Just a cozy hand sewing video. Making a 16th century Renaissance camicia (or shift, or whatever.)

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11 ай бұрын

Sometimes one just needs to chill out and do some hand sewing. Here is a camicia (or smock, or shift, or chemise) from late 16th century, early 17th century Italy made in historical-y practice.
The books I reference are:
Patterns of Fashion 4: The cut and construction of linen shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear and accessories for men and women c. 1540-1660. by Janet Arnold
Cut my Cote. by Dorothy K. Burnham

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@sublimnalphish7232 11 ай бұрын

As a life long hard rocker I have to say I love love LOVE the look with that tee on top. The only thing that would have made it MORE to my liking would have been an Iron maiden or Black Sabbath converted tee 😁🤩🥰

@anotherdreamgonewest 11 ай бұрын

Ha, thanks! Both great options!

@sublimnalphish7232 11 ай бұрын

Maiden would be great for the Ren or mid evil era clothing . That's what I thought after I wore this. Just by name alone.

@ariadne0w1 10 ай бұрын

That would look really cute under a colorful linen apron or pinafore (in some coordinating color - perhaps green or an earthy blue?). Great instructions, I have a linen curtain that I want to make into something low-waste...

@anotherdreamgonewest 10 ай бұрын

Yes! I have pinafores and aprons swirling in my head at the moment, so I totally agree! Actually, come to think of it, I also have a linen curtain that would make a good pinafore, nice suggestion!

@awilson8521 Ай бұрын

I picked up a shirt from a thrift store that happened to have armpit gussets. Um... Now I i want to have all the shirts with them! (It was definitely hand sewn). I love your videos! May the algorithm favor you!

@nikkicafeina 9 ай бұрын

Ooooh, that shirt over the camicia is SUCH a look! Loved it!

@besina1563 11 ай бұрын

Love the Metallica stays on top of it ! The puffiness is quite awesome ! Thx for showing gathering stiches can take 2 days , I once gave up to early , now I know what too expect if done right .

@anotherdreamgonewest 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was definitely the most hand gathering I’ve done for a single garment- I’ve heard it gets faster with experience, but I’m still pretty slow, ha.

@Beschaulichkeit 20 күн бұрын

We couldn't find anyone doing quite the same project about a month ago so we bought a pattern and made adjustments to end up with a result similar to yours. Then your video rolls through my feed today! Your dedication to the gathers is commendable. We ended up using the machine to install a gathering thread that we then removed once the gathers were anchored.

@LynneCooney 11 ай бұрын

I *just* made this. I used a natural/bleached mix linen, in a medium weight. It’s not really for wearing under things, too heavy and I already have three lightweight shifts. But it’s a great nightgown.

@sublimnalphish7232 11 ай бұрын

I love the look of natural unbleached fibers ! They ( linen) have a beautiful sheen.

@anotherdreamgonewest 11 ай бұрын

Funny how sometimes projects just seem to be in the ether! I imagine these would make a great nightgown.

@anotherdreamgonewest 11 ай бұрын

There is just something about unbleached linen that is really lovely, especially since it can be slightly different based on where it’s from.

@LynneCooney 11 ай бұрын

@@anotherdreamgonewest most of my stitching was by machine, but I did do the hand gathering. I can confirm, it took forever and it sucked.

@lynn858 11 ай бұрын

... Except, if you're making multiple garments from the same fabric, bias binding can be quite efficient when using a tube method. If one were a sewist as a trade, regularly making shifts, surely they purchased fabric in bulk, possibly of a few different grades, and could be confident that cutting extra bias binding would be a good investment of time and resources. Even if purchasing a bolt of fabric to make "new best" chemises for 6 family members (assuming one was able to make the investment in fabric all at once, and wasn't staggering the purchases, and children got a "best and fully new" chemise at any point.) That would certainly allow for cutting bias binding on the bias. Did anyone find the bias cut beneficial enough to choose this method when it could be done economically? Considering the general style would have avoided curves due to also being wasteful.... No idea. But I certainly agree, if you're making a single garment in this style, strait grain is the way to go. Even if it potentially allows the binding to wear out on the edge faster. (A debate in quilting circles) Replacing worn binding - likely using scraps salvaged from another garment, makes sense.

@laniinla2354 10 ай бұрын

Carpal tunnel prevents me from doing my beloved hand sewing, but I got my fix vicariously though you!

@anotherdreamgonewest 10 ай бұрын

Ah! I’m sorry to hear you’re not able to do your own sewing, but glad mine brought some comfort!

@sydt4562 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work! So glad I found your channel. Just getting into hand sewing and I can’t wait to make a chemise like this sometime soon!

@anotherdreamgonewest 10 ай бұрын

Yay welcome! Hand sewing is so much fun, and (in my humble opinion) leveling up is much faster than machine sewing. Good luck!!

@alessandramonteriggioni815 11 ай бұрын

So happy to have discovered your videos. They are inspirational and relaxing to watch. Thanks so much!

@mrsgingernoisette 7 ай бұрын

I cant think of a better base, LOVED IT

@anotherdreamgonewest 7 ай бұрын

And time has proven it to be extremely versatile, I think this piece has shown up in just about every video since, lol. Thank you!!!

@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar 10 ай бұрын

That was awesome!

@LualaDy 11 ай бұрын

WHAAAAAAT??? I have a similar linen dress (modern) and I wore it this weekend with a crochet bralette that I made over it, making us essentially ... vaguelly related ... sewing ... eh... cousins =D

@anotherdreamgonewest 11 ай бұрын

Love it! I have a crochet bralette too and now I’m totally pairing them up 👌

@jennglow4647 6 ай бұрын

Very cool 😀

@anotherdreamgonewest 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@andreaf.6572 10 ай бұрын

New subscriber. I bought an old navy beige cotton peasant top and am adding black work embroidery for a ren faire costume. Obviously not historically accurate - but it’s cheap and effective. Going to add colorful floral embroidery to a black linen tunic. Haven’t done much embroidery in a long time so I’m easing back into it.

@anotherdreamgonewest 10 ай бұрын

Ooooooh! Sounds amazing! Plus every time you wear it you'll (hopefully) have good memories of working on it!

@gittevandevelde2208 10 ай бұрын

bindings fabric waste? I always get my bias binding out of oddly shaped uneven scraps xD

@anotherdreamgonewest 10 ай бұрын

That’s definitely a less wasteful option! This particular project didn’t have any oddly shaped pieces since everything was a square or rectangle so a bias binding would have had to have been cut from a fresh new piece 🤷‍♀️