Let's Cosplay Like It's 1499

[@Dafmeister1978]

"OK, how do I get it off?" - Jill Bearup, learning what squires are for

[@YeOldeTraveller]

I was thinking squire any time she needed another hand.

[@hurnn1543]

Generally squire isn't a great help with that, you pretty much are stuck doing the chain mail twerk.

[@Dafmeister1978]

@@hurnn1543 Hautwerk?

[@PerfectAlibi1]

Would a female knight (or dame, as they are also called) also require a female squire? As it was in appropriate for a man to see a woman naked.

[@cmm5542]

@@PerfectAlibi1 I would assume so. Unless the male squire was also the woman's husband I suppose.

[@stevegeorge6880]

We love when you commit historical fantasy sewing.

[@schonnj]

What is the penalty for committing sewing? Historical fantasy or otherwise?

[@stevegeorge6880]

@@schonnj critique of one's thread work. And that can be serious. This is the internet after all.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@schonnj Well that is a valid question. There could be an artisans guild around taking offence to the act.

[@josephatthecoop]

About the details: I think the 10-foot rule for theater costuming applies here. If it looks good from 10 feet away, then it looks good!

[@Roccondil]

I've always been even more generous with a 20-ft rule... then again, I've usually been more on the carp side of things which are usually much further away than costumes tend to be.

[@rabidsamfan]

A friend of mine used to say “S**t from the pit, fine from row nine.”

[@thebobbicus]

Or in our local SCA branch "5 feet by candlelight"

[@ptonpc]

A sword expert from the British Museum said much the same thing in a video (I can't remember her name at the moment). She said that we are not used to seeing imperfections in our machine made age. But people from earlier ages would consider it fine if it looked okay from about 10 feet away.

[@lizabee484]

Love that rule. It saved me many a time in college! 😂

[@graywulf19]

"If you get the general impression, they look great. But up close, everything's a bit of a mess." We call this a ten-foot paint job.

[@thatHARVguy]

Cosplayers call it the 5 Foot Rule.

[@tarmaque]

When I was in high school a couple kids bought a 1970's large Chevy 4-door for $100. The first thing they did was use a sawzall to cut the roof off and make it a "convertible" (it really wasn't, because you couldn't "convert" it back!) Then they bolted an old mailbox on the hood for a hood scoop. They pained the whole thing purple with rattle cans, and mounted a set of Texas Longhorns just over the grill. Up close it was hideous, but from 100 yards it actually looked kinda cool. The mailbox in particular just looked "right."

[@LaurencePlays]

@@tarmaque I think the term is "converted", rather than "convertible" 😀

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Claude Monet made an excellent living by that rule, so by that rule I stand... approximately ten feet away.

[@tarmaque]

@@LaurencePlays Indeed.

[@Tritium21]

"Good enough for government work" is an American saying from the turn of the previous century to denote work of high quality. However by the end of world war 2, the meaning shifted to mean "the bare minimum, shoddy, barely to standard". You see... Irony is very old, us millennials did not invent it.

[@itayvolk]

To clarify: it meant high quality originally because it referred to the military, which would only take the highest quality things.

[@doctorbobstone]

Interesting. My grandparents gave me the impression it was a positive saying closer to mid-century. IIRC, part of the reasoning they gave was that government jobs were considered good jobs and that they were selective in their hiring. If your timing is correct, I wonder if I misremember or misunderstood or if there was regional variation or what.

[@EnneagramAndEncaustic]

Except in America we say, "Good enough for gubmint work." 🤣

[@mistergreene2]

@@EnneagramAndEncaustic goobermint

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

I immediately assumed it was an American expression as soon as I heard it, because it sounded like an accurate description of our government... ^_^"

[@Caitydid561]

You know what I find funny about the whole "painting boob plates and full-length skirts on women to denote they're women" thing, relating to that specific painting? Jean d'Arc wasn't *supposed* to look like a woman when she was in armor. That was the whole point! She was executed because she impersonated a male soldier and wore men's clothing!

[@tgbluewolf]

It was a whole political thing between France and England (hence the Hundred Years' War lol); basically a French bishop who supported England wanted to cover his treason, lower French morale and boost the English legitimacy claim by accusing Joan of heresy, which the wearing of men's clothes was only part of.

[@laum5371]

When America was colonized the illustrators in europe draw the stories of the sailor and they draw the indigenous dogs as poodles instead of actual work dogs

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Quick, someone call Bernadette Banner and Matt Easton! We need a period-correct Jill d'Arc cosplay mega-collab, STAT!

[@amandaleighbump2161]

I need this.

[@Stubbino]

I'm glad I'm not the only won thinking of those two. Also, I'm pretty sure that's Matt Easton at 00:43 Oh! And Lindybeige!

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

Hooo God, this would make all of us explode with fascination

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@Stubbino Ay, I see!

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

Rachel Maksy, too! She's got a great Jeanne d'Arc cosplay!

[@chiefnewo]

"I flattened it with a Peppa Pig book" - Impressive to see you using the authentic historic methods :)

[@Vespuchian]

This whole video has felt like a strange crossover between Tod's Workshop and Bernadette Banner and I am HERE for it.

[@arghjayem]

Was thinking exactly the same! 😂🤣😂

[@duckrutt]

There was less hand sewing and more hot gluing so I would lean more towards Rachel Maksey myself.

[@corasgrove3474]

Yes, very much getting a Rachel Maksey vibe!

[@bittergeek]

Foam armor falls more into the realm of Punished Props and Evil Ted. Svetlana at Kamui Cosplay is also excellent - she understands the pain of female fantasy armor, and has corgis! - but her recent efforts tend to be elaborate multi-media projects, involving not just foam and sewing, but 3d printing and computer-controlled lighting. Awesome as entertainment, daunting as a craft project. The first two have more accessible content for starting crafters seeking basic tips and hints.

[@basher20]

Way back when I was doing stage carpentry and painting, people would ask us if we could help wrk on their houses. Standard reply was "sure, we're great at doing things that look good from 20 feet away and have to stay together for six weeks.."

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

Ahh, did you build some steel and wood bridges in Norway, some years ago? Because, well they looked good but didn't stay together. 🤣

[@katiecummings6464]

I realized how much I've learned about using foam from Rachel Maksy (having never used it myself) when I went "you need a dremel" and then your husband asked if you wanted the dremel. 😂

[@duckrutt]

Yes. And hot glue. And painting without gloves.

[@samables9]

I had the same thought!!

[@myrojyn]

"how do I get if off" "The squire, he's the son of your families rival." "...." "...sure hope no wacky adventures happen in the which you fall madly in love"

[@kenbrown2808]

those are what we liked to refer to as "commander gauntlets" because they allowed you to point, and to count. "you, you, and you... you three... go over there"

[@adrianwintle5284]

One, two, many?

[@lpalmer90]

One. Two. Many. Lots.....that's troll counting that is

[@thatHARVguy]

@@lpalmer90 So, Sontarans.

[@mitchmcnair4222]

@@adrianwintle5284 one, two, five! (Three sir, three)

[@lpalmer90]

@@thatHARVguy Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thine foe, who, being naughty in Thy sight, shall snuff it."

[@Ahrpigi]

6:08 Happy cat, happy life 😺 I adore how comfortable they are regardless of the talking and movement and chainmail on the couch.

[@Delgen1951]

and you ask or think "How can you Sleep like that?" and the cat rolls over and purrs at you and all is well.

[@jenh101]

The cat was so chilled in fact, that I didn’t even notice it was there until I saw your comment, so many thanks for the time stamp!

[@Anti_Woke]

OMG, that's a massive project. No wonder we got the 'I can't take my mail off' short. Thank goodness you didn't suffer a cheese deficiency.

[@jackielinde7568]

Jill, I think you discovered a universal truth: "Everything looks fantastic from far off, but looks like bit of a mess up close."

[@ratlinggull2223]

Except fractals, fractals are pretty good!

[@randominsights1012]

Good from far, but far from good 😉

[@grayfox1748]

It's always the beginning of an adventure when Jill decides to commit sewing

[@kthanna08]

Sometimes I think to myself “why do you follow this European stage battle woman?” But then I listen to this commentary on your own thought processes, and it makes sense.

[@jurjenbos228]

Exactly. This video is funny, well made, interesting and about a subject I didn't know I was interested in.

[@stevegeorge6880]

08:10 the saying "good enough for government work" comes from the notion that government workers don't have to work that hard because there is no profit motive or as much likelihood that they will be fired for poor performance. My dad used to say it all the time, and he worked for the government.

[@jonathan_60503]

The funny thing is that reportedly it originally meant the opposite -- that it was production that met the very high acceptance standards the government had. (So emphasis on 'good' rather than on 'enough')

[@ZoharielUK]

I also say this! And yes it is also for something which probably could have been better but will do the job

[@MrCunninghamd]

Apparently, during WW2 standards were exacting and people lived up to them. Not any more, though.

[@Philistine47]

"Because they look terrible!" A principle much used in theater, especially in set construction and painting. When you know the audience will never see what you're doing from closer than 20 feet or so (and most of them from even farther away than that), you can get away with a lot of "quick and dirty" construction, painting, and decoration. "Good enough for government work" was originally an indication of _high_ quality, because government standards were so high. That was a long, long, _long_ time ago in cultural (if perhaps not chronological) terms. The ironic usage, meaning that something is... probably... just about good enough to get by, has developed in the decades since.

[@OnyersixForLife]

Your facial expression when you turned the chain mail into a makeshift straight jacket was fantastic. Such a good representation of "well what do I do now?".

[@joeyskunk]

Well done! I noticed your sleeping cat was undisturbed by all your movement.

[@kyleeverly9243]

Kitty!

[@anniejuan1817]

"Why don't you show us more of the details on the things you make?" "Because they look bad!" Oh, I feel that! I've been sewing and otherwise creating costumes for a long time, teaching myself the skills needed from books (pre-internet days), and creating my own patterns (yes, mock-ups are very valuable). No, please, do not look closely at the sewing details of my earlier works (or even some more recent projects, ha ha).

[@anthonyhorn5914]

When I heard "like with the Aluminum shirt," and then I knew how much heavier the other set of chainmail is. Aluminum shirts can weigh about five to ten pounds. Which steel shirts can weigh as much as 30. Also, I do appreciate any sort of learning curve a creator has. It teaches us as much as they've learned.

[@Buster-Sharp]

For the charge of Sowing, you have been found guilty and I sentence you to Cosplay. May the mail have mercy on your back.

[@jonathoncampbell6813]

I love it when Jill goes "Am I supposed to wear a mask for this stuff or am I just supposed to... " and then descends into incomprehensible muttering. That's absolutely me getting sharpie marks out of the inside of a drier with nail polish remover. Always remember, my lovelies: give yourself space to breathe when working with strong chemicals. A clear-headed day to us all. Edit: I feel like every time I watch a Jill Bearup video I come away with a new phrase I want to try in my life. Today's was "It was flat cat, hot outside." which is so lovely and descriptive not only of the heat and the cat, but also my own flagging energy reserves and general body position on those kinds of days.

[@berthulf]

"...decided to commit sewing..." is a phrase I will never tire of. Ma'am! Please! That chainmail shuffle! Soooo good! I've seen veteran reenactors that can't chainmail shuffle that good!

[@dave_h_8742]

It's all in the hips 😂

[@msai257]

"Why don't you show us more of the details on the things you make?" "Because they look bad!" I do theater costumes and props, and we have what's basically a mantra at this point "It needs to look good 5 meters away". This goes both for good and bad things, like tiny intricate cloth patterns will not show, but neither will shitty stitching.

[@hrani]

"Am I supposed to wear a respirator for this?" YES! Or at the very least have very very good ventilation, there are some truly brain-melting solvents in that and foam is also not good to breathe in

[@stephaniehorne6692]

I would live to see Bernadette Banner react to this video.

[@JillBearup]

🤣

[@CassieAngelica]

I wish I could wear my armour without people asking me if I’m lost.

[@ravager2-636]

2:42 I like how they depicted Joan of arc as a war witch.. Dark dress, wide brim hat..

[@myladycasagrande863]

It's an interesting choice, considering that Joan of Arc wore trousers - which was used as evidence that she was a witch and used as an excuse to burn her at the stake. Mostly the British couldn't handle a teenage girl being a better fighter than they were.

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

And because she had to cut her hair and dress as a boy to protect herself while traveling through enemy-controlled territory....

[@gozer87]

I think you really captured the aesthetic. I wish more shows and media used historical fantasy armor for inspiration.

[@agentprincessbookworm9370]

I love the determined/happy/confused mix. Very much what happens when you try to commit sewing.

[@WulfCorbett]

Welcome to the world of mailshirts. I wore a 32-pound re-enactment mailshirt on many occasions, and discovered that, if you wear it for 10 hours a day over a 4-day LARP weekend... it hurts.

[@rockyblacksmith]

Gives you a whole new appreciation for padding, doesn't it?

[@WulfCorbett]

@@rockyblacksmith it's not the padding that hurts, it's the compression of your shoulders.

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

"It's straight forward, it's a mess, it's fine." -Basically every thing I've ever sewn.

[@youremakingprogress144]

Jill, you're an absolute delight to watch. Your content is great, your delivery makes the difference between interesting and wonderful, and your cats are adorable. I love your channel.

[@Blamwellamum]

11:38, I don't have clamps either, but when I do papercraft with glue, I use long-nose pliers with an elastic band wrapped around the handles. Works surprisingly well.

[@DianeDfictionfan]

Don't you just need a couple one-volume encyclopedias or similarly dense, flat objects to sandwich the curing item between? Honest question.

[@Blamwellamum]

@@DianeDfictionfan No, I make paper craft Halloween masks that cover my whole head, so there are small tabs that glue parts of the masks together, in creases, so not flat.

[@simongeard4824]

A few years ago, I visited a Carnival museum in Montevideo, Uruguay - and it was amazing seeing some of the costumes. From a distance they're all glamour - close-up, you realise that some of them are literally made of rubbish, materials like old metal coke bottle tops. It's a funny kind of magic...

[@lisaroper421]

This kind of energy is exactly why Halloween is my favorite holiday! It definitely can get crazy, and frustrating, but I enjoy all the problem solving, and brainstorming, etc! You did great!!

[@abacusgeek7903]

I'm absolutely loving your forays into unknown crafts. I'm doing the same with scale and chain maille, and leatherwork. Not game to put it on camera though! And I'm completely in solidarity with the undignified wiggle dance!!!

[@dave_h_8742]

It will catch on don't cha know, will all be doing it in the disco very soon ! Dying fly for putting it on perhaps ? 😂

[@gordonlawrence1448]

Taking off maille is a game and a half. The only method I have got on with is bending over forwards after making sure it won't get caught and basically flapping your arms while wriggling a lot. It's bloody hilarious to watch but without having people to help you get out of it then it's the only option.

[@dave_h_8742]

Lucy Lismore doing a hand stand came to mind for sliding off the mail shirt but hair and sods law I'm shure would cause all sorts of problems 😂

[@christophwolf663]

I’m still not entirely sure how I first stumbled upon your channel, but I’m loving every bit of this and really anything you do. It’s ambitious, it’s beautiful, it’s slightly unhinged, and it’s perfectly hilarious. Go, Jill!

[@Waffle_Narwhal]

Horses first thing? This will be a great video!

[@terjethornqvist4361]

That's not an aluminium mail, it's clearly mithril anyone can see that!

[@matthijsclaessen8152]

I love the ‘not understanding past Jill’ commentaries…

[@ellenseltz4548]

Oh dear. Oh, no. Do not pleat up yards of fabric with a measuring tape and arithmetic. That way lies madness! Instead, take your properly measured neckband, waistband, or whatever flat surface it will be attached to, pin both ends in place and then pleat everything down until it fits. The math never comes out quite right, so you always wind up with fiddly bits that have to be squished in somehow. So just leave the math out of it and do the whole thing in relative measures by eye. As long as you got the band (or bodice, or whatever you're pleating onto) correct, it will work!

[@jurjenbos228]

"It's so hot I can't even brain". That is a quote worth remembering.

[@lovepike]

“It’s just so hot right now I can’t even brain” is a phrase I intend to use from now on lol

[@SpoonQueen]

That tipping point of just doing things and making it worst; is- so real. Good job walking that line.

[@windwalker5765]

Something you might want to do later on is a full crossdress in a 17th or early 18th century military officer's uniform. The long coat has a lot of the visual outline of a dress or gown, you're still wearing armor and a sword. And men's fashion of the era included long hair.

[@gracesw9906]

the sleepy cat in 6:19 is how i wish i could live my life every day

[@Billchu13]

Wait. When you said public domain it occurred to me. Costumes can be copyrighted?! I'm surprised I never thought of this before.

[@Aretemc]

Not so much the original pictures - wherever they got the original they're working from is public domain - but the _pattern_ for the costume can be. Their works of art (lower-case a) that enjoy copyright protection like anything creative. It's fuzzier when you get to fashion and copycat styles, etc, but that's its own thing. So, yeah, stuff like Butterick or McCall's patterns enjoy copyright protection.

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

Also, the names of characters and such are copyrighted, so even if the costume itself isn't, you still can't use the names - hence the ridiculous names of cheap knock-off Halloween costumes. You can't make a "Mario" costume, but you can make a costume for a "funny video game man", and you can't make a "Katniss Everdeen" costume, but a "Hungry Rebel Girl" costume is okay, and while a "Jedi" costume is off-limits, you can get away with a "magic space monk" costume, etc.

[@purpleisiscat]

*shouting whilst watching Jill getting stuck in and out of mailshirt* "Both arms at once!" :)

[@jimmyzbike]

Bless you, sewing all that! I make quilts and just won’t even hem pants because… yeah sewing garments is a no.

[@AdamMclardy]

It’s fun coming here from a Bernadette Banner video to see the difference in sewing techniques :)

[@dougwiese3300]

I love that she is stuck in it and the cats just sit there wanting to know when are they going to get fed.

[@_aullik]

The foam does not look very metally. Looks a lot like the amazon rop armor. Or in other words, you made it to 50 Million production level armor.

[@phantomaqworlds]

5:25 I can't remember where I heard this but there is no dignified way to take chainmail on or off. With some experience I agree with whoever said it.

[@Ellanion]

Good enough for government work is one of my favourite sayings because it started out meaning extreme precision. The government would order different parts for machines from multiple different factories all over the country and they prided themselves on doing the job well enough that whoever had produced the part it was interchangeable because there were so exacting standards! And nowadays it's shifted to mean lowest bidder, might just pass a cursory inspection from an underpaid and overworked inspector and as someone really into folklore and linguistics that is fascinating :D

[@AshyGr33n]

1:00 I was today years old when I learned the armor design of Sisters of Battle from Warhammer 40K has *historical significance*.

[@ODUBlue]

I've loved history my entire life, so your channel has become an instant favorite. Loooooove stuff like this; it's exactly what I want to see behind the bell when I log in. Well done as always, Jill.

[@FemMushroom]

I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOUR CAT BEFORE ITS ADORABLE

[@docstockandbarrel]

I sometimes commit fantasy so…ing. So…there’s an orc, and rabbi, and a bishop…

[@kierankelly6739]

6 minutes in and ive never been so jealous of how good the nap your cats taking looks

[@cruachan1191]

Adding to the list of things I now know from the internet but will never need, how to remove a mail shirt. 😀 I do also love the universal cat gesture of closing their eyes ever more tightly when their hooman is talking whilst they are trying to sleep.

[@titian-red]

Awesome! I nearly did a spit take at the results of your over-enthusiastic heat gun application. Learning when to stop is difficult. I once scrubbed the paint off a car trying to remove tar. The struggle is real.

[@beckymurphy4714]

I've been wanting to do a Joan of Arc costume for an online costume contest, but because I'm me I've always intended to do full armor. THIS looks much more reasonable...and something I could probably pull off without hating the entire thing. The only thing that could cause consternation would be the chain hauberk....but if I only made the sleeves and the bit that shows below the breastplate, and just attached them directly to the armor...

[@JHaven-lg7lj]

I love the face built into the shoulder of the Amazon queen’s armor!

[@philipzielinski]

Two words: foam mail. Adam savage did a thing about it.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

People in the UK: _"AIR CONDITIONING"_ It works. I have been living in northeastern North Carolina, USA since 1995, but I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. I also lived in Dade County, Florida {near Miami} from 1988 to 1995. _TRUST ME_ on this...😉

[@johnpotts8308]

Big floofy sleeves are really good for concealing your hidden daggers (even better if they're bishop sleeves). When LARPing I always had a couple of daggers hidden there that people usually overlooked when I was meant to be unarmed.

[@khathaway414]

Nice to know I am not the only one that can't explain my past thinking.

[@guyincognito959]

I found your channel through the shorts, certainly because i watch other channels that discuss history. I like watching professionals who know what they are talking about, plus you´re fun :)

[@dave_h_8742]

19:41 Looking amazing, red hair down on the green material and amour under trees very atmospheric. Good luck on the horse riding lessons with a pointy stick, can't wait for that video, Mike Loads eat ya heart out 😀

[@Taracinablue]

What a fun project! A collab between you and Bernadette Banner would be Super Neat (TM).

[@ArtemisPearl]

Do love the shot of a cat not giving a sh*t probably the most timeless sight known to man. Just like to think back in 1499 their is a not bothered kitty hanging out with the armour maker

[@angelwithpaperwings02]

“The chain-mail shuffle” 😂😂😂

[@scootergsp]

You seem to have had a lot of fun doing this, and I had fun watching it. Looking forward to your next project. 👍

[@TheReslers]

This was great! Also, today I learned “kitchen roll” is another way to say paper towels. The part where you said it looked good from afar but kind of a mess up close could be the description of pretty much my entire life 😂

[@samables9]

I'm going to Forever call my dress form Mankin Skywalker from now on ❤

[@pokemon1895]

Great video and a lovely team up from two of my favorite KZbinrs! Outfit looks great. As far a the gauntlets go, I know Adam Savage has a video somewhere with a template for foam gauntlet. They're fantasy, but I'm sure you could adapt them. Oh, and thanks, Zac!

[@christopherluke9658]

I'm eating Cheese right now.

[@stevequerin2504]

Based on my studies of Medical European Armor during my High School Years in the 1980s, there are three different Technologies concerning "Chain Mail", or "Chainmail", Armor. "Chain Mail" Armor and "Ring Mail" Armor differ in how the Metal Rings are attached to each other. In the 1500s and 1600s, the Metal Ring Technology also changed; in that, the Ring Ends were flattened for ease of closing the Metal Rings after the Metal Ring was attached to other Metal Rings in the "Chain Mail" or "Ring Mail" fashion. There may be a third definition for the 1500s and 1600s Armor that are made with the Flatten Ended Metal Rings. I generally class all of these Armor Types collectively as "Chain Mail" Armor; although, each type had a Specific and Distinctive Classification Name. "Chain Mail" Armor attached to other Material (Cloth or Leather or Metal Plates); that is, not a Cloth Undergarment with "Chain Mail" worn over the Cloth Undergarment, has Specific Armor Classification Name. Medieval Asian Armor tended to be made of Strips Of Metal and Strips Of Leather interwoven together. However, Medieval Asian Armor also used Metal Rings for their Interwoven Armor Designs.

[@violetofthevalley]

You can usually hand turn a sewing machine if it wants to go wacadoodle because you’re feeding it too many layers.

[@58209]

jill getting stuck in the chainmail gave me flashbacks to the first time i tried a binder ...i had to call a friend to rescue me after i settled down from the panic attack that i was going to die in a compromising position

[@spideyrox8520]

Having recently put much less effort into a much less impressive cosplay, both your work and your end product are amazing!

[@CptPatch]

Your comment on the pleats allowing the dress to cover both sides made me think about a related topic, can you talk about riding habits and horseback riding dresses? I have read descriptions of them but haven't found many good visual references to the styles of dresses that would be worn on horseback.

[@fauxmarmorer9544]

For future reference, if you're going for metal, 4 to 6 millimeter foam is best, heat gun all of it, or plastidip, preferably both, depending on time, acrylics are best for foam, they are more flexible than spraypaint, and lastly, contact cement has its name for a reason, it bonds on contact, you don't need to hold it for any longer than just sticking it together very hard, barge is the best if you can get it, otherwise I would put a lair on, let it fully dry, then put a second on, hope some of this is useful, you didn't ask for help, but I thought it would just make life easier for the next time 😁

[@cjohnsonwow]

"Good enough for government work." Generally refers to the fact many government agencies always go with the absolute cheapest bid for any work they need done. Also heard it while working for the government sooo yeah.

[@chefkochjay]

4:26 As soon as Jill said "velours" I actually did of Zapp Brannigan XD

[@ninjawannabe87]

8:09 - I'm not sure who coined the saying, but I'm guessing its derived from many people's experience with works from their government's works, being far below their expectations. I hear it over here in America from time to time as well and can see why.

[@trevorstewart1308]

"... I can't understand past Jill's motivations." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and then "I'm stuck 🥺" I had to stop the video to catch my breath

[@Delgen1951]

She is crazy, is that not enough, only crazy people will descend into this kind of crazy, As one such loon I know this to be true. No offense meant especially to She of the long sharp pointy slashly thing..

[@trevorstewart1308]

@@Delgen1951 Our Lady of the Murder Dress is quite brilliant and her humor is the perfect blend of timing, imagination, and relatability. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gotten halfway into a project and started questioning my own sanity for ever thinking it was a good idea

[@ganymedemlem6119]

Loving the reference is a piece from before artists understood perspective and vanishing points.

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

A common misconception, but less true than we think. In large part due to the importance of the church, symbolism and iconography was more important in art than realism or perspective. So, subjects in medieval art will be drawn bigger or smaller depending on their divinity, status, and other points. More emphasis was on accurately portraying things true to the rules of God rather than the rules of Nature. TL;DR: Medieval artists knew their paintings weren't realistic, they just didn't care.

[@godnoble]

I've watched a bunch of tutorial videos by experienced foam armor makers, and learned more from these 20 minutes than from any of them. Primarily because they are crap at editing. It's so nice to have only the relevant bits and no thirty seconds of just watching someone fold something.

[@khodexus4963]

I was getting ready to make a "those are more spaulders than pauldrons" comment, but you beat me to it.

[@fryeday]

Well done, Jill of Bearup! Those final result shots at the end looked great.

[@truckerdave8465]

I’m a Texan and I have honestly chosen to ride bareback rather than western. It’s such a bulky saddle, cuts off so much contact with the horse, it feels oppressive, bleh. You made it work beautifully!

[@magoshighlands4074]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who says "Close enough for government work" and I think it comes from the fact the government are a smidge unreliable when it comes to getting things right first time

[@bmyers7078]

I have some (US) military relatives. “Military Grade” is a in family joke about how to do something cheaply as possible, & still have it function.

[@wouterdevlieger1002]

That picture with you hair down in the end really finished the look