How to sew a pair of medieval hose
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- Опубліковано 18 лип 2019
- Hi!
So this is a little video about making medieval hose and I really hope you will enjoy it!
Just a little warning first:
I am not an expert in historical costuming, even if I am talking in the video like I am 100% sure, I am not. So don't take everything I say too seriously. I am just a happy beginner that want's to share what I've learned and I hope some things might be interesting for you, but if there is some uncertainty, please ask, and If you want to continue learning more, I have written some links I think can be interesting for you below.
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Me: “wow, I wonder how she’s going to figure out a pattern for medieval socks?”
Elin: *literally just wraps the fabric around her leg and foot and cuts appropriately*
Me: “I am a fool”
Paola Rivera hahahahaha hey 👋🏻 we’re in the same boat. Nice to meet you. 🖖🏻😆
:-D
Same! I think I'm going to use her method to make the fleece socks I've been struggling to make fit right, too!
Only three videos in, and I love this channel!
Same!!
Aw! I got so happy to see this 💕
Elisa Finlayson Hahahaha me too! Hahahaha what? We’re all a 3 in...
Go figure! I’m loving!
1 year later, 3 in
this is total period construction. No measurements, just drape and fit. Well done. I followed your template and it worked so well. Your adorable! I love your love of history, and you do speak english very well. I hope to visit Sweden someday!
Very lovely! The stitch you are using is called a "running back stitch" in English. It's several running stitches, then one backwards stitch. Repeat. Thank you for sharing!
Thank's for telling me what it was called! I got quite uncertain 😊
I now have to replace all of my poly modern socks for wool and silk hose! Thank you for this simple and encouraging video! You have skyrocketed to my favorite UA-camr in the span of 4 videos. I love your work and nerdiness in historical research. You are amazing!!!
I would love to see a basics to hand sewing techniques that you use. I can get a good idea that you’re skilled with these techniques and would love to learn them, but I’ve never sewn before. Thanks for the great videos.
i drafted my own hose pattern using the method from this video! it works great and the seam on the bottom isn't uncomfortable at all. now i need to find some wool fabric that doesn't cost a fortune....
It is so hard to find good wool in the states
@@mutedroar it's even more impossible to find it in Australia, which is mad considering wool is a major export 😭
Hi Elin! I just thought I would say I think your videos are really well shot, and very clear to follow. The instructions are really helpful, maybe I will also try to make some hose!
Aw thank you! I'm so glad you think so!😊
But how do they look with the shoes?? Enquiring minds must know.
Also I am very much enjoying your channel. Incredibly well watchable.
Pictures with shoes on i it's way!😉
I really love your midevil sewing channel, your so Creative. Not only are you showing what they wore, your showing how modest they were.
So?? Are they still comfortable even with the seam under the foot?
A seam around the foot is less noticeable then a seam running along the foot and up the heel, those kinds of seams can be uncomfortable since you put a lot of weight there when being on your feet doing activities, also depends on how sensitive your feet are. I step the wrong way on the grate in my shower and my heel will be bruised for days or wearing fishnets for an evening, the net really bits after a few hours. And one more thing, how good and even you make your seams will make a big difference, if they are clunky and stiff they won't be that nice to step on.
I'm sorry I haven't seen your comment! Yes they were! I wore them during a whole week this summer and they worked perfectly. My feet have quite high arches so I'm not really walking on the seams though, so I can't really tell if it work for everybody.
I use hose with seams like this and I don't ever feel them at all; not when they were new and certainly not after years of use.
You are an incredibly talented seamstress! To create the pattern directly on your leg...it’s a Super Power 💥 🧵 🧦
You do make very visually pleasing videos I think there's a few more of your videos to watch. Started with your most recent after Bernadette Instagram post I also am following you on Instagram now as well. Good luck with your sewing you seem to be doing very well
Thank you! I'm so glad that you think so! You're very welcome😊
Absolute marvelous - and do not worry about your english, it is better than mine ;-) This is one of the best tutorial channels i have ever seen within the medieval community. Thank you!
I was wondering how they fit in your shoes? Thanks for the tutorial! Cute!
They fit very well! Like a pair of socks in a way😊
Yes Elin, you've made it look too easy, again.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I was so sick of being cold so I wanted to make medieval socks out of thick wool and your video was super helpful!! I only changed the pattern a bit so that my socks are a little pointy like a poulaine x) they make me really happy that way
I would love to see you do a mending video on these things like the hose and anything else
Also I think I've watched this video3-4 times now.
Your home looks really interesting! I bet you find lots of inspiration just around your house!
I love your videos Elin! You craft a beautiful story while you sew, and your video editing is lovely!
Great tutorial! You make it look really easy to make. Greetings from Brazil!
I love this tutorial! I'm about to make myself a new pair of hose. I have one made in mix of wool and silk and they're very soft. The problem I have with the medieval lady hose is that they can somehow limit normal blood circulation. So I made myself also a wool pair of man hose :) I don't know if these were worn by women but I guess you can't really see them under the kirtle :)
I actually have that as a little problem too, but it works fine for me anyway. I understand what you mean though 🤔
Hi, I know you made this comment several years ago, but could I ask you what you mean about the hose restricting blood flow? Does it compress and push blood out of your feet and legs? Or does it cause more of an issue with blood pooling in the feet? Or something else, haha
@@aatashiwadoremi It might be because they are gartered at the knee/above the calf area, rather than being held up higher by suspending at the waist.
They turned out very nice!
I'm going to start a pair this evening for a medieval get together next weekend - so THANKS big time for this video
I love the color of this wool!
What a lovely and relaxing video! Nicely done!
Your home is beautiful!
I just found your channel a few days ago and love it so far. Hope you are still doing videos! I am involved with historical re-enactment but a vastly different time period - 18th & early 19th century. I have had to come up with my own patterns for many things as they simply do not exist! I have started seeing more for my time period but not enough. So, it is really interesting to me to watch you make things like the hose. I will keep it in mind when I want to make a pair of high top moccasins!! I know and have made moccasins before but have never attempted the legging part so how you came up with your pattern was ingenious.
You make it look achievable. I might actually give it a go.
You absolutely should!
You make it look so doable! I could have a seam across middle of under foot as have a high inseam, but down length on bottom of foot where put most of weight on heel and ball of foot seem like would feel discomfort. I might try and put seam to edge of foot.
Such a great channel and your hose fit so well!
great project! And what a gorgeous house.....
This is an awesome video! I’ve definitely been needing something like this! thank you for this tutorial! ❤️
love the music and the hose!
This video is lovely I've been dreading making myself a pair and you make it seem so easy I have some new motivation
This tutorial was super useful for me. I made my own hose following you instructions and it works really good. Thank you for posting.
Love your videos. So medieval!!
Awesome! So much fun.
Love this video!! I’m still so in awe of you!!
Thank you so much! Super helpful!
Beautiful video! I'm a guy and have wanted to make my own hose for a while now, but never felt up to it, seeing your method for making the pattern is inspiring me to try anyway (with a male pattern of course). Also, you have an amazing house! Did I correctly spot 18th century wainscoting? wow!
Hahahah you did spot correctly! I'm living in a rather modern house, but with some antique furniture ( as you see in the beginning of the video) but the really old furnishings in the end of the video, belongs to my grandparents since I was at their house. They have an amazing home, with original 18th and 19th centiry stuff everywhere 😊. Good luck with your hose! You must show me the result later!
"With a male pattern" theyre feet, dude
@@bustedkeaton hahaha, of course, but I meant longer hose, to be worn with shorter male clothes.
It's been 3 years now. How did it go?
I LOOOOOOOVVVVVEEEE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!! DON'T STOP EVER!!!!!!!
Great videos! I hope you make more!
They look great!
Thank you!
I love your style of videos!
I'm so glad that you do!
Incrível.....Espetacular
Thank you for the tutorial! I'm thinking of doing my own pair for a costume and this was very helpful! :D Very well shot as well, beautiful images
So, now that you have a few years of experience with these stockings, what about the seams under the feet? Do they disturb you? Många hälsningar från Tyskland!
I love your videos! Thank you!!!! You make me dream!
Brilliant!
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL
So I want you to know how much you've inspired me, because I am sitting here hand sewing my first pair of woolen hose with silk thread and so happy you gave me the courage to try!
May I ask where you bought your wool fabric from. I don’t know where and type of wool.
Thank you in advance.
@@dkay8677 I'm still kind of new to types of wool. I've found some random good buys on the internet, but it was sort of hit or miss. However, this company has a good description of the types of fabrics used for certain things and they had a pretty good customer service. I don't know if their prices are competitive but I was happy with my purchase :)
www.thehistoricalfabricstore.com/periodfabricguide
Miss Zahrah Oh great!! Thank you. I’m so intimidated since I’ve never sewn anything before. I need to just get what I need and do it. 😬
@@dkay8677 You can always start much simpler and cheaper - go to a thrift store or second-hand store, or even a fabric store will have sales and such. You can buy really cheap cotton or flannel or something to practice on. Most people will make a trial run out of cheap fabric before cutting into the expensive good stuff.
Best of luck!!
Miss Zahrah Thank you. I will do that.👍🏻😊
i need to make a pair of these things o.o You and Bernadette made it look so easy.. and im not into historical dressing. i might actually change my mind...
You are so much fun to watch.
I take that as a compliment! Thank you😊
Hi I am Krisha I love your DIY crafts
❤very nice😃
You should definitely do more videos and make more medieval garments and things maybe even start with other material things like food talk about culture that would be so much fun??PLEASE
Yes more kitties please. Oh and the socks are good too.😃
hahah be carful of what you wish for 😉 Thank you!
Hehe mine are the exact same colour! Always feel like a stork when wearing them :D
Omg same!
Lovely hose, but I was hoping you would show us the shoes too
Oh you’re darling!!! Love your channel just found you...
Really interesting! But just to be clear, can't medieval hose / stockings be knit (by hand)? As for that I'm more skilled & have materials easily on hand; but I guess knitted hose / socks only became a bit later? But whenever they did, they seem to have taken the world by a storm, from what I've understood, having read stories of e.g. queen Elizabeth I of trying silk stockings and crying that she'll never go back to linen cut stockings, as knit stockings / hose were so much more comfortable, malleable & leg-fitting :)
Knitting was indeed becoming popular much later. Sewn hose was used up until the 18th century among working classes. There are some needlebound stockings from the period though, even if they didn't seem to have been that common.
Beautiful as always 😊
So how did the seam feel? Have you had a chance to try them with the shoes already?
The seam feel better than expected! Since the arch of my foot is quite high, I'm not really walking on it. So it's really fine ☺️
Where do you get all the patterns? Where can I get them?
Also, Greetings from California!
This is random but could you tell me the name of the music you used for the montage of you sewing? It's so relaxing 😂
woooooo, now I think that I'm in love with you!
😁😁😁
Hey! I Have already used a pattern like yours and its great! Thank you so much! 😊
Hi, just a quick question, where do you buy the wool fabric used in your videos?
I bought it at Handelsgillet, a small Swedish fabric company specialized in historical fabrics 😊
Elin Abrahamsson which fabric is it my dear? There are many on the site? It’s wool right? Medium Broadcloth? The thin didn’t look right. I’m sorry this is awesome!! I’m so into making a pair of these!
@@MzClementine To me, it looks like this one:
www.handelsgillet.com/shop/fabric-en/wool/thin-wool-en/twill-en/sro06-madder-in-cochineal
Tack för videon! Ska använda detta för att göra lite strumpor till mina 1600-tals kläder. Inte helt historiskt, men jag kan inte sticka eller virka...
hi! lovely video, but i have some questions. i’ve only ever worn modern over-the-knee socks to events, and they can get pretty gross after a day of work. how do you keep your hose clean, given that you can’t wash them? also, how does the seam feel?
Thank you! Since the hose are made out of wool, there's not really a need for cleaning them since wool cleans itself in a way. Wool works like that and it's amazing. After an event I'm just hanging it outside for a day or two and they will smell great and feel clean again ☺️ The seam does actually feel quite well! I think it's because my arch of my foot are very high, so I'm not really walking on it :)
@@elinabrahamsson9442 I sometimes wash mine in a lukewarm water if they are all muddy after rainy event but other than that it's just like above. Wool is amazing :)
Please do more midevil videos
Ahah... so that's how you do the feet!
Well, I'll be sure to keep this in mind for my next pair.
I found you,and i love your videos!! Maybe you can show something about antique decoration? Thank u!! And loving your channel!!
Thank you! Antique decoration? What kind of antique decoration? 😊
Elin Abrahamsson maybe,victorian? I don’t know very well 😅 but the decoration i see in your videos, looks beautiful! Kisses from Palma de Mallorca!
I found a peace of gold!
Since this moment, I think I have a fetish for medieval hose...thx
why is it important to also cut the mockup on the bias?
Cutting fabric on the bias gives it some elasticity.
... Now we learn to knit them too.....
Wait I want to know how to make the hose with leather soles! These also turned out fantastically but I d o n t o w n a n y f u n k y s h o e s
Patterns at 2:05
My question is.. who on Earth are those 2 people, who disliked this video.. u guys alright?
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Do you live in heaven? That place is beautiful. Also, are they comfortable?
Oh, i read about the seam, sorry. I wanna try making some. Its a great 'easy' project. And again, your place is beautiful.
Hahah it's not my house unfortunately, It's my grandparents, but I basically grew up there so it feels like home. And yes! The hose were surprisingly comfortable! 😊
I'm a little confused about how the seams come together at the bottom of the foot! I wish there were some extra views of that. Great work otherwise!!
I can only imagine people from the 15th century would shake their heads at non natural fibre socks.
Sigh I don’t know why I’m having such a hard time with the hose 😢😢
maybe you could buy a sewing machine
I don’t think I could pin so close to my body. I like to sew but have a fear of needles
Did women actually wear these? I know this was 99% worn by males, but either it isnt depicted in art as you mentioned or I think women didnt really wear that.
Women had hose like that, they're just not very visible under long dresses. The women's hose were held on with ribbons/tapes tied under or just above the knee.