You're welcome! I'm so happy that you find them both helpful and enjoyable! Thanks for watching! ☺️

Right?? It's not comfortable, but better than breathing in that dust! Thanks for watching! ☺️

LOL!!! The day I win the lottery and can afford to ruin my costume from said explosions 😆

It's my favorite color! It's a little richer irl, and it's so pretty! The camera doesn't pick up the purple in the blue portion, sadly, but irl it's so pretty! Someone else suggested the petal thing. Unfortunately, it's plantar fasciitis, and so both directions hurt. But I got a steroid injection in my heel Monday--btwn that and the exercises/ice, I should be up and running in about six weeks. 🤞

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming it's a shame the camera doesn't pick it up perfectly. It sounds amazing! At least you have some help (hopefully) coming your way. So you'll be at it again soon without pain🤞.

Hah! Love the description! ☺️ Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the engagement, as always!! Yeah, it's so much work 😵‍💫 At least it's fun!! And thanks! That's clever!

Thank you!! 😁 It is kind of a weird angle to sew, but it's come in handy!

Thank you! And I love that so much 🤣 Good luck with your project!

Yaaaay! I'm super excited to get to the finale. I've been planning some fun stuff for the reveal!

Thanks!

Hah!! Yes, they had me written all over them 😆 That teal was the exact color I was looking for for this project, even if it was a little out of my budget.

Thank you so much! And I appreciate your patience! You're totally right 😆 hours and hours still left. But we're definitely getting close to the end!!

Thank you!!! Can't wait to share the final make! It's definitely a lot more work than a mantua on its own, but if you think about it, you still have to make stays to wear under the mantua, so in the end...it's probably flush!!

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming Quite true.

Whoohoo!!! 🥳🎉

@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming That fabric is a seriously gorgeous color! I'm looking forward to the final whacky reveal, but of course I enjoyed the whacky reveal of the bodies. 😂 Thank you for all of the tips. It looks like late 17th century dresses were made with the bodice fashion fabric sewn right to the bodies? Was this typical of the era?

Yes. For the most part, the bodies were worn on the outside, and served as the support garment and upper part of the gown at the same time, so they were fully structured with the fashion fabric sewn on, from about the 1640s-1680's. Once the mantua begins to take hold in the 1680's, then we start seeing them serve as the structural layer only, going underneath the gowns like in the 18th century, or at least partially underneath, with the center fronts of the bodies/stays being visible as a decorative stomacher to which the front of the mantua is pinned.

​@@FantasticalFolliesCostuming That is very interesting! Thank you. 🙂 Good luck with the rest of the project!

Yes, in fact! There is an extant pair of maternity bodies dated 1665-1675 in the Verney Collection at the Claydon House! Patterns of Fashion 5 has it detailed and graphed out. The stomacher is shaped like a vase. Edit: so, naturally, they're front closing instead of back closing.

There is a lady on KZfaq who made and wore maternity stays from this time period. If you search for "Maternity Stays" or "Maternity Corset" her video should come up. Thumbnail is a woman with long brown hair, very pregnant wearing the stays. She said they were very comfortable.

Thank you! ☺️ And thanks for watching!

Firstly, it gives the wearer the fashionable silhouette. It also helps support the weight of the skirts, which are numerous and heavy, relieving pressure from the wearer's back. I talk about this in my previous video where I fit these bodies.