Hi Rachel, Those cute little 'trinkets' are hand spindles from back when people wove their own fabric. Women would keep them attached to their belts or in pockets. & every time they got a few free seconds they would spin wool. To turn into thread that they used to make fabric.

Hey, Rachel, Shannon from "Shannon makes" made a Victorian Miss Frizzle, based on one of your videos. I think you'll love it 😘

Where did you get those linen pants? I love those....

Your hair and outfit in the beginning of this video are amazing!

Whoo! I hope Costa Rica was glorious. And my daughter will be thrilled to hear another use the phrase "smooth brained."

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Yes exactly! ‘gently and lovingly shaking the apologies out of Rachel Maksy’ is a very real feeling😂❤

This is kind of my ideal type of content for that exact reason. Less complicated project=more hangout/chill vibes

I bought a brand new machine and it took two weeks to build the nerve to use it 😅

Hard same! Though without the chewing noises.....😂

My housemate still uses drop spindles

I was wondering what those were. Thank you :)

I have one! Super fun even though I’m not the best at spinning on it!

I was thinking they were bobbins for lace making.

I wonder if she is meant to be a spinster?

Seriously, yes This Please

Oh my lord yes!!!!

I'd love to see her do some RDR2 inspired clothing. There's some fabulous fashion choices in that game.

it's such a concept

ABSOLUTELY diggin it

I started sewing a few years ago and I was always so disheartened when I’d cut 2 of the same side instead of a right and a left, or I’d sew something and spot a mistake. I actually stopped sewing for a very long time. This reinforces what I tried to tell myself, that those mistakes are absolutely normal and to give it another go. 😊 Basically, I relate too.

I am sewing a corset as I watch this and IMMEDIATELY after I sewed a strap into a seam, she said that 😅

That's my fear about posting new content lol, "what would Bernadette say"

Oh hey! Fancy meeting you here! I didn't know you also watch Rachel Maksy! I feel the same way watching her videos, lol 😅. I've also be sewing semi-professionally for over 10 years, lol. But I enjoy her chaos; it's so much fun--especially seeing her joy when her crazy journeys are completed 😆.

I'd be happy to even know how to set up a sewing machine xx

@@lucygresham3012 if you mean threading it, most have pictures you can follow. And most machines are pretty similar, too. You'd be surprised how much you can find on KZfaq. You can probably find even more on Google, but you might have to do some reading, it you go that route 😅.

@@SpiderboyN2Jesus see...i didn't even know it was called threading! I need many instructions lol xx

Yes! 😃😃😃

fact

could not agree more. it's exactly what inspires me

Great idea! That would be so fun! It would make a nice filler video if she ever needs time to finish a project!

Yesss

Also yes!!!! 🙏

Also also yes!!🎉

Yes!!

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Same. Gives me squishy love feelings for both of them ♡♡

I think I missed that. Do you remember when he popped in? (I was multitasking while watching lol)

@bluexwings he was actually in the video twice. He helped her with punching the eyelets and then came up to the door in the background during the final reveal.

@@bluexwings @ 23:34

Not me pausing the video and running to comments as I'm 13 days after video debut and was sure someone else was SHOcKed Rachel missed that pun opportunity yet got the 6 back one just a few beats later?!

Yes! Thank you. :D

Totally me. I'd love to dress like Kirk Fogg (host of the game show Legends Of The Hidden Temple) because I just love the way the outfit looks. Not for cosplay reasons.

literally me and doctor strange. he just looks so comfy-cosy and stylish!!!! i can't wear that out of the house though... :(

Legit I have a file on my computer that's all just pictures of TV show clothing I want to make and basic sketches of seamline guesses.

Yep. It can be a problem

also when planting outside, water in the early morning or after sundown because watering mid-day causes the plants to boil alive in the sun!!

Yes you have made me become a person who will find any information on how to take really good care of plants indeed

True you only sprits the leaves occasionally and for 2 main reasons, you should do it at night to keep the plant from getting sun burn. 1) to clean the leaves where you are wiping them down removing the moisture. 2) Foliar feeding, feeding liquid fertilizer directly though the leaves this can help maintain a soil balance for nutrients that may not balance well with other types of nutrients or to prevent excess amounts of that nutrient in the soil. Foliar feeding does not replace having good soil and fertilizing of the soil it is merely a supplement you do a few times a year to promote leaf growth.

In dark corners and for specific tropical plants, grow lights are your best friend! They'll make your plants perk up in a half hour or less

Same!!! I missed these sort of videos so much, they're my favorite and the only ones I keep re-watching.

yess! the cozy little crafts are what i live for. that mouse knight video was awesome

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Yes!!! 😃😃😃

same and same!

Those are definitely drop spindles.

Came to the comments to make sure someone had said this

@@tiffinylawrieme too 😂😂😂😂

Just had to check that it had been said. It has. Our job is done! Also, do y'all also want desperately to teach Rachel to spin? I really want to teach Rachel to spin. Rachel, if you're EVER in South Texas, HIT ME UP!

I was thinking coffee 😂

I was on the tea wagon with you

I legit just thought she was gonna pour coffee over it, but then I realized that would be a waste of coffee XD

I remember using tea to dye my sister's veil so it would blend with her pale gold wedding dress ( it was the 90's). It did not drip when rained on as I feared.

I nearly had a seizure when I saw the tin

I zeroed in on that as well!

That and the way the straps seam to the back and the spindles on her belt waiting for an un-busy moment all game me sooooo much happy.

Same! The whole outfit was surprisingly accurate to the Renaissance working class garb. We love to see it!!

100%!

Literally same! I saw that it was spiral laced and got so excited

Exactly. I don't watch any other sewing content; it's way too stressful.

Yes! This!!

@@thequietinside3201 I recommend Prickly Alpaca of you don’t mind fantasy nonsense. She’s equally chaotic (or probably more actually) in her process of learning and experimenting and also definitely doesn’t claim to know what she’s doing.

​@@magnum_cx8805 I absolutely LOVE her, couldn't agree more! I described her to my mom as "Rachel Maksey, but add Gen Z humor." 😆

Just want to let you know that professionals ALSO cobble together patterns-take the sleeves from that one, the collar from that one, the skirt from that one, the bodice from that one….if they don’t drape or draft their own patterns, they ARE cobbling patterns to get the look they want. And all sorts of professional clothing makers I have seen have a kind of chaos. But of course there are also those that are more organized/put together/lawful/etc….

I could not agree more ♥

I thought that’s what they were!

I was just about to comment that they were drop spindles. I was showed how to use one at a 19th century weekend at a historic site; about a year later, one of my sisters bought a couple.

Came into the comments for this. Yep yep yep.

I was thinking that a few repurposed pencils would have made the job easier. But those are the cutest tiny drop spindles.

I was thinking the same thing! I have some cheap drop spindles made with a wood dowel and a 3d printed disc, but Rachel's are way more *aesthetic* ❤

True that! My favourite videos are her chaotic crafts, like when she did the little mouse guy

The Mouse Hole, it killed me with cuteness!

100% agree

I walk around and sit under trees knitting and sewing. I might need to add my drop spindle to my kit. I’m definitely the NPC

Yes!!! They are more than trinkets, they would be hanging from every woman’s dress!

I caught that detail too. As much as Rachel likes working with wool (her hand felted critters) I agree that she might enjoy learning drop spindle. Keep up the great work! Loving this channel.

I was going to mention this because they are a fun way to make yarn!

This!

I thought it was a Chatelaine. But drop spindles make sense too

They look a lot like a Tapestry Bobbin.

I was checking to see if anyone else commented on the drop spindles. I was unexplainably happy to see them on her belt

Confirm drop spindles. Dating them based upon the base and top hook would be funny. Anyone here watch enough Time Team to give a rough date on those drop spindles?

@@annekec4666 I studied archaeology at university (have a BA in Archaeological Practice) but it didn't cover spindles other than in passing. You'd need more than just Time Team to accurately date them lol. Especially given that certain styles of tools changed very little over the course of many hundreds or even thousands of years (depending on the tool). When something was found to work very well we tended to just keep using it (planned obsolescence is a relatively new thing). Though we do know that the game series is set "in 14th century Aquitaine, France during the Hundred Years' War" which lasted from 1337 to 1453. For it to be the 14th century part that means any time 1337 to 1399. Its therefore supposed to be a European style which rules out it being a drop spindle (that's a much later American style based on Andean weaving techniques, not on European ones) and the shape does suggest this. Its got a conical long bit and it creates a sort of () shape on the spindle (drop spindles create a stronger cone shape against a flat disc). But other than that? Stylistically how they looked is more to do with what fibre you were spinning with them as the shape affects spin speed (amongst other things). The styles themselves seem to have changed very little over the years. A quick google shows you can buy some now which look the same, and there are way older examples than mid 1300s which look almost the same too.

Same!

Perhaps a leaf/hat?

already thinking that costume as a whole spring project!!

Loving the green stripe fabric, perhaps that could be an apron ?!

I was thinking of it as a pocket/purse moment. Hat or leaf wings would be cool too.

Totoro vibes

haha, that was me, too!

Same here!

Same!

Same hat.

Same!!

They look a lot like mini versions of my lap spindles

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Or doing something just to chase the blinking algorithm. 🙄 Be happy in your world. 😊👍💝

"Be the leaf if there are no leaves around" How is that somehow inspirational? 😂

I'm so glad someone else noticed that! I squealed when I saw the detail in the dress in game and that in particular. In her sketch she had cross lacing so I was holding my breath...

That’s a really cool detail to notice! And you’re right!

Realistically, that peasant NPC probably made HER dress from a re-used pattern . . .

@@TheSaneHatter lol you’re totally right!

Have fun with your sewing machine.

@@dees3179 thank you!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 that I figure it out this month…although I did just crochet a cardigan for myself so I guess I can still make my own clothes 🤣

omg I just got to 12:44 and you're talking about the new machine you haven't started using yet. I feel so validated hahaha

haha I'd watch it