Re: historically evocative - I was at a sewing fair and this young lady had made a crazy large patchwork 1890's bustle gown - it wasn't "perfect" as a dress, You could see that it was obviously from cheap modern fabrics - including common chinese dragon brocade, dyed quilting cotton (it was blotchy) and shiny polyester satin but it was all in the same colour palette, it was so lovely, so evocative of the era. She just looked perfect. I complemented her and she was so reticent and shy. It was over 10 years ago and I still think about it.
Oooohh... I feel the need for a new sewing project coming on!! 😆 I'm currently working on a wrap skirt made by patchworking recycled silk business ties, so maybe a massive dress is the best escalation point from that? 😝
For me, the perfect example of a costume designer having an artistic vision that had very little to do with historical accuracy is the 2012 Anna Karenina. It also made sense with the directorial choices and set design, and it's such a delightfully weird movie. I've seen people complain the costuming wasn't historically accurate, and it's like... Yeah but neither was the set being changed on screen like it's a stage play while a band walks around playing the score 🙄
@@DAYBROK3 I love it, but I do want to warn you that it is a tragedy! There is suicide and infidelity, so if that is an issue for you, please be careful.
I have read the book lots of times and I love that movie. I think that it represents the book well enough, so much that the costumes did not bother me one bit. I also liked that it showed the Kitty-Levin relationship as well, that one is my favourite of the book and it is usually sidelined. I interpreted the whole stagegy thing as a representation of how fake Russian high society was, how hypocritical, which goes in like with what Tolstoi wanted to represent.
@@alejandramoreno6625 yes! I love that the people who worked on the film seemed to understand how important the Levin/Kitty plot is to the story. Without it, the tragedy of Anna is so much more hollow. And I agree with your interpretation of the stagey elements. If I remember correctly, the first time they were not on a soundstage was when Lenin went to the countryside. Everything in Russian society is so fake and put on while the farms and workers are much more real. I could talk about this book and movie and other adaptations (particularly the Helen Edmundson play) for wayyyy too long
''Are you gonna release patterns?'' Definitely not me silently waiting for you to hopefully release a pattern from that Edwardian Tailored Jacket video since 2020 >_>
The three of you are such a riot. You mentioned the fabric you wanted to bring back and the other folks nodded and I was like “catawhatnow?” Can you tell us more about this material and why it was so awesome? Or did I miss a video? Oh. I probably did. Sigh. Life keeps getting in the way of keeping up on my UA-cam watching!
I'm going to make a bid for cotton. I'm from the place cotton is from (México and only the most commonly planted species). Cotton has a huge cultural importance in historical textiles here, plus, not all countries can grow linen. So unless hemp can be brought back in a big way, those of us who do not live in linen producing countries, only have cotton.
It's less a local issue, and more the bigger global market problem of cotton being grown in places it shouldn't be. It can be VERY high quality and lovely to work with, but the only cotton that is easy to find in the US is quilting cotton that isn't the best quality or a good historic comparison! (We have also have the cotton industry do major advertising since the 1990s to get people to buy more cotton, so nearly all clothing and fabric is cotton) I have a few cottons grown and woven in South and Central America and they are vastly better.
Those of us who _do_ live in traditional linen- and/or hemp-producing countries currently _also_ seem to pretty much only have cotton. Hemp would be lovely, as it’s said to be stronger than linen when wet (hence why it was used in ropes on ships), making it more durable in the wash.
@@NicoleRudolph "1990s advertising" = "the touch, the feel.... The fabric of our lives!" At least it's better than the synthetics it replaced. I'd pick cotton over 1970s polyester any day.
@@NicoleRudolph The funny thing about cotton is that you mentioned that it was more expensive than wool. That might be country-dependent. In Australia wool is definitely more expensive, and it's not too difficult to find nice apparel quality cottons. Linen is also more expensive here than it is in some places - like Estonia.
Nicole! How are you just getting 100k?! Your videos are so we produced and informative. Your outfits and costumes are stunning! Congratulations on the milestone! I'm glad fewer people are sleeping on your channel and I hope the next 100k comes faster than the first. ❤️❤️❤️
Seriously!! There's nobody quite like Nicole when it comes to combining amazing deep-dive historical and socioeconomic research and amazing reinterpretation of vintage outfits... 🥰 and her presentation style is so calming! I wonder if YT algorithm has a part to play?? I only found Nicole through an appearance on Abby's channel - she didn't appear via YT recommendations despite my already following a whole chunk of other costubers. I've noticed the sane thing with guys' costuber channels and POC/indigenous creators - channels like Zack Pinsent, Dandy Wellington, Vintagebursche, Not Your Momma's History and Miah Grace. They also rarely crop up in "content you might like", despite having so much thematic overlap? It's really frustrating. Wonder if anybody anywhere curates an actual near-comprehensive list of costube creators to help out with thus problem?
"Fun flaps!" I can't wait for someone 200 years down the road (in the universe where the planet isn't on fire) to find crotchless panties and speculate on what medical condition they were for, given they were made of such irritating polyester filaments.
Wow, your explainer on body modesty was really illuminating for me. I'm currently reading War and Peace, in which Tolstoi describes a scene, where the miserable and malnurished soldiers warm themeselves around a fire without clothes. And I immediately thought, how could that be possible in a strict and prudish society. Despite this situation being incredibly uncommon and desperate, surely being nude for example for taking a swim mustn't have been such an outragious and scandalous thing. Or asyou mentioned, getting changed, when you have to share you quarters with others.
Until the 60s my grandparents used a zinc tub in the living room. They had 5 kids and they all used that tub Saturday night. If they were feeling rich they would go to the bath house. Modesty is a rich people privilege.
During war, I think usual barriers can fall. My father fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, famous for the frigid conditions the soldiers survived. For some reason my father always gave off heat when he slept and his friends wanted to sleep close to him for that reason. Men being physically close was certainly taboo at that time, but in war, survival trumps all.
Cotton is really not overrated here in Brazil because it's basically what we have. Linen is as expensive as natural silk (sometimes *more* expensive) amd natural wool basically doesn't exist (when you can find it it is twice as expensive as natural silk), so cotton it is. What I have found as an option is a mix of viscose and linen, which isn't exactly historically correct but at least it is a natural fiber and not plastic. But for 100% historical it is either cotton or spending half the price of a small apartment on an outfit.
If you can find good quality cotton, you live in the part of the world where cotton is native, so you have more appropriate traditional ways to use it, especially compared to Europe or North America, where it’s forced into the roles traditionally filled by linen or wool without actually being a good fit, and isn’t generally a good quality cotton either.
@@ragnkja In the parts of the world where cotton is native the good cotton get exported and only the bad cotton is sold to the masses. That is the case here, everything we produce here the best ones are exported, from cotton to coffee to soy beans.
@@NankitaBR So because the world isn’t producing enough of the other plant textiles to make them a viable alternative, hardly anyone gets good cotton. And because the spinning equipment and looms are all set up for cotton, the linen is also lower quality than it ought to be.
Girl, you are so right. Last time I decided to splurge a bit and buy a nice linen/cotton blend cambric for a project, 3m cost me about the same as a very nice dinner out for 2.
I even live NYS where cotton absolutely does not grow, and our linen is still ridiculously expensive. Enough linen for an 18th c. shirt would be probably $60. No thanks, I’ll just use cotton.
Congratulations! This channel inspires me to do the little things, make a vent in sleeves, replacing a zipper, changing/adding fasteners. This is BIG for someone (I am not joking ) who almost failed 2 classes in high school, culinary arts and sewing. This channel along with Morgan's and Abby's gives me the encouragement and confidence to take a thrifted item and make it my own. Plus you guys are a lot of fun.
Unfortunately, my skin has major issues with wool. Even cashmere is itchy to me. It's a constant heartache for me as a lifetime knitter. So for sewing garments I think I'm going to be using a lot of cotton for anything that touches my skin. 😆
Historically, wool was not worn directly against the skin except for stockings/hose, and even there you find evidence of linen under-stockings or under-hose. So always wearing a barrier garment (typically linen until the 18th century, when cotton started to become more common) between the wool and your skin is 100% historically accurate. I wear a wool jumper/sweater most of the time, but with a long-sleeved T-shirt underneath as a barrier.
I am also pretty allergic to wool, but there's always at least one linen layer, if not more, between me and it. I've also found certain breeds and finishes affect me more/less. Alpaca doesn't itch, worsted is easier on my lungs than fuzzy woolen, etc.
Undergarments not only provide a protective layer, but there are also alternatives depending on the time period. "Wool" itself can be a misnomer because there were other animals used besides sheep and goat to make wool, depending on the time period. Just like Beaver wasn't the only animal used to make felting, it was just the cheapest and most plentiful. It is a bit of a deep dive though. I had a friend who did a study about different dogs that were breed for their fur which was turned into wool. This was over 20 years ago so I am uncertain to what type of fur was used. Since she was mostly interested in the Byzantine era though I am going to assume her information was from then. I do remember she had a Pyrenees and she would mix that with rabbit to make her wool. (not for her historical garments, just for her everyday stuff because she was severely allergic to wool)
@@ragnkja I can no longer do that. I used be able to wear a wool sweater with a shirt or long sleeved t-shirt under it but not anymore. I had wool suits too. It is marvelous fabric to work with for tailoring but at some point my skin will touch it. Knitting with wool feels like working with rough twine.
same problem here. wool feels nice to my hands where I would be working with it, but anywhere except my palms and fingers it feels stunningly itchy and slightly uncomfortable all the time, and that wears on you and is more trouble than it's worth. I'm making a wool coat for my husband and I'm so excited for it, but I don't think I could make one for myself.
CONGRATULATIONS, Nicole!!! "Good. Better. Best." has so many applications based on time, energy, mental capacity, and other projects. That's a Nicole quotable . . . & a good book title. :-)
Retro Claude uses this too. Being new to sewing, let alone costuming, I have adopted this outlook. I'm too prone to expecting myself to be perfect the first time I do anything (and the second, third, etc) and that's unrealistic and not great for my mental health
For those looking, Retro Claude has a fantastic explanation for it in her sewing while disabled video. I go back and watch it every few months in order to remind myself of the things I should be doing. I'm disabled, but also a perfectionist. So that video is something that I find so helpful.
@@kikidevine694 Definitely! I love what Liz Gilbert says about perfectionism: It's fear dressed up in high heels and pearls pretending to be a virtue. I use that to remind myself whenever that "voice" comes into my head. Will check out Retro Claude, thanks for the rec!
@@katherinemorelle7115 I like to think I'm a recovering perfectionist. Totally going to check out Retro Claude! Sounds like a very wise person. Thanks!
Oh my goodness, that was fun! Wait...did someone say patterns?! Please, please, please do make patterns. Thank you, ladies, for a great video, xoxo's Sandie
You are a true inspiration to us all. (And I deeply appreciate both your assurance that beginner projects won't/don't have to be perfect, and that you also love ramen. 😂)
I bet you had so much fun with this! What is Abby wearing and where can I get one? Also Stabby Awl was hilarious 😂. I thought the stays vs corset question was interesting because my answer is actually corsets for the exact same reasons Nicole chose Stays. I am LOVING Morgan's hair!
Congratulations! Also as someone who also hates the "what do you do" question (for wildly different reasons), "historian" does not sound boring. You could try "video editor," and then say you're "not allowed" to say who you edit for. (If you say you're not allowed, it's true!) They'll assume you're entirely behind the scenes and (I edit a podcast) editing itself is hugely boring. That should not get further questions, but if people want to talk software or something, to that will probably take less social energy for you? I tell people I run a small nonprofit that mostly runs on volunteer work, and then I talk about how badly most organizations treat volunteers and how easy it would be to improve that. Avoids all the awkward questions and speeches and occasional rants I would get otherwise, but I'm not actually lying!
Lol, I love you three, you are all barking mad but I love everything you do and find what you do and talk about really interesting, carry on with more of the same please. Jason from the UK 🤓
"I love it on other people." I relate to that so much! When I live in Mexico there was this woman I knew with this skirt that was so pretty! I would compliment her everytime she wore it. But when I moved to a different city she wanted to give me a gift and she gave me the skirt, I felt so bad! I had no idea how to decline because I was new to the culture. I loved the skirt, but it just wasn't my style and I knew I would never wear it. I still haven't worn it...
Yes!! I have more than one clothing item like this. Some I have modified (for example cutting the skirt off of a dress to wear the bodice as a top with pants) but the others I just hold on to as mementos.
😄 These are good ideas. It's a long yellow skirt that is a lot like the Belle princess dress and I just had a little firl, so I was thinking I could repurpose it as a costume in a few years. We'll see what happens!
YAY! CONGRATULATIONS! Yeah, women in suits. Also, it's so funny that humans have always been THAT way (stays with flaps, 🤭). Good, better, best. Yes, thank you for putting that into words. My oldest has been sewing for 23 days straight (with one final 20 hour push) to get five outfits ready for an event, and she felt very bad that she didn't do nice seam finishes for her kids' outfits, and that certain corners just got glossed over. I told her "Welcome to the Costuming/Sewing community." And told her, What can you really see from 6 feet away? Bernadette Banner pins her skirts, and so have I. And by looking inside old clothes, can tell you that slap dash stitching cause you just need to get this done is not only historically accurate, but so is not going back to fix it later. And don't feel bad because you ran out of time to get things done. The point is, you do what is necessary first -- the commission, and then you work down from there. Velcro and elastic work good on tiny kids, and sticky back velcro won't hold on fabric. Happy 100K!
CONGRATULATIONS 🎈🎉. I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! Long time coming. Love your videos & you are inspiring!! You have many different skills & are so accomplished. A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!!. WAY TO GO!! Cheer’s! 🥂🍻
I have only been able to catch one live but I enjoyed being able to chat with you! I think I have my friend Emma to thank for sharing a Bernadette video from which I found all of your channels. Congratulations on your accomplishment of reaching 100k!!
I can vouch for the linen sheets Nicole mentioned. I sleep hot and my husband sleeps cold. Since I got my Brooklinen sheets, we both sleep well without me overheating and him stealing all the blankets (and then me wake up freezing). I do miss the coolness of cotton when I first slip between the sheets, but not getting hot and sweaty later makes up for it. I bought them originally because we have worn out our modern cotton sheets within two years and I am told linen sheets can last decades.
I concur on the French curve. I had one. It never fit where I needed it. My mother gave me a bendable ruler in the 90s but I usually do my curves free hand.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one to have experienced this! 😂 I bought one early in my sewing learning journey because it was listed as one of those "must haves", but so far no curves on me seem to correspond to ones on it! 🙈
Congratulations on 100k. Love all your prodjects. Because of all you women, I have started sewing cloths in my era 1910 to 1920. Love all the information. I learn so much. Thank you all for everything.
Where on earth are you that any cotton is as expensive as wool? Lol, I basically can't even get wool here, I'd have to have it shipped in and it'd cost a lot, it's basically off the table for me. Plus, I'd have to wear it in the Florida humidity, it's always minimum 50%, usually 60 or 70%. I'd love to hear someone talk about the best materials to deal with hot and humid climates, cause I hear a lot about how great wool is for summer, but they're always only considering dry heat, and that's very different. Maybe it's not bad for that either, but I can't seem to find any info confirming that. I hear a lot of hate for cotton, but honestly I'm probably still going to make most of my stuff out of it. I think it's a lovely material, it's actually available, very versatile, and I've always thought it looks great. Am I the only one who looked at the picture she showed and seemed to hate so much and saw absolutely nothing wrong with the materials? I thought it looked great! Would making something like that really be so shameful and embarrassing? It makes me worry a bit that I'll end up looking silly, but I honestly just don't see the problem. Anyone have any thoughts? I'd love to hear more opinions. Anyway, hope I didn't sound negative, just wanted to reach out a bit about the use of cotton, hear some more perspectives. You gals are clearly going for a higher level of accuracy than me anyway, lol. Congrats on the 100k Nicole! You deserve it!
Congratulations and thank you for this video. Watching you three always makes me feel that I am visiting with close friends. Carry on with the real work and the hijinks both are so important.
i'm willing to bet that "what's your favorite era to see" question was meant to ask your favorite to sew 😂 my phone constantly autocorrects sew to see, it's infuriating
Congratulations Nicole! And a big yes to wishing Callamanco was still made! One day, when I retire (???) I might try to spin and weave some. Not sure where I'll get the rollers from to press it (or the right fleece to spin it from....) but a girl can dream.
This was a hoot! Love that Abby's garment is so reminiscent of something classical Grecian, very appropriate to summer weather and decadent celebrations ✨
When I was looking up pictures of her I saw mentions of an upcoming movie all about her life! And her niece is part of it, so there's hope it won't be horribly inaccurate just for drama.
Oh wow, I'd never heard of her but just the very fleeting shots Nicole included here have made me VERY much want to learn more! She looks like a lady full of unique character...
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 unfortunately because of laws and rules, she could not play a love interest of someone who wasn't of the same race. That limited her roles. She even had a TV show in the early years of television.
Would love to hear your take on the 'sewing bee' and the social aspect to sewing back in the day, especially for women, versus 'sewing bees/social sewing' really not being a social thing for most people nowadays.
Can someone link to something explaining the flaps on the stays? I've never heard of it before and google is not giving me anything beyond photos with no explanations in Spanish museums.
Museums label them as for nursing- but I know MANY nursing mothers that have worn stays and it's easy to just lift out. The opening is too small for a baby to latch and isn't in the best location. You'd have to unpin the gown and everything. So....likely more adult peek-a-boo
@@NicoleRudolph OK that's hilarious (but wouldn't peek-a-boo be just as easy to whip them out for? less fun though and maybe they wanted a sort of sexy stays like current lingerie and also I guess you'd have to not wear a shift or pull it down a lot)
It would be fun to have a list of primer patterns for undergarments and full dress for people just getting into historical sewing. I’ve sewed my whole life. Most of my clothes since I was a teen, I sewed myself. Time is such a luxury. Now that my child is going into college, I have a ton more time, and really want to get back to sewing. My crazy ADHD brain would completely take me down the path of insanely expensive silk fabric with hand embroidered designs. Because I can do that too. (I’m a textile junkie). I would like a starter project, that will take me to do all the base garments through all the layers. And I’m taking the 1760’s-1790’s…. Because I live close to Williamsburg. (I want to do the haunted carriage tour!) You guys are the best!!! Ona separate note, I’m kinda pissed at UA-cam because I’ve subscribed to your channel now 3 times!!! I don’t know why it keeps kicking me out. I don’t know if it can tell that I’m still on the hunt for a new sewing machine. My PFAFF from my great grandma just died.
Museums label them as for nursing- but I know MANY nursing mothers that have worn stays and it's easy to just lift out. The opening is too small for a baby to latch and isn't in the best location. You'd have to unpin the gown and everything. So....likely more adult peek-a-boo
You mentioned in a previous video that at some point in the 19th century, tartan patterns [including very loud ones] became extremely popular and fashionable choices for men's clothing. In contemporary popular culture, we seem to have a trope[?] of the stern, unfashionable, "no-nonsense" women wearing tartan dresses - usually dark coloured ones [Minerva Mcgonagall comes to mind]. Was there such a shift that made tartan associated with pragmatic women rather than fashionable men, or is it a contemporary invention?
I'm 100% in agreement re:bustle dresses. I like the fashion plates from the time and I can appreciate the workmanship that goes into creating one, but IRL the overall frill and flounce of it all is not an aesthetic I enjoy. I hope someday you do write a book. That is one I'd definitely preorder!
With regards to the "evocative" costume reference. I'm going to put my neck out here and argue that it's not the experience of most people for most of history, to be what we would term as historically accurate. Most people would have had to opt for the cheapest fabric, rely on less than optimal sewing skills and maybe didn't have friends or family who could help with fitting, so again they would rely on undergarments and accessories to give the impression of a fashionable silhouette.
That good better best system is absolutely how I used to do prop building and other set dressing projects at work. CHoose what's vital and where we can cut corners a leeetle.
BUSINESS THOUGHT: I wondered if you had considered hiring a business coach OR talking to someone outside of your usual circle of You Tube friends for their tips on what you should do or focus on next. That way you could maximize your You Tube revenue in order to get more of the other things you’d like to get done. These are things that I did when growing my home based business and it really paid off! I’m very happy for you and your 100,000 subscribers. I love history, but can only sew at the most basic level: circle skirts for my little granddaughter and fleece pads for the floor of my Guinea pigs’ cage! Lol But it is enough for me to marvel at your abilities!
23:00 - that whole q&a was just...yes. I love fantasy stories. Good ones, fun ones. But I get really deeply annoyed by ones that claim to be "historically accurate" because they obsess over modesty and always and exclusively putting women down and mistreating them, never treating women as human beings at all while the women seem content to just exist as sex dolls and slaves and nothing more because their stories are never explored, or if anything is explored it's also horrifically sexist in how it's explored. That's not historically accurate, that's sexist writers deciding they know what's write and going in with authority they haven't earned, and their gross audiences gobbling it up because it's what they want the world to have been like. Even if the best of cases where the author was just "writing what they know" and just not doing enough research (or only researching things that backed up their assumptions), or, worse, just assuming what they'd always been told was actually accurate, its a modern pop misrepresentation of history based from modern sensibilities or, in the case of ankles, one angry person getting too much attention a hundred+ years later.
Congratulations on hitting the 100K mark!!! I'm currently in the stage of attempting the neat little princess stitches but being new to hand sewing and also low on patience so my stays have two inch strips of tiny, tiny back stitching for both the boning channels and seams but the rest is wibbly wobbly nonsense lol. I've also been joining your Twitch streams now and again and I've had so much fun! I attempt to work on my sewing projects while you chat and sew as well and it's been doing wonders for my productivity. So thanks so much! I look forward to seeing more!!! :D
Live watching y'all together. It cheers the heart. Thank you for letting us into your world and allowing us to be the avenue to enable you to do what you want to be doing. Very much looking forward to all of the new ventures and adventures coming up. Congrats on 100k!
Okay I also have a wool allergy. I was looking into making some historical swimwear. Most is made from wool. Really not sure what to use. I loved Mrs. Lovits swimsuit in the by the sea scene. Congrats on 100k🎆🎊🎉🎇
Wonder if alpaca might work? Probably super pricey sigh, but for some people in our "wool hurts" club, it seems to work okay...? If it was only mildly irritant, you could try lining it with a very thin cotton knit? (Not historically 100% but survival trumps all!!)
I want the tent making video soooOooo bad !!!!💖 I would watch that series all the way though!😀 I've been wanting to make one of those 4 EVER! I'm very interested in historic camping. I can see Morgan getting into a series like this. On another🎶 Hehe I just bought a French curve they really are kind of dumb.👎😕😆
Look my favorite dino is also the raptor (second fave are all the pterasaurs). But I have a soft spot for my precious theropods (or as I like to call them - the Birbs). If you REALLY want to be pedantic, my favorite dinosaur is the pigeon.
This was fun, like hanging with my old costuming friends from decades ago. Fifteen years of SCA, mostly Viking, Saxon, and Norman styles, as they were more comfortable for camping. I hit up the best Museum Stores and artisans for accurate-looking jewelry and Hubby did leather work. And yes, sewing a pavilion...did that too. But since we bought and are still restoring an old house, sewing time has literally gone out the window. I do love the 1790s, and may one day dig into the historical patterns and fabric (yeah, I have a trunk of it) I buy during weak moments. In the mean time, it's great to visit you, Morgan, Abby, and Bernadette on UA-cam for a costuming fix. Congrats, Nicole!
Re: historically evocative - I was at a sewing fair and this young lady had made a crazy large patchwork 1890's bustle gown - it wasn't "perfect" as a dress, You could see that it was obviously from cheap modern fabrics - including common chinese dragon brocade, dyed quilting cotton (it was blotchy) and shiny polyester satin but it was all in the same colour palette, it was so lovely, so evocative of the era.
She just looked perfect.
I complemented her and she was so reticent and shy.
It was over 10 years ago and I still think about it.
Oooohh... I feel the need for a new sewing project coming on!! 😆 I'm currently working on a wrap skirt made by patchworking recycled silk business ties, so maybe a massive dress is the best escalation point from that? 😝
For me, the perfect example of a costume designer having an artistic vision that had very little to do with historical accuracy is the 2012 Anna Karenina. It also made sense with the directorial choices and set design, and it's such a delightfully weird movie. I've seen people complain the costuming wasn't historically accurate, and it's like... Yeah but neither was the set being changed on screen like it's a stage play while a band walks around playing the score 🙄
i should find this movie sounds hilarious
@@DAYBROK3 I love it, but I do want to warn you that it is a tragedy! There is suicide and infidelity, so if that is an issue for you, please be careful.
I have read the book lots of times and I love that movie. I think that it represents the book well enough, so much that the costumes did not bother me one bit. I also liked that it showed the Kitty-Levin relationship as well, that one is my favourite of the book and it is usually sidelined. I interpreted the whole stagegy thing as a representation of how fake Russian high society was, how hypocritical, which goes in like with what Tolstoi wanted to represent.
@@alejandramoreno6625 yes! I love that the people who worked on the film seemed to understand how important the Levin/Kitty plot is to the story. Without it, the tragedy of Anna is so much more hollow. And I agree with your interpretation of the stagey elements. If I remember correctly, the first time they were not on a soundstage was when Lenin went to the countryside. Everything in Russian society is so fake and put on while the farms and workers are much more real. I could talk about this book and movie and other adaptations (particularly the Helen Edmundson play) for wayyyy too long
Yeah I didn't really like that movie (personal preference, there wasn't anything 'wrong' I just didn't enjoy it) but the costuming was stunning in it
''Are you gonna release patterns?''
Definitely not me silently waiting for you to hopefully release a pattern from that Edwardian Tailored Jacket video since 2020 >_>
Seriously. Even if they're only in Nicole size. I'd look at the pieces and make the changes to fit me.
I know that exact jacket and I’m right with you. I would wear it all the time if i had a pattern
The three of you are such a riot. You mentioned the fabric you wanted to bring back and the other folks nodded and I was like “catawhatnow?” Can you tell us more about this material and why it was so awesome? Or did I miss a video? Oh. I probably did. Sigh. Life keeps getting in the way of keeping up on my UA-cam watching!
Seconded! I would love a video specifically on fabrics that are near impossible to find now.
I think maybe she was talking about Calamanco?
the videos on different fabric types (cotton,wool,etc) go into them!
I'm going to make a bid for cotton. I'm from the place cotton is from (México and only the most commonly planted species). Cotton has a huge cultural importance in historical textiles here, plus, not all countries can grow linen. So unless hemp can be brought back in a big way, those of us who do not live in linen producing countries, only have cotton.
It's less a local issue, and more the bigger global market problem of cotton being grown in places it shouldn't be. It can be VERY high quality and lovely to work with, but the only cotton that is easy to find in the US is quilting cotton that isn't the best quality or a good historic comparison! (We have also have the cotton industry do major advertising since the 1990s to get people to buy more cotton, so nearly all clothing and fabric is cotton) I have a few cottons grown and woven in South and Central America and they are vastly better.
Those of us who _do_ live in traditional linen- and/or hemp-producing countries currently _also_ seem to pretty much only have cotton. Hemp would be lovely, as it’s said to be stronger than linen when wet (hence why it was used in ropes on ships), making it more durable in the wash.
@@NicoleRudolph "1990s advertising" = "the touch, the feel.... The fabric of our lives!"
At least it's better than the synthetics it replaced. I'd pick cotton over 1970s polyester any day.
@@MsFitz134 I'm with you there!
@@NicoleRudolph The funny thing about cotton is that you mentioned that it was more expensive than wool. That might be country-dependent. In Australia wool is definitely more expensive, and it's not too difficult to find nice apparel quality cottons. Linen is also more expensive here than it is in some places - like Estonia.
Nicole! How are you just getting 100k?! Your videos are so we produced and informative. Your outfits and costumes are stunning! Congratulations on the milestone! I'm glad fewer people are sleeping on your channel and I hope the next 100k comes faster than the first. ❤️❤️❤️
Seriously!! There's nobody quite like Nicole when it comes to combining amazing deep-dive historical and socioeconomic research and amazing reinterpretation of vintage outfits... 🥰 and her presentation style is so calming!
I wonder if YT algorithm has a part to play?? I only found Nicole through an appearance on Abby's channel - she didn't appear via YT recommendations despite my already following a whole chunk of other costubers.
I've noticed the sane thing with guys' costuber channels and POC/indigenous creators - channels like Zack Pinsent, Dandy Wellington, Vintagebursche, Not Your Momma's History and Miah Grace. They also rarely crop up in "content you might like", despite having so much thematic overlap? It's really frustrating. Wonder if anybody anywhere curates an actual near-comprehensive list of costube creators to help out with thus problem?
Now I need a whole video essay about sl*tty ankles. I've believed that since forever lol. 'Splain me! Put the knowledge things in my brain
Okay, I'm dying a little of curiosity. What do you theorize that the flaps *were* for, since they weren't for nursing?
Umm, adult things. Cause fancy stays with impractical holes that would be covered if wearing a gown or jacket....
AH! Gotcha. They were fun flaps. Thank you! :D
"Fun flaps!" I can't wait for someone 200 years down the road (in the universe where the planet isn't on fire) to find crotchless panties and speculate on what medical condition they were for, given they were made of such irritating polyester filaments.
@@ishtarelisheba "fun flaps"!! 😂😂
Peek-a-boob pockets
Next historical deep dive episode: the origin and evolution of the concept of body modesty.
Wow, your explainer on body modesty was really illuminating for me.
I'm currently reading War and Peace, in which Tolstoi describes a scene, where the miserable and malnurished soldiers warm themeselves around a fire without clothes. And I immediately thought, how could that be possible in a strict and prudish society. Despite this situation being incredibly uncommon and desperate, surely being nude for example for taking a swim mustn't have been such an outragious and scandalous thing. Or asyou mentioned, getting changed, when you have to share you quarters with others.
Male nudity hasn't been seen as a bad thing, if women are not present. It's the whole all chaps together thing.
Until the 60s my grandparents used a zinc tub in the living room. They had 5 kids and they all used that tub Saturday night. If they were feeling rich they would go to the bath house. Modesty is a rich people privilege.
During war, I think usual barriers can fall. My father fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, famous for the frigid conditions the soldiers survived. For some reason my father always gave off heat when he slept and his friends wanted to sleep close to him for that reason. Men being physically close was certainly taboo at that time, but in war, survival trumps all.
Gotta say, the ever-changing volumes of champagne in the glasses was fun to watch!
Cotton is really not overrated here in Brazil because it's basically what we have. Linen is as expensive as natural silk (sometimes *more* expensive) amd natural wool basically doesn't exist (when you can find it it is twice as expensive as natural silk), so cotton it is. What I have found as an option is a mix of viscose and linen, which isn't exactly historically correct but at least it is a natural fiber and not plastic. But for 100% historical it is either cotton or spending half the price of a small apartment on an outfit.
If you can find good quality cotton, you live in the part of the world where cotton is native, so you have more appropriate traditional ways to use it, especially compared to Europe or North America, where it’s forced into the roles traditionally filled by linen or wool without actually being a good fit, and isn’t generally a good quality cotton either.
@@ragnkja In the parts of the world where cotton is native the good cotton get exported and only the bad cotton is sold to the masses. That is the case here, everything we produce here the best ones are exported, from cotton to coffee to soy beans.
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So because the world isn’t producing enough of the other plant textiles to make them a viable alternative, hardly anyone gets good cotton. And because the spinning equipment and looms are all set up for cotton, the linen is also lower quality than it ought to be.
Girl, you are so right. Last time I decided to splurge a bit and buy a nice linen/cotton blend cambric for a project, 3m cost me about the same as a very nice dinner out for 2.
I even live NYS where cotton absolutely does not grow, and our linen is still ridiculously expensive. Enough linen for an 18th c. shirt would be probably $60. No thanks, I’ll just use cotton.
Congratulations! This channel inspires me to do the little things, make a vent in sleeves, replacing a zipper, changing/adding fasteners. This is BIG for someone (I am not joking ) who almost failed 2 classes in high school, culinary arts and sewing. This channel along with Morgan's and Abby's gives me the encouragement and confidence to take a thrifted item and make it my own. Plus you guys are a lot of fun.
Unfortunately, my skin has major issues with wool. Even cashmere is itchy to me. It's a constant heartache for me as a lifetime knitter. So for sewing garments I think I'm going to be using a lot of cotton for anything that touches my skin. 😆
Historically, wool was not worn directly against the skin except for stockings/hose, and even there you find evidence of linen under-stockings or under-hose. So always wearing a barrier garment (typically linen until the 18th century, when cotton started to become more common) between the wool and your skin is 100% historically accurate. I wear a wool jumper/sweater most of the time, but with a long-sleeved T-shirt underneath as a barrier.
I am also pretty allergic to wool, but there's always at least one linen layer, if not more, between me and it. I've also found certain breeds and finishes affect me more/less. Alpaca doesn't itch, worsted is easier on my lungs than fuzzy woolen, etc.
Undergarments not only provide a protective layer, but there are also alternatives depending on the time period. "Wool" itself can be a misnomer because there were other animals used besides sheep and goat to make wool, depending on the time period. Just like Beaver wasn't the only animal used to make felting, it was just the cheapest and most plentiful. It is a bit of a deep dive though. I had a friend who did a study about different dogs that were breed for their fur which was turned into wool. This was over 20 years ago so I am uncertain to what type of fur was used. Since she was mostly interested in the Byzantine era though I am going to assume her information was from then. I do remember she had a Pyrenees and she would mix that with rabbit to make her wool. (not for her historical garments, just for her everyday stuff because she was severely allergic to wool)
@@ragnkja I can no longer do that. I used be able to wear a wool sweater with a shirt or long sleeved t-shirt under it but not anymore. I had wool suits too. It is marvelous fabric to work with for tailoring but at some point my skin will touch it. Knitting with wool feels like working with rough twine.
same problem here. wool feels nice to my hands where I would be working with it, but anywhere except my palms and fingers it feels stunningly itchy and slightly uncomfortable all the time, and that wears on you and is more trouble than it's worth. I'm making a wool coat for my husband and I'm so excited for it, but I don't think I could make one for myself.
CONGRATULATIONS, Nicole!!! "Good. Better. Best." has so many applications based on time, energy, mental capacity, and other projects. That's a Nicole quotable . . . & a good book title. :-)
Retro Claude uses this too. Being new to sewing, let alone costuming, I have adopted this outlook. I'm too prone to expecting myself to be perfect the first time I do anything (and the second, third, etc) and that's unrealistic and not great for my mental health
For those looking, Retro Claude has a fantastic explanation for it in her sewing while disabled video. I go back and watch it every few months in order to remind myself of the things I should be doing. I'm disabled, but also a perfectionist. So that video is something that I find so helpful.
@@kikidevine694 Definitely! I love what Liz Gilbert says about perfectionism: It's fear dressed up in high heels and pearls pretending to be a virtue. I use that to remind myself whenever that "voice" comes into my head. Will check out Retro Claude, thanks for the rec!
@@katherinemorelle7115 I like to think I'm a recovering perfectionist. Totally going to check out Retro Claude! Sounds like a very wise person. Thanks!
Oh my goodness, that was fun! Wait...did someone say patterns?! Please, please, please do make patterns.
Thank you, ladies, for a great video,
xoxo's Sandie
Omg yes. I want a general one for the time period that the historically accurate Malefecient came from. That looked cozy as hell
You are a true inspiration to us all. (And I deeply appreciate both your assurance that beginner projects won't/don't have to be perfect, and that you also love ramen. 😂)
Making tents looks loads of fun, sarcastically says the woman who used to camp in a 16x16 marquee!
I bet you had so much fun with this! What is Abby wearing and where can I get one? Also Stabby Awl was hilarious 😂. I thought the stays vs corset question was interesting because my answer is actually corsets for the exact same reasons Nicole chose Stays. I am LOVING Morgan's hair!
It's a pattern from Decades of Style that many of our friends swear by!
Caftan. Very popular in the early 1970’s.
Abby did a video on sewing this
It's one of her earliest
(It's the one I found first and it got me hooked)
What fabric is it?
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Abby’s is Washed linen.
Mine was thin polyester knit with a very hippy dippy pattern. 🙂
Congratulations on 100,000! And thank you for all the hours of information and entertainment.
Congratulations!
Also as someone who also hates the "what do you do" question (for wildly different reasons), "historian" does not sound boring. You could try "video editor," and then say you're "not allowed" to say who you edit for. (If you say you're not allowed, it's true!) They'll assume you're entirely behind the scenes and (I edit a podcast) editing itself is hugely boring. That should not get further questions, but if people want to talk software or something, to that will probably take less social energy for you?
I tell people I run a small nonprofit that mostly runs on volunteer work, and then I talk about how badly most organizations treat volunteers and how easy it would be to improve that. Avoids all the awkward questions and speeches and occasional rants I would get otherwise, but I'm not actually lying!
Lol, I love you three, you are all barking mad but I love everything you do and find what you do and talk about really interesting, carry on with more of the same please. Jason from the UK 🤓
"I love it on other people." I relate to that so much! When I live in Mexico there was this woman I knew with this skirt that was so pretty! I would compliment her everytime she wore it. But when I moved to a different city she wanted to give me a gift and she gave me the skirt, I felt so bad! I had no idea how to decline because I was new to the culture. I loved the skirt, but it just wasn't my style and I knew I would never wear it. I still haven't worn it...
That's a sweet story. You could try turning it into something more useful for you, like a top or a pillow cover. 😊
Oh, or a lampshade 😊
Yes!! I have more than one clothing item like this. Some I have modified (for example cutting the skirt off of a dress to wear the bodice as a top with pants) but the others I just hold on to as mementos.
Is it possible to frame it and put it on your wall?
😄 These are good ideas. It's a long yellow skirt that is a lot like the Belle princess dress and I just had a little firl, so I was thinking I could repurpose it as a costume in a few years. We'll see what happens!
YAY! CONGRATULATIONS! Yeah, women in suits. Also, it's so funny that humans have always been THAT way (stays with flaps, 🤭). Good, better, best. Yes, thank you for putting that into words. My oldest has been sewing for 23 days straight (with one final 20 hour push) to get five outfits ready for an event, and she felt very bad that she didn't do nice seam finishes for her kids' outfits, and that certain corners just got glossed over. I told her "Welcome to the Costuming/Sewing community." And told her, What can you really see from 6 feet away? Bernadette Banner pins her skirts, and so have I. And by looking inside old clothes, can tell you that slap dash stitching cause you just need to get this done is not only historically accurate, but so is not going back to fix it later. And don't feel bad because you ran out of time to get things done. The point is, you do what is necessary first -- the commission, and then you work down from there. Velcro and elastic work good on tiny kids, and sticky back velcro won't hold on fabric. Happy 100K!
Your Gonzo was brilliant. I love your videos on tailoring because I learn from your explorations.
CONGRATULATIONS 🎈🎉. I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! Long time coming. Love your videos & you are inspiring!! You have many different skills & are so accomplished. A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH!!. WAY TO GO!! Cheer’s! 🥂🍻
Congratulations on 100k! I've learned so much from this channel and you're one of my favourite creators, I can't wait to see what the future holds! 🥂
Abby opened that bottle like a champ.
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I have only been able to catch one live but I enjoyed being able to chat with you! I think I have my friend Emma to thank for sharing a Bernadette video from which I found all of your channels. Congratulations on your accomplishment of reaching 100k!!
100,000 is amazing, but why is there no video on sewing a historically accurate 18th c tent? I have needs... 😆
I wonder if there IS such a video by Historic Williamsburg, since it was made there ?!
Congratulations on 100K Nicole! I was super pleased I got to see you, Abby, and Morgan all together!
Ooo I have been looking for sheets that are good at not collecting heat from my body.
I can vouch for the linen sheets Nicole mentioned. I sleep hot and my husband sleeps cold. Since I got my Brooklinen sheets, we both sleep well without me overheating and him stealing all the blankets (and then me wake up freezing). I do miss the coolness of cotton when I first slip between the sheets, but not getting hot and sweaty later makes up for it. I bought them originally because we have worn out our modern cotton sheets within two years and I am told linen sheets can last decades.
I concur on the French curve. I had one. It never fit where I needed it. My mother gave me a bendable ruler in the 90s but I usually do my curves free hand.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one to have experienced this! 😂 I bought one early in my sewing learning journey because it was listed as one of those "must haves", but so far no curves on me seem to correspond to ones on it! 🙈
Congratulations on 100k. Love all your prodjects. Because of all you women, I have started sewing cloths in my era 1910 to 1920. Love all the information. I learn so much. Thank you all for everything.
Where on earth are you that any cotton is as expensive as wool? Lol, I basically can't even get wool here, I'd have to have it shipped in and it'd cost a lot, it's basically off the table for me. Plus, I'd have to wear it in the Florida humidity, it's always minimum 50%, usually 60 or 70%. I'd love to hear someone talk about the best materials to deal with hot and humid climates, cause I hear a lot about how great wool is for summer, but they're always only considering dry heat, and that's very different. Maybe it's not bad for that either, but I can't seem to find any info confirming that.
I hear a lot of hate for cotton, but honestly I'm probably still going to make most of my stuff out of it. I think it's a lovely material, it's actually available, very versatile, and I've always thought it looks great. Am I the only one who looked at the picture she showed and seemed to hate so much and saw absolutely nothing wrong with the materials? I thought it looked great! Would making something like that really be so shameful and embarrassing? It makes me worry a bit that I'll end up looking silly, but I honestly just don't see the problem. Anyone have any thoughts? I'd love to hear more opinions.
Anyway, hope I didn't sound negative, just wanted to reach out a bit about the use of cotton, hear some more perspectives. You gals are clearly going for a higher level of accuracy than me anyway, lol. Congrats on the 100k Nicole! You deserve it!
Congratulations and thank you for this video. Watching you three always makes me feel that I am visiting with close friends. Carry on with the real work and the hijinks both are so important.
The dog crashing the interview at 27:57 and demanding cuddles and belly rubs made me laugh so hard it hurts!🤣
i'm willing to bet that "what's your favorite era to see" question was meant to ask your favorite to sew 😂 my phone constantly autocorrects sew to see, it's infuriating
Congrats on 100k!
So great to see you all together. Abby's house is amazing. Congratulations on the milestone. I love the look of Goose Turd and Carnation...
Body modesty and having maids/valets dressing you are kinda mutually exclusive . . . .
Congratulations Nicole! And a big yes to wishing Callamanco was still made! One day, when I retire (???) I might try to spin and weave some. Not sure where I'll get the rollers from to press it (or the right fleece to spin it from....) but a girl can dream.
This was a hoot! Love that Abby's garment is so reminiscent of something classical Grecian, very appropriate to summer weather and decadent celebrations ✨
I thought it looked like relaxed Japanese. Either way, I love how cool it looks.
If memory serves me, i think there’s a video on Noelle’s channel of her making the same pattern?
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Replay button for drunk Southern Oil Baron Morgan
Congratulations on reaching 100,000 people of good taste finding your UA-cam channel.🥂🍾🎉
Favorite dinosaur??
Nicole: raptor (raaaawr)
This made me laugh way harder than it should have. 🤣 Congratulations !
I love Anna May Wong! Underrated in film history and memory!
When I was looking up pictures of her I saw mentions of an upcoming movie all about her life! And her niece is part of it, so there's hope it won't be horribly inaccurate just for drama.
@@NicoleRudolph she was also a costumer as she wanted accurate clothing when Chinese characters were portrayed, even if she didn't play them!
Oh wow, I'd never heard of her but just the very fleeting shots Nicole included here have made me VERY much want to learn more! She looks like a lady full of unique character...
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 unfortunately because of laws and rules, she could not play a love interest of someone who wasn't of the same race. That limited her roles. She even had a TV show in the early years of television.
Nicole have you ever thought of making clothes as Gentleman Jack wears? Feminine yet with the masculine twist?
I was thinking the same thing when she spoke about the masculine look.
When the director says I see character X wearing Y and I have to say not on a high school budget
Congrats to your 100k 🥂 I loved this, watching you three is like meeting with friends 😇
Somebody!! I have an idea. 💡 Replace Suba’s donut with Elizabethan ruffs!
She’s already a princess but with ruffs sh would be a queen!
Metal work, hm? Okay I‘m in, 10/10 would watch you try. Probably again and again. Would you make a sword or buttons? 🧐
See, now, if this had been what sororities were like at my college, I might have actually rushed!
Would love to hear your take on the 'sewing bee' and the social aspect to sewing back in the day, especially for women, versus 'sewing bees/social sewing' really not being a social thing for most people nowadays.
Congratulations! That was fun to watch. Buddy got some shameless tummy rubs, laid back his head and everything...
Congratulations on your much deserved recognition 🥳🥳🥳
Congratulations on the 100K!! You deserve it.
Can someone link to something explaining the flaps on the stays? I've never heard of it before and google is not giving me anything beyond photos with no explanations in Spanish museums.
Museums label them as for nursing- but I know MANY nursing mothers that have worn stays and it's easy to just lift out. The opening is too small for a baby to latch and isn't in the best location. You'd have to unpin the gown and everything. So....likely more adult peek-a-boo
@@NicoleRudolph OK that's hilarious (but wouldn't peek-a-boo be just as easy to whip them out for? less fun though and maybe they wanted a sort of sexy stays like current lingerie and also I guess you'd have to not wear a shift or pull it down a lot)
It would be fun to have a list of primer patterns for undergarments and full dress for people just getting into historical sewing. I’ve sewed my whole life. Most of my clothes since I was a teen, I sewed myself. Time is such a luxury. Now that my child is going into college, I have a ton more time, and really want to get back to sewing. My crazy ADHD brain would completely take me down the path of insanely expensive silk fabric with hand embroidered designs. Because I can do that too. (I’m a textile junkie). I would like a starter project, that will take me to do all the base garments through all the layers. And I’m taking the 1760’s-1790’s…. Because I live close to Williamsburg. (I want to do the haunted carriage tour!) You guys are the best!!!
Ona separate note, I’m kinda pissed at UA-cam because I’ve subscribed to your channel now 3 times!!! I don’t know why it keeps kicking me out. I don’t know if it can tell that I’m still on the hunt for a new sewing machine. My PFAFF from my great grandma just died.
What were the stays with flaps for???? WHAT WERE THE STAYS WITH FLAPS FOR??????????
Museums label them as for nursing- but I know MANY nursing mothers that have worn stays and it's easy to just lift out. The opening is too small for a baby to latch and isn't in the best location. You'd have to unpin the gown and everything. So....likely more adult peek-a-boo
Congratulations to you, Nicole. Thanks for the fun chat!!
In my head your stabby awl is actually a stabby all
*takes French curve out of Amazon wishlist* THANK YOU!
Nicole: I want to learn metalsmithing.
Me, a Metalsmith:🤓💍
Great people to celebrate the milestone with. Congratulations.
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Congratulations and thanks for another entertaining video 😊
Congratulations on your milestone! Love your channel, the history and skills you share with us , and your friendship videos with Abby and Morgan!
You mentioned in a previous video that at some point in the 19th century, tartan patterns [including very loud ones] became extremely popular and fashionable choices for men's clothing.
In contemporary popular culture, we seem to have a trope[?] of the stern, unfashionable, "no-nonsense" women wearing tartan dresses - usually dark coloured ones [Minerva Mcgonagall comes to mind]. Was there such a shift that made tartan associated with pragmatic women rather than fashionable men, or is it a contemporary invention?
Congratulations on 100K!!! What is the name of the Nicole's favorite stitch? I didn't catch it.
The stitch is "le point a rabattre sous la main" which is an edging stitch.
Could Abby please link me what she's wearing because it looks like what I want to live in this summer.
Congratulations on 100k, you deserve it so much ❤️ Thanks for all the great videos, including this one (my three faves! 😍)
OMG of course the last question is the answer I was looking for! I know she had some Cavie in her :)
Congratulations on 100k!
Edit: on the stays with flaps, early push up bra?
I'm 100% in agreement re:bustle dresses. I like the fashion plates from the time and I can appreciate the workmanship that goes into creating one, but IRL the overall frill and flounce of it all is not an aesthetic I enjoy.
I hope someday you do write a book. That is one I'd definitely preorder!
Congratulations! My favourite thing of yours was the ochre jacket you made from an original of, I think, Abby's.
I wanna see an entire video of each of you displaying a series of all your outfits, costuming outfits or otherwise, like a movie montage.
With regards to the "evocative" costume reference. I'm going to put my neck out here and argue that it's not the experience of most people for most of history, to be what we would term as historically accurate. Most people would have had to opt for the cheapest fabric, rely on less than optimal sewing skills and maybe didn't have friends or family who could help with fitting, so again they would rely on undergarments and accessories to give the impression of a fashionable silhouette.
I have a diamond needle awl I use primarily for beading I also call stabby awl.
That good better best system is absolutely how I used to do prop building and other set dressing projects at work. CHoose what's vital and where we can cut corners a leeetle.
BUSINESS THOUGHT:
I wondered if you had considered hiring a business coach OR talking to someone outside of your usual circle of You Tube friends for their tips on what you should do or focus on next. That way you could maximize your You Tube revenue in order to get more of the other things you’d like to get done. These are things that I did when growing my home based business and it really paid off! I’m very happy for you and your 100,000 subscribers. I love history, but can only sew at the most basic level: circle skirts for my little granddaughter and fleece pads for the floor of my Guinea pigs’ cage! Lol But it is enough for me to marvel at your abilities!
🎉 100K!!! 🎉
But do you know any metalsmiths? 😉
Congratulation on the brand new, shiny YT Play button. Well done.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
23:00 - that whole q&a was just...yes. I love fantasy stories. Good ones, fun ones. But I get really deeply annoyed by ones that claim to be "historically accurate" because they obsess over modesty and always and exclusively putting women down and mistreating them, never treating women as human beings at all while the women seem content to just exist as sex dolls and slaves and nothing more because their stories are never explored, or if anything is explored it's also horrifically sexist in how it's explored. That's not historically accurate, that's sexist writers deciding they know what's write and going in with authority they haven't earned, and their gross audiences gobbling it up because it's what they want the world to have been like. Even if the best of cases where the author was just "writing what they know" and just not doing enough research (or only researching things that backed up their assumptions), or, worse, just assuming what they'd always been told was actually accurate, its a modern pop misrepresentation of history based from modern sensibilities or, in the case of ankles, one angry person getting too much attention a hundred+ years later.
i agree on the hooks and eyes and add buttons. will willingly do button holes by hand, but buttons *sigh*
I love your chaos!! Congrats!! And remember we are Happy when You are Happy!!
👏Congratulations 👏 so happy for you ❣️
I enjoy seeing the Three of you together so much ❤️
Congratulations on hitting the 100K mark!!! I'm currently in the stage of attempting the neat little princess stitches but being new to hand sewing and also low on patience so my stays have two inch strips of tiny, tiny back stitching for both the boning channels and seams but the rest is wibbly wobbly nonsense lol.
I've also been joining your Twitch streams now and again and I've had so much fun! I attempt to work on my sewing projects while you chat and sew as well and it's been doing wonders for my productivity. So thanks so much! I look forward to seeing more!!! :D
Live watching y'all together. It cheers the heart. Thank you for letting us into your world and allowing us to be the avenue to enable you to do what you want to be doing. Very much looking forward to all of the new ventures and adventures coming up. Congrats on 100k!
Okay I also have a wool allergy. I was looking into making some historical swimwear. Most is made from wool. Really not sure what to use. I loved Mrs. Lovits swimsuit in the by the sea scene.
Congrats on 100k🎆🎊🎉🎇
Wonder if alpaca might work? Probably super pricey sigh, but for some people in our "wool hurts" club, it seems to work okay...? If it was only mildly irritant, you could try lining it with a very thin cotton knit? (Not historically 100% but survival trumps all!!)
Congrats on the wonderful milestone!
What was the answer to your favourite stitch? You said it so quickly I couldn't catch it.
Congratulations Nicole! You ladies are great.
On a side note, I love Morgan’s rainbow hair.
I want the tent making video soooOooo bad !!!!💖 I would watch that series all the way though!😀 I've been wanting to make one of those 4 EVER! I'm very interested in historic camping. I can see Morgan getting into a series like this.
On another🎶
Hehe I just bought a French curve they really are kind of dumb.👎😕😆
CHEERS NICOLE! So happy for you 👍💖 here's to many more subs and more wonderful content
Look my favorite dino is also the raptor (second fave are all the pterasaurs). But I have a soft spot for my precious theropods (or as I like to call them - the Birbs).
If you REALLY want to be pedantic, my favorite dinosaur is the pigeon.
Have you seen Rosemary Mosco book about pigeons ? Need to buy it for myself !
@@m.maclellan7147 Ooo I haven't! I wonder if my library has it...
Edit: my library DOES have it and I now have it on hold
This was fun, like hanging with my old costuming friends from decades ago. Fifteen years of SCA, mostly Viking, Saxon, and Norman styles, as they were more comfortable for camping. I hit up the best Museum Stores and artisans for accurate-looking jewelry and Hubby did leather work. And yes, sewing a pavilion...did that too. But since we bought and are still restoring an old house, sewing time has literally gone out the window. I do love the 1790s, and may one day dig into the historical patterns and fabric (yeah, I have a trunk of it) I buy during weak moments. In the mean time, it's great to visit you, Morgan, Abby, and Bernadette on UA-cam for a costuming fix. Congrats, Nicole!
Congratulations! I learn so much from you.
Can you recommend (and link to) a really good stab-all stabby awl??
Congrats, This was hilarious. :}
The thumbnail! I love it! Morgan looks like the biggest heartthrob
Yeah, like a pro 👌 Congrats for 100K!!!! ❤