Rainy Days are for Tailoring Dramatic Victorian Skirts.

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  • @oldstuffbethtx8052
    @oldstuffbethtx8052 3 роки тому +2854

    Pockets “for maximum snack storage”. 😀 “Cursed concoction of ammonia and regret.” Your word choice is, as always, impeccable in its ability to produce a laugh. Closing shot against those beautiful gates, chef’s kiss!

    • @BorisSbarufatti
      @BorisSbarufatti 3 роки тому +33

      “Cursed concoction of ammonia and regret” was such perfect sentence! Bernadette really has a gift for language

    • @abacaxipineapple9147
      @abacaxipineapple9147 3 роки тому +8

      I wonder, are the gates st James park, or am I stabbing in the dark there 😂

    • @yeti6601
      @yeti6601 3 роки тому +4

      lol

    • @sallypoe
      @sallypoe 3 роки тому +8

      See, when this is the first comment of a video, that's a sure sign to be an excellent video.

    • @denisepowell9774
      @denisepowell9774 3 роки тому +7

      @@abacaxipineapple9147 Close, but I believe they are the Green Park gates, near buck house

  • @HanaTheRussell
    @HanaTheRussell 3 роки тому +2662

    Can we all just take a moment to stop at appreciate what a good cinematographer Bernadette is? She’s so talented with all of the sewing stuff, but I think we forget that these videos are put together so beautifully, and that’s a whole separate skill that she also has. It’s amazing.

    • @Wingedshadowwolf
      @Wingedshadowwolf 3 роки тому +16

      I know! I was just thinking that too!

    • @mmtruooao8377
      @mmtruooao8377 3 роки тому +61

      I can't even believe that the ridiculously amazing quality of these videos are just... Available for free online now. It's here bc of the patreon and such, but i feel like this kinda thing would've *required* direct payment in the past to be able to cover the costs

    • @seattlegrrlie
      @seattlegrrlie 3 роки тому +27

      I watch her channel for the videography and imagery. I hate sewing

    • @raikaschieck1634
      @raikaschieck1634 3 роки тому +17

      Yes! I accepted a gothic movie drama to start in the beginning.

    • @emilycenatiempo4917
      @emilycenatiempo4917 3 роки тому +15

      I loved the scene of her dressed in all black sewing on her white couch.

  • @sirephlyrrian6242
    @sirephlyrrian6242 3 роки тому +1184

    aesthetic game is strong with this one
    10 longing stares into the distance out of 10

  • @robynmurray6530
    @robynmurray6530 3 роки тому +1536

    Pockets are a much-needed addition to modern clothes. My 2-year-old has already realised the travesty that is poor pocket storage and is not shy in telling me when I mess up and provide pocketless clothes for her! (Where is she expected to keep her cuddly toy bunny and her "phone" aka dead online banking card reader?)
    I think I'll make her an apron with big pockets as a Christmas gift, so she always has bunny/phone/snack storage no matter the outfit she wears.

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 роки тому +58

      There were these roomy "vests" (for lack of a better term!) that women used to wear over their good clothes - they had big patch pockets, too. Think some may have called them 'housecoats' ?! Something like that might be good for her ?!

    • @robynmurray6530
      @robynmurray6530 3 роки тому +41

      @@m.maclellan7147 that is worth looking at because they sound like they will be easy for her to put on herself. I think we call them tabards over here.

    • @Aurriel
      @Aurriel 3 роки тому +67

      I think your 2-year-old has her priorites straight! 🐰 You could make her a big pocket, that can be worn around the waist.

    • @spiderwickian
      @spiderwickian 3 роки тому +12

      this is adorable

    • @reesekolcow6136
      @reesekolcow6136 3 роки тому +30

      Pinafores are the perfect accompaniment!

  • @floflo6360
    @floflo6360 3 роки тому +594

    I just love how everything is made "traditionnaly" but she lights her candles with a friggin' laser 😂

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 3 роки тому +59

      Millennial Victorian. Given the opportunity absolutely no Millennial will light a candle with anything less than an electric lighter as shown....

    • @jarrodlucky3366
      @jarrodlucky3366 2 роки тому +34

      Because it's better for the environment than single use or refillable gas lighters 😅

    • @lzz9376
      @lzz9376 2 роки тому +3

      I had the exact same thought, so glad I wasn't the only one 😂

    • @GoodWormDoctor
      @GoodWormDoctor 2 роки тому +37

      Bernadette: **lovely 19th century woman**
      Also Bernadette: **tazes her candles like a badass**

  • @leoniemedea2118
    @leoniemedea2118 3 роки тому +1232

    Not that it was ever bad, but the *sound* of your videos and the way you use it to create an atmosphere (The raindrops! The crinkly paper!) these days is sublime.

    • @bernadettebanner
      @bernadettebanner  3 роки тому +185

      You are too kind; it has definitely been bad in the past. 😅

    • @catrice1296
      @catrice1296 3 роки тому +101

      Not to mention impeccable music choices. The “unspecified school of magic music” is just divine and now i wanna know what its is also the last shots showing her put it on and walk around in it is also just divine

    • @TheCatWitch63
      @TheCatWitch63 3 роки тому +6

      I totally agree and just commented almost the same. This video was beautifully shot… new videographer or editor, perhaps?

    • @bknesheim
      @bknesheim 3 роки тому +32

      @@bernadettebanner Your sound has never been bad as I see it. Bad is when you can not understand what is said or going on. Bad is when there is annoying sound like constant scratching on the mic that are louder then the voice. Even if your sound have not always been perfect, it has never been bad.

    • @elisabethm9655
      @elisabethm9655 3 роки тому +20

      @@TheCatWitch63 - unless I’m mistaken, filmography is yet another of Bernadette’s multiple talents. This film is simply exquisite.

  • @bea8123
    @bea8123 3 роки тому +700

    Ok who cares about these 'statisfying slime tiktoks', can we all just agree that crisp scissor cutting is the most statisfying thing ever?

    • @alexismontez4230
      @alexismontez4230 3 роки тому +15

      😍 *cronch*

    • @twoteesful
      @twoteesful 3 роки тому +23

      I want one hour of scissor cutting through fabric ASMR

    • @d.t.4523
      @d.t.4523 3 роки тому

      Indeed! 👍

    • @shade3430
      @shade3430 3 роки тому +11

      There is someone who made “tailor roleplay” asmr with scissor cutting and amazing cinematography!

    • @nataliebushman1049
      @nataliebushman1049 3 роки тому +16

      Watching her cut thread so easily made me want to sharpen every pair of scissors i, or my family, own

  • @connie6545
    @connie6545 3 роки тому +913

    You truly have a very good "hand" when it comes to handwork. My mother trained as a seamstress for a time in the "old country". She taught me a lot! She had a beautiful "hand", too; but I was always anxious to hem a skirt I made. The hand stitches started neat, and with precision. By the time I finished, the stitches became basting stitches! She made me take them ALL out!! In Greek she said . . . "what are you going to do; hang ladles on it?" Thanks, Bernadette! 😊😊

    • @apocryph0n
      @apocryph0n 3 роки тому +13

      Ah ha ha fellow Greek!

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 3 роки тому +23

      I need to take frequent breaks, to stay neat and accurate with my handsewing as well. Even though I do enjoy it and want to do it right. It's a simple task, but it does require a lot of focus - unless you do it often enough, for it to truly become 'muscle memory'. But who has time, to do so much sewing, right?

    • @einfachkim6363
      @einfachkim6363 3 роки тому +4

      Kalimera :) I don't have the patience for handsewing, but I do think that it's a really good skill to have :)

    • @laughloveshop2618
      @laughloveshop2618 3 роки тому +3

      😂

    • @ussinussinongawd516
      @ussinussinongawd516 3 роки тому

      I'm so confused

  • @alexipembrooke3510
    @alexipembrooke3510 3 роки тому +402

    The caption “music to lightly bop to” is quite possibly the funniest and most accurate of the nonverbal captions I’ve seen on this channel. Also, my embroidery thanks you, as it seems to get the most uninterrupted and detailed attention when one of your informative and entertaining films are playing within earshot. Enjoy your beautiful new skirt!

    • @katkadukat
      @katkadukat 3 роки тому +8

      I was working on database testing with Bernadette on. :-)

    • @helplmchoking
      @helplmchoking 2 роки тому +8

      I'm personally a fan of "unspecified school of magic music" but that's just me

    • @freedomroses
      @freedomroses 2 роки тому +7

      I’m lightly bopping

    • @KM-rt5jj
      @KM-rt5jj 2 роки тому +3

      @@freedomroses 👍🏾

    • @battlebear437
      @battlebear437 Рік тому +1

      I’m thankful to have have found some more wonderful ‘epic’ music to enjoy listening to.

  • @Noel.Chmielowiec
    @Noel.Chmielowiec 3 роки тому +579

    I make my skirts with Bertha Banner's pocket pattern too and today I got absolutely convinced that modern pockets are disgrace, especially in jeans. I wore them for the first time in a long, long time and was incredibly disappointed. But I'm glad that we can make our clothes with sensible pockets. Not this modern nonsense. Thank you for coming to my rant. Skirt is absolutely glorious and definitely dramatical. I think I need another walking skirt..

    • @christinareynolds8179
      @christinareynolds8179 3 роки тому +22

      I put large pockets simply because my hands need pockets and am always disappointed with the fake pockets of my modern jeans. Beyond disgraceful.

    • @valentinaivorciuc8319
      @valentinaivorciuc8319 3 роки тому +23

      the seamstress i used to go to enlarge my absolutely offensive pockets would always laugh at my rants about how society is doing us just great unjustice

    • @Noel.Chmielowiec
      @Noel.Chmielowiec 3 роки тому +20

      Right? I think that I would just simply cut the bottom of those idiotic pockets and sew in bit of fabric to make them larger. Piecing is period, isn't it?

    • @gittevandevelde2208
      @gittevandevelde2208 3 роки тому

      smoll pockets give us an excuse for kewt handbags tho

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 3 роки тому +15

      @@gittevandevelde2208
      You can still use the handbag if you want to, no matter how big your pockets are.

  • @frostedjosieos3193
    @frostedjosieos3193 3 роки тому +332

    Bernadette’s Victorian dress and all around assured historical air is so entrancing, I find myself convinced the environment around her must also be period. The umbrella? Period. The sign describing the history of those ruins? Totally accurate.

    • @nancymontgomery8897
      @nancymontgomery8897 3 роки тому +25

      Including the authentic Victorian black nail polish ?

    • @evangeliakaratza-styliara4413
      @evangeliakaratza-styliara4413 3 роки тому +5

      @@nancymontgomery8897 hahaha !!! Well….she’s somebody else in real life, I bet!

    • @dilanelysium5118
      @dilanelysium5118 3 роки тому +2

      I wonder if she views the world in a grey old times way like the coloring of this video

    •  3 роки тому +2

      She's using the same sewing machine my great grandmother had!

  • @RAZR_Channel
    @RAZR_Channel 3 роки тому +1245

    Great parting shots.... You Really Blend in there quite well...

    • @DietPepsi-dh8kt
      @DietPepsi-dh8kt 3 роки тому +5

      SHE'S NOT A COLOR PAINT YOU WEIRDO, SHE'S A HUMAN AND WE DON'T BLEND HUMAN OMG

    • @dongiepanda
      @dongiepanda 3 роки тому +29

      @@DietPepsi-dh8kt gorl what?

    • @ReneesatItAgain
      @ReneesatItAgain 3 роки тому +22

      ... not to mention her brilliance to blend storytelling (the visuals, just can't look away!!!) with creating her garments ... a master for certain!!

    • @LaDivinaLover
      @LaDivinaLover 3 роки тому +30

      @@DietPepsi-dh8kt seems like you’ve had too much diet Pepsi. Perhaps have a snack your not you when your hangry.

    • @KB-lr4pi
      @KB-lr4pi 3 роки тому +28

      @@LaDivinaLover This is why it's so important to have pockets that provide "Maximum Snack Storage" (TM).

  • @alexipembrooke3510
    @alexipembrooke3510 3 роки тому +180

    Also going to add, being back in London has made the Bernadette Banner Cinematic Universe somehow even more soul-stirring than it already was. These videos give me the same feeling of adventure that a good book does, and that is rare let me tell you.

  • @Golybis
    @Golybis 3 роки тому +308

    Bernadette: Another lovely walking skirt!
    Everyone: yaaaay
    Also Bernadette: *runs in it*
    Made my day, thank you :D

    • @gardeninginthedesert
      @gardeninginthedesert 3 роки тому +14

      And to top it all, in slow motion. Cinematic perfection. 😌

  • @sarareindal1525
    @sarareindal1525 3 роки тому +94

    I can't be the only one who nearly cried from hearing "post-plague".... What a time to be alive.😅

    • @spinecho609
      @spinecho609 3 роки тому +1

      hold onto your papers!

    • @aliceg5327
      @aliceg5327 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah.
      Mid plague, maybe ? Eye of the cyclone plague?

  • @rakelhanson1196
    @rakelhanson1196 3 роки тому +245

    **unspecified school of magic music**
    friends, if you have not yet discovered the wonder that is the captions on bernadette’s videos, what are you even doing with your life? i know she doesn’t do them herself but they certainly fit her brand very well

    • @blackwidow1417
      @blackwidow1417 3 роки тому +21

      I am not hearing impaired, but I have captions on all the time and love reading them ^_^

    • @roselewis24
      @roselewis24 3 роки тому +18

      Antique sewing machine click clack was my favourite from this video.

    • @dcchiasson5991
      @dcchiasson5991 3 роки тому +7

      What? Never thought of turning on captions. Have to re-watch!

    • @josephkarl2061
      @josephkarl2061 3 роки тому +14

      "Auditorially pleasing steam noises" 🤣🤣 Thanks for tipping me off about this. They're great 👍

    • @Daytimedreamer
      @Daytimedreamer 3 роки тому +11

      (inquistive violin music) is my new favourite kind of music.

  • @HeyItsNovalee
    @HeyItsNovalee 2 роки тому +60

    It’s the way she live the aesthetic so naturally without it feeling try hardish or cringy 😭

  • @daniellewatson9055
    @daniellewatson9055 3 роки тому +178

    My mending and alteration pile is rapidly shrinking as I sew along with you. However my list of new project ideas is unexplainably growing.

    • @sungbokbessell7853
      @sungbokbessell7853 3 роки тому +7

      God can I relate to this on a spiritual level. Except my mending pile also grows as I have the unfortunate tendency to go inline skating in some of my favorite clothes only to come back home with rips in them.

    • @revsarey
      @revsarey 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. This is where I am.

    • @coffeecake114
      @coffeecake114 3 роки тому

      Such a mood. Truth.

    • @laurathornton8588
      @laurathornton8588 2 роки тому

      and my stash pile too - together with the patterns I want to make from the fabric!

  • @clarekrmiller
    @clarekrmiller 3 роки тому +90

    I missed “tailoring” in the title and thought this was going to be 20 minutes of aesthetic walking in the rain. And I was here for it!

  • @valentinaivorciuc8319
    @valentinaivorciuc8319 3 роки тому +374

    misty afternoons and miss banner's sewing endeavours simply go hand in hand

  • @bessdavies6440
    @bessdavies6440 3 роки тому +68

    Every time I see you hand stiching, I'm reminded of what my mum told me when she was teaching me how to sew: "do not be afraid to hand stich or finish a garment by hand, this is how clothes used to be made before sewing machines were invented". Love it

  • @CastielWillow
    @CastielWillow 3 роки тому +74

    You sewing in the lamp/candlelight with your hair flowing around you is the most perfectly, poignantly gothic thing I have ever seen.

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe 3 роки тому +12

      Me: am I gay?
      Bernadette: sewing with her hair down by candle light
      Me: yes

    • @trying_my_bestest
      @trying_my_bestest 3 роки тому +13

      I love the anachronisms in it too. Lighting the candle with the cool electric zapper thing and the airpods.

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 роки тому

      @@trying_my_bestest that electric taser like thing gave me a "what the heck?!" moment !

  • @TheMetatronGirl
    @TheMetatronGirl 3 роки тому +30

    As a connoisseur of fine captions I must thank you for your additions to my favorites list: “Music to lightly bop to,” and “Unspecified School of Magic Music.” Both gave me a hearty chuckle and left a smile upon my face.

  • @alisav8394
    @alisav8394 3 роки тому +77

    This felt more like a movie than a sewing video.

    • @stephaniehooks7468
      @stephaniehooks7468 3 роки тому

      I was just thinking that. :)

    • @threadsandpurrs
      @threadsandpurrs 3 роки тому +5

      Bernadette's videos tend to have this quality. If you enjoyed it, I'd recommend checking out the others.

  • @VoodooAngel63
    @VoodooAngel63 3 роки тому +16

    I love the juxtaposition of old and new in this video: sewing with a treadle machine and pressing with a very modern ironing system, lighting a candle with an arc lighter before sitting down to sew by hand.

  • @tulsiclarity3228
    @tulsiclarity3228 3 роки тому +28

    i never seen anyone so bravely and confidently make buttonholes

  • @ceragowans
    @ceragowans 3 роки тому +102

    Man. The cinematography. The music. The lighting. Bernadette, you've truly captured the elegance of a Victorian Millennial and the mixed melancholy and comfort of a rainy day in such a fantastic way here. This may be one of my favorite videos of yours to date. A true joy to watch 💙

  • @Strampunch
    @Strampunch 3 роки тому +361

    I'm sorry but I was incredibly distracted by the nail polish color in this video: it suits you very well!!! The skirt looks gorgeous and durable, I shall look into this worsted wool fabric in the future (I wonder if it could be used for a 1890s frock coat, or if the texture is too rough). It was sometimes hard to tell how the stitches looked because of the white balance in the shots where it was mostly the fabric on screen, but it might also be my computer (and I'm sure black fabric and diaphanous white light don't like to work together). Nonetheless, this was a lovely and informative video and inspires me to find some free time to sew again.

    • @bernadettebanner
      @bernadettebanner  3 роки тому +143

      Ah yes exposing for ghost hands and black fabric is a special sort of torture; if I ever decide to make a tutorial, I shall not be using black! 😅

    • @calicoquilter4472
      @calicoquilter4472 3 роки тому +17

      The only thing I noticed about the dark nail color was that against black fabric it was difficult to see your fingertips holding a needle - if that makes sense. I enjoy watching your exquisite hand sewing and it was rather difficult to see your technique in detail at times.

    • @unusualInferno
      @unusualInferno 3 роки тому +33

      @@bernadettebanner Please, please can you tell me the name of that nail polish? It's the perfect shade that embodies my dark academia fantasies.

    • @maryblaylock6545
      @maryblaylock6545 3 роки тому +2

      @@unusualInferno This I can relate to!

    • @ravena1441
      @ravena1441 3 роки тому +2

      yesss

  • @jadenyager4007
    @jadenyager4007 3 роки тому +37

    I’m distracted by those beautiful nails, they’re such a romantic color. I thought it was a deep black but when I saw them in the light they’re really a deep wine color? Stunning

  • @januzzell8631
    @januzzell8631 3 роки тому +220

    I wonder how many hearts fluttered seeing you in the grounds of that rather fascinating church - and agree - the sounds of your videos are SO soothing

  • @67jpt
    @67jpt 3 роки тому +15

    Overheard today at a fiber arts show. “After watching Bernadette Banner, I finally found someone who likes hand sewing more than me!” 😂

  • @tammerins.3313
    @tammerins.3313 3 роки тому +55

    Hey, I just wanted to say thank you by sharing something personal.
    I'm not the kind of person whose into sewing or quilting, but my mom was. She made blankets years ago for kids who had none (part of a non-profit thing), and when she'd make those blankets, I'd curl up on the couch or somewhere nearby, drink some tea, and relax. That was when I was little, and without going into detail, something bad happened, and she and I don't talk to each other anymore.
    Your content is warm. It is deliberate, diligent, and fascinating. I can sit with a cup of coffee or tea, snuggle with my cat, and watch/listen to it in the background and it's genuinely wonderful. Even a couple times, I feel like I can relax like I did years ago. It's funny how someone else's hobby has a crazy way of making you feel like you're at home.
    Weird, I know. I still hope this made you smile, that your day is amazing, and whatever you're doing, I want you knowing that the world is better for it. Thank you for everything you do.

    • @grizeldaxxx4568
      @grizeldaxxx4568 3 роки тому +2

      Tammerin S. I feel Bernadette's presence is a Balm for the Soul

    • @tammerins.3313
      @tammerins.3313 3 роки тому +2

      @@grizeldaxxx4568 this is absolutely apparent lol

    • @grizeldaxxx4568
      @grizeldaxxx4568 3 роки тому +4

      @@tammerins.3313 and just what the Dr ordered hahaa x ps thanks for sharing Your memory and Your vulnerability x I have buried a lot of my memories because of trauma ..including the good ones ...so I too find Bernadette is helping to shift my brain pathways for the better x

  • @cristiaolson7327
    @cristiaolson7327 3 роки тому +31

    Anyone else ever watched one of these, recognize another garment made in an older video, go check when the video was made, and feel weird that you remember what Bernadette was wearing like a year ago?
    That cape is still fabulous.

    • @laurathornton8588
      @laurathornton8588 2 роки тому

      But I love that Cape! I still have the pattern... and now I finally have material to make it!!! double inspiration :)

  • @Dipanjanakusary
    @Dipanjanakusary 3 роки тому +45

    The sheer ammount of gothic, halloween vibes makes this little nerd so so happy! Just adding running through a tree lined street on a cloudy day with a dramatic skirt to my bucket list ❤️

  • @curcapsicum
    @curcapsicum 3 роки тому +13

    That was so dramatic and I am absolutely here for it. Also the shot of you sitting on the couch hand sewing looking perfectly late 19th century but with airpods in is just *chef's kiss* perfect. I love that hahah.

  • @MaritsColourfulAdventures
    @MaritsColourfulAdventures 3 роки тому +39

    That music! So hauntingly beautiful, with those witchy vibes. You’ve outdone yourself with that intro. I love how the train takes the skirt up to a whole other level, it looks so elegant, and the silhouette is just perfect. *chef’s kiss*

  • @SavannahBurdick
    @SavannahBurdick 3 роки тому +1

    The way the skirt and capelet flow when you run, makes an ethereal effect that causes it to look like you are floating rather than running!

  • @lynn858
    @lynn858 3 роки тому +239

    Huh. I thought “home clothes”and “other than home clothes” was about preserving my other than home clothes from being coated in cat hair, and avoiding delicate materials which won’t withstand claws.

    • @maryblaylock6545
      @maryblaylock6545 3 роки тому +5

      Having a cat myself
      (Houdini) I can surely relate to that. You made me think of old fashioned garment bags! I don't think it wouldn't take too much time to draft a pattern and find some good material to make it from. I wonder if Victorians and Edwardians had garment bags?

    • @alenazwiep2996
      @alenazwiep2996 3 роки тому +4

      Saaaaaaame, my "outside" clothes have 80% less cat hair on them than my "inside" clothes XD

    • @TrappedinSLC
      @TrappedinSLC 3 роки тому +7

      We have an American Bulldog, can confirm. Anything worn around the house gets covered in ‘glitter’ aka tiny stabby white hairs that resist all dog-hair-removal tools. Everyone has ‘house’ clothes and ‘dog walking’ clothes and ‘normal’ clothes. 🤣

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 роки тому +3

      @@TrappedinSLC try masking tape. Always use the "name brand" - I like 'Scotch' brand - it does make a difference in masking tape. I use it similar to how one uses a lint roller and it is MUCH cheaper and lasts longer! If you want WIDE tape, check your hardware store in the paint section. Normally comes in 1/2, 1 and 2 inch sizes at my big box store.

    • @TrappedinSLC
      @TrappedinSLC 3 роки тому +7

      @@m.maclellan7147 I’ll try that. His hairs are very short and coarse so they just stab into things. Like I’ve actually gotten a ‘splinter’ from a stray hair. Felt like I’d stepped on a needle.

  • @RandomShenaniganery
    @RandomShenaniganery 3 роки тому +14

    "unspecified school of magic music" "inquisitive music" i love the subtitles

  • @reaganwright4112
    @reaganwright4112 3 роки тому +34

    People are always surprised when I show them how big my Victorian pockets are in my more recent projects. I refuse to make another wardrobe project without pockets ever again thanks to learning better from you!

  • @amberdulay7238
    @amberdulay7238 3 роки тому +42

    I am sure that at least 75% of the Victorian ghost sittings in lovely England are simply people catching a glimpse of Bernadette modeling her lovely new garments. Keep up the spooky work!

    • @katanah3195
      @katanah3195 2 роки тому +2

      It would be interesting to know how many "Victorian ghost" incidents are indeed just people in historical clothing...

  • @blackpencil2910
    @blackpencil2910 3 роки тому +38

    Brazilian foggy days are for watching Bernadette tailoring videos while thinking about how every single shot makes for a amazing oil pastel illustration

  • @michellecornum5856
    @michellecornum5856 3 роки тому +21

    Ah, yes, the practicality of having clothes for going out and clothes for staying in. I, too, have discovered the benefits of wearing house dresses that only cross the threshold to feed the outdoor cats and changing into proper going out clothes to run errands and do business. Both my cats and my children know that when I wear certain things, I'm either on my way out or I just got home. Always love a good shirt making video!

  • @malleusflavus1160
    @malleusflavus1160 3 роки тому +177

    I truly enjoyed this video. I particularly enjoyed -- I am NOT weird -- the sounds of the tailoring activities: cutting, marking, snipping, stitching, swishing, what have you. The soundtrack music, which was, as always, a perfect accompaniment to the visual experience and narration, did not obscure the delightful sounds of the intricate work being accomplished. Somehow this added auditory dimension just struck me, today, as being especially satisfying. The single most accurate descriptive word for Bernadettian content is "intimate," i.e., the immersive experience of Mistress B. performing her gentle and graceful art for our enjoyment and edification, and I think these little, barely noticeable sounds kind of make it feel like you're watching over our good-lady's shoulder, rather than just viewing a UA-cam video. Well done, Miss Banner, well done!

    • @malleusflavus1160
      @malleusflavus1160 3 роки тому +3

      @@OdeInWessex Many thanks! I will take a look.

    • @rmdewberry2482
      @rmdewberry2482 3 роки тому +3

      Yes, you said it all for me.

    • @maryblaylock6545
      @maryblaylock6545 3 роки тому +1

      @@OdeInWessex Thank you very much!

    • @jeremiahgabriel5709
      @jeremiahgabriel5709 3 роки тому +4

      You're certainly not bizarre. This description is a big yes by me, too. The sounds of fabric being snipped is just *makes happy faces*.

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 3 роки тому +4

      I grew up with a mother, who sewed a lot and the sound of fabric scissors and sewing machines is the auditory equivalent to cookie smell for me. Just makes me feel happy and content.

  • @thatcatholicgirl5675
    @thatcatholicgirl5675 3 роки тому +16

    “Victorian roguery of recent yore”
    “Maximum snack storage”
    Bernadette, you’re amazing, sis!

  • @subtlefire7256
    @subtlefire7256 3 роки тому +27

    It says a lot about me that my first thought at seeing the huge Victorian pockets was "wow, you could fit a book into those".

  • @allelon8284
    @allelon8284 3 роки тому +1

    One of the more satisfying parts of this video is watching Bernadette working with those black nails, it just feel so powerful.

  • @counter10r
    @counter10r 3 роки тому +229

    The final shot against the ornate gates was superb! Remembering back to when you first learned about the pocket hanging tapes (and why they are necessary). Your channel definitely shows by example the benefit of practical costume history--showing the why behind certain practices (also, e.g. hem tape or brush tape).

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 3 роки тому +2

      Do you remember which video that was? I’m interested in learning more about that pocket tape.

    • @theprincetonlibrary
      @theprincetonlibrary 3 роки тому +1

      @@stargirl7646 It first came up here ua-cam.com/video/za40PYeJU6c/v-deo.html but then she neglected to put actually insert the tape in the skirt, and then commented on realizing the necessity of it (i.e. without it, heavy items in pocket pull on the side seam as opposed to the waistband). I haven't seen if she mentioned the pocket hanging tape in a video between these two . . .

  • @TrappedinSLC
    @TrappedinSLC 3 роки тому +112

    Re: the faded cotton twill skirt, when I lived in England there was a product sold in the laundry section of some supermarkets that was essentially black dye suitable for cottons designed to be used in a front loading washing machine to refresh faded black clothing. I only used it a couple of times but it did work quite well, though of course anything not-cotton may not take the dye or might take it oddly, like buttons or zippers or similar. So either remove anything you don’t want to end up being dyed in advance, or accept some adventure. (Though of course something like a black button isn’t going to show much color change anyway since it’s black.) I believe they had a navy blue option also, but I can’t remember for sure. At any rate it might be worth looking into? It’s by weight so I’d guess you could probably do the skirt and maybe one or two tops or the equivalent.

    • @elizabethclaiborne6461
      @elizabethclaiborne6461 3 роки тому +11

      People overdye faded black regularly. What you describe sounds like Rit dye. Which is in grocery stores here, and fades. You want to use procion dye, in a bucket.

    • @Msmeohmy52
      @Msmeohmy52 3 роки тому +13

      I’ve been over dying my black clothes for years, washing, drying, ironing and typical wear and tear takes a toll on all fabric. My older clothes of Quality fabric are much better than what’s on the market today!

    • @trochilidae.to.accipitridae
      @trochilidae.to.accipitridae 3 роки тому +7

      When I was in college a hundred years ago, all my friends were urban hipsters (a category of person I had never met before and was entranced by) and wore nothing but black. Every few months a bunch of these girls would get together with several boxes of Rit to overdye their black clothes and bring them back to life. It worked really well. Everybody stayed super-hip for longer! (Later in life, at a Catholic university, I met a European philosophy professor who wore elegant, all-black suits every day....somewhat spoiled by the fact that, quite regularly, he would be walking to class and kids he'd never seen before would respectfully greet him, saying "Hi Father"!).

    • @teagan_p_999
      @teagan_p_999 3 роки тому +2

      I've seen Rit and Dylon at the big Fabricstore near me, as well. I'm pretty sure they also make a version for synthetic fibers.

    • @TrappedinSLC
      @TrappedinSLC 3 роки тому +1

      @@teagan_p_999 There’s a few for synthetics and at least one for a blend of both. The nice thing about the packs I mentioned is just that everything is in the package, you don’t need to add salt or measure anything or any of that like you often do. It’s more convenient. 😄

  • @denniscarl2679
    @denniscarl2679 3 роки тому +19

    A word of thanks to you. I have slowed down and stopped cutting corners in my historical creations. Now, I embrace the process of all the hand sewing, marking, basting, etc. Satisfaction factor has jumped.

  • @aexious
    @aexious 3 роки тому +1

    I came to learn sewing and stayed for the the ASMR like qualities that is your voice and music choices, set with the soft thunking of your sewing machine.

  • @AlishN7
    @AlishN7 3 роки тому +32

    You look positively witchy :)
    if I didn’t know you edited the sewing part of the video in quite a hurry I wouldn’t be able to tell to be honest. Great work.

  • @MaskedElf
    @MaskedElf 3 роки тому +21

    Can we take a moment for how cinematically beautiful the WHOLE video was, especially those rainy shots at the beginning! So so stunning 😍

  • @datafoxy
    @datafoxy 3 роки тому +23

    The cinematography that you do in your videos are so wonderful. It makes it seem it is a large documentary.

  • @jessielewis6980
    @jessielewis6980 3 роки тому +60

    This got me in the mood for autumn like nothing else. It has turned me into a ghost. We are all Victorian witches now. Let the turnip carving begin.

  • @michelleparsons8632
    @michelleparsons8632 3 роки тому +25

    I always wonder if a Victorian era ghost walks by Bernadette and is like "Hey I also own that coat!"

  • @Milkam
    @Milkam 3 роки тому +3

    Seeing pockets pattern: Yeaaah!
    Hearing "pockets for maximum snack storage": YEAAAAAAAh!!

  • @aerolb
    @aerolb 3 роки тому +53

    Oh, watching you work and narrate it all is so relaxing! Plus, the sound of your sewing machine in action is so nostalgic. A gorgeous skirt for going about, too. And glorious pockets for snackage.

  • @nurmaybooba
    @nurmaybooba 3 роки тому +16

    I was raised with home clothes and outside clothes( various activities separated of course) I feel like a time traveler watching you.... I like that.

  • @drowsyfloof
    @drowsyfloof 3 роки тому +83

    me, reading the title, in the tone you would use with a 5 year old who took the last cookie from the jar: Bernadette, did you sew another skirt...?
    😂 lovely video as always, madam! 🥰 oh, and your nails are adorable! very October 🎃🖤

  • @TheLaughingPanda
    @TheLaughingPanda 3 роки тому +1

    I think you deserve to star in period short film at this point, the visuals are so amazing

  • @kayfr3841
    @kayfr3841 3 роки тому +9

    My puppy was mesmerized by your intro music and your walking in the rain. Hope this makes you smile.

  • @lulumoon9
    @lulumoon9 3 роки тому +10

    The perfect settings, candle light, and magical music - Bernadette knows how to convey that sewing is a grand adventure!

  • @jeannebigot897
    @jeannebigot897 3 роки тому +26

    Your videos always makes me feel so safe and out of the world. Between the music, the colors, the light and the slow hand stiches... it makes me want to start 3000 new projects while being cosy next to a fire with a tea and cookies. Thank you for your work!

  • @nikkislovesyou
    @nikkislovesyou 3 роки тому +24

    All of these fabulous additions to your wardrobe, I think we definitely need an updated wardrobe tour! I'd love to see which one of the more historical construction, or costume type pieces, you've kept for everyday use, along with the old wardrobe staples that are still hopefully trucking along! 😊 (Also, that Edwardian wrap cape is giving me EVERYTHING right now 😍)
    This is style of walking skirt is definitely on my next project list. Beautiful job as always with both the sewing and video! ❤

    • @laurathornton8588
      @laurathornton8588 2 роки тому +1

      That cape is awesome! she has a video on it and the pattern was free!

    • @nikkislovesyou
      @nikkislovesyou 2 роки тому

      @@laurathornton8588 Yes!! The video where she partnered with American Duchess, love it! :)

  • @crazycats9774
    @crazycats9774 3 роки тому +115

    This came at a very opportune time, as I needed a break from hunching over a desk for hours.
    Wonderfully aesthetic video as always. I love the addition of new music. The wrap cape and skirt combo seems like a good substitute for that ultimate witchy vibe, until you inevitably make your own McGonnagall robe to twirl in and scold errant wizards

  • @TheStreamingEnderman
    @TheStreamingEnderman Рік тому +2

    These never get old. Cheers, Madam!

  • @LaviniaDeMortalium
    @LaviniaDeMortalium 3 роки тому +30

    having a really rough day at work, only to find one of Bernadette's calming video's is just the perfect turnaround for my Friday afternoon.

  • @lisalynn1
    @lisalynn1 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant how you continued your video while reading the sponsor. I didn't want to fast forward through it like I do every other ad on YT.

  • @pineconequeen
    @pineconequeen 3 роки тому +19

    I love the way this particular pattern and material hang. It has a heaviness about it that is very elegant yet sturdy. The type of skirt you look elegant in but is comfortable and practical. Ah the things that are lost in our progressive age.

  • @LycIrisAurora
    @LycIrisAurora 3 роки тому +3

    Dear miss Bernadette,
    I just wanted to let you know that, every time you say you seek to improve your cinematic storytelling on say a skillshare sponsorship, IT REALLY SHOWS WOW! Every video is just more and more lovely. Keep being your wonderful self.
    Footnote: hey guys we saw her sew a *button*!

  • @charlottenorskau
    @charlottenorskau 3 роки тому +34

    The reveal twirl was my favourite moment of the many wonderful shots. I don't have a purpose for a black walking skirt, but if I do find myself in need of one one day, I'll know which UA-camr to go to. 🤗

  • @aliciaf1055
    @aliciaf1055 3 роки тому +6

    I love how you achieve so much gothic aesthetic within earshot of one of the busiest roads in central London!

  • @sadiebelcreations
    @sadiebelcreations 3 роки тому +21

    The curious twinkly music speaks to my soul! Definitely expected you to disappear into the ether at the end of that running away shot - off on more time travel adventures ✨

  • @woollyfingers
    @woollyfingers 3 роки тому +7

    Tremendous work! Beautiful cinematography, atmospheric music, fascinating storytelling, witty and informative script, perfect editing....and, almost incidentally, a lovely and useful garment. Sigh 😍!

  • @chantehayward6225
    @chantehayward6225 3 роки тому +25

    I only just discovered Bernadette 1 week ago because of the hair experiment video. And I've nearly completely watched all the videos. Love it.

  • @lemon-wf7dg
    @lemon-wf7dg 3 роки тому +5

    Bernadette makes me want to live a more productive life, she's so inspiring in her own, pure way, love you ❤️😭

  • @gildedgitta
    @gildedgitta 3 роки тому +116

    I adore your storytelling so much. This video has calmed down on a busy day, and it came in the perfect time - I am currently in the planning and gathering supplies stage of making my next walking skirt, and this helped me to make up my mind on whether I wanted to use a hem braid or not. Thank you for your wonderful work, as always, Bernadette :)

  • @katharinahill1710
    @katharinahill1710 3 роки тому

    I find the sound of Bernadette's shears absolutely intoxicating! I could listen to her cut fabric all day. Makes me wish I had a pair, and had such lovely fabric and surroundings to sew in.

  • @DestructionGlitter
    @DestructionGlitter 3 роки тому +8

    That shot of you walking away in that field, while your skirt and cape flow in the wind, is my aesthetic. Speaking of aesthetic, I don't know how practical those nails are for you, but they are very aesthetically pleasing.

    • @grizeldaxxx4568
      @grizeldaxxx4568 3 роки тому +1

      I actually think they help keep the fabric in line and are used like tools (just from watching these videos) ...not too long as to get in the way .

  • @blakedevin4329
    @blakedevin4329 3 роки тому +1

    This is one of my favourite videos so far. Not specifically yours, but that I've ever seen. Urged me to finally finish the skirt I've been postponing for a while.

  • @alessamiridis5476
    @alessamiridis5476 3 роки тому +12

    i love reading the subtitles for the music description: “unspecified school of magic music”

  • @HomewithLora
    @HomewithLora 3 роки тому +3

    As someone that doesn’t know how to sew, I have to say I was absolutely mesmerized by this video and Bernadette’s talent.

  • @elizabethbell1077
    @elizabethbell1077 3 роки тому +15

    It's official, I want a vampire movie starring Bernadette Banner and directed by Bernadette Banner. It will be a film of mystery, romance of the long forgotten past, and magical nostalgia as history is explored and lore uncovered. I will not accept anything of lesser quality.
    (I edited to play with the wording a bit but the original point is the same)

  • @Piti_Pingu
    @Piti_Pingu 3 роки тому +7

    A few weeks ago I was sewing a stuffed mouse for my cat and my mom came by and was shocked to see I was ironing the hem. I just thought "well of course I have to iron it, I want it to look nice!"
    She might think I'm crazy now 🤷

  • @ljshaw8516
    @ljshaw8516 3 роки тому +27

    I was so thrilled Bernadette to see another seamstress, sew on a button the "correct" way. Just made me smile. I try to teach it to anyone who needs this knowledge.

    • @alyssakarnitz
      @alyssakarnitz 3 роки тому +1

      I immediately rewatched that section when I saw. Need to sew some buttons later and this is different than some of the purchased clothing I've resewn buttons onto. May be looking for a more detailed video before getting started now that I know this is Bernadette's way.

    • @susanmaxwell6033
      @susanmaxwell6033 3 роки тому +3

      @@ameliagfawkes512 hello. I use a matchstick. The "coarser" finish stops it moving. Or for a finer lift a cocktail stick - again a wooden one.

    • @ljshaw8516
      @ljshaw8516 3 роки тому +8

      @@alyssakarnitz Cross two pins on fabric, place the button on top of the pins and hold in place. Thread needle with both ends through the eye so you will make a loop going which you needle through and you won't have a knot! I learned this tedious and professional way in my first sewing program when I was 12 in 4H. I haven't sewn a button wrong since. P.S. taking the time to do it the right way, I've never lost a button yet (over 47 years). They are even hard to remove they're so strudy. Good luck.

    • @ljshaw8516
      @ljshaw8516 3 роки тому +5

      @@alyssakarnitz I find that on "Fast Fashion" the buttons are so recklessly sewn on, I just take it upon myself to remove and resew correctly. A job worth doing, is a job worth doing well grandmother said.

    • @briefisbest
      @briefisbest 3 роки тому +1

      @@ameliagfawkes512 I was taught to use toothpicks behind it.

  • @MystearicaClaws
    @MystearicaClaws 3 роки тому

    Can I thank you for existing? When I made a crochet picket shawl commission, I wanted to line the hood. The best/easiest way was with hand stitching. After having watched nearly all of your videos, I felt confident in the process, and I am flabbergasted at how well it ended up. You are a wonder, inspiration, and a light in tbe dark times. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

  • @Laurasiana
    @Laurasiana 3 роки тому +20

    The opening shot made me say, “oh no! Bernadette slipped and fell on the wet sidewalk!” [I kid, I kid!] But seriously, if you ever decided to pursue a career as a cinematographer, I’d imagine it would be yours for the asking. Such gorgeous shots.

  • @blisles7626
    @blisles7626 3 роки тому +3

    Here in wet and windy Wales and I've just sorted out my fabric pile for my next bunch of projects. On the list for tomorrow actually dig out the patterns I need, redraft the bits that need adjusting and finish the dugaree assembly before I can move on to corset and petticoats.

  • @SarahSmith-pj6hy
    @SarahSmith-pj6hy 3 роки тому +20

    You appeared like a shade of a Victorian lady strolling through the church yard. I wonder if you gave someone a fright. You looked simply elegant.

  • @kimweidner7351
    @kimweidner7351 3 роки тому +1

    I would LOVE to wear the clothes you make!
    Watching your videos actually comfort me, they allow me to reminisce when my mother made my Christmas and Easter dresses. She used her hands all the time, she sewed, she knitted, crocheted, painted.....oh! And she was classically trained on the piano where she never stopped playing. But then she began to lose her memory, yes she sadly passed of Alzheimer’s a few years ago.
    Watching your videos takes me back to memories where I watched my mother create things with her hands that she loved doing. It saddens me that I was more interested in designer clothes made outside of my country, likely in a shop where work conditions are likely less than....I still have my red prom dress my mother handmade for me.
    Thank you for showcasing your craft, talent, gift and love for an era that many of us adore too. Being a seamstress, a seamster and trailer is an incredible gift - your artistry makes me realize that this craft is not a dying art. I love your style. ❤️

  • @rmdcade1717
    @rmdcade1717 3 роки тому +4

    The dedication of setting up the camera, pressing record, walking away, walking back into frame and looking around aesthetically, then retrieving the camera, all for this delicious B-roll :)

  • @janjones3817
    @janjones3817 8 місяців тому

    I’m headed to London in May for a browse through the fabric district! A dream come true for this 75 year old and it will be my first solo trip to Europe! So excited to get my hands on all those yummy materials!

  • @jennylawson1980
    @jennylawson1980 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of my absolute favorite videos of yours now, the reminiscences of sitting by the window on rainy days by fire embroidering and sewing with my grandmother….thank you for walking back into the past and bringing back beautiful memories.

  • @_Rinalya
    @_Rinalya 3 роки тому +54

    Bernadette’s tailoring is so precise that they’ll probably find her garments in like a hundred years, assume it’s pristine Victorian wear and then be astonished to find that she actually lived in the 21st century.

    • @melissamybubbles6139
      @melissamybubbles6139 3 роки тому +10

      I hope she has custom labels so archivists will know who made her garments.

    • @ketaminepoptarts
      @ketaminepoptarts 2 роки тому

      how weird, this comment is an exact copy of a more popular one. theres no creativity here at all

  • @maryappold1023
    @maryappold1023 3 роки тому +20

    Appreciated the "French seams" commentary. I haven't used them myself, yet. To hear your work in progress thoughts, and to see the outcome (vs reading it somewhere) is the content I need. That you encase this education in your ambient mood confection cinematography makes it a joy to learn about sewing/hand sewing/historical fashion. Thank you! 👏

    • @lovecats6856
      @lovecats6856 3 роки тому +2

      I am a beginner. I wanted to make my sister a satin pillowcase. My friend suggested french seams. I had to research them. They are wonderful and not difficult.

    • @trochilidae.to.accipitridae
      @trochilidae.to.accipitridae 3 роки тому

      *ambient mood confection cinematography*: perfect! UA-cam should use it an official video category that one could browse and sample at will. Brilliant genre identifier!

  • @miqe-ds1833
    @miqe-ds1833 3 роки тому +1

    Finally a vídeo of her sewing again!!!💖💖💖

  • @sunflowersandstorms5608
    @sunflowersandstorms5608 3 роки тому +10

    I feel like Bernadette hid an entire story about a sleeping vampire who wakes up and goes in search of her usual spots in the future. I need the rest of the story, with a sequel and a prequel tv show.. omg this video was so well made!!!

  • @lauriepalmer3593
    @lauriepalmer3593 3 роки тому +1

    Without a doubt… this is by far your most beautiful video to date. Cinematically so pleasing to watch…. It was balanced and fluid and just lovely to experience… you lady…. Set the bar high

  • @SilverDawnArrow
    @SilverDawnArrow 3 роки тому +10

    I just went to the fabric shop today but now I have a strong desire to acquire some high quality tailor's chalk. Those clean lines are so satisfying