Making a *thrifty* medieval dress (15th century kirtle on the cheap)

Making a thrifty medieval dress (15th century kirtle on the cheap)

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Using historical garment construction methods, thrifted fabric, and natural dyes, I make a medieval 15th-century linen work dress!
The research I did for this project relied heavily on information that's been collected and generously shared online through various SCA-related websites. Links below.
00:00 Intro
1:20 Inspiration
2:07 History rant
4:50 "Gothic" art?
6:17 Methodology
7:04 Construction
12:29 Botanical Dye
14:30 Dressing up like manuscript art - Historical Hair
16:30 PHOTO SHOOT
17:51 Closing thoughts ft prancing in dress
I'm an amateur sewist and amateur historian, so nothing presented here is an expert opinion. Kind feedback and corrections are welcome and appreciated.
--Further Reading & Links--
Diagrams of extant medieval garments
www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-...
A pattern of the Moy bog gown by Kass Mcgann reconstructinghistory.com/pro...
---Dye Notes---
For anyone interested, here is my dye process.
-Washed with normal detergent
-Scoured with washing soda and a drop of dish soap for ~4 hrs
-Mordanted with staghorn sumac leaves (fairly low %WOF, steeped for ~6 hours), rinsed and dried
-Washed with detergent
-Mordanted with alum
-2 hr hot onion skin dye bath (skins of ~40 brown onions)
-Rinsed and dried
-Final wash with detergent after 3 days to sit
--Notes, Corrections, Clarifications --
-Though the term is lifted from medieval texts, 'cotehardie' probably did not actually mean 'women's gown' in the middle ages. It is, however, a common term in use today to describe the outer Gothic Fitted Gown.
-On white nationalism and medievalism: various forms of 'medievalism' have been employed by white nationalist movements (notably the Nazi party and present-day Identitarians) to construct ethnic origin myths and/or to construct a historical basis for a white/european sameness. These 'medievalisms' are often compatible with the myths of the middle ages that exist within the popular imagination (both are grounded in Romanticism), so I think it's important when we nerd about this history to not leave space for that garbage.
-The Christian faith has indeed spread in a grassroots way in some times and places in its history. Christianity as the institution of the Catholic church is a different story, and that is more what I was referring to.
--Images--
In order of appearance. Public domain unless otherwise specified. License information below.
Thumbnail: Lady and unicorn from Platearius's Livre des Simples Medicines, illuminated by Robinet Testard. FR 12322, f.188v / Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Garment from Herjolfsnes. Photo by Lennart Larsen. CC BY-SA 2.0 / National Museum of Denmark
The Hunt by Paolo Ucello / Ashmolean Museum
Detail (4 figures) from Way of Salvation by Andrea di Bonaluto
Horse from a fresco at Castello della Manta.
Kirtle from a Book of Hours. MS 677, f. 211r / Morgan Library
Buncha ladies in dresses, via Wikimedia
Blue kirtle from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, Illuminated by Limbourg Brothers, ms.65, f.6v / Condé Museum
Christianity map via Wikimedia
The Baptism of Clovis by Master of St Giles / National Gallery of Art
Madonna and child by Giotto
Nun marginalia from a manuscript of Roman de la Rose (what one?), via Wikimedia
La Cattedrale, Milano by Giacomo Brogi, via Wikimedia
12th-century sculpture at Chartes Cathedral, France: by Cancre, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia
Tebaide by Paolo Ucello / Galleria dell'Accademia, Firenze
Michaelangelo's David
Ferial psalter and book of hours, illustration by Bernat Martorell / Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat
Big Ben: by Paasikivi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia
Sexy boatneck from The Book of the Queen, Selected Works of Christine de Pizan, 1410-1414, MS Harley 4431, f.129r / British Library
Herjolfsnes illustration by Herbert Norris (d. 1950), from Costume and Fashion, published 1924.
Veronica Gambara. Painting by Antonio da Correggio c. 1517-1520 / The Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Lucrezia Sommaria. Painting by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio c. 1510 / National Gallery of Art
Italian hair taping from a manuscript miniature: MS lat. 757 f. 380v / Bilbliothèque Nationale de France
CC BY-SA 2.5 description: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
CC BY-SA 4.0 description: creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Music---
"Journey in the New World" by Twin Musicom CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: www.twinmusicom.org/song/258/j...
Artist: www.twinmusicom.org
"Anon - Medieval Dance Tunes." Medley of medieval music performed by Paul Arden-Taylor, Elizabeth Wright & Malcolm Peake. Public Domain. Via Musopen
"Village Consort" by Kevin MacLeod
Link: filmmusic.io/song/4585-villag...
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
"Horses and Trains" by Jesse Gallagher, KZfaq music library

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@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so thrilled that people are finding and enjoying this! 😍 I make videos at a pretty slow pace but I'm having so much fun and there are definitely more coming! The next one may involve leather 😎🏍🔥

@AriallaMacAllister 3 жыл бұрын

"I roughly know exactly where they're gonna go" is something I suspect most people who have made stash projects have thought about their pieces. I genuinely enjoyed this video, especially the historical tangents.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Haha YES. I'm always just surfing this wave of having enough of an idea of where something's going to do the next step, but not quite enough to feel like I actually know what I'm doing.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

and thank you so much!

@deannachattaway1013 3 жыл бұрын

Those eyelet holes are beautiful

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@artheaded1 3 жыл бұрын

A very well researched and executed project! You really nailed the look of the inspiration piece, too bad your "unicorn" didn't want to cooperate. One thing we should remember is that although there was the "usual" way of cutting and piecing and sewing garments, each cotehardie, kirtle, shift, etc. was made for a specific body shape. More times than we'll ever know, the seamstresses and tailors undoubtedly ran into the same limitations of fabric that you did. And as you said, clothing was treated as a precious commodity so it was worn long past the time it was in the height of fashion. Styles also changed more gradually so its not unusual to have no clear cut start and end date, there's some overlap. So all the guess work, weird piecing, extra darts and seams you made to make this fit are absolutely historically accurate.

@jenniferpingleton8389 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! And just an historical note, making your pattern or idea work with the fabric you have is completely historically accurate!!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! And that is a great point. Absolutely!

@caroleanderson4020 Жыл бұрын

Yup yup yup!! That's exactly what I thought too!

@Risaala 3 жыл бұрын

Please more historical tangents!!! The editing and commentary on yourself and the world is *chef's kiss!*

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) More historical tangents coming up!

@stevezytveld6585 3 жыл бұрын

How on earth is this only your fourth video... good heavens... just hit the notification bell... *_really_* well done... I don't think I've seen an onion skin dye that's worked out to that deep a colour. Love having the cat as a stand in for the unicorn. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it and I'm excited to keep the videos coming your way!

@Stormy38044 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, I truly got blessed by the youtube recommendations today

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

(take note, algorithm 😎)

@OmegaTheSillyWolf 3 жыл бұрын

THAT MUSICAL EDIT WITH THE HORSE. Almost spit out my sandwich, that was great!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

awesome! it made me giggle too :p

@sangarora1216 3 жыл бұрын

Love your narration style --- and its so good to see someone else who does costuming entirely by thrift and internet. Subscribed!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is so encouraging!!

@Siennaflower Жыл бұрын

That color you got from the onions is amazing!!! 🧅

@caroleanderson4020 Жыл бұрын

💕😍💕😍💕 I love the historical tangents!!! Omg! I love this dress SO MUCH!!!! I love your juggling of (historical research + scant real examples + your own creative/practical solutions). I kinda do that too, so your process is very informative and inspiring. I love your calm & deadpan attitude: cute, intelligent, funny! Thank you for your wonderful video.

@geraniaceae4470 Жыл бұрын

Good to see someone else's sewing process successfully includes "making it up as I go along".

@lottiw2939 3 жыл бұрын

"i'll jump back into my body now" is the perfect way to end a voiceover (also your brief breakdown of European culture was *chef's kiss* immaculate)

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

hehe thanks :3

@tammymcc327 Жыл бұрын

Grabbing the cat to try to pose like the picture, made me laugh out loud!

@reasonablyreliable 3 жыл бұрын

Love the historical tangents, and the natural dyes!

@hazeluzzell 3 жыл бұрын

I get the feeling that you’re very good at jigsaw puzzles...you got very lucky with your onion skins! Your dress looks stunning, by the way!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

I did get lucky! After the tannin "mordant" it looked a bit blotchy and I thought it wouldn't work. I'm not exactly sure why it did, to be honest haha. I think the sheer quantity of onions was key. Thanks!

@DarklightAmy 3 жыл бұрын

The dress turned out gorgeous! And it was so satisfying how you used every possible fabric scrap.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Ай бұрын

I embraced the rectangles-and-gores style dresses for using up stash about the same time this came out :) I finished my first kirtle in 2022 and omg hand done eyelets are so awesome. I love rectangles-and-gores dresses for stash because I can just draw out my fabric on grid paper, I know from experience how wide the two strips need to be and I can nudge things around to either get sleeve fullness, length, pocket size or swoosh depending on where I add or take away fabric, and I also liked armpit gussets so much that I'm putting them in anything that's just a bit tight up top and it's become my secret weapon for battling my increasing bust size because apparently my body has decided it wants to be top-heavy instead of pear-shaped. I adore how fabric-efficient these designs are and am trying to make more of my wardrobe in that style because having big chunks of leftover fabric does not bust my stash! And coincidentally, I just did an onion skin dye on greyish striped wool (I used 800g wool and the bag from 10 lbs of onions stuffed with the skins) and it came out just how I wanted it, however every time I try cotton in onion skin dye, I get off-white at best.... I'll have to try it with the linen I've got, because though orange isn't usually my colour, I really like THAT orange, and I also figure that when I collect black walnuts in the fall that combining onion skin with the greyish brown that black walnut gives will give me a lovely warm brown, which is exactly what it did with my greyish brown wool. That wool is becoming a Victorian walking skirt, but I still need to sort out how I'm closing it. Perhaps putting skirt hoooks in the middle of an inverted box pleat at the centre back, dunno yet, I'm winging it.

@kristinm6612 3 жыл бұрын

So glad I’m finding this channel when it’s just starting out, I can’t wait to watch you grow! That being said, the amount of effort that went into this video deserves way more views and subs. Keep up the good work, I love the focus on thrifting and being sustainable with fabric!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

um wow! Thank you so much!! This wins the prize for sweetest and most genuinely encouraging comment so far (although, I have been floored by ALL of the kind words from total strangers) haha. I'm excited to keep the videos coming :)

@eleanorbarsic8065 3 жыл бұрын

Great! I love how you priced it together. So period in my opinion. After combing fiber, Spinning it, weaving it into cloth, I don't think any would be waisted! Later dresses show tiny tiny pieces used and I have done so in many pieces I've made.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and I totally agree!

@elainebye9090 2 жыл бұрын

I really liked this video, and thought the balance of crafting/sewing and historical info was perfect. I also love your sense of humor and your cat. 😊

@cd2street 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it so now I am looking to see what other treasures you have shared - thank you!!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

So glad!

@annabradshaw213 Жыл бұрын

I love the historical tangents, they really add so much depth and explanation to the piece you are making!

@lidiawest8615 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Lydia, you are lovely. Beautiful dress and yes, I love the historical tangents. That onion colour is devine. ❤️💕❤️

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Why thank you, other Lidia! Glad to know you like the tangents :)

@WayToVibe 3 жыл бұрын

The color of this was amazing. I normally hate that particular shade of mustard yellow in modern clothing, but on this historical garment, it fits and looks great. I've been working on making a dress form and a kirtle dress is going to be the first thing I make when I get a way to fit something to my waist without having to wear it at the same time.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! My wardrobe is entirely grey and olive green, and somehow I love this dress. Ooo how are you making it? I've never had one, but I have been cultivating a healthy amount of envy watching videos of people draping on dress forms and it may be time haha.

@laurahardgrove955 9 ай бұрын

I saw a video that used an old fitted T-shirt to make a pattern for a supporting bodice or kirtle. She put on the shirt and her assistant wrapped her up in duct tape so it was snug. (You can have a bra on tor the fitting but this finished garment should support the breasts.

@nancyborden210 Жыл бұрын

For a beginner seamstress you are quite gifted!

@slothsister3716 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! I'm also trying to do historical sewing basically all thrifted, i found an empire waist dress thats going to become a regency gown!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Wishing you the best of luck on this repurposing adventure!

@cathryncampbell8555 Жыл бұрын

I loved your thrifty medieval dress and I adored your substitution of a cat for the requisite medieval unicorn. When Rodrigo Borgia's mistress, Giulia Farnese, was (ironically?) painted -- *repeatedly* -- as a virgin with a unicorn, a goat was used in lieu of the unicorn. So unicorn substitution was a historically authentic measure....

@Deeisawesome1234 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how informative and thorough you are with your historical explanations. I ALSO really appreciate the sidebars of humour everywhere. That brings me a lot of joy. I will readily absorb more of this content!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@DipityS 3 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful colour and a lovely gown. I love your slightly tubby unicorn 😊

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! She is truly a magical beast.

@jim40004 3 жыл бұрын

Great outcome!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@doreenfinlay8267 Жыл бұрын

Amazing is what I thought about the dress. The onion skin dye is the darkest I have seen, gorgeous. I love the comical narrative in places. Love it and will keep watching.

@ReinaElizondo 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious and fascinating! Looks great! Also that thumbnail image!😂🦄

@PatiaRussell Жыл бұрын

love the tangents as you call them...love everything history and especially clothing related

@making.history Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! :)

@kristinwenke5793 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed hearing how the architecture was influencing dress styles (or vice versa). I'd read that dresses of that period were based on making you look longer and taller, but had never heard that connected to church architecture. I also liked getting to see how you made all your alterations to make the most of a small piece of fabric, just as a medieval seamstress would have!

@katewaters7059 Жыл бұрын

Just found this video as I am doing research to prepare for my own kirtle-making quest. You're "help me Morgan!" comment made me laugh so hard! I also regularly seek guidance from the Almighty Morgan. Great video, very fun and helpful!

@making.history Жыл бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed it! Good luck on your quest!!!

@avisfuriosa2189 Жыл бұрын

Totally great video. Was going to make an office-ready kirtle next and am now looking forward to it even more. Btw, the sleeves with the little pieced-in gores, from some archeological work I was able to read, are actually historically correct.

@northernbelle7460 3 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and I'm already in love with your editing and personality 🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻💙💙

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Aw, shucks! Thanks so much!

@nuadsilverhand Жыл бұрын

Tangents are fine, and you looked wonderful. It's a style that could do with a revival.

@juliecain6397 Жыл бұрын

YOUR DRESS TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL...A BIT SHORT, BUT BEAUTIFUL NONETHELESS. BRAVO! ESPECIALLY ON THE SLEEVES. GENIUS SAVE.

@cherylhelm4282 8 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the history you add to your videos and that it isn't just a sewing video. Thank you

@jeremydutton2132 Жыл бұрын

Keep the historical research! You’re great at it!

@margaretwillis7306 Жыл бұрын

You are hilarious! Thanks for having the humility to show the struggle! Very well done, in the end!

@anntares172 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love how you put this video together, very entertaining and informative and omg! your cat is excellent!

@making.history 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! :)

@lindsayaliciawilcox2440 Жыл бұрын

LOVED the historical interlude!

@rachelboersma-plug9482 2 жыл бұрын

I've just discovered your channel through CoSy and I'm thoroughly enjoying working through your back catalogue of videos. Hooray for chopsticks. They make excellent point turners as well as eyelet wideners, and a bamboo one lives permanently in my sewing tray. Piecing and bodging to make a garment that will fit you out of the piece of fabric that you have seems very appropriate for the period. I've done it a few times and it always seems to work out somehow, because it has to.

@making.history 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! It always works when it has to, even if "working" takes on a slightly downgraded meaning haha. Thanks so much! I'm so happy you're enjoying my videos!

@deborahhamilton9388 4 ай бұрын

History tangent was the icing on the cupcake that compelled me to subscribe. Also couldn't stop laughing over the IRL elusive unicat at the end...

@kimmullin2334 3 жыл бұрын

Fabulous job! I’m impressed! Great work Lydia!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim!

@1sharewithu771 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm impressed. The dress turned out beautifully and fits you so well.

@bricksloth6920 Жыл бұрын

I'm currently binging on your vids. I particularly like UNRELATED IMAGE and the cat in this one, but I'm enjoying them all

@LordSolfan 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for leaving the bloopers and quirky moments in, they add a unique and geniune character! I noticed the cup and hand gesture while talking combo in an earlier scene, so it felt like good novelistic foreshadowing when the spill occured ;)

@dizzyk54 Жыл бұрын

You are fun to watch and I love your method of telling your story, plus some of your own make it work creativity. I love that you decided to dye it too, I've played around with dyeing yarn but never got results like those with onion skins! . Your gown looks great!....Vicki

@kittycatt738 3 жыл бұрын

The dress design is so cute, it's simple and flattering! I would love to try this

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

You should!

@zoeandthemist 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video so much!! I'm making a medieval dress atm but got so freaked out because fabric can be soooooo expensive so I'm so happy to see you create such a beautiful dress without spending as much!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! :) Honestly, I'm excited to gain the confidence to cut into some proper expensive wool one day. Hope your dress is going well!

@theverbind 3 жыл бұрын

Loving this! Excited to be at the channel early!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and welcome! I'm so glad you found me :)

@maxwellmccoy1815 3 жыл бұрын

loving the unrelated footage while learning about the history of western europe 😌

@edeemitheippin3876 Жыл бұрын

That color is so gorgeous!!! Absolutely stunning!

@judithpatrick2207 2 жыл бұрын

What a gem!! Well done. Look forward to your next sewing creation

@making.history 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@thorunns.craftstudio 3 жыл бұрын

very inspiring and i absolutely LOVE the color the dress came out!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@sewmad1400 3 жыл бұрын

I thank the KZfaq logarithm for suggesting this video. Really enjoyed your historical tangent. Thank you for all that research. It was fascinating and inspiring watching you make the fabric yardage work for you. You’ve sparked a few ideas about how to use my personal thrifted stash. (And I decided to try growing my hair longer after watching Morgan’s tutorial). Subscribed. 😊

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss, all the stash projects! Welcome! :)

@Maraaha55 8 ай бұрын

I loved this and think you did very well. As I watched I was thinking how your need to piece little bits of fabric together was probably very accurate to what most people would need to do at the time. I have great sympathy with the 'slow fashion, movement and perhaps more accurately the process of thrifting and remaking garments from 'found' or discarded fabric. I am verrry bad at sewing (a sewing machine serial killer) but in the 80s or so I started to make my own clothes, mostly without patterns and to my own designs using very simple techniques. In my area there were many clothing/furniture factories, so many 'remaindered' fabric shops, and as a result I used a number of unusual fabrics (cheap as chips - £1 a metre).such as curtain or upholstery material, and borrowed techniques from things like Kimono making (I had 2 vintage kimono from my mum;s family). I ended up wearing only my own designs for work, and was once told that I 'presented myself extremely well' (!?!?!?!) : I think I never spent more than about "5 on an entire work outfit. But since I wear almost exclusively thrifted clothes even now, things may not have changed that much!

@angelicaquiggle2591 3 жыл бұрын

It turned out so lovely!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@yx6889 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely dress! It turned out so nice!

@kbm9676 3 жыл бұрын

I loved everything about this video! I'm subscribing right now! Please talk more about the the dye process? I want to try.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

More dye videos are certainly on the "to make" list :)

@jaimimaratas5537 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive piecing and dying! I liked your caticorn; too bad she didn't want to pose. Also, how could anyone resist trying the hair taping immediately after watching Morgan Donner?

@marvellousmrsmoller Жыл бұрын

Please tell more about the pretreatment of fabric to take the onion skin colour. I have occasionally played with natural dyeing, but dabbled only and have forgotten most of what I discovered 25 years ago. Would you please make a video to share what you have discovered?

@osborn.illustration Жыл бұрын

This channel combines many of my passions together in such funny, well edited videos. Love your content!

@beaubryant2120 Жыл бұрын

A lot of work!! Loved the dress. And the picture too!

@making.history Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@kyasarin131 3 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely delightful - I'm So glad I clicked on this video! Visited out of boredom, but am staying for the historical tangents, sewing, natural dye experiments, shenanigans, and your ridiculously cute cat. PS: do you have an Instagram that we can follow?

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it :) Yes! it's @lydiarobb.art

@mmcgartland2095 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that color is amazing

@making.history 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so proud of it.

@girlsaysstuff 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work! I've been on a bit of a kirtle high lately and it was fascinating watching you piece together this garment and do your research (on that note-- thank you for citing your sources!! I will be hunting through them hehe). The dying process was fascinating, I had no idea onion skins could produce a hue that vibrant Question-- what is it you're wearing underneath the kirtle in your final photoshoot (the smock thing, not sure what they were called in this time period)? is it just smth you had lying around, or did you make it especially for this project?

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I only sorta-kinda cited sources so let me know if you need anything specific and I'll track it down! I'm just wearing something I had lying around - the 1830's chemise from another video - but I whipped up some detatchable sleeves to make it *look* like a proper medieval smock.

@nixhixx Жыл бұрын

new here... Love the history you stitch into the sewing.

@AshLG 3 жыл бұрын

I thought there wasn't anything new to be said about late medieval gowns but this is a really excellent video with a lot of smart points (Also welcome to the "how do I even pronounce Herjolfsnes" club)

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@erincarter9995 3 жыл бұрын

The historical research kept me engaged. I love to know all the things!

@beowoofthemoviestar 3 ай бұрын

This was fun to watch. You made it work with the fabric you had - good job.

@drgrandma1 Жыл бұрын

Nice job with your dyeing! I’ve done this before, but not gotten the color so consistent. A side note: I wanted to see how dark I could get the eggs (it was Easter) so I simmered them for hours. Paper came out a deep pumpkin, the eggs went all the way to a deep deep rust. I loved it. No, I didn’t eat them, they were works of art ❤️

@laurahardgrove955 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Awesome video.

@helenhunter4540 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE your historical tangents!

@akemimediapr8616 3 жыл бұрын

Love the adorable cat co-star! :)

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😊

@sandrakicklighter2735 Жыл бұрын

LOVE the tangents!

@LaGrammont27 7 ай бұрын

WOW! Amazing work!

@catherinejustcatherine1778 3 жыл бұрын

Unikitty!🐱😁 Seriously, I like your narrative style & your voice. I also like medieval-type clothes. I hope to watch the rest of this when I'm ready to settle down again. For now, I boost the algorithm & like.

@HiSummerWasHere 9 ай бұрын

Pretty dresses AND historical tangents!!! ❤

@brigidscaldron 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! I love tangents!

@jesseclark8561 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! As an oil painter, your poses give an inspiration. Keep up your craft.

@persephonequeenoftheunderw84 4 ай бұрын

This is perfect. You did an incredible job!

@feliciagaffney1998 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful job with the dress! I love that you are using natural dyes. You should do one with red onion skins, too. 😊

@cherylhuot4436 Жыл бұрын

Your problem solving feels very familiar…… Nice job. The dress turned out so nice! Love the “tangents”

@aliciawalrath 3 ай бұрын

This is just so fabulous, you did such a great job!!! I'm inspired to try my own

@elisabethm9655 3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Lemberg castle finds? Amazing cut and styling.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! The recent talk over on Marion McNealy's channel (The Curious Frau) was my introduction. I want to get some 15th century pleats happening one of these days.

@beapicque 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the historical tangents! I would love to see other styles and eras!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Great! I hope to make many more :)

@catherineleslie-faye4302 8 ай бұрын

Finding this late. Very nice work!

@lisaharris6847 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info & your excellent content! Great job 👏

@raeperonneau4941 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reality check!

@making.history 2 жыл бұрын

Always!

@cd2street 3 жыл бұрын

totally brilliant historical context!! You answered questions I have never thought to ask myself - thank you!! I am already impressed with the video and I am only 4.23 minutes in!!

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@nielsjensen6954 Жыл бұрын

Actually a danish museum "Bornholms middelaldercenter" Has made patterns based on the Herjolfsnes finds and sells them in their online store, though the instructions and historical background pages are in danish, i guess you can stille use the patterns:)

@miiol7018 3 жыл бұрын

please more historical tangents!! i woke up anxious at 4am and decided to check youtube for a video to get my mind off stuff and this was in my recommended. couldn't be happier that it was! those tangents combined with the wonderful editing really were a balm to my soul. not to mention the pretty dress!!! the color is SO beautiful.

@making.history 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and it's so nice to hear it helped! (from one anxiety riddled soul to another)

@nanner3135 Жыл бұрын

Im making a kirtle out of pure cotton bedsheets i found for $2.5 @ the thrift shop. The tip on onion skins to dye it. Hmmm I might have to try that, the yellow you got is so pretty.