DIY Viking Costume & Accessories!

[@collettemcquaide1662]

You deserve far more views. Everything.If excellent.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thank you 🥰

[@jayneterry8701]

I very much enjoyed your video! A combination of the old ways and modern technology with the best cat assistant I've seen! 💕 Good call on the temporary dart in the back. Tfs

[@katberkeley5015]

I love your 'helpers' :) I am owned by 3 such 'helpers' lol :)

[@liscampbell7759]

Fab!! Loved the handsewn eyelets :) I was blown away that you have a 3D printer too! OMG, what's next? I just can not wait for the next idea and love the historical greek dress plan you are working on too. I do not know how you do it all. Oh, wait! You have sewing machines too. haha. I wish I had taken a course in videography or something while I was working on my degree so I could do some of the things you are doing. What a great video. You do such a great job editing it, and even showing that you make mistakes with your projects, and how you work around them when in a pinch. Thank you for that. Have a Happy Halloween

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Aww, thank you 🥰 To be honest the 3D printer is my boyfriend's. And I forgot to mention it in the video, but we 3D printed the loom shuttle too as I only realised last minute that I don't have one 😅 It's such a useful tool! Happy Halloween 🎃

[@alyomallycat]

This is my favorite tutorial by far. It looks so beautiful and such good quality

[@DLowryVA]

All the skills! Wow! I love your embroidery design! The brooch solution is very clever indeed! I love that you went to archeology camp. If you get tired of backstrap weaving you might enjoy trying an inkle loom for your belts, if you've not already. Elewys of Finchingfield has wonderful KZbin tutorials on historic examples of wonderful designs. Your weaving work is just fabulous though! The whole thing is just gorgeous!

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thanks, I do want to learn other types of weving, I'll look into that! 😊

[@thorunns.craftstudio]

this is an amazing video and tutorial. you have all the fun toys and i am very jealous! one day i will have an embroidery machine and a 3D printer as well! until then, know that this is my favorite apron dress tutorial i've seen so far!

[@corasgrove3474]

Love it. The shots on this are great, and the music makes me miss ceilidh dancing!

[@corasgrove3474]

Also if you've not seen With My Hands Dream created a belt design generator. It looked like the same style you are weaving withmyhandsdream.com/pirtanauha-generator/

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Oh yeah, thanks! I'll try that next time :)

[@sariahford4565]

Such a relaxing ambiance and can totally relate to the last minute back darts solution working under a deadline leads to all sorts of fun work arounds. the costume turned out great by the way loved watching the process

[@shawnisrael3444]

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[@breckenalejandro3028]

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[@shawnisrael3444]

@Brecken Alejandro I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@shawnisrael3444]

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[@breckenalejandro3028]

@Shawn Israel No problem :)

[@twanablevins]

I love your videos. I love the garments you make and the material you use plus I love the settings where you make them and your backdrops. You do excellent work.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thank you so much 💓

[@jim40004]

The word for the leather pokey thing is awl. Your viking outfit is great, and of course, I love your kitty assistants!

[@jim40004]

The place you film your reveals in is beautiful!

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Oh awl! Thank you, this will definitely come handy later on :D

[@Abernathius]

Oh my goodness, this is wonderful, and so is your accent! Could you please tell me where to find all this excellent music!?!?! Thanks in advance!!

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thanks 😊 The music is from Epidemic Sound

[@laraharding849]

I love your colours, and your effortless approach. You make it look do-able

[@staciary1751]

Beautiful work dear. I never knew you could program your own pattern to embroider, or that there were such a thing as embroider programs. Amazing and smart. Blessings to you & yours. You are talented & will go very far with your skills but I know you know. Best wishes.

[@serenamcdonald772]

Impressive, truly impressive. Very pleased to see that you have hit the1000 subs, you deserve youtube AdSense as you create the most wonderful videos, thank you :-)

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thank you for your support 🥰 I will also need to hit 4000 hours of view time for AdSense, but I'm halfway there already!

[@jleet9758]

Rachel Maksy? Hmmm small world. I just love her.. For this I will sub. Great video by the way, Very helpful. Thank you.

[@susanbailey36]

Very nice ! I make Russian dresses a jumper worn over a long tunic. I have done Slavic embroidery on my tunics and woven many belts. I ware the jumpers for every day ware with t-shirts blouses and turtleneck s .I love old style ethnic clothing and thoroughly enjoyed watching you make yours

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Oh that sounds so interesting, I'd love to see how do they look! Do you have an Instagram or anything I could see your creations on ?

[@greata80]

A lovely cat and a lovely dress! Very well done ♥👗🐱

[@FerretKibble]

I hit the follow button the moment the cat got their wee spotlight

[@miz1041]

I was wondering if you could suggest which youtube videos you would recommend for belt weaving?

[@bonesandbiology]

Oooooh!! Didn't even thing about that, I'll definitely add pockets for my next dress!

[@tamarab.7151]

Do they have siccors At the time?. How do they cut?

[@tamarab.7151]

How do you do the metal accessories

[@mellieemerton3080]

That was delightful to watch x

[@charlinesltz8710]

That's very beautiful! Do you sell your embroidery file?

[@Brigid.em.Galloway86]

This was a great video, I really enjoyed it! Please, what is the wooden weaving tool called you used to weave your belt? I would like to get one for myself. Danke x

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

I'm not actually sure 😅 A quick google search suggests "heddle" for "band weaving". There's also another technique called card weaving which doesn't even require this heddle thing, only some pieces of cardboard, which might be even more accessible to diy at home :) Google it, there a bunch of amazing tutorials on it. ;)

[@jessicabennett9915]

It's a rigid heddle. They're commonly made of plastic and/or wood.

[@tamarab.7151]

How was the dress in summer?

[@INS1977]

Without compputers and sewing machine, can i do similar? This all diy looks like Pro work

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Of course! The embroidery can be done by hand, and the broche can be bought or just left out :)

[@patriciakellyadams134]

You made a wonderful outfit, with so much attention to detail! Lovely. Who is your kitty cohost?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thank you 😊😊 The white one is called Sophie, she's the curious one who follows you around the house, and the black one's Jiji. She loves sleeping 😄

[@kylamiller8984]

Hello! What sewing machine do you use? I’ve been looking for an embroidery machine.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Hy! My embroidery machine is a janome 500e.

[@stacia4180]

How did you make the Cabochon that you found on the internet? Was it plastic? I know you said you painted it to make it less plastic looking and more shiny but I thought it was metal lol? You do fabulous work ❤

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thank you! Yes, it's a filament printer that uses PLA, which is essentialy just plastic. I found this fabulous gold coloured filament, that's why it's so shiny ;)

[@stacia4180]

@@AspiringCostumeDesigner Thank you for that info. Yes you are amazingly creative and inspiring. Thanks again

[@JulianaBianchiii]

Hello Goodnight. Do you offer the dress and embroidery patterns?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Hi, Once I'll have enough designs I'm happy with I will try and set up a shop of some type (maybe on Etsy) to sell embroidery patterns. Until then just bear with me :)

[@mandylavida]

A wonderful costume. Good work!

[@jennglow4647]

Very pretty 😀

[@nautilusseanymph]

8:30 What's the name of that song? It's extremely catchy

[@nautilusseanymph]

I just downloaded epidemic sound and I’ve been hooked on that song for weeks ;-; do you happen to remember the name :-:

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

I think it's something from Bonnie Grace or maybe Deskant but for the life of me I can't find it, sorry :(

[@amandarichard4739]

what kind of material is that? cotton?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Which one? The green is cotton the blue is a wool blend

[@amandarichard4739]

@@AspiringCostumeDesigner the green 😊

[@sewwithmsjones1196]

What kind of fabric did you use for your kirtle?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Just a simple cotton

[@sophroniel]

This is so very helpful & inspiring! How many metres did you use for the apron dress?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

I don't actually remember 😅 It depends on how wide and long you needed it to be.. Mine is around 50cm/20" wide and a meter/36" long. So it would fit on one meter fabric (if it's 1.5m wide) even with the straps probably 🤔

[@Dove353]

Love this. What fabrics did you use ?

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

The blue is a wool blend, the green is cotton.

[@maryannhicks7829]

Your dress is beautiful

[@roxiepoe9586]

Beautiful film.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thanks 😊

[@madwitch58]

I like your helpers.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

😸

[@heavenbergfeld4505]

Very interesting to watch!

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

That's good to hear 😊

[@hannahgraham-devries8805]

Loved your video! Would you consider making and selling the pattern? 🙏🏻🌞✨

[@hannahgraham-devries8805]

Ok, I just found the book ‘Medieval Garments Reconstructed’ and ordered it right away to start on my project asap 🙌🏻✨

[@blueladycouture]

Stunning video!

[@k-la8951]

Rachel Maksy is my inspiration too 🤣

[@mjchavez4302]

Oh yes this is beautiful but PLEASE tell us the cat's names! They're adorable.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Haha all right. The black one's called Jiji, and the siamese is Sophie 😄

[@mjchavez4302]

@@AspiringCostumeDesignerawww 😍 thanks for answering

[@stephanieking3666]

Making finnish coils while watching ❤

[@sleepycalico]

Magnificent.

[@zyxvwu]

❤

[@jptoitle2122]

Not a historically accurate outfit. It’s a fun fantasy outfit though, for LARPing. You definitely have good sewing skills. A bit more research and you can hit the next level with a historical version. 👍🏻

[@LadySythe]

THANK YOU for not calling this cosplay! I hate that word... What you are making is no cosplay but a costume, or rather clothes...which at one time would have been worn by real women of a different era...

[@jessicabennett9915]

No, it's a cosplay. It's not historically accurate at all. Women wouldn't have worn this during the Viking Era. They would have worn a Rectangular Construction Serk (what she's calling a kirtle) and a Smokkr (apron dress) that would be sewn down the sides with gores. To get even more accurate her turtle brooches should be oval, not round, her beads would be glass, the serk would also be made of wool, and she'd be wearing a light weight linen serk as a base layer under the woolen one. The belt is most accurate, however, it would have been woven using cards, not a heddle. And there is no historical evidence of embroidery on smokkrs. The Norse embroidered very little clothing, most of which is assumed to be ecclesial garments. My sources? Years of historical reenactment making my own serks and smokkrs based on historical grave finds and written accounts by those who encountered the Norse when they went Viking (which is a job title, not a people).

[@MikhailaRaibead]

This is not historic at all. The apron dress would either have been dyed by woad to get a blue colour and be made from linen or wool. It would also not have slits on the side nor have any corset like ties at the side chest area. The dress would never have had that embroidery on it. It was only late Viking age that any embroidery was put on any type of clothing and that was due to Christian influence...the head would need to have a cover like a wimple if the outfit had any embroidery.. this would also be seen as higher status so the clothing would most liked have some blend of silk into it. If it was Viking age then something like the Skjoldehamn find would look similar to embroidery but it was done with small herringbone stitch to reinforce two types of fabrics onto a piece of clothing. The prettiness was secondary. This video shows a wonderful way to LARP as a Viking but does not show historical accuracy.

[@benjalucian1515]

You are very talented. What skill and care you take in the design and creation of this costume. But it is a costume, so don't worry about the back dart not being historical, the side lace ups are not historical either. The dress is supposed to be loose, not fitted. The belt is there to cinch the dress. And DIY is a bit misleading in the title of the video. It's DIY if you have $10K worth of equipment at home, which most of us don't.

[@AspiringCostumeDesigner]

Thanks you, I guess that's true. :) But regarding the DIY I don't think you are correct, as far as I know DIY means "do it yourself ", which, strictly speaking, I did, from the beginning to the end.

[@benjalucian1515]

@@AspiringCostumeDesigner - that is true, but people who are scanning KZbin are looking for KZbinrs to show them how to do things for themselves at home. You are a skilled craftsperson demonstrating how you do things. That's great, but it's not very helpful for others without your means.

[@bonesandbiology]

It's still DIY, if someone is looking for an explenation of how things are done they search for a tutorial. This is most definitely a DIY.

[@mandylavida]

​@AspiringCostumeDesigner yes, DIY does mean that, and that's what you did. Well done - great project and I learned a lot.

[@jessicabennett9915]

This is not historically accurate at all. Norse women wouldn't have worn this during the Viking Era. They would have worn a Rectangular Construction Serk (what you're calling a kirtle) and a Smokkr (apron dress) that would be sewn down the sides with gores. The serk definitely wouldn't have had pockets or been form fitting. You did finish your seams the way they would have done in period. To get even more accurate your turtle brooches should be oval, not round, your beads would be glass, the serk would also be made of wool, and you'd be wearing a light weight linen serk as a base layer under the woolen one. The belt is most accurate, however, it would have been woven using cards, not a heddle. And there is no historical evidence of embroidery on smokkrs, however, there is evidence of card woven trim at the top edge of the smokkr. The Norse embroidered very little clothing, most of which is assumed to be ecclesial garments. My sources? Years of historical reenactment making my own serks and smokkrs based on historical grave finds and written accounts by those who encountered the Norse when they went Viking (which is a job title, not a people).

[@bik7083]

It’s a pity that this video is more like a commercial for different sewing machines than a DIY for making a viking dress/costume. Few viewers have the equipment used in the video so you kind of lose interest in it therefore.