Making a 19th Century Walking Skirt on a 1896 Sewing Machine
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- An Adventure In Making an 1896 Outfit pt. 3 The Walking Skirt
You don't have to have seen any other parts to view this one! :)
In Part 1 I made a pair of Victorian Combinations.
The Second part was the Victorian Corset!
This part is the Skirt! I am really happy with how this project is shaping up! The skirt has a really nice shape to it and fits well (once I hook it on) and the fabric is really beautiful.
With each part of this ensemble, I am getting much more confident with sewing on my antique Singer sewing machine!
The walking skirt was an almost ubiquitous piece in the Victorian wardrobe. The one I have constructed in this video is a gored skirt, meaning it is fitted and conical in shape. It has a pleated back and a fitted front and sides. The fabric is a Holland & Sherry wool mix (not sponsored (it was a gift)). The blue hounds tooth pattern is really pleasing to the eye.
I feel as though I have said this in every videos description... but these past few months have been busy as ever! I will be able to share some other things I have been working on in the coming weeks!
There are also, of course a few more projects lined up in this adventure in making a late 1800s outfit, as well as this Victorian walking skirt there is the Jacket and blouse to come next.
So if you enjoy historical costume making or costume history, I'd love for you to come along with me on this journey. Who knows what I'll be making once these are completed? (It's me... I know.)
Also, I have no idea how that dog ended up in Norway with us... I don't remember packing him.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 03:34 The Plan
03:34 - 04:33 Cat Mayhem
04:33 - 05:32 Cutting
05:32 - 08:12 Piecing the panels
08:12 - 12:35 Lining
12:35 - 16:02 Placket
16:02 - 20:23 Hooks & Loops
20:23 - 22:33 The Waistband & Pleating
22:33 - 23:51 Finishing it off
23:51 - 25:22 The Reveal
25:22 - 28:26 Cat Clip End Card
Below are a list of the books in this video with bookshop.org links to each. Bookshop.org support local bookshops and are my preference when buying books and avoiding certain mega-corporations.
Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking - Bertha Banner:
uk.bookshop.org/a/9041/978551...
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques - Kristina Harris:
uk.bookshop.org/a/9041/978048...
The Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter - Charles Hecklinger:
uk.bookshop.org/a/9041/978551...
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What part should I do next? Blouse? Swiss Waist? Eton jacket? 🤔
Ps, subtitles should be up asap ;)
Would be happy to buy from you a classic tweed jacket in the Davidsson clan pattern.. 19th century model if need be.. 😉
Blouse would be lovely!
So well done Lilja! The reveal gave me chills 🥰
Thank you! It was quite chilly ;)
@@LiljaHusmo LOL 😂
I love hearing the little humming of the music that's in your heart while you're working! I have a lot of music in my heart that comes out uncontrollably while working and it's lovely to hear someone else's music. 😊🎶
This is a very good skirt, substantial. It appears like a garment that could live 100 years.
I hope it lasts a good while 😊
A walking skirt like this is on my to-do list. Several of them, possibly, in different colours and fabrics. I enjoyed watching you make yours. 👍🏻
The piano plays gently as the fog rolls into a mid-western American town.
POCKET!!! Girl, where are your pockets?
Next project, blouse.
It's true! The skirt is a little tight, so when I'm letting it out, I'll add pockets as well 😊
Blouse is up on my channel now!
Such a helpful kitty
Doodles is so cute!
I have often seen the eyes embedded in a seam in old dresses. I would never have guessed that this was how it was done!!! Excellent tip!!!!!
It was such a AHA moment when I got how it was done 😂
Blouse or jacket, whichever you post next I'll be thrilled to see more! Your videos are such high quality both in your talent for sewing and the filming and editing 😍 love all the snaps into fingerguns and the occasional cat clip too.
Thank you, I'm planning on making a lace insert blouse soon, and the jacket, will see which one I finish first haha 😊
Another wonderful!! Video!
Thank you!
Missed you queen. Stellar reveal at the end. ✨
Thank you ♥️🥺
This is amazing, you’re so thorough and patient and it turned out so well. I want one 🥺
Thank you! ♥️
One of the advantages of being a servant to our guinea pigs is I (mostly) get to choose when they roam about in the kitchen. The cat negotiation ended well... You have a very well trained dog. I could never manage to get my childhood doggo to not run for the hills when off-leash (and he was then as much a klutz as I am now).
Your productions are always so good. Well done. The skirt is beautiful.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thank you! I guess guinea pigs are less likely to sit on the tables as well haha,
Steve (the dog) is a very good boi 🐶
@@LiljaHusmo It's more a case of keeping the piggie from running off the table (depth perception is not, um, a strong point).
And Steve is a Very Good Doggo! Yes he is...!
@@stevezytveld6585 aww I'm just imagining little guinea pigs in full sprint with not a care in the world, their people frantically running around trying to stop them from falling off a ledge or crashing into stuff hahaha
@@LiljaHusmo Exactly. The only thing you missed was the squeaks of indignation at being stopped from their rout...
So delighted the algorithm brought me to your channel! Wonderful video, fantastic project, and glorious cat 💙
Thank you 🥰
I’m excited. It’s an amazing to use singer now. You inspire me to do the same😅😍
You should!! They're so lovely to use! 🥰
Awesome video that is only improved by some primo cat content 👌
Thanks 🐱
🦋 for the algorithm
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I really want to make one of these but I've never made any "historical" type of garment and would probably screw it up. I studied and HND in stitched textiles and fashion 25 years ago at Cardonald college in Glasgow, do you know that college at all? My teenage daughter is a cosplayer and I'm her personal dressmaker lol my spare room pretty much constantly looks like if a textile massacre occurred in Mandors 😂 I love the skirt you made, it's beautiful do you get much wear from it? It's so annoying when something is just ever so slightly off size wise
I definitely think a skirt like this would be a great historical project to get into! There's lots of great patterns out there if using a drafting manual is too daunting. Just make sure to double check the waistband after making it up (with any undergarments you are going to be wearing) before stitching the skirt to the waistband, I didn't triple check and it ended up a little small 😂 I still need to add that inch so I can wear it without holding my breath 😭 I'm hoping to get lots of use this winter!
I think one of my uni classmates went to the Textile HND at Cardonald!
Your daughter is lucky to have a personal dressmaker!
Hi there. Thanks for sharing your walking skirt. It looks marvellous and I hope you have some wonderful adventures wearing it. I found a link to you today when I was viewing a turn of the century rural working women’s outfit at a local museum. I wondered how I can get access to the longer video that was mentioned by yourself in the short video clip of the recreated outfit? Thanks 😊
Hi Lily, the video will be available tonight, we had a bit of a rendering issue haha, if you click on my channel page you should be able to see it after 6pm! ♥️
@@LiljaHusmo Thanks 🙏 That’s wonderful. I can’t wait to see it!
I’m glad to see you!
Those shears are gorgeous!
@@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar they're very nice to use but heavy!
First! 😂
Hey, I know you!!😂
@@michellecornum5856 hahaha hello!
So, how did you find sewing with the vintage Singer? I've just become custodian of the family one frim 1904.
It's really lovely to use! I hope you get to use yours as well!