Why I Started Wearing Historical Fashion Daily & Answering Your Other Questions! (Q&A)
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- At long last, a Q&A! In this video, I talk about why I started wearing historical fashion daily, the chronology of where I've lived, what I do for work, what my practice of Buddhism looks like, how I stay present in life whilst also filming life, and so much more. I was really craving something a little more relaxed this week, so this was the perfect option. Thanks so much for submitting your questions and for watching!
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Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your wonderful questions and for supporting my art and channel! I hope this video provided some answers and some background into what my life is like 🥰 See you in two weeks for another video!
To be honest, I thought your non-UA-cam job was as a sewing shop manager or something like that.
I'm so pleased that you are in a content place in life now,you have definitely had your share I feel of unsettled times,but also had many a adventure on the back of the no so great times.
I live watching your channel and the way you recreate your ancestry and most of all you are tremendously proud of your heritage ❤,so many ppl take it for granted and just brush aside the heritage of great grandparents and alike.
You are very talented in all you do and thank you for sharing your creativity with us all.
Merry Christmas and blessings for the coming year.
I've really loved hearing about your time with your mother's family and how it influences your own personal values--it really is a beautiful thing! There are so many ways to live life, and it's awesome that you got to experience slow living from a young age.
Oh, and from one previously-houseless-teen to another: Massive props to you and your friends 💙 Solidarity and support is invaluable!
Thank you so much! Support is so important 🥰
I’m currently reading braiding sweetgrass! What an amazing book
Yes!! It’s one of those books where literally every line is full of so much wisdom, it’s hard to decide which ones resonate the most.
Hi Vasi, I know how this personal disclosure is hard to do and I appreciate your story. My husbands family is from Vladikavkaz, Russia and it has always been so valuable to plan trips back to the region he grew up for family connection and teaching our son about another culture. He also spent many years in the Perm Ballet school and graduated from there, not far from Bashkortostan. He has spent so much time here in the US and it is nice to be able to learn recipes that he grew up eating and appreciate even the style of dance and history of his family in this region of the southernmost part of Russia. Thanks for sharing :) also this explains my color comments on your videos in the past, hahaha
You are an extremely inspiring amazing person, I feel honoured to get to know you through UA-cam ❤❤
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your lovely comment 🥰
When living in connection with nature, the beginning and end of planting and harvesting become the natural holidays to celebrate in the spring and autumn. And of course, where I live we have a very old holiday that we still celebrate to some extent that means far more to us than the winter solstice: the return of the sun every January.
Thanks for sharing.
As for creativity - this always resonated with me: "creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence" Osho
Thank you for your openness. As someone who is only just now exploring and awakening into a more spiritual life. Slow living and sustainable living are becoming more and more important to me. I love your channel and you pov. Thank you
Я тоже из разных культур, и все мои языки разные. сейчас изучаю казахский и могу немного понять ваш татарский! надеюсь, что когда-нибудь мой русский станет таким же хорошим, как твой :))
i really love that you work your volga tatar heritage into your historical costuming; there really isn't enough representation of central asian and turkic styles, and they're so cool!
So special to learn more about you! Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for listening! How cool that you also love Heima. I wonder how many more crossovers of interests there are in this community! 🤣
Thank you for sharing part of yourself with us! I’ve been meaning to read Braiding Sweetgrass for some time now, and with this reminder I’ll put a hold on it from the library. It sounds like you’ve had a lot of serendipity in your life as well as the courage to take chances. I’m impressed with all the traveling you’ve done! What an adventurous life, I’d definitely want to hear more if you’re ever inclined ❤. As an inclusive Heathen, I’m also an animist, and share many of the feelings and philosophies about nature that you do, and although I’m coming to it much later in life, I feel more fulfilled than ever. I’m making my first historical outfit from the corset to the outer wear, and look forward to adopting historical dress over time as I create each outfit. I’m staring with a late Victorian ensemble, but also plan to do some 18th century as well as some Viking age Scandinavian outfits as well. Your channel has been such an inspiration to me, and I’m grateful to you for sharing your journey with us. Take care.
You are a beautiful being.
I've been told I was born 200 years to late.
Please continue to be who you are. You're a very enchanting, wonderful, lovely being. Thank you.
Lol V, you're the second friend of mine to mention Braiding Sweetgrass recently, I guess it's a sign to read it.
Go read it!! You'll LOVE it ❤
I'd love a book from you!
Thank you for sharing so much about your life and what's important to you. It is important to understand how someone feels and thinks. We all have deep reasons and motivations for the way we live. Your welfare will definitely be in my prayers!
I'm very interested in trying to sew my own clothes (partly because of you!), but if I do, it'll have to be by hand, because like you, I HATE the sound of a sewing machine. My mom tried to teach me how to use one many times, but the noise would make me panic. (Autistic.) You are so fascinating, by the way!
I love that we lived in Iceland at the same time hehe 💃 I would love to read your poetry book!!
I love this fact so much too! We absolutely have had to walk past eachother at some point there 🤣 thanks for being interested in my poetry too 🥰
The question of work life balance when one has overlap in "work" and in "leisure" activities is a real one. Doing what you love to do can backfire when it makes a work of love into doing work for work's sake. I think your perspective on that conundrum is a quite good one to have.
As a Canadian, I love that you adopted "colour" as your spelling of choice.
I had such a hard time connecting to my ancestral home (Serbia) but you have inspired me to try connecting to it through sewing. My grandmother gave me a book of 1960s Serbian handiwork. :)
I appreciated your answer to the questoon on screentime! I relate to the challenge of distancing from screens when friends are far away. How would one practice the sabbath, if their people are connected to through the computer?
See you next video :)
For some reason, in this video, your work with technology and wearing of Victorian garments just so happens to remind me of Ada Lovelace! The one who is the first computer coder, I believe. I would be really interested in your poetry and with the video you made of sharing words we no longer use, it could be really inspirational and we'd be supporting you financially as well!
This was so interesting to hear about! We have lots of interests in common; including permaculture, language, historical fashion, and buddhism. Would love to hear about any of those on your channel. Thank you so much for all you share. Lots of love from Denmark ❤
I am a classic American Mutt, but i have both some indengenious American roots and Scots-Irish and German roots as well. I was able to meet my German family when I was a child when my father was stationed in West Germany way back in that time. I grew up mostly in America. I am glad to see other cultures and someone embracing indengenious clothing.
As for your quote about connections to the world and Buddhism, I became Pagan both because I have always had ancestral veneration and connection to land and other people. I find it beautiful that once you have the time to look inward and to look deeply into where things come from, it forces you to look into relationships with everything. It also causes a lot of thoughts into intersectionalism. I am glad you are open and welcoming.
You are so beautiful inside out! Thank you very much!
Wonderful video, thank you! ❤😊
Hello and good morning 🌞 I enjoyed your beautiful video today. You are amazing and I love your channel 👍
You are really interesting. I've never heard about Volga Tatars, but have always loved that lifestyle (like farming and old timey things)
What a nice chill video, V! It's really good to be able to learn more about you and your beautiful work! And I love the ceramic pieces you showed! 🥰
I found you channel fairly recently and after watching a bunch of videos it was nice to get to know the person behind this great content a little bit. As a Swede it was very cool, and surprising, to hear that your european trip started with a flight here. If you ever decide to come back to Sweden I would love to take you on a tour of Stockholm. There are some amazing museums here with historical exhibits that I think you'd find really interesting. Unless you've already visited them all of course :P
That was fascinating! I came to this channel out of a love for historical clothing and playing dress up in general, I had no idea you were such an adventurer!
My ancestors are from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and I've learned some of the Celtic Languages and write poetry in those forms. It just "feels" right. I do almost all folk fashion/history bounding with linen and wool. I write graphic novels as a way to fulfill my ten year old self that wanted to write fantasy novels, but I also do gardening and am on a raw diet as a balance to doing high end bookkeeping and taxes as my day job. My husband is a devout Buddhist, but I don't like their attitude toward women, so created my own paganism which I demonstrate in my books and tarot cards that has no ties to Classical imagery. I don't have a social life!! :D Well, I have the gardening girls and a few very good friends. But being in my 60s I've learned to just do without all the mental shenangans. I had to learn that when I was working two full time jobs and only had an hour a day to be creative. I too, was homeless, but more tragic as a teen runaway where most of my friends who were prostitutes died of AIDS. You just learn to appreciate the small things like breathing and trees. Love your channel!
I do 12th C primarily in linen, hand sewn and wash & dry in machines. My oldest piece is currently ~16 yo.
Aloha! Just wanted to give you a shout out and let you know that I believe in you! Thank you for sharing!
My family is mixed, I have Tengri spirituality in my family. We Carry the Name Alpin, which is a derived from the minor deities in Tengri called Alps.
Loved hearing from you in this more relaxed video! Especially when you talk about your passion for poetry and quoting Braiding Sweetgrass (on of my most underlined books as well!). I would love if you would recommend more books and poetry that you love in the future! :)
Happy you have found your roots - can't wait to hear when you move to wherever that is so you can take us with you for your adventures.
I’m of Irish-Norse ancestry, living in America, and a revert to Islam. I just recently began teaching myself to sew small things and fell in awe of your channel and have spiraled into the world of historical clothing. I’m very interested in learning to sew my own historical clothes, which thankfully are usually much more modest naturally, as this is how I dress. My only concern is finding similar/matching fabric for my hijab (that completely covers my hair and neck). I worry it won’t fit into the typical idea of historical fashion from a European view. InshaAllah this I will find some creativity and my own style in this. Thank you for sharing your story and your mind with us ❤️
Alex I’ll take decisions you can’t change for $500
I'd love a poetry book written by you 🤩 loved this q&a thanks for sharing
I've been watching your videos for like a year but I had no idea you're also a musician! So cool 😎
Lol, so different but a lot alike.. Lower income parents (not from a different country), but from a different region. I was as different here as a peg to a wardrobe in the eighties. No scrupules, I was lunch among Levi's clad and Nike shod peers..
I feel comforted by such a young lady with a firm grasp on real life.
I'm only versed in English as a second language, but I am able to save my life in French, German, and some Danish. Not even a joke, I broke my arm recently in Germany as a Dutch guy. My arm still works despite a border coming in between. As a matter of fact, my surgeon was an arab.
Probably a Muslim, but as an Atheïst I celebrate conviction for I cannot..
He fixed my arm, I don't care his creed..
..and so grateful to 'pretend' German, I should thank my middle school teacher here..
Meneer Dà'Campo, dankjewel. Ik heb veel geleerd en veel sjekkies kunnen roken op kamp.. Haha, toen 1984 nog heel ver weg was..
Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing those pieces of yourself and your life 💗
The song Aurora by Bjork is intoxicating.
I appreciate and identify with your journey. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow... I've not even heard of those places. No wonder you're such an interesting person
I just found you last night slightly before midnight and have been listening/watching a mix of your videos for the last three hours. I find that in a broader sense we have a few things in common. I like how you present your videos and yourself within them. I look forward to watching more of your content and wish you continued healing, prosperity, happiness, and blessings
Thank you so much for your sharing of details.
I hope you have a lovely week!
I would love to read your poem book! As someone who shares many of your passions and philosophies in life I'm intrigued to see how those might reflect in your poems. Much love!
Hi! I’m happy to see your Q&A, lately I’ve been more interested in genealogy and learning about my own family history simply because, well, now that my grandfather is gone, his genealogy work is gone with him, and I don’t want the knowledge of the past to disappear.
Thank-you for sharing your history and heritage!
I love to read!! I would really love to read your poems! I hope someday you will make them into a book. I really enjoy your Q&A video!!!
I would love to read your poetry as everything you do is poetic, speech, film and presentation. I wasn't surprised to hear that your lyrics are poetic too and am looking forward to hearing them. Thank you for sharing stories of your interesting life.
You are such a lovely lady with a beautiful spirit. You are an inspiration to me and I would love to read your poetry and hear your music. I relate to your feelings about sewing, wearing the clothing that makes u feel good, connecting with your heritage as well as the spiritual beliefs you shared. I am a Christian, but definitely not mainstream. Lol
I believe the power of nature can assist in the healing of our minds and spirits through meditation and thanksgiving.
You are truly a treasure❤
Vasi,
It was wonderful to hear you share some very beautiful, inspiring and insightful parts of you, your beliefs and your thoughtful way you live.
I have been deeply moved emotionally by your last several video's. I live so many of the same values. I have said many times that from your first video, I felt an emotional, somewhat motherly, kinship towards you.
I am very proud of you. Your spirit is beautiful, kind and strong.
With joy ,
Audri
Such a brilliant life story!
As with the rest of your videos, this has been a fascinating look into your life. I must admit that I was surprised to learn that you grew up in the western US as I was up until this moment convinced that you grew up in Canada due to some of your speech patterns. I was most interested to learn about your philosophical beliefs, because virtually my entire adult life I have considered myself to be a deist, which much as you describe Buddhism has a lot of latitude with regard to beliefs and no strict rules. I also consider myself to be a bit of a pagan because of my deep love and respect for nature and the spirits that dwell within it which I have held since I was a child. On another note, it is because of you that I have become interested in the traditional clothing of a certain branch of my own family, though I do not sew. Lastly, I did not know that you were a singer/songwriter, I look forward to hearing your album when it is released. Sorry this is so long.
PS: I have just added Braiding Sweetgrass to my To Be Read list, thank you for the recommendation.
I incorporate a lot of animism into my own practice as well. I really enjoyed hearing about how you approach it! Have a beautiful day 😊
Would be very interested in reading your poetry! Thank you for sharing, I found this soothing and inspiring to listen to.
I got here so early today 😂❤ this is a great video idea! 💕
Hope you enjoyed it ♥️
Such an interesting video! Thanks for sharing some of your stories!
My short answer would be: Because there are clothes that had literally hundreds of years to evolve and be comfortable and practical and pretty at the same time, and additional make ecological sense, like for example wearing clothes made of sheepwool. I prefer that very much to plastic fleece.
How did you go from living in your car to Iceland?
I'm currently being kicked off the land where I've been living in my trailer in South-Western Ontario for nine months, and I don't know what the next step is. I've been living under the poverty level for all of my adult life, but I've been able save up and travel to spend the last 11 winters in central Mexico, which has saved my mental health and my life. I've been enamoured of Iceland for many years but it seems very expensive.
I remember you saying in your capsule wardrobe video that you would do a video on historical undergarments, because that would help people who are getting started too. I don't recall seeing a video like that from you. Is that still a video you'd like to make?
I totally agree with your view on sewing machines. I tried using them for multiple projecta, but I got really scared when a needle snapped and flew right near my eyes. I'm now trying to learn hand sewing, but it feels very overwhelming. If you have any tips and trick, please share!
I would love to read some of your poetry.
You might want to visit Japan and/or Taiwan for all kinds of Buddhism and shamanism. We also perserve many treaditional costune. 😊
Very interesting &!comprehensive about your life & self.
W. Do you plan to perform Tatar songs?
as far as the washing goes...does anyone know how they really washed clothes in the past? They literally beat them with a battling stick & plunged them, & lifted them up with sticks & wrung them on a wooden post. I don't realistically think that a modern washing machine gives clothes HALF the abuse that boiling them & beating on them did in the past. In fact, our clothes probably are not all that clean with the modern way of washing, tbh. your clothes are lovely and the colors suit your perfect complexion. I have a daughter that was interested in historical dress for a time & did lots & lots of hand stitching. Kind of wish she was still into it.
True! I hand wash some of my clothes occasionally and although I can’t wash things the way you described I feel like it can’t really be gentler than the washing machine. I’m quite harsh with them unless they’re very delicate clothes!
thank you for sharing. I love your creativity and versatility - and reading "Braiding Sweetgrass", a book that had a big impact on my life, Be happy and safe! 🙏❣
Enjoyed this video, you're a very fascinating person with such varied interests, passions, and hobbies! it's always a joy to listen to you talk about them, I find it very impressive that you find the time for so many different things! Looking forward to hearing that music EP of yours at some point! A quick extra question from me if I may ask, pourquoi tu apprends présentement le francais? :)
Id love to see a book on poetry its really becoming a bit of a lost art
What a cool video. Very interesting. I grew up in a Hindu-based cult and now I'm just fully a Hindu. My husband is a Buddhist. His branch of Buddhism and my branch of Hindusim (Advaita) fit together very well.
How appropriate that you write poetry and you look so much like Emily Dickinson! Your hairstyle and clothing style in this video are so similar to her. I actually majored in poetry writing in school, though I do more novels. I wanted to study poetry to be more well rounded in my writing.
cult?? omg
Cool video! Thanks! I have a question, what is something you would really love to sew, but probably won't. For me, it's an old fashioned nuns habit. I suppose maybe a Benedictine. The long tunic, scapular, and the big cowl that the choir nuns wear over the habit. Also the veil and cap and wimple,etc. I don't know any Benedictine nuns, and even though there are many, I couldn't donate it to any of them if I did make it because they don't wear those habits anymore. They changed after Vatican II. Plus, I don't even know where I would get a pattern. It's still my dream sewing project though lol. Do you have one and if so, what is it?
Thank you!
Привет из России! Спасибо за вдохновение и надежду. Вы очень умная, трудолюбивая и красивая.
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You're sooo coooool.😊
Cool 😀
What patterns do you use (if any) for your historical dress?
What kind of wool detergent do you use?
I use the one by Ecover for wool and silk.
@@VBirchwood thank you
Not me jumping at you speaking perfect Russian😳
What language or which languages do you write your poetry in?
Primarily English, but I’ve recently been experimenting with including some Tatar words into poems, mixing the two languages 😊
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I guess this is why i couldnt figure out your accent
Its American. Her dad is American and she was born and raised in America. She speaks well, which may be what is throwing you off. Most Americans do not speak with that level of grammar and pronunciation.
@@ps2beckno she doesn’t sound like an american she sounds like an american immigrant. some of the words she says have an accent.
@@ps2beckshe’s multilingual so she has an accent, it’s something other immigrants can tell instantly. and yes americans do properly pronounce words when speaking formally.
@@oscarthagrouch Being multilingual does not automatically give you an accent. Her mother is an American immigrant but she is not. I think she said she was born and raised in California. She speaks somewhat formal but it's more her clear pronunciation of words and high level of grammar that is rare to hear form Americans these days, even in formal situations. It's pleasant and almost sounds a little out of place or like an accent of times past. I'm sure she's picked up little bits of accent from her mom and travels over the years, as we all do, but her accent is definitely American.