How to Make an EASY 1830's Bonnet and Pelerine!

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Let's make an 1830's bonnet and matching pelerine to upgrade our 1830's wardrobe!
In this video, I turn stash to treasure, challenging myself to make a Romantic Era bonnet and pelerine cape using only stash material in a week and a half. It's a tall task! Will I make it?
While I've done millinery before, this was my first bonnet, so this video is more of a let's-figure-this-out-together type versus a real how-to, as I sew my way into some fabulous acessories for a Victorian event in Galveston. (And yes, I know 1830's is Romantic and not Victorian, but it was the closest I could get with time and budget restraints 😉)
Pelerines were quite popular in the 1830's. They were small capelets worn over the dress, and could be made out of delicate lace or cotton organdy. In the 1830's, they were also often made using fabric that matched the gown itself, and often heavily trimmed. Pelerines are quick and easy to make. This one--not including the lace, which I had to hand sew--took less than 20 minutes to complete. WOOAW, as Owen Wilson would say.
In the 1830's, bonnets had very large brims and an excess of crazy decorations. I mean...one had to balance out the craziness of the rest of the outfit, right? I was limited to using what I had around the house already, but hopefully I managed to make a bonnet with sufficient frill!
Millinery can be a daunting task, and definitely is not something a complete beginner should tackle. A lot of it needs to be done by hand, and wrangling buckram and millinery wire can be a bit of a challenge. But if you've made at least one corset or pair of stays, you're probably ready to tackle one! I used a pattern from Black Snail, and they do a very good job of explaining how it's done. Give it a shot!
These accessories are made using stash material leftover from my 1830's bat dress. If you haven't seen that video, you can watch it here: • How to Make an EASY 18...
The pattern I used: blacksnailpatterns.com/en/pro...
All fabric and materials from stash.
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@jeannegreeneyes1319 Жыл бұрын

The look and fit of the accessories, especially the pelerine, was just perfect! Fast and fabulous for the win 😁

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😁

@jasonmack2569 Жыл бұрын

This is so cute. Thank you for taking the time to post your videos. As someone just starting out I think you do a great job of making costuming seem accessible.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so glad they're helpful! It's one of my all-around goals to help make "doing the thing" much more feasible for beginners, because that's what kept me from doing it for a very long time. 😌

@jessicabey275 Жыл бұрын

the Chicken dance! Loved it!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤣

@ByGollyMissHolly Жыл бұрын

These turned out wonderfully! I'm always looking for projects to make with low yardarge/scraps, it's nice to see what can be achieved using them!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm the same way...always looking for ways to use up orphan yardages 😊

@jackiejames4551 Жыл бұрын

Both pieces look great!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄

@stevezytveld6585 Жыл бұрын

Lovely work. Well done. You know, you could start creating little mini series for each project, like you did with Bowie? I figure, the project is done when you say it is. As for pattern suggestions, my only one is to check your local library (& college/university libraries) to see if they have copies of Patterns of Fashion in the reserve section? - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I always forget about the library. Which POF is it that has late Victorian in it? I only have 1 and 5.

@stevezytveld6585 Жыл бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming I _think_ the late Victorian is in Volume 2. Fingers crossed for the library.

@bryanclay3491 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job!!

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@dancooper-jones Жыл бұрын

I've never seen the fleece/ flannel attached after the buckram has been assembled. it makes it quite complicated and fiddly. it all looked really good though.

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Hah! Yeah, I bet it is easier to attach it before assembling the buckram, although I can see a benefit from holding off, too, as I was able to hide my assembly issues by adding the felt after the fact. Thank you!

@kikidevine694 2 ай бұрын

Same as ruffles on a petticoat/sleeve, before sewing up the edge

@TealCheetah Жыл бұрын

Better to buy a few things so the project turns out NICE, instead of wasting time and already purchased supplies and having it turn out crappy

@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! Well worth the money I spent. I would have gotten so frustrated trying to sew on all those weird pieces.

@TealCheetah Жыл бұрын

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming The places where the weird pieces touched would have shown thru the orange fabric, too, so the yardage was a good purchase