Sometimes you just need to make a witchy velvet house robe for ✨dramatic✨ purposes.

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Materials:
Fabric- Cotton velvet, B&J Fabrics www.bandjfabrics.com/fabric/p...
Lining- silk charmeuse, UK Textiles London; additional material from B&J Fabrics www.bandjfabrics.com/fabric/1...
Tailor's canvas- stock
1/4" linen edge tape: Burnley & Trowbridge burnleyandtrowbridge.com/coll...
Closure- Etsy www.etsy.com/uk/listing/80144...
Tea gown refs:
Tea Gown. 1895-1900. Silk Velvet, Silk Embroidery, Silk. London, UK. Victoria & Albert Museum. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3....
Liberty & Co. c.1885. Tea Gown. Silk. New York, NY. Metropolitan Museum of Art. www.metmuseum.org/art/collect....
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Soundtrack:
“The Wind Is Changing” by Howard Harper-Barnes
“A Box of Happy Memories” by Ofelia Moore
“I Have a Plan, Mr Norton” by Arthur Benson.
“Pizzi Waltz” by Kadir Demir
“Matan Ephrat Farewell” by Maya Belsitzman
“Insidious Mice” by Arthur Benson
“Local Forecast” - Slower by Kevin MacLeod
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[@bernadettebanner]

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[@shhhhus]

#opines🙄

[@Apo0]

Also you looked like Crowley from Good Omens during the ad part and I simply loved it!

[@emiishino5422]

THAT was a promo worth watching.

[@FrauDoktorDoctor]

That whole ad was worth it!

[@ThePlacehole]

Bernadette, could I ask, would you ever consider making a long uncut just making-of a little project? Just You, making perhaps a handkerchief, no music, minimal editing.

[@melodypond215]

it's so strange to see bernadette with her hair entirely loose i feel like that never happens unless she's actively in the process of trying to wash it with eggs for science or whatever

[@AdrianKatrin]

It looks so pretty down ❤️

[@KickyFut]

It's the first time I saw her with it down! It's very jarring how different, when you're used to it being up.😅

[@angelarasmussen1800]

She's gorgeous and although pretty with it up... she's stunning with it down

[@edwardhisse2687]

As much as I agree that Bernadette is stunning always,,,, saying someone looks better with the hair down is like saying water is wet.

[@LaDivinaLover]

@@edwardhisse2687 water isn’t wet tho…

[@artleitch]

This is probably my favourite unnecessarily dramatic velvet house coat constructed on KZbin at the moment

[@joshuaharper372]

Certainly a quicker process than another we might mention...

[@k13m13]

@@joshuaharper372 Are you saying there is another dramatic velvet gowns being made on youtube?!?!?

[@RozWBrazel]

I know right, the market is oversaturated with them right now

[@josephkarl2061]

I'm adding that to the list of things I never thought I'd ever hear 😅

[@huntercuyler]

**types "unnecessarily dramatic velvet house coat" in youtube search bar**

[@pamelamays4186]

Bernadette pulling out her trusty sewing scissors is like a knight unsheathing his trusty sword.

[@battlebear437]

With the prerequisite schink sound, too!

[@ac1646]

@@battlebear437 nice use of onomatopoeia 🥰

[@battlebear437]

@@ac1646 I love those kinds of words! They’re so much fun!

[@jennamann1062]

same as the pen is mightier then the sword, so are the scissors. I'd watch a clothing competition over a sword fight anyway.

[@ac1646]

@@jennamann1062 Yes. I'm humbled every time I pick up a needle and thread, and also a drill or hammer. These have a thousand plus year history. Creative rather than destructive. Edit. Mmm. They can be destructive in the wrong hands, but maybe I'm overthinking this one!

[@grawrisher]

I love the transformation from "always as historical as possible" to "screw it I wanna make this, some of the elements are inspired by historical dress" with all the DRAMA in the silhouettes

[@lilja1738]

Bernadette with her hair down is a whole different vibe and we weren’t ready (also the end ad is gold, might be my favorite yet)

[@Harringtonize]

Ikr. I didn't recognize her at first.

[@Strannik01]

She was Carmen Sandiego this whole time

[@spontaneousun]

With her hair down she really reminds me of Sara Bareilles, took me by surprise!

[@darsynia]

Yes this was my instant reaction, all of it!

[@draughtoflethe]

In the first few seconds of the ad spot, when she was just rolling around on the floor all spy-like, my reaction was, "Oh, is this a Nord VPN ad? *Let* this be a Nord VPN ad!" And I was not disappointed!

[@k1tkat-kate]

Ah yes, the annual 'Bernadette continues to turn herself into Minerva McGonagall' project. I need one immediately. *Given the popularity of this comment, I'd like to point out that I know Bernadette does not support She Who Must Not Be Named, nor her views and neither do I. This comparison was made purely on my take on the aethetic but I should have made that clear from the start.*

[@mirandarensberger6919]

Annual? Or weekly?

[@shaliekk]

Trueeee

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

I'm glad so many other humans have noticed this.

[@mojrimibnharb4584]

...ongoing...

[@LarixLyalliiAlpine]

I demand a collaboration with chanwills0 for this

[@idontevenknow4302]

Why is this actually convincing me to want to make a dress like this when I can't even sew

[@genevievedelano910]

"Yet", you can't sew yet 😉

[@theregalproletariat]

​@@genevievedelano910 Hear, hear. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, Idontevenknow.

[@k1tkat-kate]

Welcome to the "Bernadette Makes It Look Sew Easy, I'm Sure I Could Do That" fanclub.

[@dorinbubbles7404]

Learn to sew! It will suck (only at first) but you’ll love it! ❤

[@angryblobfish3538]

Look at her "I make an apron in a day" (or something like that lol) video you'll really think you can both never learn to do that and it can't be that hard, right?

[@amandawayne829]

I know it's not quite your ideal thing, but I would buy the heck out of your patterns if you ever decide to digitize them and sell them as pdfs!

[@michelesequist9509]

Oh, indeed!

[@Scarlett.Granger]

Ohhh yes! That'd be great for those of us who aren't quite as good at designing our patterns ourselves

[@Grannievore]

I would buy them too!

[@jasminwilhelmsen3216]

yes please! i don't have the skill to figure this out on my own! I'd aboslutely buy the pattern!

[@Bathrelaxation]

I would love to have her patterns. Yes please make them!

[@jenndixon1002]

I just love how timeless this robe is. Does it look somehow like a medieval sorceress? Yes. Victorian? Yes. 1930's glamor girl? Absolutely.

[@charlotteroblin5374]

John 3:16-18😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3annZVsr9OpfaM

[@reginafetty6374]

My thoughts exactly.

[@emsqua]

I believe there was a medieval type revival and romantic paintings in the Victorian age of arthurian legends and scenes etc, so I think it is very victorian in its nod to the medieval fashions!

[@parryyotter]

@@emsqua yes, Victorian and Edwardian periods saw great interest in romanticizing Ancient Greek, Roman, and medieval histories.

[@wendyhoadley9236]

All those gorgeous paintings of medieval subjects by the Pre-Raphaelites.

[@charlottenorskau]

Ok, how much fun did you have filming the sponsorship intro?😂☺️☺️

[@TudorositiesbyMaureen]

Yeah the sponsor portion gave a great chuckle.

[@rubytook8067]

I normally fast forward through those on other channels. Bernadette really outdid herself on this one! 😂❤️

[@hollyingraham3980]

Too much fun.😁

[@francookie9353]

@@hollyingraham3980 one can never have too much fun. 😏🤭

[@MiniBullyMom]

Absolutely loved it and the witchy dressing gown.

[@ashneehs]

Me watching Bernadette cutting the mock-up and sewing it directly: No - NO WAIT STOP THE SEAM ALLOWANCE! THE FITTING! 4 mins later, Bernadette: So, I made a common mistake Me: Yes, you've made it 3 sizes smaller o-o

[@titicaca315]

ironically i chronically try to add 1 to 2 cm to every pattern and they always end up looser than I intend.....I'm usually ok with this though

[@ashneehs]

@@titicaca315 It depends on so many stuff. Did you draft the pattern yourself? Is it from a magazine? Did you get your measures taken from someone else or did you measure yourself? And remember, it's always better to end up with more fabric than less~

[@simxplicit]

Bernadette has had such a glow up since moving to London! She was always beautiful of course but DAYUM

[@MedorraBlue]

The beauty of finding your soul's homeland 🥰

[@elle-vk4js]

Velvet robe swishes and jumping is totally justified when the robe looks like that. Also thank you, now I have an intense need for a velvet house robe for equally dramatic robes swishing

[@tikaepixwhom666]

Robe swishing is life.

[@oliviaknight1123]

Me too!!!

[@Mielikkiii]

I tried to make a velved shit once, as a beginner. Needles to say, it did not turn out as I imagined, but it makes for an excellent and dramatic shirt to wear around at home 😃

[@styleme3375]

I just made a dressing gown using a printed cotton sateen and an 800 thread count flat sheet dyed to match the print. It’s got ruffles, piping and cotton lace at the elbow length sleeve. Something about it just makes me feel like a proper bad ass lady. I highly recommend.

[@DodonaWind]

@@styleme3375 Sheets make the best materials for clothes! You get so much fabric for a much more reduced price than compared with a bolt of fabric!

[@NikkiDoesStufff]

Bernadette is the perfect combination of eloquent genius, skilled craftswoman, and relatable memelordess and I adore her for it.

[@isopodcrane]

Memelady, perhaps?

[@estrella9944]

She is just stunningly spectacular in every way. It’s her world and we just live in it.

[@grimesdaughter9042]

"She is practically perfect in every way" 😊 like Mary Poppins.

[@Carnicrazy]

Huzzah!

[@IndianPaintbrush1992]

"Let us simply explore what happens when you pluck out various elements of historical styles and techniques and apply them to a definitively 21st century project." Something fantastic, that's what. I've been envisioning almost this exact robe for years! Now I definitely have to do one.

[@stubbornseamtress]

Bernadette, you have taught and inspired me so much over the years. Even a poor girl in a shared house with no machine, dress form, or drama background can make beautiful things. My husband says he owes you a fan letter. Thank you from our Irish band, Mayde In Ireland.

[@linsward]

This is not a robe. This is the drama, this is a moment, this is peak living. It slays. Awesome job. I hope you're enjoying it, because you look fantastic in it!

[@duncandrummond726]

Tis not a robe. Tis a gosh darn arms race.

[@erinchristman2669]

This is not a robe. This is a MOOD.

[@linsward]

I feel like we all deserve something like this in our lives at least once. Like yes, let me swish around in my unnecessarily dramatic robe because reasons.

[@hubbabubba2756]

it’s giving minerva mcgonagall, it’s giving morgana from merlin, it’s giving morticia addams, it’s giving absolutely gorgeous

[@erinw.9256]

It's giving

[@quintecence]

This is not unnecessary drama.. it's very much a necessity 😂

[@chaosthey3535]

11:36 Did anyone else notice that Bernadette mentioned using a needle board for her pressing? I'm glad she finally decided to acquire one - I'm sure we all remember her pressing struggles from the black velvet ball gown project (not that the work on that gown wasn't still beautiful; the lack of a velvet board just seemed to make the pressing significantly more complicated)

[@brittany45]

I've noticed that the non-American sewists tend to be able to afford the more esoteric sewing stuff than we who are stuck in the land of quilters and baby-stuff-makers.

[@giomar89]

Since everybody has said every possible thing about the gown itself… can we all appreciate how much your personal style has grown? In the latest videos you’re consistently slayin’ 🔥🔥🔥

[@megb9700]

I think she’s in love.

[@oats1932]

@@megb9700 what

[@Paint3dRos3]

Agreed!

[@Toywins]

@@megb9700 very possible.

[@stiofanmacamhalghaidhau765]

@@megb9700 reference to the medieval styling, medieval symbolic meaning of green (admittedly there's several but...) hmm.

[@lillithdv8]

Sometimes, I think Bernadette is a time-traveller who got stuck in this day and age, has embraced the culture and reminisce on the fashion of her time

[@sherilynl4038]

currently reading the Outlander series and totally believe this . lol

[@Nonsequitoria2010]

Never thought about velvet being directional like this. Very important!

[@kellylappin5944]

Yes, it’s called ‘nap’.

[@nanciejeanne233]

I once cut a velvet (veloury) sleeve on grain, but upside down so when you ran your hand over the dress, it was smooth one way (like dress) but rough on the other sleeve (unless you ran your hand from wrist to shoulder ) like an old school lint brush does! i didnt notice it until I wore it. I was trying to save fabric by fitting the pattern in. I never made that mistake again! (Still wore the dress though! Lol!)

[@ldavis8980]

I have been struggling a lot with figuring out what I need to do to make myself happy and seeing you unapologetically yourself is both refreshing and inspiring.

[@CodyMThomas]

How does your gorgeous aesthetic continue getting somehow even better? Also your hair being down and curled looks utterly amazing on you! Gorgeous project, and it looks lovely on you!

[@abbyray9986]

Modern hair bernadette is truly enchanting

[@ahryia2476]

This robe gives me elven-ish, witchy vibes... I LOVE it!

[@melimsah]

I don't know if Dani has been doing most of the editing these days, but this hasn't been the first time I've watched video and find myself thinking "....I get the feeling this is a Dani-edited video" and check the credits and yup, sure is! xD And I say that with supreme admiration! I can't even explain exactly what moments clue me in that it's Dani's touch, but it's there and I love it. (Obviously, both of you Banner siblings are awesome, and it's wonderful how the two of you get to collaborate like this!) (Also, that ad spot? Absolutely hilarious! xD this Dark Witch Academic Spy absolutely made me giggle)

[@DannyBanner]

Hey thanks so much! That’s awesome to hear you’re enjoying the editing style, I certainly have lots of fun with it :]

[@ADKEMT]

Was it the pocket interlude? It was the pocket interlude wasn't it.

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

@@DannyBanner is it okay to say, that I wish you would make more videos yourself?

[@bknesheim]

@@DannyBanner I only which that there was more footage used, just 18 min. is a bit short I think 🙂. I also hope that you find the time soon to make one of your own videos.

[@sadianaheen7270]

A collab between you and Jill Bearup would be so wonderful. I would love to see a historical inspired assassin's ball gown, with a million pockets for million ways to hide weapons.

[@bookbutterfly2408]

This is such a creative idea!

[@fenestrapain]

Yes yes yes this is an inspired idea

[@luminariel3765]

Bernadette is hair goals. The body, the shine, the *curl*

[@tinyshinycrumb969]

The sponsorship portion was giving MAJOR Carmen San Diego vibes and I am HERE for it! Well done and I LOVE the robe.

[@mistingwolf]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@marianmeletlidiscrap]

A Victorian Carmen Sandiego look would be AMAZING

[@cstz]

@@marianmeletlidiscrap Yes!

[@tinyshinycrumb969]

@@marianmeletlidiscrap YES!!!!

[@sarahfisher6801]

Exactly what I was thinking. All she needed to finish the look was the iconic hat. 😁

[@blondeviolet]

The hand stitching footage is, as always, soothing to the proverbial soul, but also the bobbin winding was oh so satisfying. Also the romping around at the end was delightful. Dressing gowns, all the time!

[@ReneesatItAgain]

I loooooveeee watching her hand stitch!!! Even the basing is a fave!!! Stitch art beautiful.

[@jeanetten.s.8557]

I'm sorry "proverbial soul"? Why is your soul "Proverbial", what soulless creature are you??

[@blondeviolet]

@@jeanetten.s.8557 I mean, I've worked in customer service many a year. It's been pretty well smushed out of me.

[@daveturnbull7221]

There cannot be many channels where the video sponsor segment is so entertaining as those Bernadette produces - the quirky humour just grabs me every time 👍👍

[@hannahpeach8275]

Any chance of making the pattern available?! Happy to pay! I have decided this looks like a fabulous project for the Christmas holidays although I'm not entirely certain the family will agree! 🙃

[@lumeingi]

I would love to have this dress too!

[@AnumRazaIITKGP]

+1 I would love it if we could get a pattern for this available for purchase 😃

[@laurairene6543]

YES PLEASE

[@lwright740]

Yes please

[@kenthechangeling]

Would love to know if there's a pattern somewhere too! Does Bernadette have an etsy shop?

[@BettyOs]

List of things I adored - Bernadette’s up do in the confessionals - The witchy goodness of the green velvet - The clasp! - The NordVPN sponsorship - Everything else!

[@vidprodcts]

The scissors being withdrawn and making the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

[@leslieholland7843]

My late hubby fenced in the Marines (archaic, but cool), the sound would have made him so happy! I think they teach duelling/fencing because dress uniforms still carry ceremonial rapiers, but that's just a guess. Also ONE of my favorite parts of the video.

[@HarlequinPixie]

-use of the word “Defenestrate”.

[@chaotic-goodartistry3903]

I can attest to this sentiment, I've made two 1890s tea gowns, one out of a minky blanket material that passes as velvet for the winter, and a cotton elbow length one (still gotta have the dramatic poofy sleeves) for when it's not cold, and it makes my existence around the house heightened beyond measure, and makes guests very impressed with how apparently-fancy I'm dressed when they pop by.

[@DaniCal1forn1a]

Ooh this answers my question of whether I could make something like this out of minky! 🤩

[@sherilynl4038]

i'm inspired now

[@chaotic-goodartistry3903]

@@DaniCal1forn1a Yup! Theres a few different types of minky at Joann but particularly, I used the shortest pile under the brand "Pure Plush", it looks the most like velvet but it's blanket material and a bit stretchy (and it doesn't fray unlike the longer pile options).

[@fiestybritt9389]

seeing Bernadette go from being a glamor witchy girl in her robe to being a victorian floor troll spy in the ad. I love it XD

[@millville]

'Fell Stitching' was always a 'do-I-have-to-?' moment that irked me but I've learned to love it!

[@NeneChan203]

Bernadette literally looking like the most gorgeous velvety witch ever existed. Seriously, Bernadette is such a beautiful and charming woman.

[@ericbrown1101]

Yeah ngl, definitely did not expect to find myself here but she is so smart, and talented, and funny, and gorgeous. For a nerd like me, it's easy to get a bit of a crush.

[@theregalproletariat]

A totally valid celebrity crush :)

[@MilDarkAngel]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how gorgeous and glowy is Bernadette lately? More than usual!!

[@stiofanmacamhalghaidhau765]

we have. we do. its lovely to see

[@michellegordon6586]

Maybe in she is in love ,has a partner that we are not told about ????? I wonder?????????? Maybe that is why she moved to England !!!!!!!

[@lana_del_slay_tv]

That’s indeed very unnecessarily dramatic. Love it

[@IntrepidInkweaver]

I am extremely envious of your handwriting.

[@misscarolinasousa]

The robe is stunning and I'm in love with that shade of green. Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the fabulous hair?

[@AERZTElalelu]

Looking back over the years it feels like you're so much more comfortable in front of a camera, fooling around & niche joking, I love it. And the fancy coat is just glorious 👌

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

Wow, never thought I would find sewing so fascinating. The skill and results are so impressive. I just love the look of that garment. Make me nostalgic for an era I never lived in 😜

[@KSMephisto]

Welcome to the unnecessarily extravagant sweeping robe club. I made mine with celestial grey and gold stretch velvet about a year ago. It has a *train* and a very satisfying Severus Snape-esque billow.

[@a_whole_season]

Bernadette hand sewing the lining in, me hand sewing an entire quilt despite having multiple offers to borrow sewing machines and the opportunity to buy one...we all have our quirks. 😂 This house robe is absolutely gorgeous.

[@Traci_Websinger]

Life goals...I have a quilt wall hanging that I want to hand sew in linen. The design is off of a 14th c. Italian tryptic, The Death of the Virgin. The pattern of her bier is a square within a square, done in red, white and either black or navy. Probably black, or at least that's my first choice. I just have to find my pattern, because I worked out a fairly elaborate quilting design. Hopefully in this lifetime. 🤓

[@a_whole_season]

@@Traci_Websinger honestly, that sounds like it'd be a lot of work but also very enjoyable. The quilt I'm doing is a t-shirt quilt of all the blood donor t-shirts I've gotten for donating blood over the years, and despite absolutely shredding my hands on my pins, it's been a soothing and pleasantly monotonous project. The hand quilting goes faster than you'd think, and the hardest part so far has been trying to math out the widths and lengths of fabric for sashing. I use an embroidery frame to hold the fabric and just watch TV or listen to KZbin and I got 7 large squares sewn together and quilted in under 2 weeks. I'm sure that whenever you decide to start on your project, it'll be very fulfilling to finish and it'll look great when it's done!

[@CosyPosy]

My mom still hand quilts full sized quilts on a huge quilt frame that takes up a whole room. ONE per family member 😅

[@piccalillipit9211]

Im hand sewing the lining of a suit jacket just because I enjoy doing it and I like the fact the tiny pulls from the felling stitches are real and not faked on a machine...

[@Cora.T]

I sow horse blankets back together by hand, despite the barn owner having multiple machines, one of then even an industrial sewing machine that can even go trough leather 😂 I just favour doing it by hand

[@madiness]

god bernadette never misses, every video is a perfectly crafted thing its soso nice to watch and enjoy and all the effort does not go unappreciated

[@StLProgressive]

This makes me want to learn to sew in the worst way. 😂🖤

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

Go for it! Start with a sewing pad/giant pincushion, as that will help you later for both hand and machine sewing.

[@BattleGn0me]

As a child I was bullied incessantly for my hidden velvet panels being misaligned. I grew up in a tough, albeit fashion conscious, neighborhood.

[@ashleypeacock389]

I got such Morticia Addams vibes off of this, and I am here for it! I really get what you’re saying about the importance of fancy house clothes, I have this glorious, ankle length, peach colored, satin night gown with lace trimming. Whenever I wear it, I always feel like some sort of Hollywood golden age movie star, and it tends to make my day tons better. It’s hard not to have improved self-esteem when you invest in your appearance without thinking of what others will see, and I appreciate this video for validating that belief.

[@missheartsgaming]

Oh my goodness, this robe speaks to me. I'm now on the hunt for some dark red/burgundy cotton velvet to match the burgundy cotton sateen I have in my stash. Maybe add some decrotive embroidery to the edging of the bodice down to the hem. Oh goodness the possibilities of extraness for this type of robe are endless. My extra witchy heart thanks ye for stiring it's creativeness. Now only to get my bank account to stop hissing at me for wanting to make a new garment.

[@m.maclellan7147]

She DOES provide a link to the fabric she uses in the video description. Quite pricey !

[@nancycollins9783]

Congrats on finally getting a needle board! Thanks for being brave and using velvet.

[@danielnikolov2860]

I love this project - this deep emerald green is such a compelling colour and you look phenomenal in it. I also love how Nicole Rudolph just put out a very similar project which starts from the exact same reference point (Victorian tea gowns and the Aesthetic Movement), takes the same approach (an interpretation of the style from a modern context) yet this is where the similarities end and the results and techniques used are dramatically different. Chef's kiss

[@samh.3421]

No one does sponsor segments like Bernadette. Fantastic. I'm sold. Also, fantabulous dressing gown, I found a couple second hand dressing gowns at a thrift store that are velvet, one red, one green, and I can also attest to just how elegant and ephemeral one feels in said dressing gowns. Highly recommend.

[@mariahhusted3274]

I love the red coat she put on at the end it really made me think of Carmen Sandiego. Like “ with Nord VPN where in the world is Carmen Sandiego viewing her content from?”

[@windycitydreaming]

I'm not a robe person but I feel like I'm about to be 😂 The idea of 'lady in the streets, bum underneath' is definitely one I can get behind.

[@tamssnazzystuff]

Lol Bernadette, that ad spot was something else! It was so cute I can believe you rolled across the floor like that, it was Bert Maclin good. 👍👍🤗

[@battlebear437]

It made me think of Sophronia (The Wicker Chicken) from The Finishing School by Gail Carriger.

[@0mnom]

YES YES YES! The drama is beyond! And what made it even more perfect was how much you could tell Bernadette enjoyed wearing it!!! I love to see it! Feel the fantasy girlfriend!!

[@TheP1x3l]

I’m loving all the tailoring techniques involved in the construction of this. Those themselves feel like a ritual when one does them. Invoking powerful thread magics!

[@adiposeNarnian]

As a witch who sews, I have never seen sewing as magic, which is peculiar, because it is certainly ritual

[@THandP_org]

@@adiposeNarnian imagine my discovery as a parent when my witchling child informed me they saw the magic in crochet and sewing... and felt safer and stronger wearing/sleeping under the clothes and blankets I made. Magic is all around us, if we slow down and notice, I guess?

[@dimitriavanleeuwen9758]

What you think about and feel while you hand stitch definitely goes into the garment :)

[@Traci_Websinger]

I agree with all of you, and why I love fiber so much. I primarily crochet and design quilts (maybe some day I'll actually finish one), but love learning everything I can about playing with fibers. So much of yourself goes in to your work. And I love how your child picks up on it.

[@Gingrnut]

This video has everything, beautiful clothes, jokes about unnecessary accuracy, flouncing around in said beautiful clothes, and… a Victorian spy movie parody including glamorous costume change?? Perfection.

[@noaht124]

Okay but can we just talk about how brilliant and beautiful Bernadette is? She’s so smart and witty and the add integration was *chefs kiss 😂 but the drama of the robe with the long curly hair girl I wasn’t prepareddddddd

[@flightlessphoenix77]

I was given a maxi length (on me) linen dress by a friend and its immediately become my lounging around the house staple. This is a timely reminder that I can wear it with my full length velvet cardigan for extra drama Your skills are impeccable and I love this finished robe

[@sierratofelt3408]

Holy whoa, this and she is gorgeous. The loose hair is perfect with the comfy-at-home vibe. And I intensely appreciate that even the great Bernadette can make a rookie mistake like forgetting about ease. Thank you for keeping that in the final edit.

[@GrainneMhaol]

And it's an underappreciated teaching tool. For novices like moi, it's incredibly relieving to see that experienced seamstresses can make small errors too

[@leslieholland7843]

I may have to appropriate Holy woah! Trying to quit cursing after my USMC hubby of 20 years passed away and my new sweetie doesn't swear...at all, EVER. It's harder than I thought! Oh my Gosh just doesn't have the impact I am looking for!

[@zofiabochenska1240]

I adore the fact, that you had full hair and makeup done, while discussing how one could just throw the robe on the pyjamas. The mood!

[@rollin2539]

I usually skip any type of advertising in creator's videos, but this one was so well made I just couldn't turn it off :Dd

[@franciscamerizalde2935]

I love Bernadette's hair. And the robe was exquisite as well! ❤

[@jennarhodes2724]

Absolutely exquisite. Also there is something to be said for wearing one's hair up regularly, it makes the hair-down moments SO dramatique

[@tesswi9113]

Marvel after credit videos has *nothing* on Bernadette! Nord VPN should pay double sponsorship money for this! 😆❤️

[@KcKctea]

The amount of magic, aesthetic and drama in every second of your videos makes them an artpiece for sure - each and every one. I can swear you ride a Pegasus, a unicorn, or a Cerberus when riding on your daily errands (and "historically" true versions, for sure :) You definitely can summon each or all of them in that gorgeous ethereal robe.

[@christelsmit9223]

Watching the old Singer do its thing is like watching magic. So elegant and at the same time engineering to be appreciated (especially for it's time). Beautiful 👌🏻 I get the same wonderous/amazed feeling watching it work as I had seeing the inventions in Willy Wonka's factory.

[@LaRocheSews]

Bernadette: *taking the time to hand sew the lining in* Me: *taking the time to unpick the back pockets from the jeans I’m using to make a weird late Victorian inspired walking skirt* I love taking way more time to do things than is necessary

[@ReneesatItAgain]

"for the pure joy of it" .... BB

[@MereMeerkat]

1) I have never been the Second Renee, this is fascinating. 2) unpicking lots of seams before remaking something is arguably my favorite part of the process. So satisfying.

[@LaRocheSews]

@@MereMeerkat Agreed

[@teleriferchnyfain]

I won't handsew anything I can use my Pfaff for, but I WILL unpick all seams in the garments I get from thrift stores to use in my doll clothes LOL Mind I do handsew a lot cause, doll clothes....

[@catherineleslie-faye4302]

Nice to know I'm not the only one using pockets! I would love to see your finished walking skirt. I unpick used clothes for the fabrics and make them into all kinds of garments... looking at my lap at the yoke I'm piecing for a green petticoat.

[@danaondrackova3431]

Me: "why cant you just rotate the fabric?" Bernadette explaining it in a second why you can but not with this fabric I am satisfied with my learning 🙂

[@kunegund9690]

Fun fact! I know this is 19th C, but based on a medieval styling. Medieval people did not give a damn which way the velvet went and completely *would* cut their pieces so it zigzaged up and down. Whether you want to is up to you, but that would create a really cool effect too.

[@sylvieodstrcilova5783]

An example of an ingenious solution of this problem was found in Prague Castle: In the burial garment of Jan Zhořelecký (+1396), all the front pieces were cut in one way and all the back pieces in the other way. As a result, the difference in direction of the velvet fabric was visible only in side view.

[@RJMetcalfAuthor]

Oh how I wish where I lived was cold enough for such elegant loungewear!

[@florenna]

Ah, I most definitely need a housecoat like that!! Love everything Medieval & Victorian. Only, as I hand-sew everything (no sewing machine), I'd probably make it out of something other than velvet, to save myself from going crazy ;)

[@amyelliott6565]

Ok, this has to be my favorite so far! 1) I have the same clasp 2) I do the medieval 10 gore dresses 3) the nap always goes up 4) the demonic chanting for slippery linings 5) piecing is indeed period 6) it's so lovely 7) the silly ending for Nord VPN You made my day! Thank you

[@tiffytattoo2450]

...may I rectify that tibetan monk chants are not demonic.

[@savinathewhite]

A woman after my own heart. Overly fancy housewear is so much my thing. Also, those _sunglasses_ are amazing, and I am envious.

[@16bluebarry]

It doesn't matter how many times I see it, Ill never get over Bernadettes hair

[@LeonardBlyx]

I'm really not into tailoring or historical dresses but I find your videos hypnotizing. You have my like Madame Banner!

[@SystemofEleven]

"As unnecessarily dramatic as possible" is absolutely the aesthetic I go for when I have the spoons to make/wear anything more complicated than pajama bottoms xD

[@bartolomeothesatyr]

The sumptuous verdant velvet, the ornate lunate clasp, the flowing sleeves, the potential for dramatically flouncing one's hemline... I must say, that is an unforgettable housecoat. Eccentric and exquisite and elegant as a Pre-Raphaelite painting.

[@floraposteschild4184]

That's what I thought. I can see this robe in a Millais painting.

[@leslieholland7843]

Beautifully eloquent. This English major thanks you.

[@minaly22]

This is absolutely my favorite outro ever.

[@spinjules]

I love your modelling moves. Classic flouncing.

[@KilikinaIoi79]

I feel like dressing gowns should be making a comeback with so many people wfh at least part time. I made a few for zoom calls so that I can look like a professional while also wearing my pjs and I was surprised that I use them so much.

[@dees3179]

Last winter we very quickly got to the stage that people were wearing woolly hats in zoom calls. It’s been a bit warmer this year so hopefully we can make it to November before we resort to that. You know your industry is in trouble when the boss is wearing an old leather and fur flying jacket in meeting….non of us can afford heating! The velvet housecoat looks like a much nicer idea.

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

I had completely impressed every kid in the neighborhood by going to the grocery store in McGonagall robe; now I need to up my game having seen what better materials do. Horsehair is impressive stuff. Thank you, Bernadette!

[@aegeanghost6261]

one of these days, Bernadette will miss the editing part and we'll finally see her Hogwarts Diploma on the wall....obviously with honor marks...

[@sandyhamm4703]

I love this! I wish she included a pattern. I can sew but cannot create a pattern at all!

[@luminariel3765]

I'm thinking Ravenclaw

[@aegeanghost6261]

@@luminariel3765 I think there is a hint of Hufflepuff in there as well. You can totally picture her staying up late repairing the wizard-robe of a friend or embroidering their house insignia.

[@nicholasbosco8811]

Thank you. Off to make my own velvet house robe now

[@missvioletnightchild2515]

You've just reminded me that I have a pair of very soft light pink velvet curtains which I'd earmarked for a skirt... but are now begging to be made into a glamorous robe! I have no time at the moment, but I'm definitely keeping the idea in mind 🤔🙃

[@helenedesmarais8697]

It will be Gone with the wind, Caroll Burnett style. . Don't forget to remove the pole.

[@zoenightshade3053]

Ok, I can’t be the only one who thinks her choices of music are absolutely ✨chef’s kiss✨

[@ah57588]

Always exquisite, and getting better with time

[@peggyhelminiak1659]

Thank you! Someone who understands glamorous living, just for its own sake!

[@kuro.hitsuji]

You twisting and turning about in the robe gives me life

[@HeatherPhetish]

I made a velvet gown and forgot about directional fabric. The back panels are now dark grey. 😂😩🤦🏼‍♀️ Lesson learnt: don’t try be cheap on fabric to cut corners. This is gorgeousssss 😍🧡

[@aprildriesslein5034]

Curtains can be a good source for velvet, and are especially cheap if they're second hand. I've been making a *very extra* gnome cosplay from a gold Ikea curtain I got in the bargain bin, and it was some of the best $15 I've ever spent! 😄

[@dees3179]

I have a spotted dress with one back panel in the skirt the wrong way up for the same reason. Drives me mad.

[@bigbelgianbabe]

Also look for curtains, material at resale shops

[@raraavis7782]

Make sure, to look very carefully at the fabric (in good daylight!) before commiting to buying used curtains, though. Constant UV exposure can really do a number on the dyes and also make (natural fibers especially) very brittle. I've had large window fronts all my life and have some experience with that effect.

[@catlee8064]

Im not into sewing at all. I just find your videos extremely calming.

[@zucchinigreen]

Same and gorgeous.

[@tradde11]

I had a similar comment. But it's fascinating to watch her make this and all the stuff she makes.

[@Nightingale2023]

I am, unashamedly, undoubtedly, wholeheartedly, in agreement with you, Bernadette. The more unnecessarily dramatic, the better! You have been an inspiration for me discovering my own personal style, which is very similar, and learning how to sew and mend. I now basically only thrift clothes, and am starting my journey of learning how to alter, sew, and mend clothes! So, thank you for the entertainment and inspiration.❤❤❤

[@blufaerie]

Lovely! My favorite moment of the captions was “ antique machine clickety clack!”

[@winterwatson6811]

“sheer personal enjoyment” is always the best reason to do anything 💖

[@jennivamp5]

Oh my goodness, the dramatic chaotic energy of this video! It is iconic! I love watching you have fun 😁

[@GeneralBradley101VA]

I support this women and her fashion-related endeavors whole-heartedly.

[@edwarddejong8025]

A very lovely and talented woman. Sad that i never met someone this delightful. I love creative people.

[@mathogre]

This is very creative. You've taken all that you've learned in historical garments, and created something entirely yours. It's lovely, dramatic, and very personal. Bravo!

[@DodonaWind]

I absolutely LOVE the unnecessary, but necessary drama you have created with this robe! It's stunning!

[@dawnvega383]

I think the clothes that make us feel, regal, opulent, sexy, rich, or whatever is the best part of clothing! I always ohh and ahhh at the night gowns with such long and abundant frills and ruffles and poofy sleeves! Love it! Enjoy the process, then enjoy& I mean really enjoy all the attention to detail and the movement of the garments and the display, the sound of fabric ahh!