💃🏻Thank you to Native for sponsoring this video! 3 deodorants are normally $36 dollars, but if you use my link bit.ly/nativeabbycox and code ABBYCOX you’ll get them for $24 that’s 33% off! With my code, you can also get 20% off any body wash or toothpaste! Thank you all for the kind words about my corset! I'll be discussing it a bit in next week's video, but in the meantime, the pattern I used is this one: www.etsy.com/listing/899746617/fixed-size-the-ballerina-victorian?ref=shop_home_active_4&crt=1 😍
I am making an 1865 ballgown and I was wondering you could help me. I recently got stuck with something called piping its supposed to support the neck and arm holes. Can you please do a video on how to that if you don't have a zipper foot on the sewi g machine
@@samanthasolveson625 cut the strips on the bias, and stitch the piping in place using running stitches. Please also see my antique clothing haul video playlist - I have a couple of 1860 dresses and earlier that show piping: czcams.com/play/PLAzJJkH_MerpZRPLBCueHwWLFL43Vzdu3.html
@Edwin Mohammed It is disgusting that you would do that. If she doesn't want you to see it, leave it alone. Clearly you must not trust her, so why are you dating her? I hope she sees this and decides she doesn't need to be dating someone who doesn't respect her privacy and doesn't trust her.
"This petticoat will never be washed" despite me knowing this is logical and its silk and it doesnt really touch skin much or outside dirt.....this still stresses me out
Who else thought totally started pictured Lizzo in some Mutton Chop sleeves when Abby started breaking down those lyrics? Oh yeah Lizzo in rocking out in 1890s clothes would be totally badass.
Making mistakes and working through them is part of the journey with sewing - as frustrating as it can feel, it's such a crucial part of the process. :)
We all make mistakes! I was doing french seams the other night and did it wrong. I took the seam out took a break went back and did it wrong again!! Muttered a lot of bad words and went to bed!! Which is what I should have done after the first time. Sometimes you can say “yeah I meant to do that” other times you rip it out. Depending what it is and if anyone will see it. Don’t get too frustrated we all do it even after years of sewing!!
It is so encouraging, right? Seeing someone who is good at it and has stunning results fuck it up and how they correct it takes so much pressure of a beginner who thinks they just cant sew and better stop trying.
"A black petticoat is more practical" Yeah *sure* it is but being dramatic is way more fun! That is why I made a blue and white striped petticoat. I don't care if I'm the only one who sees it *I'm happy!*
My petticoats are made from this absolutely atrocious floral polyester "satin" from the 70s that I believe was supposed to have been used for pajamas. I got it from an estate sale - it was almost 10 yards of that fabric!! I don't know how in the world someone thought buying that much of that material was a good idea but it was a great practice fabric and "underpinning" material
On the subject of the old drafting manuals needing an editor: the long running Charles A. Stone's drafting system, most of the editions of menswear being available on Internet Archive, routinely use "breast" to refer to both the entire chest measurement as well as half the chest measurement. They also sometimes sneak in a "breast net", unqualified and unexplained. If you're not careful you end up with sack coats that are 6 feet around. The diagrams are more accurate than the instructions, and the first section on "the proportionate figure" is pretty useful, though.
So I'm not a sewist (I LOVE hand sewing, but have never learned any proper techniques, and never made clothes before), I'm not a historical costumer, and I don't understand more than half of the technical terms Abby uses, but I LOVE her channel! I love history in general, and I love watching her content. I'm learning about sewing, and it makes me feel creative. Also, Abby's personality is amazing! She's funny, knowledgeable, and talented.
And then there’s me, hemming 8+ yards of ruffles by hand - and actually enjoying it😅😂 (And is now hand stitching an entire dress, just to see how much I actually enjoy it)
Abby, thank you for leaving in bits like the pins you left in your hair, no makeup days, and voiced frustration with parts of projects you dislike. It reminds us you are real, and gives us "permission" to be real too! 🥰🥰
I hear and deeply empathize with your exasperation on hemming the ruffles. I handmade my first ruffled petticoat and when my non-sewing friends were all "you have been working on that for a while there Deb", I did the math and I realized that the petticoat had involved over 70ft of hemming. I feel for you, so deeply.
I love it! That silhouette is 👌🏻!!! The underskirt and petticoat are truly lovely, and have gotten me very excited for the next few weeks, for sure. But...THAT CORSET! 🤩😍🤩 Be still my heart. It is so close to the corset I dream of making, someday, right down to the trim. Doesn’t hurt that it looks utterly phenomenal on you, either. Seriously, my friend, OOH LA LA! Love and light, and see you next week.❤️
Abby, I just want to thank you for being so open minded with your sponsors! I’ve been searching for an aluminum-free deodorant for almost a decade and none that I’ve tried worked, but hearing you talk about sweating and that you sweat like a ‘normal person’ (I only say that because all natural deodorant only seems to work for people who don’t sweat), you really pushed me to try Native. I really hope it works for me! ❤️
I was skeptical too because I sweat a lot but I found a mini travel size of native to test before binging on the more expensive full size ones and I am a believer! Check your local wal mart or similar and grab a mini if you're unsure!
I like native, but be aware that it is made with baking soda which can cause chemical burns if you are a contrasting pH to the deodorant. I can't remember which is acidic and which is alkaline (high or low), but I do know that baking soda is alkaline. So just be careful. I haven't had issues and I stopped using regular deodorant like secret or degree, because it was burning my underarms and I hated it.
Welcome!!! The 1890s are a great starting point, the shapes and styles work well for 2021 and there is *a lot* of great information out there from the time period on how to pattern and make pieces from the period! I've had a lot of fun in this decade so far! :D
You've helped me so much i recently acquired a pair of edwardian non-split crotch drawers and I couldn't for the life of me understand why they had a hole in the waistband at the center front considering they are in immaculate condition I had a theory it had something to do with the corset waist hook and when you mention they put a hole in the front so they wouldn't spin or move about, and they had to be taken down as they are non-split crotch the whole thing made sense thank you for helping me with my little mystery
I love ruffles on my clothes but sewing them on when the back seam is closed has always been a pain. So I love your idea of sewig on the ruffles when the garment is still flat, and then finish up the back seam later. Definitely going to try it next time I'm sewing a skirt with ruffles! Also I really love the colourful finished petticoat!
Thank you for the tip about leaving the back open! I've been putting off making more petticoats because wrestling the ruffles on the circular shape was so frustrating. Your way seems much easier!
@@AbbyCox yesyesyes! Not quite the same but I knitted some 1940s "step-ins" from the WW2 patterns that the V&A have up for free as an experiment and they've been so good (especially in summer). I really want to give a full union suit a go now, although it's a heck of a lot more stitches than basic step-ins. Might get one done for next winter 🤷♀️
I love your videos, not only for the sewing adventures, but for comic relief! You keep me smiling with your rambling, your “so who really cares?” and just your silly ways! I love you! You’re about my granddaughter’s age, so I’m not being weird! I just really look forward to my evenings watching the ones I’ve missed or repeat watching…
That pink petticoat, though!!! 😍😍😍 As someone who's currently making a full 1897 toilette, I absolutely love to see this as it serves as both inspiration and useful information! Thank you 😘❤
I’m commenting because I love your video. You’re doing a great job… I love the combination of historical and academic and… Ah hell they did it... I’ll do it too... You are just fun to hang out with.
Dangit Abby! I wound up going down a rabbit hole because the front page of that book says "Used in School for Girls, Agricultural Department of State University of Minnesota and James Industrial Training Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. And my brain went, "Oooh! I wonder which college/university that is now!"
As close as I can figure right now it's referring to the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. I need to be on campus of my local U of M to be able to really do a search in the archives.
im just getting into sewing, and creating as authentic as possible period pieces and let me just say your channel has been a godsend! obviously i have a ways to go but youve helped my understanding tremendously!
I love how your videos reflect you as a real person. I started watching because of your passion for the topic. I always enjoy your willingness to allow the normal slips to stay in your videos and your gracious acceptance of them.
The unexpected North & South scene! 😍😍😍 Here for it. Also that pink silk would have made my 12 year old self cry with longing. (Lbr it's still making me cry a bit from how gorgeous it is.)
I'm a cross stitcher. I can backstitch because of that, although my cross stitch backstitching is very different to sewing backstitching mostly to save floss. So I can sew a hem if I need to, and I do use my skills to fix things when I need to, and I can sew a button on, that's actually pretty easy.
12:12 *YES!* I have had this problem, and it is one's inclination to assume that you missed or misread something, but after thd fourth readthru, it is so not your fault!
3:29 Me: low on Native deo Abby: I have a solution for you *Le cleeck* ordered new offerings and a mini. Yaaay! Native has been my Goldilocks deo for several years! Thank ye kindly, lady😊
I adore your color pallet and had a joyful squee moment when you chose that velveteen for your bias tape! I appreciate you and always look forward to your content 🎉❤
I watched this video with a full “these petticoats are gorgeous; the corset is beautiful; and oh my gods I need to know more about those combinations!” Then read the video blurb and did a little happy dance for the combinations being a future video 😁 And is there anyone of sound mind who *doesn’t* love a big sleeve?!
From a time to now I realized people usualy kept their clothes in layers for practical reasons: - The inermost/sweat layer - usually opaque and deals with transpiration - The form layer - Petticoats and the like - The beauty layer - A decorative layer thats important so the clothing is presentable (sometimes sheer) - The protective layer - Oversleeves, aprons and similar - The warmth layer - Capes, jackets... In a way that's very practical. Even if you had 20 dresses you wouldn't use them all at the same time, so you could use less fabric. Also, if one layer failed, you could replace just that one.
Great job. I love how if you do enough research, you can justify ALL your decisions. Historically speaking, I’m sure there was a lot of get sh*t done, and you prove how they did it. Thanks for a wonderful video.
Maybe it's extra of me, but I really appreciate the whole showing mistakes bits. It's very easy to fall into this hole of thinking that I'm straight garbage at sewing when compared to perfect images on Instagram, or social media in general. Very easy to feel like "no one makes this mistake but me" mid hissy fit..... Ahem. Edges don't perfectly line up? Cut pieces too big somehow? It's normal, and talking about it is so comforting. Thank you for being willing to show all the process!
I did, just finished, along with finishing up a "UFO". Congratulations on your work, thank you for sharing tips & process. I completely agree with ruffles or trim is so much on flat, *plus*, do the last little bit of them *after* the final sewing into a "round" (not flat). I hope folks are doing well enough. Best hopes for easily achievable success to you all!🙂
I am sew at my machine while listening to Abby's video, glancing up at different parts and I notice 1st the hair clips, 😅 Then each time I glance up she morphs back from the Victorian area to present day! Lol 💃🍁
Considering how nervous I get putting anything i make in the wash, I can imagine how nerve wracking it was the hand sew a beautiful piece for yourself and then have to beat the crap out of it to get it clean ☹
I think it just depends on how you view the pieces. I am *hard* on my 18th century gowns, I don't view them as particularly special, even if they're handsewn, because I just view them as clothes...not really any different than the t-shirt and pants I wear.....but I also know that if some people saw how I treated some of my me-made pieces they'd be scandalized lol
I ease a lot by sending all my fabrics through the wash first. You can't do that with linen, but silk, wool, and cotton, unless specially starched/glazed, feels a lot less taboo to wash once you've sent it hurgling through the washer with the rest of your clothes. (You can wash both. They're fine. Just don't put them in the dryer regularly.)
Perfect timing for me! I have the combinations and corset cover done. As I'm watching this I'm hand stitching some stuff on my 1890-1900 corset. Just this morning I was thinking about starting a petticoat today. Thanks for this video Abby!
Such a fun video to watch! I love your openness to share what you would change about your creations, what you do to deal with these snafus and stuff...
Just looked back at a few of your videos and realised i haven’t seen anything of yours pop up in my feed! have changed that so should see all your videos as they pop up
This video could not have come at a more perfect time. I just bought a hand crank singer machine from 1890 and want to make petticoats and skirts! Thanks Abby ☺️
I enjoyed this alot. I never understood the idea of an underskirt versus a petticoat and now I do! Thank you for all the work you did to share with us.
Metal Pin Curl Hair Clips: As I have varying degrees of partial permanent paralysis in my shoulders, arms, and hands I do not have enough strength in my hands to open my Metal Pin Curl Hair Clips that are exactly the same as the ones you had in your hair at the beginning of this video. Yet I so wish that I could because there are historical women's hair styles for which I dearly love.
I always wondered if static was a thing, and then I paused the video at 14:25. Abby answering questions that she didn't know had been asked. EXCELLENT video!
Such great content! I mean the sewing content btw. With it without the corset content. I’m here for sewing and love all the tips, tricks and facts! I hope you keep em coming. Dog content is pretty great too.
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Thank you all for the kind words about my corset! I'll be discussing it a bit in next week's video, but in the meantime, the pattern I used is this one: www.etsy.com/listing/899746617/fixed-size-the-ballerina-victorian?ref=shop_home_active_4&crt=1 😍
I am making an 1865 ballgown and I was wondering you could help me. I recently got stuck with something called piping its supposed to support the neck and arm holes. Can you please do a video on how to that if you don't have a zipper foot on the sewi g machine
@@samanthasolveson625 cut the strips on the bias, and stitch the piping in place using running stitches. Please also see my antique clothing haul video playlist - I have a couple of 1860 dresses and earlier that show piping: czcams.com/play/PLAzJJkH_MerpZRPLBCueHwWLFL43Vzdu3.html
@Edwin Mohammed It is disgusting that you would do that. If she doesn't want you to see it, leave it alone. Clearly you must not trust her, so why are you dating her? I hope she sees this and decides she doesn't need to be dating someone who doesn't respect her privacy and doesn't trust her.
@Edwin Mohammed wtf?
Abby: “were they all drunk on laudanum when they wrote this book?!”
Me: um yes, yes they were
Don't think of using your pinking shears as 'cheating': think of them as using 'an authentic, time-saving & historical technique'.
there is such thing as an antique hand-crank pinking cutter :)
I want to let you know that telling us how much Victorians pinked seams eases my anxiety over new projects. Thank you!
Preach! 😂
"You need a serger to finish seams"
"No you don't, stop gatekeeping" - me in almost all my sewing groups on facebook other than the historical one lol
well, you can't ignore the fact that fabric was woven much, much tighter back then
@@brandielee7971 I just use a stitch on my machine that looks like a serger stitch.
@@lorrainecobaugh3822 Same or I used my pinking shears.
I'm picturing a little Costuming Drama with a pair of horns, sitting on your shoulder, and whispering, "you know you want to..."
She definitely lives in my pocket and is always sending me words of love, encouragement, and is talking me out of panic attacks quite a bit. 😂
"Just do the thing" and lo the thing was done
"This petticoat will never be washed" despite me knowing this is logical and its silk and it doesnt really touch skin much or outside dirt.....this still stresses me out
Would it help you to think that they could be steamed?
…. How often do you wash your couch covers?
@@exoduskamman1413 every 3 months?
@@KanaidBlack wtf are you doing to your sofa where it needs to be cleaned 4x a year?!!
@@h0rriphic i don’t know about anyone else but I have a SUPER hairy dog lol So I wash my couch covers about 4-5 times a year too :)
Who else thought totally started pictured Lizzo in some Mutton Chop sleeves when Abby started breaking down those lyrics? Oh yeah Lizzo in rocking out in 1890s clothes would be totally badass.
Yes PLEASE
I need this!!!
and she probably would for the drama of it all!
Watching you makes mistakes and work with it makes me feel better about sewing. It’s always so frustrating to mess up and I’m learning not to give up.
Making mistakes and working through them is part of the journey with sewing - as frustrating as it can feel, it's such a crucial part of the process. :)
We all make mistakes! I was doing french seams the other night and did it wrong. I took the seam out took a break went back and did it wrong again!! Muttered a lot of bad words and went to bed!! Which is what I should have done after the first time. Sometimes you can say “yeah I meant to do that” other times you rip it out. Depending what it is and if anyone will see it. Don’t get too frustrated we all do it even after years of sewing!!
My grandmother was a professional seamstress. Cussing and ripping out your seams and fixing or working with mistakes is 100% part of the process.
@@brandielee7971 hence the old adage: "she who sews, rips"
It is so encouraging, right? Seeing someone who is good at it and has stunning results fuck it up and how they correct it takes so much pressure of a beginner who thinks they just cant sew and better stop trying.
Real pattern weights are the mark of someone with an adequate budget for fabric. I use some glass tea light holders I got from Goodwill for like $3.
My pattern weights are big ol’ washers and nuts from Home Depot covered in fabric scraps to make them presentable 😅
Agreed, and guilty.
Good idea!
I use my biggest books 😅
I use rocks...
Comes off being a geologist I guess 😂
"A black petticoat is more practical"
Yeah *sure* it is but being dramatic is way more fun! That is why I made a blue and white striped petticoat. I don't care if I'm the only one who sees it *I'm happy!*
My petticoats are made from this absolutely atrocious floral polyester "satin" from the 70s that I believe was supposed to have been used for pajamas. I got it from an estate sale - it was almost 10 yards of that fabric!! I don't know how in the world someone thought buying that much of that material was a good idea but it was a great practice fabric and "underpinning" material
On the subject of the old drafting manuals needing an editor: the long running Charles A. Stone's drafting system, most of the editions of menswear being available on Internet Archive, routinely use "breast" to refer to both the entire chest measurement as well as half the chest measurement. They also sometimes sneak in a "breast net", unqualified and unexplained. If you're not careful you end up with sack coats that are 6 feet around. The diagrams are more accurate than the instructions, and the first section on "the proportionate figure" is pretty useful, though.
Do I know how to sew? No. Do I watch all of Abby’s videos? Yes.
“Where you all drunk on laudanum...?” Yes, yes they were. Be glad you were reading English directions.
So I'm not a sewist (I LOVE hand sewing, but have never learned any proper techniques, and never made clothes before), I'm not a historical costumer, and I don't understand more than half of the technical terms Abby uses, but I LOVE her channel! I love history in general, and I love watching her content. I'm learning about sewing, and it makes me feel creative. Also, Abby's personality is amazing! She's funny, knowledgeable, and talented.
Same! Glad I'm not the only one out here....
My people! I have found my people!
(I've always referred to myself as "costuming enthusiast". Hahaha)
I completely agree with you; me too. I found her channel when studying historical corsets and bras.
Same I came here for needle tips and stayed for Abby.
@@katherinemclean1448 Same!!!
Boosting algorithm, hope to watch more later.
The chaotic energy of this vid is EXACTLY the kind of pick-me-up I needed this morning.
And then there’s me, hemming 8+ yards of ruffles by hand - and actually enjoying it😅😂
(And is now hand stitching an entire dress, just to see how much I actually enjoy it)
Oh, I don't hate hemming by hand, but it doesn't work when I'm on a tight deadline. 🤣
That corset!!! It reminds me of R2D2 (and that is said with the highest praise❤️). So. Effing. Cute.
I love the pink and green color combo! You’ve reversed the colors of Madame de Pompadour’s famous green gown, and I’m so about it!
Abby, thank you for leaving in bits like the pins you left in your hair, no makeup days, and voiced frustration with parts of projects you dislike. It reminds us you are real, and gives us "permission" to be real too! 🥰🥰
I hear and deeply empathize with your exasperation on hemming the ruffles. I handmade my first ruffled petticoat and when my non-sewing friends were all "you have been working on that for a while there Deb", I did the math and I realized that the petticoat had involved over 70ft of hemming. I feel for you, so deeply.
Can you talk more about the union suit? I feel a little like I've missed something. Unless I have missed a video.
It's next week's video! :D
@@AbbyCox wibbly wobbly timey wimey😁
Oh good, cuz I was wondering too!
I love it! That silhouette is 👌🏻!!! The underskirt and petticoat are truly lovely, and have gotten me very excited for the next few weeks, for sure. But...THAT CORSET! 🤩😍🤩 Be still my heart. It is so close to the corset I dream of making, someday, right down to the trim. Doesn’t hurt that it looks utterly phenomenal on you, either. Seriously, my friend, OOH LA LA! Love and light, and see you next week.❤️
I heartily agree! That corset is chef's kiss 💖
God, when I saw the contrast of the blue and white on the corset... when I tell you I SWOONED
@@lajoyous1568 I'm seeing Rachel Maksy doing chef kiss with your comment!!
The green silk was such a happy accident! It looks so cute with the pink! ♡
Abby, I just want to thank you for being so open minded with your sponsors! I’ve been searching for an aluminum-free deodorant for almost a decade and none that I’ve tried worked, but hearing you talk about sweating and that you sweat like a ‘normal person’ (I only say that because all natural deodorant only seems to work for people who don’t sweat), you really pushed me to try Native. I really hope it works for me! ❤️
I was skeptical too because I sweat a lot but I found a mini travel size of native to test before binging on the more expensive full size ones and I am a believer! Check your local wal mart or similar and grab a mini if you're unsure!
@@LycIrisAurora Omg thank you so much!
I like native, but be aware that it is made with baking soda which can cause chemical burns if you are a contrasting pH to the deodorant. I can't remember which is acidic and which is alkaline (high or low), but I do know that baking soda is alkaline. So just be careful. I haven't had issues and I stopped using regular deodorant like secret or degree, because it was burning my underarms and I hated it.
@@LycIrisAurora Happy to hear you're enjoying our deodorant!
Excited for you to try it! Tell us what you think!
I am new to costuming/history bounding and have really been looking at starting in the 1890’s! Perfect timing. ❤️
Welcome!!! The 1890s are a great starting point, the shapes and styles work well for 2021 and there is *a lot* of great information out there from the time period on how to pattern and make pieces from the period! I've had a lot of fun in this decade so far! :D
Only 2 minutes in and already having the time of my life
lol poor Subie...Gryff got her good.
You've helped me so much i recently acquired a pair of edwardian non-split crotch drawers and I couldn't for the life of me understand why they had a hole in the waistband at the center front considering they are in immaculate condition I had a theory it had something to do with the corset waist hook and when you mention they put a hole in the front so they wouldn't spin or move about, and they had to be taken down as they are non-split crotch the whole thing made sense thank you for helping me with my little mystery
Abby: Embrace the binding y'all it is the way.
Me: This is the way?
Your SHAPE in that corset during the beginning of the video! You look like a victorian dream!
Umpteen Billion Gores is the name of my next Ska band.
I love ruffles on my clothes but sewing them on when the back seam is closed has always been a pain. So I love your idea of sewig on the ruffles when the garment is still flat, and then finish up the back seam later. Definitely going to try it next time I'm sewing a skirt with ruffles!
Also I really love the colourful finished petticoat!
I had no idea that underskirts were a thing as well as petticoats! Thank you for enlightening me Abby!
They both look so pretty. Love the touch of green on the pink petticoat, and that striped material on the underskirt is devine.
that corset or absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you! I'll be talking about it in next weeks video! 🥰
It's so beautiful isn't it! So glad we're gonna see more of it next week!
@@AbbyCox it is REALLY pretty and cute
@@AbbyCox Oh good. I thought I had missed something in the past few weeks. Really busy with family stuff.
I loved when Lady Rebecca measured her huge sleeves for "wingspan". If it is not a thing, it should be. :) These are such pretty petticoats. :)
Polished cotton 🙅🏾
Victorian Ride or Die Fabric 👁️👄👁️✌🏾
I'll only be using that terminology now
Thank you for the tip about leaving the back open! I've been putting off making more petticoats because wrestling the ruffles on the circular shape was so frustrating. Your way seems much easier!
I actually started planning an 1890's walking suit yesterday, beginning with the undergarments. So this series will be super helpful! :D
Wait till we talk about knit union suits next week cause *they are the best thing everrrrrrrrr*
@@AbbyCox 🤩🤩🤩
@@AbbyCox yesyesyes! Not quite the same but I knitted some 1940s "step-ins" from the WW2 patterns that the V&A have up for free as an experiment and they've been so good (especially in summer). I really want to give a full union suit a go now, although it's a heck of a lot more stitches than basic step-ins. Might get one done for next winter 🤷♀️
I love your videos, not only for the sewing adventures, but for comic relief! You keep me smiling with your rambling, your “so who really cares?” and just your silly ways! I love you! You’re about my granddaughter’s age, so I’m not being weird! I just really look forward to my evenings watching the ones I’ve missed or repeat watching…
That pink petticoat, though!!! 😍😍😍
As someone who's currently making a full 1897 toilette, I absolutely love to see this as it serves as both inspiration and useful information! Thank you 😘❤
Abby I could listen to you explain any topic. Thanks for sparking my interest in Victorian clothing design.
Ditto for me.
As I set up my next round of projects, getting some 1890’s fashion correctly built is on my list! Thanks as always for listing your references.
My pleasure! :D
@@AbbyCox also, I’ve been using Native deodorant for over a year, but now I want those tropical scents!
Okay but- what I love about this petticoat is how fun the colors are. It’s giving me ✨Baz Lurhman Moulin Rouge Vibes✨ and makes me wanna DANCE!!!
Love the underskirt and the petticoat, makes me wish I could draft a pattern. But the star of the show for me was that cardigan ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m commenting because I love your video. You’re doing a great job… I love the combination of historical and academic and… Ah hell they did it... I’ll do it too... You are just fun to hang out with.
The "All That's Left To Do" in air quotes.... SENT ME!!!!! What a damn mood, lol.
That is a super-festive sweater. Very Spring! (Also your corset is gorgeous).
Dangit Abby! I wound up going down a rabbit hole because the front page of that book says "Used in School for Girls, Agricultural Department of State University of Minnesota and James Industrial Training Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. And my brain went, "Oooh! I wonder which college/university that is now!"
Did you figure it out?
Well??
As close as I can figure right now it's referring to the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. I need to be on campus of my local U of M to be able to really do a search in the archives.
What I learned from watching your vids on original items even the Victorians didn’t have time for all that fiddly bits
im just getting into sewing, and creating as authentic as possible period pieces and let me just say your channel has been a godsend! obviously i have a ways to go but youve helped my understanding tremendously!
I love how your videos reflect you as a real person. I started watching because of your passion for the topic. I always enjoy your willingness to allow the normal slips to stay in your videos and your gracious acceptance of them.
Abby always seems to know what craft I’m trying to achieve I was just looking up how to make petticoats xD
The unexpected North & South scene! 😍😍😍 Here for it. Also that pink silk would have made my 12 year old self cry with longing. (Lbr it's still making me cry a bit from how gorgeous it is.)
Coming from someone who can't sew on a button, I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your mad skillz ❤
At the risk of sounding like a Disney movie... Everyone can sew. ❤️ It just takes time, patience and cuss words lol
I'm a cross stitcher. I can backstitch because of that, although my cross stitch backstitching is very different to sewing backstitching mostly to save floss. So I can sew a hem if I need to, and I do use my skills to fix things when I need to, and I can sew a button on, that's actually pretty easy.
Like cooking recipes, I bet the pattern instructions assume you know some basic stuff (that no one knows anymore).
Now I have the need to rewatch North and South again, that handsome man gets me every time .
Love me some Richard Armitage!
12:12 *YES!*
I have had this problem, and it is one's inclination to assume that you missed or misread something, but after thd fourth readthru, it is so not your fault!
I have a feeling I will be returning to this video many times before my project is done.
Wow. I'm so impressed that you can cut a straight line with your rotary cutter without a ruler! Great video. Thanks.
The lighting is wonderful and you still manage to look cute in styling clips.
I love the corset but I also love that cute little yellow cardi, beautiful
3:29 Me: low on Native deo
Abby: I have a solution for you
*Le cleeck* ordered new offerings and a mini. Yaaay! Native has been my Goldilocks deo for several years! Thank ye kindly, lady😊
Woo hoo! 🎉
I adore your color pallet and had a joyful squee moment when you chose that velveteen for your bias tape! I appreciate you and always look forward to your content 🎉❤
I NEED to know where you got that gorgeous cardigan! 😍
*I have a MIGHTY NEED*
Furiously googled it. No luck.
I do LOVE that corset, so that isn't why the algorithm showed me this video but it also didn't hurt.
I watched this video with a full “these petticoats are gorgeous; the corset is beautiful; and oh my gods I need to know more about those combinations!” Then read the video blurb and did a little happy dance for the combinations being a future video 😁
And is there anyone of sound mind who *doesn’t* love a big sleeve?!
From a time to now I realized people usualy kept their clothes in layers for practical reasons:
- The inermost/sweat layer - usually opaque and deals with transpiration
- The form layer - Petticoats and the like
- The beauty layer - A decorative layer thats important so the clothing is presentable (sometimes sheer)
- The protective layer - Oversleeves, aprons and similar
- The warmth layer - Capes, jackets...
In a way that's very practical. Even if you had 20 dresses you wouldn't use them all at the same time, so you could use less fabric. Also, if one layer failed, you could replace just that one.
This is perfectly timed for the late Victorian funeral costume I desire to make this year!
I'm sorta in love with the 1890s fashions, so I'm really looking forward to this video series!
You are so happy and cute. A bright light. Thank you for doing what you do.
Great job. I love how if you do enough research, you can justify ALL your decisions. Historically speaking, I’m sure there was a lot of get sh*t done, and you prove how they did it. Thanks for a wonderful video.
The pink one is soooo pretty, I kinda want it as just a skirt to wear.
Maybe it's extra of me, but I really appreciate the whole showing mistakes bits. It's very easy to fall into this hole of thinking that I'm straight garbage at sewing when compared to perfect images on Instagram, or social media in general. Very easy to feel like "no one makes this mistake but me" mid hissy fit..... Ahem.
Edges don't perfectly line up? Cut pieces too big somehow?
It's normal, and talking about it is so comforting. Thank you for being willing to show all the process!
I kinda feel like I know what you would look like as a Can-Can dancer at the Moulin Rouge now. And I'm living for that.
I did, just finished, along with finishing up a "UFO". Congratulations on your work, thank you for sharing tips & process. I completely agree with ruffles or trim is so much on flat, *plus*, do the last little bit of them *after* the final sewing into a "round" (not flat).
I hope folks are doing well enough. Best hopes for easily achievable success to you all!🙂
Can I just comment that her shape looks amazing! Like damn girl that corset is doing wonders for the girls.
I am sew at my machine while listening to Abby's video, glancing up at different parts and I notice 1st the hair clips, 😅
Then each time I glance up she morphs back from the Victorian area to present day! Lol 💃🍁
Those rulers tho:o. The moment i saw them my jaw just droppedXD. Im realy gonna save that link and look them up later:D.
Considering how nervous I get putting anything i make in the wash, I can imagine how nerve wracking it was the hand sew a beautiful piece for yourself and then have to beat the crap out of it to get it clean ☹
I think it just depends on how you view the pieces. I am *hard* on my 18th century gowns, I don't view them as particularly special, even if they're handsewn, because I just view them as clothes...not really any different than the t-shirt and pants I wear.....but I also know that if some people saw how I treated some of my me-made pieces they'd be scandalized lol
But I am sure that a well made hand sewn item is much more durable than a mass produced piece of clothing.
I ease a lot by sending all my fabrics through the wash first. You can't do that with linen, but silk, wool, and cotton, unless specially starched/glazed, feels a lot less taboo to wash once you've sent it hurgling through the washer with the rest of your clothes. (You can wash both. They're fine. Just don't put them in the dryer regularly.)
@@jaspersgrimoire just make sure that the water temp is cold for wool especially with a modern washing machine.
@@ruthmeow4262 my all hand-sewn linen shift agrees. If it was a machine sewn piece I'd be concerned.
Perfect timing for me! I have the combinations and corset cover done. As I'm watching this I'm hand stitching some stuff on my 1890-1900 corset. Just this morning I was thinking about starting a petticoat today. Thanks for this video Abby!
these colors look so nice together, im obsessed with this petticoat u have no idea
Such a fun video to watch! I love your openness to share what you would change about your creations, what you do to deal with these snafus and stuff...
The 'back seam after ruffle is added' hack is genius! Thank you x
That corset is beautiful! Did you make it? That blue is just so dang cute! And those curves! I'm jealous
yes! I'll be talking about it and the knit combinations in next week's video!
Just looked back at a few of your videos and realised i haven’t seen anything of yours pop up in my feed! have changed that so should see all your videos as they pop up
The ruffles, the pink, the green....so pretty! Good job!
Absolutely LOVE your corset Abby 😍
This is so cool and love the ruffles!
Also, thanks for having updated subtitles rather than auto-generated, they're much easier to read. ❤️
Yes! I'm so excited for more 1890s!!!!
Yea!! You must have ESP! I’m in the middle of sewing a 1890’s petticoat and these learnings are just in time!! Thank you!!
This video could not have come at a more perfect time. I just bought a hand crank singer machine from 1890 and want to make petticoats and skirts! Thanks Abby ☺️
I enjoyed this alot. I never understood the idea of an underskirt versus a petticoat and now I do! Thank you for all the work you did to share with us.
Wow, the skirts and the corset are so cute, the could be an outfit by themselves!
This makes me wish I could sew.
Metal Pin Curl Hair Clips:
As I have varying degrees of partial permanent paralysis in my shoulders, arms, and hands I do not have enough strength in my hands to open my Metal Pin Curl Hair Clips that are exactly the same as the ones you had in your hair at the beginning of this video. Yet I so wish that I could because there are historical women's hair styles for which I dearly love.
Thank you for sharing the information, cutting, sewing, etc., of your underskirt and petticoat.
I love that corset.
I always wondered if static was a thing, and then I paused the video at 14:25. Abby answering questions that she didn't know had been asked. EXCELLENT video!
Such great content! I mean the sewing content btw. With it without the corset content. I’m here for sewing and love all the tips, tricks and facts! I hope you keep em coming. Dog content is pretty great too.