Finishing the 17th century kirtle || The second part || The 17th Century Attire Series. Pt 3.
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Hello and welcome to the next chapter of the 17th Century Attire Series! This time, we are going to finish the green kirtle!
17th Century Attire series:
Shift: • How to Make a Shift ||...
Kirtle pt 1: • Sewing a 17th Century ...
Hooks and eyes tutorial that was used in the video: www.skansen.se/sv/hyskor-hakar
Pictures in thumbnail taken by Oskar Abrahamsson (@skardeline) / . .
0:00 - Introduction.
2:14 - The skirt
5:31 - Pleating of skirt
11:24 - Hooks and eyes
18:31 - Joining skirt and bodice
21:22 - Finishing
22:19 - The result!
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Oh yes we are about to watch a 24 minutes long cinematography perfection
Thank you for that❤❤❤
I 100% agree. Elin's video skills are perfection, a feast for the eyes 😍
@@amaeve1950 Feast for the eyes. And inspiration for the soul. One day, I will achieve these results.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Elin: *opens door for better lighting*
Chickens: oh hello I'll just make myself at home :) 🐔 🐓
Everyday problems here. 🙈Hedvig (one of the chickens) thinks she is absolutely an indoor pet. We dread the day when we have to tell her the truth...
@@elinabrahamsson9442 No don't tell her! She's too sweet!
@@elinabrahamsson9442 oh my god. This is too funny. I had a pet chicken when I was 15- her name was Hedwig! She would always trail after me for hours when I took walks. I am still known as the girl who walked her chicken.
The first pliers were needle nose pliers, and the second were wire cutters!
Ah! Thank you!
An absolute delight to watch! I love seeing a whole historical outfit built up from foundation garments, through outer layers, to the finishing pieces likes aprons and caps. I'm looking forward to part 3/4.
I'm so happy to hear that! ❤I do agree with you. I's very satisfying to see a whole ensemple take shape!
I am loving your work! My immigrant ancestor arrived in Virginia in the year 1621, which has left me with an abiding curiosity about how people of his time lived, including what they wore. New Virginians of the early 1600s, even if they were gentry in Europe, wore simple clothing suitable for wilderness. After a little time in Virginia they admitted that their clothing became even more primitive. Before crops of flax and cotton were well established and while their flocks of sheep were very small, Virginia-made fabrics were often substituted by animal skins. Lots of USA historians reproduce garments of the 1700s, because we have more written accounts and paintings of that time, while during the early 1600s life was so difficult that fewer people wrote and fewer artists were among the population, so much more of their lives can only reside in our imagination. I can imagine the saving piece of a Virginians skirt of the early 1600s might be made of deer hide. You have good looking chickens! I have ducks and sweet potatoes as our main crops. I think sweet potatoes would not grow in Scandinavia.
*WOW* its amazing to see how you have grown and become so comfortable with the camera over the years...
I remember your first kirtle-making video 3 years ago... I dont think you talked in that first video :-D
Thank you! I didn't! Learning to talk in front of a camera in a language you're not comfortable in, is a challenge, but I'm trying to make progress❤
@@elinabrahamsson9442 - I wont even do it in my first language...!!! You are so brave and your manner is becoming so engaging.
Regarding pleats I think they would chose practically. Given the cost in materials and time and knowing sooner or later the waist would need to be altered they would have chosen the pleats so that it could be done without unpicking the whole of the waist. Also the problem with historical surviving clothes is that the bodies they were for did not survive so it is hard to determine how much ease was originally sewed in. Also the nude depictions from the time showed a body shape decidedly different from modern assumptions. Therefore I think you need consider how in a non court setting would the kirtle have served a woman over a long period of time and possibly pregnancies. I think they would have planned ahead for alternations.
Pregnancies?? Hmm, I wonder if that is why they pleated the front and gathered the back. Pleats would be more comfortable on a pregnant belly, I think, and would lie better.
Thank you for making these points! Yes, the originals I have looked into, have traces of being altered. So what you're saying can absolutely be true!
I completely forgot that we were still waiting for this video. And it is so amazing. I love the cinematography and all of the thoughts you put into the sewing process. And the homemade hooks and eyes are just precious!
Thank you so much!❤
For the future to save your fingers: you can use a second set of those flat pliers to bend the wire, doing multitudes of hooks & eyes can be very intense for the fingers (been there, done that! 😅) jewelry pliers with conical pincher parts are also a good option specifically for the loops
Yes, I was going to suggest jewelry pliers too, they're great for making round shapes without pinching or corners, and they come in different sizes too. And I'm going to go watch that tutorial too and see if any of the wire I have in this houses will work for hooks and eyes!!!
Also I've been known to crochet little pliers cozies (handle covers) to save my hands when I'm doing repetitive tasks like making and assembling chain mail links.
Same, i used to do wire work a lot in the past, starting with replicas of antique greece and egyptian and later celtic jewellery, then i used my jewellery pliers for chainmail for my reenactment 10th century viking group (though we were more into living history), and of course tons of tons of hooks and eyes. With those conical nose pliers, a pair of flat nose pliers and a pair of long nose pliers, it saves you so much time, so much pain, so much of skin and fingernails.
Please make the full pattern available one day! (this looks like the perfect Belle peasant dress cosplay pattern😍) That summer dress idea sounds very promising too!!💕
Exactly! I wanted to sew this for my halloween costume of Belle!
It looks amazing. Love it when historical fashions are still easily wearable today. Plus that green is such a lovely soft shade.
Right? That's one thing I love about easy styles and cuts like these 😍
This was so interesting. I’m so glad that there are people doing Nordic versions of historical clothing. Now I really feel like I should make a kirtle to myself as well!
Wire cutters and needle nose pliers. Love watching yours videos.
This was such a fun project to watch all the steps to. I love that you focus on what the average person would wear.
I love the elegance of the simple and generic everyday dress.
When you talked about doing the two different pleats and said "wouldn't that be fun" I yelled "YEAH" with excitement! And watching you make your own hooks and eyes was so satifying. I love your videos and projects. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us!
Good to see your supervisor are doing surprise checks on quality and work 🐔🐔
It’s a super happy Friday when we get a new video from Elin.
Thank you for this series. I'm an Indie author working on a novel set in the 17th century and finally I have a clear picture of a working class woman's attire of that time. And happy to see the passion and craftsmanship of young people dedicated to such a great project. It turned out so beautiful! Chapeau!
I would wear that today
It is just a sleeveless dress! I can make one out of quilting cotton, double layered maybe add some bra cups because you know gravity, age, children.. ect and I will make my own hooks and eyes as well! I honestly did not think they were so simple to make!
It turned out beautifully!
Edit:
I have been watching and reading more about kirtles and it is a supportive garment so maybe no bra cups! 🥳
@@jessicabey275 It really is! I think it isn't a coincidence that stays and corsets wasn't really worn as long kirtles were used. They really have the same advantages (except for maybe some shaping. Though the kirtle does suprisingly much of that with just it's own fabric)
@@elinabrahamsson9442 I will have to try and talk my daughter into helping shape it to me. I so excited to try!!
That's basically what our swiss, bernese folk costume looks like. Choose the fabric according to your region and status, add a nice apron, a kerchief and the jewellery if you have it, and you are done.
Also that project and cinematogarphy was beautifull as always.
Ah, I love your video editing style and of course the outcome of your beautiful kirtle! Your videos are so catching and informative, that I just started handsewing outdoors and giving my sewing machine a resting time. Also love your boro dress!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the boro dress! I'm sewing a new one right now, to make as a video❤
Is the Boro dress the one we see around 19:52? If yes, I had no idea it was called like this and absolutely loved it as well. What a pleasure to read that you are planning a video about it, Elin!
The wait between videos is so worth it. I’m an indecisive person. But I can tell this is one of my favourite channels on youtube. You got the sewing and crafting, the history, the ✨ accuracy ✨, the humour, the inspiration, the passion, the peace... And I’m happy to see European creators (not that I don’t like the USA content, I love it) that focuses on other countries and other time periods that a lot of other similar channels (still love them please don’t get me wrong). Thank you so much Elin! Lots of love ❤️
You're so sweet! I got so happy to read this. Thank you❤
Omg youre back! Ive started getting into natural dyes and rewatching all of your videos, youve been missed!
I'm so glad to hear it!❤
I love how this worked out. I wish historic fashion was something that was available when I was younger because I'm so fascinated by it. The kirtle is beautiful and your stitches so uniformly done. Thank you for sharing and I'm looking forward to your next video.
Thank you! It is really something that has grown the last couple of years, and it's so fun!
@@elinabrahamsson9442 it is fun!
Lovely video. Entertaining and delightful to watch. If you plan on making your own hooks and eyes again i would highly recommend getting a pair of round nose pliers. They are commonly used in jewellery making as they are wonderful for making small, neat, round loops much more easily than the needle nose pliers you used. Either way they turned out beautifully.
I love watching your videos while I sew, even though living here in the states there’s not much of a medieval reenacting scene. I do 18th and 19th century sewing and re-enactments.
But I’m planning on making a Tudor era working class kirtle soon and while your dress is a different century, the information you had on the 16th century here is giving me a great starting point! Love your videos and your immense talent, both in sewing and cinematography
Yay a new video from Elin, what a lovely treat for a Friday! Congratulations on a beautiful kirtle and video. I've been looking forward to the next episode in this series and it was a joy to watch.
I'm so glad to hear it! Hope you'll like it❤
There you are! I was wondering where you’ve ventured to! So glad to see some chickens! 😍
And the chickensb( and me) are glad to see you!😍
Elin, you are such a delight to watch! So glad to see you again! Your kirtle turned out great. I think the outfit would look wonderful in today's fashion too. Go for it!
You had a needle nose pliers I think to make the bends in your hooks and eyes. I used to make some jewelry. And had a smaller pair for that..
Right? Maybe in some linen or cotton this would be a wonderful modern summers' dress!
Delightful to watch, and a very flattering ensemble! Congratulations Elin!But my absolute favorite was when the chicken walked inside!!
Hahahah yes little Alma always wanted to be inside with us😅She is unfortunately not with us any more, but those small mischiefs are something I think of every day❤
The algorithm finally did something right in recommending your channel to me!! Instant subscription!! Love love love the quality of your videos, your personality, the pretty scenery, how much effort is put into the research for this series, and of course the beautiful garments being made by hand :D I hope more people discover this absolute joy!
Your videos are always captivating and topnotch. Beautiful cinematography, a good pick of music, entertaining storytelling. You should sell your videos to musea or publish them as a documentary.
How sweet you are, Thank you!❤
I love your cinematography, such a delight to watch! The area and the little chickens and kitty, makes me so jealous of where you live. I love the saving piece, it's such a smart way to save fabric and makes it feel so.... authentic I guess is the word !
Right? It's such a small detail, but adds so much!
@@elinabrahamsson9442 it does!
The hooks and eyes- fascinating. I can’t wait to make some. My grandmother’s stash from many decades ago is almost used up. . Never knew how nice they were until I bought new ones that are awful. They have paint that flakes off. Ugh! You’ve made this look fun. My jewelers tools will make the job a bit easier I think.
Elin - your videos are exceptionally beautiful. I don't even watch for the historical garment making, I watch for the cinematography!
I was so excited to see the latest in the series in my feed. I love that you showed using a saving piece, those women were so clever in the ways they found to economize and make things work. The finished kirtle is lovely and the closing shots were beautifully filmed. I will be anxiously awaitingbthe cap video!
great work Elin! it's always so interesting to see historic clothing being made!
fun fact: i made an austrian Dirndl some time ago and it's structured almost exactly the same way! even down to the hem, which is reinforced with another piece of fabric... also the different types of folds give the skirt it's fullness and drape (it's easier to tie the apron in the front with less fabric, i guess that's the reason?)
really interesting to see that we still wear this type of clothing regularly even today in Europe, with only small differences in details!
Yes! New video! It always soothes my soul. And you've made it! I'm really happy for you. 🥰
And I'm very happy to read this!❤
I love your energy and excitement for these endeavors.
The tools are called 'needle nose plyers' and 'wire cutters'.
I absolutely love the way you add dramatic music to your videos- what you’re doing is so freakin badass and epic. Your videography skills are next level.
I clicked so quick! I’m so excited to watch ❤️
I'm so happy to have you here!❤
You fit the period so well !!! You look like you just stepped out of the past!! Absolutely beautiful. Love your videos. Your skills at both sewing and filming are amazing!!!! Well done!!
What a compliment! Thank you! ❤
This whole project was amazing, but I was most impressed by you making your own hooks and eyes.
I’ve seen some really beautiful blackwork coif examples in places like V & A’s online museum (I live in Australia)- don’t know if that’s the kind of thing that crossed over to Sweden, but it might be worth a look... looking forward to the next update!
You have a good point! I will discuss them in the upcoming video! :)
Vilka gulliga hönor. 🐔🐔🐔🥰 Och gulliga kossor. 🐄🐄🐄🥰 Tack för videon.
I love seeing your process! All the little details of how you made what decision it's so wonderful
What a treat to get a kirtle series update from you! Exquisite work in all aspects of production, including the video and narration. Happy summer!
20:48 Lmaoo loved this little bit, how the music stops too, funny moment
Hey! I was missing you so I started watching my favourite videos from your channel today, and now look, a new one! 👏👏👏 I loved it so much, thank you for continuing to upload these videos of your work, they are so so enjoyable. The hooks and eyes are really cool and the finished kirtle is stunning. And I think you are right, it would be a very flattering modern dress too. 🧵😍
I am so happy to have you here! Thank you for your kind words!❤
I'm so happy to see this up. I have some coat wait wool fabric I found in a thrift store and want to make a kirtle like this out of it. The hooks and eye tutorial is helpful too. Everytime I go into buy them from the store they're always out, I also can never find varied sizes. Thanks to this I know how to make my own.
It was suprisingly easy! Just took some time😅
@@elinabrahamsson9442 that's what I noticed. I know you gave the link for the tutorial, but really yours was filmed so well that I really don't need the one you used. I was able to clearly see what you were doing.
Your videos are a delight from top to bottom. Every aspect, every little detail is given to us with such care and it shows
As always: you have outdone yourself. A sensational look into the creative process and a stunning piece of cinematography. Thank you for sharing.
I gasped out loud when I saw the upload.
I'm so glad to have you here!❤
I love your videos!
You do such fabulous work.
I am in awe of you not marking up the brass wire with the tips of the pliers! (They make ones with tiny tips, and round all the way around; somewhat like a very dull awl in shape.) If you ever want smaller ones, you might get a pair of them. However, you do so well with the ones you have, I doubt you would need them.
Your journeys are super exciting and fun! You back up your work with research and are a great storyteller especially through the images you show. I am surprised that there seems to be not much research on the 17th century as it’s my favorite century to study as a fellow history nerd! As a Dutchie I love seeing more European voices and perspectives in the historical costuming. Can’t wait for the next adventure!
This is delightful! A summer dress would be so lovely to see.
Ah, I've been waiting for this next part! It didn't disappoint :D
Your videos are always so much fun to watch. I enjoy watching you progress with each of your sewing projects and your enthusiasm never fails to brighten my day. Your dress has turned out wonderful and the 'saving piece' is a very nice touch. Now I'm looking forward to your next video, to see what sort of head covering you will make. Thank you for sharing your love of historical sewing. It won't be much longer and you're going reach 100,000 subscribers. 🙂Take care and best wishes.
I have one complaint; your videography and composition is so lovely that I can't do anything but watch while listening. My chooky came inside to enquire about what I was so enthralled in too. 😂
Thanks for the inspirement! I just got a big parcel of material, and needed a shove to do something about it.
Elin - you are a joy and an amazing talent! Beautiful sewing and design, as well as your ability to tell the story and inspire through images.
I was only listening, and could picture the needle nose pliers and wire cutters based on Elin's description. I think a lot of native English speakers would have used the exact phrasing Elin used. But maybe Viking ship is a very Swedish way of describing the eye :-)
Hahahah I don't know if it is, bit it did look a bit like it, right?🙈😅
Also called side cutters…
@@diannadarling699 Ah that is cool. I've never heard that one. But "pliers that are the thin ones" or something along those lines? I think we've all used that one!
Elin!!! People in the comments always praise your videography, and they are soooooo right! I love your costumes, they are so creative and well researched, but I can't help coming to watch your videos just to feel like I am watching a beautiful movie! So much talent here! I love all your videos! 🥰
Aww thank you so much! How sweet you are 😭❤
@@elinabrahamsson9442 You're welcome! Know every word is true!
Your videos are always so worth the wait! I think I love everything you make 😀
I so enjoy watching you plan out and make your projects. I'm glad to have found your channel. Also, your cat and chickens are truly entertaining! 🐓😄
Horrah! Horray! Yippee! Oohdalaleee!!!! Another video.
Another gorgeously shot, super entertaining, and very educational video! The kirtle is so beautiful, from the lovely wool color to the well balanced proportions. Fantastic work!
The green dress in front of all the greenery in the background is very stunning. I get why you love this colour, it suits you really well!
Beautifully shot and engaging explanations in between, I'll wait for that Cap-video :)
It looks so comfortable. I could easily see wearing stuff like that daily.
The tools are just needle nose pliers and wire cutters.
Love, love how you call long skirts (or dresses with long skirts) very practical, as one hears the opposite only too often!! ;) After all, women wore them all the time until the 20th century, so not sure at which points skirts suddenly became "unpractical" and trousers the only way to go (I hate trousers with gusto)...!
The result was simply exquisite! Worth the wait! Beautiful work as always and I love your attention to detail. I fell in love with the hooks and eyes😍 I need to make those myself!!
It wasn't difficult at all! So really recommend you trying!😄
I've enjoyed this series so much
Again a really amazing video. I learnd a lot from your tutorials- even as a man. Keep going!
I love the kirtle!! I'd wear it every single day. Your videos are so beautiful to watch, thank you for the hard work you put into them!
Needle nose pliers = thinner plier. Wire cutters = cutting tool. Brass wire = brass thread. Beautiful work! Hope this terminology helps!
You are my favorite UA-cam channel! I love your videos and the historical things you make so much! I also love your chickens
My chickens poop EVERYWHERE! I don’t know how you’re able to walk around barefoot and sitting on the ground with your beautiful fabrics with such confidence 😆
Elin is Back!!🥰🙏 I am so excited to watch this!!
Beautiful hand sewn kirtle and a lovely project to watch you create Elin. Thank you for sharing your work x
You’ll definitely see us and we hope it is very soon!
Always so enjoyable to watch 😊
Yay! You are back! I have missed you, it’s lovely to see you and the kirtle is beautiful and your filming is beautiful and I am happy to watch xx
Aww thank you!❤
It’s gorgeous! I would totally wear this outfit today.
Beautiful. Of course it's beautiful, everything you touch turns out lovely. And I do wear sleeveless kirtles like this for everyday, so yes, it works.
I love the outfit. Starting to think I should sew a kirtle, too (although this century is not my focus normally, but this is so beautiful!)
I love the idea of the saving piece. Brilliant.
I am always excited for your new videos! They are so well thought out and beautifully produced. Definitely worth the wait!
Beautiful! I loved watching you make those hooks and eyes. I look forward to watching your cap making.
Thank you Elin! This was so much fun to watch you make and it turned out to be beautiful!!!
I love your videos. I always get a big smile on my face when I see a notification for your channel pop up.
I've been looking forward to this video!! I absolutely love the cinematography of your videos and your projects always turn out so beautiful, it inspires me to want to start historical sewing!😍
Stunning work. No, really. I'm out of words to describe how beautifully this came out.
And don't even get me started on the filming, editing and sound cues... Thank you. You set a high bar, my dear human.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Elin, I love your videos! Thank you for sharing your adventures into historical raiment.
And thank you for being here and being so kind!❤
I think the garments with the cartridge pleating in the back and knife/other pleating in the front are dirndls! That's pretty typical for dirndls, and they have a very similar shape to some kirtles. What a lovely make and fantastic process to watch!!
They're Swedish folk dresses, "livskjorta", as she explained in the previous video of the dressmaking. A very similar look as in all European folk dresses drawing from this common history, but no need to correct the word for language differences 😂
Älskar denna serie! Känn dig mycket fri att nämna vad orden heter på svenska också, jag vill gärna kunna prata om såna här saker även på svenska. Underbar video iaf!
Fascinating. This is very well filmed I like it and I like your chickens, and the time that you put into this video, beautiful.
Love your videos, Elin! Keep them coming! :)
Yay! A new video!! I've been looking for it. Loved everything about it!
omg welcome back i’ve been impatiently waiting for this
Hi Elin! I'm a new viewer, but I've enjoyed binging your channel! Your mastery in handsewing is beautiful to watch!
Eyyy, it’s always great to see your notification!! It looks great:)