I Hand Stitched a Medieval Kirtle in 3 Days
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
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My very first kirtle!!! I'm so excited to share this project with you all. I feel like I've opened up an entirely new realm of possibilities now that I took the plunge into medieval kirtle world.
What eras would you like to see me sew and wear next?
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Thank you so much for watching! Ahhhhhh!! I'm so excited to release this project. What era do you want to see me sew and wear next?
Ok but you look so right in this kirtle? Like you're meant to wear it, your original character design or something the like 💜
Awww this is so sweet, thank you!! I love how the heart emoji you selected too matches the kirtle hahaha 🥰
More hypermobility tips for anyone who needs them -- hold the needle and pull the fabric instead, or use a Japanese thimble that rests on your palm. I also highly recommend ring splints. They take some getting used to but are well worth the cost.
That fabric is so gorgeous, I'm smitten with it. Strict medievalists will nitpick the colour, don't let them kill the sheer joy that this gorgeous garment brings.
I like the colour of the wool, it's so vibrant. That "omg I made this" feeling is so relateable.
Vasi, just, no one makes videos as wholesomely beautiful as this. The appreciation of autumn placed into it before we dip into the sewing. Like taking a breath before a plunge.
This is such a lovely comment, thank you! 💕
This video has been so enjoyable for me. Your voice, facial expressions, and overall tone of this video seems different to me. The energy you are giving off is happy. You are showing your love for sewing, and for new experiences. I have smiled through this entire video! This is a motivational video at work and I love it! I am so happy to see you this way!! Keep taking care of you ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!! I am finally starting to really recover from pretty much a lifetime of c-PTSD symptoms due to now having the right therapy, and it’s definitely made a world of a difference on many aspects of my life. I talk about it in the video prior to this one actually 😊
Awesome!!
Why did this comment bring tears to my eyes? 🥲😂😍 Thoroughly enjoyed this video as well!
😭 SmockUp 😂
it turned out so good!!!! Especially in 3 days!!! The noir style lighting is actually quite cozy!
Thank you Lilja!! ❤️❤️❤️🥹
certified comfiest looking historical garment ever‼️‼️‼️ i’m so excited for this
It's so comfy and supportive!! Hope you enjoy the video ❤
You've made many more complicated garments before, but this is the happiest you've looked in any garment - a surprise, for such a structurally simple make.
Thank you!! So much of this is to do with my ongoing treatment for c-PTSD. I’m much more balanced overall in life than I ever have been because I’m actually starting to live in my body 😄
Its mind bending. Wearing a medieval garment while learning about quantum physics while making a vdeo. The kirtle is lovely.
I found the volume of the background music to be perfect!! It supports a sense of harmony and order. You did really well with creating the entire experience. Thank you.
Yay that’s amazing! Thank you for the feedback. I spend a lot of time levelling out audio levels, and coming back to the edit multiple times to make sure it’s “just right” as I know how much it can impact viewer experience, so this comment means a lot to me 😊
Instead of a thimble I use the rubber finger things for sorting paper. Works great .
I love the fact that you started wearing and sewing simpler and more natural (and more spiritual) garments. Thanks for the great video!
Celebrating the wins, small and large, is such a life-changing skill to learn. I'm looking forward to more of this branching out.
It’s so true! Often it is the smaller celebrations of life that are the most impactful.
That's great, I love the colour and texture of the fabric
Well now I want one. It is so fitted and lovely and that color 💜
I seriously don't even know where to start in expressing my admiration and love for this video. Your sweet, thoughtful personality, your beautiful work, the way you weave little everyday moments into the video like a meal or a break or talking about said things, your humour (loved the lighting bits, haha), the autumn inspiration (that is absolutely shared), how much time you take for filming instead of rushing through the process ... this was inspirational on so many levels. all the best to you!
Chaotic sewing is my bread and butter haha! I'm currently working on a hobbit outfit based off Rosie Cottons dress in the Return of the King.
Its a lot more hand sewing than I first thought but its really enjoyable!
There's something about medieval clothes that does something happy to my brain too! It's special too to wear something you drafted and sewed yourself. The colour you chose is also perfect 😍
Also I love the film noir lighiting - it's unique and cozy!
As a ww2 reenactor who is also interested in all periods of written history i developed a deep respect and interest in period clothing,
The way how and why was it made is fascinating.
We take for granted todays clothing made on industrial basis.
I learned how to stich and repair my uniform, take care of leather, something you generally dont do these days.
I really like these more vlog/personal style videos! I find them to be really engaging and fun to see your personality more :)
thank you so much for your feedback! I felt really nervous to start releasing content in this style, and have dipped my toes into more vlog style videos in the past, but I’m really enjoying it now that I took the plunge. Glad you find them engaging!
I will watching anxiously. I've been wanting to make a kirtle for myself but I know that there has to be some bust support (some of us need it more than others) and I'm looking out for a kirtle design with boning in the bodice. You look lovely in your new kirtle. The bias cut makes the skirt a nice swirl. Ill be watching for what style sleeves you decide on.
I am a 34DD. I made a side-lacing kirtle that's closer to 32 in the bust, sports bra fit + the assumption that there will be a 1 inch gap on the sides. Mostly rectangle construction, some shaping on the sides but none in the front. I made it out of coat-weight wool, it pretty much laces closed, and it is soooo supportive. More than you'd think. I actually have a side-lacing linen bust support that I love, and it was too much when I wore it underneath. I got 10 yards of coat-weight wool from fabricmartfabrics in a mystery bundle for $50 and used it to great effect.
I love your channel so much! one of my favorite things about hand sewing is the meditative calmness about it and i think that vibe is so present in your crafting shots
You seem so happy an full of joy! Makes it so exciting to see you excited about what you're working on
What a lovely, vibrant shade of violet! It suits you very well, as does the design itself. You really look like a medieval 'Burgfräulein', a 'maiden of the castle'.
It would look really cool, if you did your hair in a matching fashion as well. Seeing that you have the perfect hair for such styles. Morgan Donner has several videos on medieval hairstyles, if you're interested.
I so regret cutting my own hair of. Growing it out again takes foreeeeever 😆
All the good vibes! I love to see the artistry. Great to see what people are capable of. I wonder if in a year or ten you've nailed a couple of Oscars for a period drama film Noir. :P
This was such a great video to watch. Not only was it a video journey of creating the garment, which looks amazing on you, but it is also a vlog where we can see the pure joy you felt on this journey.
Thanks for sharing and as a new subscriber I look forward to seeing more!
I'm on one as well in a super dark teal 16th century ish 🖤
It look so cute on you! 💜
I enjoyed this so much I had to watch it twice, then saved it to watch again when I am ready to make myself a kirtle. Thank you so much for your content!!!
Something I would love to see in future is a video on mending!
Happy sewing
Yes it's a complement, they have some good stuff.
Great video. And to be honest I liked your nighttime lighting, looks romantic and almost like candle light.
WOW! Your kirtle is beautiful! And you look so happy and beautiful in this video both sewing and wearing it. I would love to sew a kirtle-the top in particular as I would like something with support to wear. However I just can't manage the drafting part ...I've tried and can't manage it. As a larger woman, the support across the bust would be really good for me. Thank you so much for sharing this process with us.
Great job on your sewing project! That color looks great on you!
It turned out so beautiful!!!!
It looks so good! I can tel it fits you so comfortably. Well done on such a lovely piece!
It’s so cute and you look so pretty in it! 🌺❤️🌺
I enjoyed your excitement and wonder at trying something new in your craft. It looks wonderful.
But Vasi, simple can be just as beautiful as romanticized and fantastical! That color is fantastic!
So true, thank you for the reminder 😊
Very pretty 😀
You did a beautiful job on this!
I used Morgan's tutorial for mine too and it was a much better start than anything else I ever tried drafting from my measurements! I also had to flatten out the bust a lot more than I would have guessed, but it did turn out nicely supportive! Made a knee length pinafore version for a proof of concept, have plans for a full length one as my next project after Victorian Walking Skirt (which also drafted fairly successfully for my mockup, but I did two different drafts based on where they think my waist is and where I think it is and I was right).
My pinafore was a bluish purple llinen, and the full version will be a nice plum linen. I love the colour of yours!
I used to sew like that, but I'd blister my thumb where I was pushing the needle through and it turns out it's a bit more owie for my carpal tunnels to hold the needle like that versus pushing it with my middle finger, and standard thimbles never worked for me, I use a simple leather band to protect my finger.
Beautiful work❤🎉
Super cool! You look so happy in it, great video!
It looks amazing! The fit is lovely
Really like in the beginning how you shared your inspiration. Came out great!
I need to see the bottom of it! So incredible.
Such a cute dress! I'm jealous. I can't make stuff easily due to carpal tunnel.
Wow, just wow! Music, video editing, your voice, the glow in your eyes, colour of the fabric, the final product! Again, wow!
Re thimbles, thenither thing you can try if you haven't already is a leather thimble. I make mine out of leather offcuts and I vastly prefer them to metal ones. They don't make my finger sweat, and they just feel more like part of my body.
The COLOR!!!!!!!! I love me some historical fashion but I also love lots of color and prints. I love seeing these garments being made in colors that are perhaps a little less than historically accurate but so must fun to wear.
I love the color you chose, it’s so vibrant! It’s very pretty. 🥺💞
I actually cried happy tears when you said “I can’t believe I made this.” 😭
I started sewing recently and have made two pillowcases… I figured I wouldn’t be heart broken if they fell apart eventually (than if I attempted a wonderful dress). :P
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I *totally* get the whole nap things. I took a 5 "quick" nap today (I thought it was going to be an hour or two. 😂) I can't use a tumble either. They don't for on my finger due to a wicked callus.
Oh, loving your energy and seeing you explore a different historical period than what you've shown us so far ! It's looking wonderful on you :)
thank you ☺️
You look fabulous and I'm glad it worked for you ❤.I couldn't get a kirtle to fit right at the bust & I've tried 2x ! Side laced , and front laced. Ive just deduced that being a smaller bust size just squishes flat to easy in a kirtle 😢.
I love your joy in this! I feel a similar sense of "this is just right" in my medieval-inspired clothing choices. I dream of having a wool kirtle of my own one day, but until then I'll enjoy your delight in making yours!
Thanks for sharing your sewing journey and the final result turned out nicely. The fit is flattering for you. I had a vision of creating a tea length version with a front placket and closing it with button and huge built in pockets.
This kirtle turned out beautifully and you look so happy throughout the video that it is a great joy to watch. ❤
Chaotic sewing for the win! What an amazing job. That pun was just punny 😆and your excitement is so glowing I can't help but smile 🍁🥰🍂
Also loving the noir lighting.
That's a gorgeous colour on you! You look so happy throughout the video.
The kirtle turned out amazing, your sawing skills and patience really show, and you chose a perfect colour! I also love your autumn decor 🍁🍂
Fantastic work! The kirtle turned out stunning! Gives me hope for my first high/late mediaeval sewing project that I'll start tomorrow with finally making a pattern and hopefully also a mock up for a supportive underdress. Seeing you so full of joy and pride made me very happy :)
That looks like the most stunning wearable blanket!
kirtles are so comfy and fun, it's true. Especially if you make it out of a relatively sturdy, dense material, it gives a lot of support with no bra. It feels like a reassuring hug around your whole body. And then the skirt is so swishy and fun
It warms my heart to see you so happy and excited ! ❤ You seems to feel so much better or at least show it more to us. It feels like starting to know you. Congrats on the kirtle but more importantly, your journey ! 🎉
Oh wow that's awesome! I would love to get started on making whatever the medieval curdle equivalent for a man is, you have a fair bit more experience than me though!
Congratulations 👏👏👏👏. I'm so happy to see you smiling. It shows that your journey to better health is progressing well. ❤
It's so lovely! The colour is stunning on you. You should be very proud of your accomplishment. The other commenter was correct you look right in it!
I saw the title, went ‘ok, that’s cool’
Then I reread it. Hand sewn in 3 days. It took me over a month to make a single shirt out of 3 rectangles with 5 seams. Sure, I was in college at the same time, but STILL
You look so happy these days. :)
This turned out beautifully! I'm wanting to make something similar for the summer Renaissance Festival. Thank you for a relaxing video to watch after making barbecue sauce for the first time and water bath canning it. 😊
A simple presentation is more than good enough. 🙌
Gorgeous fabric, great fitting and the usual superlative filming. The low key reveal suits the garment perfectly. Leave the medievalesque ideas for when you finish the entire outfit. (I’m dying to see what fabric you find for the very swish sleeves).
Bonus marks this time cause you’re using exactly the fabric I’d buy and stash and never be able to use cause that colour is one of my favourites but looks awe full on me.
It fits Fantastically! 🎉
Congratulations on your accomplishment🌻🎉🦋
Lovely work, lovely presentation.
Absolutely Beautiful!
WOW! You wearing this handmade kirtle and what a beautiful model. I especially like the eyelets and the lysing. I can just imagine you walking through the mall and other women seeing you wearing your garment and saying where on earth did you buy that? And seeing the look on their face when you say that you made it😂❤
The kirtle looks gorgeous! Also, that colour is incredible 😃 💜
This was very fun and educating to watch, and the result is really beautiful. And I enjoy the spontaneous quality of this video!
This kirtle turned out lovely! It's a wonderful color on you and fits so perfectly! I love this style of clothing. It makes me want to make one. I've made similar things in the past with help from friends, but none of them currently fit me.
Ahh this gives me courage to make my own finally!
Yay!! Go for it! You’ve got this 😊
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This was such a joyful video! Always love when you upload 💗💗
Absolutely gorgeous and a pleasure to watch your video as always. I love that you are so honest about taking time to rejuvenate and listening to your body. I usually forget to eat, drink water, or even when sleep sometimes. I just get in the zone. Question for you. Where do you find nice wool (hopefully not extremely expensive I’m on a budget)? Do you think using a heavy weight linen would work too? I haven’t used much wool but I’m not positive the linen will behave the same to get the nice shaping and support the wool appears to give.
Again very nice video and a joy to watch.
It’s really beautiful.
This is great! now some detachable sleeves?
Beautiful! Great job! ❤❤❤
I've always used my thumb and index finger to pull the needle through. I had no idea that it wasn't standard. I'm imagining with a thimble on the middle finger, you're supposed to push the needle through instead? That would cramp my hand a lot, so its good I've already been doing it the easiest way for me!
I’m so excited for this one
Whoa ❤ that was a fun vid
Is there a name for the white shirt that you wore underneath the kirtle? Your happiness making the kirtle is so infecting.
A shift or a smock 😊 thank you!!
Do you have historical bags to carry your groceries/wallet/whatever needs carrying? I'd be interested to see those too!
Wow🥰
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT WOOL???? That's my favorite color! I've been trying to find good quality fabric in that color for ages, but the only things I can find are cheap synthetics! Oh. Dead stock :(
What was the quantum mechanics video?
You mentioned sleeves being tricky to do-- perhaps you were talking about setting-in--and you'd add those later. Wouldn't it be more period to make sleeves separate, tie on with ribbons?
I will be making pin-on/tie-on sleeves yes 🙂 I just meant that this project wouldn't take me as much time versus projects passed, since there won't be any sleeves to set in.
I adore the color you chose, it's gorgeous! How do you secure the top of the lacing? My two bodices I've made have double lacing so I can tie them like a shoe, but my brain isn't comprehending how your spiral lacing works with what I'm seeing here. Did you loop through the top two holes again?
Thank you!! I looped it back through the two top holes 3 times :)
Magenta wool Deadstock? How do you get so lucky? I guess you said you’re in Europe. Where I am, if it has 15% wool it’s labeled “Wool” in the store.
However, today I found two cashmere sweaters, and some linen/rayon blend panels at a secondhand store, so at least I have that.
Omg I always sew one of the biggest seams wrong 😝😝😝
All one piece and not side gores, well 2 front and 2 back pieces ? Do you machine wash wool even if care label says dry clean (I do, but carefully first few times ). Want to try a modern kirtle or dirndle type dress. Would you line wool or just wear long linen dress under (if itchy) ?