It makes more sense to me now anyway! Thank you so much.
If you’re having trouble with straight seams, it may not be you. A wonky foot or a feed dog misalignment or all sorts of minor things can cause trouble. A walking foot may be helpful if your machine hasn’t got any troubles.
That's really helpful Elizabeth, thank you. I'm not sure there is a walking foot for my 1950's vintage Pfaff model 30, though! My problem in reality was producing a nice straight line of hand stitching.
@@RegencyRumBluffers I can recommend pinning the garment to a tailor's ham or something else quite nice and chunky when doing any stretch of hand sewing. It made a massive difference in the quality of my stitching for me. :)
Hello! Would you be able to do a video on the making of Laughing Moon 124? It is the coat that goes to the vest (125) you had made before. It looks incredibly difficult and I’d not dare attempt it til I could see how you do it first!
Hello - yes, in fact this is my next project. I will be making it in navy blue superfine as part of my wider series to reproduce the whole outfit in the classic picture of Beau Brummel. It will be quite a long one!
Hello, it is book number 52 in the Elite series, "Wellington's Foot Guards" by Ian Fletcher and William Younghusband at illustration G. If you are interested in military uniform of the period, I heartily recommend the Book "Wellington's Army - uniforms of the British Soldier 1812 - 1815" which contains 91 detailed contemporary plates painted by Charles Hamilton Smith - text by Philip J Haythornthwaite.
Another publication you may find useful is "Soldiers of the Napoleonic War" British Foot Guards at Waterloo June 1815 by Bryan Fosten (2) Uniforms for Officers and Men by Almark Publications
Simple, effective, classic! You are living your best life, thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your kind comment - it is a rich reward for the effort of making the video!
I was just researching this! Thank you!!
So glad it was helpful!
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In response to the person that asked why it's called pad stich, I recall reading in an antique sewing book this stitch referred to as 'padding stitch', which kind of says it all really! Dashing cloak!
That's really interesting, thank you for letting us know - can you recall the name of the book?
I’m afraid not but if I come across it I’ll let you know here.
A great job Chris and im sure it will keep you warm ,those fields can be really cold at night ,i have a red hooded cloak ,just as you described and it has saved me a few times :)
There were some particularly cold ones this year - let's hope for better weather next season!
I was so excited when I your post came up on my feed. Is your uniform to a specific regiment? Why is it called pad stitching? Final garment is beautiful!
Thank you for your kind comment. The cloaks for soldiers in the British Army in Napoleonic times was usually grey. This cloak was used by officers in the three elite regiments - the First, Second and Third Foot Guards who had dark blue facings on their uniforms - the dark blue of the cloak followed this. The uniform I made for myself was for the Third Foot Guards - have a look at my video on dressing a Guards Officer. th-cam.com/video/CjH8KMzqspM/w-d-xo.html
Your question about the origin of the words pad stitching was interesting, but a challenge I was unable to meet! Wherever I looked, I found only the description of how to do it and the function. It is a tailoring method to join two layers of cloth throughout the whole of their surface (before the days of fusible interfacing) and has the additional function that it gives a curve to the bond which is useful for tailoring purposes to make the fabric combination want to curve - such as around the neck of a collar or on the lapel of a suit to make it want to stay close to the chest rather than flapping out.
@@RegencyRumBluffers After reading your response I'm wondering if it's perhaps it's called pad stitching because it's on the in between layer of the collar. It makes more sense to me now anyway! Thank you so much.
If you’re having trouble with straight seams, it may not be you. A wonky foot or a feed dog misalignment or all sorts of minor things can cause trouble. A walking foot may be helpful if your machine hasn’t got any troubles.
That's really helpful Elizabeth, thank you. I'm not sure there is a walking foot for my 1950's vintage Pfaff model 30, though! My problem in reality was producing a nice straight line of hand stitching.
@@RegencyRumBluffers I can recommend pinning the garment to a tailor's ham or something else quite nice and chunky when doing any stretch of hand sewing. It made a massive difference in the quality of my stitching for me. :)
@@jorien42 Thanks Jorien, just the push I needed, since I was intending to make myself a Tailor's Ham. Maybe the subject of my next video!
Hello! Would you be able to do a video on the making of Laughing Moon 124? It is the coat that goes to the vest (125) you had made before. It looks incredibly difficult and I’d not dare attempt it til I could see how you do it first!
Hello - yes, in fact this is my next project. I will be making it in navy blue superfine as part of my wider series to reproduce the whole outfit in the classic picture of Beau Brummel. It will be quite a long one!
So beautiful 😍
So glad you like it!
@RegencyRumBluffers Which Osprey book is that, please?
Hello, it is book number 52 in the Elite series, "Wellington's Foot Guards" by Ian Fletcher and William Younghusband at illustration G. If you are interested in military uniform of the period, I heartily recommend the Book "Wellington's Army - uniforms of the British Soldier 1812 - 1815" which contains 91 detailed contemporary plates painted by Charles Hamilton Smith - text by Philip J Haythornthwaite.
Another publication you may find useful is "Soldiers of the Napoleonic War" British Foot Guards at Waterloo June 1815 by Bryan Fosten (2) Uniforms for Officers and Men by Almark Publications
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