18th Century Working Woman's Dress | Quarantine Project II
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
- Most 18th century people didn't wear the glamorous pastel silk gowns of Versailles, so how did they dress? I set out to sew a historical costume for an ordinary 18th century working woman-- sewing by hand, because at time of filming I'm still sheltering-in-place and bored. Bonus : a short explanation of the math behind getting your petticoat pleats right! This outfit consists of a pleated petticoat in a style worn through the whole 18th century, and a fitted jacket that flares dramatically at the bottom, seen in paintings from 1744 but most accurate for the 1770s. Jacket and petticoat outfits were worn by all in different fabrics and styles; this one could be everyday wear for a seamstress or shopkeeper, or casual wear for a middle-class woman.
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Diary of a Mantua Maker on pleating petticoats : mantuadiary.blogspot.com/2008/...
Winged cuff tutorial from Rockin' the Rococo (scroll down a ways) : brocadegoddess.wordpress.com/...
My fabric
Red linen : fabrics-store.com/fabrics/lin...
Peach-pink linen : fabrics-store.com/fabrics/lin...
Ikea curtains : www.ikea.com/us/en/p/ritva-cu...
Jacket pattern (currently not recommended), Period Impressions : www.patternsoftime.com/prodde...
The petticoat doesn't use a pattern, but the instructions in the American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking were very helpful : www.american-duchess.com/book... - Jak na to + styl
I think one of my next projects is to make working clothes from different periods. To actually work in. I have had to wear 'work clothes' most every day for several years, and I really miss wearing period dress.
That would be super impressive! My clumsy self would be tripping all over her skirts.
As I watched you sewing the tape, I remembered how in the book Gone With The Wind, every time she got pregnant, they had to let out her skirts.
Suddenly, after 43 years, it made sense!
Good to see lower class clothes!
That was interesting and fun to watch. I like the idea that it is a working woman's outfit. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! The not-so-secret secret is that I'm still learning the skills needed for fancier dresses, and making stuff like this is the best way to get them.
I've always found the working class clothing so much more fun, cool and pretty than any of the upper class clothing
I’m kicking myself for “wasting” all the years I hand wove fabric! I could have been weaving beautiful yardage.... le sigh!
At this point i'm just waiting for youtube to start recommending you to the historical sewing community and for your channel to absolutely blow up.
Aww, thank you! [gently nudges the algorithm]
I’m so glad to be able to see working class clothes!
Oh I just loved watching you make a working woman's outfit. I have been a baker for 40 years and have always wanted to bake wearing period clothing.
Thank you for commenting on getting an even hem, this is something I struggle with yet no one seems to mention!
Absolutely! I think the assumption is you have a dress form or someone else to fit it on you, but I hope I've saved those of us who don't from some pinpricks.
I made the same jacket! The original is in the Snowshill Manor Collection and I got my pattern from Janet Arnold, and from the looks of it I had just as much trouble making it fit as you did, including the very same issue with the sleeves. My problems were compounded by the fact that the block-print cotton I got from India turned out to be a very soft, floaty voile and the stash fabric I used for lining was a linen/lyocell blend (what can I say, I'm new to costuming and used what I had). I did make it work in the end, even though the bias-cut section of the neckline stretched out horribly on both pieces of fabric and I had to change the front completely. Yours looks absolutely lovely, congratulations! and also, working class costumers unite!
Thank you! Good to know it's not worth trying to rescue this pattern 😂 Next time I'll spring for the JP Ryan, since unlike her others that one actually comes in my size. Now I have concerns about the Period Impressions gown pattern I was going to use 😬
When will this voile madness end?!? 😬
This seems very historically accurate! I love this video! I know nobody really knows exactly what women wore back then but this is what I would image they wore. ❤️
That's the goal! Glad you enjoyed watching.
I love this ensemble! One of my favorite periods of dress and I much prefer the working and middle class outfits. Thank you for sharing.
This is exactly what I was looking for, it also would not be hard to make "fancy" for a party, just a nice jacket and shall and boom new outfit.
I so appreciate that you showed how to put together the cuffs because I had a terrible time finding any sort of instructions on that detail!
Your quarantine projects are really inspiring me to get making stuff while I'm stuck indoors!
Oh good! Making things is how I stay sane, me without something to do is not pretty.
I'll start with a petticoat like this ! Always wanted this kind of elegant working outfit , good jacket pattern review and new mock up for starting my own imagination ! Thanks a lot for the effort !
Once you get the pleating down, petticoats seem like a great place to start. Have fun!
I love this! Court gowns are lovely but I really like to look into the lives of every day people. :)
I also think the working people clothing looked really nice! I don't know about men's fashion, though
Wonderful work!...but those last frames of doing 21st century chores was priceless🤣
Out if all the costume/ sewing gurus on CZcams, you're the best.
Good meaty, interesting videos jam- packed with information and a minimum of waffle. Straight to the point without over half the video taken up with repetitive ramblings.
I'm here for all the stitchy business 🤣
I think it would be very interesting to see how many body sizes could wear this type of skirt. Since we women do have shape and weight changes through the years, it would very practical to wear a skirt like this that one could just adjust the gathers on both the back and then the front halves.
This is lovely! And i am happy to see some working class too, i think they're more appealing to me, with all the crazy colors combinations than heavy silk sack gowns hahahah
I love that you made this video! I am about to use this same pattern and had many questions based on my mock up!
Thanks for sharing how to make the cuffs! I never knew they were only partly attached.
It's not often that I find someone close to my height. I am 4' 10". My waist to floor measurement is 36". Inseam is 26". I am heavier than you. I enjoy your videos.
Aww, thanks! Being short certainly has its advantages 😂
Not many, but less material is s a cost saver....lol
I’m 4’11” was a size 3 until I had to go on to seizure meds. Know a 16. I’ve lost 20 lbs.
Congratulations!!! Losing weight is hard. I got up to a size 18. Due to depression. Doing much better. I've lost 22 #.
Thank you. It is so hard. I feel like I am gaining all the time. It’s super hard. People don’t understand.
But glasses are always the star!!! Otherwise you’re sewing about an inch away from your nose (if you’re nearsighted like me lol)!
Your videos really deserve more views! They're just great
I can’t afford to buy a pattern for this type of jacket right now 😍😍😫😫😫 but I’ll only obsess over it until I make a pattern myself. I’ve never even done that before! But I want one so bad!
And as always I enjoy watching, I love watching your Channel and the outfits that you make are so beautiful!!
Relaxing video
25:00 Ah, I see your period 18th century facemask. ^ ^
I think one that matches your jacket with white ruffles like those on your cap would look cute.
i'm currently making my own 18th century working woman's ensemble so i've been stalking literally every 18th century historical fashion video i can lol. i'm currently making the short gown as i finished my petticoat but the short gown is probably going to be the most difficult for me lol i'm very much still a beginner and have not yet found a pattern. does anyone happen to have a good patter to recommend?
Ahahah, definitey not this one! lots of people seem to like the JP Ryan jacket pattern, I don't know if that has anything like what you're looking for?
@@SnappyDragon i just checked it out and i think its close to what i'm looking for, tysm ! yeah i said short gown but i meant jacket i think i just confused the two
@@SnappyDragon how come not this pattern? The jacket seems so basic and would be good. But maybe you can PDF your pattern you made....
Cool channel
I actually find the working-class clothes of the XVIII century to be very cute.
Those cuff though!
Period sewing technique is just Git Her Done. Also, piecing. Though, they didn’t know what a bag lining was, don’t tell anyone else and your secret will be safe. 😁
Lord in heaven above.... Someone donate an adjustable mannequin.
So, when you leveled the hem of the red skirt, you pulled it up at the waist and adjusted where it was sewn to the waistband. Am I understanding this correctly? I bought some 2 inch wide twill tape to use for wristbands. Will this work well? I am making my historical items to be my daily wardrobe, so I love the regular middle class outfits. I don't need nor want fancy dresses, I want comfortable and pretty clothing. 💙 I'd like to also make this jacket. The shape of it is flattering to all body types.
Request for video: what did women wear at home? I want to know since I'm a muslim woman I cover my body and face and muslim women usually have a whole different set of "home clothes" or "home dresses" that are less material and slightly shorter. I'm wondering if there used to be something similar. Something more practical for housework maybe? If not, please still let me know in the comments!!
There were "home clothes", but this was more along the lines of a dressing gown, or shortgown/bedgown which were very informal or private clothes worn when getting ready or when working at home. The more fitted garments like gowns and jackets were more appropriate for being in public. The wardrobes of working women could be fairly limited, but more wealthy women could change clothes more often and for different occasions.
What is that diagram you put up when mentioning the bed jacket from? i have -100 interest in dressing up like the people who owned my family so ive been looking for extremely plain working-class clothing to reproduce with not much success, lol. i loved this outfit, you did a great job.
Thank you!
@@SnappyDragon well thats a whole rabbithole of research im about to go down! thank you very much. i would join you on insta but i don't use it as i don't take photos of myself or my work, just my pets haha. if you ever decide to make a twitter though, i'll be first there.
Can you imagine doing that much laundry by hand? *sob*
. . . gonna go tell my washing machine how much I appreciate it now.
@@SnappyDragon I actually had to do laundry in a bucket with a plunger thing one summer. It worked, but oh boy. I did it outside on the lawn too because it used so much water.
Thus, Im extra appreciative of the washing machine!
And that's why period undergarments generally included a shift/chemise/petticoat/whatever- a underlayer that totally protected the outer garments from your skin and so meant that you rarely had to wash those, only washing the underthings :P
@@marinary1326 Exactly! Next time someone is like "aren't you too hot in all those layers?" I may tell them "you try doing laundry and tell me it's not worth it".
Blanket team assemble!
The background music is so soothing. Where did you find it?
I'm loving those clips, they're not something I ever saw in a haberdasher, do they have a specific name that would help me find some?
Do you think it would have been easier to start with your sloper adding style lines and the peplum?
Did the cuff seam go on the inside where the elbow crease is? So if you look down you can see a seam or underneath or on the sleeve seam?
Did you make your thimble? How or where did you get it?
My next sewing project custom fit diy dress form pattern: patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern.html much cheaper plus I don't have to go standard size.
What kind of thimble do you use?
It's a leather thimble a la Bernadette Banner, made from leftover chamois leather from binding my stays. I love it, but it's just a liiiitle too big so I may make a new one.
What kind of clips are those? ~20:15
They seem to be wonder clips!
What kind of linen is this?
It's fabrics-store.com's medium weight linen.
Thank you. I thought that would work. It’s where I purchase mine linen.
Why not use buttons instead of stabby pins? Were buttons too expensive in general or is this a style?
Pinned closures were common at the time 😊 They save on labor because closures can take a while to sew, and are also adjustable so the garment can fit through size changes/pregnancy/different wearers.
SnappyDragon oohh that makes sense.
So, tiny person (no disrespect intended), how the HECK would you recommend changing patterns for women who have height AND curves?
The only body I have any experience fitting is my own, so I'm probably not the right person to help you! You might get more advice specific to tall, curvy figures from videos by tall, curvy CosTubers like @Pocket Full Of Poseys, @Lady Rebecca Fashions, and @Enchanted Rose Costumes.
Honestly? That's going to depend on your body and the pattern you're starting with. Aside from that, many of the steps shown here are similar. If you're interested in the jacket @SnappyDragon altered, the pattern is available from amazondrygoods.com up to size 28. From there, you'd need to put together a mockup from fabric you don't mind losing, and fit it to your specific measurements. You may need to elongate or widen some pieces (cutting and adding in more fabric), or nip in at others.
If you're new to sewing as a hobby (or rusty, like me), the library might be a good place to look for a general book on sewing like the Reader's Digest Complete Guide. I've misplaced my copy, but I think there's a section on basic fitting and tailoring.
I *don't* recommend my method, which is yelling for my Mum...who can alter a dress from slapping the pattern piece up against your back, muttering a few words about "long in the waist" and "larger in the bust", and producing a new pattern after a simple cut-and-paste session. You have no idea how much I envy that woman's ability to pattern in her head (It's all practice and the ability to think three-dimensionally).
If you can find it the Palmer pletsch complete guide to fitting is wonderful for curvy bodies and your library may have the old edition for you to use before committing the $30-$40 to get the new edition with more bust alteration options