Comments by "V. Birchwood" (@VBirchwood) on "500 Years of Scottish Fashion ft. @LiljaHusmo" video.

  1. Be sure to go and subscribe to Lilja's amazing channel! ❤ Her videos are some of my favourites 🥰
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  2. He’s a very good boy 😊
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  3. It really is so sweet and sentimental! 🥰
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  4. Thank you so much for sharing your brilliant knowledge with us all Lilja! ❤️ I also hope this episode encourages people to dive even deeper into Scottish fashion history 🥰
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  5. I really like Outlander as a show, but yeah it definitely isn’t known for its historical accuracy 😅
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  6. It really is amazing how that’s the case! I’d imagine people had some fun with competing against eachother by making new designs and styles and getting even more innovative with their woven textiles 😊 There’s a very interesting old video I’ve found on Archive of Scottish women in the 20th century kneading wool with water whilst singing songs.
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  7. So glad you enjoyed the video Bonnie! I’m really grateful as well that Lilja shared her knowledge about both working class and Scottish womenswear, because as you say, it’s so much less available!
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  8. It’s Lilja’s little pet 🤣
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  9.  @eljun8935  automatic captions are now up and I will be able to edit them for accuracy tomorrow. Have a wonderful day!
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  10. Hahaha thanks so much! I mean, honestly, who could dislike Scottish fashion?!🤣
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  11. Thanks so much Rowena! 😊 I already have the filming of more episodes scheduled and I’m very excited about them 🥰
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  12. I would love to at some point! 😊
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  13.  @chad-kj5sz  thank you very much!
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  14. Yay!! That's such amazing news! I hope you enjoy watching it (and learn lots – I know I certain did!) 😊
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  15. the skeleton dog is a guest often on Lilja’s channel, it’s her pet 🤣 Laird is a Scottish term for Lord essentially. They were generally owners of large, long-established Scottish estates historically. I believe laird, unlike Lord, does not signify nobility, however.
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  16. As Lilja said, ‘tis the season 🥰
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  17. So glad you enjoyed this episode! I have so many future plans for this series 🥰
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  18. Awww thanks so much! You’ll love Lilja’s channel 🥰
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  19. So glad you enjoyed the video Makeda! 🥰 The tartan gowns are so gorgeous, aren’t they?!
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  20. What an ideal combination to relate to this video! 🥰 I’m so glad that it’s been helpful 😊
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  21. Thank you so much! I feel very passionate about this series and have so many future plans for it because of that. The colonisation of the Celtic nations is absolutely atrocious. It’s something I also feel very passionate about bringing awareness to. I’ve studied a variety of Celtic languages because of that and plan to more in the future, not to mention many personal connections (and ancestral connections) I have with some of the Celtic nations. One video I really want to make is on Cornish historical fashion actually, as it’s a Celtic region so many often forget about.
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  22. Thank you so much Anna for your acknowledgement! It’s very appreciated 😊 I definitely have so many far stretching plans for this series (geographically speaking) and have future episodes lined up that I can’t wait to produce and share.
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  23. So glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
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  24. This video specifically focuses on Scotland 😊 I’d recommend the book “Making Working Women’s Costume”
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  25. You’re very welcome! Many more diverse episodes to come 😊
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  26. It’s a modern Farquharson tartan I believe!
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  27. thanks so much Mel! I completely understand why you’re drawn to plaid. I am as well, it’s such a beautiful pattern.
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  28. But he’s beautiful! 🥰
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  29. I’m so glad! Thanks for watching 😊
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  30. Thank you so much! I made the wrapper I’m wearing, along with the matching belt. I used a pattern and instructions from the wrapper pattern (Laughing Moon 118), but to make a similar belt is fairly straightforward. You just measure the width and length you want, and double the width so that the belt is folded over on the long side in half. Leave one inch on each side extra for overlap with the length and then stitch it up with a layer of interfacing in the middle (I use cotton organdie). 😊 oh! And be sure to add seam allowance all the way around too.
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  31. Thank you so much! I have so many future plans for this series 😊
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  32. Hi DesertRose! I had an OCD relapse recently so I took a week off, and I’m glad I did because I also ended up getting a cold (not the virus thankfully) and that made me bedridden for a few days, so it was some much needed time off 😊 I’m feeling so much better now though! Very awesome to hear about how this video has so many take aways for you. Also amazing that your daughter is looking deeper into dress history! I appreciate the sourdough tip too as I have a wheat intolerance but I regularly eat pure rye sourdough and this tip will come in handy 🥰 I hope you have a lovely two weeks!
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  33. I’m so glad!! 🥰 many more episodes of this series to come!
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  34. Thanks so much for the sub! I’ve only released 2 episodes of this series so far, but am venturing out of Europe for future episodes, and will be sure to cover some regions in Latin American! My goal is to release an episode of this series every 3 months or so.
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  35. Thanks so much! I’ll definitely be going more global with the series soon 🥰
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  36. Woohoo! Nothing quite like learning about two underrepresented areas of fashion in one!! ❤️ And Lilja’s channel is really one of the best!
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  37. Thank you so much! That’s the best compliment 😊
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  38. So glad you love the series! Thank you for sharing about your heritage as well. I feel very passionate about representing colonised voices too as I’m a Kazan Tatar and we were and still are heavily colonised. One of my grandparents was also Irish/Scottish, so again, more colonisation and loss of culture/heritage.
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  39. That’s awesome!
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  40. That could very well be! I suppose we will never truly know unfortunately 😊
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  41. Thank you so much! I very much intend to do just that with this series 🥰 I have so many plans for the series in fact!
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  42. Ooooo you almost got me there! 🤣 so sweet though, thank you Lilja! I have a lot of future plans with this series so hopefully I’ll introduce some individuals that you haven’t heard of yet 🥰
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  43. Very interesting!
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  44. Thanks for watching! 😊
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  45.  @TimesmithDressHistory  it looks like a great book! I think it may be out of print though because most copies I can find are around £70 sadly!
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  46. Her little pet 🥰😊
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  47. Aww thank you so much! I definitely have plans to expand even global after this so lots of future episodes to come of underrepresented cultures 😊
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  48. So glad you liked the video! 😊 it does indeed look like a monstera to me, though can’t confirm 😅
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  49. From a variety of places (lots of pattern books for example). The Victorian Dressmaker by Prior Attire, Patterns of Fashion, Making Working Women’s Costume, are all books I regularly use. With regards to commercial pattern companies I like Black Snail patterns, Laughing Moon, Reconstructing History
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  50.  @ragnkja  I get mine from Midland textiles (sell a lot of curtains actually) or from AmoThreads when a deadstock batch recently popped up. I would check curtain shops as it is very often used in the production of curtains.
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  51. Glad you enjoyed the video! Definitely super Samhain 😄
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  52. Thanks for watching! 😊
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  53. Thank you! I’d definitely like to at some point! I want to focus on areas outside of Europe for a bit but Dutch fashion will go on the list too for the future 😊
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  54. Welcome to the channel! 😊 I would recommend choosing a project you feel passionate towards made up of simple shapes. A lovely pillowcase or a tunic can be a great practice project for getting the hang of stitches. If you like historical fashion then I’d recommend something like a shift or chemise.
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  55. I’ve been looking into doing this episode but South Africa hasn’t been a country for 500 years and a lot of fashion from Tribes has been lost or has extremely limited resources sadly because of horrific colonisation! 😔
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  56. Aww thank you so much Rachel! This is all very heartwarming to read, and I'm so glad that this video lit your heart up. Thank you for the song recommendations as well as I love Celtic music.
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  57. Awww thank you so much Caroline! 🥰
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  58. I believe it’s just an apron that’s then tucked into the waistband 😊
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  59. Glad this is useful! It’s definitely a highly underrepresented fashion culture, which is incredibly tragic.
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  60. Could definitely be! 😊
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  61. I’m so sorry for your loss! I’m so glad that this video can perhaps serve as a bit of comfort and deeper understanding of your heritage 😊
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  62. Thanks so much for watching! 🥰
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  63. Hi Audri! Thanks for your patience with my response. I have been absolutely overwhelmed by work this week! Thank you so much for your absolutely beautiful comment. I, too, until I started diving more into Scottish fashion, assumed tartans were related to specific clans (I’m guessing because of Outlander). It’s really wonderful to have someone like Lilja who is so knowledgable about the topic bust some of these myths. I hope your week and start to autumn are going well! Vasi
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  64. Thanks so much! All class representation is so so important 🥰 I can’t wait to expand this series even further too! I have some exciting plans for it.
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  65. Lol so true!
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  66. Thanks so much Caroline! 🥰 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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  67. Thanks so much! 😊
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  68. It’s Lilja’s pet! 😂🥰 I’m so glad you enjoyed the video Angela! 😊
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  69. Scotland is absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much for watching 😊
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  70. Hehehehe yes 🥰
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  71. So glad you love the series! I have many more episodes planned 🥰
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  72. Thank you so much Carolyn! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and got so much out of it. I think you’ll love Lilja’s channel 🥰
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  73. He’s a very good boy 😂
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  74. Glad you enjoyed the video! He’s Lilja’s pet 😅😂
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  75. Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed the video 😊
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  76. Welcome to the channel! That darn bonnet took 70 hours surprisingly! It took FOREVER haha. If you search on YouTube “V. Birchwood” and “bonnet” the video of the making of it will come up 😊
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