Achieving That Classic Edwardian Shape: Reconstructing a 1902 Bust Bodice

[@firewordsparkler]

"But then the plague happened" is probably a historically accurate excuse for not having all the materials on hand

[@AlexaFaie]

Or in the case of one of the plagues, you'd have the materials, but it may have come laden with fleas which carried the plague. So now you'd have no life but all the materials.

[@DrCandyStriper]

@@AlexaFaie or if it was labor intensive you might have all the material and YOU might be alive but all your serfs are quite dead

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

If you're talking about the 1918 flu outbreak, that's a little later. If you're talking about the black death, that was 500 years earlier. I don't think tuberculosis caused anyone to quarantine stuff so...

[@AlexaFaie]

@@aldenheterodyne2833 I was talking about the 1665 plague outbreak in the village of Eyam in England. A flea infested bolt of cloth arrived from London to the local tailor. Eyam chose to quarantine themselves to try to prevent the spread of the disease. They even practised a form of social distancing by having the church services outside so they could spread out, rather than all be confined in the church. And families buried their own dead to avoid spreading it to others as best as they could. Their actions prevented the spread of the disease into surrounding areas.

[@AlexaFaie]

Also to trade with people from outside the town when they heard of the spread of the plague, they had been doing contactless delivery. They had a set place to leave goods to be traded at a set price and money was left in a hole in a rock filled with vinegar as a form of disinfectant. Food was also rinsed in vinegar to clean it. They'd been doing really well up until some higher up decided they still needed some fancy new clothes and so sadly the plague came in on the flea infested fabric. They didn't know the fleas carried it at that point, so had done everything they could have done to avoid it.

[@biancamlf288]

Alternative title: Bernadette fighting the urge to hand sew everything for almost 28min.

[@adorabell4253]

IF I could upvote this multiple times I would.

[@gothempress]

@@user-dy6yz7hx6f c'mon. Don't be rude.

[@matildaparks8918]

Magic Mika yeah slightly unnecessary no?

[@adorabell4253]

@@user-dy6yz7hx6f Oh no! My reddit parlance has invaded the sacred space that is yt! Burn the witch! Burn the witch!

[@annevoigt6653]

AdoraBell she turned me into a newt!

[@Peculiarpossum]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge what a kickass name “Bernadette Banner” is? Like a literary heroine or a superhero who strangles the enemy with lace and ribbons✨✨

[@maryblaylock6545]

Hmmm...I could get into that.

[@ragnkja]

VIOLET That’s way better than her distant cousin Bruce and his anger management problems.

[@mariamatedei]

The name does have a marvel character vibe but I can't help picturing her as an anime magical girl anyway because I find her so adorable ^-^

[@amidreaming333]

She's so cool

[@raeafoley6131]

Very Irish/German. The name I mean.😜😇 And to have double letters for initials is really cool! Like Luna Lovegood!😜😇

[@salalal7491]

KZbin: demonetizes videos saying the c-word Bernadette: Ye old plague

[@Anna-wy7zq]

Ye new plague!

[@peanutbutterjellyfish]

Ur not allowed to say cat?

[@houseofschenck6230]

You can't say cantaloupe?

[@Aqua_Bargus]

You can't say Cunt?

[@monroe8566]

You can’t say chemical?

[@iti-nellevalgevali8453]

Me: Does not know anything of the time period, even less about the fashion. Also me: Ah yes, this is exactly what i need to watch at 3am.

[@williamsstephens]

So say we all!

[@slightlydistressedslug6627]

mood

[@angeliccreations1525]

Im feeling attacked right now. Except it's 4AM not 3 😂

[@lillian2342]

That's exactly why you should watch it!

[@shroomesh6456]

That’s why you watched this!

[@tf7602]

"Cunning little witchling" is such a great term of endearment, I love it

[@froggdoggs8551]

I am going to call everyone and everything I love this from now on

[@maggiee639]

Women need to embrace their witchiness 😉

[@emo_nightmare1752]

Maggie E definitely!

[@AshHeaven]

Witches unite!

[@motorcitymangababe]

*saving for book

[@randompersonontheinternet8006]

I can only imagine what it will be like in 100 years when someone like Bernadette makes videos about "Reconstructing a 2020 Hoodie" or "Making some 2018 Jeans"

[@spacewolfcub]

Ok, but for 2020 it will be facemasks and outfits made of toilet paper, cardboard, or refuse around the home. 😆

[@adelam4903]

The funny thing is, with the 90s being back in fashion, I get a lot of my aunts' and mum's old clothes, so my "2020 fashionable clothes" are mostly hand-me-downs and no one can tell the difference. I imagine that I'm not the only one who does this, so it would be funny if some people in the future might think that these clothes are from 2020 when in reality, they're 20-30 years older than that

[@kelliemishmish]

I graduated in '96. A bit pf hippie 70s seeped in and we had bellbottom wide leg jeans going on. Styles definitely cycle. I'm seeing the leotard shirts again now from the 90s, cracking me up.

[@Bostonbabe]

I would love for 1940’s and 1950’s fashion to come back lmao 😂

[@enchantedlakes-2150]

@@Bostonbabe omg saaame, those huge skirts make my girly heart happy wrbfuire. I played Sandy on a Grease play and wearing that outfit was the best thing ever.

[@breep2812]

The Warren Featherbone company had a corporate office building in my hometown of Three Oaks, Michigan! The building still stands, and now houses the public library. They have some pretty cool information and displays on featherbone history.

[@WaterNai]

Bree Prehn Oo...! That would be fun to see. I wonder if they have an online exhibit.... Lo and behold! archives.msu.edu/collections/featherbone.php

[@lakelili]

@@WaterNai Thanks for the link... Really interesting.

[@designdoctor247]

Wow how perfect is the timing of this comment! You rock!

[@VtorHunter]

Cool! I visit my bbf in New Buffalo once a year or so, I'll have to check out the displays next time. Although my trip this year has been canceled...

[@epochii2756]

It's always so strange to hear something about my state, and hearing about other people who live here. Hello, fellow michigan friend!

[@ameliabrown3987]

When you’re watching this almost a year later and she says she going to wait for non-plague times...me too Bernadette. Me too

[@karlindarlin7487]

that's a big mood 😂

[@storytellingsnek5255]

Still funny in basically year and a half later...

[@jessecoates1562]

@@micheleblue9804 Yup. Funny.😔

[@royce6485]

*sees this was posted 11 months ago* I’m in danger

[@lenaevess]

Still waiting 🙃

[@ncr1264]

I know this is not that relevant but the brand of potato starch you used is such a great company! After the owner retired he gave the company to the workers so now it’s worker owned which is basically unheard of but so appreciated!

[@Chibihugs]

The feather bone process was such a clever idea to take something easily available and unused to supply a need. It's fabulous that the creator left explanation of the process of making them and that you got to try it out. When you sewed down the boning channels the intersected the rails, was it difficult to sew through them? Also, hugs to the cute Lord Cesario!

[@bernadettebanner]

Not at all! The spines were cut so slim that the needle either went through--or they were thin and flexible enough that they didn't get in the way of the needle.

[@Kick0a0cat]

@@bernadettebanner would that make it possible for a machine to have the bones lie on top of one layer and beneath another and then sew the boning channels atop of them?

[@topaz.a.h.1179]

@@bernadettebanner I don't know if anyone has told you this already and im sorry if you have but Guinea pigs are socail animals and it's best to have at least two pigs as they're usually far happier with a buddy. I would recommend either going to an adoption place of from someone wanting to rehome. It's also recommended to keep the genders the same or to get your male fixed if you get a female friend.

[@mariahhenderson1470]

Cesario is super cute

[@Kris-du6fx]

@@topaz.a.h.1179 my friend has two males and they pretty much kill each other if put together. She (a 12 year old) put them together and they started fighting. She tried to break them up and ended up with a bite so bad it wouldn't stop bleeding and they had to bring her to an emergency center. Not all guinea pigs want another friend

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

Literally incorporating “antique sewing machine ASMR” into your subtitles is just so Bernadette.

[@bernadettebanner]

It is very Betsy, my assistant who is behind the wonderfully creative captioning! ;D

[@LoveWritesALetter]

Tell Betsy we love her

[@ragnkja]

Bernadette Banner Betsy and you are clearly well-matched.

[@Cy-V]

@@bernadettebanner It's nice to have non-automated captioning now! And creative descriptors are fun! =D (for Betsy, minor note besides HI, YOU'RE BEING AWESOME!: in some videos I noticed subtitles entirely unrelated to the subject on screen, or the stuff on screen is ignored for jokes. People with hearing and visual impairments use these to follow what's going on. If you want to subtitle for accessibility there are guidelines online are what's considered bad manners (like the jokes - or the subtitle author inserting themselves into the subtitles) or good practices [non-spoken content in square brackets]! BBC's subtitle guidelines are available publicly, for example! =) There are also cool things like sarcasm indicators! And good luck, I know they can be a lot of work - especially the timing - so it's very appreciated! )

[@Lolz172]

@@bernadettebanner Betsy A.K.A. Subtitle Wizard

[@jayc9345]

I love the end clips of the noble Sir Cesario of Guinea.

[@snailsumari4594]

We all love guinea pig content

[@nomadine85]

My favourite bit of that is when he kicks his feet away and sashays into the camera after that first no

[@hopegold883]

Thank you for adding that! Just what I didn’t know I needed this morning.

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

It is beyond fabulous!

[@snailsumari4594]

@@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee I agree

[@ESDA04]

I asked my gran (late 90's), as her mum and gran were seamstresses. She said they stitched them in flat and steamed on a form. Gran had the steaming form until early 2000's when she moved from her house to a retirement community. Apologies if that information was posted already. I skimmed through and didn't see anything.

[@catladylifts6931]

Wow that’s so cool thanks for sharing

[@aliciaf1055]

This is a wonderful piece of information!

[@Zardox2]

Stitched flat then steamed was my first thought... Especially as pertains to manufacturing. That would make assembly much easier.

[@born_asleep]

now THAT is witchcraft

[@luxisntlucky]

That was my first thought 😂😂 I was like I hv no clue about this but maybe this is how you do it...?

[@rebbyberard8150]

God, as somebody who has run a photography darkroom, I feel the "I dont remember chemistry I guess I'll just try and see what works" in my BONES

[@Pheluv]

Isn’t guessing when mixing chemicals a tad dangerous?

[@rebbyberard8150]

@@Pheluv only if you plan on drinking it or smth. In my case you just lose a couple rolls of film to the cause

[@MattPhonee]

I get the whole forget the chemistry thing, I dye my own fabrics and half the time I just dump some stuff in pot, boil it and add fabric just to what will present itself....

[@BEAMChannel]

Best way to determine if your fabric shop is any good, stand by the Remnants table and say "Bernadette Banner" if your shop is good a random person will pop up and say how much they love this channel.

[@bernadettebanner]

😅❤

[@MissCaraMint]

Maybe I’ll try this. We seam to have started to lift the restrictions here in Norway so the fabric store should be open.

[@simgirl118]

@@NemoTheDreamO oh dear, i hope you know that there are many local and smaller business fabric shops. But I'll assume you're joking since these have become the big names 🤣

[@sparklinggrey3]

"NOPE right out of the process"/ "AS WOULD BE SENSIBLE!" (ROFL) Bernadette, as usual your humour-kernels peppered throughout this fantastic historical endeavour were met with glee! Thank you for sharing

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

I felt that rant in my soul!

[@szlendak1368]

i’m not english i didn’t understand is there a joke

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@szlendak1368 she meant: I might stop doing it/doing it this way because it is difficult. The joke is that she used the very modern word 'Nope' and that she is making fun of herself for doing something so challenging 🤗

[@balzacq]

@@szlendak1368 To "nope out" is to get into a task or movie or whatever and say "nope!" (slang for "no") and stop.

[@JessieBanana]

Wow, my natural shape almost has Edwardian proportions. I've never been an "ideal" before. I'll take it, even if it's late.

[@lenagrace3949]

That’s amazing!

[@otterheart3844]

Girl me too! Curvy girls for the win!

[@miiiserable]

Me too!

[@juliamorganscott9384]

Me too! Dang, born in the wrong century.

[@meliilosona5272]

That's cool, i'm flat as fuck, but not skinny. Is there any time period for me?

[@elisabethn2893]

I know it wasn't because of lack of skill, but it was SO comforting to see that you had to do the back panels over, I feel like my projects (when I dare start them) are just 80% of me making it wrong and trying to course-correct after the fact.

[@birdlover7776]

Same! lol

[@jeremyirvine805]

Hey, me too. I've been sewing for 25 years and still... when I'm trying something for the first time I just plan for doing each step at least twice.

[@TheBayzent]

That's how learning works tho...

[@BetaboyBuffet]

The Y in Ye is pronounced as Th. “Originally, the English word "ye" was spelled "þe." The symbol þ represents the letter thorn, a letter which no longer exists in English”. It is still in use in Icelandic.

[@gabriellealtman]

so it would be, pronunciation wise, Thee old plague? I wonder why thorn was intepreted that way by linguists?

[@bossmoves627]

And

[@moliereVSshakespeare]

@@gabriellealtman iirc the letter thorn was similar enough in shape to "y" that early typographic fonts just used "y" instead of making a separate thorn letter. Then over time people who didnt use thorn in their everyday lives forgot that it wasn't literally meant to be "y"

[@frankharr9466]

True, but Ye is more modern-appropriate to simulate a fake-antique feel.

[@prarieborn6458]

Ah HA! Writing fom 2024. I have always wondered how and why women in the Edwardian era looked as though they had just one big breast under their blouses or gowns., i have heard it described as the “Pigeon breast” or the Pigeon Look. I always imagined that the corset was laced in such a way as to push up up the fat and skin of the abdomen and push. forward the skin and fat under the arms on the sides and back into one big “cushion” in front above the waist. OR for slender women, the front of the dress was stuffed with padding. WOW, now here comes the reveal of the Bust Bodice. Yay.!

[@wickedpissa25]

Her voice is just so peaceful and soothing. Bob Ross had his painting. Dick Proenneke had his wilderness. Bernadette has her sewing.

[@icarusbinns3156]

wickedpissa25 I think the same thing in each video! As a result, I currently have a 70-lb. dog using my stomach as a pillow. Darling dog is... snoring. (I’ll take snoring over crying for no reason!)

[@monroe8566]

Icarus Binns ah, Rest In Peace my friend. Although yes, snoring is lots better than crying.

[@froggdoggs8551]

Icarus Binns that sounds great

[@mallorylei6319]

“rabbit skin glue” *Baumgartner Restoration fans have entered the chat*

[@epeemom]

Guilty as charged!

[@holyhoe5368]

u got me

[@olivetreewhimsy2016]

Mallory Lei this comment feels like two worlds colliding it’s giving me whiplash

[@reneemarting6171]

Yes yes yes love him

[@seratulk397]

I have been found

[@andreawatkins-davis7113]

My kids run up wanting something until they see what I'm watching and say ''oh it's mom time'' lol.This is what's getting me through the plague with 2 girls.Thank you Ms. Banner .

[@alexihamilton1132]

Your children sound wonderful to understand and respect your me-time like that. You have certainly raised them very well. 😊

[@kailet1997]

They sound adorable 😭 actually understanding you need alone time thats so so sweet

[@Sarawarawara-]

Wait the *plauge?*

[@teodora2979]

Lol i love how they called it mom time.

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

The "pigeon breast" shape could also be achieved by sewing little, stiff ruffles horizontally on the inside of the dress bodice at a strategic point (depending on one's shape and bust size). The beauty of this bust bodice is that you could wear it with all one's dresses and shirtwaists without having to sew ruffles in all of them. I never heard of this undergarment before in all my years of studying historic fashion: so, thanks for this video! Cheers! ~Anastacia in Cleveland

[@juliusroman8616]

That's what I thought made the Edwardian shape.

[@rarity9788]

I know this was a year ago but, the point of the bust bodice was to create the look without fail. Ruffles can be smashed down, and cause the dress bodice to pucker or show the shape of the ruffles underneath. Also consider getting caught out in the rain. It was much more simplistic to have one single bust bodice that could be worn under all of your dresses than to attempt the look by altering all of your dresses (which you stated) with something that may not work properly or look fashionable when worn for a few hours.

[@AnastaciaInCleveland]

@@rarity9788 The ruffles could also be sewn on the back or the front of the chemise or corset cover. I should have included that in my post.

[@rarity9788]

@@AnastaciaInCleveland true, but you still run the risk of the “lumpy” look with that. Also extremely hot in summer.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

i need that lol i'm so flat-chested 😭

[@Linlinstellaluna]

Something about knowing the lengths to which you've went to try and faithfully recreate this piece to the standards of the period coupled with the fact that its hiding a tiny modern ruler is hilarious to me.

[@hannam1967]

Random starching anecdote. My grandmother told me that her mother used to starch the doilies for Christmas with sugar water (the 1930s) and that my grandmother and her sisters would get yelled at for licking them. This has no value other than being a bit of a funny story. But I always think of it when someone talks about starching anything.

[@AlexaFaie]

Thanks for sharing that! Lovely story and gave me a bit of a laugh. I can imagine I'd have done the same as your grandmother and her sisters and licked them. Part of me almost thought of doing that with some cloth myself before realising that I'm an adult and can just eat a spoonful of sugar out the bag if I so want to and don't need to resort to doily licking... LOL

[@hannam1967]

@@AlexaFaie My grandmother still has one of those doilies. And it has some ripped threads from being chewed on. We actually still starch the lace Christmas tree decorations with sugar. Makes them super stiff.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

Some people would use sugar water as hair spray. Random fact.

[@hannam1967]

@@GeorgiaGeorgette That must be a nightmare during wasp season :o

[@hannam1967]

@@GeorgiaGeorgette And gives a new meaning to the beehive hairstyle

[@colleencoover2189]

Paused watching to comment re: drying starched fabric: my mother was a nurse at the tail end of the time when nurses wore starched caps, which were very stiff pieces of flat fabric origami-ed into shape . I remember clearly that she would stiffen her cap by soaking it in starch, slapping it smooth against the refrigerator door and letting it dry there. The starch and surface tension kept it from falling off.

[@DaisyOfDeath]

Holy cow thats so cool!!! Love the image of it in my head lol

[@cottontaelle]

i could imagine the noise of throwing wet fabric against a fridge and it made me laugh very hard thank you for this comment

[@olivetreewhimsy2016]

Colleen Coover I now have the overwhelming urge to throw soaked fabric at walls like lasagna but I’m not sure my family would appreciate that lmao

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Therealolivetree02 Whydoineedalastname throw it at your neighbors windows then run away. That way your own family won’t hate you

[@maryamjoha]

@@olivetreewhimsy2016 I guess that depends who's cleaning it up ;)

[@cb-wi1cq]

the sound of cutting through that starched fabric was DELISH

[@Sealinkchin]

...I can't imagine people in a hundred years trying to recreate the bra....

[@jana7359]

I imagine them handsewing and wondering how we made the push ups at home xD

[@minimooster7258]

Well, I imagine that it will be a well known fact that in the aughts and 2010s at very least, and probably the rest of the century, the average person bought most of their clothes, the practice of making underwear, or really anything at home being somewhat underground right now. So if you're reconstructing the fashions of the 2010s, you're going to know that most of most people's closets are made industrially, not by the person wearing them

[@monroe8566]

“And here you see a 21st century brassiere, as these are no longer needed with us now removing the chests upon birth, many historical re-enactors of today must use prosthetics or pad it to fit into the brassiere”

[@poe_slaw]

Here we have a relic from the time when humans foolishly clung to their inefficient physical forms, which they covered up with fabric out of shame that they were not nearly as cool as uploading your mind to the collective

[@celene_moon]

@@monroe8566 aren't chests used for breastfeeding or is everyone in the future using formula sorry I know it was a joke I'm just overthinking this but...

[@visionofawallflower]

One of the things I have decided to do during these trying times is give people compliments when I feel like it instead of being too shy and introverted to say my peace. I love your channel and your videography skills are on point, and the way you edit your videos is grand. Good job you! I love you, keep it up!

[@YingofDarkness]

I've started this with my coworkers. It feels weird and I always do it when I am about to leave anyway so I have an excuse to not see their reactions, but it doesn't feel as horrifyingly embarrassing as I thought it would.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

That's an incredibly good decision to make! As someone who struggles with that now and then, I really appreciate your excellent example!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

I love the goal you have set for yourself! I am sure it will make the world a better place and you an even better person than you obviously already are! With love from the Netherlands!

[@judithcollins3744]

@Marina M yes!

[@psychobetha]

i love your idea and am going to borrow it myself. i’m about as introverted as one can be, so this pandemic distancing is right up my alley, but i know there are soooo many people struggling with the isolation. i’m going to try to reach out more often and applaud/compliment folks when i can. i love you for this idea! thank you 💜

[@Induis]

"Cathy is a very cunning little Witchling," Best discription of anyone ever! Have to say this was the most aesthetic filming/sounding video yet. Loved it! :D

[@st.braxton]

I have never sewn and have absolutely no desire to ever make my own clothes, but I binge watch THE HELL out of this channel. Bernadette, you did the damn thing! 😂😂

[@MaryEllen505]

I no longer sew, but I love watching her videos.

[@parryyotter]

Same, same, and same.

[@amparo1612]

Same

[@cassievanbrunt7791]

I do sew and I too, binge watch Bernadette.

[@Zuma12121]

Watching people say “look at this wOmAn who has IMPOSSIBLE PROPORTIONS their bodies must be SUFFERING” clearly forget that 1. Drawings are easy to stylistically exaggerate and 2. We have been photoshopping since the invention of photography. Like bruh did you sleep through art history/appreciation/survey? 🤔

[@ragnkja]

Gabrielle Trinidad As if there aren’t drawings (and dolls) with unrealistic proportions today. Or are there people who really do have manga/anime eyes?

[@mxwitcher]

@@ragnkja and also, a realistically satanic and geometrical eyes with patterns on the iris.

[@brittanyouldcott2912]

Most probably they did in fact sleep through all of thoes classes. Im am constantly impressed by how little people at the university level dont learn from classes

[@vivianc.c.3379]

Bro, we're photoshopping since the invention of painting.

[@seanmcgcostumes]

All good points! But to be fair, it's amazing that most people never even have to take those classes. Even in college.

[@peachykeen1474]

I feel like this girl and micarah tewers would be such good friends, with how chaotic micarah is and how calm this girl is they would make a great team plus they both love historical accuracy in dress making.

[@maddieb.8514]

Lol I love micarah tewers.

[@maddieb.8514]

Though her "tutorials" are no where near this detailed. Lol

[@gabimiller8181]

They’d either work really well together or totally hate each other. Has anyone seen Next in Fashion? Imagine those two trying to make something as a team lol

[@maddieb.8514]

@@gabimiller8181 oh yeah I've seen all those type shows. All the Projects runways, next in fashion, making the cut. Lol.

[@dutchik5107]

@@maddieb.8514 no of course her instructions aren't as details. Sometimes she has no idea what she is doing she just does Also. Zip tie boning!

[@evamuhlhause]

I have sewing machine envy, that thing looks bombproof.

[@MattPhonee]

Finally somebody said it!!!! 🤣

[@avatarofthesleepy]

Bernadette (finishing video): "...adventures anon." Me (chanting quietly): pig reel pig reel pig reel pig reel pig r-

[@msjennl10]

I'd bet in industrial manufacturing of these bodices, the bones were curved after they were sewn in. For many dye applications fabric has to be steamed and it is often rolled up and steamed inside of a metal cylinder, and I believe you've mentioned before there were corset shapes that emitted steam to help pre-season a whalebone corset. So I could see the featherbones being inserted flat and then steamed into shape afterward!

[@dymphygoossens]

Do you think it could also be done with an iron and tailor's hem?

[@TheMichaellathrop]

Would the material have been starched at the same time?

[@lorieharris2776]

I was thinking the same.

[@susanmazzanti5643]

I would think some sort of round shape that would hold the whole thing. It would be much quicker than using a pressing ham.

[@spellwithane6888]

I had the same thought. 👍

[@rauha38]

The merry tone with which you say "certifiable march to the deepest bowels of hell" is LIFE.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Best part of the whole video

[@rubyblack6682]

How did I miss this part? 😭

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

@@rubyblack6682 around 21:20

[@shaquille_oatmeal6949]

The background cutting of the starched fabric is so satisfying

[@wendybutler1681]

The sound..

[@lillynotlily596]

I love how in some of her videos she recreates old 1900s clothing and pieces while giving a historical lesson. Its like I'm in a history class!

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

I love the font that His Lordship speaks in.

[@jena1n436]

"We must, We must increase our bust." Sorry couldn't help myself. Exquisite workwomanship.

[@rubyblack6682]

My thoughts exactly 😂

[@bethanychomiak1399]

We will, we will, we will increase it still!

[@confusioncentral7331]

Crazy how one day people will be making 21st century jeans and wearing them will be historical dress.

[@jamiegrettum]

With the accompanying research about why, after this 21st century plague, people stopped wearing the denim “hard pants.”

[@caragarcia2307]

I watched back to the future again a couple of years ago. I thought it was hilarious when Marty had to change to fit in the future. He would have fit in our present perfectly fine with what he was wearing in the 80s. There might have been one person aware he had like new vintage items but most likely no one would have noticed.

[@dumbdumb8526]

I actually doubt that. I feel as though jeans, jumpers and T-shirts will not stay out of fashion. Their silhouettes, style, and materials will change (like fashion does), but they’re too convenient to stay out.

[@mushy470]

"it's late 20th century " - future history nerd

[@adotjean]

If the world doesn't explode by then

[@GoldenOwlEvents]

I feel so much better when I see meticulous research, infinite pains, careful reconstruction, historical accuracy, and general epic patience reach the same "I skipped ahead six hours to edit out all the swearing and frustrated rage" portion of the project as I do. That makes me feel so much more acceptable in my own endeavours.

[@drawingandguineapigs6790]

Can we just appreciate the fact that there’s NO adds 😌

[@lillian2342]

*ads

[@SmilyLily1996]

Drawing and Guinea pigs why though? Ads mean the person earns money from the video and can make more videos. Ads are necessary.

[@Steph-wx4ri]

SmilyLily1996 skillshare is sponsoring her, its in the vid at the end

[@PetsandCritters535]

Just answering cause I saw Guinea pigs in the pic.

[@bankrobber6993]

and the ASMR's lol XD

[@rburns8083]

Ever since you first showed us that you were picking up feathers at Dersh Feather, I've looked forward to seeing how you would make this happen. I was not disappointed, so thank you. Plus! We got more Cesario! How can anything be bad when there is more Cesario? It can't be! It just can't!

[@the_anonymous_muso]

He is so divine!

[@brissygirl4997]

Have you seen the painting that Bernadette got for her birthday by Dani? It's adorable and his Lordship looks so regal!

[@Sam-bm6yf]

We want more Cesario.

[@apigeon1119]

Me, who will, most likely, never sow anything, while I probably should be learning: Yes, I’ll better write this information on how to make a bust bodice down

[@trainjackson63]

You're already a pigeon though. You don't need a pigeon bust.

[@lynnkeller251]

Train Jackson Yes, but now this one can be ARMORED.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

I run a little pigeon shelter; your name makes me happy 😊

[@ragnkja]

You already have a pigeon breast.

[@ewhitmo1]

"Ye olde plague" lol oh dear The finished piece is just gorgeous and you are just the cutest

[@crazy4beatles]

Took me a couple videos to figure out why I find her voice so entrancing. No consistent reliance on filler words and not a hint of upspeak. Heaven.

[@spacewolfcub]

Is upspeak the valley girl accent?

[@yarnexpress]

AND no vocal fry either.

[@Sidheagmarina]

“Decided to just wait until non-plague times” .....has.....has that happened yet?

[@stefaniegeoghegan5210]

nay young child but the village mages are at work banishing the demons in thine town. may you not be sacrificed by the wizards to appease the gods to shed us some mercy.

[@skuas4558]

its still plague times in new york )-:

[@senjaa422]

In like everywhere except the US cause half of us are pretending it doesn’t exist

[@levondelite4072]

Still happening in Texas, but clearly it didn’t have to be this bad.

[@andrewenderfrost8161]

I'm sorry, still happening. -from the future.

[@laurenking5080]

"A march through the deepest bowels of hell" is how I'm going to explain all difficult projects to onlookers now.

[@wickedpissa25]

"If you're going through Hell... keep going!"

[@ponylover2206]

DONT SLOW DOWN!

[@Sassmill]

Okay petition to use the term “domestic friend” to replace “gal pal” I don’t know why that’s immediately where my mind went when she called her sewing machine that but I’m sitting on the floor cackling to myself over how funny that sounds

[@enderkai618]

petition signed

[@marroz7271]

and they were domestic friends oh my god they were domestic friends

[@froggdoggs8551]

You have my sword

[@vivianetirone762]

are they... you know... domestic friends?

[@Hi-Im-Paul69]

Why replace it? Why couldn't they just exist together in this world

[@johexxkitten]

It’s weird seeing this “historic” garment, it looks so old fashioned... but I knew my great grandmother, she was born in 1900 and passed in 1983/4. So looking at this garment item I find it weird that my great grandmother’s mum would have worn garments like these. It does also make me wish to get throat punchy, because I was in high school when she passed, and I remember trunks of clothing being thrown out as “useless”. My mum said “don’t be stupid, these were my great grandmothers clothes, I don’t know why my grandmother kept these... what would you need/want these for?” and tossed them. I managed to get my home economics and drama teachers to take them, they were BFFs, and interesting in historic clothing, one from a construction standpoint, the other from a stage costume perspective. But mum had tossed the lot before I got home, with it she’d also tossed my great, great, grandmothers sewing machine, iron and fabric stash... I cried my heart out and never actually forgave my mum for this historical vandalism. I moved on obviously, but inside I was still super pissed if I thought about it.

[@sofiavoudou9021]

Mate, I'm furious for you!!! Such a shame

[@jennyboldrini7330]

It's so sad to think of things that's been thrown away as rubbish, that would be gold to us.

[@creepydoll2872]

Stuff like that makes me soooo upset to think of

[@TheMetatronGirl]

Jo HexxKitten I feel your pain. My maternal great-grandmother was born in the late1860’s (grandpa 1904, mom 1943, me 1974. We have kids late in life)...nothing of hers survives in my family, today. I’ve always been drawn to “old” things-thinking about their history and the people within-so I’m deeply saddened by their loss. Most of the items were lost long before I was born, but a number happened after. I still hold a grudge.

[@rubyblack6682]

Everything was given to my sister that didn’t appreciate like I did and eventually threw it away and I’m still salty

[@BalletZombie]

Sometimes I don't even watch the videos, I just play them in the background because her voice is comforting

[@m0uz3r22]

I love how deeply dedicated to giving us your best results and not just glossing over mistakes. Some people are "bob Ross with 'their happy little mistakes'." While you and others who strive for authentic love of historical life; understand the importance and artistic beauty of reenacting to the fullest.

[@sajanah1253]

I wasn't even interested in Edwardian style what-so-ever when I first came to this channel for a quick tips on something. Now I'm hopelessly in love with this Era of fashion, of course thanks to this reincarnated master Edwardian Fashionista..

[@mikenna76]

I shall henceforth be referring to the virus as “ye olde plague”

[@bankrobber6993]

yes, me too XD

[@brookedoesacraft982]

It’s what I do!

[@vjhreeves]

'Ye new plague' would be more accurate.

[@xauceamani]

Saaame! 😂

[@delanocarson7544]

I have been SO eagerly awaiting this video. Now that youre on a more sparse publishing schedule it feels like every video is extra special and a treat.

[@LisaJPStuff]

I'm so glad I watched this all the way to the end, her little friend is soooooo cute. Bernadette is definitely one of the most endearing KZbinrs that I watch. I am fascinated with the recreationists of this period, even though I tend to veer toward more medieval 14th to 16th century wear, as I find all periods interesting. I also love her turns of phrase, from "ye old plague" to "witchy ways of cunning". Looking forward to another video to show the completion of this with the eyelets and ribbon.

[@wendybutler1681]

Completely agree!

[@belledogplaysagame7577]

My thought for the feather boning shaping is that they likely sewed them in 'flat' and then set their shape on a form.

[@ameliaedwards5817]

That was my first thought as well.

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Specialised steam press combo machine perhaps Seems logical for mass production

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

I saw a comment of someone saying that's what their grandma did, you're probably right

[@basil6672]

The three dislikes were just people who were mad that The Eyelets still haven't arrived yet

[@dymphygoossens]

I want to wear a 1909 dress (page 58 - PoF2) to a wedding - and I was already wondering about the underwear. Now I have to try this. Along with my FR contest entry.

[@theresebizabishaka7605]

So beautiful. I also found the sound of the vintage sewing machine relaxing compared to the modern version.

[@woomeebly]

Tis indeed a lovely sound...

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

I like that it doesn't have that annoying high pitched motor whirring sound.

[@gosiahasal182]

Bro when you started talking about starching I was so surprised that it is thought of as historical... My mom and I still starch our kitchen rags and some sheets

[@serenitymoon825]

My mom stopped starching in the early 2000s, she used to be a nurse and starched her nurse's hat

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

The last time I saw people (my mother and grandmother) use starch was in my youth. But in a neighbouring village there are still women who use gallons of it in their traditional clothing.

[@juliamorganscott9384]

Starching kitchen rags makes me feel so lazy. But I would love to see your kitchen rags, I bet they look pretty.

[@Freiya2011]

No stafching! Definitively not! Never. Nowhere!

[@pjgreen1786]

There’s spray starch for ironing...what’s the big deal? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@deliciousness5688]

She’s doing something that has sadly become rare. It’s like having a glimpse into the past. Really appreciate this video.

[@mygreenfroggy]

Ceasario trotting along the floor, CUTEST. THING. EVAR.

[@HiyazXD345]

"[machine stitching with a specialty foot] sounds extremely tedious, i might just nope out and hand stitch"--you're the only person i can think of where this sentence doesn't sound like a bad attempt at irony

[@ariannedechateaumichel7777]

I find hand sewing is much more relaxing than machine sewing, but I'd been sewing for ten years before I first tried machine sewing.

[@Sarcasmhime]

@@ariannedechateaumichel7777 same. I found machines confusing and annoying, so tended to hand-sew everything until I got a job where I had to use industrials and basically got thrown in the deep end. But I still far prefer hand-sewing.

[@GloriousClio]

Come for the fashion history and construction endeavors, stay for the jaunty Lord Cesario, surveying his realm.

[@chamacreator]

Frankly, if she ever got bored, I would watch a video of Cesario running around for 20 minutes.

[@Highandpieeyed]

I will never make anything of this magnitude in my life. Your passion is beautiful. Just wow. Fantastic channel x

[@lisadarling26]

“A length of cotton laces added across the top for funsies” I love how Bernadette talks 😍

[@Saskatchetooner]

Speaks

[@the_anonymous_muso]

I simply adore watching you work. I would be content to watch you fell all day. I too love to hand stitch and always prefer it to either the sewing machine or the over-locker. Threading an over-locker is a feat of engineering that must require a technical diploma! I am inspired to have my Grandmother's Singer repaired. It must be a later model as it is built into a cabinet from which it swings out most endearingly and has a large metal pedal so as to be worked with both hands free. These seem to be reasonably common as one sees many in houses as a spot for trinkets. I saw Grandma use it once .. so surely she can sing again. Do you know when these machines became widely available. Grandma lived on a farm in outback Australia, so they must have been very readily available. I used to talk a lot to Grandma (born 1910) about sewing and there is a very old picture of her and one of her 6 sisters (she also had 7 brothers, she is the second youngest) in what look like handmade shifts or what I guess we would call nighties. I know she sewed shirts for her brothers. To be the 2nd youngest child of a 2nd youngest child, is to be born into a veritable time drift and I revel in it. Sorry for the long post. I so admire your work and methods.

[@xeribloom]

I never really comment as I'm always late to viewing Ms Banner's videos (Sadly, as I'm a 15 year old student in Singapore, so weird timezones), but historical fashion has recently been my new aesthetic, and I always love to wake up to a video from my favourite youtuber. (PS: My english may be a little odd, as we Singaporeans use British English)

[@dcinrb8538]

British terminology oftentimes is heard during a Bernadette Banner video ❤️. Your English is quite good. Comment as you like. Her online community support and politely share long after her original posting date. Binge watching her earlier videos is such fun. 🌴🌴 Stay safe.

[@minimooster7258]

We stan incorporating historical fashion into everyday dress! Also, don't worry about your English, it seemed absolutely normal to me, and speaking with not strictly American grammar isn't a crime 😂

[@ellenma6002]

Oh hi! I’m also a student in Singapore!🙃

[@marianarodrigues8826]

Brazil here! I’m beggining to venture into somewhat historicaly inspired clothes, though a far shot away from the real deal. I’m still unconfortable with the idea of wearing something too “costume”

[@heiditrampedach2084]

I think Bernadette has viewers from all around the world and we watch and comment when it's a convenient time, for each of us. For instance, I'm in Denmark 🇩🇰 and English is also my second language. Sometimes we make errors in grammar or spelling. But who cares, as long as the meaning of the sentence is clear.

[@Gaarasimoto]

I’m always down for guinea pig content

[@ryokonwashu]

Having to remake a project Me : *sets everything on fire* Bernadette: I'm so thrilled about this

[@victoriasaward-read7562]

Everytime I watch one of these videos, it makes me pick up my needle and thread and sew along. Whether it's creating a cushion cover, or hemming some trousers - you just inspire my creativity.

[@i.s.s.y7998]

The cersario content this week was especially exceptional. The music. The food. The captions. The whiskers. Absolutely stunning.

[@unnwean]

Bernardette: I don't know how to use the starch. Me: what a shame she's not doing it later, Constance MacKenzie has video on starch. Bernardette: Constance has video on starch

[@achillendimond2124]

“As would be SENSIBLE..and pulled myself together” Me dealing with literally any other human

[@smallfootprint2961]

Starching was part of the washday routine when I was a kid. You did it just right. We used corn starch. It doesn't mix well directly into hot water, so has to be dissolved in cold and added to hot while whisking. Your method.. perfect. We washed, rinsed, and starched the items that needed starching.. hung outside to dry. Sprinkled the starched items and rolled them to disperse the moisture, and iron. I'm very sensitive to the formaldehyde and other chemicals in the sizing put in new fabrics today. As an older gal, a seamstress, and new to quilting, I wash all my fabric before I measure and cut it. Most people don't, because it removes some of the body from the cloth. You have reminded me that I know how to starch, so if I want to go down this path, it would be worth my time to do the starching. Some people use spray starch but, I fear, would add more pollution to the air, and self defeating. Thank you for all your historical information. Your video(s) brought back all the discomfort of what we were expected to wear in times gone by, even in my day. I!ll be watching.

[@kyouell]

Forgive me for waiting so long to watch this and then commenting without reading the other (2k?!?) comments to see if this had been said. However, when applying seam binding by machine it is made IMMENSELY EASIER because commercial seam binding is not even. The “center” fold is slightly off-center so that the slightly wider side can be facing down and will be sure to be caught when stitching the slightly thinner side that is facing up. I hope this helps with future endeavors. I ADORE your machine and how lovely it sounds when you are using it. My grandfather had a sewing machine and vacuum shop that sold and repaired them. Half of his shop was devoted to antique sewing machines that he fixed up (both machine and cabinet). I always found them so beautiful. I have one of the last Singer Featherweights that he restored and a hand crank machine that my aunt (other side of the family) gave to me because she knew I liked this sort of thing even though it wouldn’t sew. Turns out it wouldn’t sew because it didn’t have a bobbin so my grandfather made one. It sews beautifully now, just like yours! ❤️

[@imakequestionablechoices7446]

I love how you've expanded on this. I do recall you saying such things about the addition of padding added to the bust and hips that helped the illusion of a cinched waist when, in reality, the corset only takes the waist down a little bit. And while adding padding to the outer garments, such as you did with the waist coat in your 'Lady Sherlock' series, it is very true that much of the silhouette came from the undergarments. The Victorian era practices and people were so very interesting, weren't they? Edit: I can also imagine this would be much more comfortable and stable than a strapless bra.

[@grawrisher]

I'm so glad we got some Cesario clips at the end. He's so cute. I always enjoy your videos even when they are not guinea pig focused.

[@hazeluzzell]

Mr Warren of ‘featherbone’ fame invented and marketed a special foot for ‘home machine sewing’.especially for attaching the boning channels.

[@TheLooterArmy]

This unexpected gift has found me via the eternally disappointing recommended video route...and I will cherish it. Thank you, Ms. B, for sharing your knowledge, brilliant wit and wonderfully proper You-ness. Such a delight.

[@Velocirarrptor]

Thank you for sharing the frustration of tedium involved when re-doing that back panel. Your perseverance and honesty! is actually so inspiring 😂💓

[@elliedahlia3623]

What if they steamed the “bones” after they were sewn in. You steamed them before, I’m wondering once they completed it if they put it on a mold like a mannequin and then steamed them. Idk the whole process seems extremely tedious. You did amazing either way!

[@prism7697]

That's exactly what I was thinking and came to the comments to see if anyone else thought the same

[@charlations]

Would the starch fabric remain "starched" (?) after steaming???

[@LilithNMorning]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Gay.Green.Goblin]

Carla H I believe that it would. I’ve seen people spray starch on and then steam, which immediately hardens and drys. They may have pre-starched the fabric then added extra starch whilst steaming the bust into shape, thus making it an easier process.

[@MissCaraMint]

MarsBar Oh interesting. I kinda want to try now.

[@TheAgeofFabulous]

I wonder if Simonton would have put in the goose feather boning in after the bodice channels sewn in flat and then shaped AFTER they were put in? So that would be more economical, they could have a lot of bodices shaping and the seamstresses could keep sewing.

[@bernadettebanner]

Possibly! I didn't attempt to slide them in after stitching the channels as I imagined that wouldn't be possible with how rough the bones were, but my method might not have actually been any faster. It is a mystery to me!

[@hqmonaro615]

@@bernadettebanner Did you get a feel of the goose quills? If they were smooth could it be possible they were coated in shellac once glued etc?

[@brissygirl4997]

I was wondering if the feather bones were shaped after being sewn in as well, since having them pre curved seemed to be a bit of a p.i.t.a to sew without accidently snapping them.

[@jennifervaughn8393]

I was also wondering if the shaping was done after the quills were put in flat. Being the one you examined was masses produce it seems more economical that they were sewed in flat and then shaped before the steal boning was put in. Maybe, just a thought.

[@daleannharsh8295]

lol... coming from a Henry Ford culture it seems reasonable to imagine a plant where each stage of the garment was handled by a specialist. Drafting, cutting, assembling, attaching channels, 'stuffing quills, and then off to a steamer for shaping. I suppose we'll never know (unless someone unearths a journal or two).

[@aerolb]

Love the mix of scholarly research and practical sewing that you always deliver! The final product is lovely! Plus, the cameos from Cesario and the low key KZbin Award in the background.

[@moirachiles2105]

You are so incredibly talented. People don’t have hobbies and talents anymore so it’s really wonderful to see someone that has a wonderful Harvey and is extremely talented at that hobby

[@gracestephan2016]

I don't know why this makes me so happy but this just instantly reminds me of padding bras and there's something comforting about knowing this has always been going on.

[@synamonstyx]

There’s some serious asmr in this, shivers accomplished

[@heatheradams7688]

I am now looking up the “Library” scented candle by Homesick. I have a friend who is an archivist, and she is greatly missing her library trips during this time. Thank you for the idea!!! (Post script: the candle is sold out. 😢 I have to wait till they get more stock.)

[@KatelynKearns]

Ah, underwear. I believe it was Elizabeth Stewart Clark who said (essentially), "No one can achieve fashionable shapes on their own because fashion is ever changing and no one has the perfect body for the never ending variety of shapes. But the Victorians understood that if one buys the right underwear, one can get very close!" The bust bodice turned out lovely! It's unfortunate that the eyelet pieces didn't arrive but those are quick to put in :).

[@lauriekoehler530]

I live in Three Oaks, Mi where E.K. Warren started the Featherbone factory. I found out that he did invent an attachment for the home sewing machine that was about 3 1/2 inches long that screwed onto the home sewing machine so you could do your own featherbone channeling. I was very pleased when your video came along and talked about something so close to home (his factory is 3 blocks from my house!)

[@candyarend4592]

I can’t sew and I don’t understand a lot but I am absolutely fascinated by Ms Banning! What a charming woman, excellent at explaining. And I love that she uses the era appropriate tools and sewing machine! Thank you

[@hqmonaro615]

Hide glue was used extensively in furniture manufacture (and for some time at that) so would quite possibly have been used. PVA, resin and cyano were all much later inventions. Though the rabbit skin glue you chose is more flexible than other types of hide and hoof glues so probably the best choice..

[@Earendilgrey]

It was used quite a bit in framing paintings as well.

[@GymGirl88]

Such a lovely video!! Loving that fabric shears ASMR 🙌

[@Esoteric-Psyche]

"Supremely skilled at underwear" Ngl its like 8 am and I haven't slept so I forgot what this video was about for a second and when she said that I was like "yooo where is this going, what did I click"

[@srhthrze5787]

So amazing to watch you actually taking apart feathers to be historically accurate. I just love how passionate et non lazy you are.

[@capridovonrenislam4128]

My aunties used to starch her husband's outfits with rice water. You clean the rice and use the water with the starch on it. Then to the ironing board. It was temporary, you splash rice water on the piece everytime you wash it. You do it with your hand like you'll do at the end of washing your hands, sort or throwing the water in with your fingers. Randomly. This piece won't be washed on a regular basis of ever but you can still splash it and vapor ironing every now and then to keep it stiff. I'm young but my family used to iron with coal irons or very old ones and they will always starch the clothes, in the 80s my grandma still used to saw with clothespins. I just found your channel and I love it. ❤