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Janet Arnold, et al. “Patterns of Fashion 3: the content, cut, construction & context of European men’s and women’s dress c.1560-1620” (Second Edition), The School of Historical Dress
Juan de Alcega, “Tailor’s pattern book, 1589 : facsimile” via
Jane Malcolm Davies, Ninya Mikhaila “The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing 16th Century Dress”
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⤠ TIMESTAMPS ⤟
0:00 – What is a Kirtle?
1:06 – Historical Fabric Widths
3:24 – Making Buckram
5:12 – Cutting the Interlinings
7:29 – Padstitching & Shaping
10:22 – Assembly
12:42 – Lining
14:21 – Adding Guards
16:00 – Sewing the Skirts
18:45 – Hem Guards
20:35 – Lacing Eyelets
21:41 – Attaching the Skirts
22:24 – Reinforcing the Opening
23:45 – Final Reveal & Isabella Cortese
25:22 – Credits & Tech Bros
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I admire how you let your worst girl math moments show. It's adorable
The way things are sewn in the past is so amazing.
19:43 the poptart. 😂
Spiral lacing! *shakes tiny fist* I have a 1490's Venetian gown that I made years ago from a bastardized Simplicity pattern and a lot of guesswork. I didn't have the knowledge I do today, so the sides of the under gown are cross laced as I had no clue that spiral lacing was a thing. Ah well. It's good enough for the Ren Fest, and once my overgown is on you don't see it. :3
WAIT THIS IS RELATED TO LADY ALCHEMISTS?? omg hype
Thank you Bernadette. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I now believe I am in great need of a kirtle.
So cool! I love the flat look of the bodice. Does anyone know if it will still create a flat chest look on people with larger chests? I'm thinking about whether I should try making my own bodice like this!
This comment is 4 years late but does anybody know the name of the music that starts at 10:46? It sounds rly familiar. Awesome video btw! Loved seeing how such a stiff shape was achieved!
0:38
Take the opportunity to look up the impressive painter of this kirtle woman :
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orazio_Gentileschi
and his daughter became a famous artist as well :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi
Thanks for sharing ❤
The swish factor on the black kirtle is excellent! You inspire me so much to want to do hand sewing. You have such a neat and steady hand.
Wait, what did she use to make buckram? What is that glue?
Bernadette‘s personal sewing kryptonite: Trying to get the math exactly right for guards /binding/whatever strip of fabric, so that those come as close as possible to zero waste, but then having calculated it so that she just misses about an inch or two. 😅
So, the very first question, “Are you a time traveler?” Was the closest he got, I take it.
So she doesn’t work with dead people? She makes costumes and historical clothing on YouTube. The dead people comment is wild
Idk anything about sewing but I like history. You’re really paying homage to all the seamstresses back in those times who made it what is today. This is so incredible on SO many levels. Thank you.
im currently working on a wiking outfit for myself and am trying to figure out where to get stuff or how to do it on my own tho im deffinetly wider now could you maybe make a video on how to do those supporting tops for bigger women? would appreciate
Silly question, but when were scissors "invented"?
Absolutely Beautiful 💋🙏❤️
So I’m guessing you’re not doing any machine stitching.
please make saviour schnapps when you check out alchemy i've heard they're pretty good
I can't stop thinking about what Jewish women would have used for stiffening if they wanted a wool gown, since wool and linen can't mix (and yes I know modern men's jackets have this similar structural issue, but also modern men's jackets have modern stiffening options like cotton)
Does anyone know the music playing at 9:38 ? I can't find the name anywhere
Could women wear kirtles as their outermost layer? Or did something always have to go over top of it? 🙂
Super cute!!
LMAO I was playing a game on my tablet while listening/ watching this video. I got to the part of hearing No! No! No! and I saw that your math wasn't right and I know that I have been watching your content for long enough because before you even said it I thought to myself that "piecing is period" lol You have trained my mind well!! It reminds me of a day that I had been drying a quilt on the bannister that my grandma had made for me. She sewed for years but I finally noticed that her corners didn't always line up. I figured that if she can sew for as long as she did and her corners didn't always match up it was okay for me not to be perfect either and I went to work and had a really amazing day!
This is fantastic! What a find coming across your channel ❤️ Cheers from BC Canada 🇨🇦
Did dress making techniques change much between the 1300's and 1600's, especially for those who weren't wealthy?
A great video showing the use of buckram in the kirtle bodice. I'll be using these tips for making my next kirtle bodice. I'm just wondering about the length of the wool kirtle – it looks far too short?
I wonder if the OC may have punched small holes with a small nail or stillletto or something of the sort to allow for better economy of motion for most of the buckram layer sewing?
Artisan 🙂
Silly me saved this video to watch thinking I could make it myself
I am always in another world whenever I'm watching your work. Really awesome!
escogerías esa época para vivir 16th
I am realizing that I don't know anything about silk, because I was baffled with how it sounded like something I would recognize as really plasticky polyester