A Lacy Edwardian Skirt (Made with Edwardian Sewing Methods)

[@fionatrotter3678]

Some fussy, snotty Edwardian ghost: "She used the selvage instead of doing a proper hem, tsk tsk." Ghost in a lingerie dress and a WSPU badge: [hefts brick] "Nobody has time for that, Violet."

[@missyk2454]

And some poor human walking by: HOLY SH*T WHERE DID THAT BRICK COME FROM?!

[@cinemaocd1752]

Lady Button and Kitty.

[@freddiebishop9622]

@@cinemaocd1752 I found a BBC Ghost fan

[@chocolatecake2659]

lol llll

[@chocolatecake2659]

Llo

NOT HAUTE GIRL SUMMER 😂🔥

[@Mercy-v9e6m]

🤣🤣🤣

[@leefyhill]

this is why I love Bernadette hahahaha

[@jacobd1984]

I’ve thought about that joke every day since this video came out.

[@starthelotus3453]

omg hey queen 🤩

[@렌렌-q8w]

IKr I thought no one noticed that

[@saraharnold6790]

"No matter how much I tried to preplan" ... Every artist ever simultaneously nods in knowing agreement.

[@catherinewhite2943]

Not just artists but we artisans as well. I don't have the vision of a true artist but I have the skills to take someone else's vision and craft it. Yet always there is a point of, "Okay, hmmm, tricky... And I get out of this pickle how?" But I always do, and learn something new in the doing.

[@JaneConnorEmbellisher]

I look at preplanning as marshalling my creative forces and it gives me a place to start. I know along the way there will be obstacles which will modify the direction and the odd discovery of creative treasures that get added to the journey. My final destination becomes better than my original vision.

[@AA-vr8ve]

@@catherinewhite2943 I always thought of artisans as artists XD The work that goes in, my goodness. Keep going!

[@pipr5070]

As does every quilter. We start with an idea and things evolve from there.

[@saraharnold6790]

Using artists in a broad since to include people who make and create

[@sethamederat5841]

*me, a crusty diy punk, currently messy-sewing handmade patches on my spiky battle vest with dental floss* - hell yeah, lacy floofy edwardian skirt, thats totaly my kinda shit

[@KeruuKat]

i'm baby goblincore punk and feeling the same way haha, dont have any patch things yet but looking forward to it :D edit several months later- yeah now I'm fairycore/gremlincore but you do you!

[@sarahrosen4985]

It makes me happy knowing you exist and have a spiky battle vest to sew patches onto.

[@AvaNightingale]

The floofy fae ladies welcome our bogwitch, city warlock, and goblin sestren!

[@KeruuKat]

@@AvaNightingale :D thank you

[@sophiaphillips405]

no bc i literally wear my battle jacket over like, a vintage 1950s summer dress-

[@potatorodka2795]

Using "aforementioned" and "lowkey" in the same sentence is so Bernadette.

[@holzlastname1976]

Don't forget anan

[@RashmiPrakashPalai]

@@holzlastname1976 it's anon.

[@alana.dyer.author]

Also "yeeted across the ocean" nearly did a spit take on the bus

[@bloodyskeletion1908]

The combination of flowery language with modern slang is the best and most hilarious choas

[@katerrinah5442]

Me: has 50+ garments on my to make list Also me: now desperately needs a lacy, floofy dress for aesthetic twirling

[@Hysteria_Costumes]

Right? I'm currently working on a ballgown but now I feel the sudden urge to make a floofy lacy dress :D

[@katerrinah5442]

@@Hysteria_Costumes DO IT

[@yeti6601]

lol

[@adahusten2188]

This. 100%

[@haenahkim]

I'm still working on an edwardian cape and now I'm in the same boat ;-;

[@katebrusk]

Little appreciation: Seeing you reuse the walking skirt pattern pieces, seeing they're drafted on wrapping paper, a bit beat up and crinkled, and PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL. Relatable realism for novice sewers ftw

[@bernadettebanner]

tbh I think next to the pocket pattern, this is probably my most-used! And wrapping paper is surprisingly durable!

[@sofiew.andersen4548]

You said you liked the skirt alot as it is, maybe you could make it a to piece dress and also use the top as a blouse?

[@Mercy-v9e6m]

Oh yes, I used newspaper a couple of times

[@goldengryphon]

@@Mercy-v9e6m Same. And paper bags when they were common. I'm going to switch over to wrapping paper, though. That's a brilliant idea. Much better than using tissue paper, which has the second option (newspaper flyer are the first, just hard to make notes on.

[@expatpiskie]

@@goldengryphon I got my first grocery order from Amazon & I think I'm more excited that they use large paper sacks than I am about the groceries.

[@shironerisilk]

I love how the footage of the ladies in lingerie dresses jumping over that obstacle (alongside gentlemen!) is so directly opposite to the stereotype of ''stuffy, overly serious Edwardians'', so cool!

[@tegan6554]

++++

[@maitesoto1953]

I love seeing things that prove that regardless of time periods, clothes and even social standards, people were always people

[@lyndsaybaker2916]

You might like my great granny’s diaries. The first entry on New Year’s Day 1924 was ‘felt like the morning after the night before all day! Utterly ghastly’ and then goes on to talk about a fancy dress party in which someone compliments someone else on his costume only to find he’s a passing Rabbi and not actually dressed up...

[@em8842]

Do you have a timestamp for when this footage is shown?

[@lucasgondreau7880]

@@lyndsaybaker2916, that's hilarious! She sounds like a character, and the diaries sound incredible-are they available anywhere, or are you just mentioning an anecdote you recall? @Kat 3:30! I was hoping to find its source, myself, but I'm not sure where to start.

[@Malinda]

Wow the MOVEMENT

[@faameexplains1192]

Oh shit it's malinda

[@danaondrackova3431]

@@faameexplains1192 I had the same reaction

[@mircat28]

Wow the grass stains.

[@aidantyler5103]

Oh, hey Malinda! Fancy seeing you here.

[@Helloworld-ss5uv]

“Shoved into a box and yeeted across the ocean” Bernadette reminds us once again how on point her humor is.

[@dancersinger55555]

The closed captioning saying “antique sewing machine ASMR” is a chef’s kiss level of detail that I thoroughly appreciate. 😂

[@fjolliff6308]

Yes! This moment put the biggest smile on my face.

[@lunaliszt9357]

I mean, we all know that ASMR stands for Antique Sewing Machine Relaxation, right?

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

I love the "click clack" caption.

[@MattPhonee]

@@lunaliszt9357 You my dear person, are a genius.

[@maggiekedves]

Also "intense focus music" such a *mood*

[@headachesandhairdye]

If I just stare hard enough at the skirt it’ll magically appear in my wardrobe, right?

[@bernadettebanner]

yes 🙃

[@aubreyackermann8432]

It's eventually gonna work for me, I'm sure

[@ChibiSugar]

If you say “Bernadette Banner” 3 times into a mirror and make a small offering it works, trust me

[@melissajohnson6501]

@@ChibiSugar the offering I'm sure is antique lace. Now... where do I find some.... hahaha

[@RosyRosie42]

👀 👀 👀 👀 come ON, skirt! APPEAR!!! 👀 👀 👀 👀

[@kazejonin]

I love how Bernadette is so midatlantic and old-fashioned and thenuses phrases like "yeeted" and "nobody got time for that"

[@kathiehughes4892]

The "Yeeted" almost made me spit my coffee out my nose LOL.

[@TheSaneHatter]

" 'She is thicc,' as the young folk say."

[@moleary42]

Bernadette saying the words "smash that like button" honestly took me so off guard the video's over and I'm still reeling 😂

[@poisonedflowers]

I loved how she couldn't even get all the way through that without laughing. But it was very jarring to hear lol

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

lmao, me too, I was like, what the hell just happened?!

[@librarianfanmail]

Bernadette: twirling around in the park looking cool Me: "but GRASS STAINS! be careful!!" hahah

[@lucisventusnoctis]

Me too!!! I was like she put so much effort into it!!

[@b1rdbr41n]

the grass stains add character :)

[@johnjanuszewski]

Some People (Regarding long skirts): How do you walk in that thing!?! Edwardian Women in floofy lingerie dresses: Launching themselves over a tennis-court net with nary a faceplant in sight. Brava Edwardian Women. Brava!

[@NWolfsson]

Most people nowaday have a non-existent relation to structured garments outside of marriage dresses (and I'd put petticoats in there), so of course when looking at a floor-length dress they would thing you catch it all the times... Unknowing that there is stuff under here to keep it at reasonable distance from the shoes x)

[@SugiyamaHiromin]

@@NWolfsson There's also the problem of people thinking skirt/dress=fancy. I lost count of how many times I've been asked "Are you going on a date or something?" or something in that tone because I was wearing a knee-length circle skirt and a button-up. The longer the skirt, the more annoying the question gets. I just love the drama and swoosh (and more pocket space!), okay?

[@NWolfsson]

@@SugiyamaHiromin Yes! Floaty and/or dramatic clothes for the win!

[@merindymorgenson3184]

I was waiting for the faceplant. If I’d have been doing it, there would have been a faceplant, long swoosh dress or no.

[@AbbyCox]

Honestly, this just made me kinda sad that you're an ocean away and we can't play "ok now you go run this way and i'm gonna follow you with a drone for epic cinematic ooeygooeyness" cause really...that's what I really wanna do right now. (Also, skirt is 10/10 gorgeous, well done, and I'm glad it was you and not me who did that cause oof that's a lot of work) ❤

[@bernadettebanner]

CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE THOUGH when you come visit, we're going to some *m a n n e r h o u s e s* and getting some *epic* drone shots running through moors and stuff. It Is Decided.

[@ginakay1959]

@@bernadettebanner may i suggest you look into visiting Arundel Castle one day? the gardens are amazing and worth the visit

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@bernadettebanner the HYPE IS REAL!

[@gabrielleschiavo9078]

@@bernadettebanner Isn't it manor house? Or am I missing a Britishism again?

[@Box500spooks]

@@gabrielleschiavo9078 It is manor house.

[@judicousineau]

"Effort was made" is an understatement. From the original inspiration interpretation drawing and coloring; washing and ironing of the cotton; the use of the Walking Skirt pattern (from a previous original video); stiching of 1" lace ribbon together to create a wider lace for the insertion; changing the pattern to include a new Chevron pattern... C'mon it's freaking beautiful!!!!

[@bernadettebanner]

😅😅♥️

[@saraquill]

There’s a reason I like to cheat with my lingerie dresses. Pre embroidered material is great when you have limited energy.

[@ilovethelittlepiggy]

I really like when you give a time reference: "this is three months later". Also, I love watching your plans not go accordingly and how you roll with the punches. Sewing can be really stressful when it's not working out, but you always come up with a new idea. It feels very authentic, and I appreciate it. Thanks for making such high quality entertainment. 🖤

[@j.p.2636]

My mom always tells me that a pattern is just a guide so that I end up worrying less when I do it "wrong"

[@MedorraBlue]

This is random but I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for having captions. A short story: I'm hard of hearing, and a few years ago, KZbin removed fan/community captions. This means that creators have to do captions themselves, and so many just don't bother with it. We used to have users be able to submit captions in their native language to help everyone out, but so many of them were completely deleted. And KZbin's automated captions are atrocious, and they never work when you need them to! So whenever creators go the extra mile to do their own captions, it truly means so much. And to make things better, your captions are even funny and have musical descriptions! I watch your channel with my mom, who is partially deaf, and we love your work and your captions make that so much easier. So truly - thank you!!! Also, this skirt is GORGEOUS. One day, I hope I can have a fraction of this skill so I could make something like it for myself!

[@Shamariah2011]

This is a serious question I’m not being facetious or rude… Why do captions describe sounds like “pins rattling” or “Soft music playing” if a person who has been deaf since birth wouldn’t have a reference for that sound. Is it for folks hard of hearing who may have lost hearing but has a memory sound recall, and if so does the sound memory fade over time? Thanks for whoever answers

[@MedorraBlue]

@@Shamariah2011 Some people who are functionally deaf might have a slight amount of hearing - not enough to understand a noise, but enough to recognize that it's there. And those captions are great for when you hear a noise, but can't identify what it is. For example, my mom has moderate hearing loss, and some music just sounds like "a beat" or she can just hear the bass. Or she might hear a "scratching", but not know if it's paper rustling, our dog running around, a sound outside, and so on. So these captions are great for identifying those sounds! They can answer questions like "I hear a deep, continuous sound, is there music playing or is someone talking?" or "What's that high pitched, scratchy noise?" And finally, for people who are 100% deaf, those descriptions can help give a sense of ambiance and mood to those who might not hear sounds from "off camera". This was a great question and I hope this helps! :)

[@Shamariah2011]

@@MedorraBlue thanks! Super descriptive and helpful! Most appreciated

[@miippi]

@@MedorraBlue this was absolutely amazing response. I may have to screenshot it and start giving this speach whenever someone asks me this. I do love the captions too, but for so long bernadette's channel had so many commentary from the person doing the cc, and it was so hard to keep up with what was said in the video, and what was someone else's inner monologue. This has however been fixed, and I love it. Also, i noticed that some of her older videos in which she used to call her sibling "sister" has now been changed, as they started using they/them pronouns. I do believe in respecting everyone's pronouns and gender identity, but changing the captions from the original source is not good. The captions should be what other people will hear, "nothing added, nothing removed" is a general idea of captioning and interpreting. I know it's small thing, but it does carry on a bigger influence.

[@victoriawhitcomb6475]

I have captions on because it helps me focus so I always really appreciate it when captions are done. Without captions it makes things harder for me to concentrate on, idk why, but it always has, which is why I'm always so happy when subtitles/captions are added!

[@sylvan44]

okay i know she won’t see this, but may i just express how grateful and happy it makes me to see such lovely effort put into the captioning? so many people benefit from captions and they are often woefully sloppy or nonexistent, but bernadette and the caption wizard make them delightfully tidy and include so many wonderful secret messages. thank you for your thoughtfulness and dedication to accessibility❤️

[@phoenixkh93]

some of my favourites - describing the music as 'once more with feeling' and using ThIS wRiTInG for the 'LiKE aNd S U B sCriBe'

[@anyoldwhimsybymimzy]

Bernadette's captions are PERFECTION.

[@KristinRingstad]

I was just going to mention how much I appreciate the captions!

[@SMAR_1903]

@william field that’s bizzare I use captions on mobile fullscreen all the time. Maybe it’s something you should look into figuring out

[@zocansew]

yes, it helps my adhd so much to see what she's saying!!!

[@noamp2084]

Less than one minute in. Bernadette: "Yeeted across the ocean"

[@InkanSpider]

You expected her to describe it any other way?

[@cheekyb71]

Not gonna lie, I'm a 40 year old woman and I giggled so hard my cat abandoned my lap.... I feel judged 😕

[@Neppy22]

@@cheekyb71 And my cat came to see why I was snort laughing so it works out!

[@alisonwilliams882]

I have a question... where can I find the story of aforementioned "yeeted across the ocean". I've been following since before Bernadette moved... but I cant seem to find the story of why. Is it somewhere? Or was it on another platform?

[@InkanSpider]

@@alisonwilliams882 It's about 50 seconds into the clip, she talks about how it was meaningless to iron the fabric when she was gonna throw it into a box and then ship (or yeet) it across the ocean

[@lauramartens30]

The best way I can describe Bernadette’s accent is “Internet Shakespeare.”

[@katherinemorelle7115]

I’ve also seen people describe her as “speaking in cursive”. I think that also fits rather well. But I think Internet Shakespeare fits even better , given that old Bill was also very much into using the 16th century equivalent of “meme talk” amidst his flowery vocabulary.

[@kris_3220]

whenever she says "lowkey" it throws me off a bit lol

[@benedictdwyer2608]

Yass mommy serves Shakespearean vibes!!!

[@lauramartens30]

Thank you for gracing my eyeballs with that most gracious and eloquent speech❤️

[@andypughtube]

Apart from the "go ahead" which seems to be used almost exclusively in the US to mean "do"

[@annabellsmithy]

The use of formal old time presentation with the term “yeeted” brings me so much laughable joy. I love your voice overs.

"this lace looks to modern" Me who knows nothing about lace or historical garments: 👁️👄👁️

[@emilydusicska8914]

After watching your channel for a while, I think this project might be your most "historically accurate" in the spirit of the process of making it. From changing your mind, to working with the materials you have, to embracing mistakes, and shaving off time where you could, I feel like you fully embraced the essence of the seamstresses before you.

[@regrettablemuffin9186]

Bernadette has had such a huge impact on my life. I have a severe needle phobia, to the point where I can’t even use a sewing machine. I always thought that sewing was something that I could never do until I started watching Bernadette and saw that using much slower and more controlled hand sewing it was still possible to make incredible things. I’m still very much a beginner to sewing, but I never thought that I could even be that, so thank you Bernadette!

[@erin2535]

Go YOU!!!! What a legend, well done for getting into it!!! You'll be unstoppable now 🤩💃🏼😎

[@theonabailey7646]

AWWW I'm glad you're slowly overcoming your fear. Try not to push yourself too much or get mad at yourself when you freeze up because your fear is valid

[@MyNameisMessenger]

What a wonderful story-you rock!

[@EmviloriamE]

So happy for you!

[@purpleexplorer2263]

You are so awesome!

[@d.lan3y]

Bernadette, you're going to force me to learn to actually sew. If you continue to make things like this, I'm going to have to learn to replicate them. This is very inconvenient, Bernadette. Sewing is hard.

[@FlickiChicki]

I can confirm about the heck ton of fabric. My wedding dress was in this style and the skirt alone needed 21 yards of fabric for appropriate levels of floof.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Whoa. That's just...so. much. FLOOF! 😍

[@audreydoyle5268]

Holy guacamole. That's 18.9 metres! Even just a cotton fabric with that meterage would be well in the hundreds

[@DrJCoy18]

This whole project makes me so badly want to take up historical dress and antique sewing machines. I love everything about this whole process

[@dipsers]

As someone who recently acquired an antique sewing machine because of that reason precisely - do it. It’s so delightful. Yes, you will have to learn a lot but it’s absolutely worth it!

[@treeglass]

I have a 1947 Singer that is in immaculate shape. It was my Grammy's and she was a master seamstress. I have absolutely zero interest in using it because my life insists on efficiency. That's where my Juki comes in. An antique sewing machine serves me no purpose at this point in life. I don't know if I should sell it as she would want me to do because she hated anything wasteful, or keep it in case I change my mind one day. I just don't know what to do with it.

[@musicmoods2361]

Did anyone else have a mini heart attack when Bernadette sat down directly on the grass in that delicate all-white skirt

[@ruth649]

I would have been so worried about grass stains!

[@Lostinscenes]

I audibly gasped

[@daphnealtstadt6518]

Absolutely. To have all that hard work potentially be ruined with grass stains. Tsk tsk

[@m.maclellan7147]

And now she must make an Edwardian Picnic cloth !

[@NafNav32]

I was nearly overcome by a fit of the vapours!

[@uglysweaterful2119]

'Haute Girl Summer' is the joke I didn't know I needed.

[@rburns8083]

Oh, how I appreciate a "frothy, floofy, wonderful skirt."

[@Luubelaar]

Same. I'm SO here for this. As a child, watching Mary Poppins, I had dress envy. I didn't know what it was at the time, but I so wanted her dresses.

[@robynmurray6530]

Me: Ooooh look at the pretty skirt/dress! That's on my to-make list! Look! My husband: That's nice. Where is Cesario? Is he out of quarantine yet? Is he getting the right amount of attention and snuggles and snacks? My husband is a bit of a fan. Imagine 6 ft tall beardy bloke going "Squeeeeee! Look at his little toeses!" That's pretty much what happens.

[@ragnkja]

Cesario is coming home tomorrow!

[@goldengryphon]

He's a keeper. Mine learned to identify fabric weights and fibers, and is better at color matching than I am. You're a lucky person!

[@joancatu4712]

Update up until untilled understandings untill ?!.

[@joancatu4712]

Uk okay Oklahoma ok children's hospital museum's Chinese chil's chi Minh City Hallway Hallie hall lovelyso loved love Love's love me me's truest trued true ?!. Museum love Love's Fall fall asleep until untilled understandings untill ?!.

[@nicolakunz231]

🥺Robyn I'm sorry but that bearded wonder is just too adorable. I have perished, my ghost posted this.

[@elizabethkrueger7492]

Whoever did the subtitles for this.... 10/10.

[@milena2080]

I wear mostly black, and definitely only pants, but man, I want a floofy white skirt with lace insertion now.

[@plebianne]

I feel this so immensely! Watching CosTubers makes me want to start wearing skirts.

[@bernadettebanner]

I too am definitely more of a dark-colors-only person in my usual wardrobe, but I must say, this is a *highly* intriguing exception! 👀

[@your_momis-hot5040]

Same

[@somebodyelse138]

@@bernadettebanner And dare I say, it suits you. You look positively beautiful in it.

[@sarianneroodenburg2092]

A black floofy frilly lace skirt will look really good to i think, but will be warmer in the sun

[@Setsunako6587]

The "Sewing Bro" voice in the Outro is GOLD 🙌🏾! Recurring character ... 😏?

[@bernadettebanner]

‘Sewing Bro’ is a concept I never knew I needed until now. 🤣

[@Strampunch]

You look like you're carved out of the silkiest meringue, the levels of floof are off the charts!!! At the end you look like you were plucked right out of one of those Edwardian photos of people on holiday in Brighton by the seaside. I dress exclusively in traditionally men's clothes but the urge to make a lacey blouse to frolic in is incredibly tempting. Thank you for the gorgeously shot process! it's very interesting to see how a garment changes from design to conception, thank you for sharing this with us!

[@ebunni5862]

Have you seen her pirate shirt vid? Not lacy floofy-ness, but a floofy man's shirt.

[@craftingthefantastic5183]

there are plenty of lacy blouses in historical menswear

[@GuiSmith]

@@ebunni5862 Not even just men’s per se, it also could be adapted to the few working women at the time

[@missyk2454]

Bernadette gotta be out there in England making people think they're seeing ghost. In all seriousness this was absolutely gorgeous and I cannot thank you enough for being my own inspiration of getting into hand (and machine) sewing. My workplace is with children and making new soft objects for the younger aged classes that I'm in has been a joy. So thank you so much.

[@sackme4377]

She doesn't live here, she lives in New York x

[@surrealsadi841]

@@sackme4377 mate, she moved to England like, last year.

[@SkipperJane]

Me (who used pre-hemmed curtains to add a ruffle to a too-short dress) eyeing Bernadette’s selvage hem: checks out.

[@erin2535]

COMPLETELY legit. Also, go you!!!!

[@YetAnotherJenn]

That's a brilliant idea. Using what you have, terribly wonderfully historical!

[@poisonedflowers]

I have done the same lol

[@cottagecreations2431]

I literally only use the hemmed edges of sheets for my undergarments for this EXACT reason

[@samatiesse]

I truly can't tell which I enjoy more : the sewing or the filmography. Bernadette you have once again created a masterpiece!

[@sofiaoutandabout]

The swooning over frilly floofs is too real. I have fallen down the swooshy skirts rabbit hole and am now facing a closet space crisis. But mere spacial constraints are nothing when facing the possibility of walking around in fluffy clouds of soft fabric. I really appreciate the way you take us through the thought process and how you change your design plans based on inspiration and material availability!

[@valthearastormcry1420]

If you dont think it would damage them if you have ones you would keep to a season of the year due to weights of fabric or so, there are special bags you can get that vacuum seal the fabric down. A twin comforter can be sealed down to less than a foot tall. It would allow you to store a few on a shelf instead of hanging in a closet. Course... Wrinkles would be a problem still but those are easier to remedy.

[@ibejimi]

Me: fully understands that these skirts are worn with petticoats for extra fluff and modesty. Also me: pictures wearing one with only a dark colored bodysuit.... Hmmm hot girl summer?

[@amberandrews6692]

Ohhhhhhh, that idea is so cool!

[@cynthiabrogan9215]

I mean if you want a bit more fluff without petticoats you could probably make a small skirt like thing with a bit of tool?

[@katerrinah5442]

I'm imagining one of these in black with a black bodysuit/lingerie underneath like Goth girl summer 😎😎

[@BlackCat69909]

I totally get that train of thought. I absolutely consider making the skirt from black transparent fabric and lace, for when festivals become a thing again!

[@k.m.223]

@@katerrinah5442 that would be a really striking look. Awesome idea.

[@danabaldwin544]

Well I am just an old lady who loved historical fiction and still does and wanted to wear victorian clothes and capes and long dresses when I was young and did for a while in the 70's as they were popular. Watching you is so soothing and engaging. I am so glad you are just who you are.

[@temiarvw1360]

The gathers at the top of every zig-zag looks amazing! Just goes to show, lack of fabric brings out artistic challenges that can make a piece of clothing even more beautiful than originally intended.

[@geministargazer9830]

It really does. I enjoy the creative challenge of “thrift flips” for that reason

[@historiansrevolt4333]

The force with which you said "lack of fabric is period!" is giving me life. 😂

[@brookb6488]

I recently discovered a late 1800s sewing machine similar to yours in my late grandmother's basement, so I am watching all of your videos to gather the motivation to restore it.

[@nspindlow5046]

I restored my 1950 Kenmore and 1953 Singer. It was a work of love and o how they sew and I love them even more. I say watch KZbin videos and go for it, while creating your own KZbin videos on how you did it!

[@cristiaolson7327]

I purchased a 1914 treadle Singer machine a couple months ago and spent several days joyfully restoring it to it's former glory. Thankfully the previous owner had been a tailor who maintained it in excellent condition for decades, even though it was rarely used after the first few years (technically I suppose the owner's father was the tailor, but the son had taken care to store the machine well after his parents passed), so my work was mostly on restoring the finish on the wood, giving it a thorough cleaning, and replacing the leather drive belt. It now has a place of honor in the living room where I can sew comfortably, and I'm getting the hang of using it so I can give it the active life it deserves.

[@cheekyb71]

I would seriously encourage you to send it to a proper service person, like Kathy Hay did when she got her "new" hand turned machine. If even Kathy wouldn't touch her machine then it may not be wise for a novice to just have a go

[@Ann-eb8dp]

Those singer machines last forever They are amazing

[@Ann-eb8dp]

Il am really excited l have a hand turned machine I had no idea l would see someone actually use one Fancy actually making these glorious garments using machines appropriate to the period Amazing

[@LukeFaulkner]

Hey Bernadette, I've been following for a while. If you ever want any piano music for videos I'd be honoured for you to use any of mine!

[@bernadettebanner]

Oh my goodness your music is absolutely beautiful!! That is ever so kind of you to offer. Excuse me whilst I go on a listening binge now. 😯

[@LukeFaulkner]

@@bernadettebanner That's really kind of you to say! Just drop me a message if ever anything fits and I'll send the file over :)

[@StoriesbyIrish]

Awww! Love seeing this! I love using KZbin Creators' music in videos. Don't mind me binge listening, too 👀 I just enjoy piano music. My grandmother used to play her piano and the house was always full of music when she did. I'm hoping to have one of my kids get lessons at home someday.

[@elizabethbeierle7464]

Creators supporting creators makes me feel warm and fuzzy

[@MattPhonee]

@@Ronace I'd keep that ship in dry dock for a while...

[@michellethong8476]

The floof of this dress is easily one of the most SATISFYING things to watch you prance about in. Loved this video, as always. :D

[@yamidelacroix6729]

Look at it! The movement, the elegance! I'd want to sit in a flower field making flower crowns with my little sisters and sketching in a little field journal, it just has that vibe.

[@TheAgeofFabulous]

When you mentioned the chevron, I was of the same mind at the same time - as in I was thinking "That would look really excellent with a chevron hem." Also, I got a dress form on it's way to my house as well, it's an anniversary present from the hubster. He has fabulous taste. That's one of the reason I continue with the marriage agreement.

[@AriallaMacAllister]

"Effort was made" feels like the understatement of the year. This skirt is so gorgeously floofy and swooshy! *Attempt to not get derailed from already formed plans to make a 1917 spring/summer dress because can it even be called an unfinished project if you haven't even gotten the fabric delivery yet?*

[@ragnkja]

You can have multiple ideas on your “to make” list at the same time.

[@goldengryphon]

@@ragnkja That's living dangerously! I have something on the order of three sewing machine projects, two handwork projects, and some quilting to finish before the babies graduate from college. Once I start to think that I can make multiple things at a time, it gets really crazy!

[@ragnkja]

@@goldengryphon Oh, I wasn’t suggesting anything so drastic as to adding it to your current “in progress” list, just your list of ideas for future projects. Having two projects in progress at the same time that are too similar is a dangerous concept indeed.

[@goldengryphon]

@@ragnkja I like swooshy skirts, so am planning to add swooshiness to a mint green eyelet skirt I'm making. Thankfully, I hadn't cut anything out, yet, so I can start draping it (after a few UFOs and PIGs get finished) and see if swoosh is in my immediate future.

[@dcinrb8538]

Totally off topic... My father was born in 1917. Sadly, no family picture exists of swooshy skirts. We do have a portrait of his father in a suit holding his little sister on his lap. Neither looks pleased... Lol 🍄🍄

[@kellymckenzie1935]

"It's 10 inches and 8 inches..." Me: "It's a 3/4/5 right triangle!"

[@kohakuaiko]

Only thing I remember from trig

[@saxrendell]

pythagorean triple!!!

[@ebunni5862]

Yaaassss

[@crazycrafts3414]

@@kohakuaiko What about sohcahtoa?

[@kohakuaiko]

@@crazycrafts3414 what?!?

[@DavidCruickshank]

Hearing Bernadette say "smash that like button" was everything i could ever want XD

[@corbinarnold5998]

I don’t know why I love historical sewing videos so much, because most of them are women’s fashion, but they give me serious peace and inspiration so thank you

[@AlishN7]

I really love the partial gathering at the hem. It does not look silly at all, it is absolutely fabulous. It lets the cotton fabric shine through, just demonstrating its flow and lightness while still retaining the floof element. Great improvisation :)

[@boothgoodies6348]

Agreed. I also think “full floof” might have made the bottom seem too heavy for her petite frame.

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

Oh the deep satisfaction when a costume piece could potentially double as a wardrobe piece…… Edwardian skirts should be considered a true necessity; and it’s nice to see a light, lacy, summery version of one!

[@lynetteclauser3551]

I agree, I see no reason this couldn’t become a regular summer wardrobe piece.

[@lynetteclauser3551]

P.S. it looks like England agrees with you.

[@amaeve1950]

The gathering at the hem added so much delightful floof! (Edited because autocorrect does not recognize the validity of floof and insists I must have meant an overwhelming amount of water where it should not be)

[@comradewindowsill4253]

a flood of floof is what you get when a samoyed jumps on you. I type this while looking accusatively at my best friend’s dog Sadie

[@shellsbellswac1]

I've done insertion lace with the method of placing it and then cutting away the fabric later. It was a gorgeous way of creating what felt like no seams for a shift/nightgown that I made for myself. I just wanted to practice my hand-sewing which was why I created the garment. Cutting away the fabric to reveal the insertion lace was such an amazing feeling and I was so proud!

[@1fr1nn]

Hearing you say “Yeet” honestly made my life a little better, thank you.

[@vb7794]

"unnecessary complicated" isn't that the non official name of the channel ? XD

[@davitakirkland348]

My heartbreaks a little, when she said that the top lace looked too modern, and I realised that I would never be as dedicated as Bernadette!

[@sonjatompkins]

Wish I could share a pic. My high school senior dress (1983) was this type of dress that my mom made. Pintucks and insertion lace!

[@nspindlow5046]

Add to her Instagram?!?!?!

[@kimwallace4102]

Gunne Sax style? I still have mine from my college graduation of the same time.

[@LadyVineXIII]

I am in love with how floofy and floaty that skirt is. The small gathers are actually really cute and I love their placement. Reminds me of those ancient skirts that had the underskirts peaking out from the overskirt is such an absolutely gorgeous fashion.

[@jeannotletsch3169]

The positivity in these comments is contagious. Blessings to everyone.

[@nicholasharvey7039]

The “snip snip” is one of my guilty pleasures of seeing. Omg I heard those hefty scissors going at the fabric and I almost completely forgot who I was for a second.

[@poisonedflowers]

There is something very grounding and visceral about that sound.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Yes! As a budding sewist cutting into fabric of any sort still fills me with all the anxiety and dread and watching someone as skilled as Bernadette snip away like a boss gives me all the feels.

[@DragonriderEpona]

I just realised how much Bernadette improved her cinematic storytelling. :o

[@adriennegonzales2636]

I like the perspective of "full biasy glory" vs my normal annoyance of having to wait for "the damn bias to fall."

[@MountWeissIntrigue]

I guess that’s the Stocism taking effect

[@kristinataddei8138]

"frothy" "floofy" such beautiful and appropriate adjectives for describing thin, white cotton!!!...I find your banter absolutely hilarious and delightful "practically perfect in every way".....Mary Poppins would be proud(lol)....

[@Catchandelier22]

“It’s a lot faster than doing it by hand” every artist getting their first industrial machine ever.

[@pattycake4801]

The end reveal and park frolicking literally brought tears to my eyes. So absolutely stunning. Scenes from a period film!

[@jessicablesses6091]

Mine too! Out of nowhere. It's just so beautiful, and refreshing in this time of society. Truly a Rare Bird and very moving.

[@meganmills6545]

I was half-expecting her to jump over a lowered tennis net. :-)

[@tarotwithjae6426]

she just looks so Happy...

[@averagehumanperson]

I know nothing about sewing, not to mention sewing historically accurate garments. So why am I so obsessed with Bernadette's videos?!

[@Eloraurora]

Because her humor is hilarious, her voice is pleasant, and her cinematography is gorgeous? Seriously, the last video in the Lady Sherlock series is a masterpiece of why-can't-this-be-a-BBC-miniseries.

[@rtk4214]

I'm a 45yo white male. I play basketball and race dirt bikes. I still watch every video she makes. I wouldn't concern yourself with the obsession.

[@laurenking5080]

Because watching someone take time and care to create something is fascinating.

[@averagehumanperson]

@@laurenking5080 True, and I do love the Victorian aesthetic.

[@curiousKuro16]

You contain multitudes my friend!

[@My_grandmas_dress]

Thank you so much for doing what you do. This video, and all your videos, bring me so much joy, and relaxation, and inspiration. *handing you a collection of hand picked daisies, tied with a pretty ribbon, through the realm of the internets*

[@bernadettebanner]

😭 why thank you, fair human ✨

[@LanaMarie]

These edwardian cotton dresses have always been one of my favourite historical garments and watching this come to life is so exciting! Can't wait to see the second half, but this is already so fantastic ❤ your dedication to your projects is off the charts.

[@lucindasutherland1073]

Lovely. It's all lovely. Watching you sew is so calming.

[@alisonbrandon9059]

Cheating on symmetry is 100% historically accurate. As is making changes along the way and using what you have :) It looks beautiful!

[@plebianne]

I'm so happy to find this video today! I started on an exciting challenge/ pseudo-therapy exercise of attempting to recreate (albeit much simpler) projects of CosTubers. First project is the laciest pair of Edwardian combinations possible by my own hand.

[@bernadettebanner]

Yesss!! That's still one of my most favorite projects I've done; all the hand-sewn lace, it was so relaxing and gorgeous to look at, even if it took a while. Good luck with yours!! x

[@StoriesbyIrish]

Me, 12 minutes in the video: "I have no idea what Bernadette is saying, but I'm enjoying it anyway."

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

Same, I always get confused when she starts talking about the panels and bias, my brain can't think in 3d like that 😂

[@MsTrumpetChick1]

SAME

[@Lulu.G-61]

I am a dressmaker, I make wedding gowns and evening gowns. I just want to thank you for inspiring me to go that extra mile when I am creating. Of course, I use all the modern methods otherwise my prices would be in the thousands as you have noted in past videos but still, you inspire me to take the extra time for the little details. Thank you!

[@giselealmeidavellozakildai3335]

I'm a trained Fashion designer, but never attempted to make historical couture. I LOVE all your videos. Thank you🌹

[@Chibihugs]

Oh the way this skirt made my heart swoon. Absolutely dreamy. I am usually afraid to wear white because I'll inevitably make a mess. But heavens above I need to make myself a lingerie dress with all lace floofy goodness. Bernadette, you lure us with the siren call of beautiful old timey clothes, how you inspire us!

[@kin2naruto]

It's all VERY washable - even the lace! Pick your fabric correctly, make sure none of the seams have dangling threads, and... just pop that sucker in the washing machine! (On delicate cycle, no colors... duh!)

[@BelleTeteRouge07]

I love how the ruffle "problem" turned out. The whole skirt is delightfully frothy! ❤️

[@mahel2002]

I don't wear skirts and I can't even sew a straight line and yet I want to make such a skirt.... What magic is this? Also, walking and reading? Gave me Oxford flashbacks, where one of our professors would do that and we all admired her ability to do so.... :)

[@elainebradleyceramist]

Thst was a fabulous thing to watch. My sewing soul is sustained once more.

[@Hannahgs]

This video just reminds me of when I got to go and see my family’s old farm house which was built in the late 1800s-early 1900s and but was sold off a few decades ago because small family farming had of course become something a family can’t sustain themselves on. They even have a summer kitchen! If I ever win the lottery I’m gonna buy that house and fill it with antiques and wear historical garments around the house.

[@frannyhorvath1057]

This skirt is the sister of those fluffy white dandelions for sure 🌼! Seeing it come to life is giving me major sculptor vibes, the process was so delightfully malleable.

[@januzzell8631]

As much as I LOVED the beautiful floofy skirt, the tense journey of the pin tucks and insertion lace, the atmospheric shots of you and that delightful small green oasis, may I say how MUCH I loved the double take of you and that errant lamppost? I definitely giggled at that point! Well played Madam ^*^

[@eventsbeyondme]

when using my treadle machine I find that having the leather belt really tight helps to keep the slow speed sewing under good control - the less the belt slips the easier it is to keep it moving in the right direction (in my experience)

[@WaterNai]

An excellent tip!

[@jackiec7684]

Bernadette, I am so impressed how you've upped your story-telling/editing/film angles-game the last few months. In previous videos you mentioned taking online classes to improve those skills and it's REALLY shown how you've grown as a visual story-teller! (also, the skirt's looking fierce!)

[@christineelmore5923]

My daughter is a costume designer, and she has frequently mentioned that she would love to re-create Mary's dress.... I have forwarded these videos on to her - -totally enjoyed watching the process - can't wait to see the final dress!!

[@nanjecm]

Beautiful work as always! I really admire the way that you can change direction at any point in the process and just keep improving an already incredible design. I'm so glad it's almost time to bring Cesario home. I look forward to seeing him.

[@paulak2128]

I can't believe what I just witnessed: Bernadette is using the hand turn machine instead of sewing the insertion lace on by hand (like originally planned). Bernadette, are you okay? Jokes aside, the skirt turned out beautifully, as always :)

[@wyogrl11]

I agree! That our Bernadette is seeking out the sewing machine as opposed to sewing by hand surprised me!

[@cristiaolson7327]

It's a period machine, so it's still historically accurate. 🤷‍♀️

[@paulak2128]

​@@cristiaolson7327 I know, and by no means I was trying to judge her. It was just that I was so suprised. Just like Kimberly said.

[@cristiaolson7327]

@@paulak2128 I know, and I actually kinda love her very period-appropriate decision to save time where she could. 🙂

[@WyllFyr3]

Me: has no idea how to sew, yet Also me: wants to take on the most difficult projects possible and watches these videos for inspiration

[@sadgreendragon6388]

If it helps, I was in the same position and just made a corset at 3 in the morning, and now I have made 3 and am planing out a dress. So in short just have fun and try.

[@somebodyelse138]

Take heart - I could do little more than take up hems and sew in buttons when I first came across Ms Banner in 2019. Last June I took up sewing during our second lockdown. A little less than 12 months later, I'm making skirts, trousers, pyjamas and t-shirts along with sundry household items. None of that would have happened had I not come across Ms Banner accidentally (given I didn't 'follow' anyone on KZbin prior to that) and been positively riveted by her skill and enthusiasm. It can be done, all you need to do is take that first step.

[@goldengryphon]

Go MAKE! It doesn't have to be perfect, or quick, or anything. You need the experience, seam rippers are a thing (just be careful with them!), and pick a project that really speaks to you. You can do this.

[@vaemcdowell6205]

Go for it. Learning by doing.

[@somewherenicefarmstay6146]

Only new to this channel but over the last week (I was home sick from work) I have smashed out all your vlogs. When I was much younger I made all my own clothes and did embroidery as well. Many happy hours spent sitting quietly hand or machine sewing. I also had an old singer machine that had the thigh bar that whizzed along. Today I said to the husband, that is it - I am going back to making my own clothes (I have been sick of the crap sold in shops for years now and have not purchased anything new for years - besides undies, socks and bra's obviously). We went up to the barn and I dug out my old Singer. The husband cleaned the timber case off for me. Back in the 80's I had it all rewired when I purchased it second hand. Thanks to you I now knew how to find out how old it was - 1947. I always thought it was older than that! Anyway I plugged it in and it works. I just have to find the thigh bar (which will be in a cupboard somewhere). That old Singer was used by me last, when I made all the clothes for our wedding party. It would only do straight stich but it was also true, never skipped a stich. It also has the most amazing little box of tools as well. Between myself, my mother and my grandmother (now deceased) we figured out the bias maker, but today I looked online and found out what all the other attachments do. One of them rolls a hem and applies the lace on top at the same time! So I will start reteaching myself all my old skills and hopefully take my adult daughter along for the sewing ride. Bless you Bernadette for your channel. It is full of beauty and craft. PS - I had to laugh at your scene at the end where you walk and read a book at the same time. Cannot tell you how many times I ran into poles when I was younger doing just that. Knocked myself out cold one day. Aaagh the joys of reading.

[@Luubelaar]

Pre washing and ironing fabric before bundling it into a box and yeeting it across an ocean. I have done this. Neatly folded and stacked, packed into boxes and will shortly be packed into a shipping container and hauled across... well it's a sea in my case. I feel you here.

[@AshyGirl]

Love seeing videos breaking up a project into smaller sections. It's nice to be able to focus on one piece of the outfit at a time. It makes me really appreciate how much time each piece took, and I get to enjoy more closeups on each part.

[@sallysaindon3752]

One thought that came to mind while watching this video is how often we tend to view people who lived before us as stuffy and no-nonsense when in reality they also presumably twirled around in their new dresses and laughed at doing something slightly silly. So thank you, Bernadette, for that little reminder of how fun it is to view people from history as that people.

[@hazardmuffin]

“Frothy” is my new favorite way to describe a skirt. That imagery tickles my brain in the absolute best way.

[@kittycase4536]

I'm driven to distraction with excitement for the blouse to match this skirt. I've been desperate for one of these dresses since a childhood spent in the era of films like ''The Little Princess'', ''The Secret Garden'' and ''Fairytale'', and finally after a decade of sewing as a hobby, I feel I can finally attempt one! I've watched this numerous times to inspire me, and have some wonderful patterns in preparation. The only difficulty is that they spanned a great change in fashion and there's so many styles of them, almost all of which I adore and choosing between them is like trying to choose a favourite pet! Hugs for Cesario from me!

[@lmm046]

"Frothy" is the absolute perfect word for these skirts! 😍😍😍😍