Making A (Modern!) Edwardian Walking Skirt || Historical Style

[@ChronicRen]

Beautiful. Now we need to get capes back in fashion.

[@marsonsaturn]

Who said they aren't? I will fight them in a duel

[@universegirl1313]

Jefecito L. Edna Mode from the incredible said so

[@evawharton2031]

Yes I have a cloak that I wear all around my house , once I wore it at a park at these kids were staring at me and I was like fight me! Cloaks/capes are awesome

[@mrspupolot9862]

Yaaaasss

[@lilibetp]

Who cares if they're not in fashion? Wear them anyway!

[@rafeverao4105]

"I'm not _old fashioned!_ I'm *_couture!"_* Refined. Elegant. Perfect.

[@colleennewholy9026]

Comment: Posted 6 months ago Me: adds the 666th dislike Also me: HA

[@isabellesmith3314]

That is my motto from now on

[@EggTriangleTriangle]

Me: "This part is much too fine and precise to be done by machine. Pass the #10 sharps." Also me: just thinks it's a hassle to get the sewing machine out.

[@MissPoplarLeaf]

@@EggTriangleTriangle I know you posted this over a year ago, but same. I think it's because I find hand sewing really relaxing and meditative, but the sewing machine is loud, confusing, takes up space, and takes so long to set up!! Hand sewing is slow but less of a headache for me.

[@yofacinelli]

@@MissPoplarLeaf Omg same! Although I like my oldfashioned sewing machine a LOT more than the modern ones, I still often end up just sewing the whole thing by hand because it feels like less of a hassle 😆

[@dee_b_ee]

*Me not understanding any of this tailoring/sewing lingo* : Yessss

[@ruthmaryrose]

Damilola Babalola Easy to learn. All you need is a little time.

[@tryingtovibe2875]

I spiritually relate to this comment.

[@J-IFWBR]

@@tryingtovibe2875 Lmao

[@KelseyDrummer]

Welcome.

[@bellojello7865]

I uh relate to much

[@bizyinatizzy9259]

I like how everyone here has such a crush on Bernadette that they’re changing whole vocabularies to impress her

[@ianskinner1619]

have to admit i have one. Her femininity is a clarion call to traditional men.

[@daisy3869]

@@ianskinner1619 what exactly does that mean ian

[@ianskinner1619]

​@@daisy3869 perhaps you would like to define the context under which you are asking..

[@tangyjenna]

@@ianskinner1619 what are you saying ian

[@nyxh.7567]

How dare you call me out

[@robynsoehner7933]

Oh darling, fantastic video, but NEVER go over pins! I'm 58 years old, went over a pin (no body told not to) and I'm still paying the price. The needle broke off and flew into my eye! I almost lost my eye. My wonderful mother taught me to sew and this happened in my early twenties. I occasionally get eye infections all stemming from this. Keep up the wonderful work and videos. Oh, and by the way, I still make about 50% of my own clothes. Haven't purchased a "prepared " skirt for over 40 years!

[@drownedinnostalgia3433]

Thank you for saying this

[@picmajik]

I've had broken pins and needles through the years also so I wear safety glasses when using my machine.

[@malourottiers3632]

I was frowning the whole time too! I'm like gurrl be careful ! In my sewing classes a girl catapulted a piece of needle into the girl next to her. Lucky needles are thin and she got it out at the hospital. no scar just a lot of drama in class...I'm so scared if i see it now too ! i worked in a bride shop and NO ONE leaves their needles in. and those women are sewing for 40y ! i am the lucky person if i forget to take them out only my upper needle breaks but i've seen how deep it can go and if you put ur hand like next to it ... i dunno ... i love sewing ... but on my list its a no no... ps ... I tend to forget pockets all the time too... but only in my on clothes. XD

[@insidetheheadofme]

I was internally cringing everytime she went over a pin. That is the one thing my mother warned me about whenever I was allowed to use the heavy, old sewing machine we still have. Not to even mind her (Banner) well being, smh. Also, Robyn, your eye-story had me shocked! I even placed my hand over my mouth. I am terribly sad you had to go through that ordeal. :/ And, anyone who can make their own clothes is a cool person in my book. Please, sign anywhere you wish! hahaha, :P

[@jennhill8708]

Don't hold pins or needles in your mouth, either. They may lodge in your lungs.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Bernadette is such a kind and graci- *You will pry my traditional sewing methods from my cold, dead hands*

[@seeingstars4528]

I love how chipper she sounded as she said that too

[@SnowMonkeyCantSing]

Off camera, while speaking those fighting words, Bernadette was brandishing a hat pin. The girl means business!

[@MsVorpalBlade]

I want to start a GoFundMe to buy her a Dreaded Overlocker

[@alanlawrence2954]

That's fighting talk... Needs a colourful Southern US accent... But I can't do one... Er, type one.

[@ilnoediavolon]

"I am obsessed with the idea of bringing details of historical dress into the modern wardrobe." SAY NO MORE. I'M SOLD. EDIT : "How on Earth can I to be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt ?" That's very true. Pockets are everything.

[@nehakiran525]

and how dubious and wicked of jean companies to add fraudulent pockets! and sometimes , even if they do, of impractical sizes!

[@whatever123651]

Pockets are essential in skirts for women. They allows to be coquette!!!

[@whatever123651]

Why has our youth pulled away from dressing up, there is something I’m wearing a beautiful skirt and beautiful nylons or tights.

[@Zaftique]

@@whatever123651 I wear poofy skirts and tall stripey socks. I've embraced my Miz Frizzle phase in my old age. ;)

[@jhnshep]

TBH I don't know why I'm here, the only time I used a sewing machine was when I was 9 with my grandmother saying 'don't stitch your fingers to the cloth, it's expensive' but ok youtube I'll bite. scrolled down the comments to see what was what. I live in France with my girlfriend and one evening while watching a French film I heard her start to grumble like muttley from wacky races. The teacher was standing on the steps calling in the kids with her hands in her skirt pockets, 'Damn 50 years ago skirts had pockets, 100 - 200 years ago they had them and today I can't get a tenner in my jeans!! (grumble grumble grumble)

[@tinkersdinkers]

"how can I be a woman of the 21st century with no pockets!?" Ask that to jeans and skirts with no pockets.

[@frackyoupunk]

why do women's jeans almost never have front pockets? isn't it weird but with skirt back then they have front pockets not back pockets

[@catherinesteph]

@@frackyoupunk because "fashion" : it makes your hips look bigger or so they say.

[@Scherminator9999]

@@catherinesteph nah they just want you to have to buy purses as well

[@ninj0shikirei]

This!! Some women's jeans pockets have decorative pockets or almost useless pockets that my phone sticks out. This is why I resorted to buy men's jeans the last time I did coz FUNCTIONAL POCKETS (and making my hips less flattering)! 😂

[@sweetpeabee4983]

@@ninj0shikirei yes!!! I love my men's skinny jeans so much more than anything I ever got from the women's section. The second option is, ofc, cargo pants.

[@charlottegury1243]

"I'M NOT OLD FASHIONED, I'M COUTURE" love it, I'm thirteen and do crochet and hand sewing whenever I can, my sister says I act like a grandma and asks me why I'm so old fashioned, now I finally have a pertinent response. Thank you Bernadette!

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

You are amaZing Charlotte , I get excited when I sew a button on ...maybe You are the New Renaissance Woman !

[@mado7396]

"I am obsessed with the idea of bringing details of historical dress into the modern wardrobe... " Me: *subscribes*

[@StarlingofAzerath]

Same. And here i am 4 months later. Making my own gored skirt.

[@Skadivore]

LOL SAME

[@Skadivore]

StarlingofAzerath wow that's amazing!! How did it go?

[@cherrybomb2436]

I read this right as she said that 😂

[@kck9742]

I wish I could actually sew and make stuff like this. I too love the idea of bringing elements of historical fashion into the present. So freaking sick of jeans tee shirts and flip flops everywhere.

[@nilodorus1243]

I have no idea what is going on. never held a needle once in my life, but damn this is great. Her enthusiasm is contagious

[@zhikspeare]

You should really try it. Being able to sew your own clothing is a real bliss. Better is being able to fix a shirt you buy, for example, that later is too loose. You can start learning by making doll clothes. No joking here..

[@monroe8566]

Zhi during quarantine I’ve had a very strange want to sew myself a vintage skirt, but none of my direct family is interested in sewing. Both of my grandmothers are, but because they’re very old they’re at risk for Covid-19. I would go over to one of their houses and ask for fabric, but the previous sentence explains why I can’t. I’m rather sad, if you couldn’t tell, but I’m using old shirts I don’t need to make different things! Sewing truly is very fun!

[@Axiniana]

@@monroe8566 you might want to make a mockup to test your pattern first, and for that you can use old bedsheets. And while you test everything out and fit the mockup to sit perfectly on your body, the quarantine might end or at least the fabric shops might open :)

[@monroe8566]

We have a lot of bedsheets haha. And my grandma is a very avid seamstress so after covid-19 is mostly cleared up I’ll probably ask her to teach me since she’s at high risk rn

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

It's weird to hear you've never stitched anything.. because they literally taught us to teach at our orphanage before I got adopted

[@kenzielwahn]

Bernadette: speaks elegantly Also Bernadette: I didn’t trust myself to math well enough

[@PatrickPease]

And it's still sounds nice

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

Because Math and English are completely different subjects???

[@pennyfrompapaspizzeria580]

@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 she meant that it’s funny that Bernadette was talking so elegantly, then she used a funny improper sentence “I didn’t trust myself to math well enough” which is improper and funny. She wasn’t talking about how Bernadette is bad at math, she was laughing at the sentence

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

@@pennyfrompapaspizzeria580 Oh yeah.... I see now. Thanks for explaining

[@pennyfrompapaspizzeria580]

@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 no problem! :)

[@cassidy7257]

You should make a merch shop and just sell modern takes on edwardian clothing. I would definitely buy that

[@amandagaskill7609]

Me too

[@gottastitchitup3930]

Me too!! I adore older style cloths

[@maia7395]

You should also do kids sizes!

[@Crimson-1997]

It looks wonderful~

[@Risaala]

Me three!

[@lilab151]

Can’t remember the last time i wore a skirt or dress, but this lady’s excitement is so contagious and it looks so pretty on her. I’m feeling a need to sit at my desk and make Edwardian fashion with the highest standards of craftsmanship like it’s 1905 and I’m the most skilled tailor in my village

[@j_fenrir]

Now this is the romanticism I live for

[@averytiredaunt4708]

I'd love to have a skirt made but I cant make one boring buy one, so a girl can only dream of a pretty skirt. Also being a bigger girl, sucksssss cause i cant have that figure in that kind of skirt

[@addyshorhnr3544]

@@averytiredaunt4708 most fashion is actually about ratio and not size. I am completely sure with a well made dress you will look fabulous. Everyone can look fabulous in a well made dress.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Buy Folkwear patterns. No guessing. Easy to follow.

[@yippeeflowers]

@@averytiredaunt4708 bigger girls have always existed and worn these fashions!

[@elliotberton]

Two years ago I watched this and started sewing, today I'm finishing my second two piece trailor project, thanks!!

[@jabradford32]

You have such an astounding and erudite vocabulary that I felt it was necessary to consult a thesaurus to be able to craft this comment in such a manner as to impress upon you how much I delight in listening to you pontificate on the finer details of historical fashion 😊

[@car5522]

Oh boy, you sure have overexerted your vocabulary my friend. I, too, hope to be as "erudite" as the lovely women in the video. >

[@nommh]

Janet Bradford Oh dear, the thesaurus is such a dangerous place! I hardly know if you like the video or find it unbearable. This is because I know what pontificate means... And another one. I have found it as easy as breathing to know the meaning of words. If it is a skill at all, it does not earn any money, it does not save lives so it is nothing to covet. I for one was impressed by the freshness and enthusiasm of this video, it makes the world a brighter place, which is much better than walking about as some kind of living thesaurus.

[@car5522]

@@nommh Speaking well can earn you a job or respect. There are oftentimes when people who aren't as skilled as some other people but are able to speak well can go farther than the skilled people. But as you said, knowing the words is not quite a skill to covet unless you know how to use them.

[@ollierowan9767]

this comment made me chuckle, especially considering I had erudite as a vocab word in my english class last week and every one of my peers had trouble remembering its definition.

[@nekoku6779]

I am an intellectual

[@bbthatsme4851]

i don't even own a sewing machine??? i don't wear skirts??? what am i doing here??? (jokes aside this was a lot of fun to watch, your personality and the sheer passion and glee you express warms my cold dead heart)

[@mennoltvanalten7260]

Same. I don't even wear skirts, and I'm a man and I don't even have any needles at home. But yet, these videos are lovely to watch!

[@nathanjames9689]

Mennolt van Alten same lol, she just seems so genuinely happy and excited about this and that makes me happy

[@Kirill-rc5ng]

I'm a guy and was bored and found this

[@susannawolf]

bbthatsme I just found this channel an hour ago. I will now go to a garment store. I have never sewn anything wearable in my life, ever. But I WILL.

[@kermit8173]

@@susannawolf How's that coming along?

[@battleoneliac]

As someone who was inspired by you and Rachel Masky to summon the courage I needed to ditch my modern clothes in order to start making my own (don’t worry, they went to good homes, nothing thrown out), this had me riveted. You are so charming and exquisite! I’m actually buying my patterns from Truly Victorian this afternoon, so seeing that you also have them a go filled me with glee. Thank you so much.

[@TheGarnetObsidian]

Wonderful to hear! Wishing you the very best. Happy sewing.

[@rosequartz4102]

Same here! I just cut out a winter slip from flannel, and designed and cut out the pieces for a long, full sundress that ties at the shoulders. I'll wear it with turtlenecks and blouses in the winter and a short (3/4) sleeve blouse in the summer!

[@caesarsalad-xu4vy]

I'm also venturing into trying to make my own clothes, but have been apprehensive since I have very little sewing knowledge. How is your wardrobe coming along?

[@expateventing]

"i'm not old-fashioned, I'm couture!"

[@eliseshill9546]

Amen Hana!

[@ruthmeow4262]

Exactly. Bringing in historical styles into the modern era just gives the outfit a look of class that modern clothing may think it tries, but laughingly fails.

[@alvyhernandez1931]

Best thing She ever said. I loved it.

[@beecool9380]

I HAVE GAINED BRAINCELLS AFTWR WATCHING

[@epochii2756]

@Rootin For-Putin S A M E

[@beecool9380]

EH EH EH, I didnt mention how many I had to begin with nor how many I had during this or at the end I did GAIN braincells but not enough to spell write, acrub

[@beecool9380]

@@loopy8241 Argument invalid, you profile picture ranks lower than a Anime Profile Picture. Move along.

[@LolWhattf]

You should watch John Mclean

[@amelia4384]

Woah, calm down mate.

[@nickiel577]

I absolutely love the glee with the way she says “my cold dead hands”

[@jasph04]

usually after binge watching youtube for 7 hours i end up in disturbing places but this is so wholesome and helpful. i do love a good historical inspired piece

[@1stPCFerret]

Sure beats *r/Furry*

[@whatever123651]

Harley Shade yep! Although some may consider this “dark”!

[@minabright9894]

@@whatever123651 how??

[@whatever123651]

Mina Bright hardly see women wearing with dark hose. I love it!!!! I love the look!

[@minabright9894]

@@whatever123651 lol 😁 the pun escaped my head sorry.

[@npgibson69]

You remind me of my aunt, Annie. She was born in 1898 while her father was doing mission work at Bella Coola, BC. Our family are traditionally shoe makers, but Annie moved to Seattle around 1930 to start her own business sewing and doing alterations. Unfortunately her fiancée died in the (first) war; she never married. She was very modern in her political ideas. I can’t think of her without a hat, and always three or four nasty looking hat pins. Annie continued making her own clothing, and shoes, until the 1990’s. She was a strong minded, generous woman, and a living reminder of Victorian Seattle.

[@filiusanchisae]

this is so wholesome aww

[@Goddessღ]

@@filiusanchisae It really is! Aweeeee

[@karatepop]

@@filiusanchisae Fairly, except the missions in Bella Coola in the 1890s were to convert/further the cultural/actual genocide of numerous First Nations peoples. So there's that. "Soon coastal missionaries come to support the use of legislation in order to eradicate the potlatch. In some coastal areas this ends up involving confiscating ceremonial items and the threat of imprisonment for offenders. " From: www.erudit.org/fr/revues/uhr/2000-v28-n2-uhr0645/1016523ar.pdf Just to remind everyone Canada isn't as nice as we let people say we are.

[@filiusanchisae]

@@karatepop oh god, i didn't know that. thank you for informing me.

[@bieuxyongson]

George Duckson She sounds wonderful!

[@cylindermom9045]

"now it's time to begin flatlining." i took that in a completely different way

[@lucia12248]

*dies*

[@rosebrown5735]

I agree!

[@janicela9863]

Adrenaline rush...begin compressions

[@word6344]

*trying to break your ribs to pump your lungs* 🎵ah-ah-ah-ah stayin alive🎵

[@melissaexton8680]

“Doctor! Will they live?!!”

[@tesseract7864]

Me: gets told not to sew over pins Bernadette: Sews over pins Me: confused screaming

[@georgecooper9766]

Yeah supposedly you can sew over pins if they are perpendicular to the seam you're sewing, but I've had bad luck with this so I tend to just take the pins out as I sew.

[@PossumMedic]

lmao amen! my mom would have killed me! Hell she might kill Bernadette if she saw this! xD

[@holkangel]

I know zero about sewing but this and noticed it too. I like that she just goes with it though, and does her thing.

[@SoliloquisticRambler]

She may also be using the single stitch knob as she passes over them to be extra safe. I hate fiddling with the pins when I'm sewing and that's how I do it.

[@roebearwhat]

I'm pretty sure she does it because she has an industrial sewing machine (Bernina brand, you can see it in her recent work room tour) which are more sturdy and allow you to sew over pins, whereas home sewing machines are apparently, in comparison, really fiddly and break easily (mine stops constantly anyway). So there you go, spend 2 grand and you can sew over pins.... worth it?? Lol.

[@sasquatchkiddo3720]

Bernadette: ‘Shan’t’ Me: *subscribes*

[@FiveOClockTea]

Shan't means shall not, right? English isn't my first language, so I thought I'd better check 😅

[@Grace-ij2ud]

FiveOClockTea yep :D

[@FiveOClockTea]

@@Grace-ij2ud thanks :-)

[@shaun1293]

Still hear it in the U.K. quite often

[@laredouter4792]

Yeah a lot of people still use it in the UK. I hear it all the time, and I'm not posh at all!

[@CaterpillarFriend]

One of my favorite things about watching these historical sewing adventures is going from “what the heck are even all those fifteen million pieces of the pattern?” to “OOOOOH~ That makes so much sense! I love that attention to detail!” Ugh. This is why clothes made decades ago stand the rest of time while almost any garment purchased today lasts 2.1 months before disintegrating.

[@bobbirdsong6825]

modern day clothes tend to have way more pieces, actually. Aside from things like t-shirts of course. If you were to compare modern jeans or chinos to britches or even trousers in the 1800s, they are way more complicated and use way more pieces.

[@stormgaren]

I love how you can say “my cold, dead hands” in such a sweet voice

[@jajpmc3]

I have zero sewing knowledge but I feel very inspired to try and make this skirt!

[@mrspupolot9862]

@Mongri Cheema I can't tell if your comment is passive aggressive or not.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@mrspupolot9862 I'm wondering that too. I'm bothered by it. I want to know if they meant it in a genuine way or a passive-aggressive way. I hope they see your comment and give us the answer. lol

[@cometkatt]

inspiriteuu luckily for you the Truly Victorian patterns are AMAZING and the Ladies who own the company are so VERY helpful should you run into difficulties. depending on where you live there is probably an historical reenacting group nearby who can possibly help you find a sewing group to connect with. thats what we do here.

[@katrajensen3300]

Same

[@the_luna_lily6234]

Same... and I’m a boy, That’s saying something

[@lisacrystallize99]

I'm a sewing-beginner and I am so overwhelmed how many pieces, hems, lines etc I'd have to think of doing such a project... I was so proud of myself the other day for sewing a curtain with extra thingys where the pole goes through. And you are here making a full on Edwardian skirt! Impressive.

[@thespiritofadventure3923]

Are...are you a time traveler?

[@Sylkenwolf]

I am! 😊

[@Sylkenwolf]

@@bernadettebanner you hit the nail on the head, my lady! I've always loved everything history, especially Victorian era. I'd love to see something from that era and really feel like the "good Doctor!" 😊😂

[@-xxbitterdreamsxx-2024]

Oh my god, time travelers. Take me wiTH YOU

[@sabrinalocke2846]

The spirit of adventure ! I was thinking the same thing!!!!

[@sabrinalocke2846]

Bernadette Banner MY WIG-

[@mareeps]

I adore that you stay away from overlocks. I was seriously considering dropping $300+ dollars on an overlock just because I thought it would be THE next step to making my sewing projects more 'professional', but that is a goddamn LIE and you proved it. Thank you for saving me my money and my pride! I shall now take much pride in my couture seams

[@MtnNerd]

The main reason to have one is knits

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

I hand sew all of my historical costumes but for everyday sewing, like making dresses for my daughter - having an overlock machine is a blessing! She's rough as a boy on her clothes and they frequently need repair. I wouldn't dream of a hand sewing her clothes or the inevitable subsequent mending from them! There's a time and place for hand sewing and using a serger! By-and-by, I got a great serger off of Craigslist for 50$, it doesn't have to cost that much money either ;)

[@Marine06girl]

What is an overlock?

[@becpennington7470]

@@Marine06girl, if you look at the inside hem of any t-shirt you've got lying around, you'll see a flat interwoven bunch of stitching on the edge of the material. This is overlock. The machine uses two or more threads to loop around each other at the raw edge of the fabric, and two or more other threads stitch down over them to lock them in place. The result is that the interlocked threads provide a strong finish to a raw edge and keep it from fraying. It's very useful for fabrics that fray badly, and is virtually essential for finishing cut knits. The machine used for this is usually a serger, though regular home machines sometimes have an inferior version of the stitch as an option.

[@enolp]

I was literally talking about making an Edwardian/Victorian walking skirt earlier today Also this older video has such a different energy than that of Bernadette’s more recent videos

[@saixenophase]

Listening to her talk while making my research paper just expanded my vocabulary.

[@zhikspeare]

Dudeee 😂😂

[@newbelt]

I have no interest in sewing. But your passion and joy about your projects makes these video's a delight to watch.

[@jenniferelyse5134]

"I'm not old fashioned, I'm couture" is my new motto.

[@iggymart7616]

Kind of weird but your way of speaking and vocabulary is really nice? You speak very eloquently and I don’t even sew but I adore your videos so much ❤️

[@sarah-qj2kx]

The Ultimate Good Noodle I know this is 8 months late but “my dog speaks for eloquently than thee”

[@usagiprincess4387]

Chad Conley Why are you so angry?

[@usagiprincess4387]

Chad Conley ok boomer

[@HeliosGrey]

@Chad Conley Okay Boomer

[@alpacaheartstudios5364]

Why don’t we dress so classy anymore ??? So Elegant and feminine. I absolutely adore historical era clothing

[@cometkatt]

nothing stopping you from wearing Anything you want - if you like it wear it.

[@TheRealKissyRee]

If you want to wear it, then I daresay nothing should stop you! Your life is yours to live, why not wear what makes you happiest?

[@rosecarey8522]

Just bought a long skirt ,I have a great idea

[@wavy6470]

@ When I read such studies I start questioning my gender 😂 But it makes sense considering how such image for women had been developed. Still, I hope gender stereotypes die out. I find it sad that items and hobbies are viewed as related to the sex. I don't doubt the result of the studies, but I think people are often socially moulded into what (supposedly) should be their image, their priority.

[@silg7262]

I'm just so happy that I don't have to. Yes it's beautiful and if love to wear it occasionally but to be forced to wear it would suck.

[@jb6712]

That skirt is beautiful in its simplicity, and the workmanship you put into it. I cannot sew by hand anymore, having extensive nerve damage from shoulder through my entire right hand and fingers from a very hard fall suffered seven years ago, so I just buy my clothes from one particular online store now. They, too, offer the majority of their clothes in simple, clean lines---nothing historical, but definitely classic, things that aren't embarrassing, and are modest in their designs and lengths, etc. I'm 68, and while modest clothes have pretty much always been my choice, they're even more important to me now as an older/elderly woman in my faith (but we do wear gorgeous colors and fabrics, too, and your beautiful clothes would fit in perfectly with our aesthetics 😊). I might not be able to sew anymore, but I do very much enjoy watching your channel and seeing the beautiful historic clothing you make yourself. Thank you for such a pleasant, delightful site. I do hope you continue for many years, no matter what you end up with as a clothing/design career.

[@empress_craft]

Gorgeous! If I had any sewing skills whatsoever, I'd make this in a heartbeat

[@Pythonaria]

There are evening classes for sewing from absolute beginners upwards. Well worth going to. I make some of my own clothes, particularly evening wear because I'm very small and can never get anything to fit me in the shops or anything I like. Making my own means I get the right fit and the colour and style I want. Give it a go :)

[@unacceptablesisterpeter3431]

I hear you. I have taken class and had 2 friends try to teach me. No luck. But I can knit anything you desire.

[@empress_craft]

@@unacceptablesisterpeter3431 Exactly. I grew up in a custom furniture store as a teenager. I am great at leather work, but pretty bad at any seamstress activities, whether that is hand sewing or on a machine. And I had professionals there to teach me every step of the way--just wasn't my jam. But I also haven't tried sewing in a very long time, so maybe I'd be better now. I am absolutely HORRIBLE at knitting, and I've tried learning multiple times. But I'm great at leather work, weaving, beading, and most paper crafts. Goes to show that some things just aren't meant for everyone!

[@empress_craft]

I may try some craftsy/bluprint hand sewing classes, and see if I have any penchant for sewing now that I'm an adult ;) Thank you everyone for your support and encouragement :)

[@ivylasangrienta6093]

Amaya Sinenomine Same here! My aunt and grandmother were both seamstresses before marrying and my cousin is a clothing designer and makes a lot of her own clothes! I wish I'd asked my grandmother to teach me when I was young.

[@MeowMeowKapow]

This piece is gorgeous on its own, but you’re so right that the entire look together strikes a harmony that wouldn’t be found if you’d worn a loose knit sweater and a ponytail instead. Not that it couldn’t or wouldn’t have worked, as I suspect it may well, but that there’s a certain tightness to the complete work. So glad I stumbled on your channel-I’ve been doing more sewing and embroidery on my own lately and I’m grateful the mighty algorithm has deemed it necessary to take that as a cue to introduce me to more quirky seamstresses.

[@eleonoreskrepnektosin2684]

I learned a lot just by looking into the clothes my grandmother made back in the 70's. She only had a machine with straight stich, so everything was finished by hand. I always remember that when I watch your videos and see you hand stitching.

[@dontbesylly]

Her voice is so soothing to listen to. I feel like I can hear her smiling.

[@c.v7750]

Just a thought. Since the skirt is black, I would make the lining a different color. Fuchsia maybe, I know you want authentic, but I need a bit of wow factor re color. Beautiful work.

[@helenanilsson5666]

Well, I think you could get an authentic "wow factor" in there too, although perhaps not in fuchsia. Looking at pictures of Edwardian fashion, I see some wine red paired with black, and leaving the black behind I also found pictures of dresses that combine teal and dark pink, so I'm sure some designers of that time had thoughts similar to yours.

[@rachaeltinker6141]

"I'm not old fashioned. I'm couture," needs to be embroidered on a wall hanging somewhere.

[@11thShadowDragon]

Facts

[@bernadettehawes]

yessss!

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

Getting that printed on my t-shirt

[@thegoodlife6061]

I have just been sewing for 9 months and sewed over 25 vintage garments for myself. I am now sewing an 1860 Civil War era skirt, petticoat, chemise, drawers, an American pocket, and my blouse and corset is being made in England. This is for a Civil War Living Museum; I will visit dress as 1860. I also wear my vintage garments 1940's-1960's thus far and really enjoy wearing them daily. I also have over 200 FF original sewing patterns dating back to 1880's. 1907. 1920's. 1930's-2018. I do not cut my tissue patterns but trace them and store them until I need them again. great video

[@amethystrain2513]

Do you have an Instagram? I'd love to see!! Only 9mos sewing and you're doing historical pieces, nice!

[@OrangeBlossomMilk]

@@amethystrain2513 I'd love to see that too!

[@Xia-hu]

me too! It's my dream to be able to sew a 1950s-60s vintage swing dress for myself. I just started a sewing course.

[@xochiltcarmonaramirez3402]

En la

[@Emma-kn8ph]

Love to know how it all turns out, and good luck

[@tx7140]

As someone who does a lot of period medieval sewing/costuming I really appreciate the effort you're putting in to adapt a historic style of dress to a more modern look! Makes me want to try and bring the doublet back into style. Excellent work!

[@animehair05silently88]

do it

[@lurkerofthenight]

please do! :D

[@lyndseyb1819]

Do It!

[@bluesub4629]

Not gonna lie, doublet is kinda hot

[@pescaslove495]

Tris Szym If you make it people will buy it!

[@edualaddin7658]

The Victorian and Edwardian eras are definitely my favorites in terms of fashion, so I very much enjoyed this!

[@charlesqbanks]

You go girl! Bring back the Edwardian era in fashion! I myself am an Edwardian fashion enthusiast, and while I don't always pull off an authentic look, I find it very important, for both males and females to appreciate and bring back the wonderfully respectful and artistic stylings of my favorite historical era. Keep it up!

[@Maya-ft3te]

When she said "I made a very grave error" I was freaking out like "omg it's the sewing...no wait probably the measurement" not once did i think about pockets😂😂😂 I was on the verge of tears until I heard pockets then I started laughing. All better.

[@runmeoverwithabussis5667]

Ok, but can we talk about how weirdly soothing it is to listen to Bernadette ramble about waist seems and basting and hemlines while I’m writing? It’s so relaxing, my cat even falls asleep to it.

[@mayaceasar55]

You’re right, the entire silhouette is so beautiful! Especially with the lacy top to add some elegance. I would totally wear this outfit, but I’m sure I couldn’t do it the justice that you do!

[@lightbending]

"How on earth can I be a woman of the 21st century and forget to put pockets in my skirt?" Further proof that you strayed upon a time machine in the 1900s and used it to visit us here in the future...

[@zayaweight9579]

I’ve done historical sewing for almost a year now & I’m really feeling this whole “overlocking is illegal” thing, hand felling for days!

[@annamarie5988]

I agree! Once you get used to felling it’s a much prettier finish (imo)

[@MyMProductions3]

I feel like a degenerate hearing this woman speak

[@sharp_swf]

Who'st've saidenthed soue

[@randomcatmeow1394]

@@sharp_swf stop stoooooop

[@mathewklepser6382]

Exactly. Like I feel like a modern day peasant. And she's a noble or something. Like she's just got a higher seeming accent and vocabulary, but without the rudeness you'd find with nobles of the past.

[@RonJohn63]

@@mathewklepser6382 she'd have been solidly middle class in the Edwardian Era. People in that broad middle class thought respectability (in behavior, diction and dress) was a Good Thing.

[@objetivista686]

You're because your fascism

[@leasagna2202]

I wish i had enough time and skill to make this

[@mysteriousandforeboding]

Your username is my mood

[@saskiamckenna2925]

E. G. I would agree, but I need a soul to be devoured first

[@leasagna2202]

@@saskiamckenna2925 Same smh

[@leasagna2202]

@@mysteriousandforeboding i can't even have a normal conversation in english because..... you know why

[@cinnamontoastcrunch5692]

@@leasagna2202 sorry I didn't mean to

[@flavianesilva1979]

Watching this again after so long is kinda funny, she has changed so much!

[@standincub]

I love the idea of a series of videos focused on adapting historical styles into modern pieces. The skirt turned out wonderful!

[@alisonellett7845]

So in love with flat lining! Use it for all my skirts particularly the summer ones. You mentioned that there was probably a modern sewing machine enabled way of achieving a similar effect. Think I may have that for you. Was first introduced to it by a Vogue Sewing (magazine may have been called Vogue Patterns at the time...) article about 10 years ago. The principle is pretty basic. Cut your lining fabric with an extra 1/2” seam allowance on all the vertical seams. (total seam allowance is now an inch on the lining.) Pin the cut edges of the vertical seams of the lining fabric to the face fabric right sides together and sew a 1/4 seam. Press both seam allowances towards the lining. Turn right sides out and press flat. You now have a flat garment piece with the cut edges wrapped by the lining fabric. Tada! You can then “stitch in the ditch” to keep the lining from shifting about until you get the garment seams in. From here you just follow the pattern instructions treating the lined garment piece as you would a single layer of fabric. The original article was suggesting this as a solution for light coloured fabrics where the seam allowance would shadow through to the right side. It does solve that problem also provides a very tidy finish to the inside of the garment. :)

[@dcinrb8538]

I've read similar instructions from a 1950s Vogue sewing book. For spring 'frocks', french seams were used to encase the lining and outer fabric as one. Batiste was the fabric recommended for linings.

[@xxwintermoonxx1528]

I'm so mad that you didn't do a tldr for my small dummy brain.

[@maryelizabethengleman9763]

I know this is an old video but I just wanted to say I'm completely awesomed out (tells you what era I'm from :) by how modern yet historical this skirt looks! It would be fine for office wear and would only get second looks for its elegance, yet it's immediately recognizable as a period construction to anyone who studies dress silhouettes just as a hobby. What a win.

[@paularobles5441]

I can't believe the level of patience gone into the hems

[@delanocarson7544]

I'm currently in the absolute belly of the beast making this same skirt from this same pattern and having this video to turn to to make sure I'm not royally screwing something is such a blessing

[@BlueLikeAnIKEABag]

Delano Carson That‘s really cool, I hope everything worked out well!

[@sianobrien3001]

I'm in the same position

[@CowboyGittarMan]

I like this video. When I was a small child, I would watch my mother sew, and she would talk to me as she was sewing. Now when I watch a woman sew it has a calming effect, especially when it is such quality work as this. Couple that with the sweet and calm voice, and I find it especially soothing.

[@BeccaMoses]

i have 0 clue what’s actually happening here but it’s real cute

[@zhikspeare]

If you want to learn, watch more videos about sewings and stuff, then when you are able to make doll clothes (since that's the best start), you will understand it all :P

[@entity4990]

If I’m ever going to wear any sort of dresses... I want it to look like that! I love how it looks classy and elegant! And having it fit to the waist adds to the charm Other dresses just don’t fit me and I am always attracted to dresses that looks like thoseeee😍

[@audreyhogan8285]

Me too.

[@melodismith8287]

Just came back to watch some earlier videos, and omg, her voice sounds so young! Adorable.

[@raraavis7782]

Well, hello there! A new channel that interests me! Yay! 😁 Love the idea of adapting historical garments for everyday wear. Always wanted to do that with 19th century men’s wear. I‘m obsessed with the style of the jackets especially. Really need to step up my sewing game again 😎

[@ThePumpingiron27]

Same here! I use to sew all the time and now havent really been able to.

[@stephaniemcpherson2558]

I’m simply over the🌙 to discover others are obsessed with historical fashions. Yay!!! I’m not alone! 🤗

[@princessahorsfall1726]

I love and admire historical fashion too. Wish they would come back

[@MorganDonner]

Cute! I have been planning on doing exactly the same idea with one of my 14th-century dress patterns! Make it shorter, and maybe sleeveless, so it becomes sort of like a jumper or summer dress! How fun!

[@elizabethross6895]

OH!!!!!! Do please make a video if you end up doing this! I am obsessed with both your videos :)

[@Shaiyeh]

misclicked dislike, meant to like! I'm doing exactly the same! I'm very into 14th century clothes, and definitely want to add them to my modern wardrobe as well :)

[@johannageisel5390]

@@Shaiyeh Wait, wat? I thought in the 14th century the "devil's windows" were en vogue? Wouldn't that result in extreme sideboob if you used that today? Or are you using an underdress pattern? Or am I mistaken about the time period? What pattern are you using to adapt?

[@Shaiyeh]

Devil's window dresses were indeed in fashion, but those are over-dresses, and there are several other styles, too. :) I've made my period dresses from drafting my own pattern using la cotte simple tutorials ( cottesimple.com/tutorials/ ) and also inspiration from the Moy Bog dress, which is also the style I'm looking at for a modern adaptation ^^

[@nimeryaspawnbrd1049]

by any means do it! if you alter the front opening to be button-down, with a lot of small buttons covered in the same fabric of the dress, you'll end up with a '90's flared skirt chemisier, and you'll be very pleased XD I was a teen back then, and I used to have a bunch of those dresses, in every possible length, fabric and pattern (all of them strictly black, to please my metalhead soul :P) I still wear that kind of dress line in the summer (cotton satin is so much cooler than jersey in Tuscan climate...) they're easy to sew, really pretty, almost always flattering regardless your body type and extremely comfy and easy to wear ^__^

[@LoliRoo]

My sister said you look adorable. "Like a young Merry Poppins".

[@nikkismith3707]

Your voice reminds of Edwardian Times. Very proper and rhythmic. Lovely! ❤️

[@sweetpotato4389]

"I'm not old fashion, I'm couture"- spending hours hand sewing cosplay costumes.

[@YourGraceMyLady]

Sweet Potato is this cosplay tho? I’d wear it outside on a regular day

[@akirasaito1551]

@@YourGraceMyLady I'd wear cosplay out on a regular day, unlike COWARDS

[@YourGraceMyLady]

Akira Saito that’s cool n all but you really shouldn’t call anybody names and labels , cause it just reflects bad on you

[@clairefazel8470]

She actually wears these on a daily basis, or at least most of the things. She does make some "cosplay" things. Mostly, she wears them

[@renoirrr]

Your Grace _ do people not get a joke ;-;

[@TheJoyNinjaNZ]

When I'm too tired and emotionally spent to sew I watch at you sewing and it makes me so happy - seeing the subtle weave of the fabric match at the seams to create a chevron effect was so satisfying. Bravo Bernadette, bravo!

[@deeraines9416]

I cannot find words to explain my joy in watching your hand stitching. I cannot use an electric sewing machine (i know how, but hyperacusis prevents it) so all garments, mending, and quilting is done by hand. Thank you, thank you.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

It's funny how much the length changes the skirt - as soon as you shorten it to below the knee, it looks very midcentury.

[@raeward8092]

I’ve just been watching your q&a with Morgan and Marika and Cathy, and I wanted to tell you that this skirt making video (and the Lady Sherlock skirt video) are the reason that I’m resurrecting the rusty sewing skills I learned over 30 years ago in primary school. Thank you. I knit quite well and crochet occasionally, but I was casting around trying to find something more to challenge myself with, and you’ve helped so much.

[@leenf6711]

I’m glad you remembered a pocket! that is what is missing most even in many modern clothing lines. no pockets usually means i choose not to buy it.

[@lynvoyager5976]

When I first learned to sew, from my mother, I used to do everything by hand, including the felling stitch. Didn't know what it was called, so glad I learned that. Eventually I graduated to a Singer foot treadle machine and it wasn't until I was in high school that I used my first electric machine. Scared the bejesus out of me. Love your videos.

[@jamesrivera9331]

I love Bernadette Banner! She is so poised and so knowledgeable about crafting garments.

[@Shizuma974]

Thanking the YT gods for putting this in my recommandations

[@julielove370]

Lol, you’re my profile pic twin!

[@carlovancaramel9734]

Miss, you are a DELIGHT. I love the commitment, and hard work you put into your projects. You make it seem effortless, but it is still QUITE impressive. I also really like the idea of updating historical looks.

[@halu959986]

"I'm not old fashioned, I'm couture" Bernadette, I've been binging your content and I do believe I'm a little in love

[@ladyflimflam]

Very cute skirt. 👍🏻 I’ll forgive your youth in despising overlocked seams. For those of us whose advancing years have brought arthritis all those machine finishes are the only way to continue sewing. Sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue. 😉

[@creativecheersoffashionlau7364]

totally agree !! :)

[@elaiyabharathim3538]

Love it

[@DrGlynnWix]

Yeah, I think it's one of those things that people just don't realize until they're put into the situation, like when people down on one-task kitchen items, which often start their lives as accessibility tools for people with disabilities or arthritis and then they just decide to expand the marketability.

[@ClariceAust]

I'm not what you'd call a real sewing person. 'Have only made a few things in my life and basic costumes for my daughter when she was little. It's a real revelation to me to hear about maintaining purity by not over-locking.

[@Ellie-jr4zy]

I love that phrase “sometimes shortcuts are an accessibility issue”! As a disabled person, I often see abled people mocking me for taking shortcuts, using “un necessary products” etc, and I think a lot of it is they see it as lazy, we see it as necessary because it is

[@Namaersige]

I came here out of pure curiosity and happily found THE perfect solution for a nice skirt hem, historical or not! Thank you for your lovely videos. Your dedication to precise and neat stitching (by hand, if needed) gives me courage to not yield to laziness when sewing my clothes. I will stick around to see other wonders you might share in the future :)

[@evenikh]

I understand why she loves historical fashion now.... There's so much love and effort put into every. Single. Outfit.. This woman has changed the way I look at clothes entirely.

[@Azriel637]

I found my way here by chance one day and I have to say. I have Zero interest in sewing or Fashion, but your enthusiasm is so infectious that Its a delight to listen to you.

[@adumelial]

Oh my word, I have not touched either of my sewing machines in possibly two decades? One of them is my mother's from the 1960s. I used it for my daughters ruffles, with a ruffle attachment. Those ruffled dresses with lace yokes were popular in the 80s for young teen girls. My other machine was bought early 1990s when special stitching programming went into the machines. I so enjoyed this and being a huge Victorian buff as far as movies go, you may have inspired me to dust off and oil up those two machines.

[@rhondacrosswhite8048]

My mother taught me to sew in the years before I was old enough to take was used to be referred to as ‘home making’ in high school, circa 1970. My mother was a lazy sewer as it was the age of modern conveniences such as TV dinners and sewing machines so it has been up to me to learn these things on my own. Hand sewing was to be avoided at all costs! Thanks to Bernadette, who is the age of my grand daughters, I am now appreciating the fine art of wielding a needle and thread for more than hems.

[@lolacallie0376]

I love the fact that she sounds so excited in the whole video talking with big words that are out of my vocabularies

[@reveriemephisto1995]

Me before video: "Does she remember to add pockets?" Bernadette: "I have made a grave mistake..." Me: Nope. XD

[@tiffany02020]

Everything in this video is beautiful, informative funny - but it’s also amazing to see how far you’ve come. From not being on the floor anymore, change of continent and better/new sewing techniques and equipment.... I’m just so blown away and oddly proud? Good job you! You’re taking on your dreams and kicking ass! You can accomplish anything you set ur mind to. Keep going!

[@Jenny-op2rp]

Absolutely love love that skirt and your presentation. Watching you put the skirt together inspires me to sew more! By the way, there is another KZbinr named Angela Clayton whose videos similar to yours. Thank you for putting these videos together and showing the rest of us how it can be done. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@fedoralars]

girl Hug Snug seam binding its the best thing ever I work as a stitcher for Utah Shakespeare and my draper this past summer taught me how amazing it is for finishing edges

[@PatrickPease]

I looove how clearly she enunciates every sound so clearly. It's beautiful to hear Meanwhile i speak like a caveman with endless gutterals shortcuts.

[@SpiritBear12]

Ah, finally, some one else who doesn't care for over-lock/serger machines! That's a smart and crisp outfit, very nice!

[@yvenne3134]

OMG! I can't believe I just discovered you! I did a school project last year, where I took old French fashion and used those designs and silhouettes to sew some modern, everyday clothing inspired by them. I found a soulmate! I'm literally so happy to find people who enjoy "old fashioned" styles and like to incorporate them into everyday wear in suttle ways.

[@rosebrown5735]

I love watch her do something so amazing and entertaining. It's one of my favorite things to do while avoiding my work.

[@lilylovely4716]

100 points to Ravenclaw for the word 'ephemerality'! (Are you a Ravenclaw? You seem like a Ravenclaw.)

[@pocketluna3607]

Indeed she is.

[@katiemcdonagh4048]

Ravenclaw pride 💙💙

[@monroe8566]

The Ravenclaws unite in the comment section!

[@audreyhogan8285]

She really does seem like a Ravenclaw.

[@CrochetLand]

My people

[@rhiannonbauer6787]

"I'm not old-fashioned. I'm couture." I would say I want that on a T-shirt, but T-shirts aren't period accurate, Lol.

[@monroe8566]

Would a coaster do well Rhiannon?

[@iChillypepper]

On my chemise 🤔

[@monroe8566]

Hmmm, you’re onto something. Maybe we should all embroider it onto our handkerchiefs?

[@spinjules]

Cross-stitch that sucka onto a pillow!

[@monroe8566]

Julia Hall ooh good idea!

[@andromeda7147]

since finishing fashion school 6 years ago, I barely made clothes myself, only doing some early medieval costumes for reenactment, but this video kind of gives me the urge to make a skirt like that myself. thank you for waking up the tailor in me :D

[@wintrygarden]

I think you could flatline/interline with French seams, which are similar to felled seams in that they encapsulate the raw edges. You might be inclined to fell that edge down anyways, but you could do it with a much longer stitch (I think) since you're just tacking, not trying to seal the edge in. Or, if you clip down close enough to the seam, the resulting French seam can be quite narrow, which would reduce bulk - and imitate the lovely narrow historical seams! You can also do flat felled seams by machine with some fiddling, but I don't think it would work with flatlining unless you wanted visible topstitching. (disclaimer: I've been quilting since I was a kid but I'm no expert sewist, just a part-time seamstress at a renaissance festival making "period-ish" garb)