I made a Gibson Girl outfit with actual tailoring | Sewing an Edwardian tailored jacket ft. Ora Lin

[@danieljackson654]

Whenever I watch you work material with your hands, I recall the words: כָל־אִשָּׁ֥ה חַכְמַת־לֵ֖ב בְּיָדֶ֣יהָ טָו֑וּ וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ מַטְוֶ֗ה [And every wise hearted woman spun with her hands]. How wonderful your skill.

[@saoirsevicteoiria2759]

I wish you roses and sunshine in turn! I will save this to remind me that shoulders are a thing I can learn to do. I think learning to read is the only thing that really counts. Given that I did accomplish that, nothing should ever seem scary, but alas, that is not how the neurons fire.

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

I’m with you I didn’t fully learn to read until around 16 or 17. If my parents hadn’t pushed I wouldn’t have gotten past a low grade 6 leave of reading. It should be something to be proud of but at the time I was just too frustrated to appreciate that. It’s a shame that we can’t just say to ourselves “you’ve got this it can’t be as hard as learning to read”! I have a beautiful piece of lama wool that I’m too afraid to cut into. I’ve had it for years! I keep telling myself I’m waiting for the perfect pattern but really it’s not that.

[@WantedVisual]

Terrifying skill I've learned: sewing things I'll gladly wear in public, as opposed to pajamas. That was my summer. Terrifying skill I want to learn: I want to learn how to play classical pieces on my bass guitar. Which I own, but can't play yet. At all.

[@SnappyDragon]

Okay but pajamas are *such* good practice! I got my handsewing skills to where they are by sewing nightshirts.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

I love the outfit you look like a true Edwardian Gibson Girl in it. 😊🌹 I want to learn how to make my own shoes. I broke my foot at 13 & as a result one of my feet is half a size larger than the other. So I always have to buy shoes for the larger foot size & put insoles into the other one so they will fit. I recently discovered there is a school here in Sydney Australia. That will teach you how to make shoes - sneaker, dress shoes & boots. But it's *SO* expensive! To do all 3 courses it will cost me about $2500 just for the courses. That doesn't include any tools or materials I will need. As I'm currently between jobs & pretty much broke as Stoke. It looks like I won't be doing the course anytime soon. ☹ Hopefully once I'm back at work I can look into doing the course.

[@ragnkja]

Yes, shoemaking seems like like such an interesting and useful trade to learn, especially if your feet don't quite fit the typical lasts.

[@scouttyra]

I think both Nicole Rudolf and Abby Cox have made videos about shoemaking, and Morgan Donner iirc has at least one.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@scouttyra Yes I've seen all 3 ladies shoe videos.

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@ragnkja Yes that's mainly why I want to learn the skill.

[@SnappyDragon]

Don't tempt me! I have had no end of issues with historical shoe brands because my feet are wide.

[@saraquill]

For me, it’s a toss up between making pie crust from scratch and making my own doll wigs. Making the super delicate flaky crusts still intimidate me, but I can pull it off. As for wigs, I jumped off the deep end, crawled back to the shallow side, and am slowly building my skill to go deep once more. I even make my own wefts now.

[@SnappyDragon]

I was never trained on hairpieces, so to me wigmaking is magic! 🤩

[@seeaaannnn]

Literally in the middle of my own edwardian jacket so this came just in time lol. Excellent work from the both of you, the entire ensemble looks impeccable

[@SnappyDragon]

Ooh, I hope your jacket goes well!

[@carneliancorax]

One daunting skill I want to learn is to sew trousers because it's such a pain to find any that fit me, let alone that I also like and which have decently sized pockets. And I think it'd be fun to have historical trousers in my everyday wardrobe.

[@SnappyDragon]

Trousers can be tricky to fit, but totally worth it! I get lots of use out of my split skirt.

[@Mommamacnz]

The most daunting thing I've learned is how to drive a bus. The next thing to learn, and one I'm putting off, is learning to back a vehicle while having a trailer attached. gulp. For sewing projects I'm currently putting off making a Victorian cycling outfit, including the correct underpinnings. I suspect tailoring will be part of the process if I want the vest/jacket to look right.

[@SnappyDragon]

From someone who cannot even drive a normal car . . . good luck! One can do a decent vest/jacket without too much tailoring, it just changes how you go about the process. My dark green 1890s walking suit involved no tailoring at all, but the shape is still quite nice!

[@sanderiggs8916]

Roses and sunshine. Want to work on my tatting more. Learning years ago at 15, 50 years ago, I could not get it to not knot on bobbin. I went to a great great aunt who patiently worked with me. Mama drove me over 100 miles round trip for about 4 weeks on Sunday. I finally got it. Like tiny crochet best. But, so thankful for the time with with my great great aunt Fannie. She lived another twenty years. 💕

[@SnappyDragon]

I've heard tatting is like that! Tricky to pick up for sure.

[@Chibihugs]

Tailoring is so fascinating. I think you did a great job on this lovely jacket. Well done. I love how the shirtwaist sleeves flare of the jacket. Currently completing my first corset. It is daunting but finally feels doable.

[@SnappyDragon]

May the corset be cooperative!

[@idasvenning3892]

I recently learned to sew trousers! Specifically pockets and a zipper fly, because the rest is easy enough and/or I already knew how to do it. Trying my very best to finish an actually wearable pair now, after pajama pants and a pair out of ugly sheets. And oh, the current pair is half lined, which is an experiment in itself so we'll see how well that works out 😅

[@SnappyDragon]

Trousers are hella intimidating! I'm impressed.

[@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem]

i appreciate that you shared when you had to work from bed. i often do my projects sitting on my bed, so that i can lay back when i need to. i would love to learn more about tailoring. i've already learned far more from youtube about sewing and proper techniques than i ever did in home ec. you look great. the outfit is perfect.

[@SnappyDragon]

Just about anything that doesn't have to be done at the cutting table gets done from bed!

[@TealCheetah]

Good call flat lining the wool with the cotton. Wonderful outfit!

[@SnappyDragon]

After ripping the skirt on a simple frolic through the park, I wasn't taking any chances!

[@lyzzee6143]

I absolutely love the showing of the hand stitches- and especially showing several consecutive stitches. Really helps me see how you’re actually doing it! So interesting AND helpful!!

[@hannahhaugen1694]

Another beautiful project, V! I can't get over how wonderful all of your fabric choices always look. Thank you for sharing your moments learning and asking questions with Ora. Learning from/alongside a friend is always wonderful, and my favorite thing about making with my mom. Something challenging that I may be tackling soon is how to knit a garment! I'm looking forward to having a combination challenging/relaxing project to join me for a few months working in a foreign country. I hope sewing is a good companion to you in your upcoming next steps as well!

[@SnappyDragon]

Thank you! I hope my fabric choices don't get too boring after another couple years, because I definitely have a type.

[@lenabreijer1311]

This is lovely and a very good job with the internal guts of the jacket. My tailoring was not as good because I would get impatient. A point about the sleeves. It you combine them that way you lose all the wonderful compression ability of the wool. I was taught to hand sew the lining sleeves together. It is inside and not visible. And from my pattern design book I think that is a variation of a "pagoda " sleeve.

[@renaspiegel4540]

Anne Shirley is a real person! I knew it!😱😱😱 My childhood is now entirely validated. Thank you😭

[@sallyk4356]

Daunting skill I've learned: I make good ice cream and a few kinds of bread very well. Daunting skills I'm trying to learn: re-teaching myself math so I can get into grad school, learning to sew things more complex than circle skirts (made progress with a walking skirt in May), and next step on the bread journey is challah! Will eventually work up to beautiful outfits like this one with my sewing.

[@FlybyStardancer]

The jacket turned out amazing!! Your work was worth it!

[@phoenixperson8296]

This is friendship goals

[@PsychoKat90]

What a beautiful result for all that painstaking shaping work! Brava!

[@kieraoona]

recently I learned Tunisian crochet. Your outfit turned out amazingly!

[@AlishaHerbiederbie]

This is so fascinating to me, and the product is beautiful. An outfit that deserves all the roses and sunshine! I hope you have many spare spoons to enjoy these last days of summer. As for a skill, I have been getting back into storytelling and writing. It's been many years since I felt confident enough to allow my mind to worldbuild and create, so finding the means to do it again wasn't easy. It's scary, but in a good way.

[@SibylleLeon]

If I had 2 x 24 hours every day, a daunting thing I'd love to learn is actually tailoring! I'm 52 and have about four left hands - and I've never sewn before (other than, you know, fixing on a button that has fallen off). I'm also a card-carrying multi passionate and really don't need another time-consuming hobby I never get around to xD But I'm obsessed with the period from around 1890-1910 and yeah, if I dared, had the time (and the money for the equipment), I'd totally do this. Sending you back some Croatian sunshine!

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Gorgeous! I'm so glad you have a friend who could teach you the things! I learned how to knit by reading books and online tutorials. I'm attempting to learn to sew the same way.

[@SnappyDragon]

That is precisely why we filmed this!

[@paulamiller8386]

Great Gibson look. The style and colour are both great on you. When it comes to daunting lessons I have to go basic. I hated heming a curved hem so much all my clothes had straight hems. (Very difficult and limiting). I have since learnt obout using bias tape to hem. A whole new world of circle skirts has been opened up to me. 😂

[@melaniecourville1148]

I love it. It reminds me of a dress a character wears in my all time favorite show, Murdoch Mysteries. I would love to learn to sew and make clothes especially historical clothes

[@mcwjes]

The silhouette! The hand sewing! The squirrel! I love it! ❤

[@SnappyDragon]

Thank Anna for the squirrel 🤣

[@kentario1610]

The outfit Ora has in the smoothing the darts chapter looks so comfy and luxurious!

[@SnappyDragon]

We shot a video for their channel about historybounding and cultural expression, if you want to see them talk about it! It's a great outfit.

[@christygrimm4928]

WOW!! I love your channel and I love how you provide historic authenticity to your lectures and the hard work you put in for the period outfits. My husband and I are really into reenactments and get togethers of historical rendezvous. My question is can I take a class on tailoring so that I don't have to buy a really expensive hand sewn outfit for these rendezvous? Thanks again. 😊

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

Thank you for the brief mention about your fabric restrictions you have placed for your sewing. Thoughtful planning and explanation why is always appreciated by me to understand how others live and for me to be more mindful when I make things for others.

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

And your outfit is beautiful!

[@calicolyon]

Lovely colour of green!! Glad you were able to find appropriate fabric to work with!

[@lilykatmoon4508]

This is so lovely! Gibson Girl Edwardian is one of my favorite styles!

[@dressdeveloper]

So much work! 😱 The result is stunning, you DO look like a Gibson sketch. Or more a painting. Did Gibson do full paintings? Why did you cover the edge of the horsehair canvas with tape, to prevent the horsehair to poke through?

[@SnappyDragon]

Yeah, the edges of the horsehair can get pokey, It's also to avoid having too much bulk from connecting the horsehair directly to itself. Although @Ora Lin is very welcome to correct me if I'm wrong, they're the real expert!

[@dressdeveloper]

@@SnappyDragon Ah, thank you!

[@thesavingsorceress]

I loved this! It’s nice to see other people create things whilst facing their own challenges. Also, this video was a great reminder to me that we don’t always have to learn alone. Your outfit turned out beautifully! As for me, there are so many things I’d like to learn how to do, I’m not sure I’ll have time to try them all! I think my main dreams are to finally tackle making my own corset and combinations, figure out how make my own hats, and eventually craft a pair of boots for myself. ✨

[@amandataub842]

I want to learn how to make tatted lace and bobbin lace. I love the outfit. You look smashing.

[@Harko-]

Thank you V and Ora Lin, I truly enjoyed watching this video. What a brilliant balance of information, shenanigans and wholesomeness. And the outfit turned out amazing! I’m currently trying to learn to paint landscapes. And for someone with a preference for straight lines and perfect arcs, that’s quite daunting!

[@SnappyDragon]

I am just totally in awe of painters! I can't do any kind of 2-dimensional visual art, even my stick figure drawings are wonky.

[@ninaschust3694]

you two are lovely. thank you for all the things you create and share.

[@Morticia147]

Great, now I want to sew that myself.... The sewing list in my head is so enourmes 🤣 Tailoring is such an amazing art, I would love to learn more about it.

[@elizathemermaid]

This is an absolutely beautiful outfit! I'm still learning to sew the basics, but tailoring looks so fascinating and creates such amazing shapes!

[@tiffanytomasino335]

Thank you for sharing! Roses and sunshine in turn

[@TheVadsten]

That turned out so well.

[@Witchydigit]

Engagement!! I was listening to this video while practicing my staff spinning. Quite intimidating, it's a big iron tube moving very fast, and is not pleasant when you bonk yourself. I only bonked myself once today, so far, though! It's always wonderful to learn new things

[@SnappyDragon]

Not bonking oneself is good!

[@Witchydigit]

@@SnappyDragon sometimes we have to make a few unpleasant mistakes to learn a lesson. If you aren't making mistakes, it means you either didn't try anything new, or else didn't learn anything. An important lesson, I think, for anyone; but especially us engaging in creative pursuits. Sometimes you gotta get a little bonk, so you learn how not to give yourself a big bonk

[@sanderiggs8916]

Love your handsewing. All the detail on the layers to make it easy flat was so informative. Sorry you had a few bad hope you're feeling better I've had about 2 months down from a fall. Took the time to do the tiny lace crochet I do. you are an inspiration. ❤️

[@whitalleys5893]

Beautiful! Thank you for taking your time on this project and getting help from an expert friend. What a boon for the entire community to see!

[@SnappyDragon]

You're so welcome! That's exactly why we wanted to make this video, there are a lot of tailoring videos that are either from experts who want to tell you the One True Method, or that emphasize the scariness of tailoring and only the scariness. We wanted there to be something more approchable.

[@jennyekman4443]

Beautiful 🥰

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Delightful video! I enjoyed watching you two work together to design this. You did great sewing!

[@olivetreewoman]

OUTSTANDING! This looks amazing!

[@elainebye9090]

Completely lovely ensemble! Well done.

[@habituscraeftig]

Hoo, boy! Daunting skills. I learned how to weave, today.

[@SnappyDragon]

👏👏👏

[@Emperatriz_Valentina]

So beautiful! Also love getting a glimpse into another culture!

[@amandatomczewski4483]

I was wondering if you could do a video explaining why wool and linen cannot be mixed?

[@3CallMeTheCaptain]

It's fascinating to hear you're avoiding sha'atnez! So many historical clothing makers forget about the reality of day-to-day life for the tailors who made these pieces or the people who wore them, but cultural requirements like this would have been a major part of the work. Also -- beautiful result, well done.

[@SnappyDragon]

It's a way for me to work Judaism into the thing I spend most of my time on, which feels very appropriate! There's a whole 300-year period of European fashion history that I still want to know how Jewish tailors managed and can't find any info on.

[@3CallMeTheCaptain]

@@SnappyDragon Which period? I have access to a good research library, I could take a peek for you, see if there's anything I can find.

[@catherinerw1]

I'm also about to take on tailoring a jacket... the instructions for mine have you using various weights of woven fusible interfacings, and no canvas except for a floating shoulder! Yours is gorgeous :)

[@SnappyDragon]

Super interesting! I'm guessing it's a more recent pattern?

[@catherinerw1]

@@SnappyDragon it's the "Barberry" jacket pattern, quite recently released. Modern methods, fairly classic shape.

[@CM-xn6xc]

This is a stunning suit!

[@liav4102]

Wow!! Absolutely delightful

[@evier2764]

I am also a loud Jew with fibromyalgia who likes to sew, so this was so cozy and lovely to watch. Nice to know that you can do tailoring from bed.

[@autumn7143]

It turned out beautifully!!! Great job!!!

[@bunnybgood411]

You two are amazing.

[@gildedgitta]

I was incredibly scared of honeycombing but it turned out to be rather easy! So happy Vasi made a tutorial on it, or I would have never tried it! Also this look is so beautiful, and it alwways warms my heart to see you work in bed as I also do that when my flareups are bad.

[@SnappyDragon]

Is honeycombing another word for smocking? I'll have to go watch this video . . .

[@m.maclellan7147]

That wool is GORGEOUS ! Is there a link for it ?

[@SnappyDragon]

B&T has constantly changing stock, so it's no longer available. Sorry!

[@mar1na1993]

Maybe not as daunting as tailoring (definitely not), but this year I’ve been learning the art of blackwork embroidery!

[@SnappyDragon]

Blackwork is for sure on my list too!

[@bunnybgood411]

It's beautiful.

[@janicemcalisterdouglas7351]

Lovely!

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

My daunting skill - I thought it was going to be the corset, but no, that's not so difficult now that I've pherpahs not mastered princess seams but have experienced how to fit them properly, at least... It's pants... though I think the first pair I make will be my own version of Secret Pants, based on a hakama pattern, which I have made two and a half times already. I might even use the half-made pieces sitting around for it. I was intending to just take the top (ties and koshita) off the worn out one and pop it on the pieces because it's the same fabric, but there was a reason it wore out the way it did, the "sport twill" was no such thing, I've had sturdier bedsheets, and I've already bought 4 metres of a more appropriate weight fabric for another hakama that should survive more than a year of Aikido before starting to disintegrate.

[@SnappyDragon]

Pants are the most terrifying indeed!

[@libraryoflilylol199]

omg you have the exact same lap desk I do! so good! :D

[@SnappyDragon]

It's super useful :D

[@heathermade7294]

Looks amazing! I really want to learn video editing, and have been avoiding it big time.

[@SnappyDragon]

It's quite a rabbit hole to fall into! I did the literal opposite of what most people recommend (teach yourself powerful software) and used iMovie for 6 months before upgrading to something only a little more powerful.

[@helenemelon]

My new daunting skill I'm learning is hand embroidery, I just started in June. I just really love the look of embroidery on things, and I'm really happy with the projects I've done so far! I embroidered an 18th c style pocket and a handkerchief and now I'm doing a belt with vulvas on it (I'm a sex educator)

[@SnappyDragon]

I love it! I would also like to get better at embroidery, it would suit my desire to always have a handsewing project to work on.

[@ushere5791]

gorgeous!!

[@winterburden]

That's so cool!

[@knittingmoose]

I am teaching myself honeycomb and regular smocking, which is terrifying, but scarier is that next I will be teaching myself cutwork embroidery.

[@janisi9262]

I love the colour of this ensemble - kind of a muddy teal? Desaturated teal? I'm not sure what to call it, but it's pretty! The jacket is wonderful and I enjoy the points on the sleeves. Something in my brain is saying that the armscyes are a weird shape, but I think that's just a modern perspective looking at an antique pattern. You can clearly move and are comfortable, and my eyes just need to adjust. I'm working on a pants/shorts pattern, based on a 2003 pair of Old Navy pajama pants I deconstructed and traced. I'm something like 7 iterations in and I have the first version that I'm actually using to make more than one pair of shorts. I'm getting there.

[@liav4102]

Maybe dark seafoam green?

[@SnappyDragon]

B&T called it "Mix't Saxon Green" or some such thing 🤣

[@piaggio]

Daunting skill... I want to get to work on my fourth language. I still need to sharpen up on second and third, but I still really want another in my reptorire.

[@SnappyDragon]

[applauds you in monolingual American]

[@Sandrilenefatoren]

My sister and I learned how to roast lamb today! May not seem like much, but we're both SUPER scared of screwing up every time we try cooking a new meat. Turns out roasting is way easier than we thought. No wonder it's one of the oldest forms of cooking!

[@SnappyDragon]

Color me impressed! I rarely cook enough to roast anything other than sweet potatoes.

[@JenInOz]

It never occurred to me that Horsehair canvas might be made with linen. Any idea how I'd find out if the one in my stash does? (Don't really remember where or when I bought it.)

[@mcwjes]

You could try a burn test. Different fabrics smell and burn differently!

[@SnappyDragon]

It's tricky to discern linen and cotton without specialized testing-- check out Costume Literate's video on her work with a shaatnez testing lab for more.

[@sarahwatts7152]

I want to learn more about origami...I know enough to know how much I don't know, but one of the things I do know is that intermediate origami books are hard to find!

[@nanasrealm]

This is why I've mainly made undergarments because I know I'm not ready to put in the work to learn tailoring 😩

[@SnappyDragon]

I did a whole lot of non-tailoring dressmaking before feeling ready for this! My dark green 1890s suit has no tailoring and was a great step in between.

[@DrAnarchy69]

I love that you sew according to Halakhic law, that’s very cool!

[@SnappyDragon]

It's like the only time I follow halachah 🤣

[@floralfemme4700]

Terrifying skill I learned: programming! It's not so scary after all :) Terrifying skill I want to learn: a musical instrument! I have no idea how to make music but I'd love to try it.

[@kawaiiperson]

It was funny you said it's not kosher to have wool and linen in the same garments, as I'm literally making a wool dress with a linen lining. Just out of curiosity, why is that?

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

S'cuse my ignorance, but what's the difference between sewing clothes that fit and tailoring specifically?

[@SnappyDragon]

It's how you get the fit. In modern times we use "tailored" to mean "altered to fit" because we get most of our clothes pre-made. Historically it was a specific method of putting clothes together, using flat patterns and carefully shaped, built-up layers like the canvas and padding we made.

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

@@SnappyDragon Thank you!

[@shelleyoxenhorn833]

Beautiful

[@jocelynleung7480]

Oh my god what books were you guys referencing 0_0

[@SnappyDragon]

The list is in my Patreon!

[@lynn858]

I skipped from quilting to bras. The only thing they have in common is 1/4” seams.

[@SnappyDragon]

Bras still scare me o.o

[@ceruleanskies001]

Like for friends teaching skills.

[@hippybecca]

How is tailoring different than normal sewing? I'm a very casual sewer so I do not know much forgive me.

[@SnappyDragon]

Tailoring is building up and shaping the internal layers, vs simply cutting and interlining the garment.

[@DoorbellQueen]

💚💚💚

[@NoviceStitcher]

you know I have often wondered why God commanded us not to use two different fabrics together. Nowing God there is a fabulous reason. One that makes sense. I just don't know what it is. Can you explain from a jewish prospective?

[@angemerry169]

🄿🅁🄾🄼🄾🅂🄼 🙋

[@thedreamsicle1]

Glad it's Jewish but not ethical towards animals...😅

[@ragnkja]

Shearing domesticated sheep is the ethical thing to do. Do you _want_ the poor sheep to suffer from severe flystrike?

[@thedreamsicle1]

@@ragnkja I would like animals not to be "domesticated" which is an euphemism for exploited. I would like them not to be bred to grow an abnormal amount of fur, so that we can pretend to be their saviors by cutting it and using it for ourselves. That's what I'd like. And even shearing is traumatic and animals are hurt in the process.

[@lenabreijer1311]

@@thedreamsicle1 lol that is not fur, it is hair. So you prefer polyester? The making of which causes more death by destroying the environment? Or you prefer cotton which requires massive amounts of water and pesticides and destroys the environment, and starves people because that land could be growing food. Meanwhile sheep graze on land which would otherwise be unproductive, provide work and income and food for people living on land not suitable for other kinds of agriculture. Wool is biodegradable, unlike plastic, skins become cold climate clothing, manure becomes fertiliser. But you prefer plastic. Oh and not eating animal products means you will have a bigger chance of all sorts of health problems including breaking your hips as you get older.

[@thedreamsicle1]

@@lenabreijer1311 aprox 70% of agricultural land is meant for animal feed

[@lenabreijer1311]

@@thedreamsicle1 lol you are wrong but remember the quality of the food produced that way is a lot higher then eating beans.