Sewing tab-less stays: Making the perfect 18th century / Victorian corset combo for summer (🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥)

[@lolaopal8884]

You have fueled my 18th century obsession... every time I think “no I won’t try to make my own stays during my exam season”.... a new video

[@jenel4282]

“It’s such a wonderful feeling when you catch up with everything on your to-do list, and all you have to do is start a new project.” 😶😂🤣😂🤣 Yeah - NO idea what that’s like, but it’s nice to imagine! So happy for you tho!

[@lesleyharris525]

I'd be happy to see the bottom of the list, I can only dream of finishing it🙃

[@wynnewhitten-holmes5090]

My cat was on my lap for the duration and greatly appreciated all of the chicken footage. These stays have me wanting to try my hand at drafting, they look sleek and supremely comfy!

[@shevuansereday6536]

Looks great. You are really getting that arch method down. Your understanding and manipulation of is has come a long way. Those garments are fitting better each time. What patients you have to teach yourself this technique of stay making. Bravo

[@learikosontcuit7129]

I have no idea why but your outfit at the end gives me Esmeralda vibes

[@MariahPattie]

That's what it is. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Something close to Ren Faire, but not exactly :)

[@MonaSkovJensen]

I had the exact same thought!

[@vivijd14]

I had exactly the same image!!

[@shenenigans2037]

My thoughts regarding chicken names: I love Wan Shi Tong, I vote you keep that name! After your mention of Hobbit-y names, I think Frodo for the Rhode Island Red; the color just reminds me of him. In the spirit (heh, accidental pun) of Avatar references, the Sapphire Gem/s could be Sapphire Fire, and maybe Wang Fire, if the second one gets to stay! If you like Star Wars, I think Amidala would be a great name for the Cinnamon Queen. Whatever you end up naming them, I hope we get to hear about it! Seeing your chickens made me smile today. We've had chickens for most of my life, and I can't help but have a soft spot for 'em, especially the babies.

[@MariahPattie]

Wang Fire made me lol 😂

[@skaterbakes]

The commentary by your dad is hilarious 😂

[@madeline3868]

Chickens and corsets is a combo I didn’t know I needed but I love it

[@perryh.-r.4419]

Came for the historical sewing, STAYed for the shoulder chicken.

[@anonymousperson4214]

"I don't feel like mowing today, so here we go" is such a mood :) Maybe Sybil for one of the reddish chicks? Pebble might be cute for one of the grey ones, but would depend on personality. Also, I've always thought the name Eliza suited a chicken, but I haven't actually used that one myself yet :)

[@ragnkja]

One note: “selvedge” is not the same as “seam allowance”. The selvedge is the edge of the woven fabric, and often cut off because it is woven differently than the rest of the fabric.

[@iamtheonewhocares]

Mariah: Thinks chirping is distracting so puts chirper on shoulder Me: Sees and hears nothing else 🐥🐥😍🐥😍

[@aurorasun8208]

This video made me realize why my 18th century pattern mock-up had so many problems. I have a long torso, but it wasn't until i saw this that I realized the space between my ribs and hip bone is actually quite small. I'm definitely using the arch method and this video for reference if I try again.

[@reformvideos4303]

I'm built the same! Nothing off the rack fits right because of that 😂

[@raraavis7782]

Wow, those turned out really nice! I've never made or worn 18th century stays, but those make me want to give them a try. Especially since you so generously shared the details about pattern drafting. That aspect has always completely stumped me, unlike with 19th century corsets, which I managed to successfully tackle even 'way back when', before there were internet communities for such things. But stays were always a complete mystery to me.

[@KenKeenan1973]

Mariah, 6 months from now: well, I have to create a new channel for my chicken content... 😉

[@Anarya25]

Baby chickens and zipper stays, this is the video I needed today! Thank you so much!

[@TealCheetah]

Chickens are fun pets. Love introducing them to grass for the first time. They treat train faster then dogs! We easily taught ours to come to "chick chick!" with the reward of canned corn.

[@PeacefullSky90]

I can so relate to your comment to your chicks about needing to put the lid on the box. We’ve had several batches of chicks that grew up to be chickens and live outside now. They’re so cute and fluffy as babies.

[@makeda6530]

**me seeing this after buying an unnecessary amount of boning** God bless you, I love the way you sew and experiment. I didn't need this tempting video but I'm gonna watch it like I'll make it. 👀👀Though... I do need more tops and support garments that go better with all the historically inspired skirts I won't stop making myself. ‎👀👀👀

[@sewingsoprano]

I'm always so excited when you post a new video! I can't wait to try the arc method and I'm thankful you showed the actual space between your hips and ribs. I'm about as short waisted as you are and seeing your beautiful results gives me hope I too will be able to achieve such a beautiful curvy shape if I persevere! Thank you!

[@reformvideos4303]

Mariah, how did you get into my brain???? 🤣 You're doing projects I've dreamed of since I was a girl. Love to see it!!! ❤️

[@mialemon6186]

I came for the stays, but I *stayed* for dad calling the grass traumatic to the baby chicks 🤣🤣 (If the pun gets me banned, I'll 100% back that decision 🤣) Srs though, the chicken saga is so cute and sweet, I'm glad it's included. Gives my brain time to process in-between bursts of learning and they're adorable!!

[@melissamenchaca9121]

“Good shoulder chicken,” 😆 😍

[@silverjade10]

Awww a fellow reptile lover! Your baby dinosaurs are the cutest!

[@learikosontcuit7129]

I love the silhouette it creates so much

[@TheMehamil85]

Your dad is the most dad that has ever dad'd.

[@Sunfl0werTE]

This has become one of my comfort videos (: The vibes are just immaculate

[@mischiefmerchant]

You talk to your birds the way I talk to my Rats lol even putting them on your shoulder

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I was thinking the same thing after many years of shoulder rats

[@marthabenner6528]

I did an experiment for keeping the wind from picking up your skirts. The trick is small glass or semi-precious Stone beads and sew them in intervals along the bottom hem. Small like half a piece of barley small.

[@lasphynge8001]

I love that you're addressing the issues to figure out with curved seams/boning channels (bones not laying flat and clipping) because it's one thing I've been wondering about while starting to pattern my own future pair of stays and not seen addressed in a lot of places (then again I still have time to research that more in depth).

[@LaineyBug2020]

Your end look had some definite Esmerelda/Traveler/Romani vibes going! Very beautiful & colorful, so fun for summer! Get yourself a tambourine & jam out!

[@TheIntuitiveArtificer]

I've stated to make my first pair of stays! Your patterning video has been invaluable as your method just intuitively makes sense. I have finished the pattern and I am waiting for boning to arrive in the mail so I can start making my first mockup. I also like the idea of tab-less stays as to me it merges the best parts of corsets and stays into one garment; so it's definitely a future project goal. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@soffialv2209]

Loved the last outfit, mayor matriarch/fortune teller of a super caring circus who you don't want to cross, cause she'll cut you... Perfection.

[@foxyember]

I named our Silver laced Wyndot Checkers because once fully grown she looked like a checkerboard soo pretty. But great video :) thank you for the good content.

[@fjolliff6308]

My mom had a Rhode Island Red that thought she was a rooster. We just called her "Red" because she was so vibrant. We had 4 lovely ladies, but 2 of them had been attacked by other critters. They ended up in a coop that was built like a fortress, but we had to give them to our cousin when it cost too much to keep them safe. We named the other three, but Red had the most personality and her name stuck with me. She defended and bullied the other three, and I was sad to see her go. One of yours looks like an eagle or hawk, so why not name her after "Lady Hawk". Its a movie that I watched waaaay to much as a young teen, but it was amazing. I might have memorized the lines... Can't remember them now though.

[@cynthiadugan858]

🤣 I’m jealous of the chicken rainbow. They are all so pretty

[@dammitspawk]

Your zipper stays are just such a great idea. I would love to try something like that with a victorian corset pattern but would have to thing about how to replace the rigidity a metal busk gives. Also for the chicken you should name the black one with all the white feathers mixed in Oreo 💕

[@sophiegrimes9917]

Maybe you could do a side zipper

[@hazeluzzell]

Your finished ‘outfit’ is gorgeous! I love the skirt, too.

[@JennySpaghetti]

My zebra finch is really enjoying chatting with your chicks. Also, I may be deaf now. 🔊

[@eleanormccarthy2713]

These stays look fabulous. I think they look better without the bust rail. It looks more natural, which would work better for every day.

[@spaghettiking7312]

Holy crap. The final results are fantastic.

[@efjeK]

I have been struggling with patterning a recreation leather armor for myself, but I feel like I could use these methods to finally figure the thing out...

[@efjeK]

Also think I should start by making some stays to put under the armor, just to get the shape right...

[@suem6004]

We used reed in my linen stays. Really molds to my body. Light weight.

[@ellenrittgers990]

🎶 Summer stays, make me feel fine, blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind 🎶

[@sharpduds]

Is it me or all dads the same when handed a camera and told to film something?

[@lupa1445]

It's really nice to see that you use so much seam allowance for mockups and stuff, I mean when you think about it, it's the most logical way to allow for the most adjustment within a single mockup, hopefully reducing the number of mock-ups from like 4 to 2. It just feels like ''extra seam allowance'' is always added to 'beginner' patterns, making it seem as though wide seam allowances are for amateurs. I feel encouraged to add massive seam allowances to all of my mock-ups now. The only problem is I now definitely can't get away with not marking my seams on the fabric, and may even have to threadmark all of them so they're visible from both sides. 😅 Thank you again for another wonderful video on exactly the topic relevant to my current projects! (Well, I am not doing tabless stays, just stays, but the mockuping and more arch patterning was still very helpful) Ps, I am the one who commented on Instagram about this basically being recreating an Edwardian straight front corset with an 18th century stay pattern as the base, thank you for liking it! Ds. ☺️

[@katya2122]

wow! stunning result

[@isabelhess1510]

This was such a cool concept and it turned out so well! Your work is so inspiring. Also I'm in love with the chickens now

[@sarahbrooklynstudios7187]

They look SO GOOD! it’s cool to watch your improvement on each pair of stays you make. I can’t wait to see the full 18th century capsule wardrobe and all the options you come up with. The chicks are cute too, lovely wing patterns 💕 I’m working on a pair of regency short stays... first pair of stays so far so good!

[@marthabenner6528]

As always, very helpful. 👍 Also very pretty.

[@coreygilles847]

It looks fantastic and the chickens are darling!

[@darklymoonlit]

The shape looks so good! And I've also been wanting to do tabless stays to get a smoother line - eerie timing. (Or, you know, a modernizing 18th c problem. One of those things.)

[@katherinemorelle7115]

What a perfect mix of corset and stays. A corstay, perhaps? As for the chickens, once they are fully grown, I always tend to think of them as old ladies- biddies, even. And so I like old lady names. Like Iris, Wynnie, Glenda, Gladys, Agatha, Morag (which always seems like an old lady name to me), Rhoda (which is a very predictable name for a Rhode Island Red, so I’d actually use the name for a different type of chicken, because I’m contrary that way).

[@lesleyharris525]

Your stays are lovely,I like the way you have zipped them, 💖

[@rbrojas2040]

Loving the chicks in the background

[@eliza7413]

Do you have ANY idea how much self control it took to not yell “ BABIES” every time I saw the chicks? I adore them

[@katarinadankova2949]

This was very helpful and interesting but the chicks stole the show for me :D Love those little chirps

[@annelieserose7928]

Are your chickens Easter eggers? My Easter eggers are my favorite😊 this is the best mix of subject content 💕

[@MariahPattie]

One is an Americana. I want some olive eggers, but I'll have to order them online and I really ought to build/buy my coop first.

[@annelieserose7928]

@@MariahPattie Nice! My EEs are very friendly and social☺️

[@michelespracklin1704]

I have made two pairs of stays so far and you are tempting me to make a third that is even better ;) I also have to say, I LOVE the chicks!!!!!!

[@justyna1263]

feathery feet is my fave omg

[@Kittysews]

I can't wait to make some of my own stays, I have to wait till I finish breastfeeding because I'd hate to put the work in then they don't fit because my breasts shrink like 4-6 cup sizes😅

[@Blackbeltkitten2D]

God these look very nice and very comfortable, I wonder if I could engineer a similar tabless pair using the "two piece" pattern I've made my first and second stays with. I guess I'll just have to try it sometime!

[@margaretsommer3909]

I now have to give this drafting method a try in Victorian/Edwardian corsetry!!

[@nikita7804]

We need a review for these!!!

[@hellentownsend2399]

Awesome. I would love to hear how these stays are working for you after some testing time. Also, next time could you stand in front of a wall with more contrast? It was kind of hard to see the final silhouette at the end because the wall and the stays blend together. Thank you! I actually want to try to make these. Usually I watch costube and think "that's amazing, but I could never do that" or "that's beautiful but where could I wear that?". Finally there's a costuber that joins the best of history and modernity :) thanks 😊

[@markparker7857]

RhodecIsland Red- Fuego or Rojas Wyandotte - Lacy Sapphire - Sapphira unless it’s a rooster of course!!

[@alethearia]

yes!!! Teeny birbs!!!

[@DAYBROK3]

hick names the lace one - lacy (of course) the rhode island -ruby, blue for the gem

[@janeteholmes]

I’d really like to make one of these, but I’ve never made stays, and the effort needed to get the fit right worries me. My chicks would be laying eggs by the time I finished! It’s good to have a rooster to keep the hens in line. It stops the dominant hen from bullying the others and pulling their tail feathers out! Also, when you add new chickens to the flock the rooster will make sure they’re integrated properly.

[@roxannlegg750]

Ive been doing this for over 20 years - and it STILL takes me a minimum of 3 toiles to get a garment right!

[@Betsyschugar]

When you draft stays patterns from your method, how do you figure out where the seam lines go and how to freehand the top and bottom lines? I want to try to make a pair this summer but that part of the patterning method still confuses me 😅

[@MariahPattie]

I just guess, roughly following what extant patterns look like. Then once I hold it up to myself I can get a better idea of where they need adjusted.

[@christinegallo4983]

The silver laced Wyandotte looks like stars on a night sky, so maybe a constellation or astronomy name?

[@marthabenner6528]

I was refitting my pair. So an I rewatching this, maybe instead of trying to take more out of the waste from the sides, do it in the back instead. Just a thought.

[@jassy95]

I can attest the birds 🐦 only make you a cinderella princess ✨️THAT✨️ MUCH✨️ MORE 🪄

[@zikasilver1]

Yay!!! Been waiting to see this video!!!

[@FaithMidnight]

Giggle, shoulder chicken.

[@biancabrooks280]

Chickies!!! 😍😍😍 24 hour stream of your chickies!!

[@matildabelle2812]

Pepper for the silver laced one (as in the kid from Annie) Ruby for the one after (or Aunt Rhody...as in the folk song "go tell aunt Rhody"...then again, that's a morbid song for birds.) Fluff, Silver, Adi, (as in Sapphira Adi, a character from an obscene books series, pronounced Ah-dee, not Addy) I dunno.

[@RudesMom]

Rhode Island Red - Providence or Ann (Hutchinson)

[@lupa1445]

Has anybody here with a heavier bust size tried making stays/a corset and what kind of boning did you use? What level of discomfort/stiffness did you have to put up with un order to get the support for your bust and back? Anybody tried fully spiral steel, would that even help hold anything up? Coming from an EU cup size 80L.

[@nuschb274]

ur methodology is so good, i loove how youve refined this to like a science. ive been wondering for a while, im non binary and do u think it would be possible to use similar construction techniques as for corsets/stays (especially boning) but for making a chest binder, like to flatten rather than emphasise any curves? im thinkin like the super rigid flat silhouette of 16th century stays but kind of repurposed for a more androgynous look, to wear with eg a modern waistcoat

[@MariahPattie]

I don't really know. I think so, but it would depend on what amount of curve you have. It flattens some, and just relocates the rest higher on the chest.

[@claralecorre4402]

One of the chickens should be named "Cocotte" ( to be pronounced with a heavy french accent)

[@anglomallorquina5898]

IMO modern bras need breaking in too. Ps It’s nice to see I’m bit the only one who doubles up on jumpers in the winter

[@humanwithaplaylist]

Hi mariah. How can we get more detailed instructions on the making of the arch? I cant figure out a couple parts of the original video and am a bit confused.

[@MariahPattie]

what specifically are you confused on? I'll answer from here if I can.

[@rebeccaharden6018]

I love it! I also have 🐣

[@MayliSong]

I was wondering, how often/how casually do you wear these? They're beautiful and I admire the amount of effort put in but man, I had a corset that I loved to wear but got lamentably little wear. Mind you, it was one of those steampunk corsets that don't really work with much else, and wasn't special fitted to me so the boning got slightly uncomfortable after a while. EDIT: Wait I have another question, does synthetic whalebone break in like whalebone or reed? I remember you mentioning in another video that steel doesn't break in which makes for slightly less comfortable corsets/stays.

[@dawnfitch9206]

Sapphire gem hem: Smokey.

[@Roxestar]

Did you give the chicks boiled eggs? 🤔😳

[@ashleejones1690]

Can I ask why you wouldn't keep the Sapphire that may be a rooster? If you don't already have a rooster you might want to hold onto him (if, indeed, it ends up being a "him"). Roosters protect the hens from predators and keep the peace between the members of the flock. 🙂👍 The stays came out looking great! I am both excited and terrified to try making my own this summer (once I get moved). 😅🤍

[@aurorasun8208]

they can harass the hens too and some cities ban them for noise reasons, that’s why my family didn’t keep ours

[@MariahPattie]

chickens are allowed where I live, but roosters are very definitively banned.

[@ashleejones1690]

@@MariahPattie Oh, that's a shame. Chickens are lovely, though.

[@ashleejones1690]

@@aurorasun8208 Our roosters have always been brought up with our girls so we haven't had that issue before, but I do know some folks who keep theirs in a rooster run behind the hen enclosure for that reason. I never considered the noise before: I suppose I'm used to it😅

[@laniinla2354]

I would call the Rhode Island Red: Cayenne.

[@Khanclansith]

If I may? The Rhode Island Red, name her Sandy Beach after a summer camp in Rhode Island...

[@4SlowFashion]

silver laced wyandotte= snowflake obsidian

[@nekkidnora]

Were- were the chicks eating hardboiled egg at some point, or did I see that wrong? Is that a thing chicks can eat??

[@MariahPattie]

eggs are actually the best snack for a chick. if you think about it, the contents of an egg aren't a baby chicken. They are the nutrients for a chicken embryo to use while developing, so it's like more of the same.

[@nekkidnora]

@@MariahPattie This makes sense, but it sure hits weird to see!

[@minkaf4243]

“closed 2-inch segment in the back”? What does that mean?

[@MariahPattie]

Instead of lacing the back of the mock-up, I cut the back pieces out on a fold with two inches between.

[@aerianiahrollins7746]

Hey Mariah can you make a world building on a subspecies of half human half dragon? I would do it on geckos because of their ability to climb on walls and ceiling’s🦎🐊🐉

[@MariahPattie]

I have a race that is a mix of human and the salamander myth, however I no longer post worldbuilding content to this channel. I have a secondary channel just for worldbuilding :) It's here: kzbin.info/door/L1euaj3aLE9pdHHNXYV-Aw

[@orinyi6462]

Wait a minute! Are those chickens eating boiled eggs!?!?!? Is this a cannibal bin box, chicken style? Time Stamp 8:21

[@fineartlifestyling]

I am curious, if historical integrity is not important in my case, do I need the tabs at all? How important are the tabs for functionality of wearing under an 18th century robe a langalise?

[@MariahPattie]

I think they help spread the tightness out, instead of a hard line cutting in just above the hips. If you have heavy skirts they also support the weight. But I see plenty of cottage core and costume corsets that are cropped at the tabs.

[@lupa1445]

Would it be possible to measure waist and hips and the distance between the two to make an arch shape for the tab-less hip part, put it together with the waist to bust arch, and smooth out the angle where the two meet to use as a base for fitting the hip flare part?

[@MariahPattie]

I was wondering about that. I almost tried it.

[@lupa1445]

@@MariahPattie Well hopefully someone will try it and comment how it went 😇👌🏻 Not me, though 😌 (I have yet to get past the never-ending mock-up stage of regular stays) Thank you for replying! Ps, as a Swede, I will definitely be taking inspiration from your norse/viking time capsule for the yearly Gotland medieval week ^^ Thanks! Ds.

[@morganbiddlecom]

Maybe give some of the chickens names based on your Avian people?

[@thorunns.craftstudio]

❤chickens❤