Making a Renaissance Corset and Chemise to wear to the RenFaire | 18th Century Stays for RenFest
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 6. 06. 2024
- First off I am aware that during the Renaissance period stays were either non-existent or very new, and corsets definitely didn't exist in the way we think of them today! But CZcams SEO loves corsets so here we are.
I am SO excited for the Renaissance Festival! Pittsburgh doesn't have a very good one so I haven't been in ages, but now that we've moved good RenFaire's are less than four hours away!
I've never made a full (or even part of) an outfit for myself since I was not great at sewing in high school, so I'm taking this opportunity to make myself a base wardrobe đThis month I'll be making a fairy costume for myself to wear to the Renaissance Festival at the end of the month. I started and made this whole costume during October but because the witch was more thematically appropriate I pushed all of these videos to November. So by the time this is uploaded I will have already gone to the RenFest and finished this costume. However, please don't take that to mean I don't want suggestions! Any suggestions or advice you give will be noted for next year so please fire away.
This week I'm starting with stays and a chemise since stays are by far the most fun part and the chemise is kind of a necessity. The stays are much more late 1700s than anything renaissance but they seem super popular as part of the standard "wench" costume so I thought it would be a useful garment to have for future RenFests! Plus they're cute so living my best life
Skip Ahead:
0:00 Intro
2:03 Sketches
3:27 Pattern
4:50 Cutting the Stays Mockup
5:31 Sewing the Stays Mockup
6:08 Stays Mockup Fitting
9:13 Stays Lining
10:17 Cutting Stays Outer Fabric
10:51 Stitching the Stays
10:59 Baby Bat
11:16 Stays Boning
11:41 Binding
13:29 Grommets
14:04 Lacing
14:41 Rain ASMR
15:06 Cutting the Chemise
17:18 Stitching the Chemise
17:34 French Seams
18:28 Elastic Neck
18:53 Chemise Reveal
19:15 Stays Reveal
19:32 Discussion
22:37 Outro
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When you talked about disposable income and living your high school selfâs Ren Faire dreamđ That is me to a tee!! Love how these turned out, even the ânot a choiceâ wrinkles.
yess one of the best parts of renfaire and being an adult is buying all the things I definitely could not afford (or would get judged for bringing home haha)! thank you for watching!!
I love all the sounds in your videođ even though there's music we can still hear you adjusting patterns, cutting fabric, cats catting and the rain..
aw thanks i'm glad you like it!
Technical question - when you were transferring the stays to the canvas, did you put in perforations in the pattern block for easier mapping onto the fabric??? You really should consider making some stand-along 'how-to' one-off videos...
Sadly we don't seem to do Ren Fairs like you Yanks do. They look like a bunch of fun.
The chemise is so delicate. Absolutely beautiful. Same for the corset. The fashion fabric is amazing.
By-the-by - The Sewing Gods have smiled upon me. Wool. Someone de-stashed their wool. At Value Village. With a 20% off gift certificate.
Enough for a shall, a circle skirt, a pencil skirt, an 1890's walking skirt, a Keystone vest (with a welt pocket for my watch), a matching pencil skirt and jacket (Totally going for the Jackie O vibe), and a double-breasted fitted 1950's jacket with a lovely flared collar. Plus there's a checked grey suiting and some buttery yellow.
I... Oh... Oh my...
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
i just poke a hole with my pencil at the top and bottom of the boning channel for these since they're all straight channels! maybe once I get through the holiday season and the next project I'll do a how to on it! That's so sad about no renfairs, they're so much fun and really a super unique experience. I don't think I've done anything similar, the closest I can think of is something like disneyland but no one really dresses up the same way.
that's so exciting about the wool!! maybe it's a sign for you to start your own channel!
@@moth.faerie {LAUGHING - ok, throw some 'hoots' in there as well}.
Well. One of the things holding me back is the lack of a me-made vintage wardrobe. Guess I don't have to fall back on that one; just have to make it all.
And, OK, so the other (main) reason is the state of disassembly our apartment is in while we sort donate and rearrange the entire place. Oye.
My practice for how to do how-to videos is about to be teaching our friend / slash / family-of-choice's 19 year old son how to sew on a vintage White machine. I am honestly so pumped about this, it's kind of hilarious first project, he learns how to make his own ham. Then he can design his own hussiff. Then we work through the wardrobe, starting with some skirts... he's gonna learn how to draft. Now all I need to do is remember how the heck I did my bodice block last summer. Thankfully I kept a notebook.
And Yes. Please. Do some how-to's. Not only will they be fab. They will also be a big help to your viewing numbers. Because how many times did I put Ms. B's video on repeat while I was learning how to fell a seam...
You can plan out a bunch of videos and do a little mini thing of them when you need a break for a week.
When I saw your little black fuzzy pattern weight wander to the next resting spot I totally HAD to subscribe⊠Iâm really enjoying⊠and looking forward to more of your content! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
aww thank you for watching! haha my cat is 100% the star of my youtube channel
You make it look so easy. I've been putting off starting my first corset because I know it's not as simple as you make it look lol.
it's not too difficult I promise! Stays especially are less tricky to fit because they're not meant to curve around your body so much, and then all the putting together is just making sure to pay close attention to what you're doing. You can do it!
Your Baby Bat looks like my Theodosia! Such a precious tiny panther. I love watching your video's, seeing your fabric choices, your process and overall aesthetic are such a vibe!
baby panther kitties are the best!
Yes, we're always happy when Micah makes a guest appearance.
The colours of the stays and chemise are just beautiful! Your videos are such a treat, I cant wait for the rest of this series â€đ
ah thank you so much! this is so sweet! đ
i love the way the camera shakes when you do the grommets, something about it makes me laugh
my partner also thinks its very funny every time he watches my videos haha
KITTTY!. Also the fabric you're using makes me want to finally turn the fabric I bought five years ago into the corset I had planned on at the time.
Ah yes, the fabrics bought for specific projects that just lay and wait for years... T~T
bat seems like a very helpful assistant hahaha love how these came out, you're such an inspiration to me :') thanks for sharing!!
haha sometimes helpful sometimes in the way, but always cute so I'm happy to have her there đ thank you for watching!
I watch a lot of sewing channels, I stumbled acrossed your videos. I love them! Very informative and calming to watch. Thank you!
ah thank you I'm glad you liked them!!
This video is so beautiful!!! The music, your adorable black cat (I miss my two terribly) the moody rain and greenery, absolutely enchanting âš
I love how much you love your cat đđââŹđ
Nice scissors, and cool grommet machine! That gold bodice is beautiful!!
I just discovered your channel and spent a few hours watching your videos, everything is just perfect đ the lighting, the shots, the editing, the cat, your voice and the way you explain, your room is so aesthetic, the music... AND the clothes you make... you are so talented â€
the fabric you used for the stays is so beautiful!
thank you so much!
I love the amount of detail you go into about the process!! Seriously beautiful work :)
thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!
This was so fun to watch and soothing. And the cat is clearly a big fan of fabric and watching you work. Your familiar clearly wants to help
thank you so much! haha she is a big help, she loves to help by sitting on fabric
Love the way you styled both. I have the butterick pattern yet to try so thanks for the tips.
thank you! If you come across any specific questions when you're making it, please feel free to ask!
They look super cute! I love the idea of a silk chiffon chemise.
thank you! It's so worth the pain of cutting and sewing it, it's so pretty! Definitely not as durable as a linen or cotton one but so floaty and ethereal looking đ
I really love that you show your thought process while fitting the mock-up and go into every little thing that needs adjusting in the video! I started sewing and costuming just a couple years ago but I haven't made many close fitting garments yet so it's very helpful :D
Also I would die for Baby Bat lol
Ah Iâm glad you like it! Yes would also die for Baby Bat she is best girl
I can't believe I didn't find you sooner! Thank you for your wonderful content!
Aw thank you so much!
Yay! After not having a renaissance faire in southern California this year last year I am so excited to go next year! Ours is in spring
Oh I've never been to one in spring, that sounds so pretty!
So excited to see this costume come together :)
I have a video of me spinning in the full outfit on tiktok if you want a sneak peek! i'm under minjalinjee there too đ
Haha, I just love how your cats were having an argument behind you at the end of the video đ The choice of fabrics and the construction is amazing â€ïž And I agree, commercial patterns never fit đ
omg they are so rowdy all the time, this is why we usually keep them separate outside of more supervised playtime đ glad it was amusing though haha
Iâm not a mother of either of you but I am a mother and I agree I love seeing the two of you together on screen! I think youâre such an adorable couple!
First time viewer to your channel and love your content and your precious cat!!
aw thank you! and thank you for watching!
I would love to see more from your project book! I do bullet journaling and have been trying to figure out a good method for my project planning.
i LOVE bullet journaling! I don't know that i'll do a full video on it ever, but I'll definitely try to include it more in my videos and maybe post to the community tab with some stuff! I use a sketchbook and a bullet journal for project planning - the bullet journal is more for scheduling, notes, and reference images, and the sketchbook is for, well, sketches obviously haha, but also where I put my swatches since they would make my bullet journal's spine very unhappy!
@@moth.faerie thatâs cool! I can definitely see how it would be bad for the spine⊠đ I like seeing how other people plan because it helps me figure out a way that works for me. Iâm so excited to see the next part of this project!
I've seen the finished product on your IG and I'm very excited for this series.
Shhdhsj I was wondering how you made the stylistic wrinkles on the chamise.
We don't have renesans fairs in most (if not all) of Europe so it's fascinating to learn more about them
haha chemise wrinkles were totally an accident but shhhh I'm glad you though it was on purpose! renfairs are so much fun! I feel like Europe would have such great opportunity to hold them in some really beautiful places too - all of ours are completely built from the ground up since our oldest buildings are really not that old at all đ
This is so gorgeous
thank you so much!
Omg your cat is so stinking cute! And I now see another one! Well done your work looks lovely too.
haha thank you! shes a little princess I love her so much!
That chemise is so pretty. I wish you luck with the wrinkles though lol. I really like how much effort and care you put into the aesthetics of you videos because they're always so fun to watch! Excited for the rest of the costume!
thank you! I think maybe steaming it would take the wrinkles out? lol I need to figure out whatever is the lowest effort otherwise I'll just live with the wrinkles đ
Your production value is excellent!
thank you so much!
I love Baby Batâs chirps đ„°
Other than the sizing issue, these turned out great! I did the augusta stays pattern and the fit was pretty good.
thank you! and omg those are so cute I'll definitely have to try those next!!
I added 1 more of the horizontal bones in the front lacing version and made the bones in the center front the length of the channels. With tabs I didn't have to add length to the waist for a comfortable fit
Beautiful!!
thank you!
I love that your cat goes mrr!!
I just found you. I love this video! Can't wait for more thank you
ah well thank you for watching!
Wonderful vidoe, I enjoyed it so much!
thank you so much, I'm so glad you liked it!
Oh it is very sweet. I really like it. can imagine, you you will have more followers soon!
aw thank you!
I was thinking about this while you made your mock up and I don't know if maybe you added it off screen or not, but the problem you were mentioning about the boning not sitting right could be because you need to add a center busk so that it adds stability to your stays. Whatever the problem is I hope you're able to fix it, the stays came out beautiful I love the patterned fabric you chose ^ _ ^
thank you! I'm not actually sure if a busk would fix it? Idk lol they did make stays like this without busks historically so there must be some way to secure the bones in place so it doesn't crunch in on itself.. haha it's a mystery to me, maybe someday I'll come upon the historical solution
Hoooooo, playing chicken with those scissors and your long hair! I was scared! đ
Just found your channel and really like your video style & designs. Looking forward to what you do next!
loll i've definitely accidentally cut my hair before đ
This is the first video of yours that I am watching and I'm super impressed with the quality! I have a few preferencial comments on the style/execution of the video: 1. I love the aesthetic but the moody(?) lighting is a bit too dark to me. Since the shots and the camera quality seems high, I would love to see just a bit more of everything (like the cute cat!) and 2. I would love the length of the clips (process close-ups, reveal shots) to be a couple seconds longer. I find myself having to pause/slow to catch a better look of everything. Again, since the image quality is so high, I want to watch it for longer to get a good look and appreciate it. Regardless, keep doing you and thanks for making awesome content! The corset looks really lovely!
thanks for the feedback! you're not the first to mention that my videos are kind of dark, and I'll chalk part of that up to personal style and preference, but I'm starting to also think my monitor might just be very bright? Definitely will keep in mind lengthening some of my clips!
Where did you get your ghost sweater? Itâs so cute and I want one now too đ
Baby bat supervising the chemise making â€ïž
she's the best supervisor
Baby Bat plopping to the ground with that little churrr
she's literally the sweetest cat i love her so much đđ I'm excited to see yours when you post them!! but I feel you it feels like this is such a busy time of year
That was a serious grommet setter!
it's one of my favorite tools! and totally worth the ~$250 considering how many corsets I make and how much time I save!
Hi. Just wanted to ask about the press machine you used to put in the eyelets. Where did you get that from?
Beautiful! I'm excited to see the whole thing put together, and your fabric choices for this are lovely! I would LOVE to see you make the design on the right side of your illustrations choice #3. Two questions for you: 1) Have you ever tried cutting chiffon (or super sheer) fabric with a layer of tissue paper underneath? (tissue paper, fabric, then pattern piece on top) I've heard it helps to hold it steady, but haven't had the opportunity to try it myself. 2) For someone who doesn't need boning at the top for support, would cording work as a less functional and more decorative option?
thank you! Yess honestly that was my top choice but I opted to go for the design I could make without having to buy much fabric. Maybe next year! I haven't cut with a layer of tissue paper, mostly because I don't want to dull any of my scissors by cutting through paper. I think the serrated scissors also work just as well! I feel like I might get frustrated with the tissue paper because it would prevent me from touching and adjusting the fabric directly? The cording is SUCH A GOOD IDEA I can't believe I didn't think of that, thank you for the great suggestion I will definitely try that next time I make this style of stays!
@@moth.faerie Thanks for the reply. I thought the same thing about the scissors, but I keep seeing it pop up as a way to manage slippery fabrics. I had not heard of serrated scissors. If I find myself working with challenging fabric, I will look for the scissors before trying out the tissue paper, I think. I'm so glad you liked the idea of the cording! I have no idea if it is "period", but since it is for a fairy, anyway, seems fair game. lol
Cording isn't "accurate" in the Renaissance but makes an appearance in later centuries.
â@@kathleenwhalen1450 the stays are technically from a later period anyways (I think I said 1780s? I can't remember right now đ ) âso cording might actually be accurate for them! I was going for more general fantasy renaissance aesthetic anyways
Omg...I need one of those grommet machines! Please tell me where to get one....
Thumbs up for cat shenanigans in the background of your outro đč
Where did you get the grommet press?
What is that tool you use for the grommets and where did you get it? I love it
it's the C.S. Osborne Hand Press Machine from wawak.com!
Fyi, tabs are more for extra skirt support/floof that fits the fashion of the day but more importantly for comfort so that you don't have a hard edge right at the waist where the most pressure typically is. Ultimately taking them off just means you're probably not going to where them happily all day off you really try to use them for bust support.
They do look gorgeous and you should be proud!
thanks! I wore them all day at the renaissance festival and they weren't uncomfortable, but I was also wearing my skirts underneath instead of over so maybe that's why. thank you for the insight!
There is a book called "Patterns of Fashion 5: The content, cut, construction and context of bodies, stays, hoops and rumps c. 1595 - 1795". There is a picture of four different stays on the cover, but no dates added to the pictures.
i have it! i haven't looked at it in a while I'll have to go through it again đ
@@moth.faerie OK, great. :)
Your cat is so cute, I love black cats
she's so sweet I love her so much!!
Ahhh did you manage to get to the second one? I love this design so much đđ love your videos!!! đđđ
Sorry itâs been a while since I made this video, what are you referring to?
@@moth.faerie no problem đ the second sketch it's around 2:30 minute mark đ that design just does it for me haha đ»
@@Horo8448 oh i hadn't planned on doing it, but I'll add it to my list!
@@moth.faerie thank you so much! It's so beautiful đđ
Baby Bat: "I like this fabric. This is now mine. Thank you human. Miaw" đ€Ł
Has anyone told you that you could do amazing asmr videos? The sounds of rain, sewing machine going, etc., so satisfying. Baby Bat is the queen in this one. I really like the color scheme you went for, such happy autumnal colors. And they work with your wardrobe, too! Do you wear your costume pieces in real life later on? Your wardrobe choices in the videos are always stunning.
haha thank you! I've had a few people tell me they always like the sound of the scissors and pencil but I don't think they knew what asmr is đ maybe I'll make a no talking asmr sewing video! though I can never seem to keep my mouth shut lol. I wear some of them in real life! The pieces that are really costume specific, like most of my Alice pieces don't tend to fit into my wardrobe very well - for some reason I make a lot of blue costumes but only wear blue very occasionally in real life? But for costumes like this and the witch I definitely design them around being able to use the pieces as actual clothes!
Full disclosure: I love your chatty videos, they are fun to watch, to sew to and you share tips often (btw thanks for that). But if you ever end up with unused cozy sewing footage, why not make a small asmr video? Just an idea if you ever need some filler content. Alternatively, kitty videos are always welcome.
Ok, I need that grommet press. What brand or model number is it? AlsoâŠwhere did you find that fabric? Itâs gorgeous!!! đđđ
The chemise fabric is from silkbaron, unfortunately I don't remember where the fabric for the stays came from, sorry! The grommet press is from wawak.com and is the CS Osborne Hand Press Machine. I think it's the only one on their site
I know small chance my question will get answered, but here it is.
So you made a "mock up" of the corset first. Was that just the inside layer that you made, and then fit to your body from there? I ask, because towards end area of that part, you attached your mock up to the Golden fabric one you made as well. It seemed to me like you made the gold one with adjustments you saw you needed, and then hand sewn the 2 edges of both layers together. Did I understand that right? Why didn't you use the machine to sew along the edges to sew it all together? If I have ? On rest of it, I will do another comment. Ty!
What size grommets did you use! Iâm so confused on what size to buy and Iâm using your vid as kinda a tutorial for my corset
I use 00 grommets đ
Uff gorgeous đ„đ„
thank you!
I just found your channel and I think I've found the end of a rainbow. What a great place to be while I paint. this fullfillls my celtic, medieval fantasy, renfair heart
0:16 đ Izzie dancing caused lots of glitching with her corset
Just found you and started binging your stuff. Super awesome! Curious about what your cats name is! If anyone can answer that would be awesome.
The black cat is baby bat and the white cat is honey bee! (I donât remember if honey bee made it into this video heâs a little bit more of a troublemaker so I usually lock him out while Iâm filming đ )
@@moth.faerie thatâs absolutely precious thank you!!!!!
Whatâs the thing that you use for the grommets cause I need one
it's the cs osborne grommet press from wawak.com đ
I've spent the past few days making corsets and have been using your videos as my guides
I use a 1/2" seam allowance to sew then trim it down to reduce bulk and make it easier for curves to sit correctly. I usually trim down to ~1/4" to 1/8" depending on the fabric and the curve. I most often use 2 layers of fabric - one layer of coutil, and one layer of fashion fabric. If I had a more decorative coutil then I would just do one layer. hope that helps!
@@moth.faerie Thank you so much! This helps a lot!
I really want to make something like this but I have no idea where to get the patterns or even how to read a pattern. Also if Iâd even be able to afford the pattern đ©đ©
How much did you Kam press cost? Looking for one myself but have no idea on what would make a 'decently' priced one, the right price.
i believe it was around $75, mine is from wawak.com
Oh my gosh I think we are both locals to the same place? I subbed
aah fun! feel free to dm me on instagram! we just moved here and I have very few friends đ
I am in a state of complete grommetter envy.
haha it's definitely one of my favorite tools that i own, it makes everything SO much faster!
Recommend idea: JELLY FISH INSPIRED DRESS!
yessss I would love to!! have you ever seen the anime kuragehime?
@@moth.faerie no I havenât is it something you recommend? :)
@@bsferguson1 yes!!! it's so cute, definitely recommend, and lots of jellyfish imagery
1650 to 1693 stays would be great. :) I have tried to find patterns, but been unsuccessful. From looking at the Queen Elizabeth 1's Effigy pattern (the one examined in 1995), I'm not sure it's period accurate. :s It looks "too new" to me. So I was hoping for another, "older looking" pattern. There is an old German stays pattern, from Dorothea von Neuburg, but that one looks like strictly underwear. I wouldn't want to use that one in public. Thanks for the video.
I have my next two big projects planned out - Tudor period and regency, but after that I'll do some research into that period! I think the Queen Elizabeth stays would be closer to 1600? I'll look more into it and see what I can find!
@@moth.faerie OK, thanks. :) Looking forward to all your videos.
I have the Dorothea Von Neuburg pattern. I made one as an under garment for my Elizabethan dress (late 1500 to early 1600. There is a way to make the stays for outer wear. You have to put the boning between the liner and the canvas then put the outer fabric and that makes the boning less noticeable. I also changed the shoulder straps to be able to use the ribbons like in this video.
Side note, I paid the extra money to have the pattern fitted and it fits perfectly. I definitely recommend paying the extra money to get a pattern fitted exactly for you.
@@breeinatree4811 That's cool. Thanks for sharing. I have seen pics of the original Dorothea Von Neuburg stays. As you say, it would need to be adjusted for outerwear. I have tried to find out about Dorothea Von Neuburg, but there is very little info about her online. Seems like she was buried in the clothes, and they dug her up at some point? :s Her outer dress is in a museum too. I didn't even know you could have the pattern fitted. Thanks.
Me just try not to deal with the stays I want to make because thwy scarring me. First the size way to small of the pattern I want to use and not resized before. Then no idea what order to make it in either. But should start mockups because the costume should be done this summer and have a gole enable to make and bo idea how to make it. Wjen you normally just make modern cloths
they're much less scary than they look! definitely doing a bunch of mockups will help with the size, but once you've figured that out it's mostly just sewing it together like a normal garment, adding boning channels and grommets and thats about it!
My Renaissance faire costume this year was solidly 18th century (with a little bit of fantasy tossed in there) so very much not the actual Renaissance in any way, but the nice thing about RenFest is that nobody cares about historical accuracy!
Oh no! You hid the other videos :(
they just haven't been posted yet! the rest are coming in the next few weeks đ
really pretty, great craftsmanship, but still confused why the title has corset in it just for the correction later. I get it's for the algorithm, but you're losing respect with the non beginner sewing community.
Please post footage that the thumbnails are from! I'm always so disappointed when thumbnails don't match the footage. Your work is beautiful but your reveals are too short and too zoomed in.
Itâs in a different video, and frequently I take separate photos rather than ripping from the video footage anyways? This video is from a year ago.
My Renaissance faire costume this year was solidly 18th century (with a little bit of fantasy tossed in there) so very much not the actual Renaissance in any way, but the nice thing about RenFest is that nobody cares about historical accuracy!
it seems like 18th century is definitely a popular look for renfest! I definitely don't mind about the lack of historical accuracy, I think it gives a lot more freedom for creativity!