Comments by "V. Birchwood" (@VBirchwood) on "What 900 Hours of Hand Sewing in 12 Months Created: Historical Fashion in My 2nd Year Sewing" video.

  1. Thanks so much for watching! All of the links to other videos I mention are in the cards and also in the description box. I also want to say that however much you sewed this year is perfectly enough and I never want these time estimates to come off as a competition or pressure, as this is merely my experience with sewing for the year. If I sewed far less this year, I'd be just as happy with that too ❤
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  2. Thank you so much! That means a lot 🥰 I’ve always been a big risk taker. I moved to a foreign country with like $200 and 2 suitcases randomly and alone when l was 19. That’s just the typical type of stuff I’ve always done as I trust that I’ll figure it out along the way. Of course, I don’t do anything too unsafe and I have a plan in place still, but I think this attitude has definitely translated into my art as well. I’d rather just go for it and see if I can make it work somehow then not have done it at all 😊
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  3. Awww thank you so much for your ongoing support! 🥰
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  4. Thank you so much Elly! That’s very kind 🥰
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  5. Thank you so much! I have a video coming out in the near future about making a wrapper, but not either of the ones I show here 😊 same pattern though!
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  6. I definitely understand that! I actually have quite an older video on how to care for fabrics. It’s called “fabric care crash course”
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  7. Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
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  8. Thank you for asking! Unfortunately, no, and I’m doubtful that they ever will just based on the conversations I’ve had with their support. I’m beginning to get sponsors now so that’s really helping to finance my channel! 😊
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  9. Thank you!! Sadly it has to do with me apparently violating some rule but I don’t believe I have done any such thing as I’m very careful and when asked they won’t tell me what exactly I did, so it’s a lot of going around in circles unfortunately with no resolution 🤣 it’s definitely been a big practice in acceptance though!
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  10. Thank you so much! 😊 it really depends on the day/time. Sometimes I like to sew in silence. I really love the sound of silence lol. Other times I love to watch documentaries whilst I sew. Occasionally I’ll listen to podcasts or audiobooks. But generally it’ll be some type of educational show or just silence. Glad to bring some more awareness to us Tatars! We have a long and fruitful history that has been heavily wiped out by colonisation, so I’ve really started owning my ethnic minority roots again and diving deeper into that aspect of my heritage because I feel a deep purpose and responsibility to preserve it and bring back some of its traditional practices. I’ve been diving into a lot of research lately myself surrounding Tatar historical dress, so I’m hoping to centre some videos around that content in the near future!
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  11. Thank you!!😊 I used to get really nervous to tell people I was Tatar/Cossack when asked where I’m from because it’s so much easier just to say “Russian” but the reality is that we ethnically are not “Russians”. So now I always go the extra step and explain I’m Tatar/Cossack, even if people don’t know what that is. It often opens up a curiosity or a discussion about the origins, and since as Tatars we are autochthonous indigenous to Tatarstan and the Ural region, and our culture has mostly been wiped out due to colonisation, having that conversation with people about who we are is more important than ever to bring awareness to a ethnicity whose practices may die.
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  12. Thank you so much! 🥰 interestingly enough, the bloomers actually don’t have a pocket in them, I just had to make the flap for the placket. I haven’t gone in and edited the subtitles yet, so perhaps it accidentally said pocket instead of placket? 😅 whoopsie
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  13. Thank you! I do indeed, though I work freelance.
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  14. Thank you so much! The research stage is definitely an easy one to get sucked into, as it’s fascinating! But yes I suppose it is finding that balance of doing the thing and also researching about the thing. You’ve got this 😊
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  15. Thank you so much! 🥰 your quilted petticoat sounds so wonderful, and I can completely understand why you’re excited to wear it again in winter 😊
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  16. Thank you! 🥰
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  17. Thank you! 🥰
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  18. Сәлам!! How cool! I am part Tatar as well, though I don’t think that makes us any less Tatar ☺️ I’m actually starting to reconstruct 19th century Kazan Tatar fashion to wear, and I’m also researching for a 500 Years of Volga Tatar fashion video! If you end up wanting to reconstruct some historical Tatar clothing, I have two of the best books (and probably the only books) on the topic and would be more than happy to share!
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  19. Thank you so much!!
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  20. Aww thank you so much Nancy! Subscribers very rarely get notifications these days for the channels they watch because of that same funny bell icon issue! It’s a shame because I bet so many miss out on seeing the work of creators they love. Glad that you have some fun watching ahead of you though! 🥰
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  21. Thank you so much Cathy! You’re doing great! I’m really excited to hear more about how your wardrobe progresses 💕
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  22. Thanks so much Erica! I got some amazing and rare books on Tatar fashion history now so I’m feeling more equipped to tackle some of those projects 🥰
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  23. Thank you so much! One of them is in Russian, and the other one is actually both in Russian and English!
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  24. Awww so sweet. Thank you Caroline 🥰
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  25. Awww thank you so much Bella! That’s so sweet about handsewing your own cape ❤️ next time we see eachother we’ll both have to wear our matching capes 🥰
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  26. It’s a wool tweed! They’re generally quite lightweight. I got this one on AmoThreads back when they had this batch in stock (it’s a site that sells small quantities of deadstock fabric).
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  27. Hahahaha yes! That would be intense. I would like to quilt a petticoat myself at some point though. It’d be a lot of fun
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  28. Awww thank you!! 😊
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  29. Thank you! I work remotely 😊 but I live a fairly active lifestyle so the wrappers are great for that.
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  30. Awww I was hoping it wouldn’t cause people to feel bad about their own progress because how ever much you sewed this year is truly enough! It’s a very personal process anyways and whatever feels best to you is right for you 🥰
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  31. Check out Vintagebursche! 😊
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  32. Thank you!! I already have some plans I’m getting very excited for 🥰
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  33. Hi! Welcome to the channel. Thanks so much! I have an earlier video (maybe my fourth or fifth) where I talk about how to get started with historical sewing 😊
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  34. Thank you so much Alicia! 🥰 most of my fabrics are deadstock from one specific site but they sell small and limited quantities, so I just check back daily and see if anything I like pops up. It’s so affordable that I try to just snag whatever I can when it appears. That’s probably partially what influences my colour palette, but also I suppose my own personal taste too 😅
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  35. Thank you so much Fi! 🥰
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  36. Awww this is so sweet 🥺 thank you Amber! 🥰🥰🥰
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  37. Thank you!! It’s one of my favourites to wear. So light and airy for summer also!
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  38. It sounds like you honestly did SO much though from my perspective! 🥰 most of all you looked after yourself, your health, and connected with your daughter. Those are some of the most “productive” things we can do in my opinion ❤️ I’m also super big on the ferments! Lol. A healthy gut is a healthy mind as they say 🤣 Thanks so much for your ongoing support! 💕 there will definitely be more of Rúna to come too 😉
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  39. Thank you!! 😊 I don’t have a video on the cycling bloomers unfortunately. I used a pattern by Reconstructing History though if that’s any help 🥰
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  40. Thank you so much Jessica! 🥰 The stress of cutting into nice fabric is so real! Lol 😂
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  41. Thanks so much Rachel! 😊
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  42. Thank you so much! 😊
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  43. Thank you!!
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  44. Thank you so much! Utilising the Garibaldi blouse pattern is an awesome idea! It’s definitely a very similar shape if just elongated. Happy wrapper sewing 😊
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  45. That sounds so lovely! 🥰
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  46. Aww thank you so much! 🥰
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  47. Thank you so much! 🥰
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  48. Hi Rana! Thank you! The Closet Historian has a wonderful video on building a bodice block to be able to fit your own unique measurements (most people don’t have the “standard” measurements, and that’s a wonderful thing!) A bodice block is a great way to have a base pattern to start with and then from there be able to alter the style and cut of. Hopefully that can help!
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  49. Thank you so much! 😊🥰
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  50. Aww thank you so much! I’ve really been trying to challenge and push myself lately to build certain skills I wasn’t working on before 🥰
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  51. Hahahaha thank you! 😊 most people are usually quite kind about it
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  52. Awww thank you so much 🥰 that was such a fun one to make!
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  53. The pattern I used actually has pockets included! I just never add them to mine as I carry a bag everywhere and that feels more secure for me 😊 the pockets are just added to the side seams
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  54. Thank you! I don’t sell them but I used pattern no. 118 by Laughing Moon 😊
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  55. Thank you 😊
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  56. Thank you so much! 🥰
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  57. Thank you!! Wrappers are such comfy garments 🥰
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  58. Thank you so much Jae! 🥰
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  59. Thank you so much Tracy 🥰
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  60. Thanks so much! I used the cycling bloomers pattern by Reconstructing History 😊
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  61. Yes!! It works SO well 🥰
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  62. Thank you so much! 😊
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  63. Thank you!! 😊
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  64. A variety of sources: from the Patterns of Fashions series, the Victorian Dressmaker series by Prior Attire, various pattern companies like Laughing Moon, Truly Victorian, Reconstructing History.
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  65. No, it’s Cossack. Russian is my first language, I said it correctly. In the 2010 Russian Census, around 60,000 people identified ethnically as Cossack. My late grandfather was a Cossack. You can find the census online. I’m Central Asian (a Kazan Tatar) as well from my grandmother’s side but I have absolutely no genetics with the Kazak people from what I know. I’ve been to the Ural mountain region where my family is from over 20 times in my life and was raised partially by my very Tatar grandmother, so I’m very aware of Central Asia and the ethnic groups there as it’s my culture too ☺️
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  66. Thank you!! 🥰 I used the Truly Victorian pattern and it was great!
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  67. Thank you so much! 🥰 sewing wrappers gets addictive! Lol
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  68. Thank you!! 😊
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  69. I’d recommend Vintagebursche for classic menswear. My friend Lilja Husmo here on YouTube is a kilt maker and Scottish fashion historian and has a great video on kilt making.
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  70. Thank you so much! I have some tutorials on my channel (like a hand sewing stitches video). There are also lots of other youtubers who have made helpful videos if there’s something specific you’re looking to learn like sewing on a button. I learned mainly from YouTube and googling 😊
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  71. Thank you so much! 😊
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  72. Thank you so much! 🥰
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  73. I used the one by Truly Victorian and loved it! 🥰
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  74. Thank you! 🥰 wool is great!
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  75. There is a third video yes, it’s the making of the bodice specifically. This video is just a rerun of everything I’ve sewn over the year.
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  76. Thank you Mel! 🥰
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  77. Thank you! I can imagine hand quilting is so time consuming, but very satisfying!
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  78. Thank you 😊
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  79. Thank you so much!! 😊 I’m so glad I found that thing on eBay haha
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  80. Awww that’s so beautiful to hear! Thank you so much 🥰
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  81. Thanks so much! I DEFINITELY sewed the hood on backwards but once it realised it, it would’ve been A LOT of work to fix it, since I actually sewed the panels together as well backwards and had already hand lined them all lol
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  82. Thanks so much A.R.! We are definitely so spoiled here in the U.K. when it comes to wool! 😊
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