Sewing My 18th Century Stays!
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2020
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The pattern:
www.spotlightstores.com/sewin...
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Info on boning patterns:
blog.americanduchess.com/2016/...
Info on spiral lacing:
www.festiveattyre.com/p/the-ze...
Info on lining tabs individually:
koshka-the-cat.blogspot.com/20...
Info on original practice stay making:
mantuamakeratmidnight.wordpre...
brocadegoddess.wordpress.com/...
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Music!
• Quiet Place - Soft Pia...
• The Skye Boat Song - O...
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Lovely work! Your stitches are so neat and even, very nice. You can use canvas in place of coutil, its a bit stretchier. But I don't think that would matter much on fully boned stays. The pop of green is joyful. My only criticism is please use larger font on the captioning. :) I hope you post more content. Enjoyed this very much.
Thanks for watching! x
Seconded on all comments 🙂🖤
@@BearingtonT Thank you! x
the outlander intro as the outro was the icing on the cake thank you
It's a beautiful version! Thanks for watching!
I love how tidy your work is!
Thanks so much! x
Wow the way you applied the lining is so crisp and lovely its satisfying!This video made me wanna try make such corset one day
You can do it! x
i have never sewed anything with a sewing machine in my entire life… but i am DETERMINED to make an absolutely gorgeous collection of stays… thanks for this lovely video.
And you will absolutely be able to do it! Stays look very intimidating but are really quite simple if you just work through each step one by one. This was my first pair and I've made another since, the hardest part is hand sewing the binding around the tabs and the most exhausting part is sanding down all the boning! Good luck.
It's so so pretty. Also the way you filmed the making up of the stay was very clear and I enjoyed watching each stitch. May I also say that I adore your fabrics, all of them! The lovely print and colour of the first short sleeve shirt you were wearing, the almost brown-green bumblebee fabric with the lovely pouffy sleeves; and the fabric of the stay is absolutely mouth wateringly lovely - especially put together as a flattering contrast.
Thanks so much for watching! I'm working on another video at the moment and I'm hoping my camera work and lighting has improved a bit since this one. All of the fabrics I'm wearing in this video are from www.spotlightstores.com. x
Very beautiful you did a great job in presenting your sewing techniques. I wish you were making more videos. I love it. Thank you very much.
Such a wonderful video! And a brilliant idea to use metal eyelets and cover them with embroidery floss! Your stays are so gorgeous!
This might be the exam pressure taking a toll, but this is seriously so beautiful i cried. i mean its beautiful regardless, but the crying is maybe the exams
Thanks so much for watching and good luck with your exams! x
Colorwise yours are my favorite pair of stays to see crafted.
Thanks for watching, Kyra! x
You did an excellent job! They look beautiful. You have inspired me to get mine started.
Absolutely beautiful work! You make it look so easy. I am attempting my first one and this video was so helpful to see the step by step like that. I am having a hard time following the sewing instructions as I find them vague. So thank you!!
I wish I had seen this BEFORE I used the pattern. Watching you stitch One side of the bias tape down before folding it over and THEN attaching the otherside is the ONLY way you will get it to work. Wow.
Also, god your work is so lovely. Thank you for this video. I'll try making a second pair of stays at a later date.
Absolutely! The pattern instructions are a big all over the place at the best of times. I did a lot of reading before I started making my stays which is the only reason I avoided this mistake. Once you know, it's a pretty straight forward project! Good luck. x
ee!!! i've been super super nervous to start my own stays since i've probably bitten off more than i can chew-- but watching you create yours so beautifully makes it feel more in reach 💗💗💗
this is incredible work, thank you so much for sharing!!
I felt the same way! This was my first historically inspired costume project and although I'm formally educated in modern day clothing production, this was all brand new to me. A lot more hand sewing than I'm used to! And a lot of techniques I've never used before. Take it step by step and they'll be done in no time! Thanks for watching. x
I would watch and rewatch this for the music. The satisfying stitching is just a bonus! This is an inspiring way to film a sewing process! Keep up the amazing work
Thanks for watching, Evelyn! x
I love the daisy trim. It is such a nice touch.
Thanks for watching, Emily. x
Lovely project. Please significantly increase the font size of your captions, though. Thanks for including your body measurements and pattern size used.
Hello, this is the first video of yours I have watch. I don't know if you have used this font-styling before, but it is so hard to read. The grey color gets lost in the background when the purple stripe runs out. It is also a very small font. I am sure that if I tried to watch this video on my phone I wouldn't be able to read the text at all. These problems can be easily fixed. First change the font color so it as a white outline. It will help it stand out when in shadowy backgrounds or against similar colored fabric. Then change the font size. It doesn't need to be drastically bigger but a two sizes up should do the trick. I hope this helps for your future videos.
Hi Trichia, thanks for watching! I’ve said in another comment somewhere that I didn’t realise how difficult to read the font was until the file was exported - If it helps, I did actually surprisingly find that it was easier to read on my phone as the picture quality was slightly more crisp. I only have one more video up, but in this one I’ve used a voiceover to help alleviate any caption troubles. Hope this helps. 💕
I can confirm it's extremely hard to read on the phone
@@rebeccamoir4348 a voice overlay would help hearing people but not the hard of hearing or deaf onea.
this is so so neat, I'm really impressed! the finished stays look really sharp, definitely worth it. and I love the fabric choice!
Thanks so much! Thanks for watching. x
Ahhhh, everything about this was perf. The construction, the lining, the choice of fabric, the lovely music and just reading the captions instead of the ordinary voice-over. Really, really nice
Wow, thank you so much! What a lovely comment. Thank you for watching. x
@@rebeccamoir4348 you're welcome, sweetheart!
Your love of hand sewing really shows! I enjoyed watching you work.
Thanks for watching! x
Wow! The stays are sooooo beautiful! 👏
Thanks so much! x
Well done! You did an excellent job of demonstrating how to construct this garment. It turned out really beautiful. Thank you!
Thank u! Thanks for watching. x
So beautiful! Love your choice of music!!!!
Thanks for watching!
The second time I watched this I put on my reading glasses and presto I could read the subtitles. Beautiful graphics, love all the flowers.
What an amazing job you. Did!!! Shift is fantastic!
god that fabric looks so beautiful like that
Thank you for watching! x
I know nothing about sewing but my dream is to make something like this! It looks beautiful!
You can definitely do it! Thanks for watching. x
Rebecca Rose, thank you for a wonderfully inspiring video. Your work is lovely!
Thanks for watching! x
Beautiful work. Just lovely!
Thanks for watching, Linda! x
This was really mesmerizing. Thank you!
No problem at all, thanks for watching! x
I love everything about this ❤!
Thank you for watching!
Stellar Stay! Beautiful.
Thank you so much! x
I have loved watching this video sew much! Such attention to detail in the filming and stitching alike, please do more and more and more!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! I have one other sewing video up on my channel at the moment and I'm planning to try making a sewing vlog, next. x
Absolutely beautiful work. I was thinking of buying this pattern but I wondered if it has machine instructions? My hands won't cope with all the hand sewing. Once again, stunning work!
Hey Kathy, thanks for watching! I did do a little bit more hand sewing than the pattern called for as I deviated slightly from the instructions, but if I remember correctly the edge binding and the lining (?) called for hand stitching in the pattern instructions. You could definitely omit the lining and machine stitch the binding down - Or place the lining on top of the stays and stitch the binding over the top of it to hold it in place - This would be a bit tricky and fiddly to get it through the machine but it's definitely been done before! I'd suggest a quick google on how to machine bind eighteenth century stays. x
Beautiful labor of love. And who knew, zip ties for boning! Clever girl!
Thanks for watching, Michelle! x
Great video, thank you.😀
You’re so talented
I love your bee blouse 🐝❤️
Thank you! It's Simplicity S8839. x
Just beautiful!
Thanks for watching! x
they're beautiful!
Thank you! x
This was a joy to watch! Gorgeous work! :) You gained a subscriber with this.
Thanks so much for watching! It's lovely to have you. x
It's so beautiful ❤️
Thank you!
Wish you had more of a following! This is very impressive. I admire your patience and attention to detail.
Thank you! I'm just starting out video making but have been sewing for a while. Working on another video at the moment, so hoping I've fixed up some of the dodgy lighting. x
@@rebeccamoir4348 Sounds great! I turned on notifications and will be looking forward to it :)
@@Cantabile Thanks so much! x
Your work is so neat and lovely! These stays were gorgeous, but the garment underneath also caught my eye, will there be a video on how to make that as well? Everything in this video was wonderful!
Thanks so much! The white top is actually an H&M blouse I bought a few years ago. x
Lovely, you look awesome!💯
Gorgeous. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! x
Thank you for this video. You just saved me a headache.
No problem, thanks for watching!
That is lovely.
Thanks for watching, Martha. x
This is like one of the best sewing videos Ive seen! So neat!! We need more!! :D
Thank you so much! I have one more video that goes over my favourite methods for sewing a basic dress, and I’m working on another costume video at the moment. 💕 Thanks for watching! x
@@rebeccamoir4348 Thats cool! Are you a seamstress or in training? Ive never seen so much perfection.. almost unreal lol ^^
@@pinkthatsall3 I did a two year diploma in 2017 but it didn't cover many hand sewing techniques and nothing historical, so I'm still learning heaps! Most of the methods I used in this video I found through CZcams, Instagram and other blog posts. x
@@rebeccamoir4348 Your training def shows :) Looking forward to more videos from you!
Beautiful!!!
Thanks for watching, Cynthia! x
I'm following the same Simplicity pattern 8162 in the construction of my stays. It is driving me crazy that the instructions say to insert the zip tie boning much later in the process. It makes more sense to me to insert them much earlier, as you have chosen to do.
When I was researching the pattern before I bought it, I saw a few people saying the same thing so luckily I didn't end up making that mistake! A few reviews of the pattern said that if you follow the instructions as they are you end up sewing some of the boning channels shut when you attach the straps, so I think it might just be a mistake in the instructions. Thanks for watching! x
It's a thing of beauty! Well done young lady! New sub.
Thanks for watching! x
Enjoyed the video❤️wonderful job
Thanks for watching! x
So helpful thank you!
No problem, thanks for watching! x
Beautiful work, and the shirt (shift?... Im not an expert...) you were wearing underneath is my new obsession! I wish you would do a video about it...
It's actually a completely modern blouse! I bought it from H&M a few years ago, maybe around 2018? There are heaps of similar sewing patterns though, usually I find them in the costume section for pirates or something similar! Thanks for watching. x
splendide bravo et merci
this is a lovely video
Thanks for watching, Libby! x
Gorgeous....
Thank you! x
BEAUTIFUL! Where did you buy your material and where did you buy the sip ties?.....I love how you laid out the pattern!....just Fabulous! And I'm very impressed with your hand sewing and how crisp the seams turned out!
Beautiful
Thanks for watching!
AMAZING! What an incredible video and skill you have. Music was perfect. Is that single or double bias tape? Cant thank you enough for sharing. Subscriber
Loved your video. I see you only have two up. Are you planning to do more, because I think you would be a hit with your work.
I am definitely planning on making some more videos! Thanks for watching. x
That's such a pretty corset! So sad that the link to the pattern won't work cause I'd love to make one
Thanks Kathrine! The link in the description was just a link to the store I bought it from, it's possible that they've changed their link address or stopped stocking it. The pattern is Simplicity 8162 and is still available through American Duchess or any big pattern seller! x
I just watched this again and still really enjoyed it. Would you let me know the type of interfacing you used? Thank you
I'm not sure of the brand, but it's a non-stretch sew in interlining I bought off the bolt from my local fabric store. The pattern calls for coutil, but I couldn't find any. I've read elsewhere that any heavier weight woven fabric will do, like a duck, canvas or broadcloth. Thanks for watching! x
Fabulous work. Wonderful result.
My only request is you bump up the font on your text commentary. Other than the fact that I need new glasses, great video.
- Cathy (&, accidentally, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Thanks so much for watching! In my newer videos I've switched over from captions to voiceover, so hopefully that'll help! Thanks again. x
The shift in this photo is lovely. Can you share which pattern or book(s) you used?
I used the Simplicity 8162 pattern designed by the ladies at American Duchess. The pattern comes with a boning template for partially boned stays, but I just added more boning in between the already marked lines of the template to make them extra supportive. Happy sewing!
Pretty
Thank you! x
The stays are just gorgeous!! but I actually came here for the blouse. I am trying to look up a pattern but no idea what key words to use to find it, so far no luck. I would really appreciate any kind of info. Thank you for such a lovely video!! xx
sorry, not blouse, under dress thingy haha (but I will be making a blouse/shirt alteration)
This is actually a blouse! I bought it from H&M a couple of years ago so I'm not sure if you'll still be able to find it. It was pretty long so I was able to hide it in the photos, as my proper chemise hadn't been made yet. I know you can find some sewing patterns similar to this style though, usually in the costume section for pirates, etc. Thanks so much for watching! x
@@rebeccamoir4348 thank you for the reply! I will have a look. Xx
Lovely video. What pattern did you use for the blouse? You wear under your stays I love the sleeves!!!!
Thank you! This is actually an old blouse I bought from H&M a couple of years ago, but there are heaps of commercial patterns out there with similar designs. I usually find them in the costume section meant for pirate outfits! x
Cable ties for boning is genius holy shit
It's pretty savvy! The pattern I was using actually suggested them on the back of the envelope, but I've definitely seen people do it before, too. I wouldn't recommend them for super curvy corsets like Victorian or Edwardian era corsets, but for anything 17th-18th century, Tudor etc, they work great! x
Rebecca Rose Sews & Stuff I’m currently making a very similar stays to the one in this video so I might try them!!
I love how it this came out! Beautiful craftsmanship!! 😍😍I have a question what type of interfacing fabric did you use? How do you transfer the pattern markings to the fabric?
Thanks so much! I used a sew in interfacing by Birch, it's called Shape to Create Woven Shapewell from Spotlight. I used a ruler and coloured pencils to mark the lines onto it and it worked really well!
@@rebeccamoir4348 Thank you so much this was very helpful! The colored pencils helped me make cleaner markings than the markers! 🙏🏼💖
Very enjoyable, because I watch on my iPhone I can not read the sub titles at the bottom of the screen. Is it possible to enlarge the print? Thanks, Linda
Hi Linda! Unfortunately once the video's been published I can't alter the titles - I've switched to a voice over in future to avoid these issues! But here are what the captions say in order of appearance in case they contain any information useful to you!
0:13 I'm using the American Duchess Simplicity 8162 pattern as a template. I have a 28" waist and a 36" bust and cut a straight size 14.
0:30 After cutting out the pieces, I basted the outer layer and the interlining together by hand using a long running stitch - The blue thread. Here I'm sewing the boning channels.
0:44 The pattern has guidelines for half-boned stays, but I wanted mine to be fully boned. I used the American Duchess blogpost on boning patterns to mark more channels onto my interlining.
1:09 I used coloured pencils and a ruler to mark my channels. I used green to indicate boning channels, and red to indicate no-go zones, like cut lines and where a seam will sit.
1:14 Next, I lined up the notches and pinned the main seams together. The pattern includes a 1.5 centimetre seam allowance. Historically, these steps would've been down by hand, but I cheated!
2:14 Once all the seams apart from the straps were sewn, I pressed them open. You could clip them with pinking shears to help prevent fraying, but I didn't bother. They're covered later, anyway!
2:59 Time to add boning. I used 1 centimetre wide cable ties in place of whalebone, which has similar flexibility. I got a pack of 100 heavy duty ties from Bunnings!
3:17 I held each one up to it's casing and trimmed it about 1 centimetre shorter, then curved and tapered the ends with sandpaper. This stops the sharp cut ends from jabbing through the fabric.
5:07 This takes a while! Especially if you want your stays to be fully boned. It definitely made my fingers sore but it was worth it in the end.
6:21 Back to sewing. The seams, front and back edges are secured to the interlining using large whip stitches. These don't have to be very small or neat as they get covered later.
7:27 Next I cut the tabs open as per the pattern guidelines. Cutting into your project can seem scary, but it all works out in the end as long as you follow the lines carefully and don't cut too deep.
7:53 Now the tabs are bound. This is easily the most fiddly part! I used a pre-mad bias tape and pressed it in half length-ways to help when shaping it to the raw edges.
8:51 One half of the binding is sewn to the right side of the stays. I used a sort of spaced out running stitch. The underside is whip stitched to the interlining to encase the raw edges.
10:07 Once the tabs were bound, I added some daisy trim. As far as I can tell, this isn't historically accurate at all but I have little impulse control for cute things!
11:03 Before binding the upper edge, the straps are added. They're made up of an outer layer, an interlining layer, and a lining layer, with the interlining sandwiched in the middle.
11:21 I ended up swapping these pins out off camera for a basting stitch to keep the three layers together, seen in the next shot!
11:34 Cheating again! 1.5 centimetre seam allowance is included for this, too. These allowances were also whip stitched down to the interlining off camera like the rest of the seams.
13:12 I covered the eyelet spaces with a seperate facing, so that the lining can be removed for later laundering or replacement without affecting the finished eyelets.
14:08 Here I'm lining the tabs individually. I cut some scrap cotton I had leftover from a previous project to size, pressed the edges under and whipped them into place.
14:24 I found a helpful blogpost that mentions individually lining the tabs being accurate to the period, which I'll link in the description box down below.
14:48 Now the rest of the lining goes in. Historically, linings were tacked in last so that they could be removed or replaced when they needed washing or became too worn.
15:50 Marking out the eyelet placement. I opted for spiral lacing instead of the cross lacing specified on the pattern - I'll link a blogpost I found helpful about this lacing pattern down below.
16:55 I inserted metal eyelets as I was in a hurry try them on and see how they fit, but this wouldn't have been accurate to the period. I ended up covering them in embroidery floss to blend them in later on.
Hope this helps. x
Hi this is lovely! Would you consider putting your text notes into the captions, so they're a little easier to read? I've seen another costuber do that, I think her name is Juul.
Hey Reina, I've switched over to doing a voiceover instead of captions in my other videos, hope this helps alleviate the problem. x
What was the lining fabric you used for the lines and such on the boning? Looks by far the easiest to use.
Hi Rebecca, the white interlining fabric I used was a heavy weight sew in interfacing from my local fabric store. The pattern suggested using buckram but I wasn't able to get it in my area without ordering online, but this worked perfectly and draws on very easily with pencil. Any heavy weight woven fabric would do, cotton, drill, denim... x
I loved this video. Could you consider making on screen notations a larger font? I couldn’t read them
Hey Lynda! In my most recent video I've switched over to a voiceover going forward to alleviate problems with the captions. There should be a comment reply below where I've typed out the captions and their time stamps in case they contain any useful info. Thanks for watching! x
Rebecca Rose Sews & Stuff thank you. I was curious enough I went back with a magnifying glass to read them. That is a testament to your content quality!
It looks beautiful but afraid I couldn’t read the text descriptions - too small for me
Thanks for watching, Susan! For videos after this one I've switched to a voiceover, hope this helps in the future. x
It’s so beautiful. You did a wonderful job.
By the way, are you a fan of “Umbrella Academy”?
Yes, I love it! Thanks for watching. x
Just noticed the music is a version of the outlander music?
Yes! It's a cover. There's a link in the description to the original video, it's amazing! x
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Hi can you tell me how wide your cable ties are? The back of the pattern says 3/4 of an inch, but I can’t find any that are more than 12mm wide, and 3/4 inch means they would need to be 19mm wide
My cable ties are about one centimetre wide! I used the boning channel guidelines that the pattern came with and just added more of my own and they were a great size for my cable ties. 19mm does seem a little wide for cable ties... I haven't looked at the back of the pattern for a while. Hope this helps! However wide your cable ties are you can just draw your own boning channels of the right size onto your interlining, either way. x
Rebecca Rose Sews & Stuff Thankyou for the reply, I am so happy that I don’t need to spend extra money on the super wide ones😀
The link you gave in the description box for the pattern (I clicked it) says it could not find page, by chance was there a typo??
Hey! The link in the description is just to the online store I bought it from, so they might've just stopped stocking it or removed it from their website. The pattern is Simplicity 8162 designed by American Duchess, if you google it it should show up! Thanks for watching. x
@@rebeccamoir4348 oh ok makes sense. Thank you, God bless you and your endeavors.
Where do you get your zip ties?
I'm pretty sure these are the ones I got! www.bunnings.com.au/crescent-450-x-7-6mm-black-cable-ties-100-pack_p4435132 And I got them from Bunnings - Most hardware stores should carry similar ones. Thanks for watching! x
What is your main fabric and the interlining ? 😊
The main fabric is a jacquard from the furnishing section. The interlining is a stiff woven sew-in interfacing I picked up from the fabric store - A lot of people recommended a fabric called coutil, but I couldn't find it locally so I used this instead. 😊
@@rebeccamoir4348 i had to google to find coutil for sale...its the recommended fabric for corsets, but it's expensive! I went with regular canvas as a substitute because I'm a newbie and a poor one at that, lol ....maybe one day when i'm a little more competent i'll splurge...
@@andrewkallem92 Totally! There's only one fabric store in my area and when I couldn't find coutil there I didn't want to pay for shipping for just one item so I used this stiff interfacing instead. Honestly, it worked out great! Seems like a stiff, woven sew-in interfacing might make a good budget alternative to coutil! x
Lovely. Unfortunately, the descriptive script is way too small to read.
Have switched to voiceover for future videos, thanks for watching! x
Lovely work! Do you have a tool list and link?
Thank you! I'll make sure to include one next time. Is there something you wanted more info on?
Very nice video except for the ultra-tiny captions which are hard to read anyway, but even harder when they run off the end of the background colour and have a mix of whatever the video is showing behind them making it almost impossible to see them in places.
Thanks for watching, I did have some issues with the captions, so I've taken this into account for next time.
@@rebeccamoir4348 Good luck - I am in awe of anyone who can get videos made, edited, and posted. It's all beyond me.
@@teddy-3765 I'm a full time student at the moment so I haven't had the chance, but I really hope to because I did enjoy it. Thanks for watching! 🥰
Awww beautiful work , but I can’t read the writing at all ☹️
Thanks for watching! I did have some trouble with the captions so I've taken that into account for next time.
I really like this video, but could you please do it over with voice over? I actually can't read any of the instructions...
Hiya, if you check my channel, I have my most recent video switched to voiceover. 😊 I didn’t think this video would get many views and was mainly just a documentation of the project for me, so it’s a bit slap dash. They weren’t necessarily instructions as this isn’t a tutorial, so you wouldn’t have missed much. 😊 There are heaps of better videos by more experienced historical sewers who can walk you through the entire process. 😊 Thanks for watching. x
Your hand sewing is beautiful. Very neat and precise. The gabric is not so nice. In my mind it doesn't make sense. Maybe stash buster for demonstration purpose or maybe not. Just what you liked. Either way fabric choice is yours to judge i suppose. Either way beautifully done. I aspire to make such a nicely constructed stays for myself. Thank you for the video.
I really wanted to like your video, but I couldn't read half of your instructions. You may want to try doing voice over
Please, please make your words larger..😁