Making a Sherlock Holmes Inverness Coat

[@pogostix6097]

"This isn't historically accurate, but... I may keep it because I just love it so much!" I think that thought, the occasion of finding a happy accident that you turn out to love and keep, probably is historically accurate, and has occurred since the dawn of mankind.

[@amandakumher3822]

I screenshotted your comment as a philosophical quote.....

[@forcerous_5127]

@@amandakumher3822 you made me take a screenshot.

[@veronicavieyra4392]

@@forcerous_5127 third

[@lovelylynxie8113]

that sounds like something Bob Ross would say

[@skyc7089]

a wonderful thing to encourage too!

[@saethrelapin]

“For the Instagram” I love how she talks about social media like she is really from the past centuries ago

[@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee]

"She is thicc... as the young folk say"

[@Crow.c]

She is secretly a time traveler who has to seem “normal” so she researched historical sewing just to share some sources!

[@livelongandprospermary8796]

A lady is allowed to keep her secrets.

[@quintus9356]

was there ever a doubt?

[@uhuh936]

that’s because she **is**

[@tillie_brn]

*Bernadette Banner making excuses to avoid the sewing machine for 32 minutes straight*

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

@@bernadettebanner Insists on using a period sewing machine. Neglects a period iron.😏

[@maryblaylock6545]

@@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355 do you have any idea how heavy those irons are? Some have a flat part to go on the stove and you must clip it into the handle and pray it doesn't separate and drop on your foot!

[@maryblaylock6545]

I have had a regular iron drop on my foot (the ironing board got bumped). I was not amused and terse things were said!

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

@@maryblaylock6545 I have a few. My favorite one for danger is the iron with a well for the hot coals to be placed in the center for constant heat. The small, solid chunks of cast iron can be just as ornate as that beautiful machine. No one said the past was safer. But it sure did have a quality feel to everything back then.

[@XxLadyxGaladrielxX]

@@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355 I have the period iron, and the period singer sewing table. I lack the actual sewing machine though.....

[@JanPospisilArt]

Bernadette: "I need to finish these edges.." Me, shoving a greasy slice of pizza into my mouth: With a tiny felling stitch, naturally.

[@pmcgee003]

hahahahaha yes yessss

[@MissCaraMint]

That is so accurate.

[@LonaWu]

Flashbacks from Baumgartner's channel! I remember a comment of the exact same meaning from one of his videos (but I have no idea which one), the only difference was type of food and the iconic Belgian linen instead of stitches. Are you the eating viewer of history-related craftsmanship channels? :D

[@alinagrinseit]

@@LonaWu omg i vividly remember your comment ahahah

[@hollylhunt]

@@LonaWu yay for Baumgartner (sp?) and historical reconstructions! Let me to Bernadette, funnily enough

[@roseshi6736]

Who else has been obsessively watching and rewatching these videos even if you’ve never held a needle and have no idea what she’s talking about?

[@sarahluchies1076]

Just imagine having a little sewing skill and watching all these, knowing some of what she's talking about. They're inspirational.

[@crystalwright1504]

It really makes me want to ditch my sewing machine for a little while and do some hand sewing for a change.

[@kaytiej8311]

I think I'm living my sewing dreams vicariously.

[@andreacotton944]

me I just love every thing about Bernadet and her love of sweing Axx

[@halley8105]

I love hand sewing (Sewing machines are the devil) and i still have no clue what she's talking about half the time so I have to look it up and get progressively more confused. I do however understand the basics, and these videos have been huge inspirations.

[@yanagelfand4337]

My mom, passing me watching this video: -- Are you watching a tutorial on how to make buttonholes? -- No, that's a separate video, I've already watched that and even made my buttonholes according to it. -- So, you're making a coat and choosing a tutorial? -- No, I'm not making... I'm just... She's just... No time to explain, I'm just watching this girl make a cape for half an hour, what's so difficult to understand?

[@MargoMB19]

So accurate!

[@celene_moon]

Watching*

[@cedarwriter26]

Her buttonhole tutorial made buttonholes finally emerge from the world of black magic.

[@sunnygirl87]

I turn them on, let them play as I vegetate with phone and consider all the ways I have messed up collars and top stitching, etc. Why did I allow my husband to toss his worn custom shirts i could have salvaged? Ugh!

[@Ichtaca_San]

Lol just realise it was half an hour

[@karinkiltz5626]

In the novel, Holmes is described as wearing an Ulster coat not an Inverness. The differences are subtle. An Inverness has a longer cape and usually does not have sleeves. It depends on the decade whether it has sleeves or a full cape. Your choice of sleeves, then, is appropriate

[@mndlessdrwer]

I love how the comments on these videos sometimes just delve deeper into the history or lore of the garments. How wonderful.

[@misskitty285]

I think he also only wears it, like the hat mostly, when he's going out of London. When he's in town he mostly wears a regular hat and coat (or whatever disguise he's going for in the story). I have a hat and I wear it all the time with my pink check rain trench coat.

[@margiefraire3640]

BERNADETTE YOU DO EXCELENT WORK AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL ON YOU. NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN WEAR THAT TIME PERIOD SO PERFECT.. NOT EVEN THE WOMEN OF THAT ERA. I AM JUST AWESTRUCKED AT THE SKILLEDFULLNESS YOU MAKE ALL YOUR CLOTHES. SLEEVES OR NO SLEEVES!.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Which part of "the novel?" I was under the impression that there were something like 4 novels and 56 short stories....you're correct about the ulster being part of Holmes' winter attire and about the cape length being shorter than an Inverness.

[@jamesbuckingham7765]

Bernadette: does anyone actually read the descriptions? Me: OH GOD YES, PLEASE THEY'RE SO HELPFUL

[@rentregagnant]

0:54 ... Pulls out fob scissors from conveniently cut pocket for a quick snip. Beyond cool.

[@lolajl]

Yup ... so cool.

[@vivianc.c.3379]

I tought the same

[@jaytee2642]

I hadn't noticed that so I replayed it several times on a slower speed. It doesn't look like it's really as you describe. The scissors are hanging on a chain...she deftly sticks the needle into the fabric of her vest and then reaches down for the thread snips which seem to be dangling out of camera view on the chain. Watch it on slow speed and tell me if I'm seeing things. 🤷‍♀️

[@ilovekeppu]

@@yeshummingbird I learned something new today. :)

[@snickerbuckle]

Jay Tee Not seeing things. She’s wearing a chatelaine, from which her snips are dangling just out of view. Good catch!

[@tammyt3434]

"Sleeves are the devil's work!" I'm cross stitching that on a pillow. In fact, this video has inspired me in several ways, thank you!

[@bugeyedmonster2]

And so are fake pockets on women's clothing! (The devil's work, I mean.)

[@crystalm4324]

That’s so true, it’s really nice to see I’m not the only one who ends up with elbows in the wrong places! ...and those tiny stitches are EVERYTHING!!!

[@wooyeah1738]

bugeyedmonster2 Fake pockets are absolute bs from the devils.

[@froggdoggs8551]

Fake pockets must be destroyed in hellfire

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

AND THREAD RIPPING IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT

[@LolasTBs]

"She is thicc, as the young folk say." I love your commentary, Bernadette! :)

[@mickeybear2972]

Did anybody else go to the comments just to look for/like this comment?

[@duncanaldrich2573]

@@mickeybear2972 at least one person did. 👍

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@duncanaldrich2573 at least 607 did

[@rfldss89]

This absolutely killed me. Even with her amazing enunciation, you could still hear the double Cs.

[@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet]

@@rfldss89 I like that the CC is in the closed captions too.

[@ArcherAmara098]

This is going to be a bit random, but thank you so much for posting these videos! I have to say, honestly, that I was not the least bit interested in getting into sewing before I saw your videos. Watching these made me realize that a lot of the fears and inhibitions I faced when looking at sewing things were all things that could be challenged and faced. Watching you solve problems in your work with a happy sort of patience made me feel a lot better about beginning something that seemed daughtingly difficult. Not owning a working sewing machine had also stopped me from getting into this, before I saw you work on your projects with just a hand sewing needle. It inspired me to really, truly, try my hardest with a couple of projects. Now I teach my own sewing classes at a local fabric store, where I get the chance to inspire other people into tumbling down the rabbit hole of problem solving, creativity, and patient hours of calming work. You deeply inspire me and I wanted to let you know, and to thank you for being so amazing and just having fun with what gives you joy ^.^

[@MissCaraMint]

Same. I have a feer of making trousers, and have been putting off making anything like that, but I really felt that that barrier to experimenting and solving those problems I might face didn’t seen so great after all.

[@sunnygirl87]

Vogue has a tailoring book they put out years ago. Curse my mom, she passed hers on to my sister in law. If she Marie Kondo's it, I will force her to eat licorice!

[@charmedprince]

@@sunnygirl87 HAHaha by all means call your sister if she still has it and then make copies

[@super_siri]

@@charmedprince or carefully and quietly steal it...

[@EmsIsFab]

Sewing ASMR should really be a thing because that bit with pinning and cutting gave me the chills!

[@marlenepein1604]

Go look up Angela Clayton, she made a ASMR video of making a brown coat I think.

[@zegobou]

YES THE CUTTING ❤️ I don't usually like ASMR but those scissors sounded like they were PURRING 😻

[@jennivamp5]

The clatter and wirr of the sewing machine does it for me 😊 could fall asleep listening to that

[@racheloldridge4986]

That sewing machine gives good asmr

[@deejustdee1234]

It made my hands ache. 😥

[@hawkeyepierce1377]

Bernadette: "If anyone comes up to me at costume college asking to see the back lining of my cape...who even are you?" Yes, preach Bernadette, preach

[@Chibihugs]

Those tiny felling stitches bring me joy, as did all that lovely top stitching. You did a grand job constructing this beauty. I can't wait to see all the pieces together. As soon as fall hits, I would wear that coat everwhere.

[@mschmitz8873]

Chibihugs I love those tiny felling stitches and gives me joy. Half my enjoyment of watching these videos is watching the stitching.

[@eshbena]

Actually, Holmes only wore the deerstalker in Hound of the Baskervilles, when he was on the moor, and never wore country wear in town. The whole inverness and deerstalker were a creation of the actor who first portrayed him on stage. If you look at the original illustrations of Holmes, he wore typical suits and top hats like every other man of the era. :) Not that it matters in the slightest, as your costuming is lovely.

[@bookmouse2719]

wow, I always think of Basil Rathbone.

[@AdorableTheNerd]

not true about the coat, actually, there are several short stories set in town during which watson references holmes wearing an ulster coat. i believe u are correct about the hat, tho!

[@michaelbell3952]

The saying no brown in town is a reference to this. Black white grey and others were city wear, while brown and earthy tones were considered only appropriate for country wear.

[@missl1775]

Yay, someone else who knows and recognizes that detail!

[@mndlessdrwer]

If I remember correctly, he was described as quite the dandy, so his dress would likely have been suited properly to the venue he was attending. It would have been considered quite boorish to wear one's hunting garb about town, even if one was commonly acknowledged as a bit of an eccentric. It would be like attending the opera in one's smoking jacket. Scandal of scandals.

[@lukerobson609]

I think the confusion about whether or not the coat should have sleeves or not is whether you were using an Inverness or Ulster pattern. My understanding is that the Ulster coat has sleeves, whereas the Inverness cape does not. It is the Inverness that Sherlock Holmes is commonly depicted as wearing, yet I beleive in the novels Sir Arthur Conan Doyle puts him in an Ulster. As in the novels Holmes is a man who appreciates fashion and dressing appropriately for the situation, a dark coloured Ulster over his morning coat would be more appropriate than the Inverness he was depicted in, which was fundamentally a countryside garment.

[@FeannaFey]

This agrees with what I stumbled across recently. Though apparently it gets even more complicated, because the cape for the non-sleeve version isn't acutally a full cape but actually basically very wide sleeves attached to the back of the coat and not closed up: thereshesews.blogspot.com/2018/11/inverness-coat-part-1.html

[@mortisCZ]

I have never known the difference but it is rather interesting. Thank you very much. Now I need both. :-D

[@cathyb2204]

Wikipedia confirms what you describe. And if it's on the internet, it must be true.

[@Pikadumpling]

@@cathyb2204 not all information on the internet is true.

[@Tibblett]

Pikadumpling # 27391 thats the joke c:

[@lovelaced]

I was watching this in the car with my dad, and when you said “sleeves are the devil’s work,” he burst out laughing. Now, whenever I mention you or your videos, he says something along those lines. Love your vids!

[@MendyLady]

My 6yo was watching with me, and LOVED "but wait, there's more!" And insisted "you cannot have red." Which goes to show he was actually paying as much attention as I was, even tho it was my second watching.

[@XeniaLily]

Bernadette: "so with my hand turned machine, this took me 5 hours" Me, with an electric machine: that would take me all-day, hun

[@phersephonia3706]

I can imagine Bernadette's right arm is absolutely ripped from all that cranking, though. Like, hand-churned ice cream makers who?

[@cometkatt]

@@phersephonia3706 when in well-oiled shape they are surprisingly easy to turn. havent sewn anything with one but did get a chance to try them at a demo. does take a bit of coordination tho to manage to turn and manipulating the fabric at the same time.

[@globoboboglob3270]

Excuse my internet yelling, but IT'S SO PRETTY! I've nothing witty to say this time other than watching the process and trains of thoughts and final results after all that is just a treat. I love your content, simple as that. (and the mock up without the cape made you look like a martial art master)

[@phoenixperson8296]

The whole Lady Sherlock series is my comfort entertainment

[@jaygarcia6338]

my favorite game is guessing where The Red will come in on the lady sherlock pieces

[@jordanshaffer4908]

wow, I come from an amateur boat building background and I just happened to find your channel as I'm learning to sew while in quarantine. It's amazing how similar the two processes are in the drafting stage. Your green tool is what I'd call a baton to get a similar curve in the lofting stages of boat building. Love your channel so far by the way!

[@hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195]

geometry, amirite

[@threadsandpurrs]

It turned out lovely. And yes, I do sometimes read descriptions. I'm actually hemming a Norse overdress while watching this. It's nice to essentially sew with another craftsperson around.

[@sarahleonardreece4346]

I love to sew with others on KZbin too.

[@anne-mariepollacia1417]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the absolutely magical video editing and sound recording on the montage from 15:21 to 15:50? I could've watched 32 minutes of nothing but those lovely sounds and music. Thank you, Bernadette, for not just your sewing art, but your digital art too!

[@joebean3615]

Yesss! It felt like watching a movie.

[@paigezuris1169]

The work you’ve been putting into your editing lately is paying off! The opening sequence and the portion of the video where you cut out the wool are so satisfying and so peaceful. It almost makes me think of a Studio Ghibli movie with the pacing and the soft piano in the background! Your progress with Lady Sherlock is a treat to see, but your lovely editing should not be overlooked.

[@raeward8092]

Just in case you’re still wondering, Bernadette, I do check the description for the links that people reference in their videos. Thank you for including them. I aspire to be a crafter in more than just yarn (mainly knitting) and your videos are really helpful and inspiring x

[@siobhanbeatty8826]

It’s been one HECK of a journey seeing you start with the concept illustration of lady Sherlock then finally being the one wearing the physical outfit!!

[@SheridenGoldie]

Oooo, and you wear the pin that Cathy Hay gave you when she took you to The Great Central Railway! It's so lovely with the outfit! Well done on an amazing project!

[@rose-mariedekoning8471]

When you were explaining about 'read stuff, read everything' and that things made a lot more sense when read from front to back, I had a moment where I thought about Harry and Ron trying to figure out a potions recipe and Hermione being exasperated by them not reading everything before that point. :P

[@gorillaau]

There is a little bit of Hogwarts in all of us... Just not enough to be admitted to study there.

[@halley8105]

@@gorillaau which sucks beyond belief... But is very true

[@RubyOpheliaQuinn]

It always blows my mind how perfect your stitches are.

[@HajerNajlaoui]

Catch me having an existential crisis over lady Sherlock being complete and leaving a void in my life

[@robertlozyniak3661]

Leaving a void in your life? I feel that you underestimate Ms. Banner. Most likely, the "game will be afoot" and the real adventures will just be beginning!

[@idkanymore790]

If only it was possible to subscribe to a channel multiple times without unsubscribing! I'm addicted!

[@raraavis7782]

Also: you’re singlehandedly restoring order to the universe with your neat, tiny felling stitches 😄 Like, really. At least, they always seem to restore order to my mind, somehow. Watching you hand stitch makes me feel very calm and content.

[@amandakumher3822]

It's even better when you're watching and hand sewing at the same time

[@lailinshale]

"...sleeves are the devil's work." Me: *gasp* a kindred spirit! I flipping hate sewing sleeves.

[@catherinefox7832]

Sew them in flat, sew shoulders first, then sleeves in flat, then sew from sleeve cuff to underarm, making sure seams match, then on down the side seam

[@lapvona]

it’s like drawing hands. everyone hates then

[@auntkaz422]

My first sewing (clothes) project in home ec. was making a shirt... After struggling with the sleeves I became a quilter!

[@maggieholland8202]

I only make sleevless things

[@charmedprince]

Lol. This is why i make tunic tops where the sleeves are cut together with the body. It's sort of like Jesus' shirts/robes pattern

[@littlevixen7473]

*hasn’t watched video yet* immediately likes video anyway because you know you’ll love it* ❤️❤️

[@grimtheghastly8878]

Agreed.

[@mmw55122]

Agree, Littlevixen, and welcome!

[@gabrieleguerrini9795]

Wow, I’m a fashion designer and seeing you sew by hand that massive coat is just amazing. You truly are so much skilled and is really a pleasure watching you!

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

Oooooohhhh, that cutting sequence is amaaaaziiing! The music, the ASMR, just *chef's kiss*

[@katinkabvre8207]

After having made this coat myself, I realised that in cutting the lining for the cape you could acually fold the silk weft wise and be able to fit the entire shape with the back on the fold!

[@piperrasmussen]

That little editing bit with the chalk drawing and the fabric snipping and how the scissors ran from one edge of the screen to the next and then would switch to the next clip! I live for this Bernadette! I'm absolutely LIVING!

[@dreamcaught3876]

i love watching these videos while i crochet. even if it’s a different craft, there’s something nice about watching someone work with their hands while you work with your hands. it’s like a knitting circle and a podcast in one :)

[@aerolb]

Lovely coat! Congratulations on finishing! On the sleeve issue, I remember that the sleeveless version assumes that you'll be wearing a coat/jacket underneath the Inverness/Ulster so that would act as the sleeves. (lol was obsessed in owning an ulster coat when I was younger so I know that) It's great that you went with the sleeved version since you're only wearing a waistcoat underneath and your blouse sleeves wouldn't match the fabric. Great work once again!

[@happygardener28]

I'd read something much as you've said about the sleeveless option. I can't remember the why, where or how I'd even acquired that tidbit but it's stuck with me these many decades.

[@Abbe1133]

As I rewatch this (again), I am swiftly realizing that I need one of these coats. Honestly if I was only allowed to be subscribed to one channel, it would be yours. Although it would be nice if I could have the wonderful Cathy and those other lovely seamstresses that you are acquainted with:) Wonderful video, as are all your others!

[@sherihone]

I imagine You as lady Sherlock Striding through New York eyeing things curiously, making pointed quips, and maybe solving a mystery or two. I'm thinking... Honestly... that's kind of what you do on your channel. LOL!! I love it!

[@cometkatt]

you should have seen her do exactly that at Costume College when she & Cathy & the other lady wandered around the hotel grounds :) was great fun to watch

[@kristinataddei8138]

My mother one year for Halloween made me a fire engine red, courderoy, hooded cape....I was to be "little red riding hood"....long story short, I wore that thing long after Halloween and into the next few falls....I really liked how comfortable and warm it kept me....it was a sad day for me when I outgrew it....so my aunt made me a knitted poncho with fringed tassel's, for this was in fashion in the 70's....love how this lovely coat/cape came out....learn so much from you Bernadette, I particularly appreciate your even hand stitching!!!....hate using a sewing machine with a passion, too out of control for me....

[@amywardell5843]

I love that you put the time stamp in to skip drafting, but I cannot imagine missing a second of your delightful videos!

[@MeSoyCapitan]

I've never even been slightly interested in tailoring, but after 5 minutes of watching your eloquent, passionate and joyful love of it, I want to make all the clothes. Can't wait to see more of your videos, thanks for making them.

[@judicousineau]

Wow! Just Wow! Bravo Bernadette, bravo. very well done indeed. Encore! Encore! Encore! I hope you celebrated the achievement with some cake.

[@carpentervintage_t3a514]

I loved watching this and my two kittens couldn't take their eyes off! Especially fascinated by you cutting out, I think it was the piano music and the shiny scissors that caught their attention :D

[@maxinecampbell4702]

It's one thing to make a funny hat, but to make an entire, gorgeous coat by hand....so much respect 💕

[@Gazelle1583]

OMG! I'm self-taught and I never realized that I have been using the chalk wrong my whole sewing life. Thank you! This is going to save me so much time using that scissors trick to soften the fine edges of the chalk. I've been leaning into the fabric for years only to get a thin and not very visible line from that those blasted chalk squares!

[@jaytee2642]

Wow. Just wow! I have no idea who you are, or why this video was in my recommended list, but I am SOOOO impressed! This is a labor of love and a work of art. ❤ Ok, I just took a quick scan through your videos and I must say, you have an AMAZING channel. Your skill and creativity is mindboggling. Even though these projects are not something that I would ever attempt myself, I so admire your talent. 👍🏻❤

[@mojosbigsticks]

Beautiful. My ex made an Inverness coat a couple of years ago, and he was fuming over the number of layers where the collar meets the coat meets the cape!

[@fd4895]

Your beautiful labour of love makes me feel like sewing a coat by hand. Your sherlock coat is truly elegant. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, process and experience with us.

[@vrhijlkema]

I would absolutely love to see you make one of Claire's outfits from Outlander! So many gorgeous historical pieces...

[@_._enril_._]

The sequence at 15:22 was truly a blessing to the senses. My soul left my body and was transported into a different plane. Anyway, all of the Lady Sherlock projects look amazing but seeing the work and love that has been put into them was an absolutely wonderful experience. I can't thank you enough for this wonder you have released upon our world.

[@marauder7209]

"Because this is 5 yards of wool, if you don't fit it at the waist, you have to carry all that on your shoulders." Oh, so like chainmaille! ...Why did I immediatly draw that association?

[@MissCaraMint]

I mean I went for hiking backpack so I guess we all have our associations.

[@taliavanbeelen6162]

People wearing chainmail often wore belts to take some of the weight on their hips so they didn't have to carry it on their shoulders... so yes, exactly like chainmail.

[@renfort3925]

My immediate thought was to when my mother weighed one of her ATS belly dance outfits in its entirety one time but the bulk of the weight of that is worn around the hips not shoulders. Chainmail is a good correlation though. I myself have never worn it for any length of time but I know plenty who have but I can't say I have ever talked to them about it, I suppose that's something I should do post-pandemic.

[@Thetasigmaalpha]

Actually it works for a full chain or plate harness. The weight sits on the hips .

[@mndlessdrwer]

Armorers and clothiers have similar concerns with weight distribution sometimes. Particularly with outerwear or structural garments, which frequently either need to distribute the load of other garments or are heavy enough, themselves, that the placement of their weight becomes a legitimate concern. In the case of armor, the majority of the main armor pieces are heavy enough that their load requires consideration toward its support on or against the body.

[@sofiaoutandabout]

Oh goodness, what a gorgeous piece! I am absolute trash for wool winter coats (and infamously collect them in every possible colour); I dream one day of having the time to make a beauty such as this. Amazing job!

[@Luxxen101]

When alone hint: mark 2" squares on mockup where you cannot reach when worn, then put it on and take pictures. I've found it quite useful, since you can literally digitally "zoom in" on the problem fitting areas and the squares define exactly where.

[@charlotteroberts]

What a beautiful coat. So happy to hear you're pleased with it; tremendous work.

[@one_smol_duck]

Bernadette: "So it's not like oh I guess this coat doesn't have a collar, I guess this coat doesn't have a cape." Also Bernadette: "I guess this coat doesn't have sleeves!"

[@Kasukilex]

..time to embark on the final problem... I see what you did there, Miss Banner.

[@halley8105]

*to the tune of final countdown* Its the final problem!!!

[@Emma-sj6wp]

@@halley8105 *Moriarty has entered the chat*

[@lorahart56]

I do not sew. I found your channel while wondering how to fill some time between this and that. And now I'm addicted. I used to sing, however and want to thank you for your excellent music choices. The jazz, while shopping for fabric downtown, was fantastic. The little tinkly music in this video really make it. So - Thank you.

[@MorganDonner]

OMG YES, ALL THE INTERNAL SCREAMING! The coat is incredibly fabulous of course, but my goodness, the close-up shots and editing are just lovely!! *furiously scribbling filming notes for future reference*

[@mimirose5dubin]

I really love the opening shots of the vintage sewing machine in action

[@dragoart1105]

I love watching her work. Passion is such a beautiful thing and this lady shows so much of it in her craftsmanship. It makes me inspired and want to pursue the kind of passion she bestows upon every one of her projects💕💕

[@julied.8277]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for going through the entire project. Your work is gorgeous as always. I'd watch you hemming hankies!

[@Jessamineann]

My six year old daughter immediately grabbed a piece of leftover green felt cabbage and safety pinned it at the top to make her own cape and called herself Daughter Sherlock. I wish I could show you the picture! Thanks for being a youtuber we can share!

[@tinajohnston8139]

I love watching your original practice work. I have already learned a much faster way to do backstitch, and this time I learned how to sharpen my tailor’s chalk!

[@vivrandles5179]

This is glorious. My maternal grandmother was a tailoress, and watching you create these garments makes me wish more than ever that I’d met her, not least because she could have taught me so much wonderful stuff. Sadly, she died long before I was born. ☹️

[@barbaraferron7994]

Same with my maternal great grandmother.

[@leepergrace_3046]

These make me so splendidly happy. As a young folk I find it difficult to watch long videos, I always have to be doing something while I watch, practicing piano or sketching. However, with these I watch the entire thing without even thinking. The drafting bits are even thoroughly watched. Thank you so much for these videos! Love you lots!

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

The thumbnail made me believe there was such a thing as a Sherlock Holmes Goat. I'm sad now.

[@jaxtelford807]

there was, in fact. a Sherlock Holmes Goat. He, Mm Pompadu and Eugene' goat, were much loved and lived long lives on a farm in South Australia.

[@lizarotti966]

I am CONSTANTLY referencing your description section. It gives me a head start especially on research

[@ChyarasKiss]

I can just listen to you speaking all day. So soothing. I don’t sew. Haven’t for over 25yrs since Home Economics in school. :-) *Looks towards my corner sewing machine still in a box for 3yrs*

[@Ikataja]

This is absolutely stunning, your dedication and strive for historic recreation really resulted in a masterpiece in my opinion. I very much enjoyed watching this idea become reality!

[@yoojinjeong3488]

The pinning, marking out, and cutting of the cloth is the most aesthetically and asmr-ly satisfying thing (15:22)

[@gothichinata4332]

I am speechless! Your Lady Sherlock looks absolutely stunning and I've watched all of your videos, more than once, with great interest. You're really inspiring me to go deeper into my interest in Historical fashion(I've already handstitched an apron :D) and I'm really grateful for that. Also your videos help me a bunch learning and improving my English ^^ Lots of love from Germany

[@ericadubach1974]

"...and hope I don't ruin the whole thing, but isn't that with all sewing?" MOOD

[@EnchantedRoseCostumes]

My goodness that was beautiful! That cutting sequence was breathtaking! I love how your Lady Sherlock has come together! Bravo Bernadette Bravo!

[@Beetle_beech]

Such amazing work! Perfect to sit and watch for hours upon hours while procrastinating your own sewing projects.

[@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355]

I was always under the impression that the cape was an addition to the jacket, as an extra layer of warmth if needed. I looked in my closet of older clothing from a bygone era. My jacket has small buttons around the collar to attach the cape to the nape of the neck. The cape has button holes for attachment and a small flap around the "collar" of the cape to both shield the buttons, but also to double as a collar if the cape was worn without the jacket. I have no idea if this was historically accurate, or if this is a fancy re-creation, as this was worn for the outdoor theatres and stage shows from roughly the 1950's for context. Please let me know if this is either incorrect or possibly correct.

[@MissCaraMint]

I don’t know but it’s a good question. It kinda reminds me of how we’ll have detachable hoods on a lot of jackets today. Maybe I’ll see if I can look into it.

[@TheJoyNinjaNZ]

I just love tailoring so much - especially in wool as it responds so well to steam. Just holding the iron over and area can help ease in any little wrinkles in the sleeve cap where it's fullest. Can I make a suggestion - you probably already worked this out, but when you're pressing up the seam allowance on your patch pocket, it can help save your fingertips steam burns a little to lay your pattern piece (which you handily cut from light card) on the fabric shape and fold the seam allowance over the pattern piece and press - you can get extra perfect curves if you running stitch half an inch from the raw edge and draw that up around the pattern piece you've laid on the fabric shape first before pressing.

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

Such tartan-y goodness! And OF COURSE we must have THE RED 😝 You make me smile with your videos, and this ensemble has been delightful to follow from concept to final form 😊 I can't wait for what you do next, and for your costume college vlog (I hope). Also, that cutting sequence was a work of art! Well done on editing and sound production!

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

For when I inevitably want to revisit that sequence, it's at 15:22

[@rustycuttlefish2099]

A very new fan here. On the subject of sleeves, I'm sure you've done additional research by now, but I seem to recall learning somewhere of a "MacFarlane coat," which was essentially an Inverness with sleeves. It took many years of searching but I found one once in New Orleans, circa 1996, and the shopkeep seemed to confirm this as true. Compare with a more-standard greatcoat bearing both sleeves and a overcape, with the latter being of shorter length; the overcape on an Inverness and a Macfarlane being longer. Again, I'm certain you've probably discovered this for yourself by now, so consider this for what it really is: an admission of admiration and gratitude for grand art.

[@fairydrop9114]

I read "Sherlock Holmes Goat" at first and I was very confused. The end result is gorgeous though!

[@galli0]

🤣🤣🤣🐐

[@hsmacaraig]

Me too!

[@jpeterson2150]

Yes I read the description boxes! I also read cookbooks and never make the recipes...but I know (technically) how. Lol 🤣 But oh how beautiful this is!!!! I loved every minute and every snip and every stitch. 🥰

[@ambermolina1326]

Loved, loved, loved the conclusion to the Lady Sherlock series, there was mysteries afoot, but you are a clever one and figured each and every one out, to a beautiful concluaion. You should be so proud of all the beautiful work and! Even loved the slow close up of beautiful seam work. I am sure this project made you feel lots of different emotions and I thank you for taking us on the journey with you!

[@EnbyAsher]

"This ones a rectangle, this one has a swoop" -Me trying to explain something as if i have any idea what it's about 😂

[@mariaarnt4939]

So exciting to see the wonderful conclusion of the Sherlock Holmes project. Can't wait to see what you do next! And yes, I read the descriptions. I thoroughly researched them when I was heading up to New York for a business trip and would have just a little time to visit the garment district. Since I didn't have much time, I wanted to make sure that I only visited the best - the ones you recommended!

[@Falany]

My mom, who was taught sewing by her grandmother, who in turn was born in the late 1800s, joined me for a bit while I was watching this, and everytime you said "Now I need to just fell this by hand" or "now I just need to do this here" she said "Yes, that's just what you had to do". For some reason that just sounded so cute and felt like something worthy of sharing. Amazing skill and ingenuity! All your work turns out so lovely even if you yourself still see flaws. Both me and my mother are very impressed (which, again, for some reason is very adorable to me)

[@ВероникаГришина-щ8с]

I have nothing to do with sewing and stumbled upon this channel accidentally, but it's very inspiring to see someone being passionate about what they do and enjoying it (which is part of the reason why I now plan on watching most of your videos). Also loved that ASMR bit at 15:22.

[@jeshogue]

Watching Ms. Banner hand sewing the most perfectly spaced little stitches creates in my soul a moment of awe-envy.

[@namikosugans]

I remember watching the video where you announced the Lady Sherlock project and now, she and all her attendant parts are done! Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey and I can't wait to see Noelle's Lady Watson too!

[@CarrieLCreative]

Has anyone else noticed that BBC Sherlock (specifically in the Hounds of Baskerville episode) that Sherlock had red button holes?

[@sarahlebas]

So lovely! I am thrilled you’re happy with your coat, well done Ms Holmes!

[@Antonette59]

I recently found your channel. I just started watching this particular video and it reminded me of my grandma. She used to make dresses for my mom & her sisters. She used flour sacks and cut her own patterns. My mom adored those dresses.

[@Antonette59]

I would pay a great deal, if only I had it, to have that outfit. Beautiful!

[@lindafredtrauffer8175]

Another bonny time with Bernadette; thank you! I do hope we, your faithful followers, will get to see Lady Sherlock full length and strolling the avenues of NY, please! I would love to see a close-up of your chatelaine.

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

I absolutely love the sound of really sharp dressmaking shears cutting through cloth ❤ Does that make me weird?😂😂 Does anyone else love that sound?

[@doublelightangel]

Yes, and I have no idea why 😂 also the tartan ribbon on the scissors ✂️❤

[@scorchedrosearts7821]

Seriously, sharp shears on fabric is one of the best sounds in the world. People should make it into ASMR or something.

[@cynthiabasil8356]

Nailed it!😃 beautiful work, can't wait to see the whole thing of things. Maybe a dress up episode. Is there a pool at costume college? If so does anyone wear historical swimwear? That would be a fun social norm to break. A Victorian day at the beach. On another note, thank you for the introduction to Cathy Hay. I'm enjoying her words of wisdom.

[@Clowreader]

As a history major let me just say, your video descriptions are the absolute best.