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@Kattaccino
10 ай бұрын
My toxic trait is thinking I could do this despite never having worked up the courage to make an 18th century gown WITH a pattern 😂 your mastery is on full display here.
@seanathanbeanathan
10 ай бұрын
This has to be my new favorite comment meme- it's always a little *too* accurate
@agcons
10 ай бұрын
Different projects but same trait for me: "No problem! I'll do this, then this, then that, and I'll be done!". Well, no, but the planning and dreaming are fun.
@barbara_LL
10 ай бұрын
lol same
@hannahstraining7476
10 ай бұрын
This is definitely NOT a toxic trait!! There is nothing wrong with dreaming of making something above your current skill set, as long as you take the time and make the effort to learn the new skills needed first.
@theexchipmunk
10 ай бұрын
@@hannahstraining7476 This. It´s more the other way around. If you don´t think like this, you will never make it. The part one needs to adjust is expectation. Because something will never turn out like imagined, there always will be problems and inadequacies one is unhappy about. And from nearly 4 years of making 18th century men´s wear now I can tell, this will never go away, because ones mind just changes the goal posts without even really consciously aware of it. When I started it was "It´s so inaccurate, the techniques and the cut are wrong.". Now it is "It´s still so inaccurate, that stitch is not as wide as it is meant to and the buckram interfacing is cut a bit too curved."
@kathleenwoods8416
10 ай бұрын
I love the methods here. I don't see stuff like the tape trick of yours in modern drafting tutorials, which is annoying, cause like a lot of really advanced cheat-codes its seems perfectly applicable even for a very amatuer sewist!
@nightburststudios2142
10 ай бұрын
I’m studying theatrical costuming at uni and I literally just finished a project where we had to figure out and calculate the price of the fabric and notions needed to create this exact dress (1:09)
@MossyMozart
10 ай бұрын
@nightburststudios2142 - And.....? (Sounds like fun.)
@hailtothefire_
10 ай бұрын
Watching you hand sew is so incredibly relaxing. I shouldn't be watching this right now when I'm sleepy. It's just making me want to go back to bed haha
@betsyhill3254
5 ай бұрын
Just found this … recovering from surgery and catching up . Absolutely appreciate your teaching style and look forward to your patterns! Thank you!
@beckstheimpatient4135
10 ай бұрын
I was right! You look like the most delicious Ferrero Rocher chocolate truffle! The gown suits you so well, and oh boy do I love the soubds of your tailor's shears, and the sound of stitching silk.
@spikedcolor
10 ай бұрын
Really enjoy seeing all the construction and how many steps are involved in making these gowns. Amazing work, as always!
@haleycarmon8329
10 ай бұрын
do y’all know how many times i’ve cried trying to fit things over my body?? too many. this video has been sent from the heavens because so many people do not explain or show how to fit without a dress form. it makes me bonkers as a visual learner.
@RCZeta919
10 ай бұрын
Ahhh, those colors look divine on you! I love that zone front style. Every day I get closer to making 18th c stays 😅
@hannahbradshaw2186
10 ай бұрын
I've got the Scroop Augusta pattern waiting but I'm terrified 😂
@debra333
10 ай бұрын
Hi, Nicole! I love your work, and this is the best birthday gift I could get!! ❤ Thank you!
@lisahodges8299
10 ай бұрын
Thank you I enjoyed getting a better understanding of how to fit using this method for modern garments too. Birdy
@aimeemorgado8715
10 ай бұрын
Oh, the dopamine rush I got from sewing and figuring out how to make what I imagined in to what I had to work with and my knowledge/ skill level. I am not sewing now ( Rhumatoid disease is not yet under control), but I keep painting and making journals. Sometimes it’s just finger painting because I can’t hold a brush or pen. This channel make me want to sew- and gives me a little of that dopamine hit when I watch hand stitching. Thank you for all you share. ❤❤
@tehnoobestgamer
10 ай бұрын
Rose Bertin would approve!
@nicolakunz231
10 ай бұрын
Beautiful work! And I needed a nice chill vid with Nicole today!
@romystumpy1197
10 ай бұрын
Magnificent workmanship,the whole process to the finished garment was a delight to see
@dianetheone4059
10 ай бұрын
Well done. Surprised you don't just use a dress form, at least for the basic design parts.
@debcarroll8192
10 ай бұрын
You truly are a genius! (Not that I ever doubted it, but this solo draping process proves it!)
@lesleyharris525
10 ай бұрын
You look fabulous ❤
@Lauren.3.Cooper
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous work. These larger construction project videos will always be my favorite :) you look stunning!!!❤
@wolkehauch7445
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing the entire process, I learned a lot from it. The dress came out great, you look spectacular!
@xandlhofer8029
10 ай бұрын
Great dress, as always! Just a question.....where there really almost no men at the ball you went?
@SewlockHolmes
10 ай бұрын
I love seeing all of the fitting process! The trick with the tapes is brilliant! I'm excited to try this technique sometime in the future. Although I have historically had the most awful time with sleeves so fingers crossed!
@oldasyouromens
10 ай бұрын
I can barely handle modifying commercial patterns alone! I was taught to drape historical costumes like this, but I was never good at it.
@jeannechapman2696
10 ай бұрын
You are so talented. Beautiful gown.
@traceyqueenofwands6766
10 ай бұрын
Enjoyed every minute. Love this fabric too. You are so talented
@quazylade90
10 ай бұрын
Amazing
@33DancingRainDrops
10 ай бұрын
Think carefully about how we sew things, everybody. We are setting historical accuracy for the future!
@raeperonneau4941
10 ай бұрын
The older I get the more I understand that nothing ever really changes… These stunning dresses, with miles of textiles, accentuate the same things that modern, skimpy, styles do, just in a different way. The construction of these gowns gives you a beautiful bust line, a flat tummy, and a huge butt. Sounds like something Kim Kardashian would be happy to add to her wardrobe. Humans have always been human. 😂
@thatdude8022
5 ай бұрын
Using this as a tutorial. Mind you I have not sewn anything besides a shitty apron and a bean bag before and i only have like 3 days to do this!
@cocomisa-fn9si
2 ай бұрын
Where is the update? Did you do it?
@Artsylittlewitch
10 ай бұрын
What is the song name you use for the video intros?
@katiegilbert1438
8 ай бұрын
What is that marking tool?
@Kairi98503
10 ай бұрын
As a recluse I struggle bussed to make my Italian gown, so this video is good reference for when I tackle the cut away one day. Also for anyone doing 16th century dress for the first time DO NOT DO A PURE LINEN BODICE FOR YOUR FIRST TIME! LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE!
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
Our biggest recommendation for any beginners of any time period is WOOL. Find something that isn't too spongy and it will be your friend!
@Tvianne
10 ай бұрын
@@NicoleRudolph thank you both, this is a good tip, I'll keep it in mind ☺
@naomi.j.m.
10 ай бұрын
@@NicoleRudolphin that case, would we still want to use linen lining? Or is it better to use something different?
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
@@naomi.j.m. Always a linen lining! There's very very few examples of anything else until cotton takes over in the 19th c.
@naomi.j.m.
10 ай бұрын
@@NicoleRudolph okay, thank you! I've always wanted to make a gown like this (although probably I'd make a more everyday one), I have the american duchess book but seeing you figure out the pattern on video was so helpful!
@JillianEve
10 ай бұрын
I feel projects like this show us how important community was for textile production. Awesome job doing it alone!
@wormking9506
10 ай бұрын
omg Jillian eve!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Turquerina
10 ай бұрын
This is gorgeous handiwork and your gown feels like what a historically accurate Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) might have looked like! I hope the ball was fun, because the way the gowns moved in that room is truly the stuff of dreams...
@MossyMozart
10 ай бұрын
@Turquerina - That roomful of silk swoooshing!
@tiredoftrolls2629
10 ай бұрын
How would you freshen a dress such as this that would never be washed? Historically, how would it be done? I know they wore protective undergarments, but I have been places where people have sweat through many layers.
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
The linen undergarments do a really great job to start as it evaporates moisture far faster than cotton or synthetics. The lining, being linen as well, is less prone to odor even if it does get dampened. Spot cleaning and dry cleaning are great options beyond that if the gown is out of a fabric that can't be submerged in water. I have gently soaked linen and wool gowns before, for example. But for silk, tricks like vodka (gin was used historically) do wonders to remove sweat issues.
@saskiacowan8962
10 ай бұрын
I’m always impressed by how you manage to draft garments on yourself
@OsloTime
9 ай бұрын
Watching this is incredible! I accidentally sat on my glasses and I couldn't figure out how to bend them back to get them to their somewhat original form. Hahah, so I can't even imagine how hard this would be for a beginner whose never sewn anything, like myself. I am living thru Nicole and other sewers' beautiful dreamy creations! 🤩🥰
@TheGabygael
10 ай бұрын
i was actually plannng on getting dressed18th century for my birthday in march. it's the first period i looked into (thanks to Katikut who put the craft on my radar, LBCC Historical who fascinated me and Outlander that made me daydream) but i've gotten quite rusty there and i mever start from a commercial pattern because i'm ~~cheap~~ and i try to go as historical i mix primary sources and tertiary sources as soon as something doesn't feel right
@felinetherapy4782
10 ай бұрын
Glorious. Best fabric choice, so regal.
@mikuhatsune184
10 ай бұрын
I like your tape method for self fitting. On fitting my first gown last year, I printed the shapes of a gown from PoF that I liked and split and spliced the paper until it fit me. Lots of tape and going back and forth, but I eventually got it. Your method looks like it is a lot easier to manage than that and also takes into account how fabric, unlike paper, stretches in various ways. I’ll try your method on my next gown, so thank you for the video 🤗
@wednes3day
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for having proper(?)/manually done subtitles!
@cherylrosbak4092
10 ай бұрын
You wear those colours so well! That trick with the tape looks so useful; I think I might try it first for padding out my dress form.
@anettveg6207
10 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this video, ever since you said a few months ago, that there will be more 18th century content on your channel. All those years working with this period, and you throuroughness shines through every minute of it. More, more, please have more of 18th century. Thanks.
@florindalucero3236
10 ай бұрын
For Halloween last year I needed something like this, but couldn’t afford/didn’t have the time to buy or make something. So I took a corset, an Autumnal wrap dress that had ruffles at the cuff and hem, and a bunch of plaid flannel fabric that I was going to use to make a quilt. I used a white long sleeve cotton blouse, turned the corset around to mimic the straight top of the 18th C, and whipped the fabric into a temporary floor length skirt. But the part I’m most proud of is the wrap dress - I pinned it at the waist front to imitate a stomacher, used the fabric belt to tie gather it at the center back to make a flounce, and the elbow length ruffled sleeves were just right. It was giving Mary from Hocus Pocus and I was so proud!
@KlingonPrincess
10 ай бұрын
I saw your short yesterday and am so excited to watch this in full! Just finished watching. It's truly magnificent!
@Inlandexile
10 ай бұрын
Bailey has earned herself extra treats and snuggles!
@hannahstraining7476
10 ай бұрын
Oh my, this gown is just stunning! The back just took my breath away, and then seeing it gently swish as you walked away from the camera, just so elegant! Doing all that patterning on your own is impressive, too. The back bodice and the sleeve construction were particular interesting. I hope you have many occasions to wear this gown!
@user-vw2dw3vl5g
7 ай бұрын
I’m just so blown away with your skills. I’ve been sewing clothes for 50 years and am 65. I’ve sewn by hand and think I’m pretty good, but you so far pass me like my a 10 year old novice! I’m making several items and am researching each of your videos and so enjoy the labor! Thank you! Thank you! For taking the time and patience to do your videos! Best to you!
@Angela-un2tx
10 ай бұрын
The straps to hold up the drape is MIND BLOWING 🤯❤ Done! Using it! Holy Hannah!
@karink6974
10 ай бұрын
That was impressive! All of your videos are. You are so talented! Beautiful dress.
@pippaseaspirit4415
10 ай бұрын
Excellent informative video - thank you! You would have taken Versailles by storm!
@victoriawu6551
10 ай бұрын
The absolute flexing on display here. Beautiful gown.
@leewitte4580
10 ай бұрын
This is absolutely spectacular!! Your methods are just so perfectly logical!!! Very easy to follow you small adjustments! You earned a new subscriber!!❤
@marynimocks6791
10 ай бұрын
Nicole! This is such a terrific video! Hearing your thoughts and watching your trys, is both comforting and illuminating. Rotating the sleeve was an eye opener for me for sure! Thank you so much!
@Musicwarmsmysoul
10 ай бұрын
Anyone else think that it's almost prettier bustled? What an amazing feat! Definitely beyond my skills currently. Beautiful dress.
@pammatthews9743
10 ай бұрын
The colors within this gown suited you wonderfully
@artninja2579
10 ай бұрын
Okay, I apologize because i’m new to the whole sewing thing - what kind of tape were you talking about at 7:44 ? Basting tape? Is it a ribbon?
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
Tape is just a generic word like fabric. Anything narrow and flat. So tailors tape, twill tape, ribbons, etc all qualify! I’d recommend something that doesn’t stretch and isn’t slippery though.
@e.urbach7780
10 ай бұрын
This is a really good, clear, step-by-step presentation of how to do this! One question, would you recommend making a fitting mockup of the sleeve first, especially if you didn't have a good scaled-up sleeve pattern to work from? The one time I made an 18th-century bodice, I tried to fit the sleeves on myself and they were never right, so if I were to re-use that sleeve pattern (the semi-correct one that I ended up with), I would worry about ruining the final fabric if I cut the pattern piece out and completed the sleeve fitting from there.
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
My ideal system is to do a mock-up of the sleeve, but wait to fit it to the actual bodice. It does mean you have to make sure to plan for eventual sleeves in the cutting process. However, it's far more accurate than checking on the mock-up bodice!
@twinnish
10 ай бұрын
What a beautiful job you did on that dress! It’s gorgeous. I love the dresses that don’t have so much trim on them because I think that’s more my style.. I love the ones with all the trim, but I know I would feel silly in them. I appreciate the aesthetic of all of them, but I also know the ones that I lean towards. I think yours is very feminine, and also very simple and I like that. The fabric and the silhouette are perfect.😘
@nancyeckerman4689
10 ай бұрын
Best fitting video for solitary sewer without a good dress form I have seen.
@gabbytriestomakethings
10 ай бұрын
Such perfect timing for this! I am making a Victorian ball gown bodice this week for a ball next Saturday and I’ve been trying to think how to fit myself as my mannequin is not exact and that era is not as forgiving as my usual early to late medieval period. Though it’s a different century I really feel like I can use the concepts from this video in my drafting process.
@carmendavila272
10 ай бұрын
So pretty! I can’t believe you sewed all that by hand! I know it’s the wrong era for this, but it reminds me of Sweeney Todd. I think you should make a matching skirt-petticoat.
@indiabilly
10 ай бұрын
So unbelievably beautiful! It’s fascinating to watch the whole process but the end result is breathtaking xx
@natashabenjamin4222
Ай бұрын
Gorgeous…. I have an eaten/silk stripped fabric and I a, scared to use it. I believe I have 9 yards of it. What intimidates me is matching the strips to each other. I am a beginner and have only made a Victorian walking skirt. But I do want to make an 18th century dress for Halloween and for fun.
@karriek2207
10 ай бұрын
I am truly impressed. Thank you for sharing with us.
@sherrileerothwell5516
10 ай бұрын
That is such a lovely gown.
@sonjanordahl3158
10 ай бұрын
When I want to know interesting historical information this is where I come. I have a question. I was watching Stephanie Canada showing two magazines from 1880. Very cool but she is not a historian. At the end of the second mag. there is an add, "Crippled for Life Through Having Been Poisoned by a Thimble," Do you have any idea what this would have been referring to? The episode is called, What did Victorian sewing patterns look like? || The oldest fashion magazines in my collection. I would love to learn more about this historical horror.🤢
@marcialeacock2624
8 ай бұрын
Hi Nicole. Love your channel. So very talented. Even though I am more into quiltmaking, Just love watching how these beautiful works of art are made. May I ask what is the marking tool you used?
@susansylvia2833
10 ай бұрын
I'm making my daughter's wedding dress and she wants all natural fabrics. So I'm looking for stiff linen for interfacing like the type that you used. Can you tell me where you source your linen? I'm having a hard time finding it. I visited brooklinen, but that doesn't seem to be the source--lovely linen items though! Fantastic video--lots to learn here.
@beccaburrington9196
8 ай бұрын
I want to start wearing clothing more sustainably- meaning in addition to investing in natural fabrics I want to wear undergarments that help protect my clothing from my skin. My irritation is always in how undergarments- especially shirts- tend to bunch up in the sleeves when you put the next layer on overtop. I don't hear people complaining about this with shifts, so they must have had some secret magic to keep things from bunching. What is the technique? If the technique is obvious, I don't mind the ridicule as long as I can learn from it.
@lyndabethcave3835
10 ай бұрын
This video is such a treasure trove of information, thank you so much for sharing with us! (I've long wanted to make an 18th century gown but been intimidated about doing it by myself, so this helps SO MUCH.)
@tenaoconnor7510
10 ай бұрын
Love the stripes 😻 that color is beautiful. Dress is Amazing as usual 😻😻😻. I need to get practicing so my stuff can look that good. 😊
@theexchipmunk
10 ай бұрын
While the sleeve fitting is quite helpful, I am actually very happy about the other part you have shown, namely the separation of the seam from the lining when sewing up the sleeve. Didn´t ever think about doing that, but this makes it possible for me to use this sleeve construction in men´s wear and still be able to finish the lining around the shoulder joint in a nice way. Really happy for that, as it saves me like half the seam work on the sleeves.
@jessie551
10 ай бұрын
Where did you get the gown fabric from? I see the link for the spotted fabric, but what about the beautiful striped fabric?
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
It was from a reseller of bolt ends of silk, so it's not always available. It's usually titled "Scalamandre Shirred Stripe" and comes in a few colors.
@hadassahm3016
10 ай бұрын
I have no idea what's going on but wow
@lizabethgussman331
8 ай бұрын
Were the formal clothes of previous generations also restyled? Princess Diana had her clothes restyled.
@caraboska
9 ай бұрын
Very nice. And I'm loving the way it drapes when you hitch up the skirt :)
@amber_kitty8782
10 ай бұрын
...why did i never think of recording myself to get the back measurements
@megb9700
10 ай бұрын
Me trying to figure out how you found a wig in modern times with an 18th C style, then I realized it’s like Loretta Lynne’s. The whole creation is stunning!
@denizaksut7830
10 ай бұрын
sana çiçekli kıyafet çok güzel olur
@aussie_vonnie
10 ай бұрын
How long did this take? I love the tips to self-fit, 'finger pressing' instead of ironing . . .
@loritravis2734
10 ай бұрын
I wish I knew where 18th century balls happened around here!
@joycetaylor5847
8 ай бұрын
Beautiful artistry so interesting to watch. Thank you!
@mathildedupuy7107
9 ай бұрын
This video should be retitled "The beauty of hand-sewing"
@nurmihusa7780
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely luscious workmanship. As always such a joy to watch your creations come together.
@sava-smth
10 ай бұрын
This looks beautiful, oh my goodness!
@zuul81
3 ай бұрын
I sew a similar dress but your fabric choice is so much better than mine.
@samtyers8236
10 ай бұрын
This is fascinating to watch
@milliealger3539
10 ай бұрын
I can't sew very well. So I am doomed to never have a wardrobe I love.
@mariansmith7694
10 ай бұрын
A Beautiful Masterpiece
@jeannebrooks6003
10 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Absolutely stunning!
@carolinepierson6776
10 ай бұрын
Gorgeous ❤ You look glorious. Stunning job
@lujadosyning
10 ай бұрын
You are exactly one day too late to save me from buying a pattern to make this exact dress style. I'm sure your system would have created a better pattern than the one I purchased but if I don't use the one I bought i will feel like i wasted money. 🤷♀️
@NicoleRudolph
10 ай бұрын
Patterns can still be super helpful! I'd just recommend cutting out the pattern in a mock-up, just like I did, and fitting with those side back seams and shoulder seams. Think of them like suggested shapes!
@karlaverbeck9413
10 ай бұрын
Wow! Can you pattern match!
@karenwright8556
9 ай бұрын
So pretty 😍 you did good! Bravo!
@patriciakellyadams134
10 ай бұрын
You. Are. Amazing!
@apwhoa7767
3 ай бұрын
You are Badass!!❤
@ecologicaladam7262
10 ай бұрын
Is it superfluous to say "Stunning"? Your back end looked absolutely amazing and you had just the right walk to make it swing - something I appreciate as an occasional kilt-wearer! Congrats from the UK :-)
@en1909s9iah
10 ай бұрын
You probably have addressed this before, but why don't you have a mannequin/dummy made from your measurements to help you fitting things like sleevesm
@MiljaHahto
5 ай бұрын
I won't be making a 18th century gown - probably ever - but this has so many fitting and drafting tips irregardless of time period. Marvellous!
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