Gabby Tries to Make Things
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Testing out the Universal Clip Lens from Temu & Review
Hi all! I thought I would turn this into a fun little video as I test out a new set of lenses to use with my phone. Got it it off Temu for technically free but it would be $6.15 but there was some deal to be honest I have no idea how it works with all the free stuff. Anyway this was pretty fun to do and I hope you like my review of the Universal Clip Lens from Temu. It's just ok but it was fun to try out. I think I might use the macro for taking photos of flowers or something. Or really tiny stitches.
Let me know if you like review videos
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Quick and Easy Medieval / Tudor Renfaire Vest! 4 hours to make a Tudor Jerkin
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Hello all! Mad dash to make a renfaire piece? No problem with the power of eyeballing a pattern with a few measurements and hopes and dreams. I sketched based of the pattern from The Typical Tudor, which is a fantastic book on so many different late medieval/tudor era patterns. www.tudortailor.com/the-typical-tudor I made this in about 4 hours. It's lined and not historically accurate but histo...
Get Ready with me Viking / Norse Man
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Hello my historical fashion friends! Another get ready with me video! This time a masculine presentation of Viking/Norse garments. Lots of other videos coming up to go with this look! If you want tablet weaving/dye materials/knitting crochet supplies and want to support the channel: woolery.com/?aff=340 Instagram @gabbytriestomakethings Other videos and references Tunics based on Medieval Garme...
Quick and Easy Pinafore
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Making a super quick and easy pinafore that you can make with not a lot of fabric. I pleated mine down and made the pattern work using just what I had which was a little less than 2 yards of fabric. I definitely want to try out more pinafore patterns because I love this type of garment. Great for layering. I might try the queens gambit style free pattern from mood fabrics next. instagram @gabby...
Viking Tablet Weaving Pattern Oseberg 27D
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I'm back after a long time away! Trying out a new tablet weaving pattern!! So sorry to be away but I have been swamped with work and I'm in a play! Here I am trying out a new (to me) tablet weaving pattern Oseberg 27D from Bente Skogsaas' book. A nice easy Viking age pattern to start with. If you are interested in the book it is linked below. I wore this to the Jorvik Viking Festival which I ha...
Walnut and Currant Oatmeal - What Might a Viking Eat in Medieval times - Vegan Early Medieval Recipe
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Hello my historical FOOD friends! Trying out something new! A little vegan Viking fare for your mornings. Easy to take with you on the trail, camping or to a re-enacting event. Let me know in the comments if you want to see more recipe videos! I read on a museum site about porridge being made commonly, and a recipe similar to this. Also here is the link to the page with the downloadable PDF of ...
Making Easy Viking Turn Shoes - Oseberg Boots
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Hello my historical fashion friends. Here is my latest shoe video. I am still confused a bit on if the stitch is still a butt stitch if its not butted together but actually just right sides together. The way the threads go in and out is the same but maybe its something else entirely? Flesh Edge? I'm unsure because I have read it differently a couple different places. Basically most important is...
Reupholstering a Couch - For Cats! Upcycle
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Hello my Historical Fashion friends! A little not historical not fashion today. Couldn't resist when I saw this on the side of the street waiting for new life and thought it would be a cute video while I finish some other projects! I hope you enjoy it, lots of other historical fashion things coming up soon! Instagram @gabrielle.westwood
Sewing Room Renovation and Organization Using Ikea Besta Shelves
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Hello my Historical Fashion Friends! Today we are doing a little change which you may have seen a sneak peek of in a few videos, but I have made my sewing room much easier to use and I wanted to show you the changes I've made. I used the ikea besta shelving. I know many people use Kallax but the besta is best for me because of the customization of the cubby sizes. Let me know how you like to or...
Killer Corsets? Can you Exercise in Stays?
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Hello my Historical Fashion Friends! Testing to see if the types of stays they should be wearing in Bridgerton really are the torture devices they are made out to be. Welcome to another historical experiment video/80s inspired workout montage testing out if regency stays are really the killer the media is depicting them as. The workout was a bit longer than shown in this video but I liked the i...
DIY Medieval Braid Hair Extensions! Short hair? Not a problem!
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DIY Medieval Braid Hair Extensions! Short hair? Not a problem!
Experimental Archaeology, How Well Do Medieval Clothes Hold Up in the Rain?
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Experimental Archaeology, How Well Do Medieval Clothes Hold Up in the Rain?
Medieval 15th Century Open Hood
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Medieval 15th Century Open Hood
Quick and Easy Bag for the Renfaire
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Quick and Easy Bag for the Renfaire
Quick and Easy Renfaire Tunic
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Quick and Easy Renfaire Tunic
Making my Foundations Revealed 2023 Costume - Finalist!
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Making my Foundations Revealed 2023 Costume - Finalist!
DIY Wedding Dress - Making my own dress for Under $500
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DIY Wedding Dress - Making my own dress for Under $500
Foundations Revealed 2023 - Where the Lava Meets the Sea
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Foundations Revealed 2023 - Where the Lava Meets the Sea
Reviewing My Heritage AI - 500 Subscriber Special!
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Reviewing My Heritage AI - 500 Subscriber Special!
Everything I Made in 2022
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Everything I Made in 2022
Making a 16th Century Tudor Partlet
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Making a 16th Century Tudor Partlet
Making Pin on Tudor Sleeves
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Making Pin on Tudor Sleeves
Making a Medieval Side Lacing 15th Century Kirtle Part 2
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Making a Medieval Side Lacing 15th Century Kirtle Part 2
Last Minute Halloween Looks
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Last Minute Halloween Looks
Little Halloween Ghostie
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Little Halloween Ghostie
Making a Medieval Late 15th Century Side Lacing Kirtle
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Making a Medieval Late 15th Century Side Lacing Kirtle
Quick and Easy Cottage Core Dress / Renfaire costume
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Quick and Easy Cottage Core Dress / Renfaire costume
Costume College Vlog
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Costume College Vlog
How to Sew Simple Eyelets
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How to Sew Simple Eyelets
Thrifted and Sustainable Sources for Historical Costuming and Cosplay
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Thrifted and Sustainable Sources for Historical Costuming and Cosplay

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  • @Mick563-28-q
    @Mick563-28-q 3 дні тому

    Thankyou most helpful!

  • @petraschenke8664
    @petraschenke8664 8 днів тому

    Thanks for this great demonstration on how to sew roman womens cloth❤

  • @EricLopez.Official
    @EricLopez.Official 16 днів тому

    Great video! 💚💚 I would really like to start making videos covering historical clothing for males (mainly Medieval and Regency era) but I'm not sure where to start, I'm also in SoCal (LA)- Is there a library you know of that has good sources? Or could you maybe point me to your favorite resources for information?

  • @smayness
    @smayness 26 днів тому

    I ABSOLUTELY love this video. It's really brave of you to post this, knowing it didn't turn out too well. Life is totally about learning and doing!! There is too much emphasis on perfection these days!! It makes me feel OK about the fact I am not a master crafter, but still have the guts to give it a go and share it, warts and all, so it hopefully encourages others to try too!!! You are the right side of crazy and you have more balls than most 🙏 keep being you. Thank you. 😊

  • @Ritercrazy
    @Ritercrazy 28 днів тому

    I'm very impressed.

  • @puddingtvinc
    @puddingtvinc Місяць тому

    Acne scars are medal of honour🎖

  • @cynthiadippel9675
    @cynthiadippel9675 Місяць тому

    Red

  • @GriffBall2cold
    @GriffBall2cold Місяць тому

    It’s also a phoenician cap. And the statues at Nemrut Dagi are wearing them. Interesting cap.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings Місяць тому

      @@GriffBall2cold yes I actually noticed that later when I was doing research on ancient Lebanese costume. They have basically the exact same thing.

  • @crisportugal6703
    @crisportugal6703 Місяць тому

    Looks like a Smurf hat

  • @sarahtyster7342
    @sarahtyster7342 Місяць тому

    oh wow your dress was beautiful, and suited you (of course) perfectly. so elegant, fun, and light (both literally and metaphorically) so glad the rain stopped for a bit. looks like the perfect dress on the perfect day. chapeau on everything about this video, and most of all the kitty going to the wedding.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings Місяць тому

      @@sarahtyster7342 thank you! It was wonderful and I’ve worn the dress since to fantasy ball events so it had a great ability to be reused!

  • @KristiChan1
    @KristiChan1 Місяць тому

    Good kitty lol💛

  • @jerryrichendollar7096
    @jerryrichendollar7096 Місяць тому

    Gabby,you succeed in making things! Bravo!❤😊

  • @jerryrichendollar7096
    @jerryrichendollar7096 Місяць тому

    Very informative 😊

  • @homaLira
    @homaLira Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @AliciaPlaza-o5z
    @AliciaPlaza-o5z 2 місяці тому

    Raised by wolves!!!!

  • @Jalleur14325
    @Jalleur14325 2 місяці тому

    Maybe try indigo?

  • @ashleyschwartz9550
    @ashleyschwartz9550 3 місяці тому

    I’m inspired 😍

  • @leifforrest
    @leifforrest 3 місяці тому

    I remember the S and Z threading like this... with the card facing up (ABCD up) Z threading- the card goes in the (zee) hole. With the card facing up (ABCD up) the thread is inserted from below. Then of course the end you just threaded through the card gets tied and ends up towards the weaver (you).

  • @ChristusLiberumPDX
    @ChristusLiberumPDX 3 місяці тому

    0:57 oh you’re royalty, I see 👸🏻

  • @Creativeart-e4e
    @Creativeart-e4e 3 місяці тому

    Hello can you plz tell me it's review it was good experience or not

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings Місяць тому

      It worked ok. The problem is I can still see the circle of the lens but the lens makes a nice color so if I zoom in after having taken the photo or video it works. It’s less sharp but creates an interesting effect.

    • @Creativeart-e4e
      @Creativeart-e4e Місяць тому

      @gabbytriestomakethings thanks you so much dear

  • @drewmanster6043
    @drewmanster6043 4 місяці тому

    I used this video for a college assignment on "experimental archaeology" on how well you demonstrated the scientific method and conducted your experiment. Good work! I might have to check out some more of your channel!

  • @ПавелДрандулет
    @ПавелДрандулет 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting channel, great job, you have 1 more subscriber

  • @rickybaumgartner5635
    @rickybaumgartner5635 4 місяці тому

    how were women vikin shoes?

  • @rickybaumgartner5635
    @rickybaumgartner5635 4 місяці тому

    are you going out like this?

  • @rickybaumgartner5635
    @rickybaumgartner5635 4 місяці тому

    Hey, you need a bath first.

  • @luvnotvideos
    @luvnotvideos 4 місяці тому

    Fun experiment. You're on the right track, just need to upgrade your materials. I really like the fact you're trying to recycle upholstery leather. Unfortunately, it's not quite right for this application. Couple of notes from a friendly leatherworker - (TLDR - use veg tan, not chrome tan. 5-6oz "tumbled" for the top & 9-10oz for the sole. Also, use blue shop towels and regular masking tape to create your patterns. It's durable, cheap, and can be sewn on a regular sewing machine to make mock-ups for test fit to perfect the pattern before using the "good" leather.) First, Chrome tan (upholstery leather) is very durable, but you won't get the same results as vegetable tanned leather. Best use for chrome tan is bags, vests, hats, and other items where you want ruggedness and shape stability. For this kind of shoe, you really want a piece of 5-6oz tumbled veg-tan hide for the upper, and regular piece of 9-10oz veg tan for the sole. The "tumbled" leather is soft, unlike the normal veg-tan, which will remain fairly stiff without a lot of conditioning. Veg-tan may be soaked and worn wet, which will help it stretch and conform to your body as it dries. Companies like Weaver, Buckle Guy, and Springfield sell inexpensive panels that would fit your needs without breaking the bank. Second, the way you created your pattern was good, but next time use blue paper shop towels and masking tape. The shop towels - sold in almost any auto parts store - are like regular paper towels, but much more durable and a little oversized. They are also very cheap for patterning. Use masking tape (less expensive than duct tape and works just as well) to create larger panels, then work much the same way you did here. If you use a piece of cardboard under your foot, you can pin or tape the towel down close to your foot to get the right tightness. Then mark and cut out your design the same way you did with the fake leather. What makes the towel method so nice is it's super easy to add extra pieces if you cut too short, and you'll not waste any "good" material that's difficult or expensive to replace. Once you have a pattern, you can even use the towels to make a mock-up that can be sewn on a conventional sewing machine that may be test-fit before moving on to expensive leather! Just add tape around the area you will be sewing. Sorry this was so long, but I hope it was helpful. Good luck in future endeavors! I look forward to seeing what you make next 😃

  • @dakotahlavender
    @dakotahlavender 5 місяців тому

    Sole leather can be made with raw hide, you soak it to loosen it up and then you sew it to your shoe

  • @elliebeargrr
    @elliebeargrr 5 місяців тому

    hi thank u for the tutorial!! where do you get your fabric ?

  • @lorik0109
    @lorik0109 5 місяців тому

    Plis or qeleshe now is greek pilos or pidh 😂 project to protect the lie 😂😂 is that what they teach her at school not her fault 😁

  • @lizkrohn6116
    @lizkrohn6116 5 місяців тому

    Love your kitties. between my uncle and I, we are owned by twelve!

  • @lizkrohn6116
    @lizkrohn6116 5 місяців тому

    Can't an experienced cat own understand cat speak for, " MINE! all mine. Only mine!" And the cat couch renevation video? The tabby cat needs their own couch. One cat. One couch!

  • @ladyofthemasque
    @ladyofthemasque 5 місяців тому

    The length of the hood in back would also help prevent sunburns of all that tender exposed skin!

  • @beowulf.reborn
    @beowulf.reborn 5 місяців тому

    At the end of this video, there is a cartoon depiction of two women. I am wondering, when were dresses like that worn by the woman on the left, in use?

  • @jackiejames4551
    @jackiejames4551 6 місяців тому

    Red

  • @Katie_v
    @Katie_v 6 місяців тому

    Red looks best on you!

  • @magicalaurie
    @magicalaurie 6 місяців тому

    Red

  • @ashleyelliott8831
    @ashleyelliott8831 6 місяців тому

    Definitely red!!❤

  • @lunaadept4497
    @lunaadept4497 6 місяців тому

    Red looks nice!!😊

  • @Neidhard-von-Blaufels
    @Neidhard-von-Blaufels 6 місяців тому

    Red

  • @belladonnabaggins3996
    @belladonnabaggins3996 6 місяців тому

    Lovely fabrics!! I adore the green too but I think I adore the red the most 😍

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      I really love the green too but not as much for the red on my complexion, but I am thinking of ideas for the green too.

  • @hippycobbler4092
    @hippycobbler4092 6 місяців тому

    Good on you! nice work. Upholstery leather is really too soft and supple for most footwear. If you prefer this soft supple stuff perhaps kangaroo would be a good option? Roo skins are very strong, thin and stretchy, but most importantly they're very cheap. I found 5 skins for $50 on eBay which for any type of leather is just a steel. I've recently made quite a few sneakers out of recycled couch leather and it's just rubbish. LOL but its free :) I also made a pair of slippers out of couch leather which were very nice for a few months. I'm pretty sure there's a certain amount of acidity to the human foot just from sweating etcetera because my slippers totally disintegrated. LOL upholstery leather just doesn't seem to have the same robust tanning requirements that you need for footwear but I'm very much guessing only time will tell.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      Yes someone else recommended vegetable tanned leather and I found some very thick kind which I want to try to use for some sort of medieval style shoes. See if that works better.

    • @sailingayoyo
      @sailingayoyo 6 місяців тому

      Wow just had a quick google and a kangaroo hide was 160 quid not including postage. I’m guessing it’s a location thing.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      @@sailingayoyo wow! That is a lot! Usually I get all my leather second hand so I’m a the mercy of the thrifting gods.

    • @hippycobbler4092
      @hippycobbler4092 6 місяців тому

      @@sailingayoyo Must be ! Hi from AU sorry. i got mine from a tanner in Tasmania try Googleing " Simon Martin Whips & Leathercraft" :)

    • @hippycobbler4092
      @hippycobbler4092 6 місяців тому

      I got my Roo skins on e-bay from "Simon Martin Whips & Leathercraft" thay have this bundle still available "KANGAROO LEATHER BULK x 5 hide skin bundle chrome tanned white Australian Made" Hope it helps :)

  • @davidnobre5660
    @davidnobre5660 6 місяців тому

    gosh you're beautiful

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      Thank you!

    • @davidnobre5660
      @davidnobre5660 6 місяців тому

      @@gabbytriestomakethings are you going to be doing more medieval turnshoes or is this a thing of the past?

  • @topwateraddiction2521
    @topwateraddiction2521 6 місяців тому

    💙

  • @brenttesterman3171
    @brenttesterman3171 6 місяців тому

    Childless cat lady?

  • @LeeLee86
    @LeeLee86 6 місяців тому

    Wet the shoes so the leather will shrink and fit better to your feet!! Also you could sew in a little piece kind of like a tongue to close up that little gap at the top. Good entertaining video though ❤❤❤

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      @@LeeLee86 I am going to try the wetting. Maybe I’ll go for a walk in the stream.

  • @odinata
    @odinata 6 місяців тому

    Yer cat is broken.

  • @AveCaesar2025
    @AveCaesar2025 6 місяців тому

    Doubt they wore a peplos which is Greek but they probably copied the stola which would have been worn by the Romans only a couple of centuries earlier - assuming you are in Britannia that is. Watch the video on this by Crow's Eye Productions, based on actual finds and the clothing they show the Anglo Saxon women wearing is totally different and makes more sense. It shows those living in the vicinity of Sutton Hoo for those interested and they wear garments worn elsewhere in Europe at this time rather than a garment worn in classical Greece in the last millennia. Saying that I do like the colours and the green as an over gown would look nice, just not worn as a classical Greek garment in POST Roman Britain.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      I have to relook up my sources on this because I definitely was reading some things that showed a peplos like garment for the period, unless I was just misinterpreting the image and thought it was folded over but it wasn't. Oddly wikipedia also describes a peplos like garment. I will have to find what it was. I do need to watch that Crow's Eye video, I haven't seen it yet.

  • @shadowofthecandle
    @shadowofthecandle 6 місяців тому

    To make it easier to tie in the back, you could leave a string through the holes on each side then tie those together. The final pinafore looks great!

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      @@shadowofthecandle thank you! Yes I usually leave one of the strings in. I haven’t actually tried out how it looks without using all four eyelets. I’ll try it.

    • @shadowofthecandle
      @shadowofthecandle 6 місяців тому

      @gabbytriestomakethings You can loop a string through both holes on one side then tie all 4 strings together.

    • @gabbytriestomakethings
      @gabbytriestomakethings 6 місяців тому

      @@shadowofthecandle I’m embarrassed I didn’t think of this 😅