These multiple videos of you just researching and studying the coat without sewing have really helped me feel less self-conscious about how much time I spend thinking though my projects before starting. It's nice to see, thank you.
I just LOVE your process! Your trained "eye", education and love of the era reveals many "secrets" of a garment--some obvious; some hidden. Every part of this coat has a history all on its own. So glad you saw the dress in its case, which gives you another dimension to view. I'm excited to watch this all come together. Thank you, Cathy! 💖🧵
I love that goofy photo of you pointing at the dress! Haha :D I also really like that the coat did see a fair bit of use. Sometimes these kinds of fancy items might be worn once or twice and then put away, so it's wonderful to know that the original owner loved it enough to wear it often.
I love seeing how you sleuth out how something like this was made. It not only allows you to reproduce something. It helps with figuring out how to get something new flow and shape the way you want.
I’m so excited to follow this journey! I was an avid watcher of the peacock dress series. I found myself more fascinated with each step as I think everyone realized at every turn it had more to teach us. It was amazing that the end result was a far deeper lesson than I’d ever imagined. It was a moving look into history, industry, culture, the progress made versus what is still lacking & necessary to work to achieve. Hopefully this gorgeous time capsule of history woven material will also have a few stories &/or lessons to share as well! Best of luck dear lady! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & process of creating & learning with us!
Your eye for detail is amazing but honestly my favorite tidbit was how the coat had signs of wear at the hem. I love the idea that the previous owner of this coat loved it so much that she wore it as often as she could. (And how could she not love it? It's gorgeous!)
People who could afford this sort of fabulous coat had active evening lives. Lots of dressing up - so this coat would get worn plenty. I wore five evening dresses and five suits to shreds going to debutante parties for six months; evening clothes have a hard life. If I had that coat it’d retire to dressing gown duty, it’s so beautiful!
Nice to see the manifestation of what it looks like when someone gets really excited about creating art. It’s not just the radiance that makes us look younger, it’s what we looked like as children seeing something amazing. This is a very exciting project to watch.
Unrelated to your coat... your glasses are fabulous. Your optician must be so proud ! They look like a koali pr even possibly a lightec frame, I could be wrong, but they look a lot like a frame by morel I adore. They're large but not outrageous and they're sassy in shape without being loud. They're minimal overall but not boring! Love.
I love seeing your detective work when you examine a garment you want to recreate. It is an absolute joy to listen to you and to hearthe strength returning to your voice as I've been watching your videos over the last few years.
Your workroom reminds me of a time when my mom would leave me with her friends to babysit me, and I LOVED sewing, so the second I found out they didn’t have any toys, I’d be playing with the little button drawers (which today I’m like, Omg how did they let me make a mess of their buttons???), and then I’d get a piece of fabric and a needle (at 4 years old!) and start sewing. I’ve lost that skill since…
@@CathyHay It looks like the flowers are held on with french knots. A lot of people in my embroidery groups have trouble with french knots, so if you had hints/tips, I bet a lot of people in the flosstube community would be interested.
@Jenny Dodge French knots are the bane of my sewing existence! From starting cross stitching 25 years ago to today, I have yet to get a handle on them and avoid projects that have more than about 5. So yes, Cathy, if you find a “trick” for French knots please share in detail!!
Oh, Cathy, what joy you are bringing. I've long considered that coat to be one of the loveliest garments ever created, and here you are investigating it thoroughly and finding the secrets therein. Have you ever considered crime detection? Your eye for detail would work wonders at a crime scene. I joke. Obviously, I'm thrilled to see you at work on this!
Omg this is stunning. Between you and Bernadette I don’t know who I love more for your amazing talent. Ok I think I’ll treat you like my children, I love you 😘 both equally. Both amazingly talented women and a credit to your profession. Thank you for sharing all your projects.
Thank you for showing us how you Research a project and explaining your rational - I look at clothing so differently now. I was at a museum , and I asked a staff if they’d be able to open the case and show me the seams. They looked at me rather blankly , and then they got quite excited- and they did. I was like a little kid. I have learned , to ask, at worse, they’ll say ‘No’- but I lost nothing by asking
I really enjoyed your photos of the dress. Zooming in on details is fascinating. I could see how beautiful the embroidery is and how textured the white fabric inserts are.
This is one of the most interesting things about deconstructing a finished garment. Figuring the shapes, the grain, the fit and function required to turn a 2 dimensional fabric into a 3 dimensional and wearable work of art. In some ways it is the most fun part! ♡♡♡
Kathy, I so enjoy listening to you explain your thought process on this drafting/sewing journey! Your insight is enlightening and your voice is soothing. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Your storied way you present your research and thoughtful process in following the design to pattern and back again are amazing to observe. Looking forward to another installment as this project progresses. Best wishes for a really wonderful end garment. Cheers
Listening intently so as to absorb all of the detecting and deducing on "our" journey! I hope you are given a personal invitation to study the extant coat at the V & A.
hello Cathy, I love your dedication to the details in this dress ! Please be careful with drafting the pattern. Look closely to the embroidery & the edges. The dresses around that time where drafted differently. First the velvet was cut to a pattern and embroidered and you can see that on the edges the embroidery is still backed by velvet which means that the white pieces are sort of put in at a later stage in an appliqué way. so first the velvet coat was made, slit at the sides to open it up after, to which the white pieces where inserted and then they usually did the after embroidery which means hand sewing all the raw appliqué edges where the velvet meets the white fabric and also put in a few extra flowers to cover selvedge edges and any other edges which with velvet could give away that it's an edge. I hope you get the story, feel free to reach out if you want to, would love to discuss this with you ;) All the best !
This really does inform me as to how to really _look_ at clothing. In a million years I don't know that it would have occurred to me to consider the weave as an indicator of whether or not a panel was on grain or on the bias. Fascinating!
Cathy you are an exceptional teacher. Thank you for being so detailed & being able to articulate so many of those details plainly for even non-sewists to understand. You make it seem like even a beginner could follow along & recreate this magnificent coat with you. I can't wait to watch the subsequent episodes!!!
I truly truly enjoy the journey you take us on, when trying to find out the history of a garment prior to replicate it. I enjoy the detective work . After watching so many of your videos, I look st clothing so differently. I think we need to call you The Sherlock of Seams
Thank you for bringing us along on your adventures. I love seeing the process of bringing historical garments back into the spotlight. Also rather enamored with your cap; it's very charming on you. Best of luck in all your endeavors!
All the little clues are adding up! It is, as others have mentioned, like detective work! First impressions, get more clues then change the impression. Then soon, voila, a beautiful coat!
YOur research is amazingly detailed and yes, the side panel is a surprise almost being on a kind of a bias then. Cannot wait to see you start the mock-up
The selfie of you with the dress is joyous!! :-) I also love your sleuthing and walking us through it. The back of the coat looks very similar to a robe a la francaise, to me, except of course connected to the rest of the coat.
On a completely unrelated note to your wonderful videos to which I am devoted. I'm noticing your voice is getting stronger and your speaking voice is acquiring a truer tone and firmer timbre. I watched the video where you spoke about your vocal lessons (and was frankly stunned at how beautifully you sang) and I guess all your work seems to be paying off. (and forgive me for mentioning it, but it brings me a lot of joy), Much love from the rainy Pacific Northwest of the US, where you have QUITE a following.... (PS: You posted this on my birthday, what a lovely treat!)
I've learned so much about sewing and pattern construction from you ❤️ My dream is to sew my own wedding dress in a few years and your videos really give me hope and inspiration Much love ❤️
Detectiv Cathy is on it again 🕵♀️ and I am sooo here for it ! I like especially how you explain some details for "the non-sowing folks" becourse I am one of them. Like your videos 💕
There's been so much written about you but in the end the haters are going to be there you have to just rise above the talk and push forward as you are doing. Keep going I'm excited to see this project moving forward.
I find your process so interesting. How you break it down and explain changes etc. So very interesting. Thank you. Looking forward to the next vlog 👍👏😀
Im looking forward to this Cathy as I want to know how to do gold embroidery on velvet without crushing the nap. I have some amazing red velvet I have hung onto for 15 years because I have not got an answer on how to do this without ruining the fabric when putting it into an embroider hoop.
This will be a very interesting journey to see how this delightful garment was put together and how it will be remade! When the photos were being shown I found myself leaning into my monitor to see the image clearer and all of the detail. I admire your talent and vision, Cathy. Thank you for bringing us along to see how it goes!
This will be such a journey of discovery for you. Can’t wait to see this being created and watching how you sort it all out will be magic. Thank you for sharing.
What a fascinating project. I don't currently sew but like learning about how to look at pieces and deconstruct or better understand how much work might've gone into their making. On another note, I thought I heard more of your voice in this video instead of whisper and it brought so much joy. My close friend has endured a similar vocal journey and is just now starting to receive the supports she needs after seeing your video where you discussed it. You're an inspiration 😊
It is so interesting to hear your thought process in breaking down the pattern and adjusting it. It is very inspiring as you take us on the journey. Thankyou Cathy.
Omg 24h later and got 2x more on the vidio loved all the patenting and the viset to the museum ♡♡♡ loved all the extra pattening was just stuning thankyou so much!♡♡♡
I really enjoyed watching you figure out how this lovely piece was constructed…you really are ambitious! Well done, Cathy! Looking forward to seeing you craft this beauty!
It's gorgeous! Practical me wants to know how you will clean this! All those flowers are standing away from the fabric! Love seeing the creative process of figuring out how it was put together.
It's so fun to find out the secrets of an antique garment and discover the creative ways how seams were hidden, and how creative they went with this coat. Especially at the part when it had been taken in. Now that the mention of the seam. I wonder if this coat may have been something worn with a tea gown, or other form of lounge wear. That or a very flashy high classy casual coat someone went out in to go shopping and socializing.
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I love how you take us along on the journey of unraveling the mysteries of a pattern. It’s like watching Hercule Poirot solve a case.
These multiple videos of you just researching and studying the coat without sewing have really helped me feel less self-conscious about how much time I spend thinking though my projects before starting. It's nice to see, thank you.
I just LOVE your process! Your trained "eye", education and love of the era reveals many "secrets" of a garment--some obvious; some hidden. Every part of this coat has a history all on its own. So glad you saw the dress in its case, which gives you another dimension to view. I'm excited to watch this all come together. Thank you, Cathy! 💖🧵
A worn edge? A loved coat! What woman wouldn’t want to wear this as much as possible? So lovely!
I love that goofy photo of you pointing at the dress! Haha :D
I also really like that the coat did see a fair bit of use. Sometimes these kinds of fancy items might be worn once or twice and then put away, so it's wonderful to know that the original owner loved it enough to wear it often.
I love seeing how you sleuth out how something like this was made. It not only allows you to reproduce something. It helps with figuring out how to get something new flow and shape the way you want.
Thank you, Cathy for including us in this adventure.
Thank you for coming with!
The absolute elegance of it. Cannot wait to see this series!
I’m so excited to follow this journey! I was an avid watcher of the peacock dress series. I found myself more fascinated with each step as I think everyone realized at every turn it had more to teach us. It was amazing that the end result was a far deeper lesson than I’d ever imagined. It was a moving look into history, industry, culture, the progress made versus what is still lacking & necessary to work to achieve. Hopefully this gorgeous time capsule of history woven material will also have a few stories &/or lessons to share as well! Best of luck dear lady! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge & process of creating & learning with us!
Your eye for detail is amazing but honestly my favorite tidbit was how the coat had signs of wear at the hem. I love the idea that the previous owner of this coat loved it so much that she wore it as often as she could. (And how could she not love it? It's gorgeous!)
Wow, such a cool project. But one thing I really realize: Her voice gets stronger! So cool! You rock, Cathy :D
I am not into historical dress making/recreation nor into sewing, and yet I find Lady Cathy's videos to satisfy something I don't know.
The experssion on your face on "selfie with dress" was just priceless :)
People who could afford this sort of fabulous coat had active evening lives. Lots of dressing up - so this coat would get worn plenty. I wore five evening dresses and five suits to shreds going to debutante parties for six months; evening clothes have a hard life.
If I had that coat it’d retire to dressing gown duty, it’s so beautiful!
Nice to see the manifestation of what it looks like when someone gets really excited about creating art. It’s not just the radiance that makes us look younger, it’s what we looked like as children seeing something amazing. This is a very exciting project to watch.
Unrelated to your coat... your glasses are fabulous. Your optician must be so proud ! They look like a koali pr even possibly a lightec frame, I could be wrong, but they look a lot like a frame by morel I adore. They're large but not outrageous and they're sassy in shape without being loud. They're minimal overall but not boring! Love.
As a mediocre sewist I want to do this when I grow up and learn so much more from you! Can't wait to see this series
Off topic but I just have to comment on how strong your voice has gotten Cathy. It's wonderful, I hope you're proud of your progress.
I love seeing your detective work when you examine a garment you want to recreate. It is an absolute joy to listen to you and to hearthe strength returning to your voice as I've been watching your videos over the last few years.
I really appreciated the explanation for the people who don't sew. Incredibly thoughtful of you!
Your workroom reminds me of a time when my mom would leave me with her friends to babysit me, and I LOVED sewing, so the second I found out they didn’t have any toys, I’d be playing with the little button drawers (which today I’m like, Omg how did they let me make a mess of their buttons???), and then I’d get a piece of fabric and a needle (at 4 years old!) and start sewing. I’ve lost that skill since…
I am wildly excited to see all of the embroidery work for this coat! It's so intricate; I'm fascinated!
Thank you, it's going to be a fun one!
Me too!!
@@CathyHay It looks like the flowers are held on with french knots. A lot of people in my embroidery groups have trouble with french knots, so if you had hints/tips, I bet a lot of people in the flosstube community would be interested.
@Jenny Dodge French knots are the bane of my sewing existence! From starting cross stitching 25 years ago to today, I have yet to get a handle on them and avoid projects that have more than about 5. So yes, Cathy, if you find a “trick” for French knots please share in detail!!
@@CassiBlack try swapping out your needle for one with a smaller eye.
Oh, Cathy, what joy you are bringing. I've long considered that coat to be one of the loveliest garments ever created, and here you are investigating it thoroughly and finding the secrets therein. Have you ever considered crime detection? Your eye for detail would work wonders at a crime scene. I joke. Obviously, I'm thrilled to see you at work on this!
Omg this is stunning. Between you and Bernadette I don’t know who I love more for your amazing talent. Ok I think I’ll treat you like my children, I love you 😘 both equally. Both amazingly talented women and a credit to your profession. Thank you for sharing all your projects.
Thank you for showing us how you
Research a project and explaining your rational - I look at clothing so differently now.
I was at a museum , and I asked a staff if they’d be able to open the case and show me the seams. They looked at me rather blankly , and then they got quite excited- and they did. I was like a little kid.
I have learned , to ask, at worse, they’ll say ‘No’- but I lost nothing by asking
It's the nutting out of the pattern that always gets me. Thank you for the journey so far!
I really enjoyed your photos of the dress. Zooming in on details is fascinating. I could see how beautiful the embroidery is and how textured the white fabric inserts are.
This is one of the most interesting things about deconstructing a finished garment. Figuring the shapes, the grain, the fit and function required to turn a 2 dimensional fabric into a 3 dimensional and wearable work of art. In some ways it is the most fun part! ♡♡♡
This was a fun little detective adventure.
I love velvet.
I do enjoy your explaining your logic as you puzzle out how this garment was assembled.
I love the bit where you back-solved from the scale and placement of the embroidery to figure out the panel sizes. Such a cool bit of pattern making.
What a fun bit of detective work, I'm thoroughly enjoying this new project.
You are a great storyteller. Thanks for taking us along for the journey.❤️
I never tire of you, Cathy. You are a constant inspiration to me. Thank you for allowing me to come along on your journey.
Kathy, I so enjoy listening to you explain your thought process on this drafting/sewing journey! Your insight is enlightening and your voice is soothing. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Your storied way you present your research and thoughtful process in following the design to pattern and back again are amazing to observe. Looking forward to another installment as this project progresses. Best wishes for a really wonderful end garment. Cheers
Listening intently so as to absorb all of the detecting and deducing on "our" journey! I hope you are given a personal invitation to study the extant coat at the V & A.
This⤴!!!
Ah, good old evidence! But not only that, also: Knowing what you need to look out for... hats off! This will be interesting.
Thank you sharing your talents and bring joy to many. Blessings Cathy.
Excited!! I can't wait for you to return from your trip and get started😎
The coat at the V&A was more stunning than the photograph.
hello Cathy, I love your dedication to the details in this dress ! Please be careful with drafting the pattern. Look closely to the embroidery & the edges. The dresses around that time where drafted differently. First the velvet was cut to a pattern and embroidered and you can see that on the edges the embroidery is still backed by velvet which means that the white pieces are sort of put in at a later stage in an appliqué way. so first the velvet coat was made, slit at the sides to open it up after, to which the white pieces where inserted and then they usually did the after embroidery which means hand sewing all the raw appliqué edges where the velvet meets the white fabric and also put in a few extra flowers to cover selvedge edges and any other edges which with velvet could give away that it's an edge. I hope you get the story, feel free to reach out if you want to, would love to discuss this with you ;) All the best !
Thank you for taking us along with you Cathy. I love your enthusiasm about the project. I'm enjoying the journey. Please stay safe!
Happy memories of hanging out at the V&A in the 70’s & 80’s, when it wasn’t as trendy as now.
This really does inform me as to how to really _look_ at clothing. In a million years I don't know that it would have occurred to me to consider the weave as an indicator of whether or not a panel was on grain or on the bias. Fascinating!
It is gorgeous. I have said that before but SO much more in person.
I am loving the investigative seamstressing!
Cathy you are an exceptional teacher. Thank you for being so detailed & being able to articulate so many of those details plainly for even non-sewists to understand. You make it seem like even a beginner could follow along & recreate this magnificent coat with you. I can't wait to watch the subsequent episodes!!!
Cant wait to see this garment created
I just can’t wait for your videos, I get so excited when there’s a new one , thank you so very much.
Such a beautiful coat and an amazing journey! Thanks for sharing!
That picture of you is just darling I love seeing how excited you are!!
I truly truly enjoy the journey you take us on, when trying to find out the history of a garment prior to replicate it. I enjoy the detective work . After watching so many of your videos, I look st clothing so differently. I think we need to call you The Sherlock of Seams
Thank you for bringing us along on your adventures. I love seeing the process of bringing historical garments back into the spotlight. Also rather enamored with your cap; it's very charming on you. Best of luck in all your endeavors!
I'm so excited for this oml
I love how you take us with you on this journey .. so many exciting discoveries and details 🤩
All the little clues are adding up! It is, as others have mentioned, like detective work! First impressions, get more clues then change the impression. Then soon, voila, a beautiful coat!
YOur research is amazingly detailed and yes, the side panel is a surprise almost being on a kind of a bias then. Cannot wait to see you start the mock-up
The selfie of you with the dress is joyous!! :-) I also love your sleuthing and walking us through it. The back of the coat looks very similar to a robe a la francaise, to me, except of course connected to the rest of the coat.
I'm so happy that you're starting this new journey with us tagging along! 💖
On a completely unrelated note to your wonderful videos to which I am devoted. I'm noticing your voice is getting stronger and your speaking voice is acquiring a truer tone and firmer timbre. I watched the video where you spoke about your vocal lessons (and was frankly stunned at how beautifully you sang) and I guess all your work seems to be paying off. (and forgive me for mentioning it, but it brings me a lot of joy), Much love from the rainy Pacific Northwest of the US, where you have QUITE a following.... (PS: You posted this on my birthday, what a lovely treat!)
I love that "Cruella DeVille" round collar! That's a coat for making an entrance in!
Favorite part: 13:11. Love it.
Eager to watch how it's done!
I can't wait to see more, this project is amazing!!!
I'm so excited to see the finished product! It's going to be beautiful
Research is such an amazing thing. To see something with your own eyes is so important 🤩🤩🤩
I've learned so much about sewing and pattern construction from you ❤️
My dream is to sew my own wedding dress in a few years and your videos really give me hope and inspiration
Much love ❤️
I am so in love with this journey already. I actually get excited to make things and at the same time I learn and it is such a calm way of learning. 🖤
There is also the piecework involved of placing velvet under each of the embroidery portions when going over the white/lace panels.
I'm watching you sketch the QALace, and i think they used the QALace deliberately to obscure the pattern lines! But oh lord, that coat is gorgeous!
What is the QALace?
Queen Anne 's lace? The name of the flowers.
Absolutely GORGEOUS coat!
Detectiv Cathy is on it again 🕵♀️ and I am sooo here for it ! I like especially how you explain some details for "the non-sowing folks" becourse I am one of them. Like your videos 💕
There's been so much written about you but in the end the haters are going to be there you have to just rise above the talk and push forward as you are doing. Keep going I'm excited to see this project moving forward.
I find your process so interesting. How you break it down and explain changes etc. So very interesting. Thank you. Looking forward to the next vlog 👍👏😀
Im looking forward to this Cathy as I want to know how to do gold embroidery on velvet without crushing the nap. I have some amazing red velvet I have hung onto for 15 years because I have not got an answer on how to do this without ruining the fabric when putting it into an embroider hoop.
Aha, you need a frame, not a hoop! Lacing it into a frame that's bigger than the fabric will preserve the nap.
Thank you Cathy! I now have all the materials I need, just have to find the right gold work materials and designs and off I fly!
Thank you for taking us on your journey!
Gah! I’m so excited, Cathy!
This will be a very interesting journey to see how this delightful garment was put together and how it will be remade! When the photos were being shown I found myself leaning into my monitor to see the image clearer and all of the detail. I admire your talent and vision, Cathy. Thank you for bringing us along to see how it goes!
This will be such a journey of discovery for you. Can’t wait to see this being created and watching how you sort it all out will be magic. Thank you for sharing.
So fascinating to see you uncover the secrets of this stunning garment! As a beginner in sewing and pattern making it's absolutely awe-inspiring!
Your attention to detail is absolutely amazing. I am enjoying every second of this journey!
It's going to be such a beautiful coat I can't wait to see all that embroidery!
You're such a good story teller too! Love your videos as always
Katy that coat is so Beautiful you know what is Beautiful you are so talanted
What a fascinating project.
I don't currently sew but like learning about how to look at pieces and deconstruct or better understand how much work might've gone into their making. On another note, I thought I heard more of your voice in this video instead of whisper and it brought so much joy. My close friend has endured a similar vocal journey and is just now starting to receive the supports she needs after seeing your video where you discussed it. You're an inspiration 😊
If I had that coat I would wear it every day. There would be no hem left at all.
Oh that is glorious!! Can't wait to see you suss it all out. Thank you so much for sharing!
It is so interesting to hear your thought process in breaking down the pattern and adjusting it. It is very inspiring as you take us on the journey. Thankyou Cathy.
Omg 24h later and got 2x more on the vidio loved all the patenting and the viset to the museum ♡♡♡ loved all the extra pattening was just stuning thankyou so much!♡♡♡
What a remarkable project to take on! I look forward to watching how you do this. So far, I’ve learned so much!
I really enjoyed watching you figure out how this lovely piece was constructed…you really are ambitious! Well done, Cathy! Looking forward to seeing you craft this beauty!
It's gorgeous! Practical me wants to know how you will clean this! All those flowers are standing away from the fabric! Love seeing the creative process of figuring out how it was put together.
Really enjoyed this vlog Kathy interesting to be able to accompany you on your research, look forward to the next instalment!
It's so fun to find out the secrets of an antique garment and discover the creative ways how seams were hidden, and how creative they went with this coat. Especially at the part when it had been taken in. Now that the mention of the seam. I wonder if this coat may have been something worn with a tea gown, or other form of lounge wear. That or a very flashy high classy casual coat someone went out in to go shopping and socializing.
You made me want to go to ALL THE MUSEUMS, which I guess I can now that the Plague has calmed down a bit
I can't sew but I love looking at this. I like historical costumes.
So excited , I can’t wait till you star the embroidery.
So Happy to see you this morning…… CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS BEAUTIFUL COAT IS MADE….❤️❤️🙏 by YOU. LOVE 💗 WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS 🎥🎥🎥
Forensic tailoring. I love it!! I can't wait to see what else you deduce as time goes on.