Making All the Ruffles!! // Decorating a Gilded Age Trained Skirt
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- This week, I'm continuing on with my late 1870's natural form gown, and I'm going to finish the skirt! That means it's time to make a whole lot of pleats and ruffles. Three tiers of pleats and ruffles, in fact. I'll show you all the techniques I'm using to create these three different tiers, and we'll wind up with a wonderfully decorated skirt!
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Check out the making of the base skirt here: • Making A Gilded Age Gown
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Argh! Ruffles!! I don't know which I hate doing more, pleat trims or ruffle trims. That doesn't stop me from doing the darn things. My sister, on the other hand, is a MASTER ruffler. She used to make all my mother's Flamenco skirts, and by the time my mother retired, my sister could make a skirt in 2 days of non-pressured sewing. It's stunning to watch her just sit down and make these ruffled monsters-- no sweat.
There is a technique for making pleats faster and easier. people make carton templates. It's like a rectangle, the short side is the desired pleat width.
@@cb9825 Good to know.
Amazing
The other key technique for more basic ruffles is a ruffler foot, but it wouldn't have worked well for the styles on this skirt.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Isn't that always the way.
The pink bound ruffle is so luxurious. But that bottom pleat? Oh my goodness! The stuff I dream of!
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*RIIIIIP! RIIIIIP!* how utterly satisfying :)
As my father in-law says, nobody will ever know how long a thing took you, they'll only notice if you didn't spend enough time... This just looks delicious, I love how you can start with a drawing and make a whole dress from it.
Those ruffles look AMAZING! I sympathize with your bias tape woes- I generally cannot trust myself to ever stitch both sides at once, so I just suck it up, unfold the bias tape, and stitch right sides together using the seam allowance guides on my machine to keep it even. Then I press it around to the backside, pin, and stitch in the ditch from the front. It means doing the whole thing TWICE, which is terrible, but the individual steps are less fiddly.
Oh my fluffy bunnies! The sound of uou ruching the silk is the most amazing ASMR! I could listen to that dress move for hours.
And it is so cute. I suddenly want a natural form dress.
7:13 Keeping a section of the trim unpleated/unruffled to allow for diameter adjustment when fitting it to the skirt is a brilliant idea!! Saves ripping out gathering threads and regathering if things have been slightly gathered/pleated too small, which I've definitely had to do in the past 🙄 Thank you for how you always take the time to explain these wee workarounds you use, they are so helpful as a semi-beginning sewist...
How you love complicated things! It will look fabulous though. Husband went into shock at the number of pleats. Not asking about petticoats, school uniform (many pleats) think he’s stunned. Good stuff
Happy birthday (belated, Rebecca. Your patience in making those ruffles is something to behold but oh isn't it worth it; the skirt looks superb!
Thank you!
Dora's plan was a susccess! Cuddles aquired ❤
I really admire your patience with all those pleats and ruffles I think I would have thrown this all in the cupboard by now
I am in awe of your dogged determination with that poly binding. But, damn, it was worth th effort for the look of those ruffles.
The skirt and pleats look AMAZING!! And I loved to listen to the rustling of the silk when you handled it! A fitting celebration of fashion for your birthday - Many Happy Returns!
Crispy is the PERFECT word to describe those pleats! They were so perfect!
So far, the ruffles on the skirt rd beautiful to behold.
Outstanding. And you have amazing patience.
I've had decent success with DIY bias tape makers- either a couple slits in a piece of cardboard, or the more effective method was just 2 long pins/needles carefully pinned through my ironing board cover. They do get hot from the iron but that helps set the fabric.
OMG Rebecca *please* try mixing and matching them!! So much pretty bustle goodness
Also I love the way the skirt is looking! The layers of trimming are so pretty
Watching people do ruffles on such large sections always makes me anxious 😅 so far so gorgeous!
Love all these ruffles and I love your videos . I also love that there ends up with problems that need to be dealt with and that is more realistic than perfection every time.
So pretty, it's going to look beautiful.💖
Sooo manny ruffles! Love how the silk behave in pleats and ruffles💜
The trimmings are stunning! The skirt is beautifully done!
Ripping that fabric looks VERY satisfying, lol.
This is fantastic. Your dedication to details completely blows my mind. It is turning out beautifully and I understand your giddiness. Can't wait for the finish but so enjoy the journey. Tfs.
Thank you! ♥️
Lady R, I am a subscriber for a while now. I appreciate that you use modern and historical methods. Don't ask forgiveness, We are in 2022, you do you! Your relaxed way to present your channel is what is so enjoyable for me ( and that you only talk sewing and not other stuff like politics - thank you!)
Holy pleats.
In regards to the ribbkn, you have the ski. Call JoAnn and ask them to check their stock. Your stores stopped curbside pickup? You can just ask them to set at the front register for you to just come in and pay.
Happy bday, Lady Rebecca! :D The skirt came out really pretty! I LOVE the touches of pink on it with the trim!! I'm looking forward to seeing the whole outfit completed! I hope you have a wonderful bday & all your bday wishes come true! :D
Thank you! ♥️
@@LadyRebeccaFashions You're welcome!
Bridgeton obviously I am looking forward to seeing it
The pulling of the ruffles was pure ASMR.
The skirt looks amazing! Trim is always so time consuming, but so worth it in the end.
Thanks for keeping me company while I assemble this pattern. I’ve been procrastinating all day. Cleaned my armoire out and refinished a vintage sewing box. Guess it’s time to actually get this project started.
"Detach my cat from this skirt" :D lol, classic sewing and pet moment.
That trim was worth the time/frustration. It looks stunning when put all together.
There’s a reason our ancestors had rufflers and hemmer feet. If they were doing it in the late 1800s (I have them for my 1907 treadle and 1961 Rocketeer). They work great, you just need to practice a little.
The sound of that silk was so luscious. Yes to the mix and match....Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Rebecca
Thank you!
Holy moly, love the skirt! The ruffles are soo pretty. And the colors! Very stunning ♡
Love those crispy pleats!!
Talk about having patience to finish a skirt! That is amazing! I don't know you do it, I really don't. You truly have a very special passion for the work you do. It looks stunning! You know, it occurred to me that in the plays you do, you could maybe wear these costumes, even if it isn't the exact period of the play? I think some of your outfits would be perfect for 'The Music Man', Hello Dolly' and other plays that are of a serious nature. I'm really sort of surprised that you have not been asked to design some of the costumes that are needed in the plays you have been in. I remember one costume that you wore in the 'Little Women' play, but you are so good at this, I think the people who are running the show are missing a great opportunity with your design skills. I don't mean make the clothes, but doing the design work. Just a thought. I can't wait to see more of this costume come together!
Thank you! I've often worn my costumes in the shows I've been in. I have been asked to do costumes for theatre before, but I won't work for anything less than union wages, and very few theatres have that kind of budget.
I am loving it!
It took me a month to do one ruffle (decided to stiffen with net and run stitches by hand) I’m in awe of not just one but three layers of ruffles and they are bound! How many miles of thread have you already used on this project?!
I've used so much light blue. None of my spools started full, but I've finished two already, and I think about half a spool of pink.
I know how to fix this!!! Fold the strips in half and sew them on, raw edges down. Then, fold that down and topstitch it down over the raw edge. Then, topstitch along the top. Done!!!
Gorgeous
First: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REBECCA! B: try diluted white vinegar sprayed on the poly. Usually helps hold pressed folds.
Thank you!
If you want some 1876 eye candy, check out the movie “Centennial Summer” on UA-cam! Oh la la, the have a blue and white sailor style dress to die for 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍
Ooh, that sounds fun! I'll check it out!
So... I guess it would have been better to put the skirt facing in after the decoration. Live and learn! Looks beautiful.
Actually totally the opposite! It would have been really difficult to get it nice and flat if the trimming was already on.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I'm confused then ... If the purpose is to be able to remove the facing to save the skirt, you're certainly not removing all of the ruffles!
@@DierdreKelleher the facing helps to protect the hem area of the skirt and to give the skirt more structure around the hem. Most skirts also had a balayeuse, which was a length of ruffled or pleated fabric that would sweep along the ground and protect the skirt further, and would be easily replaceable.
As always... You are amazing!
Loving all the ruffles! I am wondering if you're going to take the neon pink out of the tassel trim and replace it with some of the lighter color pink velvet trim?
I wasn't planning on it, but now you've put thoughts in my head!
@Elewys of Finchingefeld That's a great idea! A little fiddly but looks like it's only laced through, not fixed in place, and it would be a handy way of tying the very different colours together?
The velvet ribbon looks very pretty! A good solution when plan A won't hold a press.
I know it's not "period", but did you think about trying the tiny, skinny Clover fusible web strips? or even Wonder Tape.
I've never used those sorts of tapes, but I also don't think they would work here, since they have to be pressed flat. Or do you mean to wrap the edges of the pink strip around them, so they stay pressed, and then stitch them down?
+LadyRebeccaFashions *I haven't found the source fabric for my most recent necktie yet, but ye gave me a technique that will be useful in fabricating a JSK for a future wife.* Knee-length trained dresses with cupcake skirts are a major mode in 盧李田法善 Lolita Fashion.
I enjoy watching you.
Just wondering, what would a dress like this one, cost, back in the day, to have made?
To be honest, I have no idea! And thank you!
Nailed it!
I'm so astonished! I want to make a natural form dress too, and I'm totally new at this. I always thought that the lowest layer of pleats were functional, which would make a difference in how much space you get to actually be able to move your legs - especially considering the skirts without trains. But from what you're saying, it's just trim - is that typical? Of course, on the dress you're making that lowest pleated layer is very narrow, but there are some that are really tall. I always thought they would make the skirt more easy to walk in? Could you please comment?
Any pleats that you see on the outsides of skirts are just decorative. Most skirts of this era would also have pleats underneath the train, and sometimes around the inside of the whole hem, which were there to protect the silk skirt from dust/dirt/etc, because they could be easily taken off and cleaned or replaced. Is that what you meant by functional?
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Not it isn't. I just thought the skirt fabric would stop above the pleats, so you'd gain a lot of leg room by having vertical pleats versus horizontal ones. Now I see that my understanding was totally lacking. Thank you very much, Rebecca, for clearing that up for me!
That skirt is soooo preþy!
Could you do a video about flounces and the difference between them and ruffles
Tbh, I consider them one and the same. I think there is some kind of different term for when you cut ruffle strips as a circle out of your fabric, though. But I just call that fabric waste.
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Did you measure while you made the pleats or just eyeball it?
Totally eyeballed!
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Maybe too little too late. But antique fashion plates are not drawn to human scale. If you use the 8 head height rule for human proportions you'll find the legs are always way too long. I take the image in a photo editing software (affinity photo) isolate the bodice shape and compress the skirt down to the proper dimensions to figure out trim depth measurements..
I suppose that's true, but I do generally like keeping to the scale (where possible) of fashion plates. Even if they are a bit like Barbie dolls!
Show us the mixing and matching
Were do you get those clips? Are they sold in sewing stores?
They're linked in the description! (I got mine from Amazon.)
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Thank you very much. Happy sewing.
So. Many. Ruffles...
The devil is in the details. (I was shocked to learn that this is a ship builder's phrase that has a different meaning than the one it is used for in regular speech...another one of those things that clutters my mind taking up space that could be used for useful things which I don't remember.)
When walking outside on dirty sidewalks and across dirt streets did the ladies really drag their "trains?"
Yes and no. Depending on the situation, they did sometimes use skirt lifters, which were like a little clasp on a chain that would hold the train up, but I think generally, yes, they did drag. However, they would have easily replaceable ruffles underneath the train that could be changed out when they got dirty.
Oof. That really brings home the privilege of most of the people who would've been wearing these garments, doesn't it! 😯 Lots and lots of hard work for the laundresses cleaning those ruffles and balayeuses - especially the silk pieces - and for ladies' maids swapping them out as they wear out... Particularly when you consider what sorts of things one might encounter on a pavement in that era! Thank goodness for the crossing-sweepers...
Edit: Apologies, forgot to say very happy birthday Rebecca!! 🎂
Don't worry about not hand sewing your trim hems, the Victorians didn't either.