Amish girl getting dressed for church.

‪@lizzieenswellness‬

[@cultureshock72]

today I learned not to take buttons for granted

[@thebookkeeper.k]

"I was such a rebel. My cape went out past my shoulders." Imagine

[@areyoukidding1431]

😂

[@dihydrogenmonoxide7056]

I have a skin sensitivity to metals. I had scabs where I used pins to secure my veiling to my hair. Sometimes they would ooze water and blood. VERY comfortable and attractive. The leader of the family that sponsored me told me I had to "die to the flesh." In other words, suck it up and suffer for the rest of your life... He said similar things whenever I got sick, but would get annoyed that I would disrupt service by running to the bathroom to sick up. That being said, not all of the families were like that. I just got stuck with a "stricter" family.

[@llc1976]

I’ve never seen anything so complicated that is supposed to be the model of simplicity?! And for gods sakes what is wrong with buttons!!

[@meganheartswell]

I guess buttons would make the fabric less multipurpose. Just a guess

[@infamousElle]

Buttons are considered fancy.

[@silvermoon2281]

I could imagine since the dress is meant to be something you wear even as you grow, that the pins make it more adjustable.

[@michellethiesen7972]

At least hooks and eyes

[@Churchgrimm]

​@@infamousElleI believe it varies greatly from bishop to bishop what they allow, but yes, I believe this is the reason among the Amish where I am, it isn't considered humble enough. However, in my area I think some mens' clothes have buttons for practical purposes when working, but the buttons must be black IIRC.

[@christinesmith7838]

I think you’re very brave showing us as it must stir up memories good and bad. Thank you very much.

[@jennifertiemann6403]

So true

[@gilliantohver3225]

For a community based on humility, this seems really fussy and arrogant about how things - things that don't actually matter for faith - should look. 🙄

[@carrieconner2021]

Exactly...things that make no difference to salvation.

[@Kandralla]

Do you wear dress clothes for a wedding or do you just show up in shorts and a T-shirt? If you went to a nice sushi restaurant would you be upset if they haphazardly just threw a slice of fish, some rice, and a couple pieces of seaweed on your plate? Neither of those things ultimately matter to what's being done but they're expected, one as a show of respect for the importance of the ceremony to the people getting married, the other as a show of respect to the art of sushi.

[@deliriouscheeto]

​@@Kandrallathat's a load of bs. The reason why people wear fancy clothes for weddings is 1. tradition, 2. the need to show off. Also the never ending "what will people think of me". I haven't heard about a single person who wore something fancy out of pure respect for the occasion lol And with sushi? Try throwing seaweed, fish and rice onto the plate and taste it. It won't taste the same. It won't be convenient to eat (and sushi is meant to be convenient, that's why they wrap it - so it's easy to take it somewhere and lift it to your mouth)

[@Kandralla]

@@deliriouscheeto "1. tradition" Exactly. "and sushi is meant to be convenient" It's also meant to be beautiful. Go watch "Jiro Dreams of sushi".

[@deliriouscheeto]

@@Kandralla Maybe it's meant to be beautiful now, but not when it was invented. It was peasant food. Peasants didn't care if it was beautiful.

[@aliciamarin5226]

So now I know why there was no hugging - PINS. You'd totally stab each other with all those.

[@Kevin-xi6ts]

Amish woman always have to look out for immoral men with powerful magnets.

[@lizh7777]

Amish Magneto😂

[@riekebusch2293]

😅@@lizh7777😅😅😅😊

[@AwakenTheDawn2004]

Lol!

[@matildarei]

In my 20s and 30s I made a bunch of dresses that I just slipped on over my head. Took about 4 seconds to put my dress on and head out the door. I can’t imagine spending so much time getting dressed - for any occasion - and stabbing sharp objects all over my clothes. But your dress does look sharp (excuse the unintentional pun).

[@kittyjuneo2218]

Okay, legit question here. How did you move around and not get poked to death/have the pins come out? Especially the wives and women who do chores around the house, they’re moving nearly all day long! Bending down, carrying things, and moving fast for laundry, cooking, not to mention running around after little ones to keep them from trouble! Would love to hear you answer this, or even make it its own video. Thanks for making your content, it’s really interesting :D

[@TabiMcArdle]

Same

[@sarahdoanpeace3623]

Sincerely

[@aileenhampton6911]

I assume that's why this is a church outfit, more formal with less movement.

[@loverlyredhead]

​@@aileenhampton6911but even the other way of wearing it was full of pins all down the center of the chest. I think part of it is that the smaller head pins they actually used (that she showed) are also much shorter than the ball-head pins. Shorter would be less likely to prick.

[@kaitlynwagner2167]

At the time the Amish orders started, the women and girls would be wearing stays underneath the outer layer clothes so the pins wouldn't reach the skin.

[@infamousElle]

You've got to admit, that dress construction is genius. Not so fun, though, if that is your identity everyday for life. Thanks for showing us!

[@RustyShackleford-oo9zh]

It's so fascinating to see that the Amish ladies secured their dresses the same way the Colonials did.

[@joan-lisa-smith]

Well they haven't changed since those days so not really surprising.

[@DanielleThompson23]

I found that interesting too, the difference being they weren't pinning on top of fully boned stays -- yikes.

[@martinaodell2866]

If you arent spiritual beforehand, you'll start praying to not get poked 😅❤

[@dasiek9878]

😂

[@roehrc]

I would be interested in learning about why this amount of minutiae in dress and conduct is important in the Amish community. Why are the clothes worn the styles chosen? Why so many requirements for how to dress? Things like that would be interesting to learn about.

[@kray3883]

She mentioned in passing, some of it was social differentiation between different groups of Amish. "We do it this way because (other group) does it (other way)." Things like where, exactly, the pleats go. This is a common thing historically for groups who want to maintain an isolated community, have a lot of very specific rules so you can easily tell who is part of the community and who isn't.

[@AliciaB.]

@@kray3883 And so you can stifle young people's instinct to express their individual style, thus encouraging the erasure of individuality in the community as a whole. I mean, wearing the same style of clothes is one thing, wearing the same _outfit_ is another, and wearing the same outfit pinned and pleated in exactly the same places and at exactly the same length is another.

[@JaguwarSims]

​@@AliciaB.How modern.

[@triarb5790]

Control and suppression.

[@carollemieux7474]

It's control and obedience.

[@kristen6558]

And then you had to sit with all those pins!!?! I bet they would poke you.

[@sourgummiez]

Did you ever see any amish girls or women ever wear makeup in secret? Maybe something homemade that resembled makeup or makeup they got from english people?

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

My mom used to tell stories about the Amish girls coming to town on Saturday and disappearing into a store bathroom and never coming out . However about twenty minutes after the Amish girls went in , the name number of girls with makeup on and wearing " English " clothing would appear to go looking for boys . This was during the 1940s .

[@scarebear2312]

​@bobbrinkerhoff3592 when my mom went back to college in the late 2000's, she'd say there were girls from a different conservative culture that came to campus in a family approved outfit, changed to a more typical American one, then back before they were picked back up

[@margaretqueenofscots9450]

The Amish women here in PA wear quite a bit of makeup. Not the strictest sects of course, but the Lancaster county variety. They’re a fascinating blend of old and new with their 1500s hairstyles and dress but with makeup and Gucci bags 😂

[@rebeccam4397]

​@@margaretqueenofscots9450 They're probably Mennonite, which isn't the same.

[@LoriannSmithsanpell]

Church is on a Sunday, but I would have to start getting ready on Saturday night! Not to mention, the Preachers would be so angry at me... pins, pleats, capes, oy vey, I could never get this on correctly, let alone without losing a lot of blood after sticking myself with all those pins! But it is pretty when it is all pinned together.

[@hannahyoung3533]

What happened if you were in the middle of church service and one of those pins started poking at you - were you allowed to excuse yourself to fix it? I can imagine all those pins in your lower back would cause problems.

[@sw7833]

I imagine like all religions if your just a woman it doesn't matter if you're in pain!

[@jennifertiemann6403]

​@sw7833 where did you get that nonsense from? "All" religions don't have an "I don't care about women" attitude. That's just silly.

[@sw7833]

@@jennifertiemann6403 little girl you obviously have no idea what a critical thought is nor have you read your cult books or paid attention to how women are treated in all of these cults! I've spent decades reading and dealing with your kind of nonsense and all the hypocrisy thst goes with it! So unless you can convince me your sky fairy does indeed exist take your nonsense elsewhere because it's all lies and scamming!

[@kellygill4795]

😂😂😂❤

[@ContoseFadas.]

@@sw7833as a pagan I disagree with “all religions”

[@kathy2929]

Your feed popped up. I love learning about different cultures! That blue brought out the blue in your eyes! Now I'm subscribed.

[@LiveSophiaBlog]

I’m curious if Amish mothers often breastfeed? I can’t imagine having to constantly pin and unpin to feed a hungry baby!

[@vp.vii4]

Especially because so many of Amish woman give birth 10-20 times in their life.

[@somethingsmatter]

I can hardly imagine they didn’t breastfeed though!

[@abigailmaxwell1151]

Was wondering the same... there's no way they could unfasten all those pins every time the baby is hungry.

[@t.n.1116]

Maybe they had different dresses for breastfeeding moms. I know there is a design where it unbuttons in a straight lime down the front and one side folds down in a triangle so one breast is exposed. I don't think it is amish though

[@martylost167]

What she showed you was their best formal Sunday church dress. A wife never gets to leave the house except special occasions and like the men, the women have work dresses and baby dresses. @@t.n.1116

[@thissideofrandom8800]

From a costuming and construction of clothing standpoint this is really cool

[@mirandahanson9978]

It reminds me in many ways of a special folk dress from Norway, but we have embroideries on the skirt and top and we never used pins, but very special seams that was constructed to give the garment a special shape. We have the same strict rules as to how things are supposed to look or be tucked. The Amish dress is probably very inspired by how simple farm people dressed hundreds of years ago in Europe. It was very interesting to watch. The entire dress actually accentuates the breasts and waist so it is quite surprising.

[@somethingsmatter]

I have so many questions! 1. breastfeeding looks super difficult in that outfit (this was asked in another comment but please answer how they did it or if they had specific clothes for breastfeeding) 2. photographs/ home videos : I’m guessing there are no baby pictures or other pictures of you?? Please correct me if I’m wrong. are you sad that you don’t have those mementos? And if you do have pictures, were those pictures taken using very old cameras - like from the early 1900s or on modern devices? 3. baby care in general: what kind of diapers were used? How are babies cared for?i know you aren’t a mom yourself so maybe you don’t know but did babies cosleep, we’re they sleep trained? We’re they only breastfeed? What happened if the mom couldn’t produce enough milk? did they get formula? Pacifiers? Did you use strollers or baby carriers? Etc.

[@24_7_Truth]

I'm so glad I found your channel - the algorithm is doin its thang! 😆 Thank you for sharing with us. I find the Amish lifestyle fascinating. I'm sure you don't lol 🫣

[@lizzieenswellness]

Lol I am glad you're here! It is fascinating. just not meant for me lol

[@RhiaEvildressmaker]

This was really interesting, thank you for sharing. I have to say, the outfit looks really pretty.

[@tinaclarke9519]

😮 Oh my! I'd sew clear buttons on one of those dresses And the clear buttons do come small😊 I do appreciate the Amish 😊 We happen to have Amish Families here in the North Country. And they're the nicest people you'd ever want to know. And they're hard working kind folks😊.

[@mnossy11]

So. Many. Pins. I know pins were often used in historical clothing (like the 1600s, etc) but this feels like wayyy more! And IMO, if Amish are so concerned about modesty and covering yourself, they should just go all the way and have women wear shapeless garments and burqas to not show their figure at all. 😅 glad you can have fun wearing this and not be forced into it anymore!

[@vp.vii4]

This pin thing is soo weird, like there are easier way to make clothes without buttons than pin yourself

[@sarav2209]

i mean, yes, pins were used.....but as you say, not like this. they were more used for smaller items that were not attached to the larger garment, accessory items that were meant to be changed out, or to keep loose fabric in a particular place. less often for structural closures.

[@aiko9393]

​@@vp.vii4 Yes! I tried wearing Arabic and Japanese dress. The Arabic dress was very simple, just tie the ribbon inside the dress and outside -- done. The Japanese dress had super long belt called obi. It needed to be wrapped around and tied in a specific way, but learning a simple one was quite easy.

[@scouttyra]

Pins were used in a pretty major ways, such as closing the bodice, attaching sleeves and collars, etc. Check out eg the getting dressed series by Crows Eye Productions

[@vp.vii4]

@@aiko9393 I wore old types folkdresses from my country when I was dancing. And those also were without pins. Maybe because pins here were more for the elite. It still had a lot of pieces but without pins and buttons 😅

[@Shahrezad1]

With all the straight pins, the backing that belts around the waist, and the cape that looks like a historical fischu on top, this is very reminiscent of 1700's fashion. (Which makes sense, given that Señor Google just told me that the Amish began in the 1700's.) A dress with a Mantua as its base that pins in the front, so Robe à la française or a front-pinning Robe à l’anglaise (since the main difference between them is the back). It's very strange as a historical sewist to see similar construction, but VERY different aesthetics (no bows, no ruffles, no paniers).

[@plousia]

Very interesting comment.

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

Talk about controlling! Holy crap this is nuts! I'm so glad you escaped girl! ❤

[@DavidSmith-qf4zj]

I’m finding your videos extremely interesting. Just curious what happens when you get in trouble. Was it just a reprimand from the church leaders?

[@abi_jean_reads]

also curious about this

[@user-oz3se9ln5e]

I am not sure if it is different if you are not yet baptized, which you don't do until you are an adult and it is a serious process. But they have banns and shunning, which involves being socially ignored or restricted. It is a bigger problem in a society that relies on each other than it would be for us.

[@cziegle3794]

Yay top 18 comments and top 54 likes. Love this channel. Best to you and your family. Thanks for making this video. I especially love this Amish outfits content. Happy holidays!!!!!

[@mattyjackwhite1]

You crack me up! Love your spunk!

[@TheOnlyHatchet101]

Christmas Wrap has so much more meaning now. TY!

[@kaleyjanenigh]

Girl, you make that outfit look fly as hell! Love it on you - for fun, though, not for every Sunday. 😂❤

[@marshaaragon2336]

Lol well your video brings back tons of memories for myself. I grew up in a cult of my own and while i have to say i was able to wear clothing of my own choosing....boy were there rules to go with. I got stuck with plenty of pins myself due to alterations or pins in my clothing to make it fit dress code. I still to this day as an adult have trouble wearing some things because i feel uncomfortable in it.

[@MichaelSwartout]

That is so much to do on your own, even once a week. I couldn't quit admiring how pretty your eyes are and you also. Glad you did what allows you to be who you want to be.

[@meg3298]

Yes that blue and white look amazing on you!!

[@ChyarasKiss]

I’m surprised it wasn’t tie closures instead of pins.

[@spriggan1437]

What were the rules about footwear? Did you make your own shoes and boots? Were there different rules for different occasions/seasons? I’m super curious.

[@feliciam2953]

Women, young ladies & small children very rarely wear shoes except for the winter time. They're allowed all black shoes with no logos. I live in a rural area surrounded by Amish. They have a store just down from my house that's basically like an Amish Tractor Supply. They also sell shoes there that have been approved by the bishops for the community. I see them walking up the road all the time & during the warmer months the only ones who wear shoes are the males (the younger boys are around 8-10 if I had to guess). There is 1 older lady who wears shoes year round but I'm guessing she's in her 80's or 90's. But literally everyone else is barefoot once the weather breaks.

[@jennifertiemann6403]

​@@feliciam2953Wow, I didn't know they ran around barefoot. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@firee812]

That blue, woah, that's def your color girl! You are so beautiful.

[@lauriegiroux1616]

Having to wear all those pins, I'd run away too, lol

[@jessicamerkert6392]

How in the world are Amish women supposed to breastfeed in something like that? So many pins! Such a complicated outfit! How do Amish women move around and take care of so many kids with pins just sticking out all over the outfits!😮

[@wednesdaytheblackcat7385]

Not enough pins 🤪 I’m glad you escaped. I hope your family supports you ❤️

[@kristinmoreno9203]

Very interesting, Thank you for Sharing! And, you look lovely in this lovely dress! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@Superdudehatesmilk]

My gosh! I was gonna ask how you kept from pricking yourself throughout the day, but after seeing how many times you pricked yourself just putting the pins on today, I'm realizing y'all _did_ prick yourselves constantly and just lived with it.

[@lizzieenswellness]

haha

[@aktis_spaceship]

What happened if you were in trouble? Please tell me if this is rude to ask

[@kellyb261]

I was wondering the same thing! And about how many people would typically get in trouble on any given Sunday for not meeting the dress code for church?

[@blazingstar97]

How would you do your hair? I assume women had to have it long under the caps, but also assume bobby pins might be too "fancy". Was there a specific "allowed" hairstyle, or was it basically whatever as long as it fit under the cap?

[@pardalote]

I'd love to see a "doing hair for church" as a sequel. ❤

[@lisahutcherson5897]

Wow, that's a lot of work. And that "ouch" proves the straight pins are dangerous. All those pins holding the material together is like pinning a pattern together before the pieces are sewn together. Buttons would make it so much easier. Do they not use button on clothing? Anyway, the dress 👗 does look pretty on you😊

[@DollyJohanne]

Thank you for sharing! I am one of those that loves the Amish, but from a screen 📺 😂❤ or a book 📚 😅❤ My mom has actually been terrified about me reading my Amish books and wanting to join 😂 We don’t even have the Amish here in Norway 🇳🇴 Anyway this was very informative and fascinating 😊 So much complexity for something so simple. I would never know how many pieces did go into this if you had not shown this and the other video. I have seen some others to but not from the Swartzentruber. I knew it was a lot of pinning since bottoms was to fancy, but still this was way more complex and I do sew but this is a skill to make the different pieces correctly. I saw my skirt skirt with a zipper when I was nine years old. I did use a sewing machine. How early do you learn to sew? May I also ask what was the undergarments in the wintertime? You said a slip/underdress in the other video, but do you also have wool? I am Apostolic Pentecostal so I use skirts all year round, but I do have some good “long johns” or what you call them in wool, and also a ski/thermo pants to wear under a long thermo skirt in the winter. I am outside all year long, and very active, and the Amish has the buggies and all the animals to care for so I am just wondering about how to keep warm. I have heard the buggies in your subgroup of the Amish has open buggies and are especially cold in the winter, and some uses hot stones to get some warmth in the wintertime. Thanks again, and I have even been on TikTok because of you and that is really not my jam 🤣🥰 Love from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴

[@Savetheworldfirebidennow]

Wonderful demonstration thank you

[@alfalfa2155]

Super interesting! It would be cool to see one about Amish men’s outfits too, though maybe a bit harder for you to model!

[@aftersexhighfives]

I absolutely applaud you for being so upbeat and choosing to be happy. You could be bitter and angry, but, you are just a bright ray of sunshine anyway. Your resilience is wonderful and inspiring. Not sure how the algorithm got me here. But I'm so glad it did. Love seeing other ladies thrive.❤ 🎉

[@rosie-cotton4262]

Loving your videos. So interesting. As a Christian I've always been interested in the Amish way of life, and although I disagree with the legalism and rules and regulations that are man made, I do love how they grow their own food and everything's pure and clean in their diet. We can learn so much from them. I was watching snippets of Breaking Amish, have you seen it?

[@nanabanana1983]

When you always say, “or else you would get in trouble” What were the punishments? What did it mean to you to “get in trouble.” ??

[@feliciam2953]

It could be anything from public humiliation in front of the whole community, extra chores that benefit the community, up to being shunned. It depends on the severity of the offense. Being shunned is like being excommunicated. You are kicked out if the community and never allowed to return. Your family has to cut ties with you... & you're left to figure it out on your own.

[@karencarter3312]

You are allowed to return to the community if you publicly repent and ask forgiveness in front of the whole congregation.

[@CorgiRun897]

I hope this is not too personal. What did amish women wear for undergarments? Like corsets / stays or underwear?

[@shirleysparks1148]

Nope couldn't do it . I would need a transfusion before the day was out lol. I respect the Amish lifestyle as in the way they live simply . I could do most of it and be happy except the clothes. Thank you for sharing .

[@annaliesew]

I'd love to see a video on how Amish women do their hair. I have hair down to my knees so I'm curious to know how they do their hair.

[@blahblahblah007ish]

Imagine... being fancy isn't allowed, but this is FAR more fancy than any pair of leggings or t-shirt I've ever worn 😅

[@ceumareterra2713]

The Amish white cover of head is so beautiful, I would like to have a costume like that, the blue and white is wonderful 😍

[@SewardWriter]

Gotta say, I kinda love the pins. They're convenient, and you don't have to worry about matching. I'm just not sure how comfortable they'd be.

[@samanthasfavourites5972]

Thank you for sharing, it's really interesting to see how it all goes together. It has certain similarities to the head dresses worn by Presentation sisters (Catholic nuns) which were entirely held together by pins and how that was done has to be seen to be believed. The nuns put their veils together (consisting of 5 different pieces)every Sunday and, for the rest of the week took them off carefully each evening because it took too long to put them together from scratch each day. I believe that those particular habits and veils were designed by bishops for the nuns in 1800s. Presumably as a form of control. I would guess that this dress and scarf/bib were designed, more than likely by the men at the top, for the same reason. Google 'changing the habit nano nagle cork' to see what the nuns wore if you're interested.

[@mrslvw]

Major Belle from Beauty and the Beast vibes

[@lisahutcherson5897]

Yes, exactly😊

[@denisia1111]

The Amish pin origin story; There was a Preacher's wife who had 9 girls under the age of 5. She was so busy during the week milking cows, tending crops, cooking, laundry, etc... She was 9mos pregnant w/triplets and didn't have time to finish sewing dresses that Sunday. Her husband said they were going to be late, it was the first time she ever raised her voice to him saying "PINS! EVERYONE IS GOING TO USE PINS FROM THIS DAY FORWARD"!!

[@denisia1111]

That afternoon she had her triplets(again), milked the cows(again), made dinner, and right before she fell asleep her husband remembered to wish her a happy 23 birthday.

[@CindersSpot]

That sounds like a myth to me. Pins were the main mode of fastening dress throughout a huge portion of history, before buttons became popular around 1800. The Amish stuck with the pins because their religion is about rejecting change and modern ways of living.

[@AliciaB.]

@@CindersSpot it's also about being (or appearing to be) as humble as possible, even as a form of competition towards other groups, as you heard in the video. buttons have been common fastening for a very long time, like, since Roman times probably, so they're not anything modern. wearing cotton as a westerner, however, that's a pretty modern thing, and I bet that's what these dresses are made of. (and the fabric is almost certainly made industrially, I don't think they weave their own. so much for "rejecting modernity"😆)

[@CindersSpot]

@@AliciaB. I mean, fair enough. I never said that buttons were never used before 1800, just that they weren't the most common fastening method for fastening dresses in the period before 1800. From the 16th to 18th century, lacing and pins were much more common (speaking from a Western perspective here). I'm not super familiar with medieval styles, but I believe they mostly use lacing too? I'm not Amish, but I assume humility is also part of the reasons they don't use lacing or boning? Probably shows off your figure too much.

[@beachobsession29]

Having multiples in the amish must of been tough. You wouldn't have time for chorus. Just looking after babies and.washing diapers.

[@cecep7477]

Idk how you survived this way of living

[@vp.vii4]

Just how the people back thank. And she born into it. But it is clear why she run away

[@angelaclements1244]

​@@vp.vii4you are allowed to leave so there's no reason to run away

[@vp.vii4]

@@angelaclements1244 you are allow but if somebody say hey I leave they would start convince her to stay, it is like a mental thing. It is hard to leave the only place to know in the world. And sometimes just leave without telling anybody is the only way mentally. And we just say for it run away. But if it is better, okay, left without telling her people

[@lauraentz9626]

What did you wear for everyday clothes ?? I can't imagine a nursing momma having to wear that!!!🙄 As an ex- Hutterite I can relate to a bun ch of the ridiculous hangups with clothes , lengths of clothes or color of shoes

[@vp.vii4]

The blue dress is the everyday dress, she showed it once. How they wear it in a normal day, but still too much pin. Idk what they do when somebody is a nursing mother

[@gerriebell2128]

This is a form of “slavery” and “bondage” to a man’s standard of legislating for women what is “righteousness “. If the preacher is that focused on how correctly a person has dressed herself, his focus is on the wrong things and needs to be focused on God. It is just ridiculous, especially deciding/requiring the number of pins and pleats a person must have. They should make the men use pins and see how they like it.

[@Booger414]

I believe in the strictest orders, that the men do use pins.

[@MONSTERKILL2013]

The men farm all day as if they were living in the 19th century, not using tractors or modern balers. Men in the amish community suffer a lot of inconveniences too

[@mktay2067]

They do wear pins 🤷

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@MONSTERKILL2013 depends on which sect they are from . Many have a horse drawn baler that is powered by a small gasoline or diesel engine . My neighbor drives a horse and buggy , yet has a skid steer for use on the farm . Many have tractors with steel wheels on them , for when they do have to go out on the road , they slip rubber tires over the steel wheels but do not put air in them .

[@MONSTERKILL2013]

It doesn't matter what sect, they still don't use modern balers or modern tractors@@bobbrinkerhoff3592

[@VV-xy8dj]

We lived in Kidron Ohio for many years and had many Amish neighbors. I always wondered how long it took them to get dressed!!

[@margaretqueenofscots9450]

This style of dress is very different than what most of the Kidron Amish wear. My parents live there and are Amish. My mom wears a simple pullover style dress usually. If she goes out she would pin on an apron and that’s it.

[@fxdpntc]

This is the video that made me understand or realize the enormous control you have to live under to be a member of this type of religious society.

[@aprilupfold6424]

Were the regulations for men and children as strict?

[@2BROTHERS969]

You look beautiful. I never knew it would be so much fun to get dressed

[@WookieWoman]

I can't for the life of me figure out what the Amish have against buttons.

[@luciatat4084]

But why are they against living, that’s my question….

[@katiwl]

I hear" this is not allowed" so many times...this is horrible...so restricted😢...

[@curtistucker8514]

You are so beautiful and I am proud of you. I am glad to see want you used to go through..I grew up on a dairy farm..and yes the blue and the white looks great on you ...

[@er6730]

So how do you pick up toddlers and do your work, with all those pins everywhere?

[@intentionallyleftblank3016]

Very carefully!

[@hannahduggan3599]

I love getting dressed for church. I usually wear dresses in pink, black with white polka dots, pink with flowers, and red.

[@tashastarling6573]

Thank you for the video. This was very interesting. I could see a lot of emotions and thoughts on your face and overall you look like a really cool and nice lady! I'm a bit OCD too I guess and I wonder about these dresses, I would like simple uniformed outfits.

[@tashastarling6573]

I bought a dress like this all in the same shade of blue and it was a one piece. It was like a 50's or naval style. I loved the belt built in. I was 19 and it was my favourite for a while.

[@tashastarling6573]

Btw I love your nails!! At the end they looked a little out of place with the outfit closed. I just have never seen them put together lol The coloured pins were adorable on the dress though.

[@melodies222]

If you could estimate, how many pins would you use to put that outfit together?

[@rachelchen4295]

I can't help but wonder how you keep from getting poked from all the pins

[@brotherdon007]

That dress gives you a sophisticated look of purity , I have to say your a beauty...

[@graup1309]

Oh this is so interesting, that dress actually has a lot of similarities to some German and Swiss folk dresses. Especially the cape seems very familiar. Which of course makes sense considering the Amish originally come from Southern Germany and Switzerland. Obviously the folk dresses would be a lot more ornate and complex but still.

[@katywest]

I cannot imagine wrangling kids with that many pins in my dress! I feel like that's a recipe for getting pricked by the 🤣

[@Momma_Tomma]

Crazy!! The amount of pins and such to get dressed. 😮 We have noth Old Order and another sect around these areas. Never knew how they got dressed.

[@americandefender1861]

To be honest this outfit looks kinda cute. I'd totally wear the dress and apron at least. Although I would probably update the closures lol.

[@babydays6231]

Me having had pins in outfits to do sewing just feeling the pain of every move I couldn’t imagine wearing that for any amount of time during daily life

[@thisisbs808]

the complexity was surprising. did you typically help each other dress, especially with the pins in the back etc?

[@willmo1725]

Actually very helpful, to understand the book " John Adams" Abigale Adam's is constantly asking john to send her pins. She could keep what she needed and sell what she had left, thanks. Seems like a crazy way to fasten your clothes.

[@kenr4709]

Heaven forbid you had to go pee…! Even just to sit down in church had to hurt with all those pins. Thank you for sharing! 9:24

[@Makeuploveculture]

I could not- my anxiety with so many pins and them all pricking me with every move. Especially up and down in the pews I’m assuming, and sitting and scooting getting comfortable, and going to the bathroom- the anxiety would be very high.

[@ac3414]

I still cannot believe that Amish women are held together by pins.

[@susangetz9202]

Acupuncture in the worst way.😊

[@freelancecat]

The pins look so silly..like they left the house in the middle of sewing the dress. I’ve always thought that.😅

[@kickfroggy]

Trying to imagine nursing a baby in that, during church or anywhere else especially when they get to the grabby stage. Where do you put all the pins until you put yourself together again? Or do women just not go anywhere until the baby is done nursing and how does that work when there are so many kids?

[@vp.vii4]

Maybe there are rules how much time the babies are feed. The same as some modern parenting style say you just gave formula your baby in every 3 hours. And than just leave the baby in her bed.

[@kickfroggy]

@@vp.vii4 babies should be fed when they are hungry which could be more often than every 3 hours and even every 3 hours might not align with when church happens. They also don't always want to go back to sleep after the first few months.

[@vp.vii4]

@@kickfroggy I totally know it, but if you read after it there were and there are a lot of crazy stuff about how to deal with a baby and parenting things. So I was thinking maybe Amish have a rule for it too. Like they only take bath once a week or she speak about they did not wash teeth until an age and do it only when they have that bath.

[@edenharvest]

You make the outfit look good regardless😅😊

[@oceansams5886]

Glad you escaped and I think you're beautiful and those eyes are beyond beautiful. Love your cheerful attitude.

[@kray3883]

What type of clothes fasteners did guys have? Did they also get dress coded at church or in daily life?

[@NOTHI450]

I like the dress ,the amish women get my respect as she valued herself and covering her body ..inspite the pins but i think they get used to it ..thank you for sharing this.

[@RealOverReligion]

Love the accent!

[@MsGranvillegirl]

It must have been difficult to do farm work in a dress with that many pins.

[@lizzieenswellness]

We did get really good at putting them on in a way that prevents pricking all the time

[@amandaleighbump2161]

So this reminds me a little of how eighteenth century gowns were fastened. Eighteenth century women also fastened their gowns with pins, but they were wearing stays underneath, so the pins wouldn't poke their skin.

[@Blessed_by_Yeshua]

How often were you stuck by the straight pins?

[@michelleheadley2911]

Curious. Why not buttons? Or toggles? Some sort of cloth button etc? To avoid pins?

[@ruthsikorski5495]

Mennonite here. We used hooks and eyes because buttons were too showy and egotistical. Maybe it's the same here.