Making the Hat and Gloves from the Marie Antoinette Movie (the one by Sofia Coppola in 2007)

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I've been in love with the Marie Antoinette movie since it came out in 2007, but only recently have I started recreating this whole outfit, due to the availability of this beautifully woven Strawberry fabric. It's the whole look that inpsires me, so today I will focus on making the embroidered bright red mitts from the movie, as well as the tiny pink hat.
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Embroidery machine: Valiant: babylock.​com/machines/multi-needle-embroidery/valiant
Sewing Machine: Soprano: babylock.​com/machines/quilting/soprano
Serger: Victory: babylock.​com/machines/serger/victory
Digitizing Software: Palette 11:​babylock.​com/accessories/software/palette-11-embroidery-software
Baby Lock Tear Away Stabilizer
Links Mentioned:
Dressed: The History of Fashion Podcast: www.iheart.com/podcast/105-dr...
The Glover's Collection: theglovecollection.uk/
The Mitts in Question: glovecollectioncatalogue.org/2...
Costumer's Guide: www.costumersguide.com/ma12.shtml
Marie Antoinette Exhibhit Pictures: mariannalondon.blogspot.com/20...
Penny River for the Mitts Pattern: www.etsy.com/shop/PennyRiver
Silk Duchesse Source: nydesignerfabrics.com/
Bergere Source: www.etsy.com/shop/maggiemayfa...
Silk Organza Source: Moodfabrics.com
Movie Clips from Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette movie 2006.
Other tools (Please note that these are Amazon Affiliate Links):
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Clover Button Hole Cutter amzn.to/36K0TpZ
Extremely large (40"x60") cutting mat - amzn.to/37GZYG4
The incredible pin dish that I use thanks to @Costuming Drama - amzn.to/3mMgcUT
Ruler - amzn.to/32YNIiV
Favorite Needles for hand sewing: amzn.to/3nx7zNM
Favorite Thread for sewing:
www.superiorthreads.com/threa...
Source for Shoes: Americanduchess.com who has their own channel: @American Duchess
Me in different realms:
Blog: Sewstine.com
Shop: sewstine.etsy.com/
Instagram: / sewstine
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[@CathyHay]

Months to digitise the pattern, before the fabric even hits the cutting table? Respect, madam!

[@Sewstine]

Thank you Cathy!!

[@kirstenpaff8946]

I kind of love how the rule for fashion construction in the 18th century was "doesn't matter if the base looks sloppy, we can always slap more trim on at the end".

[@Sewstine]

I LOVE THAT! The museum pieces I got to study had linings that were 10x more ugly and unfinished than mine, and it increased my confidence so much!

[@susanresha8107]

I am pretty sure that is every sewers construction method.

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@susanresha8107 True for any of the other practices I've done - woodworking to enameling. The rule is start rough, feel a little discouraged, put in more time and volla. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@maryleung1425]

@@Sewstine when i have done hand embroidery ...was told make the back of the fabric as tidy and finished ...because that is the mark of a good embroiderer . For example when you do cross stitch,long stitch or crewel..i am sure you understand .....tho its very hard to have a neat back on the piece when u do french ..ribbon embroidery ... ...that is the nature of that .embroidery ...lol .....found that out .....lol

[@atticusfinch4266]

@@maryleung1425 yes. same. I would be judged by how it was "finished" by hand on the inside.

[@elizabethhull3611]

Absolutely obsessed with you making your husband be the mistress

[@Sewstine]

Hehehehehe! Thank you!

[@theguest3389]

I call it being a Mister or having a Mister. It is the male designation of Mistress, after all.😉

[@fa1ruz]

I love that strawberry embroidery is kinda your signature

[@Sewstine]

Hahaha! Thank you! It was never my intention but I think... it is? Whee!

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@Sewstine The Sewstine Signature emerges... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@sew-m-thingclever9806]

“I like to think as life as one long DND game.” 🤩🥰

[@Sewstine]

Gotta collect those skill points!!

[@quicksilvertears921]

I loved this too.

[@queenmidna4998]

I am so using this quote lol

[@alex-dj1hf]

So, back in the dark ages (seriously, we are talking 40+ years ago) when I made costumes for the Gilbert&Sullivan operettas I used to be in I had to make about 10-ish small hats in various styles all similar to yours; I used buckram hat forms. Some I got from a wedding supply place and the others from a costume supply. I would discourage the use straw if you are covering with fabric as it’s difficult to work with and is visible through the fabric. I did use straw for a couple of the hats (mine was one, as a matter of fact) but the straw was integral to the style. The buckram is more cost effective and easier to work with. 🙂 ~Leigh

[@Sewstine]

That's a really great tip! Thank you!

[@LaDivinaLover]

I always thought the fabric was little radishes. Strawberries makes so much more sense tho! 😂

[@alex-dj1hf]

Oh god radishes! Now I want to have a ‘Luna Lovegood’ dress! 🤩

[@clarabogard]

I thought they were plums for some reason

[@themurrrr]

Maybe one day I too get to have a husband, whom I also chose as my lover for a ball in Venice... My heart just warmed so much at that bit

[@Sewstine]

Thank you!! I'm quite lucky that he loves dressing up and tried to dabble in cosplay, even before meeting me!

[@themurrrr]

@@Sewstine You are truly blessed It’s nice to know love like this exists, not just in movies or books.

[@sarahmcdiarmid9832]

“ facing the anterior of the head” 😆 sewing video and anatomy lesson in one 💙

[@mariatheresabellatrix8594]

Can't wait for the actual gown!!!

[@Sewstine]

Thank you! That video will be next Tuesday at 6am (CT)!

[@mariatheresabellatrix8594]

@@Sewstine I can't believe you replied 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@barbarakelly1456]

Christine's videos make me want to buy an embroidery machine AND THE 18TH CENTURY ISN'T EVEN MY FAVORITE! wtf IS this wicked sorcery!!?? : )

[@LillibitOfHere]

Hand embroidery is very satisfying, historically accurate, and much cheaper to start with. 🙃

[@charlarp]

This embroidery is to die for!

[@darklymoonlit]

They're both stunning, but those mitts are just epic!

[@pauln2661]

Non Opium poppies grow all across France in that bright scarlet. It's the reason behind the British and Commonwealth red poppies for Armistice Day. The poem "In Flanders Fields" describes them.

[@AndreaIris86]

The mittens look stunning but I love the bergere, I really need to finally make one (or more) for myself! Also, you look gorgeous as always in your beautiful gowns!

[@LauraIngallsGunn]

SEW darling! Bonus: a perfect color palette for Valentine's Day. Thank you for the joy you share!

[@KeriBerry420]

Can I just say you are genuinely storybook lovely, as always

[@candicecharles3588]

The gloves are perfection.

[@tashi9317]

omg that glimpse of the dress towards the end! I love this reproduction project so much and your video picked me up after having a not-great day ❤️

[@Sewstine]

Oh dear!! I’m so sorry! I hope it’s gotten better since then but thank you for taking a moment to comment. Your message is so kind.

[@theguest3389]

Wow!!! Your brain for details is astounding!!! That Vienna Ball looked beautiful as did the costumes. The accessories that you made... Wow!!! Just wow!!! You are a stellar example of why we need an orchestra in life and not everybody playing the same instrument. Wow!!! Your patience is remarkable. Just wow!!! 😷😎😷

[@Schmalexio]

~~~hOw Do YoU hAvE tHe TiMe~~~ Seriously... doctoring, sewing, journalling, calligraphy??

[@Sewstine]

Hahahaha! I have a video where I talk about just that (the walnut video), but in short... I'm not entirely sure?

[@rdb4996]

@@Sewstine I love that you acknowledge that you are not entirely sure 😂

[@angellover02171]

She's also a Doctor and a mom.

[@susanresha8107]

So recently I figured out that I could use some stones that I had been using as paper weights for ironing as well. They work well to press down seams ahead of the iron and I get to keep my hands away from the boiling steam. My stones are ovals about the size of a palm. They also double as weights for patten cutting as well.

[@paulinedunne3481]

autoplay needs to calm down i cant comment that fast! I don't even have an embriodery machine but whenever I see your work it makes me want to try digitizing and designing embroidery and I have to smack my lil hands away from my bank account and get back to my college work.

[@Sewstine]

Thank you!!! :D Best of luck with college work!

[@justsewingly]

I saw on one of the historical sewing groups that the ladies of Larkin and Smith sold the company. Really too bad since they had a lot of great patterns. In 2015, I was lucky enough to take a stays class with them and learned a great deal about historic stays constructions.

[@sarahlarock4070]

Those mitts are absolutely gorgeous! All the textures between that and the hat are [chef's kiss]

[@kathrynegan4510]

I have seen examples of the hat. The ribbon hangs down to the nape of the neck where a bow sits the tail of the ribbon continues down a bit further. Lovely mitts can you imagine how long the embroidery wood hav taken, back in the day.

[@dee-annegordon5959]

Accessories make the outfit! Can't wait to see all the parts come together. In the meantime, you've got amazing mitts and a lovely hat to come up with new outfit combinations for.

[@im4225]

when i saw this i clicked it at the speed of light-

[@lynn858]

2 layers of exterior and 1 layer of lining, using the lining to bind the raw edge - awesome! Gorgeous to watch, and I learned a specific thing I know I will use. Bonus!

[@mandylavida]

So cute

[@normanshadow1]

You're an absolute inspiration. This shows what people with passion are able to achieve... thank you

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

Oh, my! What a project. I was totally distracted by glimpses of your pink thimble!

[@Sewstine]

Thank you! That one is from www.etsy.com/shop/NSMCreativeCorner?ref=yr_purchases

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

@@Sewstine I should have guessed! They're my favorite! I have blue and sparkly ones!

[@pv6450]

You are amazing and your work is always exquisite.

[@FenderStripes]

Totally stunning work!

[@marjoleinsmolders1630]

Now I want mitts and a hat!!! So pretty!! And you and your husband such a beautiful pair ❤🤩❤

[@loveinseattle]

"I like to think of life as a life long dnd game where I try to level up my character and collect as many skill points as possible" is such an excellent way of looking at things!!

[@PetraNR1967]

The mittens and the hat are lovely!

[@hollybyrd6186]

I love embroidery on the original cream mitts.

[@daseineschaf]

The poppy on the hat kind of matches the color of the mits, these gloves really do go with everything!

[@Faeriehood]

Lovely ☺️

[@xCielorosax]

Wow, the gloves and hat look super cute!

[@LadyB_20]

The feeling of pride when you finish making something and model it is very contagious 😁

[@lanq1992]

That embroidery is so stunning!

[@MsSavvy9]

I am not a hat person because I have a big head and big hair, but I love how you decorated with poppies (I have a poppy tattoo shhhh)!

[@MuseAndDionysus]

Wow thanks talking about the gloves collection! I had no idea this resource existed! Gorgeous final piece, as always 😁

[@Sewstine]

Ahhh! Isn't the collection truly spectacular?! I'm so impressed by them.

[@MuseAndDionysus]

@@Sewstine it's soooooo vast

[@BarbiesRevenge579]

gorgeous as always!!! i am IN LOVE with those gloves! i also think i like your version of her hat better, honestly. it's a shame to not have the blue (or green) feathers but i can see why you decided not to do the pleated bit.

[@astridgrabner2836]

Those are absolutely gorgeous! I always feel very confined in gloves, but they do look absolutely lovely!

[@Sewstine]

I feel like mitts are less confining than gloves but I think I need to wear them more to be sure! Thank you!

[@BlondLanfear]

These mittens are soooooo cute - love it

[@junelovell1189]

the pause that refreshes: any project by Sewstine. thank you very much, doctor

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

♪ A ball in Venice ♪

[@ardenboshier7431]

The gloves and hat are both so so gorgeous but I'm particularly excited to see the millinery!! It's very cool and super impressive 💞💖 amazing!!

[@vickinoeske1154]

Just beautiful 😍 The mitts are extraordinary.

[@barbaragreen-studer2808]

Great tutorial! And the gloves are so handy, seeing that they still let you type away on your phone :-)

[@heatherholderhill7003]

I adore the way you explain things and all the lovely things you make. Your channel is a joy to watch!

[@yezzyjames]

Those mitts are gorgeous. :}

[@graceface418]

Sewstine casually scrolling on her smartphone in the most fabulous historic garb is perfection!

[@danielconnor8516]

Im so gobsmacked by the 300 € price tag in that fabric. I would never ever touch that fabric with my slimy hands and dull scissors.

[@Eli-um6gx]

I've knit and crocheted mitts and gloves before, but never sewn any. And you did it in silk, too! That was really interesting to see!

[@fabriannelockhart8297]

Gorgeous! Thank you for the glove reference too😍

[@Stricken-Zero]

I finally made something 18th century and that was the neck ruffle thing ladies wore with like their robe a la franchise, idk what the neck ruffle thing was made out of.

[@Sewstine]

Hi! That's awesome! They are either chemisettes or fichus, and were made out of everything; a thin linen, silk, or cotton!

[@Stricken-Zero]

@@Sewstine That's really interesting but I noticed that I meant to ask what they were called, rip

[@sms4077]

1) bergère = berˈZHer = shepherdess. 2) morphine the name came later, but morphine the substance could be found in the 18th century (and before) in the form of laudanum and of course just plain opium. 3) so much respect for the lengths that you go to to research your patterns and to obtain materials and the way that you make the concentrated efforts of weeks and months seem achievable.

[@Sewstine]

If you’d like to get technical, opium is the substance derived from the opium poppy that hasn’t been purified and morphine is the active ingredient. Morphine can be extracted from opium but the two are not strictly equivalent. Opium has been known to have some analgesic properties from I believe Byzantium times but the extracted morphine itself was not sold as an analgesic until the early 19th century. Also, thank you!

[@sms4077]

@@Sewstine you're welcome! i do like to get technical.

[@annan9651]

Your work is always so inspiring! I love the mitts in particular, they came out gorgeous!

[@jeanetterule5420]

Could you be any more beautiful? Gorgeous gloves and hat! ❤️

[@VictorianMaid99]

So pretty !

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

The whole outfit is absolutely delicious; you look so good in it 😍 I love your nerdy science facts, too.

[@cdustin1161]

Thank you for sharing the worshiperful site, awesome!

[@denisetays2629]

Beautiful!!

[@melbabowen4389]

Fabulous!!! Thank you!

[@kempayton456]

Beautiful work as always Christine, I can't wait to see the full outfit all together!

[@lkywyfable]

Love this video! It makes me smile and smile and smile.

[@ladybirdchance]

Fantastic as always. You're so talented!

[@theoldcronestwistedorphana4092]

Just for future needs, you can dye white feathers with Acrylic inks. I used Liquitex inks and my airbrush. Worked like a charm. After they dry, run them through your fingers to "loosen" them back up. I didn't have any problems with the ink coming off, but please be careful and check it.

[@mosthighlyintrovertedlady3319]

Okay, you creative genius. That is ridiculous. ly awesome.

[@pauln2661]

I can't wait for the W40K Sister of Battle, Saint Celestine cosplay that is surely in your list. :)

[@cryingeyeslove]

I love you! This looks so doable!

[@jacquelineosburn5429]

Aaah these are gorgeous! Amazing work 😍 and that shade of pink looks amazing on you btw

[@augustwogsland3309]

I love this!!! I cannot imagine the amount of time that went into this project! Well done!

[@christopherleonard247]

The jacquard is the best choice. A print would not look as sumptuous.

[@frockups5931]

Those mitts are the prettiest things and the hat is adorable

[@nattjett88]

Finally the content I was waiting to get recommended!!!!

[@historicalfashionpassion]

Fabulous!

[@SuperNovaSirius]

Ieeeh that looks so goood!! Well done!

[@AJaneiteSews]

Gorgeous, Christine! It was a delight to watch you make these accessories and I can’t wait to make my own!! 💚💚💚

[@brandimr23]

Your embroidery skills and embroidery designs are amazing.

[@shaeebutters8263]

This is absolutely stunning! 😭 All the hard work you put into the items you make, and the videos you put out really shows your love and dedication to the craft

[@sarahellis7429]

Fantastic dog-petting mitts :)

[@cherrylee1103]

i can't wait to see the dress video.

[@amyrotermund3194]

I love your content! I’m currently working on your Bernie pattern, your fabulous!

[@GiraffeLoverJen]

Omg, the mitts turned out so, so pretty! I might have to get the pattern to hand embroider something pretty.

[@aisme19]

Wow. You're videos are always incredible but the level of detail in the construction of these accessories felt like a whole new level! I love it!!!

[@GymGirl88]

So beautiful!!

[@Sewstine]

Thank you!!

[@aliceadler4569]

Gorgeous ‼️‼️‼️

[@iollankmurphy4496]

These accessories are SO gorgeous, and your joy is infectious too (not dreading going back to my film college readings now 😅). Eagerly awaiting the next video, this one is brilliant!!

[@chloeveleine9319]

You are AMAZING ! I am so looking forward to any new video you make, I so much love what you do 🥰 it motivates me to begin my sewing adventure. The mitts are gorgeous with the gown and the hat ; and gorgeous in themselves too. ps. Love the new narrative of your husband being the mistress, way to go ! You were both pretty ! Encouragements from Paris 👋

[@romykruse6266]

So pretty! The accessories and you wearing them (squee!). I have to say I really enjoy seeing you live your best life. Thanks for being so inspiring!!!

[@CharmedIreland]

You do the most beautiful work! I'm always amazed at what you create. I love the movie so this was right up my alley. In fact I have a tricorn based upon the one she wears during her arrival at the palace scene. Now I want to create this hat even though I have nothing to wear it with since my true love is Victorian. Maybe this will inspire me to branch out...

[@christineingram55]

The mits are gorgeous..The embroidery you chose was gorgeous and worth the work on the finished mits.The hat is just beautiful and dainty too ..you are so clever ..Looking forward to seeing the dress next time 🥰

[@emmanuelledorion2550]

Jsyk the bergère hat is pronounced "bear-jayr". Incredible as usual! I too am obsessed with how the embroidery looks against the red of the gloves

[@lilacmun1085]

wow, the amount of work you put into this to make the details just right...gotta give props to you for your determination and skill! subscribing

[@Sewstine]

Thank you so much!! Those little details are always my favorite.

[@MsSavvy9]

Yay! I am so happy for you! Pre-plague I was in the fabric printing business. Of course not everything we printed was artistic and glorious (gotta make that schmoney), but even then our print and sewing teams were awesome and did fascinating work from a technical perspective. I have never worked with such creative and skilled people (I miss them).

[@hollysheen6865]

Good instructions! Thank you. BTW, I love the whatnot shelf behind you. Looks very similar to one my grandma had. I've not seen one like it since.