Poufs, Ruching and Piping - Making Victorian Trim

Victorian dresses are famed for their elaborate use of trim. Victorian gowns are covered in Poufs, Pleats, Piping and Ruching. In this video I will show you how to make your own Victorian Trim to bling up your ballgown. Learn how to make poufs, ruching and piping and double piping for your gown by hand. Perfect for any historical costume or period gown.
If you like this video, I have some more videos in this series to accompany it:
- Making and Using a Pleating Board: • Pleating Boards Made E...
- Pleats 4 ways - making four kinds of pleats by hand: • Making Pleats - Pleats...
Sources:
School of Historical Dress theschoolofhistoricaldress.org...
Hecklingers ladies garments: archive.org/stream/hecklinger...
Embellishments - Constructing Victorian Detail by Astrida Schaeffer amzn.to/3fgywRc (affiliate link)
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Music from Epidemic sound
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[@Shannon-Townsend]

I adore your running commentary, "well, that's annoying, well just move this" and such. I think I need hours of you hanging out while I work to keep me company! 💗
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[@elizabethsloan3192]

Our local History Museum has a dress belonging to Charles Lindbergh’s sister. The ruffle on the hem is piped and then the cord inside the piping was pulled up to make the gathers. It made a lovely sort of ruched piping and has been a favorite way for me to do ruffles.

[@emilymermaid]

I use kitchen twine for piping. It’s thin enough and made from cotton

[@MaireColclough]

I love how you brought it all together in the end. Now I know how some of those fancy dresses constructed that really ornate fabric trim!

[@lynnejones257]

Very informative. Thanks. Keep safe and well. ❤️ Lynne

[@Mommamacnz]

Another incredibly useful tutorial. I think that in future my clothing is going to sport a lot more interesting trim and I can say I made it myself - it will match or contrast as I need it to, rather than having to make do with what is in the shop.

[@tokamadoka]

I seriously appreciate that you’re showing how to do things like this!

[@barbaraleaweaver-mercado1820]

I commented before on how much I learned from this demonstration and wanted to tell you I finished the poufs and pleating on the skirt. Thanks again. I really love the results.

[@ncalgal4699]

Love the series!

[@HumdingerGraphics]

Great job on your tutorial Jalea! 💖

[@accessoryqueen1]

That was amazingly instructive!!

[@crochet_kat]

Thank you for Part 2 as well! Loved how well they all went together at the end.

[@aperfecttouch]

Excellent tutorials! Thank you!

[@selkiemorien9006]

I especially appreciated the piping. I never got that, it was always to fiddly to see - here everything is so clear and up close. Thank you so much!

[@melusinenoArashi]

Thank you so much for these really good tutorials. Now I need to practice them.

[@annemathis5130]

Thank you for sharing! :) The information that you and your fellow costumers are sharing this weekend is awesome!!!!

[@lizmerritt8682]

Thank you

[@amyjanefrater1447]

Wow! I have not seen another tutorial on these techniques & how they are used. Great ideas & variations.

Wow Thank you soooo much for this video 🥰 this is so instructive. Great 👍🏻

[@vijayagauri7988]

Thank you very much for this awesome tutorial. You have put up a video on embellishing designs wth the materials of the apparels.

[@cheerful_something_something]

This was very instructive, thank you : ) I'm sure I will find so many ways to use these techinques in the future : )

[@RuiNa42]

lovely video! easy to follow what you are doing and pleasant to listen to. And nice camera angle to see what you are doing. i know that can be tricky, so nicely done!

[@lamsing2u]

Excellent video. I was familiar with the poofs and rushing but I did not know the techniques. Now I look forward to trying them. Regarding the piping, I have made piping for my historical clothing but I have not been happy with my results and now I know why. I was using my machine with the very narrow piping when I should have hand sewn them. Thank you for teaching me a better way to sew piping.

[@nevem5010]

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[@leannelcresante6021]

I had a tutorial on Ruching , which I thought I saved to the computer but now? Can't find it. Also, now I wonder what I was looking at. They made a grid and picked a stitch to a corner on a diagnal, It was complicated but I loved the effect. They did every other square.

[@terrortara6994]

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[@jonesjennifere1]

Do you know if some of these techniques were used in the Regency?

[@JaleaWard]

Regency is not an era I know a lot about. I know 1820s got a bit more decorated. If the type of trim is there though, this is probably how they did it!