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I just subscribed and rang the bell. Thank you for already responding to a comment I just made a short bit ago. I am on a bit of a Thimble and Plume marathon it is appearing I just can't wait to see what else I learn. I'm just so excited I can't hide it. 💖🤩

THANK YOU, others, had me thinking I didn't know what I knew that I knew. THANK YOU I haven't lost my mind.

This is the best video I’ve seen on how to do this. ❤

I love this! Thank you!

I think a downside to beeswax would be allergies.

I learned embroidery from my mother, young enough that a random commercial thimble might actually have fit, but I'm guessing they never fit her either, because they definitely don't fit me as an adult. Even now I've actually having learned how to use one from a foray into leather, if it's too small it just comes off after a few stitches. So, yeah, I should probably go custom, really gives you a boost in that speedrunning! ... You're meant to do WHAT with a hammer?!

I buy vintage thread from second hand stores. I have even found silk and linen thread to go with my mercerized cotton! And wooden spools!

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CORRECT SIDE TO PULL THE EMBROIDERY THREAD FROM. What a randomly helpful tip 😂

Easy mantra: Warp goes up and down; Weft goes " weft to wight" Thank you, Bugs Bunny...

Thank you for these videos! I am just getting started with pleatwork, and it's great to have a historical perspective,

This is fabulous … the first time I have seen to melt it into the thread. I would in the past pull it through my fingers to “melt it” without much luck. It was better than nothing but this by far the best way I have seen to solve all the problems I have had with handsewing.

I hope you can make videos again soon

I love this idea. Does the wax come off the thread eventually, like in the final wash? I just like how soft the thread is when its not waxed. What kind of threads should you not wax, if any? Is silk okay?

me encanta el vídeo, gracias por hacerlo. Una sugerencia: creo que ayudaría mucho que trataras de tapar menos las puntadas al sujetar la tela, por favor. Gracias por los contenidos que estás creando.

As a tourist guide on a traditional Dutch windmill, our grainmill was built as a textile mill outside the city of Leiden. In the process of broadcloth for sailors and navy, the weaven wool garment was but in a bath with water, soap and human urine. Two men holding eachother stamped the garment. A mechanism of hamers was invented on wind force with a mill. Could not find English word but in Dutch volmolen. Because of the urine used and supplied for a few cents by textile workers, those mills were often called stinky mills and built outside the city because of that

Can I use waxed thread when hand quilting ?

I just watched another video. You're supposed to apply heat after using the beeswax, pressing between muslin cloth layers. Pull through through the fabric layers under light pressure with the iron on top.

I reproduced the Scarlett O’Hara burgundy gown for the Marietta (Atlanta) GWTW Museum. On the original gown, the feathers were 3 layered. I hand bent the shafts, as you did, after layering, then let them sit overnight to ensure they stayed. I hated using a curling iron as it damaged the tips of the feathers. As I noted from Walter Plunkett, he stroked the feathers with his hands multiple times to fluff the feathers. I did so as well using the heat and oils of my hands to give the feathers a more aged, less stiff, appearance.

That is so helpful! Thank you for this video - I'm planning to make a smocked shirt for a Cranach Gown, and had no idea how to handle it. I will follow your method, and I really appreciate all the information you're making available!

I am just starting with feather manipulation. I like the idea of adding spangles. I'm making a steampunk plume next and I now have the idea to add gears

What do you do for dirty feathers ???

First time seeing any of your videos. I do hats so its really nice to see a video that can help. Are YOU finding it harder to find quality ribbons and feathers ????? Im using what I have left but my supplies are dwindling. Thanks for any help !! ✌🏻♥️

What's wrong with cheap needles? I've been using needles from Michael's (and other craft stores) and never encountered an issue. But to be fair, I don't sew much. So I'm just curious why cheap needles are bad, because as a novice, it's not immediately clear.

I just discovered your channel. I am a quilter and do hand piecing and quilting. I use a number 10 between and just discovered Bohin that I ordered online, and do I love them. Now I just have to tackle learning to use a thimble.

OMG!!! I am an amateur Hatmaker and I stumbled upon this video today. I am totally delighted with this information. I will definitely like and subscribe and click on the notification bells. Thank you so much. I love this video. 05-20-2024

Wow! Thank you! ❤

I want to get big ones to sew them on the sides of a pair of trousers that are too big on my waist. Is that possible?

I think these two stitches are easy to confuse, because you "fell seams" but are actually doing a whip stitch, but a lot of tutorials mistakenly call it a fell stitch. Thanks for clarifying the two stitches and demonstrating them so clearly.

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. I've been using it I love hooks and eyes now. Tuto starts at 5:07 btw. Length needed is mentioned at 4:23 and the materials at 3:58

i found the best fitting thimble in an antique store. I was able to try on different thimbles from a whole drawer full!!!

Is there a stitch called a Running-Half stitch?

you are just awful.

consider putting a shower tension bar across the inside of the shower to drape your linen on to drip dry.,,

We made a feather headdress for the first time yesterday (for a Heilung show) and found it to be much taller than expected, so I plan on using the hand method to bend some of those puppies down. Thank you...oh, and I like your frames! 🙂

oh no! Soon as i find the most awesome channel i see you haven't made a video in a long time. Science and crafting all at once is my favorite thing in the world! Maybe a little true crime and beading too. I love this and it answered my exact questions perfectly.🫶

Thank goodness I’ve found you, 😂😂 viewing tips etc was a great start as I haven’t smocked for a few years .👍🏼👍🏼

Using plastic canvas to make a dot grid is going to save me so much time in smocking and sashiko. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I was also questioning myself. That’s why I’m here 😆 Thanks for clarifying and demonstrating.

Thank you for this! It's very helpful. Do you have tips for felling a long seam, like the side of a shift? My hand can't hold all the fabric and it bunches up!

Your tutorial was a joy to watch and explained important info to me. If I hadn't watched your video, I would not have had enough fabric to do my hand pleating. I am a beginner and wondered what the advantages and disadvantages were of the even and uneven pleating. Now I know thanks to you! Thank you for saving me the frustration and waste of time and money! Being left-handed, I'm sure I'll have plenty of other challenges as I learn what is involved in smocking. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching more of your videos!

6:10 It's NER-um-berg, not NERN-berg.

I just managed to make my own 🤩 and put a veil on top as you showed in another video. And now I just want to wear it all the time! Thanks for the tutorial ❤

you are so so so helpful reading about this is so confusing cuz most cites dont have images but they do have so many adds🥲

any good needles that won't break so easily 😭 i just got some form walmart and they bent they said there quilting needles to why they so weak

Great knowledge and super directions!

This is a great demo,looks super cute♡

Got this as my Christmas present and was just able to get the linen. Cannot wait to start sewing, it is honestly są perfect 🤩🤩🤩

The pliers scratch the surface so the hooks aren't smooth