Get Ready With Me: How I Wear a Veil and Wimple

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  • čas přidán 16. 05. 2019
  • I received a few questions about the St. Birgitta cap, veils, wimples, and hairstyles, so I made a video showing one way I use these to get dressed!
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Komentáře • 177

  • @ragnkja
    @ragnkja Před 3 lety +74

    Having the braids more visible really helps counteract the “nun vibe”.

  • @KetogenicKim
    @KetogenicKim Před 4 lety +95

    That was so interesting. My aunt entered the convent at 13 and she passed away I think at 81 or 82. I distinctly remember the early 1960s, when I was a little girl, and she still wore the full habit. I loved it. She was a tall woman and looked even taller in the habit. ☺️ We have some pictures of us together from then.
    Thank you for bringing wonderful memories to my mind and heart as well as giving me more of an appreciation of medieval times and dress. I've had the best time binging your channel over the last few days.
    More, I selfishly cry, more! 👏☺️

  • @pay1370
    @pay1370 Před 5 lety +184

    Would love to see a video about making such a beautifully ruffled veil! 😍

    • @EmeraldVideosNL
      @EmeraldVideosNL Před 4 lety +12

      And perhaps a simpler one for beginners! (Raises hand)

    • @jennhill8708
      @jennhill8708 Před 3 lety +1

      Its likely the historical reenactment community has decided goffered veils were done, since the time I was actually trying to get everything perfect. However, there was/is a thought of weaving extra ruffles to add to the veil, or somehow sewing them & adding the ruffles. I’m more early 14th C, before goffered veils were a thing! Am I correct in thinking you could, after washing & starching, but before wearing, have a shaped hot tool to encourage the shapes to be a particular shape? I’d love to know more. Anyone!
      Not really having a local reenactor team to help out, I’m merely tossing out the idea. All based around getting layers of goffered patterns at the front of the veil.

    • @wlfgirrl
      @wlfgirrl Před 3 lety

      when will i grow boobs

    • @amandaknowles2998
      @amandaknowles2998 Před rokem

      @@jennhill8708 have you found a local group yet? Both the SMA and SCA should have local chapters nearby.

  • @daisanders82
    @daisanders82 Před 5 lety +295

    No sunburn for you! I love veiling and such for this reason. I get people saying I'm so modest when in a veil and wimple, and I'm just like: "Nope, I just like having fair skin and not getting sunburnt and having my skin look like old leather."

    • @taritangeo4948
      @taritangeo4948 Před 4 lety +33

      Fun fact: people that are naturally very pale and look good in pure white and blues/pinks can get a noticeable yellow undertone from the sun, that will make them look sickly in those shades of clothing, way before gettting into sun-kissed tan shades.
      What im trying to say is, aside from "not looking like a peasant", wanting to stay pale maghtve as well been an aestetic choice.

    • @Seleuce
      @Seleuce Před 4 lety +33

      Another fun fact: Pale skin can make some people incredibly frail and ill looking. It's all about the individual. Fashion, old or modern, is superficial and never considers types of people very much.

    • @cmhughes8057
      @cmhughes8057 Před 4 lety +15

      I wear a large hat to cover my face nearly all year long and will use an umbrella if needed in the summer months. I do have skin damage and am trying to lesson that with covering up.

    • @ian_edits_
      @ian_edits_ Před 3 lety +6

      Wait this is such an interesting perspective! As someone with Romani heritage (my profile picture isn't me btw), the most I've thought about sun damage is occasionally putting on sunscreen when I go swimming, but even then, I don't really burn. I never thought about veils being used as protectant from the sun. Anyways, that's some interesting input indeed!!

    • @SingingSealRiana
      @SingingSealRiana Před 3 lety +5

      @@ian_edits_ lucky you, I get burned very fast . . .

  • @brittany45
    @brittany45 Před 4 lety +142

    That's not an airplane; that's a *dragon* or so says a friend of mine whose part of the SCA.

    • @wlfgirrl
      @wlfgirrl Před 3 lety +1

      how do you know if youve strated your period

  • @13495
    @13495 Před 4 lety +32

    It's funny how the more I grow my hair long, the more head coverings start to make sense 😂 so many more opportunities to get it tangled and messy that plaits and coverings become sensible and convenient

  • @asiahkelley
    @asiahkelley Před 4 lety +193

    As a hijabi, used to watching so many hijab tutorials, watching this is surreal but awesome. Your techniques are amazing and really capture the HA look but also just seem natural. Many reenactors I see seem very awkward in their headcoverings. You make it look awesome. Love your channel!

  • @alisonbrandon9059
    @alisonbrandon9059 Před 4 lety +28

    If anyone has issues with the undercap slipping try a velvet headband or wig grip underneath. Not even clause to historical but I use one everyday with my headscarves and they don’t budge!

  • @muslinandlace2099
    @muslinandlace2099 Před 5 lety +54

    Wimples always had me scratching my head - I figured it was a more complicated wrap or turban-like situation, so this is great! Thanks!

  • @LanieBugDesigns
    @LanieBugDesigns Před 5 lety +89

    I would love to see how you make the ruffled veil! Its so cute!

  • @amandajones8841
    @amandajones8841 Před rokem +6

    You make the veil and wimple look so CUTE. I actually came to this video because I'm rebuilding my SCA fencing kit into 13th century garb, and a wimple and veil for the over-mask hood setup is seeming like the best approach to seem natural.

  • @diekluge
    @diekluge Před 4 lety +5

    I might be the only dude who responds to this. Great video. I came here because I was researching medieval clothing styles (don't ask), and came across a comment that said most women wore veils. Of course, I'm thinking full-face covered, wedding gown veil, and I'm like "that doesn't sound right at all", so I'm glad I got that cleared up with this excellent primer on what these things are. You're very beautiful, btw.

  • @meamela9820
    @meamela9820 Před 5 lety +60

    I love to see more videos about medieval hairstyles and a bunch of different ways you can wear veils, wimples and caps and different styles of them. I am going to Medieval Week in Visby this summer (in Sweden) and would want to do something medieval with my hair also when I go, because it feels a Little bit wierd to go around in a medieval(ish) dress and really modern hair. It clashes a bit.
    Medieval hairstyles for short hair (like really short) would also be helpful. I am considering buying hair extentions, but some day of the medieval week I think I will want to do something lazy without hair extentions…
    Much love, I really liked this video.

  • @clarekuehn4372
    @clarekuehn4372 Před rokem +4

    Please do more veil styles and wimple styles. Thank you for demonstrating the shapes of the fabrics and how to pin.

  • @argusfleibeit1165
    @argusfleibeit1165 Před 4 lety +16

    I never thought wimples were a particularly attractive look, but having reached the age of crepey neck skin, I almost wish they could come back into a fashion for everyday modern wear. The majority of us can't afford plastic surgery, but a length of fabric to cover up this unsightly (to me-- I know many others proudly accept the evidence of age achieved) condition is affordable to all. Thank you also to the modest Muslim women in our society, who go veiled in public every day despite stares. They are helping to bring more variety in dress norms to our 21th Century culture. The athletic hood Nike makes might be something I could consider wearing, once my moisturizing "miracle" gunk completely fails me.

  • @somecunninglinguist
    @somecunninglinguist Před 5 lety +151

    You know.... I bet you'd be fantastic at a kids show where you make small but historically accurate hand sewn projects in real time and teach the history and provenance of the item while going

  • @JessieCochran37
    @JessieCochran37 Před 4 lety +6

    You are so stinkin' cute, Morgan! I love the dress, too, especially on how you did a party color gown with the red and green, and incorporated both your's and your husband's coat of arms into the design. Perfect with a chef's kiss!

  • @knightngal5581
    @knightngal5581 Před 5 lety +14

    Could you please do a video on how you made the veil with the ruffles??? I love it!!!! And of course you are just so stinking adorable!!! ❤❤

  • @wyntermackenzie4952
    @wyntermackenzie4952 Před 5 lety +8

    The other wonderful practical use for a veil is as a sunshade! Even a thin one, like your silkk one, keep the sun from beating down on your head.

  • @kestrels.9189
    @kestrels.9189 Před 2 lety +7

    Just realized how amazingly practical that is, no sunburn (unless your like some of my friend who will burn though a sweatshirt) but also, harder for bugs to get at you. Think you for this. I think I missed this video when you first made it. Would love to see a video of the dress! Did I kiss that too or just forget about it?! I have been here for a ling time it seems. (Goes off to find said possible video in question)

  • @BeppyCat
    @BeppyCat Před 5 lety +18

    I'd love a demonstration of how you make and apply that adorable ruffle trim hem! If you had the time. :)

  • @JessieCochran37
    @JessieCochran37 Před rokem +2

    You are beautiful, Morgan! Love the party color gown and the different badges for you and your husband. I've always liked the braided and veiled look, but now it's even cuter with a wimple. Thanks for the video! Sometimes simple is the best.

  • @TheGabygael
    @TheGabygael Před 3 lety +3

    As someone who's hair is so slippery that i find pins lying around absolutely everywhere, i feel a special bond with whoever dropped the metal u shaped wired that were found

  • @cmhughes8057
    @cmhughes8057 Před 4 lety +3

    I love how you explain how to wear a wimple and how you clearly have studied how people dressed in this era. I love the dress you are wearing, it is simply lovely!

  • @RijackiTorment
    @RijackiTorment Před 5 lety +5

    Lovely hair and head covering. Fantastic heraldric dress, too.
    You make me so nostalgic for the time I spent in the SCA while I was living in Germany.

  • @lindseymashburn-fonzeroth1806

    You are a life saver. I got to the 12th night event and couldn't remember for the life of me how to do the wimple. Thank you!

  • @jennarhodes2724
    @jennarhodes2724 Před 2 lety +2

    I have to make a bunch of early medieval nun costumes for a musical and you are my saving grace

  • @EmeraldVideosNL
    @EmeraldVideosNL Před 4 lety +13

    Interesting you mentioned nuns, as I was wondering if this sryle had a religious connection. But I guess it's the other way around and nuns uniforms were based on the fashion of the day.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja Před 2 lety +3

      The modern version of a monk’s or nun’s habit would be blue jeans, a plain T-shirt, and a similarly plain sweater.

  • @judymenting4975
    @judymenting4975 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Morgan, THANK YOU! you are awesome. Your tip about rolling the edge of linen prior towhipstitching inspired me to get going on my very first HA linen project

  • @wintrygarden
    @wintrygarden Před 5 lety +70

    How do you deal with cleaning a gown like the one you're wearing? I always worry about wearing floor-length gowns when I go to faires/cosplay events (I'm not an SCA person yet, but I do work at a renaissance faire) because I don't know how to 1) avoid getting the hem dirty, and 2) clean it if/when it does get dirty. Do you ever just replace the bottom band of the gown when it gets stained?

    • @aev0317
      @aev0317 Před 5 lety +15

      I spot clean my gowns with a very light soap usually a dr. Bronners or Castile soap.

    • @rosem2378
      @rosem2378 Před 5 lety +25

      I know with Victorian dresses they had a detachable dust ruffle at the bottom hem of dresses and skirts. I'm not sure if medieval dresses had that but it's an idea

    • @MorganDonner
      @MorganDonner  Před 5 lety +41

      The vast majority of my gowns are shorter than the ground by about an inch, and those dresses accumulate very little dirt. If they do get dirty, it can just be brushed off.
      This dress is a bit of a different story 😂. I left the hem very long, and just accepted that the white hem was going to get very dirty very quickly! If I do ever feel the need to fix it, then yes, a new contrasting fabric at the hem would work well.

    • @wintrygarden
      @wintrygarden Před 5 lety +6

      @@MorganDonner makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the tips - to you and all the others who graciously responded!

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 Před 5 lety +13

      Arden Winner
      You could maybe treat the hem with weather proofing spray...you know, the stuff for shoes? It does make the material less impenetrable. You would have to try, if it leaves a stain first, of course.

  • @Harko-
    @Harko- Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks Morgan. I know this video was specifically about the veil and wimple, but I have to say the total outfit looks absolutely great!

  • @carlyholloway6321
    @carlyholloway6321 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for doing these GRWM videos. As a fellow SCA member they're very helpful. Would you be able to make one about how you sewed the ruffle veil?

  • @chelseamccowen9525
    @chelseamccowen9525 Před 5 lety +5

    You are the absolute cutest! I love this and even though it’s simple, this was so helpful to see it all come together. Thank you for another awesome video!!

  • @amyjones2490
    @amyjones2490 Před 4 lety +2

    I just loved the veils on Isabella in Braveheart.

  • @tanyavs1
    @tanyavs1 Před 5 lety +3

    Super cute! Really ties the whole look together!

  • @bertuccigirl
    @bertuccigirl Před 5 lety +7

    Nice! I liked seeing how this goes together. I echo the others who say they would like to see how you do the ruffle and sewing it onto the veil. I love your videos!

  • @cassiopeiaartco
    @cassiopeiaartco Před 5 lety +3

    Yay! Thank you! I’ve had the hardest time trying to get veils to work for me.

  • @HalloweenInVegas
    @HalloweenInVegas Před 4 lety +4

    Omg, thank you so much for making this video!! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @neretaireamenhotep2186
    @neretaireamenhotep2186 Před 5 lety +3

    Oh wow ive never seen a ruffled veil before! Very cool!!!!

  • @breenarnianwarhorse5051
    @breenarnianwarhorse5051 Před 4 lety +2

    Love it! Thanks for sharing! Super helpful to see ways to wear veils and such, and different things to do with long hair; the cap is on my short list of pieces I need to get on making next!

  • @margaretmyres5626
    @margaretmyres5626 Před 5 lety +2

    Really love the ruffled veil

  • @charlenesowers3108
    @charlenesowers3108 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing your ideas and examples!

  • @erinmcgann2763
    @erinmcgann2763 Před 5 lety +3

    Perfect! Will be assembling my own wimple/veil set up this weekend so appreciate this a lot. Please do show us how you made those lovely ruffles too.

  • @emorybatten284
    @emorybatten284 Před 4 lety +1

    Really fun video. I like that you showed so many options. 😀

  • @sinswept
    @sinswept Před 5 lety +5

    Love this! Would love to see a video on fillets/circlets :)

  • @SallowedSkies
    @SallowedSkies Před 5 lety +2

    I was wondering about this, thank you for the viedo!

  • @janholdridge723
    @janholdridge723 Před rokem

    I love this so much!

  • @AngelaGallant
    @AngelaGallant Před 4 lety

    You are so stinkin' cute! I LOVE the garb! I love the flow! You're adorable! thank you for showing this. I've a few newbies wanting to veil up thanks to a novus class I taught and your video shows exactly what I was teaching them, so they now have this to remind them how it was done!

  • @TariHuffaker
    @TariHuffaker Před 4 lety +1

    What a fun lesson. Thank you.

  • @elvishmaster44
    @elvishmaster44 Před 4 lety +4

    I love this video! We are going to do a production of Princess Ida (G&S) and we will be referencing this video when we teach our chorus girls how to do their own wimple and veils. Question: What are the measurements for each of the pieces? Diameter?

  • @BDavis-rb6xn
    @BDavis-rb6xn Před 5 lety +6

    I made the St. Birgitta cap a couple of weeks ago--it came out well enough but I totally though the straps were supposed to go around ~2.5 times instead of ~1.5 times. Oops. I just think of it as extra secure now ;D

  • @susanhashop2268
    @susanhashop2268 Před 5 lety +1

    So much fun!!!

  • @danielahewson4971
    @danielahewson4971 Před 4 lety +2

    i really enjoyed your video! I had been hunting for a description of a veil and wimple, that Eleanor of Aquitaine might have worn. Apparently she brought the barbette to England and it was considered quite scandalous at first. I am a romance author [Helena Korin] . Thanks again!

  • @JR-ck2lr
    @JR-ck2lr Před 4 lety +1

    The ruffles are beautiful!

  • @psteven1458
    @psteven1458 Před 5 lety +1

    Love it! 😍

  • @madman11893
    @madman11893 Před 4 lety +1

    Love this

  • @talosheeg
    @talosheeg Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for the video Morgan!

  • @bonitaoliver5110
    @bonitaoliver5110 Před 2 lety +1

    That is so cute, thank you 😊

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 Před 5 lety +2

    Harlekin bride - I‘m digging it 😄

  • @EphanyasisOwleyes
    @EphanyasisOwleyes Před 5 lety +1

    You look awesome in that. I always look forward to what you sew. : )

  • @Imjetta7
    @Imjetta7 Před 3 lety

    Awesome! Do you have a video on the ruffled veil that you made?

  • @Seryna
    @Seryna Před 5 lety +1

    Hello. I enjoyed this immensely as I am going about making headwear for my event. I was wondering if you used a pattern or have a how-to for how to make the veils? Many thanks.

  • @PKQuent
    @PKQuent Před 5 lety

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

  • @katherinebonkowski8925

    this is awesome

  • @minkaf4243
    @minkaf4243 Před 5 lety

    Great!

  • @rslocum17
    @rslocum17 Před 2 lety

    A video showing how to make the “ruffle” on the veil would be awesome 👍🏻

  • @kasie680
    @kasie680 Před rokem

    Oh my goodness Morgan I spotted the dirt on your hem!!
    I’d love to see how you hemmed the veil and did the ruffles

  • @ruthulrich
    @ruthulrich Před 4 lety +1

    Have you seen the corkscrew bobby pins? They are the bomb! They hold almost as well as super glue and you don't see them. This from a mom of an actress with hair down to her waist. They work for any time period and do not come down at all with quick changes in the poorly lit backstage.

    • @gretchensmith2852
      @gretchensmith2852 Před 4 lety

      Corkscrew hair pins are my favorite when my hair is just too long for even jumbo-sized regular pins!

  • @jennhill8708
    @jennhill8708 Před 4 lety

    Adorable for you, again! Way cool.

  • @minecraftingmom
    @minecraftingmom Před 4 lety

    Do you have a blog post about making your veil with the ruffed edge?

  • @emilyr2836
    @emilyr2836 Před 4 lety

    Do you have a video where you show how you tie off the ends of your braids? I have super slippery straight hair and stuff tends to fall out of it.

  • @loriangrace3006
    @loriangrace3006 Před 3 lety +1

    Actuaoly used the video for a cosplay reference. Thanks!

  • @jeanniewsteve
    @jeanniewsteve Před 3 lety

    Came across the word Wimple and looked it up then I found you. I love how you did the veils the braids look great too. So did you use a Hair pin like you would use for hats to keep them from flying off?

  • @tamarab.7151
    @tamarab.7151 Před 3 lety

    morgan I saw the heraldic dress you are wearing in braveheart movie.

  • @marge2320
    @marge2320 Před 2 lety +1

    Can u make a video on how u made the veil and wimple

  • @kathleenlizarraga3647
    @kathleenlizarraga3647 Před 5 lety +45

    dangit, I wish I could get away with wearing medieval clothes all the time... there's a practicality and comfort to it the farther back in history you go. Maybe I'll start running around my house in it....

    • @gerberdaisy2388
      @gerberdaisy2388 Před 5 lety +15

      OH me too!!! I'm thinking one of these days I'm just going to say, to heck with everyone that doesn't appreciate ultra-fem clothing … and just wear them!

    • @kathleenlizarraga3647
      @kathleenlizarraga3647 Před 5 lety +8

      @@gerberdaisy2388 Yes thank you! Call me a traditionalist but I love that

    • @frank7411
      @frank7411 Před 5 lety +10

      And caps and veils would be so great on bad hair days!

    • @gerberdaisy2388
      @gerberdaisy2388 Před 5 lety +3

      @@frank7411 you're SO right!

    • @theanachronisticlife8574
      @theanachronisticlife8574 Před 5 lety +14

      I find people are careful to mind their own business when I visit a store on the way to an event. They probably assume I’m Mennonite or something.

  • @exohead1
    @exohead1 Před 4 lety

    Twirly dress, yaaay!

  • @Ellie-jr4zy
    @Ellie-jr4zy Před 5 lety

    This is so cool I wish I could try that for a renfest but I have an Afro lmao

  • @P_YHoward
    @P_YHoward Před 5 lety +7

    Where did you get the "u" shaped hairpins? I have such trouble finding nice sturdy hairpins. I've only seen lately the useless flimsy pins or just regular bobby pins.

    • @MorganDonner
      @MorganDonner  Před 5 lety +13

      I buy mine from my local beauty supply store (Sally's usually), and they are not super sturdy, but I find them sufficient. However, if you'd like heftier ones, try searching for "amish hair pins", particularly on Etsy. Handmade pins are typically made of thicker wire. Best of luck!

  • @Caradepato
    @Caradepato Před 4 lety +2

    I really like how you did that "ermine"

  • @ryokomoonbeam4624
    @ryokomoonbeam4624 Před 4 lety +1

    I love how I'm not the only girl with multicolored brown hair.

  • @littlestbroccoli
    @littlestbroccoli Před 2 lety

    Can you show how that beautiful braid taping is done with ribbon?

  • @moranarevel
    @moranarevel Před 4 lety

    How do you deal with the heat in summer events?

  • @saralist1200
    @saralist1200 Před 4 lety

    Silly question but have you ever worn your cap or veil damp to keep cool in the summer?

  • @ellenweiner9557
    @ellenweiner9557 Před 5 lety

    I would love to learn more about the heraldry on your dress. Is there a video?

  • @moiragreyland
    @moiragreyland Před rokem

    How did you make that gorgeous ruffled veil?

  • @LauraJayne64
    @LauraJayne64 Před rokem

    Any ideas what to do with mundane short hair?
    Do you have to wear a veil with a simple?

  • @laurengreenewhyte1925

    M, the ruff edge seems off. I would venture they were braided fibers added, yes? Thanks for your tutorial.

  • @LauraJayne64
    @LauraJayne64 Před rokem

    Do you have a video about your dress?

  • @debbscustomengravings5226

    I read that Eleanor of Aquitaine, maybe didn't invent, but really popularised the wimple because she didn't like her double chin, or aging neck.

  • @CaitlynKreklewich
    @CaitlynKreklewich Před 5 lety +1

    This looks amazing. Fellow CZcamsr support, hope you have an amazing journey here on youtube♡

  • @GGLEEME
    @GGLEEME Před 5 lety

    Is there a video of how you made those ruffles? ??

    • @MorganDonner
      @MorganDonner  Před 5 lety

      Not yet, but I'll have to see about making one eventually!

  • @iamthelightoftheworld5028
    @iamthelightoftheworld5028 Před 5 měsíci

    Can you do regency hair style?

  • @virginiasoskin9082
    @virginiasoskin9082 Před 3 lety

    Lovely. So when airplanes fly then, do they flap their wings? (Jamie asks Claire in Outlander.....)

  • @wildandwillfulvids
    @wildandwillfulvids Před 4 lety +1

    Where did you get the pins you use for your hair?

    • @MorganDonner
      @MorganDonner  Před 4 lety +1

      I get the U shaped pins from Sally's Beauty Supply.

  • @Glibscribe
    @Glibscribe Před 4 lety

    Where do you find U-pins that don't have modern "bobby" zigzags or wiggles in them?

    • @MorganDonner
      @MorganDonner  Před 4 lety

      I got them from "Sally's Beauty Supply", there's a shop near me. They might also be available online?

  • @aliloucreations1817
    @aliloucreations1817 Před 5 lety +1

    You look beautiful 😍

  • @heatherk6179
    @heatherk6179 Před 3 lety

    Do you know if there's evidence for colorful veils? I've only ever seen white/beige ones.

  • @101Checks
    @101Checks Před 4 lety

    What would they do if it's really hot out?

  • @Voronochka262
    @Voronochka262 Před 4 lety

    Where did you find your silk and linen veils?