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  1. Ok what I took of the video: 1. Order the book 2. When arrived, write all the alternative titles on a paper and lay it inside of the book 3. Add sparkles to the last page
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  2. this makes me think of the utilitarian "carpenter's apron" or hip bag i wear when i'm working to keep such necessities as my leatherman and my flashlight and an alarming quantity of screws and tie line, though this is a much prettier version of the black synthetic one i bought at marks haha. fantastic video, and fantastic little pocket!!
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  3. That was the best ad start I've ever seen šŸ¤£ the waistcoat turned out great.
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  4. I could comment on how much this channel has gotten me interested in historical fashion or I comment on the grape earrings
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  5. Yeah, going from UK to the US it's a bit jarring how much people in stores will follow you around.
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  6. If you're still thinking about the thing about six years later, during which it was sold out everywhere, and then suddenly come upon it, you buy about six or eight meters of it and you know you will use up every meter. :D
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  7. This video was like getting a burst of golden sunlight through the clouds after a long day of overcast. Thank you!
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  8. I loved Ruohan Song's drawings to show what was accurate! Would love to see more. :)
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  9. Behold this dress which is meant for frolicking and time spent in fields of flowers with picnics and books. See how is moves like poetry. Who can resist its charm? Not I! Beautifully done, Bernadette! One of these lovelies have will have to add this to a list of my own future projects. That being said, I emphatically want a bumper sticker that proclaims boldly "Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it!"
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  10. So nice to see Heathcliff in the video as well learning about the tailoring differences between ladies and men's shirts
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  11. I love your voiceovers. They are hilarious while also somehow being the most relaxing things I've ever listened too.
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  12. Legend has it she's still in the cozy rug burrito to this day.
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  13. Ne man: Eall ne man: Bernadette: Slieht an Eald Englisc. (No-one: Absolutely no-one: Bernadette: Slays in Old English) (Look, I know it's wrong, I tried. But we cannot all have the historical game on lock.)
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  14. Arthur's also wearing a golden wyvern, famously the symbol of Wessex, quite ironic given his opposition to the Saxons
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  15. All elizabethan women wore sick sunglasses, it's entirely historically accurate. Fite me.
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  16. I did know this because my grandmother had a very prominent scar from an operation done for a facial cancer in 1908 All the way through her life , on her photos this scar at times completely disappeared. However knowing that her photos were manipulated it still didnā€™t occur to me that the practice was quite so prevalent. šŸ˜† The other thing I had been noticing was that an awful lot of present day actress have moles on their face and necks. I actually got to thinking whether this should be medically researched. Answer no, because no doubt in previous generations their photos were doctored or their moles were covered up with thick make up. Nowadays it does seem to matter to anyone whether moles are present or not. Lisa Eldridge did a video recreating Marilyn Monroes make up as described by her make up artist. That flawless complexion was achieved with layers of Vaseline and face powder. No wonder make up artists hovered around set all the time with powder puffs , her face must have cracked so often under those hot lights. Thank you Bernadette , fascinating.
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  17. This sparks so much joy every year šŸŽ‰ The double joy of participating AND seeing all the other roundups is just. Well, we can say, tis peak ā˜ŗļø Letā€™s make 2024 the year of shirtless men in historical Indian media! XD
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  18. The shoes and cape are absolutely beautiful, but the correct use of 'myriad' also has to be acknowledged and appreciated.
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  19. My old singing teacher used to call ā€œconical breathingā€ breathing from your shoulders and chest. She very much used to clasp my shoulders, gently shake me, and say, ā€œElisabet! Your stomach! Breathe from your diaphragm, girl. Also the pitch is coming from your head, not your nose.ā€ I know that sounds weird, but hey, it worked. So I always notice when wearing a corset, that I breathe ā€œfrom my shouldersā€ . My teacher would hate me. šŸ˜‚šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø.
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  20. First thought: ā€œNo, no. Donā€™t model that crap!ā€ (Spoiler: thanks.) Your rant is well structured and, as always, very well thought out. Having worked peripherally in womenā€™s fashion, I (commercial photographer) was stunned and baffled by the rate and cost of change, though that change is what kept me (and many, many others) employed. (I guess it also explained my wifeā€™s Nordstrom bills.) One of the things that draws me to your videos is the timelessness of what you do and what you make. Looking forward to your next project...
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  21. I'm still amazed at how effectively (but artistically) the research images were illustrated!
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  22. I make my skirts with Bertha Banner's pocket pattern too and today I got absolutely convinced that modern pockets are disgrace, especially in jeans. I wore them for the first time in a long, long time and was incredibly disappointed. But I'm glad that we can make our clothes with sensible pockets. Not this modern nonsense. Thank you for coming to my rant. Skirt is absolutely glorious and definitely dramatical. I think I need another walking skirt..
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  23. āœØ TikTok Expert and Professional Mythical Creature, at thy service āœØ Deeply analyzing memes is the content I live for.
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  24. Not sure how historically accurate this would be, but what does everyone think about the idea of Bernadette doing a project with pants?
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  25. I love These Roots, itā€™s one of my favourite historical education series. Itā€™s something that actually keeps people (including teens) engaged while educating them, and thatā€™s sorely needed. Unfortunately schools just arenā€™t making history interesting or relevant to most people. Iā€™ll try to stop myself from ranting about how useless and awful memorisation of dates is, or why Great Man Theory needs to die a quick death, and how we really need to look through materialistic and cultural lenses in order to understand what drives historyā€¦ (itā€™s difficult, but Iā€™m restraining myself) But this is exactly why I love dress history so much- it opens up that very human level of understanding. You canā€™t ever separate dress from its historical and political context, but because itā€™s something that is so relevant to everyone, it then makes history relevant and accessible to everyone. Itā€™s also a great way to understand material history (in this case, both kinds of ā€œmaterialā€). But all of this is why I love Cheyney and These Roots. If all history were taught in a similarly accessible and entertaining style, I do t think weā€™d have a tiny fraction of the historical ignorance that we do today.
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  26. I absolutely need and absolutely have no use for fabric flowers. Browsing their etsy now. Send help!
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  27. University course idea: Floof physics
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  28. "and stupid hook-and-eye closures" I feel that SO HARD. I can never get them to sit right no matter how many times I rip them out and resew. Forget sleeve hell, I know who the true demons are and they are tiny and made of wire.
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  29. bernadette -" the game is a foot" me-" rather the game is a hatlololollol"
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  30. I was over the moon with excitement when I learned that the shoes are made in Portugal! I come from the area where most shoe manufacturers are located, and I know that they are made in good quality and, more importantly, with good conditions for the workers. ā¤ļø
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  31. The cinematography, the editing and the teasing... You've just produced the Infinity Wars of sewing videos... I can't wait to see what's coming in the next part!
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  32. "Something extraordinary happens when one's exposed to a thing repeatedly for a period of time. Far from perpetually seeing it as alien and weird for the rest of eternity, most of us adopt a familiar acceptance of said thing and learn to appreciate a little - if not substantial - bit of beauty in it" HUGE AGREE. I used to be a security guard at an art museum and I hated renaissance fashion until I was assigned to guard a renaissance tapestry exhibition. And let me tell you - there's no way to appreciate the ridiculous fashion of the Italian Renaissance until you're paid to stare at it for 20+ hours lol!!
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  33. I laughed so hard at the failed last snip with the Shears of Destiny. Also, doing the math 5 times and not getting it right in the end is my life. I can't understand how I can be so good at math at work and a complete mess with sewing math.
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  34. This is really beautiful!! Stunningly finished. A couple of things I've learnt from my own research: the main body of the gown is likely to of been lined as well, especially in England as this added warmth and would of combatted your raw edges on the neck line. Just having a quick look at the painting my guess would of been the gold around the neck was a metallic price of tablet weaving ( the pattern seams reminiscent) often you find this was simply stitched straight onto the outer facing side of the garment. Another really interesting point is the raw edges themselves, whilst thin fabrics like the silk were almost definitely felled in someway there is evidence that edges of heavier fabrics like wool were rubbed with bee's wax and left raw, they held without freying due to their close weave and the added binding of the wax. As you said at the beginning of the video this period is so hard to to get good research for as so little evidence remains. Stunning work!! You should have a research into the colour used to dye the wool the red you used it was called Scarlet and was incredibly expensive, it was only used on the highest quality fabrics, there was actually a type of wool that was such high quality it was almost exclusively dyed this red, it even became known as Scarlet Wool or even simply Scarlet. It was almost exclusively produced my the monks of Tintern Abby in Wales. The Mediaeval Tailor is another great book if your looking to plan patterns it gives you a lot of basics to start from to then expand and create your own stuff. This has got me all excited I'm off to my sewing room now.xx
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  35. Bernadette: ā€œThe bottom hem is finished as usualā€ Everyone whoā€™s been watching for a while: ā€œSo you could say itā€™s done in the Usual Manner?ā€ Cue ensuing chaos.
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  36. Lady Watson reporting for duty, mum! Thanks for the shout out! šŸ’– Iā€™m just getting my mental life in order this week in order to plan out all of this stuff so I should have a video on it very shortly!
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  37. It's incredible that this machine works. I mean, she's survived WARS.
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  38. I'm just imagining the costume designer of this show as the time-traveling agency seamstress from Karolina's video (but perhaps less miserable)
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  39. I always feel strange when people ask me what my style is because I am just as comfortable in my Victorian walking skirt as I do in my ripped up goth jeans with studded belt. I have multiple interests and multiple styles and I'm just as comfortable in one as the other. I feel a little judged cause everyone is expecting me to grow out of the eclectic-ness but I've always been this way and doubt I'll grow out of it. oh well.
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  40. the epic buttonhole sewing sequence was * chef's kiss * and it motivated me to finally sew the approximately... 2 buttonholes of my linen shorts
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  41. I know this project is part of a historical lady Sherlock costume, but when I hear Sherlock, I immediately think of the Benedict Cumberbatch portrayal of the character. This resulted in me bursting out in bouts of giggles throughout this video, because the thought of that version of the character having frilly undies is pretty freaking hilarious.
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  42. This was so interesting, I never imagined Mrs Crocombe with another character than Kathy shows. I completely agree with looking at the sources for books that you are reading, but sometimes you end up in a rabbit hole of books and find yourself starting with book about sewing and end up reading how to clean carpets using tea leaves :D
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  43. I love the fact that you give "ALL" the pros and cons of corset wearing (knowing that not one person knows it all). It was great having Noelle discuss making corsets for herself and "exact same measurement" friend that fit corsets differently. It keeps the mindset in front of people that everyone is different in composition and everyone's fit will be different. Thanks again for hitting the proverbial nail on the head
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  44. Well, I'll say it, as I haven't seen it mentioned yet: Wouldn't mind seeing a video of your new hobby of swooshing past berobed Harry Potter street tourists in your actual cape, to their wonder and amazement. :)
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  45. But can we talk about the natural and flawless transition into the sponsorship spot, tho
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  46. You know what really gets me, is not just the horrible state of women's pockets in clothing, but when I see that there are COATS and JACKETS for women without pockets. It's infuriating!
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  47. I ordered your book through a small local bookshop and was thrilled to be able to pick it up three days ago. The book is lovely. I'm in the process of reading it cover to cover. The photography is just as beautiful as your videos. Even though I have many years of sewing experience, I'm still learning much from your book, so for others out there, this book is not strictly a "beginner" sewing book. Congratulations, Bernadette, on your new book. All of your hard work is very much appreciated.
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  48. as a former sales associate, from rochester ny, we hate stalking customers, but our bosses force us to, partly due to shrink (aka theft) and partly because either they aor someone superior to them is breathing nasty words about the prophet margin and not enough sales down at them. given our druthers, we know that if we are inviting and friendly , and we have what is wanted, most of the time people will buy without being sold to. but, when the boss says you have to do it, or else.....
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  49. "floofs go NOMMMM, floofs go weeeee" - Housemate, MPhys, 2020 when discussing velvet pile
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  50. the rage you feel when you try to put something in your pocket only to discover it is only capable of holding three raisins and two coins
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