Draping a Victorian Bodice

[@pay1370]

The snipping of the scissors is such a pleasing sound

[@MamaMidnight98]

Me: *Has never made a dress in my life.* Wow! This looks easy!

[@Blueyeddaisy]

Yes!!!!!! More of this please! I would love to see one on draping a ladies waistcoat, especially if you address working with shawl collars.

[@NokneesLooney]

I would love to see a gown from draping to completion. Every step is interesting.

[@daisanders82]

I love draping so much, it's gives a freedom of experimentation and you can really see how fabric drapes on a body.

[@dbseamz]

This is how I make most of my doll clothes! (I do lots of miniature work and occasionally sell stuff). It's funny how what you call calico, we in the US call muslin. Muslin in the rest of the world means a crisp, semi sheer fabric, and calico here means any small floral print on a plain-weave fabric (usually cotton).

[@MicheleLHarvey]

What a fabulous, empowering tutorial! Thank you! What a joy to watch you intuitively work. Watching you gives me courage to jump right in. Because everyone is given patterns to start on today, it's easy to feel adrift and full of doubt if working without. I've watched all your videos with great admiration, but this imparts real insight into your working technique. Thank you again for such a wonderful, encouraging peek inside your artist's studio! I am evermore in awe.

[@ValenciagaVi]

I'd love to see fashions from 1900-1915!!! ❤❤❤❤ please! Please! Please!!

[@totallyomi]

I second this! :)

[@Hannah-nl5qq]

I can't wait to get your book, but I will unfortunately have to wait until my birthday to ask for it because the Pounds to Dollars exchange ratio plus shipping makes it quite expensive for me here, but I think it will make a good birthday gift and I can hardly wait. I'm sure this video will be very helpful, and it's so nice to hear you talking!

[@dismalcyanidecustoms]

This is sooooo helpful!!!! I had no idea where to even begin with draping as I've always worked with patterns, but now I want to play!! Thanks so much for your content and being so thorough!! Love from Colorado USA :D

[@madalinadelia]

Oh my dear Lord I adore your accent!!! I could listen to you non stop!!

[@steverogers3945]

I love this channel! Your work is a amazing!

[@rosepearl2135]

It’s so weird hearing you speak and seeing you in modern clothing 😅

[@dbseamz]

Rose Pearl I really like the dress she has on :-)

[@rosepearl2135]

Rosie Johnson me too

[@samanthastout5956]

I have just no words to express how in love I am at your work. And then you go and share it here... Really, not enough words! Absolutely LOVE the dresses and maybe will try and make one my own. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing work! X

[@msmsmsmsmsmsmsmsmsmsm]

wow i love your videos and hearing your voice now, its just so elegant and i love it.

[@auntypolly7541]

Thank you so much for this video, I found it very helpful. Your book the victorian dressmaker is amazing and I have just ordered volume 2. Can't wait to get reading it. 😊

[@MiljaHahto]

I recently found a pre-owned shirt in a nice fabric and in principle a nice model (sleeves etc). Alas, it was at last one size too big and even then not properly fitted (more like a tent around the belly). Well, yesterday my mother did basically just that to the shirt - pinned it on me. I sew, and now I have a pretty fitted shirt.

[@steamdeath2925]

U have such a sweet voice

[@kimhaas7586]

That was fun.

[@clairep.ronalds897]

This was delightful! I wasn't expecting a new video today and was pleasantly surprised as I was re-binging your other videos. It's very odd though, to see you in modern clothing, and to hear you speak. Not bad though! You look lovely.

[@PhoenixsArt]

This is ASMR at its best :) Thank you, that was wonderful!

[@charaayars4692]

where did you learn this? Did you just experiment and figure it out? Did you go to some sort of fashion/seamstress school? This is so fascinating!! I LOVE this.

[@Floweroftheprairie2720]

Chara Ayars I would love to know too. She is a gifted artist.

[@wdestrempsmecke]

LOVE THIS! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@emmabroughton2039]

Ooooh I love this insight to the creating of your gorgeous clothes. Thank you!

[@sheep1ewe]

Thank You wery, wery much for this tutorial Izabela!

[@elliesalvatore5435]

Could you possibly do a video on how to Victorian hairstyles? Please I would love to learn .

[@priorattire]

I am afraid I am a Dressmaker, not a hairdresser....

[@sakurakitten7486]

You always do such wonderful work! You've been a huge inspiration to me, and I'm actually planning to make my own historical dress to wear to my senior prom. I was wondering which period/style you think would be easiest, and if you have any tips for beginners. Thanks!

[@rebeccababcock7261]

@priorattire I love all your videos. Can you please make a video about how you clean and store your clothes?

[@tsukie110594]

Thank you so much. This is really helpfull

[@Ancawikami]

This is unintentional ASMR!

[@emilynatale1360]

Seeing how well your scissors cut reminds me of how shitty mine are! I

[@dbseamz]

Emily Natale get em sharpened or buy a new pair, they aren't too expensive

[@nicoleyoung0511]

I just bought a new pair off of amazon from Singer and they cut through fabric like butter

[@rubyfire317]

Bless you

[@talosheeg]

Thank you this is awesome!

[@malialaguisa4797]

you make it look so easy

[@minahraven]

This is fascinating! I love watching how clothes are made, especially period clothing. If I may make a suggestion, if you have someone handy with audio/ video at all, it might be possible to boost the audio of the video to make it louder, as your 'mumblings' are no issue, it's simply very quiet :)

[@deborahfelts]

I *love* your work! Is there a particular dress form you would recommend for working with historical clothing and corsets?

[@jomercerlmt5727]

I always need to put a dart at the bustline in the arm seam.

[@Clothmom1]

This was fantastic!

[@SandyzSerious]

Excellent.

[@charlessoutherton8946]

could you do a tutorial on how to do a 1880s bustle pattern via the mannequin please cause i have janet arnold books and the book 1066-1930 pattern cut and the janet arnold books only contain patterns for the outer fabrics not the under garments and the 1066-1930 book has a bustle pattern but i have no idea how to make one, could you also do one for an 1860s crinoline as well please, i know your busy but in september I'm heading for university to study costume making and performance design and would like a pre-lesson before i go on the underskirts as like i said above i have no idea how to draft or drape, i know truly victorian patterns have the patterns i like but to learn how to make one from scratch with out a ready made pattern is surprisingly more appealing to me

[@priorattire]

Patterns for both items are in my book, the Victorian Dressmaker, available in a couple of weeks. There are also good commercial patterns available ( truly Victorian)- easy to follow and grades, I suggest buying hese

[@bodiesuncloud747]

Wow you are so good at this! Have you just done it enough times to immediately know how to do it?

[@Elemiriel]

This is wonderful and you are so so so cute :D

[@patriciaa4451]

Victorians were all about dat bass! I'm sorry I'll leave now.

[@NoviceStitcher]

Hi I was wondering if you do bespoke attire. also I am wondering is there a specific era that was kind to plus size women. I am a 22 with an hour glass figure. I am trying to think of what is the best era for me. I love historical clothing and in my dreams I have a who wardrobe of them. I don't care what kind of looks I get. Lol I have been diagnosed mentaly ill mine as well go for it

[@priorattire]

sse the website - www.priorattire.co.uk. and hourglass is perfect for aything with stays or corsets, as they would emphasise your assets!

[@AlexandraLynch1]

The fitted gowns of the earlier centuries are stunning on an hourglass figure, because they fit all the way to your low hip. (Google the Gothic Fitted Dress) They also can be made so that they give you all the bust support you need. No lie; I'm an F/G cup and they do me beautifully, though I do have to fluff after about eight hours in the dress.

[@FOREVERMOREtoLOVE]

how can you tell if you need one dart or two? is it just preference or could using the wrong amount give you an odd shape?

[@priorattire]

If you have very little fabric ( small bust to waist ratio), one will suffice. If there is enough for two, two it is, though in some bodices you can get one deep dart too!

[@lemonmania967]

Nice video! Do you make all the dresses in the other videos on your channel yourself?

[@priorattire]

Yes!

[@lemonmania967]

priorattire wow! awesome work, you’re really talented :)

[@steverogers3945]

Second!

[@LavenderHoneyBub]

Would it be more or less expensive to make one yourself as opposed to buying one? And I mean a full costume undergarments included

[@priorattire]

Less expensive in terms of money- but you would have to spend. A lot of time workin in it. The usual balance between time and money!

[@analisapena3086]

Okay when I stop growing, purple one right away.

[@amorfranco8467]

Hi izabella, im amor from spain and im reading your book, the victorian dressmaking and i have a cuestión, how do you do a fitting in ypurselg?

[@abigailramirez1261]

I'm not trying to be rude, but do you dress like that every day? If so, what's it like?

[@Natalie-gr7mk]

shes obviously wearing normal clothes in this video

[@culbycove4963]

Abigail Ramirez that last person was pretty rude, eh? Anyways. You should definitely check out her other videos on her channel, there’s a few that debunk some myths about Victorian clothing - how long it took to get dressed, was it comfortable or not, etc. Prior Attire is pretty awesome~

[@veronicavatter6436]

So quiet!