Making an 1895 Walking Skirt (Using an 1895 Drafting Method)

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For the Everyday Victorian. FURTHER RESOURCES: The Keystone Guide to Jacket and Dress Cutting: https://archive.org/details/keystonejacketdr00heck/page/82 Bertha Banner’s Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=IhMlyt7IuGsC&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA9 Fine Times Watches: Alan Cartwright, owner; based in Derbyshire. http://www.instagram.com/finetimeswatches Brush braid footage courtesy of Olga (http://www.instagram.com/berolinensis) as found on the hem of an extant Edwardian skirt in her own collection. MATERIALS USED: Wool: Ayazmoon Fabrics, NYC (c. 5 yds) Tarlatan: Regular weight (c. 6 yds). Takach Press, https://shop.takachpress.com/Tarlatan-p/tarlatan.htm Pocket cotton: stash cabbage Hem braid: Burnley & Trowbridge (5 yds) https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/WT2.aspx OTHER USEFUL TOOLS:(Please know that these are affiliate links) -Clear 18-inch ruler: https://amzn.to/2DIdRrh -Steel-headed straight pins: https://amzn.to/2ByJUaQ -Every size & weight needle you will probably ever need: https://amzn.to/2Sd76R7 -My most favorite (& stupidly fiddly) #10 sharps, the tiniest needles: https://amzn.to/2SaZEGf -Ye Trusty Olde 8” shears (tartan ribbon not included): https://amzn.to/2DXkUft -Those wee bird snips that literally everyone seems to have: https://amzn.to/2zu9vzY -(But I’ve also just found these that are a unicorn and I am severely tempted; I should not be trusted with Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KvXGgX) -French Curve: https://amzn.to/2RWzWVJ Want to get started with hand sewing? 🧵 🕯Check out my Skillshare original course, “Hand Sewing Basics: Working Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread”. To sign up for a free trial and take the class, visit https://skl.sh/bernadettebanner1 This channel is made possible through the generous support of Patreon members. To become a patron, visit https://www.patreon.com/bernadettebanner (although videos will remain free for you here regardless). Beyond YouTube: IG @bernadettebanner http://www.instagram.com/bernadettebanner Management contact for business enquiries: [email protected] https://bernadettebanner.co.uk/ MUSIC CREDITS: Luminous Rain by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100169 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ “The Closing of Summer” by Asher Fulero, YouTube Audio Library “Dream of the Ancestor” by Asher Fulero, YouTube Audio Library Additional cinematography by Cathy Hay