Historic Clothing for Modern Wear || One Woman is Twice Two Soldiers, Episode 3
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- How I curate a wardrobe full of 'historic' clothing in my every day, 21st century life.
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I too was very into reading little house on the Prairie and finding outfits that looked a little bit like what the girls wore. my beef with pants was that in the 1970s and 1980s , most jeans and corduroys had no stretch to them, making them too tight and uncomfortable for me. Now that we have all kinds of materials that have a blended content, I do wear pants now. I’ve gotten way back into wearing dresses and skirts and more natural fabrics recently..
That makes sense about the fiber content helping things feel more comfortable. It may be entirely in my brain, but I have a texture aversion to most synthetic fibers and I can typically tell just by touching something if it has more than 10% synthetic and I can't bring myself to wear that stuff.
Hi Katelyn,
I love these videos; I learn so much from you! Being someone who loves history, I could listen to you for hours. 🤗It's shocking how people today cannot or will not sew on a button or repair a seam!
It surprises me, too. A great many clothes could be saved from the landfill if only people could spare 2-5 minutes repairing them.
@@KatelynKearns They believe it will take too much of their time to mend. You can get a ton of sewing done while watching a favorite program.
@@SandieMitchell That's very true! If I'm not filming it, about 95% of my sewing is done with either a CZcams video or a TV program in the background.
I am enjoying this video. I am long past maternity wear, but adjustable clothing a priority right now. I have the Laughing Moon split skirt and I was just thinking about making a couple more but more adjustable.
I totally agree that long hair is easier to care for. Right now mine is fairly short, but when it's long, I wear braids, either down or pinned up. Buns give me a headache.
Having a "timeless" style is so economical. I also wear tap pants under dresses, my thighs rub, so the only way dresses and skirts are wearable for me is to wear tap pants. Mine are cotton knit and looser than bike shorts. My plan is to make new ones when the ones I have wear out.
I would love to hear you talk about sewing historical clothing for others. It's something I've done a little but not with any real training and not as a business. Thanks for sharing your experience and research with us.
That's a great topic for a video!
I enjoyed this video explanation of your wardrobe. If I get a stain I can't remove I will applique over it or employ visible mending when appropriate. Today I'm going to embroider a little patch of grass over a tear in a green skirt. Its just a jersey skirt from Amazon but why toss it when I can still get use. 🌻🍄
Embroidery is a great way to hide stains or worn spots! There's an 1860s baby's dress on display at the Pierce Museum in Corsicana, TX that used 1840s Ayrshire worked bodice and sleeves that someone embroidered little white flowers over spots on the bodice. I haven't gotten my hands on it to see if they were stains or threadbare spots or holes, but it was a very clever and pretty way to hide something or another!
I really enjoyed this video. Whenever I get to the thrift stores, I always look for lone flat sheets, because I can make a lot of things out of all that fabric.
Last time I was at the thrift store, I scored a queen size cotton sheet that is red and white gingham.
I'm not sure if I'll make a dress or what, but I'm sure I'll be turning it into something...
Also, I make "yarn" out of a lot of my ragged clothing, so I can crochet rugs
I love making things out of vintage sheets! They're often cheap and very good fabric. You can do a lot of things with red and white gingham-it's a classic vintage fabric.
Awesome! I am sooo glad I am not the only one who makes the clothes for their family and myself. I also am a fabric hoarder and wool hoarder (spinner/knitter/crochet) LOL. Hate big box companies and all things fast fashion. Love to find your channel and was actually going to start my own doing the same but with spinning, leather work and jewelry. LOVE IT.
I love hearing about other people's experiences! I used to make all my own jewelry until I started collecting original and repro 19th century jewelry then I figured I would just use that instead. What are you planning to spin for your family? Knitted and crochet goods? I am a horribly slow knitter so I do buy vintage (pre 1960) knitted goods as I'm able to but I can crochet in reasonable amounts of time. I have 3 spinning wheels and I use them, but I haven't made anything with my yarn yet.
@@KatelynKearns I have made a handspun cardigan for myself (but it's not completed yet), socks for the family (I did not spin but I did dye and knit-5 pairs plus my mom so 6 total), jewelry for my 2 girls, mom and myself (silver) and a leather belt for myself, husband and father. My kids get mostly sewn clothes from me including coats, bags and undergarments. Spun stuff has been made to yarn for the kids but not knitted yet. This year it's hats and mitts. I am a huge fan of making clothes because you are so right about the quality of the make and although I don't do heritage sewing, my principals are almost the same as yours. Haven't bought anything from big box except for shoes. I don't do fast fashion but I do modern and vintage patterns and I am ok using rayon (when it's all that's available) and knit fabric but not always cotton (I will do mixes but rarely polyester -unless I love the design/color and the price is too good).
@@jewelsinterests It is so nice to know other people who do this, too. I'm trying to get ahead on kid clothing so it's not so overwhelming at once (since I'll have to outfit kiddos in 4 centuries worth of clothing) and I get a little stressed with if I'll have enough time to really continue sewing all clothes for the whole family and it's nice to hear other people's experiences who do make the whole family's clothing!
@@KatelynKearns I understand completely and I do have 1 in college who thrifts most of her own stuff so I do "pieces" for her like a cordery jacket or knit her a sweater or socks. My next 2 are 12 and 13 and they're homeschool kids. They're both also kids who have sensory issues so no buttons, zips or tags. I am letting them thrift some parts of they're stuff (although I am confident they will change they're minds eventually) this year since they are "at that age". Knitted socks are not their thing (to my relief-lol!) so commercial on that for them. That simply means more for me and whoever else I might decide to make for ( hubby and mom).
You certainly seem to have your hands full with all the time periods you seem to pull from-and I don't know what ages you have to sew for or how many but I can definitely see the challenges. I keep it simple and keep my machines on the ready for my basic patterns and the diversity is mostly in the fabric choices. Occasionally I get more in depth in the patterns but simple is definitely easier. 😏🤣😊.
@@jewelsinterests I tend to go for simple, too! I'm a huge fan of mid 19th century baby dresses as they're super easy to put together. I plan to make those style dresses for girls when we are blessed with children.
I loved listening to this video.
I'm so glad!
You never have to apologize for cat content, lol! My cat was sitting on my lap for most of this and every time your cat meowed, he’d look around for the other cat 😂. I really enjoyed learning about your approach to building and maintaining your wardrobe. Your guidelines of thriftiness, practicality, and functionality, and clothes that make you feel good make a lot of sense. I also feel there’s a lot we can learn from our ancestors without accepting attitudes and beliefs that don’t mesh with modern sensibilities. Vintage style not vintage values is a quote I’ve heard amongst historical consumers I follow. Do you wear a slip/chemise under the 1940s bra to keep it cleaner longer or is that not done by that time period. Btw, if that’s too personal of a question, let me know. I’m slowly working my way towards daily wear of historical dress and am curious how others do this. Shoes are what’s going to be a problem for me as I have very small feet (size 2 kids/ 4 women’s). But, a problem for later. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks ❤
My cat is definitely a chatty one! That's so cute that your cat was looking around for him! I don't wear a slip under the 1940s bra right now and most advertisements of bras/girdles don't seem to have something underneath (some do, though.). I used to wear a modern cotton camisole under everything and I have about 7 of them cut out, but I haven't sewn them together yet but it's something I'll do at some point. I would like an extra layer to absorb sweat but the old ones were very ratty and had holes everywhere and I just haven't replaced them yet.
What I really need to figure out is easy restroom access when wearing tap pants under a girdle. I haven't figured that one out. I don't want to take off the whole girdle but the girdles are so long it's hard to pull the tap pants down and even harder to put them back on. It's a problem I need to ask people who were alive back then to ask what they did because I can't figure out the trick.
Your feet are tiny! I can imagine it would be very hard to find shoes. Mine have finally lengthened a bit (I'm currently a 7 in length but an 8 in width) but I used to be an 8 width with a 6 length and I couldn't hardly find shoes at all because they were either too tight in the width to even get my foot inside the shoe or my heel would slip out when I walked because they were too long.
hi, one trick for shoes is to pack the toes with damp cotton fibre and walk around and then leave it to dry completely, not ideal but works, I'm only a 3 1/2,
@@lesleyharris525 I do that for adult dress shoes, lol, but just usually wear kids chucks or vans.
@@KatelynKearns my dad only wears a 5 1/2 in boys so I blame him 😂
@@lesleyharris525 Thank you for that tip!
Love your channel!
Thank you!
Charlie @thestitchery has made a bunch of the split waist skirts often with lace up panels, it might be worth checking out her channel. Also as a fellow side of the foot walker I have fallen in love with barefoot shoes. Thin flexible soles and often some very traditional looking styles
Thank you for the recommendation! I will look into those.
Very interesting. I am so with you on using natural fibers. I have begun sewing my own undergarments partly for this reason. Could you share a link to your tap pants pattern?
Unfortunately, there is no pattern (yet). I copied them directly off an original 1920s pair of tap pants that I own. They are essentially a mini skirt with an elastic waistband and a 2ish inch strap that goes between the legs. Very simple construction and down the road, I do plan on making the pattern public.
Hi Katelyn, I have a question for you! You said that you only wear skirts and dresses, and I've heard you mention before that earlier eras of women's clothing didn't have bloomers. So how do you handle thigh chafing? I'm a plus size woman and I can't wear dresses without shorts, leggings, or pantyhose underneath to minimize friction. Is it something that the women from that time just got used to? Do you ever face this problem?
Actually, I just experienced this a few weeks ago in Louisiana where the temp was near 100 and the humidity was at least 80%. Everyone was chafing. And we learned that lard is the answer. Just straight lard rubbed between the legs works wonders.
Super interesting 😊
Thank you for watching!
I really enjoyed your explanation of your wardrobe! I'm starting a journey of a more sustainable/handmade wardrobe with some historical influence-- any chance you have a link to the WWI top pattern?
Ah, never mind I'm dumb and just saw you showed it in the video-- found it!! Thanks for sharing all these resources, it's so hard to find stuff otherwise
I'm glad you found it! I was about to drop the link. It is my favorite top pattern!
Thanks for another interesting chat, really like your dress style but it's not a good choice for me as I'm have a huge hernia and an ostamy so need clothes that hide it. ❤
Absolutely, everyone has different needs. My needs may be different 10 years from now, but for now, this works.
You never have to apologize for cats in the background. Or in the foreground. Or in your lap. In fact please show us your cat.
10:37 I was just thinking about maternity stays!
14:55 ❤❤❤AD
15:58 I raised dairy goats when I was in high school! We had Nubians and La Manchas and then my mom got into Oberhaslis!
He is so chatty. Sometimes I film myself just talking over him because I don't even register that he's meowing half the time. He's a weird one but we love him.
I had a Saanen! Her name was Gypsy. My family did meat goats-Boars and we showed them in 4H. I miss milking every day, oddly enough. We're looking into getting a cow hopefully by next year.