Something about the outfit you wore with it makes me feel like this is a general "hobbit" accessory for the hobbit intent on "visiting the neighbors." Suppose they already have too many guests? Suppose they only have enough teacups for the family? You never want to put anyone out, do you? And perhaps the best, when you're just "stopping by" and never go indoors, but just have a cup out on the porch because, well, the teapot was already out anyways, and no one needed to fetch you anything! Yes, this is high "visiting" culture apparel.
I think I'm gonna try a make this for a mad hatter costume, so I absolutely agree, they're for impromptu tea parties cuz you never know when the opportunity will arise
Hey Rachel, i am so happy that you used thrifted leather for this. I am a Saddler from Germany, and as much as i love cruelty free alternatives, the alternatives you can get today, are not any better for your environment than real leather. Real leather will last a very long time, often the seams are falling apart where the leather is still fine, so you just redo the seam. I love working with leather. It is a waste product of the meat industry, and as long as cows getting eaten, leather is the most efficent product to create out of the hide. I also love to buy old fur coates from thrift stores, and make new things out of it, giving them a new meaning. The production of new fur really makes no sense these days. But what ever, nice video and beautiful Holster, have a nice weekend :)
I agree. Fake leather is not only plastic, but it's made unethicaly in factories abroad. While real leather can often be sourced from your country of origin or thriefted
Fellow leather crafter 🙋 thank you! I wont use "vegan leather" knowing its worse for the environment than real leather. The day everyone stops eating meat, we can discuss alternative methods. Until then - waste not, want not. Happy crafting!
this! I'm vegan and all about cruelty free stuff but when it comes to leather I'm always conflicted bc idk whether it's actually better to buy real or fake leather, but either way the absolute best option is to get it secondhand :) I'd rather buy real leather from a thrift store or something because it lasts longer and I know I'm not letting it go to waste!
Yeah "vegan leather" is usually low quality trash. I have a 5 year old office chair that has had a fairly easy life, and yet it's already peeling like a sunburn and needs some serious attention. Several otherwise good purses have been thrown away because I couldn't repair them. One lucky sewater jacket was saved because only 2 panels were "vegan leather" so I unpicked them and swapped them for cuts from some old denim jeans. The amount of waste and release of plastic into the environment makes all but the highest quality vinyl much worse in every way than natural leather.
Hot tip: If looking for free, second-hand leather, keep an eye out for leather sofas/chairs being thrown away. There's something about skinning a giant sofa left by the dumpster on trash day that makes you feel like a feral frontier person🤠
A friend of mine, and fellow leather smith, does exactly what youre saying. She makes beautiful bags on etsy and enjoys creating with recycled materials very much!
Erin Habecker seconding that. Ive found some decent stuff at my thrift local thrift stores but almost never what I need. Might also have something to do with the thrift stores around me being expensive. So sometimes I do find what I need or could work but no way for that price. Heck. Ive found stuff I recognized from the dollar store there marked for 3. The most insulting was the obviously used and donated to them dollarstore hand towel For 3 Dollars! The one thing I will say for them is they sell walkers and canes for a responsible price. Everything else though?
They sell some nice kitchen bits occasionally and sometimes a juice bit if old wooden furniture. But I never find clothes that either fit or are remotely wearable. The charity shops near me often sell clothes stained or torn so it's really not worth it. For clothes I continuously mend what I have so I buy at the upmost limited intervals. I bought clothes thus year but before that I had bought nothing new for 2 years
Not here. We're too poor so our thrift shops reflect that. Lots of women's business clothes, tatty furniture, extremely used shoes, and extremely used everything else. Oh, and the prices keep going up.
😄 For those times when your Steampunk/Old West female detective has to interrogate the ladies of the town, and those biddies are at tea, and they say, "We'd invite you to stay, but we don't have an extra cup." Your heroine can whip out her cup and saucer and say to Mrs. Hardbottom, "Not to worry, I come packing my own." *aggressive fiddle music* In all truth, I already am stoked for this new series and can't wait to see what you make next!
Rachel, I just wanna say that not only do I appreciate your content but the fact that you take the time to caption your own videos. UA-cam has seriously made it so hard for those of us who are hard-of-hearing to enjoy videos with this new caption update...
Yes!! I absolutely agree! I have auditory processing issues and it's worse in English and when I try to follow what is happening visually as well, so I'm always so grateful that Rachel does this :)
Oh my, people that notice things like the “amount of spit” or “how you pronounce things” just don’t have a life of their own. You do you, you’re an amazing creator and we love to see you being you ❤️
@@livelongandprospermary8796 unfortunately true for actual hatmakers in the past who used mercurous nitrate in the manufacturing process to cure felt. And people think companies don't need to be regulated and will simply "do the right thing" by their employees to keep them safe.....not likely. Oops, got political there.
Honestly, really happy you didn't use "vegan" leather (aka plastic), and instead used secondhand leather! So much better for the environment and so durable!
Second hand leather and fur is basically 100% of my supplies (I have bought scraps brand new, but I feel less bad about that). I found a giant piece of leather at an estate sale before. You really can get some amazing bits second hand 😊
@@RachelAnnPotter yes! I love when artists/crafters/etc use pre-loved leather and fur! anything you can get secondhand is great, but leather and fur can last soooo long if you take care of it right
@@cyansalvatore6011 they have developed a pineapple leather but it is still not in wide use and is not used in applications meant for real durability as of yet. The vast majority of vegan leather is some form of plastic, often polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is so toxic that workers' bones in their fingertips literally start to dissolve - it's called occupational acro-osteolysis. Some bioplastics have also been found to be more toxic to health than conventional plastics - corn based plastic (which has been considered for vegan leather) for example is very toxic for people and land.
@@cyansalvatore6011 additionally, even when leather is plant-based, the amount of intensive processing required to make it (depending on the type - corn based leather tends to be this way) contributes further to exposures and health risks for both workers and fenceline communities, along with surrounding wildlife and ecosystems downstream of these operations.
@@amara560 I don't know, but I'm still upset at finding out a YTer I really liked uses his weekends to Twitch stream mean stuff about other YTers. I pretty much have given up on expecting civility at that point. But it still makes me really 😢.
I guess teacup holsters are for when you wanna have a cuppa with your pals during a pandemic but need to bring your own cup to the socially distant tea party.
Rachel parks next to a puppy, feels all warm and happy inside. Parks next to another puppy at the craft store, "I'm doubly blessed." Something tells me that I am in good company ❤
YES! YES! OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!! This is a silver lining to the pandemic! Besides being environmentally sound, a TEACUP HOLSTER is also MEDICALLY INDICATED !!! COOL GEAR!!! YYAAAASSSS!!!
I need one of these for my Mum. She literally refuses to drink out of a mug and likes a china cup and saucer (that’s what us brits call it). She’s been known several times to go out and purchase them if where we’re staying only have mugs. In fact she does the same with teapots, preferring loose leaves over tea bags made in a cup. My dad is a saint and an excellent tea maker!
Really appreciate how you mention feeling overwhelmed by projects. I thought it meant I wasn't good enough to do them. But your projects turn out pretty amazing. Inspiring for me at least, to just do things
There's a really easy way to burnish the edges of the leather so that it doesn't look raw or rough where you cut. Take some water on your finger and drag it across the edge (a small section at a time and not a lot of water) and then take a scrap of canvas cloth and rub it back and forth across the section you're working on very fast. Eventually the edge will become darker and super smooth.
@@lilttlekevin89 These techniques only work on animal leather. There are special products, you can paint the edges of 'leather' products with, though. You might have seen it on belts or handbag straps, maybe. The stuff is similar to acrylic paint, but more durable and resilient. I think, it's called 'leather edge paint' or something similarly obvious.
oh god i relate to “not everything is a debate.” i made a comment that hestia would be a cute steampunk name and got a couple comments that were like “well actually she’s a greek goddess!” my bisexual ass is offended that you thought i didn’t know who hestia is
Alex Scholl after you comment I sort of want someone to make this on the outside of a shoulder bag rather than as a holster. I have this image in my head of someone in a fluffy skirt sitting down on a park bench with their packed lunch in the bag. They first pull out a cloth napkin for their lap (too protect the fluffy skirt). Then comes a thermos. They remove cup and saucer, fill it, put the thermos back, pull out a cloth napkin to place in their lap to protect the skirt then proceed to eat their lunch out of the bag beside them while holder a saucer and tea cup held in their other hand. It would be awesome it see... also probably make for a cool photoshoot set up. Please someone! Do this and share the photos!
They also make "leather combs" that poke several holes at once. Probably not super useful for this project since most of the edges are curved, but they're a godsend for straight edges.
I just want to say thank you so much for having captions I have auditory processing disorder and rely a lot on subtitles to make sure I can catch whats said so thank you much for always having them and checking they are correct ❤️
Tea cup holsters are for Tea Dueling, great fun if you don't mind burning your fingers on the tea. Some holsters have more accessories such as sugar tongs, a spoon, a tea infuser and a small container for sugar.
Ahhhhhh! So excited that you made this! I have been eyeing teacup holsters for years and never had the motivation to make my own from scratch. It's going to happen now!
English is my second language and when you said "I've been sleeping on leather purses" I only understood that was sarcastic when you wrote on the screen "not literally" 😂 I kind of knew it was highly unlikely, but I didn't understand the idiom at first and was a little confused to say the least.
I am personally disappointed that I don't get so excited that drool collects and my speech is affected. You are incredibly fun to watch and it makes me sad that some would tell you something like this with zero tact. Also, I can imagine you being Harry Potter's daughter. The sass, the red hair, the oversized jumper. It all makes sense
Please make the spy purse from Nancy Drew!! I always thought her outfits and the purse were so overlooked... I always wanted to see them made by an enthusiast🤗❤️
Rachel has leveled up in her cottagecore hobbit aesthetic with this project. That dysentery clapback gave me flashbacks of Oregon trail in grade school.
I just want to say i watch almost all your videos twice, once to enjoy the content, and then I watch them when going to sleep because I find your voice really soothing
I relate to so many things you said in this video: spit-slurring speech, sciatica flares, and the whole mood of the intro and outro of the video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Frodo is smol without question: it’s not about stature, it’s about bein liddle and baby. This project was so cute I teared up - I wish I was joking. Happy Holidays!
Finding your channel during quarantine was such a blessing because I can 100% relate to lacking motivation to create things and stay productive. This video was adorable (like all of your videos) and helped boost my motivation to get crafty. Thanks you for always being you ♡♡♡
Well, a teacup holster makes perfect sense to me. In the days of yore(lol), people would travel with metal cups and utensils strapped to their belts. At that time, you couldn't expect all hosts, or inns, to have enough items for all travelers. Plus it showed your status. Metal utensils versus wooden ones, gilding, ornamentation, jewels, etc. LOVE IT! and very well done!
Having a teacup holster feels very hobbit-y. There’d be less complaints from Bilbo if only he’d been able to take his tea and elevenses at any time wherever they trekked with his trusty tea cup holster!
I saw the brand of the bag and laughed. Overpriced designer item sent to the thrift store and used for art. Also leather is an amazing material. If you hand sew some more look up "sailors palm" to save your hand.
Tbh, I’d never even heard of this ‘designer’. Had to google. Apparently he made the Nine West brand previously. Clearly doesn’t sell in the international markets. Sub $250 pricing means it’s fast fashion which we definitely don’t need more of. I’m glad she found a way to recycle the bag. 😊
"Floor trolls never learn!" Sooooo true! Anybody else follow Christine Mcconnell? She bought a HUGE house, moved a HUGE trestle table out of one of the rooms she has redone. I fully expected her to put it where she could use it for her projects. NOPE! Her last video wasa set of victorian drapes for these six foot tall windows AND SHE DID THE WHOLE THING ON THE FLOOR!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
1- this item is whimsical as h*ck and super cute and super pretty 2- your hair looks super soft 3- the sweaters look cozy af 4- I'm grateful your shared the doggos parked near you 5- your channel is probably in my top favourites since I discovered it. the giggles are most welcome, and the eye-candy you end up making inspires me to make things too. And making things is good for the brain! YOUR good for the brain. Is this weird to say? I'll go make some tea. Yep.
I love that you're being so considerate. I come across things my mom would love yet never commit to scheduling the time to make them for her. You're being the person I want to be! Definitely sparking joy to see.
This really does have the Hobbit aesthetic going on. I can just see a group of Hobbits pulling their tea cups out of their holsters and having an impromptu tea party.
In steampunk, they're used for tea dueling. I've never done it myself but it's apparently a thing. Plus they're pretty and a great way to show your love for simple and charming styles.
What a charming idea!!! I can totally picture a game where you have three of these holders: one for a teacup, one for the mushrooms and one for a deck of cards and you collect them throughout the game and you need them for various challenges. ^___^ !!!!
Crazy! As a knitter for many years I can see you are wearing that great sweater inside out! The inside out cables gave it away! Cool beans, Miss Rachel.
My husband's dnd character from high school was obsessed with tea so these always remind me of him. And my husband of course actually is really into tea. He hates water, drinks weak iced tea instead.
You were on my recommended and all I can say is that I really like listening to your voice it's really calm this is the first video I've ever seen and I already subscribed within the first minute or two
"I fell like i look like... Harry Potter, has very mush a *i'll be in my room, not making a sound... pretending I don't exist* vibes" OHHHH SUCH A MOOD
Tea cup holster?? Why not!! Tea makes everything better!! Paint some flowers on the bottom of the saucer so it could go in the holster either way and still be pretty!!🤗
Omg, I need to see tea dueling. WE DRAW CUPS AT DAWN MADAM!
*tumbleweed rolls by* 👁️👄👁️
Tea...Will be hot
Que the hawk Screech
You joke, but we actually do that every year at the steampunk symposium in Cincinnati: ua-cam.com/video/uhHH2W7l16o/v-deo.html
I feel like with Morgan's bustle chair, and Rachel's tea cup holster, there is some promise for spontaneous tea parties...🤔
brb, sending this video to the 23095783209178409380598134905743984093185 people who have sent The Teacup Picture to me 😂🙌🏻
😂😂😂😂😂 YOU TOO?! makes sense
The queen speaks!!!!
XD
I’ve had dozens send it to me to.
OMG YES BERNADETTE!!!!
Why are you so funny and perfect, and amazing? Asking for a friend. 😍
😭😭❤️❤️❤️ NO UUUUUU
U simp's
@@rachelmaksy ...but you ARE amazing and so cute too !!
@@megamommymilky this made me exhale through my nose. 👌🏾
Facts
Something about the outfit you wore with it makes me feel like this is a general "hobbit" accessory for the hobbit intent on "visiting the neighbors." Suppose they already have too many guests? Suppose they only have enough teacups for the family? You never want to put anyone out, do you? And perhaps the best, when you're just "stopping by" and never go indoors, but just have a cup out on the porch because, well, the teapot was already out anyways, and no one needed to fetch you anything! Yes, this is high "visiting" culture apparel.
This feels so wholesome. I can absolutely picture hobbits doing this ❤️
perfect answer to 1:30
YES! THIS!
I think I'm gonna try a make this for a mad hatter costume, so I absolutely agree, they're for impromptu tea parties cuz you never know when the opportunity will arise
Hey Rachel, i am so happy that you used thrifted leather for this. I am a Saddler from Germany, and as much as i love cruelty free alternatives, the alternatives you can get today, are not any better for your environment than real leather. Real leather will last a very long time, often the seams are falling apart where the leather is still fine, so you just redo the seam. I love working with leather. It is a waste product of the meat industry, and as long as cows getting eaten, leather is the most efficent product to create out of the hide. I also love to buy old fur coates from thrift stores, and make new things out of it, giving them a new meaning. The production of new fur really makes no sense these days. But what ever, nice video and beautiful Holster, have a nice weekend :)
I agree. Fake leather is not only plastic, but it's made unethicaly in factories abroad. While real leather can often be sourced from your country of origin or thriefted
Fellow leather crafter 🙋 thank you! I wont use "vegan leather" knowing its worse for the environment than real leather. The day everyone stops eating meat, we can discuss alternative methods. Until then - waste not, want not. Happy crafting!
Agree 100%
this! I'm vegan and all about cruelty free stuff but when it comes to leather I'm always conflicted bc idk whether it's actually better to buy real or fake leather, but either way the absolute best option is to get it secondhand :) I'd rather buy real leather from a thrift store or something because it lasts longer and I know I'm not letting it go to waste!
Yeah "vegan leather" is usually low quality trash. I have a 5 year old office chair that has had a fairly easy life, and yet it's already peeling like a sunburn and needs some serious attention. Several otherwise good purses have been thrown away because I couldn't repair them. One lucky sewater jacket was saved because only 2 panels were "vegan leather" so I unpicked them and swapped them for cuts from some old denim jeans.
The amount of waste and release of plastic into the environment makes all but the highest quality vinyl much worse in every way than natural leather.
projectfinal_thisone_forrealthistime *checks security of hard drive because how did Rachel get in there*
I knooww😏 I recently made a "filename", "filename_version2", "filename_final", "filename_FINAL"😜
Thank you Cathy for a much needed laugh.
Projectfinal1, projectfinalthisone, projectfinal_forreal!!😬
That is why I am calling my projects "filename_01" or "filename_001" I guess I'm really pessimistic haha
😂
Hot tip: If looking for free, second-hand leather, keep an eye out for leather sofas/chairs being thrown away. There's something about skinning a giant sofa left by the dumpster on trash day that makes you feel like a feral frontier person🤠
That is a great idea and I almost want to do it even though I don't need leather
this has "Micarah Tewers" energy
@@Butterflier00 hahha why thank you
A friend of mine, and fellow leather smith, does exactly what youre saying. She makes beautiful bags on etsy and enjoys creating with recycled materials very much!
This comment has awakened a desire within me that I did not know I had.
This item feels like something out of a “Hobbiting 101” culture guide.
Hahaha YES
Yes it's a Hobbiting KEEPCUP!
Yes, a Hobbit boy scout, be prepared.
Must have for elensies.
This is exactly why I wanted one 😍
That "repeatedly bumping the table and spilling tea everywhere" moment is such a fucking mood.
“The thing about floor trolls, we never learn” *Sets mug back on table from which it was removed* This was too funny but I also relate way too much.
Uncle Iroh would've had something like that.
That is actually adorable 🥺🥰
No doubt.
Imagine zuko giving it to him as a gift or something 🥺💕
Oh my gosh yessss, he would wear it around the jasmine dragon no doubt
I love this, especially cuz im watching Legend of Korra :)
*is constantly amazed how Rachel can AcTuAlLy find what she needs when she goes thrift shopping**
Erin Habecker seconding that. Ive found some decent stuff at my thrift local thrift stores but almost never what I need. Might also have something to do with the thrift stores around me being expensive. So sometimes I do find what I need or could work but no way for that price. Heck. Ive found stuff I recognized from the dollar store there marked for 3. The most insulting was the obviously used and donated to them dollarstore hand towel For 3 Dollars! The one thing I will say for them is they sell walkers and canes for a responsible price. Everything else though?
They sell some nice kitchen bits occasionally and sometimes a juice bit if old wooden furniture. But I never find clothes that either fit or are remotely wearable. The charity shops near me often sell clothes stained or torn so it's really not worth it. For clothes I continuously mend what I have so I buy at the upmost limited intervals. I bought clothes thus year but before that I had bought nothing new for 2 years
Not here. We're too poor so our thrift shops reflect that. Lots of women's business clothes, tatty furniture, extremely used shoes, and extremely used everything else. Oh, and the prices keep going up.
Erin Habecker the creative mind can ALWAYS find a way!
Ikr; that bag was spot on for what she needed
😄 For those times when your Steampunk/Old West female detective has to interrogate the ladies of the town, and those biddies are at tea, and they say, "We'd invite you to stay, but we don't have an extra cup." Your heroine can whip out her cup and saucer and say to Mrs. Hardbottom, "Not to worry, I come packing my own." *aggressive fiddle music*
In all truth, I already am stoked for this new series and can't wait to see what you make next!
Fabulous answer!
Great details 🙂
I now have the Devil went down to Georgia in my head.....but instead of fiddles it's tea cups
@@eliflames5157
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She should also have a pouch of gingerbread biscuits laced with truth drugs. For those moments when you know they are hiding something...
This is perfect!
13:48 "what's your cup size?" "uhhh... tea?"
Rachel, I just wanna say that not only do I appreciate your content but the fact that you take the time to caption your own videos. UA-cam has seriously made it so hard for those of us who are hard-of-hearing to enjoy videos with this new caption update...
Yes!! I absolutely agree! I have auditory processing issues and it's worse in English and when I try to follow what is happening visually as well, so I'm always so grateful that Rachel does this :)
"We're going to make this a lot more expensive and a lot more complicated than it needs to be." I felt that.
🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️😂😂😂
It's a talent at this point amirite
All of us crafters... I’m not going to buy that, I can make it (for 6x the price) and we never stop 🤣
Any crafter, ever....😆😂
@@stephanief.2808
So true, it's funny and painful, at the same time....😆
Oh my, people that notice things like the “amount of spit” or “how you pronounce things” just don’t have a life of their own. You do you, you’re an amazing creator and we love to see you being you ❤️
My thought exactly. I can't believe people have the time to comment on something so silly 😂
Has to be a sad, sad person to complain about the way anyone talks. F***ing ignore them, Rachel!
i thought the same thing! people need to worry about themselves before they criticize the way a person articulates :p
I feel like this was made for the Mad Hatter to drink tea wear ever he goes.
At my Renaissance Festival, we have a Mad Batter, and he DOES wear a tea cup holster.
Ooh ok
Sounds like me :D. Now I need a Hat and on of those holsters.
Fun fact the mad hatter had mercury poisoning. I think it was mercury..too lazy to google
@@livelongandprospermary8796 unfortunately true for actual hatmakers in the past who used mercurous nitrate in the manufacturing process to cure felt. And people think companies don't need to be regulated and will simply "do the right thing" by their employees to keep them safe.....not likely. Oops, got political there.
Honestly, really happy you didn't use "vegan" leather (aka plastic), and instead used secondhand leather! So much better for the environment and so durable!
Second hand leather and fur is basically 100% of my supplies (I have bought scraps brand new, but I feel less bad about that). I found a giant piece of leather at an estate sale before. You really can get some amazing bits second hand 😊
@@RachelAnnPotter yes! I love when artists/crafters/etc use pre-loved leather and fur! anything you can get secondhand is great, but leather and fur can last soooo long if you take care of it right
Not all vegan leather is plastic. The development of vegan leather has advanced a lot on other materials than plastic.
@@cyansalvatore6011 they have developed a pineapple leather but it is still not in wide use and is not used in applications meant for real durability as of yet. The vast majority of vegan leather is some form of plastic, often polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is so toxic that workers' bones in their fingertips literally start to dissolve - it's called occupational acro-osteolysis. Some bioplastics have also been found to be more toxic to health than conventional plastics - corn based plastic (which has been considered for vegan leather) for example is very toxic for people and land.
@@cyansalvatore6011 additionally, even when leather is plant-based, the amount of intensive processing required to make it (depending on the type - corn based leather tends to be this way) contributes further to exposures and health risks for both workers and fenceline communities, along with surrounding wildlife and ecosystems downstream of these operations.
When uni starts again I shall bring one of these to my lectures. Imagine you sit there and the person next to you just whips out a tea cup. Iconic.
I’m picturing a flask & biscuit tin backback to go with the teacup holster.
Iconic lmfao
The *aggressive sip* was EVERYTHING
I liked how the other one “is shook”
Never noticed the "L" thing. Starting to wonder if people just generally suck. Keep doing you, Rachel.
For real, the amount of nitpicking about every little thing on here is insane.
Yes most people suck
@@martin-Sabbe Yeah. I don't like people
Someone on another video said the YTer's eyeliner distracted them... Who are these nitpicky people who feel the need to express these opinions?
@@amara560 I don't know, but I'm still upset at finding out a YTer I really liked uses his weekends to Twitch stream mean stuff about other YTers. I pretty much have given up on expecting civility at that point. But it still makes me really 😢.
I guess teacup holsters are for when you wanna have a cuppa with your pals during a pandemic but need to bring your own cup to the socially distant tea party.
Yyyaaaassss!
That's what I was thinking. You go get coffee but you get served in your own cup 😂
I really appreciate how Rachel has a new notebook every couple of episodes. It really validates my addiction to stationary
omg SAME!!!! no better thing to get or wish for as a gift than stationary!!! ❤
Rachel parks next to a puppy, feels all warm and happy inside. Parks next to another puppy at the craft store, "I'm doubly blessed." Something tells me that I am in good company ❤
i feel like Mr. Samwise Gamgee would have one of these on his giant pack
Not IN his pack - that's the beauty of it - takes the stuff outta the pack and onto the hip - like a "fanny pack".
Rachel: "I posted a picture of Frodo..."
My tired butt: "It's a Froto."
THIS IS SO FUNNY
why is this so funny T-T
It makes me very happy that my silly sleep brain comment could make so many people smile.
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This tea holster is totally a 21st century thing! We’ll all start carrying our own tea cups, utensils, etc. post-pandemic world. 😉👍🏽
Ooo, excellent point!
YES! YES! OMG YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!! This is a silver lining to the pandemic! Besides being environmentally sound, a TEACUP HOLSTER is also MEDICALLY INDICATED !!! COOL GEAR!!! YYAAAASSSS!!!
post-pandemic-picnic could become an aesthetic :)
I need one of these for my Mum. She literally refuses to drink out of a mug and likes a china cup and saucer (that’s what us brits call it). She’s been known several times to go out and purchase them if where we’re staying only have mugs. In fact she does the same with teapots, preferring loose leaves over tea bags made in a cup. My dad is a saint and an excellent tea maker!
While I don't use loose tea, I find tea bags in cups lead to tea which is oily, scummy, and tastes disgusting. Hence I take a teapot with me. :-)
That’s the most British thing I’ve ever read. ❤️
Your mom sounds a tad pompous, but I say that respectfully
China cabinets are very common in America. Grandmothers and mothers have cabinets of china that are used for "special occasions."
Really appreciate how you mention feeling overwhelmed by projects. I thought it meant I wasn't good enough to do them. But your projects turn out pretty amazing. Inspiring for me at least, to just do things
There's a really easy way to burnish the edges of the leather so that it doesn't look raw or rough where you cut. Take some water on your finger and drag it across the edge (a small section at a time and not a lot of water) and then take a scrap of canvas cloth and rub it back and forth across the section you're working on very fast. Eventually the edge will become darker and super smooth.
It also helps to use a file or sandpaper, but I suppose I am thinking of stiffer leather. Great to know about the smoothing technique
Real leather or faux leather?
Dremel or power drill with a cloth polishing wheel on a low rpm setting works great too.
@@lilttlekevin89
These techniques only work on animal leather.
There are special products, you can paint the edges of 'leather' products with, though. You might have seen it on belts or handbag straps, maybe.
The stuff is similar to acrylic paint, but more durable and resilient.
I think, it's called 'leather edge paint' or something similarly obvious.
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Makes sense, great idea.
oh god i relate to “not everything is a debate.” i made a comment that hestia would be a cute steampunk name and got a couple comments that were like “well actually she’s a greek goddess!” my bisexual ass is offended that you thought i didn’t know who hestia is
I think a lot of people are turning to the internet to relieve some of their frustrations unfortunately 🥺
Hestia, goddess of the hearth, creator of the phoenix, if my knowledge of mythology is correct. And I really hope it is.
Why would that stop it from being a cute steampunk name?
@@kellswitch exactly???
Fellow Hestia lover here, what what! *high five*
Me: why would anyone need a teacup holster?
Me at the end of the video: I must have one.
"... didn't die of dysentery!"
Me: Trail To Oregon Musical, is that you?
they're just.. tiny little acts of god
Ah, a fellow fartkid
I could see using these holsters to display tea sets on a wall. That’d be stinkin’ cute!
Imagine going to a cottagecore themed picnic to the park, and you bring this! Amazing, I have to make one for my self ✨🍄✨
Alex Scholl after you comment I sort of want someone to make this on the outside of a shoulder bag rather than as a holster. I have this image in my head of someone in a fluffy skirt sitting down on a park bench with their packed lunch in the bag. They first pull out a cloth napkin for their lap (too protect the fluffy skirt). Then comes a thermos. They remove cup and saucer, fill it, put the thermos back, pull out a cloth napkin to place in their lap to protect the skirt then proceed to eat their lunch out of the bag beside them while holder a saucer and tea cup held in their other hand. It would be awesome it see... also probably make for a cool photoshoot set up. Please someone! Do this and share the photos!
If you want greater ease sewing leather, pre poke the holes with an awl.
This hack saved my fingers in a recent project! Awls are truly magical.
They also make "leather combs" that poke several holes at once.
Probably not super useful for this project since most of the edges are curved, but they're a godsend for straight edges.
Rachel: Doesn't see the point
Steampunk aesthetic: AM I A JOKE TO YOU??
Huh?
Exactly!! 😅 this is my Renaissance Faire aesthetic!
@@nyclady27 the point of this is just the aesthetic x)
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LOL Right!
"Leather is very flexible...it was pretty much just as simple as forming it that way." And this is why they use it for shoes.
“9 minutes in and I haven’t said anything of substance”- Me, teaching remotely this week 😂
When you kept spilling the tea, I never related to anything more in my life
😂😂😂😂 I can't be trusted
@@rachelmaksy no, no, your great at "spilling the tea" 😉❤❤❤
Ungainly people of the world, untie! Hehe 😅
(Yes, the misspell is on purpose)
The joy is in the journey
It ME!! Always a paper towel roll at hand!
Me: *here for the thrift-tips*
Rachel: *giving Mrs. Weasley vibes in that chonky orange sweater*
Me: 😍 I need one!
I just want to say thank you so much for having captions I have auditory processing disorder and rely a lot on subtitles to make sure I can catch whats said so thank you much for always having them and checking they are correct ❤️
Same here. I turn off the sound and read the captions.
Yes! Subtitles are so helpful!
Of course! ❤️❤️❤️
I have APD too (and severely deaf, as if that wasn't bad enough) and I 💖 UA-camrs who have subs.
This is the best video ever! My favorite UA-camr trying to do what I do for a living (I'm a leathersmith) it really doesn't get better than that.
I smile every time I see this. I'm so glad you did it.
Teacup dueling makes sense, a demonstration of elegance at the ready.
Tea cup holsters are for Tea Dueling, great fun if you don't mind burning your fingers on the tea. Some holsters have more accessories such as sugar tongs, a spoon, a tea infuser and a small container for sugar.
I love the expanded ones, or the ones with tiny gin bottles attached. 😂
Ahhhhhh! So excited that you made this! I have been eyeing teacup holsters for years and never had the motivation to make my own from scratch. It's going to happen now!
Wait, is it a real thing?!
It is real and there are patterns available online!
I have one I bought at the Comic Expo years ago, love Steampunk! I have never used it to duel, but I love it.
English is my second language and when you said "I've been sleeping on leather purses" I only understood that was sarcastic when you wrote on the screen "not literally" 😂 I kind of knew it was highly unlikely, but I didn't understand the idiom at first and was a little confused to say the least.
To be fair, you never know with Rachel
I only speak english and I don't get it. But uhh..... I do that allot.
English is my first language, and I interpreted it literally for a good few seconds!
You write better English than most Americans I know
English is my first language and I still don't understand what she meant 😅
I feel like this is something a Hobbit would wear when they go off on adventures.
Rachel gives off Hobbit vibes
It's the perfect mix between cottagecore and adventure i love it✨
rach: tried to be gentle, spills tea anyway
rach: *shocked picachu face*
For some reason I imagined the teacup holster would be something Kaylee from “Firefly” would have! Wonderful job! ✨
Yes I can totally see that.
Also Western Mary Poppins.
Omg that's it! Rachel in the sketch has big Kaylee energy.
@@mirjanbouma Right?? 😄
Perfect comment
I made something sort of like this for when I go to the ren festival... but it’s for turkey legs. A turkey leg holster.
Omg 😂😂😂😂😂
That's AWESOME 😍 ❤️❤️❤️
Whhaaaaaaat??? Fantastic!!
@@rachelmaksy i think i can speak for every human alive when i say please make this
Rachel: It is a _very cosy snow day_ :D
Me: **cries in soggy English countryside**
I am personally disappointed that I don't get so excited that drool collects and my speech is affected. You are incredibly fun to watch and it makes me sad that some would tell you something like this with zero tact.
Also, I can imagine you being Harry Potter's daughter. The sass, the red hair, the oversized jumper. It all makes sense
*you in your fabulous vintage outfit, looking elegant*
*spills tea* “Oh, FUCK”
This is me in my hand sewn Victorian bustle dress, attempting to be a lady, until the cat jumps on the table for the cream and dumps my tea in my lap.
me still sobbing over the last episode of The Mandalorian: Rachel is here to make me feel ✨safe ✨
OH GOD OH NO. I haven't watched it yet wdym you're sobbinggggg
I was glued to the screen like a little kid... Loved every minute of it!!
@@imbored8478 same. Now I'm anxious 😳
I haven't watched it yet SHHHH
It was an AWESOME episode!!!!!
Please make the spy purse from Nancy Drew!! I always thought her outfits and the purse were so overlooked... I always wanted to see them made by an enthusiast🤗❤️
Keep doing what you are doing, sweet girl. I'm 64 and totally love your videos. You have such a gift for creating things. Don't give up on that.
Thank you so much for that opening, I needed that laugh. I love that you are not afraid to be goofy. A joy as always.
Bad guy: “You wouldn’t!”
Rachel: Oh, but I would. *AGRESSIVE SIP*
Rachel has leveled up in her cottagecore hobbit aesthetic with this project. That dysentery clapback gave me flashbacks of Oregon trail in grade school.
I just want to say i watch almost all your videos twice, once to enjoy the content, and then I watch them when going to sleep because I find your voice really soothing
I relate to so many things you said in this video: spit-slurring speech, sciatica flares, and the whole mood of the intro and outro of the video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Frodo is smol without question: it’s not about stature, it’s about bein liddle and baby.
This project was so cute I teared up - I wish I was joking.
Happy Holidays!
Finding your channel during quarantine was such a blessing because I can 100% relate to lacking motivation to create things and stay productive. This video was adorable (like all of your videos) and helped boost my motivation to get crafty. Thanks you for always being you ♡♡♡
That intro is so Rachel and makes me want to watch this video so much. The intro did not disappoint. My conclusion: Rachel is amazing
Hahaha thank you. 😭😭😭
I've never related more than to the repeatedly sitting down and spilling your tea over everything but still doing it again anyway 😭
I look forward to these videos every Friday, they're my cozy comfort videos to end a long week 😊
Seconded 😌
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Well, a teacup holster makes perfect sense to me. In the days of yore(lol), people would travel with metal cups and utensils strapped to their belts. At that time, you couldn't expect all hosts, or inns, to have enough items for all travelers. Plus it showed your status. Metal utensils versus wooden ones, gilding, ornamentation, jewels, etc. LOVE IT! and very well done!
Having a teacup holster feels very hobbit-y. There’d be less complaints from Bilbo if only he’d been able to take his tea and elevenses at any time wherever they trekked with his trusty tea cup holster!
I saw the brand of the bag and laughed. Overpriced designer item sent to the thrift store and used for art. Also leather is an amazing material. If you hand sew some more look up "sailors palm" to save your hand.
Tbh, I’d never even heard of this ‘designer’. Had to google. Apparently he made the Nine West brand previously. Clearly doesn’t sell in the international markets. Sub $250 pricing means it’s fast fashion which we definitely don’t need more of. I’m glad she found a way to recycle the bag. 😊
I was looking for this comment about the Vince Camuto bag.
**glances at old broken purse I kept "just in case"**
It is time
✨Yess go off✨
Finaly. It’s time to shine.
Yes, do it! :D
omg I have one tooooo
How’d it go?
"Floor trolls never learn!" Sooooo true! Anybody else follow Christine Mcconnell? She bought a HUGE house, moved a HUGE trestle table out of one of the rooms she has redone. I fully expected her to put it where she could use it for her projects. NOPE! Her last video wasa set of victorian drapes for these six foot tall windows AND SHE DID THE WHOLE THING ON THE FLOOR!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
1- this item is whimsical as h*ck and super cute and super pretty
2- your hair looks super soft
3- the sweaters look cozy af
4- I'm grateful your shared the doggos parked near you
5- your channel is probably in my top favourites since I discovered it. the giggles are most welcome, and the eye-candy you end up making inspires me to make things too. And making things is good for the brain! YOUR good for the brain. Is this weird to say? I'll go make some tea. Yep.
Why do I feel like someone with a cottagecore aesthetic would prance around the forest with this I-
That entire opening was cinematic, please make a full movie, thank you. 🥺💕
Hahaha thank you 😂❤️
My mom always wants one of these from the renaissance faire every year, I am so sending her this video/making her one now!!
I love that you're being so considerate. I come across things my mom would love yet never commit to scheduling the time to make them for her. You're being the person I want to be! Definitely sparking joy to see.
This really does have the Hobbit aesthetic going on. I can just see a group of Hobbits pulling their tea cups out of their holsters and having an impromptu tea party.
You crack me up! How cool is a tea holster! My Gran would have loved that!
In steampunk, they're used for tea dueling. I've never done it myself but it's apparently a thing. Plus they're pretty and a great way to show your love for simple and charming styles.
This seems like something you’d find in a quirky Alice in Wonderland style war.
What a charming idea!!! I can totally picture a game where you have three of these holders: one for a teacup, one for the mushrooms and one for a deck of cards and you collect them throughout the game and you need them for various challenges. ^___^ !!!!
“Just thought it was pretty so i got it, okay” this is me with floral prints too 😂
My motivation to do anything is “small” too except clicking this video to watch my fave vintage and tea sipping gal Rachel ❤️ ☕️
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Crazy! As a knitter for many years I can see you are wearing that great sweater inside out! The inside out cables gave it away! Cool beans, Miss Rachel.
Does anybody keep feeling like Rachel should actually do a full on Molly Weasley video?
My husband's dnd character from high school was obsessed with tea so these always remind me of him. And my husband of course actually is really into tea. He hates water, drinks weak iced tea instead.
You were on my recommended and all I can say is that I really like listening to your voice it's really calm this is the first video I've ever seen and I already subscribed within the first minute or two
My husband always jokes about me always having a cup of tea in my hand ..I need this in my life 😂
"I fell like i look like... Harry Potter, has very mush a *i'll be in my room, not making a sound... pretending I don't exist* vibes" OHHHH SUCH A MOOD
This project is wonderful! In the plate gap, you could slip little biscuits and teabags in there. Extra space for treats!!
i remember seeing it on a instagram and being like "its so lovely ik rachel would wear that" and then you DID
Hehehhehhe
@@rachelmaksy i can't help but make one too since ik how now 🤧🤧
Me going into coffee shops in 2021!
Yes! I need to make one!!
Saying “I’ve been waiting for this” is an understatement. Also saying “I didn’t know that I really needed this” is very much so an understatement.
Rachel: **makes this tea cup holder perfectly**
Mad Hatter: *-hold my tea hat Alice*
for some reason I read the bottom one as
Mad Hatter- hold my Alice I need that
I don't know why but I mean he might say something like that
Tea cup holster?? Why not!! Tea makes everything better!! Paint some flowers on the bottom of the saucer so it could go in the holster either way and still be pretty!!🤗
Me: Love it, and still has room for a napkin, maybe with some embroidery matching the teacup and plate... ☕
When one day ren faires are a thing again, I will make this to go with my costume to balance my belt with the metal tankard on the other side 😌
I was literally just thinking about teacup holsters and about dying my hair red.... rachel not to be dramatic but i think i manifested this video
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This look gives me "The Borrowers Go West" vibes and I LOVE IT!!!!!! ❣
Oh! There's the floral bag you used recently for strappage!! NICE!