Starting my biggest costume project EVER | Robe a la Francaise gown pt 1
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- čas přidán 3. 01. 2024
- After planning, researching, and constructing support garments I'm embarking on my biggest historical costume project yet - drafting, sewing, and trimming a 1770s, silk robe a la francaise gown. In this video, I assemble the petticoat and figure out the basics of making a new style of dress from scratch all without a pattern.
This is part of a series on making this gown.
You can also watch my previous videos on how I researched the design and made my pocket hoops:
• How I research my hist...
• Drafting a pair of 18t...
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Patterns of Fashion 6: shop.theschoolofhistoricaldre...
American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking: www.americanduchess.com/produ...
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Great work. It's impressive to watch people take one these impressive gowns. Also it makes me feel less alone when people show the bits where they struggled, hesitated or realised they did something they didn't need to do. So thank you for showing us that. Good luck for the rest of the dress. I look forward to watching the process.
Thank you, ever project has it's ups and downs, no matter how long I've been doing this.
Encouragement: You're doing it! Keep on keeping on. You're doing a great job troubleshooting & solving any issues you're running into (I particularly enjoy your videos as I enjoy how you speak about these moments, choices, details, and your thought process - thank you); the journey/details of making is most interesting & such a large part of every garment's story even though, mostly, those parts aren't at all or very well documented. Your ralf is looking great and it's going to be stunning.
I scored 15 yards of weird ‘80’s chintz at an estate sale. I’ll be making a sack dress, a mock up to figure this out. It’s a brain twister! You’re doing great, I’m sure actual mantua makers hit snags too.
I have to pull my machine(s) apart and clean out the dust and crud, and then lube, every two or three projects to avoidfeed/stitch length problems.
OMG those are some honkin' huge pleats!
Your dress is ready looking beautiful, 😊. You can make anything and you inspire us to try and make pretty things. Sending you hugs ❤
❤🎉❤ You got this! I am also beginning this adventure! Thank you for sharing your experience!
I love your hair at that length
Sending happy sewing thoughts and emotional-support-chocolate (ESC) your way. The dress is beautiful. Well done, you. It's going to be a showstopper when it's done. And congratulations on school starting - those are some big girl steps to take...
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
This is so wonderfully detailed! I have hope that you finished this and will wear it beautifully!
Thanks for the video tutorial & thanks for showing Your reference source book, although I'm making the gown in 1/6 scale for 11.5" Barbie, it will help a lot. Having a tough time with finding an actual tororial for Grand panier but piecing it together from other videos & now this book will help (hopefully) too I also have a hiztorical costume with patterns for Batbie book). Take care
/Rosemary
LOVE THE STICKER! On your sewing machine. I've sewed for 60 years. It's good to see someone who can hand sew as well as machine sew.
At 9:30 I was sooooo YASSSSSSS ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
oh, dixie, it's wonderful!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
What serendipity - I just bought fabric to make my own Robe a la Francaise.
And now your video has made me scared to even start it! lol
Absolutely love the fabric your chose.
It's looking beautiful!
Was that Laura? Lucky you to have each other.
Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.
Yes it was! She’s great and very helpful
Your work is looking great. Keep going..... I must admit I wish we could get silk taffeta more easily here in Australia. We can buy it, but from only certain shops or online.
What a coincidence, right now I’m working on my robe a la Français. This was good to watch. Looking forward to the rest. I am using the Simplicity pattern because I trust Abby Cox judgement in her cooperation with Simplicity. I also make use of the same patterns of fashion book as you do for further reference to understand the differences etc. The fabric you use is gorgeous!!!
fork pleating for the win
You got this! I think this is going to be amazing 🎉🎉
I used a combination of the pattern from Pegee of Williamsburg and measured drawings from the Fashion Institute of the Metropolitan Museum back in the mid 70's. I found it was easier to use a solid color drapery weight silk. I still own it but *sigh* no longer fit in it ;)
I‘ve always avoided making a Française since they seem complicated and I’m not about that life lol, but kudos to you for tackling this challenge and for doing a great job at it! It’s looking beautiful so far and I am sure it will be even more so once finished 👍🏻
Thanks! I avoided it, too, for the same reason but sometimes the fabric just tells you what it wants to be and who am I do deny it lol!
Amazing - such fun.
I am excited to see how this goes. It is already looking gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this with us ❤
That is on its way to a beautiful dress! 😍
You're doing great and that silk is to die for! I love your videos, girl, and the freckles (I'm a strawberry freckle!) :D
It's lovely!
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Sorry you were sick for a while. Glad you're on the mend now!
Its not easy to push through a project but you can do it and I can't wait to see the final result 😊.
You’re doing a wonderful job. Hopefully next year you’ll get to wear it and my back will be better enough that I’m not in traction all weekend.
It's looking amazing, seriously. I'm so impressed at how much you've done completely on your own!! I'm excited to see how it progresses!
6:06 technically it did go to waist 😂
The way you held the scissors while cutting the fabric on the dressform. I was honestly expecting the worst. 😅
It's going to be epic when it's complete.
Wow! An astonishingly beautiful gown. I'm so impressed by your courage in tackling this project. I can't wait to see the finished dress. Just gorgeous! Congratulations!
Thank you so much!
I love the dresses you're wearing in this video. Do you make your own daily wear clothes or just the costumes?
Thanks! I do make a lot of dresses. I made the striped ones but not the purple dress.
Beautiful and wonderful progress! Can’t wait to see it in person
Thanks! I can’t wait for it to be done 😅
Such lovely fabric! I can't wait to see the finished gown!
Thank you! 😊
Your fabric is absolutely gorgeous! I've got to be truthful here - I'm not a fan of the robe a la francaise, but this is going to be beautiful!! 🥰🧡💙
Thank you! Wanted to start mine this year but all the tutorials I could find do not say measurements or what they did wrong and why, alsohow to fix it. Thank you so much!
What is the name of the song thats playing in the beginning, its so nice! And youre better than me because pattern drafting my francaise is going to drive me to a mental asylum 😂