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Louisa Reeve
United Kingdom
Приєднався 19 лют 2021
Sewing techniques demonstrated in the simplest way possible.
Goldwork Embroidery, taught by Hand & Lock
A couple of weeks ago I joined a Hand & Lock embroidery course at the National Army Museum in London.
What a steep learning curve. This looks really easy when you watch a professional - but it's a different matter when, despite being an experienced seamstress, you try this for the firs time!
Tools you'll need:
fabric, felt, pencil, needles, thread, scissors, tracing paper, charcoal, and....
Soft String, Gold Passing thread, Spangles, Smooth Purl, & Bright Check Purl.
I hope these 4 minutes will give you an idea, and some tips, if you are planning some Goldwork Embroidery.
I am planning on making a Regency Reticule for it - find the results on IG @louisascottsewing
What a steep learning curve. This looks really easy when you watch a professional - but it's a different matter when, despite being an experienced seamstress, you try this for the firs time!
Tools you'll need:
fabric, felt, pencil, needles, thread, scissors, tracing paper, charcoal, and....
Soft String, Gold Passing thread, Spangles, Smooth Purl, & Bright Check Purl.
I hope these 4 minutes will give you an idea, and some tips, if you are planning some Goldwork Embroidery.
I am planning on making a Regency Reticule for it - find the results on IG @louisascottsewing
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How to - 1860 evening hairstyle
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I searched and searched, and couldn't find a video on how to do this, so I made my own. Hope this helps other people put together this hair style. Sorry for any historical inaccuracies. I researched paintings and other images/drawings from the internet. I know I'll have very little time to put this hair style together, and with no help from anyone, so I've come up with the simplest/easiest styl...
Upcycling a 1890s shirt.
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Fun to upcycle my husband's dress shirts into a 1890s shirt for me!
Making a half scale Tudor collar
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Very fiddly, but lots of fun. One day I will make the entire outfit in half scale.
How to make Regency hair pieces
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This is how I made Regency curls with my own hair. Such a lot was cut after lockdown I thought I'd use it!
How to make a Sleeveless Regency Spencer
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Hopefully this will give you an idea how I put my sleeveless Regency Spencer jacket together. Made from a pillowcase! Sorry there are some little bits missing which I hadn't filmed. Any questions, please ask in the comments. Thanks for watching.
How to add Cartridge pleated skirt to a bodice.
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More pictures of the dress is on IG @louisascottsewing
Help me date this Victorian nightgown
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We have inherited this nightgown and I am curious to know it's date. It's got a name tape in it, so we know it belonged to a lady who lived 1878-1958. But take a look at the stitching techniques. If you have an idea, please let me know.
How to drape a strapless bodice on the stand
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How to drape a strapless bodice on the stand
Embroider a Cherry Blossom Tree - Part 1
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Embroider a Cherry Blossom Tree - Part 1
Bias Strip - Part 4 of 4 - Rouleau Loops
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Bias Strip - Part 4 of 4 - Rouleau Loops
Bias Strip - Part 2b of 4 - joining beginning to end
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Bias Strip - Part 2b of 4 - joining beginning to end
Bias Strip - Part 2a of 4 - sewing to fabric
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Bias Strip - Part 2a of 4 - sewing to fabric
DAMN....LOOK THAT GANGLADY 🗣☝
looks beautiful
oh thank you so much. Not bad for my first attempt at Goldwork!
Thank you for this! I'm definitely going to use the twill tape method (no piping on my bodice, so will have to adjust) :)
Glad it was helpful. You can still attach the bodice to the skirt in the same way as you attach the twill tape: right sides together and overstitch between each pleat. Good luck.
This is the BEST tutorial on cartridge pleats, I just learned in under 2 min how to properly attach them to a waistband/bodice. To me, the piping and twill tape are the keys that I was missing. I think having the twill between the pleats and the waistband offers more security, I like the idea of the skirt being attached to the twill as opposed to just the waistband. And I really like the idea of the piping to hide the space where the pleats meet the waistband. So good, thank you!
Oh, I'm so pleased this could help! It's a similar method I learnt many years ago making costumes for the Opera House.
Used this technique on my current build. Thanks for the video
You're welcome, glad it was useful.
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Goodness that's lovely and so *neat*. When you're backstitching in the piping groove, what are you sewing through on the underside? The twill tape, the edge of the pleats, both?
Thank you. Mostly just through the twill tape, but picking up the occasional bit of the pleated fabric.
Доброго времени суток Вам, Louisa Reeve! Мне очень и очень понравилось то, и именно то, как умело и щедро Вы показали, как правильно пришить пояс вручную к юбке. Я много видела видео подобного рода, но они рядом не стояли с Вашим мастерством и качеством подачи своего материала! Сразу ставлю Вам лайк и --- подписка!!! Рада, что зашла на Ваш канал! Благодарю Вас!😊
Thank you so much, that's really kind. I'm glad it was helpful.
@@louisascottsewing 🙂🪷
Not sure how come I've never heard of this stitch till now, but a lot of the pieces I've seen before make a whole lotta sense now. Thank you so much for your video and your channel looks like an absolute lifesaver I'll be referring to for ages to come!!
That's so kind, thank you. Yes, it's a really useful stitch, particularly on a raw edge attaching it to lace for example. Obv, the stitches were way smaller than my demo!
beautiful work!
Thank you.
جميل ❤
Thank you.
A picture speaks a thousand words! Beautiful work, perfectly demonstrated in less than 2 minutes.
Thank you so much.
You look lovely and thanks for the tutorial
Thank you so much!
Hi! I’m thinking about making something similar. How much fabric did you use? Glad I found your tutorial! 😁
I used an old pillow case! So not much fabric at all.
@@louisascottsewing great, thank you!
That piping though! Would love to be able to sew like that 🥰🥳👏
It's just practice and patience! 😊
Thank you so much for posting this video! I have had a time finding tutorials for this topic that show the process from the beginning stages through the presentation. Just fantastic! I have a ball coming up in April for the Jane Austen society in my area and last year I wore a wig because I just couldn't help in time. This year I will be ready thanks to you! Amy
Thanks so much for your kind comment Amy. I'm planning another hairpiece for big 1860 ringlets, wish me luck!!
Might be my garbage internet, but I cannot see the thread at all against the fabric. Seems like it's better to have an extreme contrast for better visibility -- like red thread on white fabric.
I know, a few people have mentioned this. When I was sewing it, it was very clear. I'm new to online tutorials and didn't realise it wouldn't be easy for some to see. When I've got time, I'll try to do another video with more contrasting thread.
@@louisascottsewing Awesome! 😍 Don't know what editing software you use, but you should be able to scrub through the footage to review; and you can always play it back first. 🙂
This is magnificent. It covered a lot of different stitches quite short and to the point. Definitely keeping this for future reference.
Thank you so much for your comment, appreciate it.
Could you please make the stitches with contrast color of thread, so that we might understand see the stiches clearly 😢😢😢😢😢
Thanks so much for your comment. There have been a few requests for me to redo this video, which I will when I have time. I'm sorry it's not clear enough for video.
Very nice and informative
Thank you very much.
❤quick and easy steps...no b s
Wow .Thank u so much 💗
You're welcome, hope it was useful.
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Сослепу сначала подумала:пол чем-то завалили.. Ан нет-линолеум😊
It's carpet!😂
This will be very helpful. I will use it for reference in the future. 😊
Thank you Jenn, that's good to know. Glad I could help.
AWESOME thank you
Thank you so much, hope it was helpful.
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This was a great video.
I wish I could see better
I'm sorry it's not clear enough for you. I will endeavour to make another video with more contrasting thread - when I've got a moment!
@louisascottsewing oooh...that would be awesome...thank you 😁
A contrast thread may have helped to demonstrate more clearly? Birdy
Thank you so much for your feedback. When stitching, using white thread on blue was very visible, but I didn't know it wouldn't come out so clearly on video. I'm thinking about making another video ....when I've got time! ;-)
I played the video at .5 speed, and your fingers were still flying! It’s amazing how quickly hand sewing goes with practice. Thank you for this useful lesson!
arr, I'm so sorry. It's funny, I never really notice how fast I sew! I'm glad you were able to slow it down a little. Thank you for watching, and for your feedback.
Very relaxing to watch! I love sewing and mending, Thanks😊
Thank you so much. I find hand sewing very therapeutic.
Very nice dress
Thank you so much.
Love themed cakes. Looks great 💞
Thank you so much. It took a while to make and was quick difficult in the heat, but it was delicious though.
Thanks for the memories! This takes me back to my school sewing sampler days. I've never forgotten them, but I didn't appreciate them enough in those days. I was making some drapes for my living room, and I asked my Carer to tack the hems for me while I was sewing the seams on the machine. She looked at me as though I'd asked her to build aa spaceship & fly it to the moon! I'm 70 and she was 45, so that tells us how rapidly some of these things are dying out. Unfortunately, the tremors in my hands don't allow me to hand sew any more. You've obviously been doing this for a very long time to be able to sew so quickly and so neatly ... & I noticed that you're left-handed. Thank you for keeping hand-stitching alive. I often listen to historical novels and when I hear about the ball-gowns, etc., I always spare a thought for the poor women who had to spend hours sewing them, just as I did when I watched some of the Coronation and all of the robes, jackets, etc. that were all hand stitched by the worlds most talented needleworkers. I'm finally learning to use an overlocker, so no more need tto do French or Flat fell seams! :)
Hi Wendy, how lovely to read your comment. Yes, I totally agree that the fine art of hand sewing seems to be dying out. I am so keen to teach it at school, not only for the skill itself, but I believe that it also teaches the young to appreciate clothes, and therefore less would go to landfill. I love to hand sew - I find it very therapeutic. And yes, I've been sewing since I was very little, but, no, I'm right handed. You clearly have a love for sewing, as do I. I'm sorry it's now a little difficult for you, but I'm glad to hear that you enjoy watching other people sew. Good luck with your overlocker, they're great fun!!
This is so helpful and informative! Playing it at .75 speed helped me see some of the finer points of the stitches i hadn't seen before. Thank you :)
Oh, I'm so pleased you found it helpful.
Sadly I only have a small phone and w/o any contrast between thread and material I can't see what you're doing. I'm only commenting because I was really excited to learn and then I couldn't...
Oh I'm so sorry. Next time I will use a bright red thread ;-)
@@louisascottsewing thank you!
Enjoyed watching thank u 4 sharing working on some 18th century sewing projects they have 2 be hand sewn
Breathtaking beautiful. You are surely talented.
Beginning in the 1870s, the designs and techniques of broderie anglaise (the strip down the center) could be copied by the Swiss hand-embroidery machine. Today, most broderie anglaise is created by machine. it does look like a very common machine pattern. Very popular at it's time in 1840-80, Broderie Anglaise is created using open worked spaces in varying shapes and sizes. the holes on that center strip look very even and the pattern appears to repeat with no real variation, which is why I expect the work was machine done. Making it likely to be post 1880, due to the fact that such machine work was expensive when first introduced and if one were going to buy such an expensive bit of lace it would not have been used on a garment that one went to the cost saving measure of whip stitching selvage edges together to save fabric. broderie anglaise has never truly fallen out of favor and has been in pretty much constant machine production since the 1870's. I can tell you plainly from personal experience that even with the proper tools (such as the round stiletto) that it is very difficult to get such perfectly sized holes by hand, and that anything from stitch tension, to number of stitches will alter the size of the holes. point one. point two. in the 1990's I worked in a clothing factory and we had and still used chain stitch machines. likewise I have seen them used in period clothing (that we know the dates of) for July 1915, and December 1924 (both dated by receipt and diary entries) This proves a common point, that well made machines that last for 100 years will be used for 100 years. (My current favorite industrial flat stitch is a 1940's singer, and I have a working 1902 singer) you really can not determine by type a machine when a garment was made, at best you can only say it could not have been made earlier than that machine was made. It would help to know how wide the cotton was if its being used at full width selvage included. the whip stitched edge also makes me think 1880's as that was a common practice with cottons at that time. Indeed it had been popular for a very very long time, however looking at the selvage edge I can nearly guarantee you that the fabric was pre 1905 (if made in America, and I would bet nearly any first world country of the time). In 1905 most mills switched to Hopewell looms because they produced a 28" unfinished fabric, and did so rather safely and quickly. As the shuttle loom technology evolved, new wider shuttle looms were installed. These looms created an unevenness that was apparent in the selvage edge. the selvage edge looks like what can be refereed to as 'self edged' hence it was not woven on the commonly used post 1905ish. that really makes it likely that the night gown must have been made between 1875 (1885 more likely) and 1905. the style could have been from any point during those years. I hope this helps.
Thanks for your video. Wish you’d used contrasting thread, though. My eyesight isn’t what it used to be.
Oh I'm sorry. Yes, this seems to have been an issue for a few people. Next time I do a video I will use bright red, or something! ;-)
Maybe @bernadettebanner can help date this garment?
That would be amazing if she saw my little video!
Wow, your technique is so fast and it looks amazing. Most impressive, and I have enjoying learning from you.
Gosh, that's really kind to say, thank you so much!
This is so much easier than how I've been doing my backstitches omg
Oh I'm pleased. In fact I was using this stitch just the other day, and was thinking how therapeutic it is!
Excellent video! Not only showing how the finished stitchwork should look, including different lengths and tensions, but a good speed/length, too I don't know why YT algorythm decided to show me this right now (I was looking for a spooky story to pass the time), but I had need of something my two daughters (and perhaps my son) can watch rather than watch/listen to me to learn - they are beyond old enough to learn to hand sew and repair items, and are realising the sewing machine isn't always the answer. Saving this now :)
Thank you so much, that's really kind. I did play around with speed lengths - so difficult to get the happy medium between detailed and boring ;-) So glad that YT popped this up on your feed! I love to teach teens to sew - it's such an important life skill, as well as teaching them to appreciate clothes. And hand stitching is so therapeutic too.
Thank you that was lovely. I truly enjoyed all of the historical stitches. My grandmother always said I was an old soul and that I should have been born 100 years ago, I do love the past, the way things used on be done. I would back up to horse and buggy times if it was at all possible. Thanks again. T😊
I agree, nothing beats well made hand stitched garments - pure luxury! Given the choice (purely on fashion) I wouldn't know which era to go for, but I'm glad I live in this century with all our modern technology and medicine, not to mention the freedom that women have now compared to pre voting days.
Better to use different colour tread
Thank you for your feed back. When I initially made the video, I didn't think, as it's really clear to the naked eye; but yes, next time I will use a bright red or something!
Very good tutorial! Thanks!
Thank you so much!
I wonder if this lovely nightgown was either a wedding present or made by her when she married. The lace on the front of the gown looks "newer" than the lace on the collar and cuffs-perhaps sewn on at a later date because it's not embroidered on to the gown? Researching lace patterns you may help identify the gown's age. The button could have been sewn on as a spare in the event one of the others was lost? The name label looks similar to those I remember from the 1950-60s. I'm sorry I can't identify the date of the gown, but hope some of my thoughts may be of help.
Thank you for lots of info. super helpful. Yes, I did wonder about the lace on the centre front looking a little out of place?! I was once told that lace is really hard to date, because old techniques are still used today. I like the idea of the button being sewn there as a spare, hadn't thought of that. I was taught at college about name tapes/labels, and that they were invented towards the end of the 1800s when people started to send their clothes to a public laundry. My name tapes at school looked just like this one, so again, techniques haven't changed much ;-)
I’d love to know about the needle you are using.
I have so many needles, of all sizes, that I've been using over the years, and they live in random pin-cushions in my studio - I've no idea of the specific size/brand of this needle, except to say that it's quite a small fine one. I like to use a small needle with a small eye if I am doing small stitches on a thinner material. I think it's a matter of what you feel comfortable handling, and what is suitable for the weight of the material.
Thank you for the video it would be useful to have more detailed explanation as to where/how each stitch could be applied.
That's a great idea - perhaps a whole other video with details of where these stitches can be used. To be fair, a lot of them are used in sewing today too : running stitch, if you want to gather something or tack something together; back stitch, for a seam that you need to be stronger; herringbone stitch for hemming; French seam, if you are not lining or overlocking, makes it neat on the inside. Just a few examples. There are many many different uses!!