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I love the waistcoat! Our local faire in Southern California knows there’s enough pirate fans that they explicitly have a pirate day. I wore an 18th century bodice with a linen shift and linen skirt to the Faire with no concern for anachronism because the corsets they sell are…definitely not historically accurate. I love the creative anarchy of Faire dress.
Confusing term, Renaissance fair, when it's so much more than that. Here in the Netherlands we call them fantasy fairs. It's like a convention of everything fantasy and scifi (book signings, lectures, medieval folk bands, tabletop games, jousting, storytellers, jesters, artisam, crafts, plus most guests are in costume) and it's usually held at real castle grounds (lucky to live in Europe, yes😊)
Is there one, you would particularly recommend? I've actually never been to one (or at least not to a big one) and it sounds like something, I would enjoy. I live in Cologne, so not far at all from the Netherlands.
@@raraavis7782 my absolute favourite is Castlefest in Lisse. it's one of the biggest ones and the atmosphere is just top notch! lots of cool costumes historical, fantasy, everything. I've been going there every summer (except for covid times) for years now and it truly feels like coming home :)
The original Renaissance Faire in Southern California was set in the English Renaissance as other faires came along they got more fantasy oriented, for example, the San Jose Renfaire and San Jose Fantasy Faire are now combined.
@@foreverascone Thanks! I will check that out for sure. It must be very popular - camping is already sold out 😅. But maybe 3 days would have been a bit much anyway, so I shall get a day ticket and then seek accomodations elsewhere. I went to Amsterdam and then spent a week in Leiden with extended family before Corona hit, so I have fond memories of the region.
@@raraavis7782 One of the biggest Ren faires in Europe is in Bückeburg. It's called the MPS Spectaculum and it's definitely doable to get there from Cologne
That waistcoat!!! It is worth all the buttonholes, it's marvelous. You are seriously giving me pirate fashion fever with that finished look! So cool and that harness is genius!
I have one pirate shirt with way too thick linen from years ago. And a drag king/stage style frock coat that is crazy shiny that again was made like 5 years ago (my skills and knowledge has skyrocketed since then) and not very historical looking. Now I'm so heavily debating making myself better piraty garb. My budget is low but I have a lot of thick drapery type brocade looking fabric that would be pretty for frocks. And till I can afford linen. Thrifted soft cotton or linen sheets from my local shop make lovely shirts and chemise for casual wear.
I always found it funny the first ren fair I ever went to I wasn't dressed up but was in normal clothes. And everyone who was dressed up would say the same thing to me. "Why are you naked?" It always made me laugh.
Everyone: "You're a Costume Designer you'll have the best costumes for Ren Faires/Halloween!" Me: Digs through years of my thrifted/past costume stash to throw together a pirate outfit at the last minute. I was usually was too busy making costumes for plays/movies etc to make my own! But after years of thrifting for shows is when i found the coolest pieces for my costume stash. Or most of the cool stuff I kept from the 90's 😁
I've been working on the renfaire circuit (east coast, mostly) for close to 16 years. Nothing gives me more joy than seeing folks having a blast on their first visit; hope to see you around for more! Your whole ensemble (and everyone else's!) looks amazing!
As soon as you started talking about not wanting to carry bags I was thinking about that harness because I've seen a number of professional photographers using them at shoots and then you brought out yours which is leather and brass and beautiful. Much nicer than the nylon straps and plastic buckles of the ones I've seen. The whole outfit is awesome.
MN Ren Fest is for some reason at the end of the summer/early fall. The weather could be cool in the morning and scorching by noon. If it's rained, the entire place is mud and puddles. If it's been dry, expect to my covered in in a fine powder of dirt by the end of the day. I've loom knitted a few shawls and use them on the morning to keep warm and then tie them around my waist when it gets warm. I don't like to carry stuff (and as an overly prepared person and mother) I tend to bring many things for which I have pouches hanging on a belt along with my corked ceramic mug and a water skin. My daughter has her own belt and pouches so she can carry her own stuff.
Love the zigzag over cord tip on the buttonholes. Y'all must have been absolute rock-stars at the Ren Faire. Y'all must have been stopped for pictures every time y'all turned around. I love everything about the completed look. So glad y'all had fun.
If you're still living in Reno, you might want to check out Valhalla in Tahoe. It's not happening in 2022 but hopefully will be back in June of 2023. The setting is magical. I love how the whole ensemble came together. Every year I say that I am going to make us waist coats etc to wear to the Vallejo Pirate Fair but every year we just throw on renowned stuff in a "piratey" fashion with tricorn hats and lots of jewelry. It's postponed too but you have me inspired.
ohhh, ok, that explains it! i'm in northern california and i grew up hearing about the south lake tahoe festivals. i didn't realize that nicole hadn't been in reno much earlier than the pandemic hiatuses.
my parents met at ren faire! around 30 years ago, at least at the ones my parents went to, they were still historically adequate and fantasy wasn’t really a part of it. when i was a baby my parents used to bring me along, so yes i had a very tiny elizabethan outfit. funny enough, there were actually people who took the historical accuracy TOO far and would get mad at other for not hand sewing their entire gown. they stopped going in the 2000s when it started to incorporate fantasy and got away from historical plausibility
Growing up, my Dad would take my brother and I to the Maryland Renn Faire every year for 10+ years. GREAT memories. When you started talking I thought of my Dad taking us, and my brother started taking his kids 10 years ago. 😍 THEN, you mentioned going to the Indiana Renn Faire which is actually where my brother lives. 😊
Y’all are adorable. I grew up going to the Michigan Renaissance Festival every year (which is a really big, awesome faire) and it is one of my favorite things. Now I live in Oregon and used to make it to a faire for my bday weekend, but there was a two year pause bc covid. But this year it’s back, and I’m so excited! Especially since my pandemic hobby was sewing historical clothing. 😂
Nicole you are a genius. That whole thing was gorgeous. You're honestly the bisexual- chic, pirate assassin nerd of my dreams right now. I think I'm in love.
I adore this look! I'm super partial to the pirate aesthetic but I feel that you've outdone most of the other typical pirate looks and it just looks so great. I think it's all the hard & softness of texture and lavishness in severe black but also the beautiful touches like the pockets & sleeves. Oh, and of course, the leather! Please do more of this!
we love "this is purely for the fit" accessories to start having a purpose. i would always leave my keys in the apartment door (vry bad for trying to enter the building) and just permanently attached them to a "fashun" chain i always just wear dangling around. great investment into future me
6:21 That outfit, with the yellow coat with the cape style shoulders, looks wonderful. The camera "belt" looks like a cunning bit of kit. Folding the pocket inside and the entire waistcoat inside out is like magic. I love seeing all these techniques. The prefabricated castle at the Ren Fair is impressive. Twerking Elves!
I am so glad to hear that Nicole has more accessible videos for us sewing challenged even if it is on Patreon. I asked for this a number of times in her comment sections.
The waistcoat is beautiful, very much in awe of your talent (and I love the completed outfit)! I'll admit I don't have good recollections of the only Faire-esque event I've been to (I was like 9 and the whole Knight-favor thing was very weird), but the more I see of folks having fun at them, I kind of want to go to one as an adult. Maybe eventually
Looks like fun! You were definitely in good company. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire in California has been going on since the 1960s, and is quite an experience. There are also Highland Games, Society for Creative Anachronism tournaments and 'wars', and other such opportunities. One of my favorites was a summer pirate-themed scavenger hunt at the beach, with history based trivia and riddles written in calligraphy. Costuming for 'all day' outdoor events requires a different level of planning...can you camp, haul water, cook, etc. in your clothing? Hats are also vital here. Isn't it amazing how heavy something can feel when you must carry it all day? That harness was a great solution. I enjoy your videos very much.
My absolute favorite place in Minnesota is our Ren Fest grounds! It’s a permanent structure that feels like a fantasy town. I’m planning on going this year, but I don’t think I’ll be in costume, which is typically pirate-esque in my case. I did learn the hard way about the importance of shoe choice a few years back when I wore a pair of boots for the first time. The sole was practically nonexistent and our faire grounds are covered in mulch! By the end of the day I had managed to completely bruise the bottoms of both feet. Lesson learned: comfort over aesthetics!!
i haven't been to a ren faire in a long long time, but they hold a special place in my heart. i tried drop spindling for the first time at a renaissance faire, going to them inspired me to make elizabethan(ish) stays for my senior project in high school, and it was my entré into sewing full garments. i hope you had an amazing time!!
To anyone who might travel to Maryland in the fall, I would definitely recommend hitting up the Maryland Renessance Festival, or any Ren Fair, they are so cool. Wonderful video!
Thank you for starting a UA-cam Membership. I love seeing your extras; I'll be very interested in seeing how you made the pirate-like dress once I join.
I feel so much less alone now! after finding the channels of you and your friends I also ended up going to my first renfaire this year! and I'm looking foreward to checking out as many as i can now!
You looked beautiful in your outfit!! Congrats! I have been to a RenFaire once and it was a muddy mess. I did have a great time though and was able to buy a handmade lamp and a hand framed mirror which I still use to this day. I was there in the late 70s, early 80s. It was held in a real forest, thusly the mud. I'm glad you didn't have to go through that, but it did look like you had to suffer via alot of sun on asphalt or cement? I'm glad you all got to visit with each other again too! Very exciting. Thanks for bringing us along on the jacket making trip and the real trip to Indiana!
I really like your hybrid method of historical and modern construction techniques! This is pretty similar to how we sew modern women's jackets. I was surprised that you didn't interline the stretch self fabric with a non-stretch, but the fit turned out fantastic! And my interest in getting a carryall harness is renewed, haha 😂💖
Nice waist coat and interesting to see one of your strange fairs. looks rather like walking down the street in Bristol most days of the week. I've only been to events at castles or battlefields where one has to be authenticly dressed as a re enactor or be just a visitor. Great fun to be had helping a friend with her stall in her double Bergundian tent and seeing stalls and costumes from all over Europe at Tewksbury one year. Beautifull Polish amber and great German band. That was some years ago and everyone dressed as pirates after the event closed to the public at night because even serious living history people like to play .
That outfit is so badass!! I've had the great good fortune to live within about an hour of a renfaire since I was a kid, and have a group of friends to go with who like to dress up. It's such a fun experience! Hope you all had a blast!
Beautiful costumes! Highly recommend the Maryland and Pennsylvania faires for a more immersive experience! PA has an entire town built, including a mini Globe theater.
I love the fabric you used and would love to know where you got it from please🤗 I went had looked up the bandit harness and nearly passed out at how much the full set cost 😹😹 so after finding the full cow hide that my Mom bought years ago Dad and I have decided that we are going to make one each for us for when we go on our photo shot trips around here in the Outback I have to use walking frame but when we go bush I’m stuck with walking canes which means I have no free hands to carry but the bandit harness it just opened up a whole new life for me thank you for sharing the link for the Bandit harness 🤗🤗🤗 It looked like you had a lot of fun😹😹I am hoping to one day being able to go to the one here in Australia when it happens again once I have made my outfit that is.🤗🤗🤗🤗
It's from Mood! And yeah, that harness was pricey- I wish I had the ability/time to make one but I will just have to get all of the use I can out of it!
The whole outfit is gorgeous! I also love that black belt and that camera harness is awesome! I didn't even know such a thing existed. I can't believe you made that leather pouch in just a few hours. And cranked out the beautiful shirt dress AND the labor intensive vest. You are a powerhouse. Congrats on your first Ren Faire. Looks like you all had a lot of fun 😊 I saw Morgan's video on making her armour, def recommend to anyone. I couldn't figure out why Abby kept squatting, but I was funny. Thanks for sharing. It's cool to see so many creators getting together irl.
How much fun. The group looked like something out of dragonquest! Loved the outfit. The harness looked really cool! I also have shoulder problems and very often hang things from my obi or stuff them in my sleeves.
Your modern belt for hanging things reminds me this - in 13-15 centuries city dwellers used such a trick - they purchased a weapon belt with hooks and buckles for hanging swords or rapiers etc while they did not own any heavy weapon - And they like showed "I am a badass, just got my blade at home today - good for you, or you`d be already dead")))
🤣 🤣 🤣 From the title, I thought you were going to show ALL the fun that you had at a Ren Faire. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 22 minutes of sewing later 🤣 I'd found . . . that I'd . . . watched . . . a sewing vid. 🤣 🤣 🤣
Thanks for the videos. I don't sew but I enjoy history. I worked at Jamestown years ago, not as an interpreter but sailing and doing maintenance on the ships. I knew a few folks from CW but most likely before you and Abby worked there. Keep up the good work! All the best to you and yours. BTW, your hair looks great.
The waistcoat is gorgeous. The whole outfit is amazing. You look wonderful! Do you know how lucky you are to have friends who are into the same things you are? I had a friend like that, we had so much fun together. I lost her to Covid almost two years ago, and I can’t believe how much I miss her. So be sure to appreciate every minute of your exciting life.
So many buttons! 🤩 I used to go to the tiny Ren Faire near where I grew up in the Midwest mostly because I was a horse crazy girl and loved to watch the jousting and other horse performances.
That rig is freaking amazing! Also, love the shirt, waistcoat came out super neat. The pattern on it is especially nifty. There is a definite Man in Black vibe to your outfit. Looks like you all had a fun time too, so bonus!
That waistcoat is gorgeous. A must make at some point. Along with the pouch and shirt. Love the camera harness too. Must have a word with a leather worker friend and see if he could make me a wheelchair friendly version. Would solve so many issues. Looks like you all had loads of fun at the Ren faire.
Wow - amazing work as always. Hoping you (or all three of you) get to experience the NY Renaissance Faire at some point. It's quite a magical environment and a separate "world" (once you enter the gates) and feels super immersive. I think you three would love it.
You are so gifted Nicole. I just found you and I'm so impressed with your skills. You have a great voice for narration. You and your friends need to come to Michigan for our Renaissance fair in September in the shire of Holly. It's amazing! Enjoying your channel and your talent, loved the shoes, that's how you hooked me🤩👍🪡
Going to renfaires is such a magical experience!! If you're ever interested in other faires, I can't reccommend enough that you check out the Bristol renfaire in Kenosha sometime if you're able to, it's absolutely massive and a lovely experience in or out of costume. I'm glad you got to attend and have a fun time in costume, your whole squad looked excellent 🥰
I have those boots too (and in the same color), they take forever to lace up but are so comfortable! Also love the scale of pointy ears from lil' point, medium point, to Abby's MEGA POINTY ears.
As usual Nicole "nailed it" (or maybe, trying for a sewing pun here, so be kind: "backstitched it') with the cosplay. That shoulder brace for carrying objects is perfect (I also have a delicate back in search of a kindly carrying method.)! I wonder could this brace be dup'd with other materials (thick gold or whatever fabric) so that it could be worn with other cosplay or everyday attire? Fun seeing Abby and Morgan also. I always say, you can never go wrong with pointed ears in cosplay. To badly misquote Tim Gunn: they (pointed ears) always make an outfit work.
Wonderful!!! Hope you had a blast! I've never been to one either; hopefully I can this year! The one near me always seems to happen when I'm BROKE af. lol.
Maryland renaissance fair comes complete with King and queen which if you keep up with the gossip they fight every year lol. It’s so fun it also happens with it’s not so hot.
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Lovely! Rewatching now that I have had some basic tailoring. Between you and Sewstine I’m going to have to get a pattern for both a waistcoat and a court coat. I already have a Vogue pattern to make a replacement for my “Jack Sparrow” jacket.
Always so impressed with the way you explain the sewing process, it so much easier to understand, thank you for another great video :) and the final outfit looks awesome!
Waistcoat is a thing of beauty. But do you think Stede would havev buttons in back opening area? I've seen or at least think I've seen some like that. Or am I thinking of the jacket?
this waistcoat is fabulous I love it. Can I recommend a trip to Warwick Castle when you are in the UK next. If you love the ren faire you will love Warwick Castle.
We live very near the Texas Renaissance Festival and normally go two or three times a season. It's fun but expensive and the Texas heat can be brutal, even in October so i tend to wear a lot of belly dancing or fairy garb. My renfaire style is liken to Stevie Nicks meets Coachella 🤣
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What did you do with all that plastic?
Oh there are TONS of people dressed as pirates at Ren faires.
Your outfits are terrific and you all look like you are having a terrific time!
I love the waistcoat! Our local faire in Southern California knows there’s enough pirate fans that they explicitly have a pirate day. I wore an 18th century bodice with a linen shift and linen skirt to the Faire with no concern for anachronism because the corsets they sell are…definitely not historically accurate. I love the creative anarchy of Faire dress.
Pirate day! I did go to a Pirate festival once in Virginia- they have a Blackbeard themed event cause, well, Hampton Roads and spoilers!
Confusing term, Renaissance fair, when it's so much more than that.
Here in the Netherlands we call them fantasy fairs. It's like a convention of everything fantasy and scifi (book signings, lectures, medieval folk bands, tabletop games, jousting, storytellers, jesters, artisam, crafts, plus most guests are in costume) and it's usually held at real castle grounds (lucky to live in Europe, yes😊)
Is there one, you would particularly recommend? I've actually never been to one (or at least not to a big one) and it sounds like something, I would enjoy.
I live in Cologne, so not far at all from the Netherlands.
@@raraavis7782 my absolute favourite is Castlefest in Lisse. it's one of the biggest ones and the atmosphere is just top notch! lots of cool costumes historical, fantasy, everything. I've been going there every summer (except for covid times) for years now and it truly feels like coming home :)
The original Renaissance Faire in Southern California was set in the English Renaissance as other faires came along they got more fantasy oriented, for example, the San Jose Renfaire and San Jose Fantasy Faire are now combined.
@@foreverascone
Thanks! I will check that out for sure.
It must be very popular - camping is already sold out 😅.
But maybe 3 days would have been a bit much anyway, so I shall get a day ticket and then seek accomodations elsewhere.
I went to Amsterdam and then spent a week in Leiden with extended family before Corona hit, so I have fond memories of the region.
@@raraavis7782 One of the biggest Ren faires in Europe is in Bückeburg. It's called the MPS Spectaculum and it's definitely doable to get there from Cologne
That waistcoat!!! It is worth all the buttonholes, it's marvelous. You are seriously giving me pirate fashion fever with that finished look! So cool and that harness is genius!
I have one pirate shirt with way too thick linen from years ago. And a drag king/stage style frock coat that is crazy shiny that again was made like 5 years ago (my skills and knowledge has skyrocketed since then) and not very historical looking. Now I'm so heavily debating making myself better piraty garb. My budget is low but I have a lot of thick drapery type brocade looking fabric that would be pretty for frocks. And till I can afford linen. Thrifted soft cotton or linen sheets from my local shop make lovely shirts and chemise for casual wear.
"idk everything just came together really well for this :)"
meanwhile, Morgan is on her tenth hour of installing rivets into kevlar
I always found it funny the first ren fair I ever went to I wasn't dressed up but was in normal clothes. And everyone who was dressed up would say the same thing to me. "Why are you naked?" It always made me laugh.
Everyone: "You're a Costume Designer you'll have the best costumes for Ren Faires/Halloween!"
Me: Digs through years of my thrifted/past costume stash to throw together a pirate outfit at the last minute.
I was usually was too busy making costumes for plays/movies etc to make my own! But after years of thrifting for shows is when i found the coolest pieces for my costume stash. Or most of the cool stuff I kept from the 90's 😁
I've been working on the renfaire circuit (east coast, mostly) for close to 16 years. Nothing gives me more joy than seeing folks having a blast on their first visit; hope to see you around for more! Your whole ensemble (and everyone else's!) looks amazing!
As soon as you started talking about not wanting to carry bags I was thinking about that harness because I've seen a number of professional photographers using them at shoots and then you brought out yours which is leather and brass and beautiful. Much nicer than the nylon straps and plastic buckles of the ones I've seen. The whole outfit is awesome.
MN Ren Fest is for some reason at the end of the summer/early fall. The weather could be cool in the morning and scorching by noon. If it's rained, the entire place is mud and puddles. If it's been dry, expect to my covered in in a fine powder of dirt by the end of the day.
I've loom knitted a few shawls and use them on the morning to keep warm and then tie them around my waist when it gets warm. I don't like to carry stuff (and as an overly prepared person and mother) I tend to bring many things for which I have pouches hanging on a belt along with my corked ceramic mug and a water skin. My daughter has her own belt and pouches so she can carry her own stuff.
The stuff you've been making/sharing recently is just reflecting back my GENDER FEELINGS and love it so so much. I feel seen.
SAME!
Love the zigzag over cord tip on the buttonholes. Y'all must have been absolute rock-stars at the Ren Faire. Y'all must have been stopped for pictures every time y'all turned around. I love everything about the completed look. So glad y'all had fun.
Oh yeah. This whole damned ensemble is going into the "must make immediately" queue. #PirateFever
That clippy-pouch shoulder-harness is brilliant. I have never seen anything like it before, and I want one.
Agreed! I have to find one of those
If you're still living in Reno, you might want to check out Valhalla in Tahoe. It's not happening in 2022 but hopefully will be back in June of 2023. The setting is magical.
I love how the whole ensemble came together. Every year I say that I am going to make us waist coats etc to wear to the Vallejo Pirate Fair but every year we just throw on renowned stuff in a "piratey" fashion with tricorn hats and lots of jewelry.
It's postponed too but you have me inspired.
Ooh, I didn’t know Tahoe had an event. I bet it’s a great venue.
I've been watching that one carefully! I moved here just a few weeks after the 2019 one and they haven't run it since. Maybe next year!
My favorite memory from Valhalla is the year it snowed. We wore all our faire garb and were cozy.
ohhh, ok, that explains it! i'm in northern california and i grew up hearing about the south lake tahoe festivals. i didn't realize that nicole hadn't been in reno much earlier than the pandemic hiatuses.
Love the look! My favorite ever teacher inservice was a trip to a renfaire where we spent the day drawing people in cool costumes. It was lovely fun.
my parents met at ren faire! around 30 years ago, at least at the ones my parents went to, they were still historically adequate and fantasy wasn’t really a part of it. when i was a baby my parents used to bring me along, so yes i had a very tiny elizabethan outfit. funny enough, there were actually people who took the historical accuracy TOO far and would get mad at other for not hand sewing their entire gown. they stopped going in the 2000s when it started to incorporate fantasy and got away from historical plausibility
Laurels, am I right?
"Historically Adequate"
Ha I love it, im gonna have to start using that term.
Growing up, my Dad would take my brother and I to the Maryland Renn Faire every year for 10+ years. GREAT memories. When you started talking I thought of my Dad taking us, and my brother started taking his kids 10 years ago. 😍 THEN, you mentioned going to the Indiana Renn Faire which is actually where my brother lives. 😊
The waistcoat was phenomenal ~ the fabric, style, fit and the movement. It had an immense strength combined with sartorial elegance about it.
Y’all are adorable. I grew up going to the Michigan Renaissance Festival every year (which is a really big, awesome faire) and it is one of my favorite things. Now I live in Oregon and used to make it to a faire for my bday weekend, but there was a two year pause bc covid. But this year it’s back, and I’m so excited! Especially since my pandemic hobby was sewing historical clothing. 😂
Nicole you are a genius. That whole thing was gorgeous. You're honestly the bisexual- chic, pirate assassin nerd of my dreams right now. I think I'm in love.
^^^^^ she's even got the pirate brain rot
I love the camera harness strap. I need one of those.
I adore this look! I'm super partial to the pirate aesthetic but I feel that you've outdone most of the other typical pirate looks and it just looks so great. I think it's all the hard & softness of texture and lavishness in severe black but also the beautiful touches like the pockets & sleeves. Oh, and of course, the leather! Please do more of this!
That coat and fabric 😍
The sense of how much fun you were having also radiated throughout this video!
Watching you put the waistcoat together is pure magic.
I love your whole group together at the fair hahah, looks like you and Morgan got dragged out into the sun by your bubbly fae friends
What a fun time together! I love that there is something for everyone. This niche clothing style is so magical and fun!
we love "this is purely for the fit" accessories to start having a purpose. i would always leave my keys in the apartment door (vry bad for trying to enter the building) and just permanently attached them to a "fashun" chain i always just wear dangling around. great investment into future me
The waistcoat came out amazing! I’m glad you all had fun at the Faire!
6:21 That outfit, with the yellow coat with the cape style shoulders, looks wonderful.
The camera "belt" looks like a cunning bit of kit.
Folding the pocket inside and the entire waistcoat inside out is like magic. I love seeing all these techniques.
The prefabricated castle at the Ren Fair is impressive.
Twerking Elves!
I am so glad to hear that Nicole has more accessible videos for us sewing challenged even if it is on Patreon. I asked for this a number of times in her comment sections.
The waistcoat is beautiful, very much in awe of your talent (and I love the completed outfit)!
I'll admit I don't have good recollections of the only Faire-esque event I've been to (I was like 9 and the whole Knight-favor thing was very weird), but the more I see of folks having fun at them, I kind of want to go to one as an adult. Maybe eventually
❤️❤️❤️ I love seeing videos with you and Abby.
Looks like fun! You were definitely in good company. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire in California has been going on since the 1960s, and is quite an experience. There are also Highland Games, Society for Creative Anachronism tournaments and 'wars', and other such opportunities. One of my favorites was a summer pirate-themed scavenger hunt at the beach, with history based trivia and riddles written in calligraphy. Costuming for 'all day' outdoor events requires a different level of planning...can you camp, haul water, cook, etc. in your clothing? Hats are also vital here. Isn't it amazing how heavy something can feel when you must carry it all day? That harness was a great solution. I enjoy your videos very much.
My absolute favorite place in Minnesota is our Ren Fest grounds! It’s a permanent structure that feels like a fantasy town. I’m planning on going this year, but I don’t think I’ll be in costume, which is typically pirate-esque in my case. I did learn the hard way about the importance of shoe choice a few years back when I wore a pair of boots for the first time. The sole was practically nonexistent and our faire grounds are covered in mulch! By the end of the day I had managed to completely bruise the bottoms of both feet. Lesson learned: comfort over aesthetics!!
i haven't been to a ren faire in a long long time, but they hold a special place in my heart. i tried drop spindling for the first time at a renaissance faire, going to them inspired me to make elizabethan(ish) stays for my senior project in high school, and it was my entré into sewing full garments. i hope you had an amazing time!!
Absolutely perfect costume for the fair (and honestly, you could go around with those as clothes, chef's kiss) ❤
To anyone who might travel to Maryland in the fall, I would definitely recommend hitting up the Maryland Renessance Festival, or any Ren Fair, they are so cool. Wonderful video!
Thank you for starting a UA-cam Membership. I love seeing your extras; I'll be very interested in seeing how you made the pirate-like dress once I join.
You look drop-dead gorgeous in that pirateware! Every piece of it is perfect, from your makeup to that fabulous harness thingie!
I feel so much less alone now! after finding the channels of you and your friends I also ended up going to my first renfaire this year! and I'm looking foreward to checking out as many as i can now!
You looked beautiful in your outfit!! Congrats! I have been to a RenFaire once and it was a muddy mess. I did have a great time though and was able to buy a handmade lamp and a hand framed mirror which I still use to this day. I was there in the late 70s, early 80s. It was held in a real forest, thusly the mud. I'm glad you didn't have to go through that, but it did look like you had to suffer via alot of sun on asphalt or cement? I'm glad you all got to visit with each other again too! Very exciting. Thanks for bringing us along on the jacket making trip and the real trip to Indiana!
Next stop for the Pirate garb: NYRF and/or Sterling! Iz gorgeous!!
Oh I like the shoulder harness. 👍
First, I didn't sew until I found you lovely ladies. Second, if I ever wanted to join a gang it would be this one. GRIN. SO FUN
I really like your hybrid method of historical and modern construction techniques! This is pretty similar to how we sew modern women's jackets. I was surprised that you didn't interline the stretch self fabric with a non-stretch, but the fit turned out fantastic! And my interest in getting a carryall harness is renewed, haha 😂💖
Nice waist coat and interesting to see one of your strange fairs. looks rather like walking down the street in Bristol most days of the week.
I've only been to events at castles or battlefields where one has to be authenticly dressed as a re enactor or be just a visitor. Great fun to be had helping a friend with her stall in her double Bergundian tent and seeing stalls and costumes from all over Europe at Tewksbury one year. Beautifull Polish amber and great German band. That was some years ago and everyone dressed as pirates after the event closed to the public at night because even serious living history people like to play .
That outfit is so badass!! I've had the great good fortune to live within about an hour of a renfaire since I was a kid, and have a group of friends to go with who like to dress up. It's such a fun experience! Hope you all had a blast!
Beautiful costumes!
Highly recommend the Maryland and Pennsylvania faires for a more immersive experience! PA has an entire town built, including a mini Globe theater.
I love the fabric you used and would love to know where you got it from please🤗
I went had looked up the bandit harness and nearly passed out at how much the full set cost 😹😹 so after finding the full cow hide that my Mom bought years ago Dad and I have decided that we are going to make one each for us for when we go on our photo shot trips around here in the Outback I have to use walking frame but when we go bush I’m stuck with walking canes which means I have no free hands to carry but the bandit harness it just opened up a whole new life for me thank you for sharing the link for the Bandit harness 🤗🤗🤗
It looked like you had a lot of fun😹😹I am hoping to one day being able to go to the one here in Australia when it happens again once I have made my outfit that is.🤗🤗🤗🤗
It's from Mood! And yeah, that harness was pricey- I wish I had the ability/time to make one but I will just have to get all of the use I can out of it!
The whole outfit is gorgeous! I also love that black belt and that camera harness is awesome! I didn't even know such a thing existed. I can't believe you made that leather pouch in just a few hours. And cranked out the beautiful shirt dress AND the labor intensive vest. You are a powerhouse.
Congrats on your first Ren Faire. Looks like you all had a lot of fun 😊 I saw Morgan's video on making her armour, def recommend to anyone. I couldn't figure out why Abby kept squatting, but I was funny. Thanks for sharing. It's cool to see so many creators getting together irl.
The waistcoat is fab, but the camera harness is killer! I love it! All you ladies look Awesome!!
Welcome to the world of Ren Faire!!!! you all looked like you had so much fun. I miss it. Morgan's video is amazing.
How much fun. The group looked like something out of dragonquest!
Loved the outfit. The harness looked really cool! I also have shoulder problems and very often hang things from my obi or stuff them in my sleeves.
I grew up in Southern Indiana I had no idea about this. Love so much
Your modern belt for hanging things reminds me this - in 13-15 centuries city dwellers used such a trick - they purchased a weapon belt with hooks and buckles for hanging swords or rapiers etc while they did not own any heavy weapon - And they like showed "I am a badass, just got my blade at home today - good for you, or you`d be already dead")))
🤣 🤣 🤣 From the title, I thought you were going to show ALL the fun that you had at a Ren Faire. 🤣 🤣 🤣
🤣 22 minutes of sewing later 🤣 I'd found . . . that I'd . . . watched . . . a sewing vid. 🤣 🤣 🤣
I love that you bag lined the whole freaking waistcoat. Well done friend. It looks amazing
Nicole, Fantastic costume. You look wonderful. The belt and camera harness are genius.
You all looked pretty darned cool.
Cheers
I went to my first renaissance fair when I was eight or nine and it changed my life completely
Thank you! I enjoyed the pocket and all the details!
gosh, you all looked so great at the faire! I love how you matched your scarf with the brown in your leather!
Thanks for the videos. I don't sew but I enjoy history. I worked at Jamestown years ago, not as an interpreter but sailing and doing maintenance on the ships. I knew a few folks from CW but most likely before you and Abby worked there. Keep up the good work! All the best to you and yours. BTW, your hair looks great.
It was Rose Anvil for the harness, after all. I love them! Their UA-cam channel is also great!
The waistcoat is gorgeous. The whole outfit is amazing. You look wonderful! Do you know how lucky you are to have friends who are into the same things you are? I had a friend like that, we had so much fun together. I lost her to Covid almost two years ago, and I can’t believe how much I miss her. So be sure to appreciate every minute of your exciting life.
Much fun. The waistcoat is gorgeous. And the camera holster is brilliant.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
So many buttons! 🤩 I used to go to the tiny Ren Faire near where I grew up in the Midwest mostly because I was a horse crazy girl and loved to watch the jousting and other horse performances.
Woohoo! I have just figured out how to watch you on my TV with firestick. What a delight to go from my phone to a large screen! 👏🏻
Omg Nicole I need you to make a tiny pirate outfit for your dog 😭 too cute
That rig is freaking amazing! Also, love the shirt, waistcoat came out super neat. The pattern on it is especially nifty. There is a definite Man in Black vibe to your outfit. Looks like you all had a fun time too, so bonus!
Loved the outfit and seeing the faire and friends, but I was really impressed by your makeup! Such a dramatic look, which worked so well for you!
Dread Pirate Roberts but make it historical. I absolutely ADORE this.
That waistcoat is gorgeous. A must make at some point. Along with the pouch and shirt.
Love the camera harness too. Must have a word with a leather worker friend and see if he could make me a wheelchair friendly version. Would solve so many issues. Looks like you all had loads of fun at the Ren faire.
Such a great look!!! Outfit, accessories, hair, makeup, all of it.
Wow - amazing work as always. Hoping you (or all three of you) get to experience the NY Renaissance Faire at some point. It's quite a magical environment and a separate "world" (once you enter the gates) and feels super immersive. I think you three would love it.
Oh that looks like so much fun!! The waist coat is wonderful! Everyone has such great outfits. I’m in love with your boots!! Seriously in love!!!
Love that you found the camera harness and it fits so so well into the whole. Fun times
Is it just me or does this band of adventures look like they’re right out of a D&D campaign? It looks like y’all had a blast!!!
You are so gifted Nicole. I just found you and I'm so impressed with your skills. You have a great voice for narration. You and your friends need to come to Michigan for our Renaissance fair in September in the shire of Holly. It's amazing! Enjoying your channel and your talent, loved the shoes, that's how you hooked me🤩👍🪡
Thank you for sharing….so much fun!
Going to renfaires is such a magical experience!! If you're ever interested in other faires, I can't reccommend enough that you check out the Bristol renfaire in Kenosha sometime if you're able to, it's absolutely massive and a lovely experience in or out of costume. I'm glad you got to attend and have a fun time in costume, your whole squad looked excellent 🥰
You hit this out of the park. I love, love, love how the final look came together.🥰 Can't wait to see how the cruise wardrobe is coming together.
That camera harness is beautiful!!!
I have those boots too (and in the same color), they take forever to lace up but are so comfortable!
Also love the scale of pointy ears from lil' point, medium point, to Abby's MEGA POINTY ears.
As usual Nicole "nailed it" (or maybe, trying for a sewing pun here, so be kind: "backstitched it') with the cosplay. That shoulder brace for carrying objects is perfect (I also have a delicate back in search of a kindly carrying method.)! I wonder could this brace be dup'd with other materials (thick gold or whatever fabric) so that it could be worn with other cosplay or everyday attire? Fun seeing Abby and Morgan also. I always say, you can never go wrong with pointed ears in cosplay. To badly misquote Tim Gunn: they (pointed ears) always make an outfit work.
You guys look AMAZING!!!! I hope ya'll had fun, I can't wait for Minnesota's faire season to start!
The patterns and textures on this are awesome. And the camera harness is a great idea. Thanks for sharing how you put this together and the links!
Wonderful!!! Hope you had a blast! I've never been to one either; hopefully I can this year! The one near me always seems to happen when I'm BROKE af. lol.
Maryland renaissance fair comes complete with King and queen which if you keep up with the gossip they fight every year lol. It’s so fun it also happens with it’s not so hot.
Thank you for linking the harness in the description!!
I want to thank you for working with the birch mattress sponsor! I've wanted a natural bed for a long time and and a Japanese joinery bed but Thuma is too expensive, I would have never found them myself !! I'm shocked you've never gone to Ren Fair but in love with your outfit!
Lovely! Rewatching now that I have had some basic tailoring. Between you and Sewstine I’m going to have to get a pattern for both a waistcoat and a court coat. I already have a Vogue pattern to make a replacement for my “Jack Sparrow” jacket.
Ren fairs are very fun. We have FIVE of them here in Missouri!
Always so impressed with the way you explain the sewing process, it so much easier to understand, thank you for another great video :) and the final outfit looks awesome!
Waistcoat is a thing of beauty. But do you think Stede
would havev buttons in back opening area? I've seen or at least think I've seen some like that. Or am I thinking of the jacket?
this waistcoat is fabulous I love it. Can I recommend a trip to Warwick Castle when you are in the UK next. If you love the ren faire you will love Warwick Castle.
Lovelovelove the waistcoat 😍
I read tarot cards at the NY Renn Faire for a season. It's more fun as a guest 💋
We live very near the Texas Renaissance Festival and normally go two or three times a season. It's fun but expensive and the Texas heat can be brutal, even in October so i tend to wear a lot of belly dancing or fairy garb. My renfaire style is liken to Stevie Nicks meets Coachella 🤣
This outfit is amazing! I'm so glad you enjoyed your first Renaissance Faire. (Also, the belt you wore with this outfit is so cool!!)
That harness is bomb! Thanks for sharing the link where to find it!