Hand Sewing a Mr Darcy Shirt but BLACK. 😎 (Regency Men's Shirt)

[@bernadettebanner]

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[@srig3649]

Beautiful work!!!

[@psychedelikchameleon]

Don't feel obliged to continue endeavouring to venture into the world of colour for the sake of our entertainment!

[@queenmidna4998]

Please note. I will never, NEVER, be bored of a beautifully made black article of clothing. While I, too, occasionally attempt to add color to my wardrobe, these videos are the ones that truly sing to my Gothic soul! I thank you for these awe-inspiring videos.

[@sternentigerkatze]

This "new shirt [you] unlocked" indeed cries for shenanigans! I love the frills at the neck, and the narrow cuffs! I very much enjoyed this journey you so kindly invited us on and congratulate you and Heathcliff both in levelling up your button making skills! (Those buttons add such lovely detail to the whole shirt!) Whether your next adventure will tale place in the realm of more lively colour or not, be assured I will await it and follow the tale of it with the utmost pleasure!

[@mariekeana]

This is absolutely beautiful, I love it. I too usually want my clothes in a slightly darker shade of goth, so I'll try to recreate this at some point! Would you ever consider making the outfit (or at least the shirt) of the Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride? Probably not entirely historically accurate, but a nice shirt with some different details and it's black!

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Rachel has But Make It Vintage, and now Bernadette has But Make it Goth. I'm not complaining tho, waiting for the next installment.

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

@@NemoTheDreamO Morgan's crazy shenanigans are fun too. I like that one and the tie dye Chemise a la reine.

[@jdk2535]

And Morgan Donner has "But Make it Emo/Punk."

[@nicolakunz231]

Must have more Make It Goth. 😊

[@peitho9408]

Butt Naked Vintage - the best! 😉🥰😎

[@schafigerengel]

We are spoiled 😇

[@doublelightangel]

For those like me in urgent need of guinea pig updates this is the latest that I saw on her sibling's (Danny Banner) KZbin channel 2 months ago. The two new piggies are female rescues called Minerva and Lyra. Danny has already painted a portrait of them in historical dress 😁. Sadly our lord Cesario passed away several months ago ❤

[@Jenny-sq2pr]

You are amazing! Thank you!❤

[@DannyBanner]

Yes can confirm! These are two new ladies and they are very noisy 😅I have a video on them for those who desire even more pig content.

[@nicolethompson3782]

I wonder if lord Cesario passed around the same time I lost my piggy back in February. My Stitch loved hearing Cesario on the videos. On a more positive note I really want to make one or two of these.

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

Oh nooooo

[@RobinWood1292]

thank you!! I was wondering about that

[@matildachalmers]

bernadette showing more and more of her silly side is my current favourite thing

[@psychedelikchameleon]

I loved her cheeky Victorian Ankle Picture experiment on OF

[@s.briley9370]

Alternate Burrito-dette Banner channel?!🌯

[@annbrookens945]

LOL! It was so funny!

[@KBTibbs]

Best ad spots on this website.

[@haileydixon7239]

I was coming to comment the same thing! Love seeing the casual side we see on Patreon come out here as well

[@faithkawakami7602]

I cannot possibly express how grateful I am that this pattern comes in child sizes. I make costumes for children’s theater and when I don’t have time to make a pattern it can be so difficult to find historical patterns in kid sizes.

[@aliceg5327]

THANK YOU DANNY FOR EDITING AND KEEPING THIS FOOTAGE AT THE END. SEROTONIN WAS PROVIDED. :D

[@sarahbeth124]

Mad appreciation for Danny for the ending footage! And to Bernadette. I like the video being all “historical aesthetic” while the ads are pure chaos, silly and whimsy. Very fun! Good job team!

[@H.R.B.]

I would pay Danny quite handsomely for a Bernadette Bloopers Reel!

[@DannyBanner]

Ayyy of course! The people have demanded more shenanigans and guinea pigs, and I'm here for it 🎉

[@HLB512]

Also for the guinea pig paintings, love those

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

​@@H.R.B., I now require this to be a thing. Ransom? Fundraiser? Please?

[@ms-rachel-anne]

I watch Bernadette's sponsor clips 100% of the time because they're so funny and entertaining. The burrito bit and bloopers were PEAK.

[@Ascania]

It is well worth remembering that clothes can be any colour you like, as long as it's black.

[@moehoward01]

That's what Henry Ford said about the Model T.

[@janemurdock6988]

😂😂😂 ❤

[@KelseyDrummer]

Amen.

[@tiffanytomasino335]

Thank you Bernadette for your awesome content and your historical goths vibes. Thank you Heathcliff for your brave venturing into the world of thread buttons. Thank you Michelle for the new pattern. And last but certainly not least, thank you Danny for your editing skills and excellent sense for “what the people want”. 10/10 🎉❤

[@bombus1340]

"I need this in a slightly darker shade of goth". My feelings about basically everything, especially wedding dresses🖤

[@RachaelTheRed]

The number of times I have looked at something cute but in a lighter color and then said "...I could always dye it...🤔" is too damn high.

[@natasagajic1061]

Hihihi, and I am the opposite - "I'd like it more if it' was in a pastel color or even better, white" (when looking at a saturated or jewel toned garment) 😆 But that black pirate shirt looks absolutely amazing on Bernadette! 🤩

[@ladyzapzap9514]

@@natasagajic1061omg yes. “I love this look but not that pattern.” When speaking of something in a broadly pattered fabric when I want in it solid.

[@angelwhispers2060]

Black wedding dresses are a thing now. And with the proliferation of black lace available online you can make pretty much anything you want frilly and black

[@maikk02]

Pro tip for thread drawing in black: using a light board (usually used for drawing) underneath is a lifesaver! And they're not too expensive either

[@rallymum5246]

Glass table with a lamp under it also works.

[@yixuu]

im an artist and that was my first thought for making it easier

[@allthescarves]

I love your commentary about "well, maybe I should have done this differently but hey, this is what we're doing I guess" -- like the fabric piecing, I'm thinking that moment is 100% historically accurate with all the home sewing, making a shirt by copying another shirt, etc. We have to figure it out and keep going.

[@sonipitts]

When she talked about forgetting about the button overlap and having to piece it on, I instantly felt so much better about the fact that I was at that moment, in point of fact, unpicking yards of seam binding because I didn't think ahead properly and ended up doing it back-arseward and ending up with an ugly join front and center of a robe lapel roll instead of a smooth continuum, and now have to do it over again if I don't want Future Me to get unreasonably ragey every time I see it from now until the whole thing is worn-out rags and compost. *le sigh* But hey...if Madame Time-Traveling Goth Goblin Herself still makes those kinds of mistakes, then that must mean I'm NOT a total idiot and this is something that happens to all of us. Even professional seamsters who do it for a living.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

I am electing not to unpick and resew a section of my current project where I accidentally finished the edge on the right side. I expect Future Me will be very unhappy with this decision, but I also think it'll be easily hidden and I'll be the only one who can see or notice it. But I'll definitely notice it. It's an opportunity for me to work through my unhealthy perfectionism, right? 😅

[@greatauntlizbethg9137]

Also currently have cuffs that are too tight and will probably need button loops. Also currently unpicking a cuff for the second time having screwed it up 2 different ways.

[@kb-ny3ln]

Seeing the shirt completed absolutely gave me The Dred Pirate Robert/Wesley of the "The Princess Bride" vibes! And I'm absolutely astonished that of the assorted comments I read no one else has suggested it yet! (Although YT offered a Princess Bride reunion video in the suggestion pile beside this video) Also, thank you for the super cool handmade button resource! I foresee learning a new skill in the near future!🔮

[@AmythefirstA]

You're right! He wears a black pirate shirt! Why did I not think of that?

[@davesieler7442]

Inconceivable!

[@Grace-ms7un]

Truly a dizzying intellect ❤

[@ginabisaillon2894]

One of the advantages of being old is that I learned to sew, knit and embroider in school, and I have been known to make entire dresses by hand, just for the pleasure and the satisfaction. I admire your skill, and the great care and respect that you have for the work and the material.

[@Rainears129]

Bernadette picking black projects is like me picking black pants in my teen years. Literally, one time I made a compromise with my mother to get something other than black, and I just got dark grey. I still wear mostly black pants to this day, but I do have some dark blue or grey, and even my black pants will have (small/hidden) color details. Black is just always in fashion and looks great with pretty much anything.

[@Frankenzebra]

The only issue with black is how noticeably it fades, thank goodness for dylon dye pods!

[@theclumsyprepper]

@@Frankenzebra indeed. Those pods are a lifesaver.

[@mourningdewey]

@@Frankenzebra sometimes i enjoy the distressed look of faded black clothing! i truly love when i can say i've enjoyed a piece of clothing so long that its color (or lack thereof) starts to wear out

[@FlipGal67]

As a stagehand, I've tried to not wear black in my downtime, but apparently, it speaks to my little dark heart and I reach for them after putting aside the bright floral print I *think* I'll wear one day. So, "Yes" to all the black, Bernadette! Once again, beautifully detailed work! And a duvet burrito besides!😊😊😊

[@claudiadarling9441]

I love color, but also really like black and gothic looks. Sometimes I'll do sprigs of color, like my shoes, or in my eyeshadow. Kind of the color equivalent of the architect Louis Sullivan's tendancy to design very simple, almost modernist, shaped buildings, but interwork heavy ornamentation.

[@CWorgen5732]

I know that feeling. I love buying bright fabric and making fun printed clothes... and then I only put on the gray things.

[@mxdnxghtraven]

Black/dark clothing is like engrained into my everyday life -- lighting tech here

[@darth-milk]

fellow stagehand here. over half of my sweatshirts are black and i can’t stop myself from keeping all of them, even if they only get worn during tech week. black is indeed a wonderful color to wear, it goes with almost every other color

[@starshinedragonsong3045]

I don't know what it is, but watching Bernadette handsew anything is positively mesmerizing. It's performance art.

[@bumpgrrl]

came on specifically to say this! it's like visual asmr 😂

[@azrani2023]

absolutely true, both of you .. wouldn't mind each take being even longer at all @@bumpgrrl 😂

[@breisagrapefruit]

I for one am delighted with watching any project done in black, they make my gothic heart sing 🖤

[@lauralake7430]

I mean, you could wear a red sash, but only for the photos❤

[@MrsBifflechips]

Black fabric may be a pain to film and work with, but it is certainly not boring to me! An all-black wardrobe is comfy, easy to match, and easy to sort for laundry. I make mostly black clothes, except for a Regency waistcoat I'm making with some *extremely exciting* if anachronistic grey train fabric. As a fellow gothy person who is into historical clothing, I whole-heartedly thank you for this video. P.S. Guinea pig squeaks and burbles in video are always welcome.

[@joannakasper5486]

While I love all your other content it's been too long since we had a good old fashioned hand sewing video. Love me a needle and thread and random bits of fabric magic. 🥰

[@m.m.barton-howe]

Your research assistant's name being Heathcliff is so on brand. The shots of the guinea pigs brought me great joy! This video was excellent. 🖤

[@tabithabjelland8028]

Bernadette, just to let you know. You may make a lot of garments that have black but I have never noticed it myself. And if other people that watch your channel don't like the fact that you make things with a lot of black. Don't listen to them. Seriously, you keep creating what makes you happy and that speaks to your soul. Because when you're happy it shines through and I see it on your face and your expression. You're just glowing. And to me that's what makes good content. It's not just your awesome sewing skills. And I don't watch your channel to see what color your clothes are. I watch your channel because I can see that inside. You are a beautiful person and it's totally shiny through no matter what garment you're making because I can tell you love what you're doing. You're obviously very passionate about it and it shows. So please never let anyone stay in a comment that they don't like this or they don't like that and then you stop doing it because of what someone else says. Never do that please ❤ Always remember " To Thine Self Be True".0 if you keep being yourself, you're going to continue to keep going further and further..

[@HumbleWooper]

So very much this! ^^^^ Also, please don't make stuff you wouldn't wear just to please viewers. That's a tragic waste of time and materials. Only make brighter colored things if they'd (thinking honestly to yourself) actually get used enough to justify the effort. 💜

[@markd3250]

Thank you Bernadette, for not only showing your considerable skill at creating a garment like this (or any garment), but also sharing your extensive knowledge of not only how garments are made, but specifically historical garments. Being able to see and understand materials used, how they were used and why, is very helpful to understand how and why historical garments look so different from modern ones. Great video!

[@scribblesandknots]

This is so neat to watch - I followed your ""pirate"" shirt tutorial with black linen a few years ago as my first actually-finished garment sewing project! I very much agree that drawing out the thread on black fabric is a special kind of goth-tax that is hard to pay, lol.

[@merrimcarthur7198]

Goth tax. yep... Goth tax. Using that going forward.

[@scribblesandknots]

@@merrimcarthur7198 The price is high, but the vibes are immaculate

[@unrightist]

Lol I double pulled threads and I still struggled to see the pulled spot

[@aksez2u]

Funny coincidence that I had to do this exact thing with dark navy fabric just yesterday (for a much less glamorous project). I thought I was going blind. 🤣

[@lauralake7430]

I made my first pirate shirt in an indigo print!

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

Bernadette’s gathers are ENVIABLE- it makes me want to put more attention to detail in my own garments!

[@because78...9]

I have to say you SHINE in black, Bernadette! Deep jewel tones also work so well for you (for instance, your dramatic green robe) anything dark and I guess cool-toned work wonders for you!

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

agreed

[@DawnDavidson]

The green robe is particularly drool-worthy!

[@victoriasewell7630]

As a child I read The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter, and there's a line in it about "Silk Twist". I never knew what that was until today! Thank you Bernadette :)

[@magicspell1780]

That was always my fav story as kid. I read it over and over again.

[@azrani2023]

Oh my god SAME I used to LOVE that story as a child! thanks so much for reminding me! I have like a whole compendium of all of Potter's stories and I will definitely flip through it again now

[@DRay-eu7mw]

No more twist!

[@threadsandpurrs]

This shirt is gorgeous! Black (and other darker colors) may be difficult to work with at times, but the end result it so worth it. And those buttons!! Bravo Heathcliff for your new button making skill.

[@mxheathcliff]

Thank you - it's something I've wanted an excuse to learn for ages! 🥰

[@sarahbeth124]

I misread your comment at first I thought you said “black OR darker colors” And my brain goes “There’s a color darker than black?!?” My misread made me giggle quite a lot!

[@threadsandpurrs]

@@sarahbeth124 this gave me a chuckle as well. Thanks for sharing. I know there are multiple shades of black fabric, so maybe it would just be a darker black?

[@m.maclellan7147]

​@sarahbeth124 the "darker than black" shade is me in the morning when I realize I am out of coffee ☕️

[@lenabreijer1311]

I discovered Ott lights a few years ago and they made a huge difference to my life. I can now knit fine black lace without hating to world again.

[@denisecurtis872]

I don’t care what you make, the sound of your voice is very calming! But you DO make cool stuff, lots of talent

[@shozetsku]

Bernadetteapiller is amazing and i loved it. Much appreciation to the editor for keeping it for us!

[@DannyBanner]

Bernadetteapiller is an essential part of the Bernadette Cinematic Universe, it is canon

[@doublelightangel]

​@@DannyBanner😂 fantastic, love your guinea pig portraits 😊❤

[@m.maclellan7147]

Often confused with Bernadetteburrito......

[@Charlotte13118]

Three cheers for Danny who has to make it through all this adorable, gut-busting content and make a comprehensible video 😂 I cannot imagine the pain of having to cut some of this stuff

[@youruncleolaf4694]

last time bernadette specifically said it made no sense to have two body pieces rather than just cutting a T into one, yet this time she does it again

[@hannabusse8137]

But historical vs logical. I think she's choosing historical.

[@idasvenning3892]

Depends on how much and what width of yardage you have

[@AmythefirstA]

Makes it much easier to attach the neck gussets!

[@P0nyl0ve]

@@hannabusse8137 i think both options were used in history, but i usually go with two separate pieces as well just for some extra reinforcement

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

As someone who will wear any styles from 1880-1940, I always love these types of videos, as they offer me new outfits and styles to explore.

[@Azriel1066]

I love this so much!! It's like Regency era meets Morticia Addams and I did not know I needed that in my life until now.

[@happycommuter3523]

When it was just Bernadette’s white hands on the black fabric, I was getting major Thing vibes.

[@karineaghajanyan]

I wonder if we could get more Goth inspired couture from you?🤩How about Victorian or Edwardian (Historical) but Gothly Wednesday in your interpritation?! I would love to see more of The Gothly Bernadette in action!🖤And dear Bernadette don't listen to those ungothly beings who tell you to stop making black outfits: black is glorious, black is iconic & more importantly there's no darker "colour" than black! Ultimate choice of any Gothly witch out there living her best macabre life!🖤💫🧙‍♀

[@couriousxninjaandhexerxyea2318]

I would watch EVERY EPISODE of make it goth

[@jennischimmels7442]

That shoulder binder and shoulder strap are both such nifty practical details - they remind me a lot of "saddle shoulders" (both horizontal and vertical) that you see in some historical cabled sweaters! I definitely want to try and incorporate that into my next shirt project. I know all-black for some time wasn't as commonly used because making the color required a two-stage dye process (and was thus more expensive), but now I wonder how much of the lack of all-black garments was also because the sewists thought about doing all that work by candlelight and went "Absolutely Not". 😂

[@leemasters3592]

I'm guessing working with black fabric would be something people would have saved for daylight hours whenever possible. I know even today with ultra bright LED work lamps many crocheters and knitters avoid black yarn as its more difficult to see your stitches. Using black fabric for counted embroideries (cross stitch etc where you have to work into the holes on an open weave fabric) is also harder than lighter fabrics.

[@Trassel242]

Here in Sweden, peasant women would typically only have one dress for formal occasions, and since black was an expensive colour to dye/maintain, they’d get a black dress and then wear it to both weddings and funerals. So it’s not until the end of the 1800’s that our peasant women started wearing white wedding dresses, too.

[@ah57588]

As someone who loves to handsew in black, 100% sewing with black fabric by candle light/night light it's a nightmare lolll XD charcoal grey is honestly that much better to the eyes sewing wise

[@m.maclellan7147]

​@@ah57588Oooooo, I DO love a Charcoal Grey. Thanks for the suggestion! 😉 Besides, I love "frosting" people when they say, "You always wear black!" I can reply, 'Charcoal Grey, thank you !'

[@jackieknits61]

I never had too much trouble working in black and dark colors until I developed cataracts. I have several projects waiting till after cataract surgery.

[@kameroneatsstars2803]

please NEVER stop making black gothic fashion it fuels my soul as well

[@cadciel]

Gorgeous shirt! And black is absolutely not boring, quite the opposite. I'm constantly amazed at how much work was - and is - being put into making of these garments.

[@SanktaLo]

your “but i like it in black!” is such a mood. i knit and it’s so hard to see all the pretty stitchwork in black 😭

[@sarahbeth124]

I’m already planning my Halloween costume (I know, but I usually wait way too late) I’m going to do “Mad Madame Mim” from Sword in the Stone, and I realized all the elements of her outfit are things I’d wear separately. I think I’m going to get this pattern for her purple/burgundy base layer top. I’m not going for perfect screen accuracy, just good enough, since I don’t know how recognizable her character is to most folks. In any case, it will be a fun project, fun costume and a wearable shirt to boot! Loved this video and the black shirt is stunning!

[@Odontecete]

OOO I LOVE Mim! Do it!

[@JanetCowan]

Mad Madame Mim is one of my favorites! I think that’s going to be an AMAZING costume!

[@mcwjes]

Genius! She doesn't get near enough appreciation!

[@bast713]

I *shrieked*! I love Mad Madam Mim. That will be an amazing costume

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

We're all screaming! Madam Mim was my favorite character in that movie and I named my very first dog (a Chihuahua) after her. 😍 I'm so excited for you in making this costume!

[@helenedesmarais8697]

Good quality linen is indestructable and barely wrinkles. I made a jacket type shirt unlined with french seams everywhere. Black. I worn and washed it so much, I re-dyed it 4 TIMES to refresh the black color. I can't fit in it today but kept it as 'souvenir' of slimmer times. The linen is still very fine. I could give it away in my testament.

[@kristinamanion2236]

I love it and definitely want one! You look so happy in the reveal. Please continue to make what you enjoy. I love color, but I would rather watch you make a black shirt that you enjoy than force color on you. And thank you for the pattern. As a plus size person I am very impressed that you go up to a size I can wear.

[@bruce1947]

There's a real lack of historical men's fashion on youtube so it's nice to see you do a shirt every now and then! Great video, as always, Bernadette!

[@Bookworm1824]

Yes! This! my non-binary heart doesn't want to dress fem all the time! But I do want a historical look!

[@blondeviolet]

I watched this right after doing yoga and having a cup of tea. My mood is quite mellow. And then the outtakes made me giggle madly.

[@cris-amv]

I’m doing the Pirate Shirt following your first video. It has been a wonderful project, filled with “I’m so proud with myself” moments but also with some “why am I doing this too myself?!” moments. I’m not finished yet but overall I’m very happy. The pattern for this other version is already making my brain say: now you have to make that one too!! 😂😂

[@azrani2023]

thank you for beautifully putting into words my every sewing experience ever 😂

[@soozlillend]

I'm so glad you've redone this (but in black) i did a first "pirate" shirt but in cotton which was great with machine stitches but now redoing it in linen but hand and i made so many mistakes to the point i think i'll lose the fabric, so watching this again with updated comments is shading a light on it. Well timed, thank you

[@anyadolson4138]

I love watching your videos, because I can watch you make a Regency era men's shirt, (which I've made the pirate version of, in green, for a cosplay) while I sit and sew the lacing part from old converse onto my jeans to prevent further rips. The idea that fashion and sewing can be used for such a wide variety of beautiful things, its mesme3rising to me.

[@Crenga]

i just want to drop in, thank you for the video, and say how floored i am by all the progress you've made over the years. not only in your craftsmanship, but your confidence! no longer do i feel like you (and us, sewing alongside you) are at the complete mercy of your projects. you've. now... you're only mostly at their mercy /j in all seriousness, excellent work and again, thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork edit: oh! and as a disabled artist whose disabilities unfortunately prevent me from pursuing most of my art, your videos always mean so much to me. i used to make little "pirate shirts" for my beanie babies when i was in the single digits, but the only stitches i knew were running stitches and... well, sutures (medical household and i was a sick but curious kid, i made my hand surgeon teach me how to suture when i was seven... on my own hand oTL) so you can imagine how that came out. i loved your videos on corsetry with scoliosis especially. thanks again! :)

[@shay_mori]

Love the sewing content and patterns! And not bored of black at all, but will we be seeing a full regency goth character creation such as we had with the Victorian Lady Mob Boss? Because that would be quite entertaining (even in black

[@gleann_cuilinn]

The dropped shoulder gives it such a unique look, so different from the puffy-sleeved shirts of later years. And what magic to see a garment made in exact historical practice but with a gothic vampiric twist

[@jefferywilson2399]

Fascinating to watch your hand-stitching: I have made many garments by hand, and it interests me to see that you take your stitches largely away from yourself. When I am hand-stitching, I nearly always stitch from right to left, taking stitches more or less parallel to the edge of the work table at which I'm seated. No right or wrong way, just different, and like I said, fascinating. Would that all the stitchers I have worked with produced work as neatly efficient as yours!

[@laurendisney]

Please never stop making black garments unless you truly wish to make in colors. My goth soul lives for all the dark garments ❤

[@clairewulf]

the patience you have for handsewing is so admirable

[@amyblais7317]

It’s gorgeous! Keep making dark things that speak to your soul. I adore this shirt. You’re skills are spectacular.

[@sabrinaduckett5057]

This is stunning, and I love the gender-blurring with the "masculine" Mr. Darcy shirt with a "feminine" skirt: *chef's kiss*

[@Jei]

Black is so beautiful and classic. I'm just waiting for people to make these garments in more modern patterns. How fun would a walking skirt be in bumble bee and honeycomb patterns, or unicorns.

[@laurenloertscher1319]

Ah...a beautiful sewing video. Love it, especially Bernadette's confusion and sarcasm at her own methods.

[@rebeccawayman4219]

Never bored with you… never, ever! I want this pattern so badly. Can’t wait to try it. In a lighter color of course. Thank you for sharing this beautiful garment with us again. ❤

[@pearface5370]

Heathcliff? Your assistant’s name is Heathcliff? That is beyond perfect. ❤

[@carlistar27]

This is just such funny timing. I just started working on black linen combinations because needed the vibes of it

[@suzanneevans1771]

Your comments about working with black fabric remind me of the Elizabeth Gaskell novel Mary Barton where she described seamstresses going blind making mourning wear. I will never tire of watching you sew, even if you were to only ever to make black clothing - please continue gothing to your heart’s content.

[@10pmixupuk65]

Bernadette, you are a wonder. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths you will go to for authenticity. Your productions are a constant joy.

[@psychedelikchameleon]

This weekend I've mostly been watching extraordinary people doing brilliant things 💚💚💚

[@AngelicCutie365]

I love all the black clothes you make! It's the color I usually wear and buy the most and I tend to finish black projects more often than their colorful counterparts. Watching you and seeing what issues I may run into when making something so dark helps me mentally prepare for it and also gives me an idea of what to keep in mind for similar projects in the future. As long as you love what you are doing I love watching you do it! 💜

[@sablemoss6516]

Your assistant is so cute! it was lovely to see you two working together!

[@nightfan1983]

I'm completely fine and feel thoroughly entertained with you indulging your black (cloth) desires in your videos, as I'm a black clothing enthusiast myself 🖤

[@samathagearworth6896]

I use a light box when marking and cutting things like this. Make a diy light box by using an old window or but a small remnant piece of plexiglass. Place on cups pr small bowls, slide an under counter light strip under. This is easily stored in parts. A glass coffee table works well.

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

I love this video so much! I would suggest as an addendum video a discussion of how to alter this shirt for different periods. Also, for us utter tyros, a sort of pregame analysis of the pattern discussing the order of attack, i.e., highlight in red on the pattern that the right edge of piece C will be sewn to the top edge of piece A, etc.

[@jennylawson1980]

Black is such a strong color that has never waviered over the centuries. I love this project very much. Gothic Darcy is the best ❤

[@abigailwacholz394]

Loved this! I had started a black version of the 18th century shirt back in 2021 and still have not finished. Seeing yours turn out so well certainly gave me the motivation to finish mine lol

[@Tuilelen]

I enjoy watching these simpler projects because what I get stuck on in my own projects are the weird little details like the direction of felling when it comes to 3-way intersections with a loop, like arm gussets. And you get into the nitty gritty of it in an entertaining way, so it's really helpful and captivating!

[@fernandaherfinancialedit2683]

Do i have any idea what she’s talking about sewing wise? Nope, might as well be a foreign language. Do I love watching her hand stitch this shirt? Yes, yes I doooooo! ❤️

[@Holly_is_trying]

A lovely thing - watching with CC on, and when Bernadette snips a thread, the captions say 'quiet snip' which is just charming

[@bethgrace5098]

Absolutely love it! I too often think about wearing colors besides black, gray, and white, but they were all I reached for when I had colorful options anyway. Live your dark, true self 😆

[@AmythefirstA]

After I watched the Pirate Shirt video, I knew I simply had to make one for my husband. I was able to use the pattern provided, with one of my husband's modern dress shirts as a reference for measurements, but the tutorial felt a little incomplete, so I did some research and learned about the neck gussets, shoulder straps, and armscythe lining. I used an old cotton sheet for fabric, and though I used a sewing machine for the bulk of it, I did most of the finishing by hand. Something about inserting the underarm gusset was SO satisfying! And I decided to sew the buttonholes by hand for the first time, because I hate doing them by machine. That was SO satisfying, too! I am never going back! So I finished the shirt and gave it to my husband, and he loved it! Unfortunately the thick cotton was too hot for him to wear in the summer, so I need to make him another one in a light linen. I enjoyed this tutorial and appreciate the upgrades to the pattern! The black looks cool and very goth. 😁

[@ew7d]

I suspect it the reason black was not more common in the period was the hassle it is to achieve with natural dyes.

[@PumpkinSpikey]

I love the black. Don’t let anyone change you. It speaks to my gothic soul.

[@gmccleod]

I absolutely love everything about this shirt (including the color)! I am on my way to grab this pattern and you'd better believe that I'm going to add those neck ruffles 😍 As always, thank you for enriching my life and my sewing journey with your historical antics! 💜

[@annassiter4087]

Dear Bernadette, You have made my morning tea and toast a heavenly experience.. I love all your videos.. I love hand sewing clothes.. for me it is a meditative experience.. Bless you..

[@maartjegroeneweg5499]

I thought I was finished with making historical garments (for now) so I could finally finish my bachelor thesis... Alas, inspiration has struck again! Though this time I'll not give into my ADHD urges, and finish one thing first. Thanks Bernadette, for all your amazing and inspiring video's!! Much love from The Netherlands!

[@meeeka]

Bernadette, I watch you and recall sitting at my grandma's feet and later side, watching and learning how to sew by hand. So much so, that I've begun sewing again.

[@spameranne]

gorgeous, now I'll have to make one of my own! it's really exciting to be developing a better sense of garment construction through your channel and others (and my own very slight practical experience) to have realized a split second before you said so that the long shoulder piece would have been folded over and felled to enclose the raw edges of the sleeve seam. hurrah for learning! :)

[@Zoejo]

Considering I was recently given black linen as a gift, I HAVE to make one of these for myself! Makes me really happy that the pattern is size inclusive too! 😊

[@marietheotaku94]

Excellent as always, thank you Danny for keeping the shenanigans in, thank you Heathcliff for making buttons I'm sure they'll soon come in handy, and thanks Bernadette for the pirate but make it goth which we needed in our lives.

[@gheist966]

Bernadette, please don't stop making black stuff. im not even that into sweing but it's just so satisfying to watch you make goth-like vintage stuff istg

[@allisonarmtrong3891]

Spooky Children of the Night for ever! Love the shirt. Love the reminders about gussets. Love that these clothes are made of square and rectangles because that makes them so much easier. Take care!

[@a-mz1000]

the only channel where I don't skip ad reads, and I'm delighted by them every time!

[@meredithcarr5116]

I've used a lightbox for cutting black linen on the drawn thread. Works well!

[@AndersWatches]

Excellent timing; I’m currently re-reading Pride and Prejudice xD Happy to know the regency specific details compared to your 18th c one, as it’s regency fashion that my interest lies in most, and I still have my linen to make a shirt from, so I can make it to these specs now!

[@ms-rachel-anne]

I made my first garment for myself this past month and I'm incredibly proud. It's a very simple dress with only a front and back piece, and I took the pattern off an existing dress I have and love and wanted another of. But that dress is stretchy and my fabric for the new dress was not, so I had a lot of adjusting to do. I also changed the pockets (inset instead of patch, and I drafted them myself), and binding tape for the neck and arm holes (sleeveless dress) because why not. I chose counterhemming for the side and shoulder seams for added durability, even though it takes 10,000 years to do by hand. I wouldn't have been able to make the dress without Bernadette's channel; I learned almost every single skill I employed by watching here. Hand sewing has instantly become a new favorite hobby, and I'm working on another version of the same dress now (knee length instead of ankle length), and I have a jumpsuit planned next. All of that is to say, thanks for sharing your skills and tutorials, Bernadette. You've made a convert of at least one previously non-sewist.

[@missvioletnightchild2515]

As soon as I saw the burrito, i asked myself how you'd managed not to fall off the bed. Clearly that was the clever editing on Danny's part 😂😂 (I also love your duvet cover, very pretty!) I made a similar shirt for my college course, though not at all historically. But I'd never heard of the shoulder reinforcements, so that was very interesting to learn!

[@penny-janeswift8525]

I always love your videos and as a Dorset button maker of 40 years experience I thoroughly enjoyed watching you learn my art. I learnt at school in North Dorset and am keeping the tradition alive by giving talks and workshops about them.

[@smallandhasty]

Absolutely crying with laughter over the Bernadette Burrito. "Bet people are getting tired of me" N O P E Make what makes you happy, for your joy is a joy to see.

[@ladyzapzap9514]

So far we’ve had gentle mystical music, country tavern music, and dark library music on the Closed Captions. Love it

[@glazdarklee1683]

Oh! I love this. I had never fully understood the challenges of working with black fabric. I may be the last generation were it was common to be raised with home-sewn clothing. My mother used to make casual shirts that were vaguely like this. (But a sewing machine was involved.)

[@jenniferb585]

Danny - if you're seeing this, amazing editing. LOVED IT. Bernadette was educational and hilarious as always, but you made it even better. Also, yay for piggy footage!!!! A couple years back we got to see a bunch of halloween costumes modeled. I wonder if the piggies would ever get dolled up for the METgala? Just a thought, great to see them regardless.

[@Allieworth]

I will never be bored of black or very dark colors and patterns. Dark and dramatic YAS PLEASE

[@Streufuchs]

This was another wonderful video! 😍 also please don't stop making black clothings, it inspires me to continue making them, too 😂❤

[@therobertfaulkner]

I don’t know if I will ever make any of these garments, but I will never stop watching these delightful videos. Another success.

[@Lauren_P_]

Another puffy shirt??? YES! 2 Guinea Pigs content now?? YES! Patterns Available? YES! Black Clothing?? YES!