A (rather unusual) visit to the NYC Garment District | Vlog

SHOPS VISITED:
(In order of appearance)
East Coast Trimming (142 W. 38th St, bt Broadway and 7th; eastcoasttrimming.com/)
M&J Trimming (1008 6th Ave bt 37th and 38th; www.mjtrim.com/)
Beckenstein Bespoke/Fabric Czar (257 W. 39th St, bt 7th and 8th; www.fabricczar.com/)
ITEMS PURCHASED:
Tweed: Beckenstein (6 yds)
Ribbon: East Coast Trimming (5 yds)
Buttons: East Coast Trimming (2 doz. each style)
Flowers: East Coast Trimming (sundry)
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[@bernadettebanner]

Real quick impulse-vlog that I thought c. 3 of you might enjoy! See you back next week with some Real Proper Content: I’ve got some *accurate* costume movie recommendations for you. ;)

[@ArtemisScribe]

*camping out in your channel till that vid drops* We LOVE some historically accurate movie costumes!

[@keeganwallace5106]

I’m always checking your channel for new anything. :) I love your proper accent, and you inspire me almost every time you post a new video!

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Don't worry about the video to much. It's just good to see you getting back to having a bit more of a 'normal' life again.

[@Em-sq6hm]

Yay! I always say that studying dress history is a blessing and a curse because now I know what the proper back panels of an 1780s gown look like, but I always annoy my friends with theses details every time we watch any historical drama.

[@ansleyvangorkom9491]

I was just watching your Mrs. Crocombe gingerbread video and it inspired me to make ginger cookies today! It’s always a pleasure to find a Bernadette video in my recommendations.

[@minnie7783]

"I just did something wicked" girl when you zoomed in on that tweed we all knew what you were about to do you TWEED GOBLIN

[@bernadettebanner]

Tweed Goblin is my identity now 🙃

[@RobinWood1292]

Tweed Goblin🤣🤣 Oh god can we keep saying that please😂

[@washingtonunibound]

Once she showed the sheen of the swatch in her hand I knew she'd get it haha

[@91AJay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 TWEED GOBLIN!?? I am roaring with laughter 🤣🤣🤣

[@StoriesbyIrish]

"Look at all the tweed!" Impulse buy accomplished 🤣🤣🤣

[@TylerTylerTyler]

I wish someone would look at me the way Bernadette looks at Tweed

[@gothichinata4332]

Then merge with it and become the tweed!

[@patriciahazeltine9986]

Wear the tweed....

[@TylerTylerTyler]

I'm gonna wear head to toe tweed and hang out at random fabric stores in NY. Fingers crossed

[@ashleyfoster4316]

As someone who desperately wants to make herself sooner wool skirts and is slightly terrified of actually sewing wool, please make a skirt sewing marathon video. ❤️

[@cassievanbrunt7791]

@@TylerTylerTyler Lololol!!!! Thank you!!! I really needed that laugh!!!

[@NanBeingNan]

The end where she says “I will see you anon“ ,she is not talking to us. She is talking to the rolls of beautiful ribbon. I am not fooled or offended.

[@Phoenixhunter157]

😂😂❤️true

[@lauraleecreations3217]

👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️😆😆😆😆truth❤️❤️❤️

[@jadebabydoll23]

"I asked the man for a swatch..." NO BERNADETTE THAT'S THE GATEWAY DRUG!!

[@christinae30]

😅😂🤣💥

[@MiriMeMotiff]

😂😂😂💀

[@Depleted-Uranium]

World: is on fire Bernadette: "I feel the need... the need for tweed"

[@pirateyarn6331]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that thought run through their head. LOL

[@justafriendlymedievalist487]

Sometimes, When the world's ending, All you really need, Is tweed. (Is that a haiku ?)

[@nikakozar832]

I feel the need for tweed is probably the best sentence I've read lately lol.

[@NWolfsson]

She got a fever, and the only cure is *moar tweed!*

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

@@justafriendlymedievalist487 haiku run 5 syllables, 7 then 5. So maybe When the world's ending Sometimes all you need are Needle thread and tweed. I like yours better tho

[@nyangata7278]

Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Bernadette looks at tweed.

[@medicwebber3037]

Love that comment!

[@katherinemorelle7115]

KeeganDitty I understand that- my sexuality is also tweed. And vintage lace.

[@maggpiprime954]

But she looked almost weepy! If someone looks at me all weepy-eyed, I'm gonna get weepy too! We'll keep setting off chain reactions of weeping at each other! What a mess!! What a weird, wet, weeping mess of a pair of aging, skinny GenX history hipsters... No, seriously... Know anyone like that? Must be willing to move to Toronto, Canada.

[@9206156175]

Random stranger on the internet: you deserve someone who looks at you the way Bernadette looks at tweed

[@PrincessDiana1256]

Lovely ribbon...

[@TheJoyNinjaNZ]

"Everyone who impulse buys just to hold in stash are actually correct"......I feel seen :)

[@trishgrant2715]

Totally vindicated!

[@terepk]

I don't feel judged anymore

[@dcinrb8538]

My daughter has started an online business. My fabric stash is only down one large Rubbermaid tote and barely 10 spools of thread. Lol Take care and be safe 😷

[@stephyadams8317]

Haha that's so me 🤷‍♀️😅🙋‍♀️👊🧶🌏💖

[@EliseLogan]

Bernadette: "How boring is it to watch five separate videos on making a skirt?" Me: "Not at all boring?" Nope, go ahead. Make a million skirt videos. I'll watch you hand sew random bits of fabric into tag blankets or hand fell random seams. Go off. Film it all. Or make one video with three skirts. Whatever you want to do, go for it.

[@Gwen34900]

I second that. I love watching sewing videos.

[@mena94x3]

I would have to say I _could_ get bored by that . . . With anybody other than Bernadette. I find myself riveted to the screen no matter what she’s doing.

[@justthelegs]

...still waiting for a marathon skirt making video(s)... love your videos!

[@llwyntiger09]

Bernadette: "How boring would five videos of me sewing skirts be?" Me, having watched preeeeeeeetty much every video about 20 times, including starting a pirate shirt himself....: "Uhhhhh... MAKE ALL THE THINGS!" :D

[@Hysteria_Costumes]

I don't know how often I've seen some of her videos (some more some less) but apart from that I'm literally the same and was just about to write that myself :D

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

So cool. Do you cosplay, reenact, or just really love the shirt?

[@suzismith9681]

Dont forget to kon mari the stash.....that for me was just the best. Someone else who despairs at the size and tasks ahead after only opening one box! ....does it bring me joy , one piece of elastic? It will do when it turns out to be the correct width and a bit too long! ....oh how we love her.....a kindred spirit.

[@erdbar718]

I also just started on a shirt like the pirate shirt, even though I will make different sleeve cuffs and maybe a different neckline but the pattern is based of of hers and I use linen and cotton thread and sew by hand and I love it (I am sorry I am just very excited about sewing atm xD)

[@Eric-zv4og]

Omfg thats so true. Ive watched all her videos (and i mean all) atleast 3 times, some more. Her video-movies.. films are so good and rewatchable. Every time i watch one again i notice things i did not the last time. Ive learned so much from her films. Thank you, Bernadette, for this amazing content.

[@Erida526]

"How boring is it to watch five separate skirt making videos?" Not even the slightest bit actually! We're all still stuck in quarantine and need something to binge besides Downton Abbey for the fiftieth time!

[@_kmCarter]

Agreed! I will watch ALL the skirt-making videos!

[@nicolemenas1110]

I actually just took a break from my 10th rewatch of Downton to watch this video!

[@sophiekerr8964]

Get a VPN going and try to find Victoria, another historical series. Seriously a brilliant show, if you can find it. It's British (I'm assuming you're American sorry) and it's beautiful.

[@user-vp1nh8xk1s]

Sophie Kerr I LOVE Victoria!! If you’re willing to pay a bit, you can download the WETA video app, I think it’s 60$ for a year but I’m sure it can go monthly as well. That’s where I watch Victoria, NOVA, and so many other great shows and period dramas. Highly recommend if you can spare the money 💞

[@katerrinah5442]

I know. Please give us all the videos Bernadette, they're not boring at all. Rather interesting and calming

[@Belinda_B]

My husband and I were watching this vlog together and he was like "okay, but isn't the music too dramatic for just showing a lot of fabric?" And I was like O.O "NO?! That's the perfect music for showing these beautiful tweeds!" Husband: "So you feel this excited when you are fabric shopping?" "YESSS!" "...okay, learned something new today..." . XDXDXD. So Thank you Bernadette! Your video helped my husband to finally understand why I can spend 3 hours in a fabric store XD

[@christIan-jg3mc]

I totally get excited vicariously watching her videos . Non of my friends understand the high of being in the creative process and finding that perfect tool or material . Its just super nice to know I'm not the only one who has clerks looking at them like " is he really this excited ,naw he must have a friend here stealing and hes the distraction " lol. I come from a small town all these gorgeous options are just kindling for my imaginations bonfire. Ill be buzzed all day and if im miserabke ill take out the project i cant get to yet and just drink in the materials because something beautiful is going to happen. It the futures promise. Lol

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

Who DOESN'T get this hype over fabric shopping. I actually got a decent but of money for Christmas, and the PLANS I have for fabric buying have me drooling

[@restezlameme]

I must import a few simple words of wisdom to thee, the Queen of Historical Dressmaking, in this time of plague: TREAT YO SELF.

[@SL-lz9jr]

restezlameme LOL. I support that.

[@irelyndhenry4300]

TREAT YO SELF

[@nicolehale8299]

This made me cackle.

[@saradraperwessels]

I will. I have two rolls of clack silk satin from China. Time to sew.

[@shaylaalexanielson]

"Who would want to watch 5 individual skirt videos." Me. Me would watch 5 individual skirt videos. When I'm anxious at night I watch your walking skirt videos and have probably watched both the modern Edwardian skirt and the Victorian walking skirt over 10 times each.

[@jackiescreativeendeavors598]

oh my god same

[@katharinedonnelly8343]

I literally do the same thing! Bernadette’s videos are my go-to calming happy place!

[@schafigerengel]

Absolutely the same 😅

[@leisongivangomo5656]

Tamara Brunner me 4! Please make individual videos Bernadette! I look forward to each and every time you see. I especially like these shopping trips! Gives me a destination to go to after the pandemic

[@KristaHarrisSB]

Yes, sign me up for 5 skirt videos!

[@kaynugro]

“How boring is it to watch five separate skirt making videos?” Me, who has probably rewatched some of her videos more than five times: 🧍‍♀️um

[@spacewolfcub]

Agreed. It is this much boring: zero.

[@ThePixiixiq]

You are not alone on this! I'm thinking it might be boring to edit five separate skirt videos in a row but watching? Nope!

[@amtlcreates]

Oh, I would EASILY watch that and not be bored!

[@lucyserrano586]

Yas, I usually re watch har videos and have the in the background while I'm painting or doing whatever, I love her voice so much I don't think I would ever be bored with this amazing human.

[@annelittlebird8282]

Guilty. I admit to doing the same thing.

[@rodrigosandoval4045]

I want to sit at her feet as she rocks in a rocking chair and tells me all about historical fashions and the projects she has made, she is internally a grandma and it's precious

[@shirrabunkley7825]

I think your tweed would look lovely as what Mrs. Maksy calls”secret pant”.

[@Ivy99999]

I just watched that one the other day, and OMG I need that pattern, it's the solution to all my skirt woes.

[@adriennebroughear8769]

Would you be so kind as to share how I can find the video you mentioned? Tia

[@Ivy99999]

@@adriennebroughear8769 It's her Autumn Sewing video from 2 weeks ago, hopefully the URL works. 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/honZdImip9h6rMU

[@shirrabunkley7825]

It was a video published on September 4

[@delid4024]

Five bucks says she buys the tweed *one minute later* "I bought the tweed"

[@raeskoczen3193]

Do we owe you 5 bucks, or were we all betting that she would buy tweed

[@delid4024]

@@raeskoczen3193 I mean if you were also betting theres no need

[@kathrynfaltinson6260]

@@raeskoczen3193 We all bet that she bought the tweed!

[@raeskoczen3193]

@@kathrynfaltinson6260 good cuz I spent my five bucks on tweed

[@EmilyRoseThunderFan]

Of course she bought the tweed! How many of us spotted it before she started panning to it? 🤚

[@meranndalou]

Come on, we'd watch 5 HUNDRED skirt videos lol 😂

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I definitely want a bunch of skirt videos! I’m planning on making a bunch of skirts myself, so that would be both entertaining and useful. So here’s another vote for heaps of skirt videos!

[@persiswynter6357]

That's true. Fell, Bernadette, fell!

[@decemberschild1504]

It's true.

[@linettemiller878]

The more the better!

[@alyssahlatshaw7795]

As soon as you zoomed in on the hounds tooth tweed I was like “she went home with that” 😂

[@pheebee6294]

"All the people that impulse buy just to have it in their stash are actually correct!" finally I can defend my purchases of art and craft supplies, as we were sewing hundreds of masks out from 20 years old fabrics :D Can't wait to see what work of art you're going to made with this lovely tweed :3 I never actually quarantined things i bought neither know a person who does it :D is it normal in USA? :o

[@sunflower_stargirl]

In the beginning there was a video of a doctor washing his groceries that made the rounds. We also didn’t know the virus’ longevity. People did quarantine items in their garage or elsewhere for a few days. I did. (Not perishable food.) Now I leave it out for about a day and then bring it inside. I don’t know if it is at all effective, but in the US it is something people do.

[@elfieblue3175]

I got declared "essential" and was denied all that free time to dig through and use my stash - I was padding it for the end of the world, too!

[@lauraleecreations3217]

I haven’t quarantined anything. Just cautioned about the items. And threw away the plastic bags. Luckily in my area there are low numbers and not many have gotten sick 🤞🤞and masks worn by my daughter and myself ((where is the face mask emoji?!!?!!!??????))) oh well

[@xxxxblackorcidxxxx]

I've been washing things like clothing i've purchased and already wash my fresh veg and fruit. I also make sure not to touch anything i'm not 100% buying. Everything i purchased gets at least a wipe over or a spray with a sanitizer spray. .... haven't heard of people putting things in quarantine here though. (UK resident) ..... but then again, we are in a 2nd national lockdown so what do we know at this point 😒🤔😟😭.

[@bluelagoon1980]

I know of many people in Japan who were sanitizing everything they brought home even before the pandemic. We never quarantined anything in my household (US), but being broke and only buying essentials, I usually need everything I buy very quickly.

[@princesspiien]

"How boring is to watch five separate skirt making videos?" We would absolutely love to watch five separate skirt making videos, and will probably watch them more than once

[@mmw55122]

Precisely!

[@Nasarae]

Can confirm this being true.

[@angelika9396]

For sure!

[@matildas3177]

Yes! Though a super long skirt marathon wouldn't be amiss either

[@mirjanbouma]

What do you mean "probably"?

[@sidlowe4209]

This feels kind of like that "soft apocalypse" aesthetic I've seen floating around. A young woman braves the wasteland to find...fabric. Not food, not medicine, but beautiful fabric to make beautiful clothing. Yes, there's a global pandemic that's virtually turned sections of the largest human cities on the planet into ghost towns, but people are still kind and there's still beauty and goodness in the world and people are doing more than just merely surviving. idk this video just gave me that weird sort of Ghibli-esque feeling that makes me both sad and warm at the same time

[@rachel_swy]

Love this

[@jillyfish72]

Wow 🤩 that’s deep (I was like “oooh, pretties... and shinies”) thank you 🙏🏽 Edit if I sound sarcastic I’m sorry, I’m not. Truly intrigued and grateful 😊

[@nomadine85]

Ghibli making one sad and warm at the same time is so accurate oh wow

[@joanwood9480]

If I was ever to make it to the garment district I would need a ridiculous amount of $$. It would be a necessity to buy years worth of fabric since there is no true fabric shop even remotely close to me. (Sigh) and of course this pesky pandemic

[@kpacubo.]

"soft apocalypse aesthetic" omg but yes i get it. It's the yellowish tinge of the video for me

[@mizwoody1]

Bernadette: "It's lovely and I have no idea what to do with it" Me: nods head, "yes yes all the time."

[@erica_arndt]

Five skirt videos? Sign me up! 🙋🏼

[@chinadang7925]

“I just did a very wicked thing.” Honestly the most quotable sentence ever. I’m gonna use it.

[@NWolfsson]

I was giving her (yes, my monitor) a side eye and out loud said: "You bought tweed, didn't you, you naughty you?" And I was SURE it was the shiny houndstooth one.

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

She forgot to mention how much her wickedness cost 🙁

[@tinekejoldersma]

@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 A good woolen tweed is between €35,- and €70,- here. If she bought 6 yards, a 5,5 meter it would have cost her between €192,50 to €385,-

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@@tinekejoldersma 😲

[@tinekejoldersma]

@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 Yay. A lot of money indeed. But 5 handmade skirts

[@namphuonginh644]

I found out about you after the peacock dress video. And I can’t resist leaving a comment to let you know that you are such a sweet, charming and knowlegeable lady. You have a dreaming vibe to you that I usually find in lively and powerful woman characters in classic English works such as The Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, The little Princess... Eventhough I have never had a chance to experience Britain by myself, I enjoy exploring your cultures as I am an English learner. Thank you for all of your dedication to build up such an inspiring channel!

[@a_Hooded_Figure]

Bernadette hopping through the garment district, touching ALL the tweed is the most wholesome thing I have seen today and it makes my little heart smile. ❤

[@wickedpissa25]

My goal in life is to find someone who looks at me the way Bernadette looks at wool tweed.

[@amandajoy8947]

Right? and the way she got all shy and delighted when she was talking about it!

[@Risaala]

Can there be a dating site specifically for this?

[@phrogs3217]

Bernadette's pure joy and excitement at the sight of tweed is so cute and brings so much light to the world :) Thank you Bernadette

[@xv1distort]

That pure joy was everything

[@ReneesatItAgain]

Totally!!

[@taylormarie14]

Bernadette swooning over tweed is a whole mood and I’m living for it

[@kennabartz3830]

I’m a lace maker and someone has probably already mentioned the idea, but wasn’t it common practice to sew lace together to get the width you need? I know it’s not the best solution but still period appropriate. Just started watching, love it.

[@suekennedy1595]

Brisbane went into a three day lockdown because a cleaner caught covid from surfaces in a hotel for returning Australian and it was the new nasty uk strain

[@ashlinraine2089]

So totally agree with this. I was watching a TV show years ago about clothing from about the Victorian times (I think 🤔) anyways, it wasn't that uncommon to actually piece lace together as it was expensive and handmade. If someone only had so much or it wasn't wide enough they would sew it together. I do remember a shift having two thinner laces sewed on to a thicker one to make it wider. There was also another were they ran out of one lace and added another lace to it and left the first lace in. It's period accurate to use what you have or can afford. I am a knitter and crocheter, so I understand how intricate lace is. I am amazed by anyone that makes lace.

[@salty_pearl]

"How boring is it to watch 5 separate videos on making skirts-" m'lady that is a challenge accepted.

[@iissamiam]

It’s kind of adorable to watch non hoarders talk about buying “a lot” of stuff.

[@lindaschultz7253]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to think that.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Yup... *looks sideways at room full of table top plastic, resin and white metal Games Workshop miniatures*

[@nomadine85]

I know, right?! That was literally four items...? So cool to know that it’s possible to be like this. I strive for this as the stars to shoot for, and have slowly learned to land somewhere in between hoarder and minimalist as my moon.

[@bjornkeizers]

Yeah. I'm like... if you still have usable horizontal space in your apartment, you probably don't have enough stuff.

[@aprillen]

I can relate to this comment... 😄

[@LS-sg8rb]

Those empty NYC streets are so eerie. Thanks for modeling good responsible mask wearing. 🌺 It's interesting how thrilling it's become to do errands that used to be annoying before.

[@theatrix9934]

Me living in a rural town: Nothing really changed except we're still out of paper towels. I still go to work though

[@chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836]

I've used rags instead of paper towels for years and years. Handkerchiefs and cloth napkins are 50 cents at most thrift stores and we use those instead of paper ones. Have to do laundry anyway, so it's just as easy to toss the rags in with it. Much cheaper too.

[@lauriivey7801]

Rural, also ... but was sent from the office to work from home at the end of Mar, and have left the house only half a dozen times since then - - It was so eerie to watch the scenes of New York with hardly any people in it - -

[@michaelspooner9160]

@@lauriivey7801 👾🛑👾🚿😴📷🗑📬🌅📹🐦🔹📱♓❓🛀😍🚽😷😔🎁😍,,?,I love fabric today and want black-gray hooded spook robe with thin deep pocket for wand.An earth tone satin lining would tender my heart.Some ladies don't mind being disowned by their professor-free thinkers.Love fabric,your love is much higher,I perceive.

[@alisom8210]

I don’t think that any of us would ever complain about you making “too many” videos of you making skirts! 😂 is there such a thing!

[@amberf4418]

The fact that she said that impulse buying and stocking of fabric is okay, is gonna make me a lot poorer. But do I care? Oh hell naw

[@melindalinn6381]

my mom says that, "her knowledge of historical dress is very impressive"

[@0c4pnh4nk]

In reference to your question about quarantining items: according to my research (medical and scientific academic journals and pre-published peer-review) the virus is quite fragile on surfaces, insofar that it breaks down easily when not transferring hosts. If you feel more comfortable leaving items to quarantine for a length of time (I do not do this as the risk is low), most likely a few hours would suffice. I'm glad you got to go out and get some wonderful project things!

[@melisawilson1082]

Theres no virus! The government are satanists..they are liars...please ppl need to wake up...🤦🏻‍♀️omg....

[@0c4pnh4nk]

@@melisawilson1082 Hahaha yeah ok crazy

[@melisawilson1082]

@@0c4pnh4nk I'm not crazy... and ur about to see....they may release some real virus in the near future which will actually start killing people..but as of now its practice run...don't trust the government....they are doing population control....Gods judgement is upon us...many ppl will drop dead from heart attacks wen they see what's going to be coming upon satanic planet earth..times running out..ppl are being sealed now.....

[@melisawilson1082]

@@0c4pnh4nk it's all foretold in the word...have you ever heard of the term "apocalypse" well were in it....

[@0c4pnh4nk]

@@melisawilson1082 omg you believe that earth is a planet?

[@masterofthebeans3850]

Totally didn't spend a hundred bucks on fabrics and patterns after discovering Bernadette's channel

[@asyoz]

Only ONE hundred bucks? Stick around... lol

[@Saskatchetooner]

asyoz I spent 700 🇨🇦😳😂 I’m making a winter wool coat and a Victorian waistcoat and walking skirt.

[@jackpot8o867]

If you've only spent one hundred buck, please tell me where you shop! Please!!

[@kagamisorrows9306]

From experience I can say that this effect will last, but it is money well spent. I hope you have made some fun things with it.

[@kohakuaiko]

You spent more, didn't you.

[@milesfoley804]

East Coast trimming: oh my god it's the flower woman again

[@cminmd0041]

More like "Thank God, it's the flower woman again!" Bernadette is 100% the reason I always go to the Garment District when I go to NYC. If we ever get to go to NYC!

[@milesfoley804]

cminmd0041 you make an EXCELLENT point! I didn’t even know it existed before I found her 😅

[@sunflower_stargirl]

As this video was playing, I said to myself, “I need to go to the garment district if I ever go to NYC.” And I’m not even much of a sewer!

[@SL-lz9jr]

Mette Petersen You needn’t be a sewer. You just need to fall in love with some fabric, buy it, and then commission someone to make something for you. Fun fact, that’s what my friends do to me. Except my sewing skills are far inferior to one, Miss Bernadette, and I limit my friend sewing projects to simple things. :) My bff doesn’t sew but she will happily accompany me to the fabric store and touch pretty textiles

[@jackierocha5096]

A couple months ago my Tia was constantly sanitizing any of the groceries that she could when she came home from the store, she eventually stopped doing that, but you’re not alone Bernadette!

[@MJSTAMAND]

Yes, this year my persona was changed from a needy old lady hoarder, magically (according to others) into an extremely talented sewer saving lives with my exquisitely tailored masks. Who knows what will happen in life?

[@dcmcgeee8688]

Feelin' this!! They just had no idea how amazing you are!

[@maryprice8458]

How the tables have turned.....this time in your favor;)

[@chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836]

Good for you! :)

[@joyrowancasey788]

Cutest human bean in existence: Bernadette gushing about her tweed like an adorable child on Christmas day

[@wither269]

yes absolutely

[@shawnmcpeak6184]

I love the little faces She makes when shopping.

[@cherylapicella]

"all the people that impulse buy just to have it in their stash are actually correct!" I AM VINDICATED! Also thank God I didn't realize the garment district had opened yet! Even though I horde supplies and live in Queens, I too always think, well if I need something I can just hop on the 7 over to the GD, no biggie. This had been a painful 6 months for that lol

[@LBrobie]

right?! i felt so good when she said that! LOL!

[@felicitygee381]

When lockdown first happened and everyone was trying to find things to do Me: I am set for the next 5 years 😎

[@argella1300]

That last sentence felt like it was straight out of the Californians sketch on SNL 🤣

[@DOSBoxMom]

That sentence made all of us knitters and crocheters who have been accused of having too much yarn (the technical term is SABLE - Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy) feel a whole lot better! ;)

[@TheSaneHatter]

That kind of purchasing is actually promoted as "prepping," in some quarters. ;-)

[@AVintageishLife]

“How boring is it to watch five separate skirt making videos?” - DEFINITELY WATCH MORE THAN 5 SEPARATE SKIRT MAKING VIDEOS! ha! Love this video x

[@melindabaranyinekovacs5461]

Bernadette Banner: I'm gonna quarantine these things here for a few days. Also BB: *taps everything*

[@verrenyeux]

"How boring is it to watch five separate skirt making videos?" is now the right time to admit that during these last few months i've watched all the contents of this channel a minimum of 5x over? no? I'm not a creep, I promise. Just in love with your editing.

[@firebow2810]

Okay but like same????

[@HalflingSeamstress]

Same! It's the perfect "I need something creative but also completely calming" channel.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

wow just when i didn't think she could get any cuter, she goes into a shop and swoons over tweed.

[@LBrobie]

i loves me some wool plaids and tweeds, but i'd go straight to the velvets first. sigh!

[@tengwean6182]

In regards to cleaning/sanitising stuff: afaik basically not being done here in Germany (apart from restaurant tables etc), because there isn‘t really evidence that people actually get Covid-infections from touching stuff. Probably because a) the amount of viruses on any given item is probably pretty low (unless someone infected deliberately breathed on it or did so for an extended period of time [several minutes at least]) and thus the likelihood of being infected is really low even if things get in contact with your mouth and b) the virus dies if cooked or fried and raw things tend to get washed/skinned so yeah. There was this one study where strands of SARS-Cov-2 RNA were found on a surface after 9 days but that was under laboratory conditions and it is unknown if they were still infectious (probably not). Washing your hands is still a very good idea because it reduces the likelihood of catching various diseases but if you don’t have a particular reason to think that your food/stuff is contaminated you probably don‘t need to „quarantine“ it before use. (I am not a medical professional, just hanging around with a few doctors most of the days who constantly discuss the newest information. This is how I understand what they’re telling me)

[@Seiina13]

I cannot express how willingly I would watch five separate videos of you making a skirt.

[@VirtuallyViktoriyan]

My partner glances at the screen and asks if I am watching “fabric porn”, feeling like the correct answer is a resounding yes!

[@mirjanbouma]

Your partner is correct! That is exactly the word for it.

[@marthahawkinson-michau9611]

I knew it! I was watching this and thinking “this might be fabric porn?” Makes me wanna have an attack of “SEW ALL THE THINGS”

[@SiriusFeanor]

"Fabric porn" is the best description for this video! :)

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

I had 93 yards of elastic at the start of quarantine. It was a mistake when I purchased it. I thought I would never, ever, use that much 1/4 inch black elastic... I used it all making masks. I also used about a quarter of my stash (solids) of quilting cotton making masks for the military (my brother in law needed them for his boat). So I made masks. When we were making pleated masks, I said "I can do that" because of Costuming Drama making pleated trim. I made surgical masks. I made shaped masks. I killed a sewing machine. I had very sore fingers...but it was really nice to be useful. And my compulsion to purchase 1 yard of all the pretty colors, was helpful. I will restock at some point. And I will enjoy that too.

[@EmilyRoseThunderFan]

I feel entirely justified in my stash. Much of which was clamored over after having been converted to masks. It does feel good when doctors and other health care professionals are asking you to make more for them!

[@wolveshowling26]

Somehow I just got really happy imagining a crew of marines with the most colourful masks and beautiful pleats in them😊😆 (although I'm curious how some of that pleated trim would have looked like on them😂)

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

@@wolveshowling26 It was just the technique to do pleats...I am a quilter, and I normally make them by hand sewing everything. I had never pleated before....but I knew high heat, lots of steam, lots of pins...no trim...Your imaginings are hysterical to me (like I almost fell off my sewing chair, which I needed)... I had every shade of blue, green, black, gray, brown that Kona cotton came in. The masks had to be solid, that did not clash with the Uniform of the day. When you had 30 yards of dark blue, no one cared if they were all the exact shade. I did my best to match the BUD's. And my BIL, who is Captain of a Submarine, just needed masks to protect his crew.

[@wolveshowling26]

@@mjgbabydragonlet Nice to hear I lightened up your day a bit! I have the greatest respect for you sewing so many masks, I don't know how big your bil's crew is, but I sew and sail on a three mast ship with 50+ people so the masses of masks I am imagining on a pile are humongous😅

[@TheTinyrobot]

It is very interesting to see this, i'm in sweden.. here everything is like normal but with more hand sanitizer and space between people. no mask or similar, absolutely no quarantine of items haha

[@haleyhamer7128]

That’s the dream

[@alyshajohnson6721]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm from Tasmania, Australia and it's really scary to see how badly the plague is still affecting places like NYC.

[@christinae30]

Here at least (Gävle) some sparse people have masks. And I know some people with risk factors, mostly elderly, that still sanitize things they get from the stores.

[@christinebartholomew5180]

It was nice to see you out and about. You were smiling and giggling like a little sneaky girl hunting for treasure in her mother's closet and vanity. Just giggling with so many plans for your dollies. So happy. Glad you are doing well love.

[@recklesszephyr]

ok as someone who is only leaving the house to go to work, i needed some wholesome shopping vlog content thank u bernadette

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

No job here and I haven’t been anywhere since the beginning of March except to drive through the grocery pickup. I think I did actually go into two stores in March for quick groceries. It’s like being in solitary confinement. And I finally just stopped wiping down and spraying all of my groceries. If they’re packaged I just leave those in the bags for a day or two. Things for the fridge and freezer are just put away now. I used to have an elaborate set up in my garage for disinfecting, etc and finally stopped using it too much a couple of weeks ago. 🤞 PS I’m in NC

[@replicantgirl]

The pure joy of Bernadette discovering, and then buying that tweed, was the wholesome content we all needed, this week. ❤

[@isabellesmith3314]

Seeing Bernadette so happy about tweed makes me so happy.

[@elvan9747]

My vote is a separate video for each skirt! Your sewing videos are my lockdown therapy ❤

[@azntreehugger118]

i've never clicked on anything faster in my life always need bernadette in my life thank u

[@samit2658]

Me too, the second the notification popped up

[@rekirekireki3002]

Samit same

[@lillianmcnabb1428]

I've been waiting so eagerly for this video.

[@mynxonyx]

same lol

[@ylianaveraenagodessa4788]

Likewise, friends.

[@asyoz]

OMG - HAVING A STASH IS CORRECT!!! All this time, all those people telling me I'm an idiot for hanging on to things 'just because'. :p Thank you for validating my life.

[@amyrenaud7589]

Since the beginning of the Great Pause, I've opened moving boxes and found gym equipment, a musical instrument and art supplies. Free hobbies, ftw. (I may get the knitting stuff out. God only knows that there's time enough to learn.) It's very nice knowing that the things you have stashed have a use.

[@wmweeza]

Here in California we quarantine items that cannot be sanitized with disinfectant. I fully agree with your guilty purchase...it was NEEDED!

[@naminicholson5815]

Not all of us. I did early on, but now that there is better and more lengthy research re: transmissability, I do not - and 'there's a transplant recipient here, so you can be sure we're being quite careful.

[@thevampirefrog06]

My great-grandfather was one of the many many many Jewish tailors who worked in the garment district back in the day, and we still go to Ben's every once in a while bc that was his old lunch spot, but I've never actually shopped for fabric there. It was always a "someday, when I'm actually sewing more and in the city for more than a very specific day trip" goal. And I don't think I realized how much I regret not doing it until the pandemic hit and I started watching this channel. So thank you for sharing that experience.

[@Larissawesome]

I just moved to merry New York for college and the only fabric I have is some of my mom’s old quilting fabric, so I nearly EXPLODED when I saw the notification for this! Don’t mind me while I make a list of all of the shops you’re going to :)

[@bernadettebanner]

39th street is your best friend!

[@Larissawesome]

Bernadette Banner thank you!!! For the most part I’m stuck in midtown/the upper east side because I’m scared of going out alone (first week here I got followed going to the post office) but I need to tell my other sewing friends that there are, in fact, other fabric stores open besides mood and that they don’t have to hemorrhage money there! :D

[@aroseboregman6341]

@@Larissawesome Hi I also live in NYC. UWS! FYI There is a Fabric Store on 3 ave. And about 106-107 St. Called SAV-A-THON! They are a New York version of Jo-Ann fabrics. If you need stuff like thread, needles, nice inexpensive fabric that doesnt break the bank. And it's on the East side. They were open during Lock-down, when I needed elastic for masks... Just an FYI... 😁

[@pipitameruje]

Friendly reminder: you are a student, you need money for food, college materials and transportation, no matter how loud your hobbies scream. Sincerely, a bookworm/writer/painter that has, too often, made the choice between decent, balanced meal + bus tickets and pasta with tuna + walking everywhere for the sake of more books and/or supplies, during her college years

[@projectgreenstar]

A Rose Boregman Hooray! I love that place! Sadly while I have been in East Harlem, I have not visited third avenue in a long time. I was thinking about Save A Thon the other day so I’m very happy to see a shout out here.

[@ansleyvangorkom9491]

*When Bernadette and Micarah post on the same day* Trending, here we come!

[@kestrels.9189]

I promise I would not be bored watching any of your videos. As someone who wants to make their own skirts, please go ahead and make as many as you will!

[@emcee2684]

The pure joy on your face when you saw the tweeds just lifted my heart.! Thank you! I honestly can't remember the last time I saw someone this happy. I remember when it was easy to find joy in people and myself. Time to do that again. You and your videos are always such a breath of life.

[@trash2305]

bernadette vids are like a drug

[@vila111]

I wholeheartedly agree!

[@salomew-l3897]

aND a hug!!

[@oldphotos2644]

There’s worse things to be addicted to!

[@vila111]

@@oldphotos2644 to buying yarn ;)

[@janetclark8754]

Oh Yes!!!!

[@lakelili]

Do you ever dream of winning a lottery just so you can buy out several stores of amazing fabrics and trimmings? Thanks for taking us on the trip to the Garment District... suffering pangs of envy, with love from rural Newfoundland

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I just spent a day and a half planning out and drawing my dream sewing room- even though I’ll never have the money to build my own home (which would be required for said sewing room). It’s a lovely drawing, fully scaled. And yes, I also dream of the fabrics and trimming that I would fill the copious storage in my dream sewing room with. I thought that was a normal daydream.

[@lakelili]

@@katherinemorelle7115 I have a dream sewing room too... lol... thought I was the only one. Hope yours comes true one day.

[@monikaweld5567]

Yes. Yes. Yes. I provides me with much needed escape and is like a mini mind vacation 🥰❤

[@katherinemurphy2762]

I definitely felt like I glimpsed a piece of heaven as Bernadette was walking through the fabric and trimming stores! 😍

[@lakelili]

@@rulahydon1301 Ooohhhh... wow... would agree on the moss-green silk velvet and the cambric... but there is a blue cotton floral toile (indiennes) based on a 1760 Alsacian design that I would love to turn into a robe a la francaise... and some pink floral silk brocaded taffeta for a robe a l'anglaise... and perhaps some harris tweed - I've always wanted an early 1950s indestructable country house lady's skirt to wear with a good pair of brogues.. lol... good exercise

[@soficaso]

I share Bernadette's love and excitement for tweed, and OH MY those walls filled with beautiful vintage ribbons had me shook. I wish I had a store near me with that much variety of fabrics and trimmings ❤️

[@auntylinda7640]

Lol I love Bernadette s whispered delight in the tweed shop 😂❤⚘

[@CandycaneLane999]

Ok, I have to admit, having lived in small town Canada all my life, I really had no idea what all the fuss was about with the "garment district"..... but oh how my eyes have been opened! I swear I heard a chorus of Angel's sing when I saw all that lace... sigh❤... that's what heaven must look like

[@Findabhair1313]

Not sure where you are in Canada, but we have fabric districts too! In Ontario there are districts in Hamilton, Toronto, and Ottawa that I know of.

[@EH23831]

Agree! That ribbon!! I don’t even sew and I covet that ribbon! 😂

[@DeeDeeCatMom]

@@Findabhair1313 fabric district in Ottawa? I know of 2 indie stores plus Fabricland!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

It was so beautifully videographed (Why don’t I know the proper word for this?) that I actually got goosebumps when the camera panned down that long row of lace after all of those beautiful ribbons!

[@RudesMom]

There's nothing near me that has much fabric or trim. I end up shopping online for fabric and scouring eBay. I think of it as treasure hunt.

[@mollysmith1711]

Swatches are the gateway drug to a full blown tweed addiction

[@azarkiem6216]

Your sheer excitement looking at Beautiful Things makes me so happy.

[@togetherinthisworld]

Your garment district vlogs are how I found your channel back in April, and your videos have brought me so much comfort over the past six months. This felt very nostalgic and heartwarming to watch.

[@nicolehebert4700]

I have never been so charmed by someone else's joy as I was by Bernadette's reaction to buying the gorgeous tweed.

[@sunnysunsins_4920]

"How boring is it to watch five separate skirt making videos?" As many of my fellow commentators said, we would absolutely love to watch it. But if you yourself don't feel like it will be interesting, i have a suggestion: how about an "evolution of skirts"? Or skirts from different countries, which will be not just interesting, but also a learning experience, since everyone had different standards and sewing methods.

[@llnjwrg]

Oh my goodness I thought I was the only one who still “quarantined” items that come into the house. I also live in NYC and everything that cannot be wiped down with disinfectant (especially books) don’t get touched for 3-5 days. My friends back home (Central California) think it’s overkill, but better safe than sorry

[@LibraFvr019]

Omg! I was thinking that! I live in Los Angeles (Burbank but still Los Angeles) and don't really quarantine my stuff at the door (Granted I'm not buying much right now but still). But my sister who lives in downtown Los Angeles and Lysols EVERYTHING refusing to touch it for a few minutes before putting it away!! I was reading the comments and thinking, "😬 am I doing things wrong? 😬😬"

[@ellenbrunot3802]

We do it in Los Angeles :-)

[@LibraFvr019]

@Lost Hero I just heard somewhere in the beginning of this mess that COVID can't live on surfaces for long and it stuck with me. I'm still VERY careful and have been tested multiple times for work with all of them negative I just never quarantine my stuff by the door before.

[@LibraFvr019]

@Lost Hero I got curious and asked my friends and a couple of my coworkers if they do (I know my roommate doesn't) and was told outside of sanitizing their hands before and after, no, and none have tested positive so idk. Scientist confirmed it's main way of transfer is though people not things but I can't knock a person for being careful and doing what they feel comfortable with.

[@llnjwrg]

@@LibraFvr019 While it is true contracting COVID from touching surfaces is much less likely than person to person (i.e. being around, talking, sneezing, etc. - WEAR A MASK!) it's still definitely possible. I see it as home is my "safe space." Everything inside it is clean, so I don't have to worry about touching my face on accident or potential cross contamination from various objects and surfaces thereby decreasing overall likelihood of getting sick, especially since I've gone back to work. Because New York was hit very hard at the beginning, I think we picked up a lot more stringent habits as a result of that "rather be safe than sorry" mentality.

[@jeordyraines6643]

Who knew that all I needed to make my day was some beautiful footage of the inside of fabric shops

[@alettom]

A "three simple skirt ideas to make yourself" video would be *very* much appreciated :,)))

[@thebookwyrmslair6757]

YES!

[@heatherelise327]

I didn't come here to have my fabric hoarding vindicated BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT 😁

[@normadnorth348]

Yes! When the schools closed in March I have 4 kids at home, littles to teen. We have put a dent in my craft hoard, and had fun trying anything they could imagine.

[@SL-sx8nq]

Quarantining/Sanitizing purchases...It’s a “SMART THING” and in my world the ONLY way I allow myself to indulge as you have today. Good for you Miss Banner 😉 From Texas

[@mircat28]

Those door handles and elevator buttons were the germ carriers and unless she sanitized her hands, everytime she put her hands near her mouth to pull that mask down is when she could have been infecting herself! It's not necessary to quarantine purchases. "So far, evidence suggests that it’s harder to catch the virus from a soft surface (such as fabric) than it is from frequently touched hard surfaces like elevator buttons or door handles,” wrote Lisa Maragakis, MD, senior director of infection prevention at the Johns Hopkins Health System."

[@melisawilson1082]

You mean PLANdemic...its fake.

[@kathyfriesen4282]

You asked if everyone, everywhere is sanitizing individual items, the answer for where I live is no. People are super calm and in most cases don't require masks. Which I'm incredibly grateful for. I love your channel! God bless!

[@bnanabelle]

We don't quarantine anything we buy over here in Scandinavia - never heard about it either . :-O beautiful tweet you bought. :)

[@veros.9318]

In germany we also don't do this really on purpose, but to be honest I just buy food. I do wash my hands as soon I come into my appartement and change into other clothe than outside.

[@florencehastings7451]

bnanabelle Her in Denmark we don’t quarantine anything either. Just washing hands when we get home. I’m jealous of the textile shops you have, they are few and far between here.

[@lilika510]

Here in Tucson Arizona (less than 100 miles from the USA- Mexico border we leave non-temperature sensitive items on the porch for half an hour because it’s hot enough to kill the virus in that time

[@solesuna]

In Switzerland we don‘t either.

[@sweethanami94]

It‘s just highly unlikely to catch the Virus this way. Smear infenction makes just around 20% of all infections. To get it from a parcel or something similiar, an infected Person would have to touch it right after snezzing directly into his hands and you would have to touch this particulary area of the surface he touched and then directly stick your fingers in your throat......this basically never happens with people constantly washing their hands and wearing masks. Even if this would be the case, it isn‘t even sure that you catch enough of the virus on your hands and get it into your throat.....

[@MusingsofaCat10]

I, for one, would watch five separate Bernadette Makes a Skirt videos...in a row... probably while eating 😂

[@joannaaugustine2310]

This is so lovely! I love the "I just did a very wicked thing" right after finishing 'looking' at tweed

[@amandacole-meyers69]

The JOY on your face at seeing that tweed!!!! OMGGGGG!!! Adorable!!! I think all of us at some point have had that face over a fabric we LUVVVVVV!

[@LixiaWinter]

Moscow, Russia - we sanitize all the items from grocery store. As a person, who watches every your video religiously, and then rewatches at least several times, I would absolutely LOVE five videos about skirts! All other options would also be appreciated, but you deserve to know the truth😉

[@jeric_synergy8581]

Yeah: for one thing, by the 5th skirt BB will have learned some nifty tricks.

[@NatalieAuroraS]

Brazil - I also have been sanitizing everything we buy.

[@alhambralions5985]

Natalie Aurora S. 🐝We do so in Virginia, too. Every trip to the grocery store requires deciding what is needed now, and what can sit for three days, so they must go into separate bags. As a precaution , many stores don’t allow us bring our own bags, so it is wasteful, time-consuming, and complicated, but until we hear differently, that’s what we’ll do.

[@emcee2684]

@@alhambralions5985 I was just thinking about this whole bag thing the other day. So they're afraid you'll bring germs in with a cloth bag that's probably been tucked away in the closet since the last shopping trip, that you're going to load up with their germy (maybe) groceries and take home, but the clothes you wear INTO the store....? None of this makes any sense.

[@rainyday6430]

@@alhambralions5985 wow, that's a lot of effort. Are you immunocompromised?

[@maggies9271]

I was wondering how the garment district was fairing during this, Also the cinematography at 2:06 was amazing!

[@PerinStar]

The sheer joy she has is the most wholesome thing I have seen in a very long time. I'm so happy to see such an inspiring expression of joy for something she is so passionate about.

[@isobelramsey9767]

Bernadette's happy little tweed face is the best thing I've seen all day.

[@michellegaza7740]

"Who would want to watch 5 individual skirt videos." I spent more than 6 hours this week looking up shed building kits. Skirts would be awesome!!!

[@sparkydoodle96]

Really appreciate Bernadette braving the streets of nyc especially as a sewing padawan who is always very very confused about fabric 😅😅

[@DodiTov]

Let me help you a bit... sewguide.com/fabric-glossary/

[@janisi9262]

I would love to watch five separate skirt-making videos. Your videos are a delight and I like to re-watch/re-listen to them while I'm sewing.

[@AmayzinG13]

The adventures into the garment district are so euphoric. When she trills with delight over the tweed section I became so giddy I nearly exploded. A sheer delight you are sweet lady!

[@zoeleeangelis]

I need to admit that I was cheering like a child when she said she bought the tweed.

[@nicelliott1175]

That tweed is what dreams are made of! Additionally: A possible use for that gorgeous ribbon would be trimming the hem of an Edwardian inspired walking skirt, many of which featured ribbon detailing. The ribbon is far too fancy to be used in a historical reproduction skirt, but on, say, a black wool history bounding skirt?

[@tinadee8686]

I was drooling over all the ribbon, so I was positively gleeful to see your purchase!

[@DelightedSAfrican]

I firmly believe that, "a thing of beauty is a joy forever!" What is life if we can't take huge delight in something we love? Enjoy. We love to watch what you are doing. Your delight thrills us too. You share your unique joy in Victorian and period sewing skills and we are thrilled with you. Thank you! I have reorganised my sewing space as a result of your Ikea chests of drawers and counter top. Not there yet but definitely working towards it.