If you are stuck on any part of the instructions, do not hesitate to leave a question in the comments! Addition: This tutorial now has a followup! To make it even comfier, add a gusset in the sleeves!: th-cam.com/video/eGKmCLbriGY/w-d-xo.html
I love the way you explain everything! I grew up sewing with my mom, but I hadn’t seen in over 30 years. When she passed in 2022, I felt the pull to sew again! And my kids and I are HUGE Ren Faire and LARPing fans! Thank you for sharing your gifts!
Not to be weird, but this comment made me cry. I love this for you and your family. Your mom is right there with you, passing that torch of sewing to you so the both of you are in it together ♡
for the wrist diameter, I suggest you measure around your closed fist at the widest point. that way when your hand is relaxed you will not struggle to get it on.
Good one! I generally like my sleeves even wider than that, but it is a very good rule of thumb for the minimum diameter, when working with non-stretchy fabric.
This is such a beautifully accessible tutorial for multiple sewing levels! I'm an experienced home sewist, but I found LOTS of helpful ideas for making my renfaire tunic. It's one thing to know how to make this. It's quite another to be able to clearly and effectively communicate to OTHERS how to make this. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you, thank you!!!
Yes! Those are good to add as well, I personally find them a bit much to also include in this already pretty long tutorial. But in this case, making the sleeves wide gives plenty of range of motion already, at least, I have no trouble at all moving my arms in any direction.
A nice and clear tutorial, with some good tips for people who have never sewed before. It's easy for people making these to forget that things that seem logical to experienced crafters aren't so straightforward for people new to the craft. As for my favourite garment to use as a base. I genuinely would have to say a tunic. They're very versatile, and something as simple as colour choice, material choice, and minor embellishment can make them very flexible what kind of costumes they can be used for. Also in terms of that time period feel they fit in, tunics have very broad application options.
Thanks! I did have to think pretty hard about some parts if it wasn't going too quick or too complicated. It does really make me appreciate how much I know by now. And indeed, with the tiniest changes you can create completely different styles with the same garment!
I just found your video while trying to figure out how to make a cosplay. I followed the instructions and I love it. The instructions are so easy to follow and the end result is amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm currently making a Ren Faire costume and used this video for my tunic base (Just need to add the trim to the bottom) and wanted to say I'm glad I found it. I was able to make a tunic that fits me exactly as needed. I was even able to add a hood after I finished it with no issue.
Excellent tutorial. Very clear and concise instructions. My base is always a long white t-shirt. Not historically accurate I know, but it makes a great undergarment. Now that I know how to make a tunic, that might change.
Thank you! And a plain long sleeve shirt is a nice base as well, especially for the less crafty people. The most important thing is that it keeps you warm!
Very nicely made, I'm working on Scandinavian embroidery on my tunics and it is taking forever, I think I'll make some using you techniques, thank you for the video upload and your hard work
Thank you for such a clear and thorough tutorial!! I made this in four hours right before I had to leave town for a fair, it turned out good and was a really fun event!
This is an absolutely lovely tutorial. The explanations make sense, the filming is easy to follow, editing is so smooth, and your voice is so pleasant, and your dialogue is to the point. Thank you for posting! I’m an ‘advanced beginner’ sewist I think. I had a tunic pattern with a facing, I got intimidated by the facing process, researching understitching, etc. My fabric was already cut out this time, but I think for my next tunic, I’m following your tutorial.
This will be my first sewing project outside of a minor take in on the sides, and patching up jeans! I’m a bit nervous, but your step by step with visuals made me feel more comfortable!
Excellent tutorial, thank you. I was racking my brain as to how to go about the facing/collar. You showed me exactly what I needed to know. Now, can you please show us how to sew in trim borders around facing, sleeves and bottom?? Or do you already have a video for that? My tunic turned out great, but it looks a bit plain without those nice additions. I have no embroydering skills so, it will have to be trim borders but I can't figure out how to make it look nice and neat, again, around the facing given that I have a nice trim border which is basically a 5cm wide ribbon with runic embroydery added already. How do I sew this around a circle without cutting slits or having it bunch up?? Thanks in advance.
A realy cool tutorial! Great explaination, great showcase and realy easy to understand, even for beginners! I was looking for a "Tunic"-Tutoraol for an Asterix-Cosplay I'm going to make, (My own Character, for a fanmeeting. ^^) And your tutorial realy gave me great ideas. Thank you so much!
This helps alot. Though I've got a rough concept I'm looking at foi g this both fir a university project and for when I begin my own costume freelancing. Some pieces are fantasy based km designing and making and I'm going to look further into an outer collar piece for many pieces and my newest cosplay.
Thanks! I have the method I used in blog form linked in the description, unfortunately I don't have any others. Most things I have made with different facings are modern garments that also have closures.
Hi! For bigger chested people you would want to make the tunic even wider than the shirt you are using as example. I think at some point darts might make it look nicer, but I am not entirely sure about that. And thanks for the tip with chalk for visibility, I personally find putting in a few pins and playing 'connect the dots' while cutting quicker than trying to trace everything with the chalk, but I can see it would be more chaotic for viewing.
I made this today, and I think another thing to add (after getting a super weird seamline :D ) is that if you have a larger chest, belly , or butt, the seam can't always be measured by making a straight line from what you've measured from the side seams - it can end up like the seam goes upwards towards the centre if there's a lot of body volume going away from the side seams towards the front or back. Instead, the seam has to be pinned when the garment is on.
I loved this. I am making a long Tunic for everyday wear. I am thinking the skirt length will reaching down to the knee, if not past a bit. As pants are not going to be worn with this tunic * Knickers will be :) * I wonder if I can add means to give the skirt part more room for better movement since this is woven and not stretch fabric? (maybe gathers) Ty for sharing this awesome tutorial. This will be a fun project, and one requiring a fair bit of courage :) >
Its one of the things I really like about this tunic, because the base is really simple you can customise and use it however you want to! If you want to have extra width at the bottom I suggest adding triangle shaped pieces in the side seams. They can start somewhere around your waist and then become wider towards the bottom. If you search for viking tunic pattern you can see what kind of triangles I mean with this.
Wonderful tutorial, thank you so much for it! I have one question. When sewing on the facing, isn't one raw edge left exposed? Specifically the outer edge of the facing itself Edit: Nevermind I missed a step, the edge is secured
Yes that is correct. You can finish that edge with a zigzag to make sure it doesn't fray. It will end up on the inside of the tunic, so no-one will see it.
Would it look good to have the sleeves wide at the top, gathered into narrow lower arms, rather like your pants pattern? My instinct says it'd look cool, but I'm not that into LARPing yet, so IDK if it would fit the style.
That would be possible yes, but the floof wouldn't be as dramatic as the pants because you start with a top that is less wide. And whether it fits the style entirely depends on the look you are going for and which event!
Hmm, theoretically it would be possible, but not sure if that would look nice with this. Wil probably recommend looking at a different pattern for that.
Could this be modified to have detachable sleeves for warmer climates? I’ve been watching videos by another TH-camr and he has tunics with detachable sleeves (attach using eyelets and something to tie them).
It should be possible in theory, in that case you fold over the seam allowance of both the edges of the sleeves and the body and hammer in some eyelets. However I don't know if that will do weird things to the fit and/or range of motion.
Hey, I have a problem with attaching the arms to the tunic. At the moment, the tunic is basically a straight rectangle, as well as the line of the arms that needs to be attached. But if I attach them like you say in the video, the shoulder line will be way too long, making the sleeves way too long as well. Or am I getting this wrong? I measured the line from the neck to the beginning of the arm hole of the t-shirt and it's about 15cm on each side. But with the straight cut, it's almost 30cm on each side. I'm afraid, when I attach the arms at 15cm, it will be too tight to put on. On the other hand, I am worried when attaching it now as it is, the arms will be way too long and the shoulders will be way too big 🙉 I hope I described my problem as understandable. Maybe I'm just thinking too much 😂 Looking forward to your reply! Love the tutorials btw 👍
The sizes will fall differently when you actually wear it. Something you could do is cut it with the full 30 cm. Then just pin it together, don't stitch it yet and then try it on. If it sits weirdly you can move the pins around, see what happens when you take less shoulder length or change some of the other sizes. For this tunic the shoulder seam can fall quite far off the shoulder, 20 maybe even 25 cm would be possible, but 30 cm does sound like a bit too much. But maybe just fiddling around with pins can give you something you like.
I am having a hard time with sewing the sleeves. I have larger arms and it looks like I have too much fabric to sew onto the shoulder seam area. How many inches is sewn onto the shoulder seam area?
Which seam do you mean with shoulder seam area? Is the armhole not big enough? Because if that is the case you generally add more space to the bottom or the armhole rather than the top. Another option, if your armhole would otherwise end up very low is to insert a gusset. See the video link in the pinned comment for a tutorial on that :) You can use a gusset with the pieces you cut for this version.
Ah, I see it might indeed be worded a bit weird. I meant that the seam allowance is cut short like the rest, but as you don't want to cut the seam allowance short at the part where the sleeves end in the tunic body you can gradually cut off less seam allowance to that point ending up with the full seam allowance width at that point.
@@MarisArmouryhi Maris :) I’m also having trouble around this part. When you say to cut the seam allowance, which part of the garment do you mean? Is that the few centimeters on the very edge of the sides of the folded open tunic? Also, when you’re zigzag stitching the sleeve edges right afterwards, which part of the sleeves is that? Is it near the straight stitch that attached the sleeves to the body, or are you closing the sleeves by sewing down the length of them? (Or some third option? 😂) Thanks so much for your help and sorry for all the questions!
Thanks! If you mean the shirt in the intro, I bought it at qwertee. Small heads up though it seems their more recent shirts are a lesser/thinner quality than they used to be.
Why do ren fairs insist on copying fantasy. It's not that they need high accuracy but plausibility is easy to achieve much easier than following the weird TV costumes
I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing? Granted I have never been to a renfaire as they aren't a thing here, but from what I have seen they are a nice mishmash of historical, fantasy and combinations of those in every possible way. If you think TV fantasy looks cool, you do you, whatever place you get your inspiration from!
@@MarisArmoury its a bad thing because it predominates the scene and changes peoples perception. Now people who want to get into it but have limited exposure will emulate these styles despite not intending to emulate fantasy. It seems to me like this effect rewrites and blinds people to history
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If you are stuck on any part of the instructions, do not hesitate to leave a question in the comments!
Addition: This tutorial now has a followup! To make it even comfier, add a gusset in the sleeves!: th-cam.com/video/eGKmCLbriGY/w-d-xo.html
I love the way you explain everything! I grew up sewing with my mom, but I hadn’t seen in over 30 years. When she passed in 2022, I felt the pull to sew again! And my kids and I are HUGE Ren Faire and LARPing fans! Thank you for sharing your gifts!
Not to be weird, but this comment made me cry. I love this for you and your family. Your mom is right there with you, passing that torch of sewing to you so the both of you are in it together ♡
This is probably the best tutorial I've seen so far. Excited to get started on my Lord Farquaad costume
Thanks! And good luck, that is definitely a fun costume!
for the wrist diameter, I suggest you measure around your closed fist at the widest point. that way when your hand is relaxed you will not struggle to get it on.
Good one! I generally like my sleeves even wider than that, but it is a very good rule of thumb for the minimum diameter, when working with non-stretchy fabric.
I am starting with Larp, and thanks to your tutorial I just sewed my very first tunic! It took me two evenings, but hey, I've never sewed before!
Awesome to hear! Two evenings is pretty fast for a first project, I hope you like it, and have fun with larp!
This is such a beautifully accessible tutorial for multiple sewing levels! I'm an experienced home sewist, but I found LOTS of helpful ideas for making my renfaire tunic. It's one thing to know how to make this. It's quite another to be able to clearly and effectively communicate to OTHERS how to make this. You are an excellent teacher! Thank you, thank you!!!
Also, I just realized what your shirt says in the opening. "Chaotic stupid is not an alignment". LOL!!
Thank you so much! Figuring out how to explain it properly is half the puzzle and fun for me in making these videos!
Little square gussets in the underarms will give you MUCH MUCH more range of motion.
Yes! Those are good to add as well, I personally find them a bit much to also include in this already pretty long tutorial. But in this case, making the sleeves wide gives plenty of range of motion already, at least, I have no trouble at all moving my arms in any direction.
Yep, armpit gussets are my secret weapon for when stuff's just a bit too tight across the bust... for me, anyways, other bodies may differ.
A nice and clear tutorial, with some good tips for people who have never sewed before. It's easy for people making these to forget that things that seem logical to experienced crafters aren't so straightforward for people new to the craft.
As for my favourite garment to use as a base. I genuinely would have to say a tunic. They're very versatile, and something as simple as colour choice, material choice, and minor embellishment can make them very flexible what kind of costumes they can be used for. Also in terms of that time period feel they fit in, tunics have very broad application options.
Thanks! I did have to think pretty hard about some parts if it wasn't going too quick or too complicated. It does really make me appreciate how much I know by now. And indeed, with the tiniest changes you can create completely different styles with the same garment!
I just found your video while trying to figure out how to make a cosplay. I followed the instructions and I love it. The instructions are so easy to follow and the end result is amazing. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm currently making a Ren Faire costume and used this video for my tunic base (Just need to add the trim to the bottom) and wanted to say I'm glad I found it. I was able to make a tunic that fits me exactly as needed. I was even able to add a hood after I finished it with no issue.
Beautiful and patient tutorial. Thank you for your hard work!
Excellent tutorial. Very clear and concise instructions. My base is always a long white t-shirt. Not historically accurate I know, but it makes a great undergarment. Now that I know how to make a tunic, that might change.
Thank you! And a plain long sleeve shirt is a nice base as well, especially for the less crafty people. The most important thing is that it keeps you warm!
I have never seen that trick for the collar and shoulder before. Thank you so much for sharing. :)
No problem, happy to hear it was useful!
Very nicely made, I'm working on Scandinavian embroidery on my tunics and it is taking forever, I think I'll make some using you techniques, thank you for the video upload and your hard work
Very good instructions. I feel that I could make a tunic. I’m sure I’m overly confident but ….we’ll see. Thank you.
Good to hear! I hope it is easy to follow along.
Thank you for such a clear and thorough tutorial!! I made this in four hours right before I had to leave town for a fair, it turned out good and was a really fun event!
Thats fast! And happy it was of help and you had fun :)
Ty so much I can’t wait to try this! It’s explained so well I believe with 0 precent I can do it with this guide.
I love this! Great step by step tutorial. Hope you continue to make more.
Thanks! And yes I definitely am! You can even expect an addition to this specific tutorial soon.
Made my first one and I love it!!! Thank you for the tutorial!
Thank you so much for making this. Great tirtorial, so straightforward and easy to follow!
The vacuum at the end!!
A very important part of every project ;)
This is an absolutely lovely tutorial. The explanations make sense, the filming is easy to follow, editing is so smooth, and your voice is so pleasant, and your dialogue is to the point. Thank you for posting! I’m an ‘advanced beginner’ sewist I think. I had a tunic pattern with a facing, I got intimidated by the facing process, researching understitching, etc. My fabric was already cut out this time, but I think for my next tunic, I’m following your tutorial.
You are so welcome! Thanks for the compliments 💚 Good luck with the next one!
This will be my first sewing project outside of a minor take in on the sides, and patching up jeans! I’m a bit nervous, but your step by step with visuals made me feel more comfortable!
Good luck! It is indeed pretty suited for a first project. And if you run into any problems, don't hesitate to ask questions!
Great tutorial!
Wow their beautiful love the way you made them
Thanks!
@@MarisArmoury
Your welcome
Thanks! This was a great help for making a tunic for castlefest!
Cool to hear you making one for castlefest! I'll be there too, running the larpdorp.
I just made this and I love it. Thank you for your tutorial 😊
Glad you liked it! 💚
Thank you for such great explanations!
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
I was racking my brain as to how to go about the facing/collar. You showed me exactly what I needed to know.
Now, can you please show us how to sew in trim borders around facing, sleeves and bottom?? Or do you already have a video for that? My tunic turned out great, but it looks a bit plain without those nice additions. I have no embroydering skills so, it will have to be trim borders but I can't figure out how to make it look nice and neat, again, around the facing given that I have a nice trim border which is basically a 5cm wide ribbon with runic embroydery added already. How do I sew this around a circle without cutting slits or having it bunch up?? Thanks in advance.
Great video. Thanks!
A realy cool tutorial! Great explaination, great showcase and realy easy to understand, even for beginners!
I was looking for a "Tunic"-Tutoraol for an Asterix-Cosplay I'm going to make, (My own Character, for a fanmeeting. ^^)
And your tutorial realy gave me great ideas. Thank you so much!
Happy to hear you liked it!
Thanks for the video, and ps your shirt is HILARIOUS!
This helps alot. Though I've got a rough concept I'm looking at foi g this both fir a university project and for when I begin my own costume freelancing. Some pieces are fantasy based km designing and making and I'm going to look further into an outer collar piece for many pieces and my newest cosplay.
Great and informative video, super cool resource to have, thank you!
Thank you! And I hope to make more of this in the future!
Wonderful! Thank you :) And I want your t-shirt! 😄
Haha thanks! I do try to pick a relevant shirt for each video 😉 This one happens to be relevant quite often... I wonder why... 😅
Excellent tutorial! I subscribed :)
Thank you! 💚
We all know that vacuum vibe afterwards xD
The inevitable explosion of craft material every project comes with....
Great tutorial, thanks alot! :-)
I LOVED IT! THX
I just finished my first pass with this pattern and I love it! Do you have any resources for making the different kinds of facing?
Thanks! I have the method I used in blog form linked in the description, unfortunately I don't have any others. Most things I have made with different facings are modern garments that also have closures.
Love this! And I love that you're a fellow Dutchie
Hi! For bigger chested people you would want to make the tunic even wider than the shirt you are using as example. I think at some point darts might make it look nicer, but I am not entirely sure about that. And thanks for the tip with chalk for visibility, I personally find putting in a few pins and playing 'connect the dots' while cutting quicker than trying to trace everything with the chalk, but I can see it would be more chaotic for viewing.
I made this today, and I think another thing to add (after getting a super weird seamline :D ) is that if you have a larger chest, belly , or butt, the seam can't always be measured by making a straight line from what you've measured from the side seams - it can end up like the seam goes upwards towards the centre if there's a lot of body volume going away from the side seams towards the front or back. Instead, the seam has to be pinned when the garment is on.
I loved this. I am making a long Tunic for everyday wear. I am thinking the skirt length will reaching down to the knee, if not past a bit. As pants are not going to be worn with this tunic * Knickers will be :) * I wonder if I can add means to give the skirt part more room for better movement since this is woven and not stretch fabric? (maybe gathers) Ty for sharing this awesome tutorial. This will be a fun project, and one requiring a fair bit of courage :) >
Its one of the things I really like about this tunic, because the base is really simple you can customise and use it however you want to! If you want to have extra width at the bottom I suggest adding triangle shaped pieces in the side seams. They can start somewhere around your waist and then become wider towards the bottom. If you search for viking tunic pattern you can see what kind of triangles I mean with this.
@@MarisArmoury Ty I shall do.
Tailors chalk is amazing. lol
Wonderful tutorial, thank you so much for it!
I have one question. When sewing on the facing, isn't one raw edge left exposed? Specifically the outer edge of the facing itself
Edit: Nevermind I missed a step, the edge is secured
Yes that is correct. You can finish that edge with a zigzag to make sure it doesn't fray.
It will end up on the inside of the tunic, so no-one will see it.
Would it look good to have the sleeves wide at the top, gathered into narrow lower arms, rather like your pants pattern?
My instinct says it'd look cool, but I'm not that into LARPing yet, so IDK if it would fit the style.
That would be possible yes, but the floof wouldn't be as dramatic as the pants because you start with a top that is less wide. And whether it fits the style entirely depends on the look you are going for and which event!
do you think it would be possible to add a collar to this kind of tunic, or would that require a whole different pattern?
Hmm, theoretically it would be possible, but not sure if that would look nice with this. Wil probably recommend looking at a different pattern for that.
Could this be modified to have detachable sleeves for warmer climates? I’ve been watching videos by another TH-camr and he has tunics with detachable sleeves (attach using eyelets and something to tie them).
It should be possible in theory, in that case you fold over the seam allowance of both the edges of the sleeves and the body and hammer in some eyelets. However I don't know if that will do weird things to the fit and/or range of motion.
@@MarisArmoury Okay, thank you :) I’ll try it with some cheap fabric first
Big fan by the way, you make great videos!
@@okamidt3298 Making mockups with cheap fabric is never a wrong call. And thanks for the kind words!
Hey, I have a problem with attaching the arms to the tunic.
At the moment, the tunic is basically a straight rectangle, as well as the line of the arms that needs to be attached. But if I attach them like you say in the video, the shoulder line will be way too long, making the sleeves way too long as well. Or am I getting this wrong?
I measured the line from the neck to the beginning of the arm hole of the t-shirt and it's about 15cm on each side. But with the straight cut, it's almost 30cm on each side.
I'm afraid, when I attach the arms at 15cm, it will be too tight to put on. On the other hand, I am worried when attaching it now as it is, the arms will be way too long and the shoulders will be way too big 🙉
I hope I described my problem as understandable. Maybe I'm just thinking too much 😂
Looking forward to your reply! Love the tutorials btw 👍
The sizes will fall differently when you actually wear it. Something you could do is cut it with the full 30 cm. Then just pin it together, don't stitch it yet and then try it on. If it sits weirdly you can move the pins around, see what happens when you take less shoulder length or change some of the other sizes. For this tunic the shoulder seam can fall quite far off the shoulder, 20 maybe even 25 cm would be possible, but 30 cm does sound like a bit too much. But maybe just fiddling around with pins can give you something you like.
@@MarisArmoury okay, I'll try.
Thank you so much for your fast reply! ☺️
I am having a hard time with sewing the sleeves. I have larger arms and it looks like I have too much fabric to sew onto the shoulder seam area. How many inches is sewn onto the shoulder seam area?
Which seam do you mean with shoulder seam area? Is the armhole not big enough? Because if that is the case you generally add more space to the bottom or the armhole rather than the top. Another option, if your armhole would otherwise end up very low is to insert a gusset. See the video link in the pinned comment for a tutorial on that :) You can use a gusset with the pieces you cut for this version.
Could you clarify what you mean at 20:36 about tapering the seam allowance?
Ah, I see it might indeed be worded a bit weird. I meant that the seam allowance is cut short like the rest, but as you don't want to cut the seam allowance short at the part where the sleeves end in the tunic body you can gradually cut off less seam allowance to that point ending up with the full seam allowance width at that point.
@@MarisArmouryhi Maris :) I’m also having trouble around this part. When you say to cut the seam allowance, which part of the garment do you mean? Is that the few centimeters on the very edge of the sides of the folded open tunic?
Also, when you’re zigzag stitching the sleeve edges right afterwards, which part of the sleeves is that? Is it near the straight stitch that attached the sleeves to the body, or are you closing the sleeves by sewing down the length of them? (Or some third option? 😂)
Thanks so much for your help and sorry for all the questions!
My only confusion is the sleeves!
Oh no! What is it you are having difficulty with?
👍🏻😃
Funny that wool could also work in summer as it wichs sweat and also can breathe. 😂😂
26:59 those were the most bizarre seven seconds i ever seen on youtube
Where did you get that shirt I love it 😂
Thanks! If you mean the shirt in the intro, I bought it at qwertee. Small heads up though it seems their more recent shirts are a lesser/thinner quality than they used to be.
Why do ren fairs insist on copying fantasy. It's not that they need high accuracy but plausibility is easy to achieve much easier than following the weird TV costumes
I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing? Granted I have never been to a renfaire as they aren't a thing here, but from what I have seen they are a nice mishmash of historical, fantasy and combinations of those in every possible way. If you think TV fantasy looks cool, you do you, whatever place you get your inspiration from!
@@MarisArmoury its a bad thing because it predominates the scene and changes peoples perception. Now people who want to get into it but have limited exposure will emulate these styles despite not intending to emulate fantasy. It seems to me like this effect rewrites and blinds people to history