It's a very odd mental discipline thing to forgive yourself into just making something on a whim that's more freeform than firm calculation when one is so hard on oneself. The two-tone lace is another example of forgiving *yourself*, no-one else is going to be as hard on yourself as you are and it looks great. What you've made is gorgeous, practical and breezy and I hope it's empirically useful for letting yourself forgive yourself in the future 💜

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

This is a great message, thank you! ❤

I love making corset cover-style tops in colorful fabrics. I have one in a seafoam green, and it's one of my favorite tops ever. They're so delicate and breezy and fun for warm weather.

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

What a great idea, I'll try this too!

As someone who finally started a real corset last week, you just reminded me I don’t have any type of historical chemise. Oops. Yours are so cute as always.

@kikidevine694

17 күн бұрын

How did it go?

I agree, that petticoat is GORGEOUS, and now if I ever find lace I'm willing to use, I'm tempted to make one like that since I've drafted and mocked up the keystone skirt pattern for myself already.

I love the look of the green ribbon with the two colors of lace. It makes it look intentional. My favorite piece is also for sure the petticoat. It looks so nice! Layering two types of lace is so ingenious.

I've definitely worn my corsetcovers underneath a waistcoat as part of my late-victorian/early edwardian historybounding looks. Mine (antiques but mint condition) are slightly too short to be able to be worn on their own. 100% recommend doing this!

The trouble with most modern “white” fabrics is that they are actually “optic white” instead of the softer bleached white of antiquity. I’ve reached the point where I also tone down optic white linen and cotton.

@tenaoconnor7510

9 ай бұрын

I never thought about modern white being so bright as a posed to antique white. I’ll have to remember that in the future and tea dye my shifts and things. I can’t afford linen at the moment so I have bought a nice muslin to make a shift, in white of corse lol. Have to do a test sample😊

@makadoodledoo

8 ай бұрын

@@tenaoconnor7510 *opposed

Always impressed with your talent, Cat! This has inspired me to make one, as I have this book (somewhere). Sending best wishes from Down Under 🥰🌺🌻🌸🌼💐🇦🇺😎

Oh everything is looks stunning! It's a shame that summer is definitely over. Please write a note so we can see you wearing them next summer!

They are so lovely, my favourite is the petticoat as well. FYI, that corset is gorgeous! I even loved the look of just the chemise with the corset and petticoat together, such a beautiful combination on you!💕🇨🇦

I've definitely looked at corset covers and thought they'd make lovely blouses. Now I really want to make one!

The “wisdom” of not making a mock up that truly plagues us all 😅🥲 ( or maybe I’m the one always plagued because I rarely do them). The lace in the petticoat and on the corset covers are so pretty ❤ ! Love it!

Was a lot of fun to see how you made stuff. I use Dylon to dye things rather than Rit. Both are what is widely available in the states. I also soak yellowed fabric or lace in boron powder and a small amount of bleach for a day or two to restore whiteness. I often don't do antique lace I tend to like cream colored fabrics and lace. Somewhere in my future are Victorian underthings sans corset in black. As I wear mostly black, it makes sense for me. I don't look forward to dying trims black as I often have to do it thrice. I might get lucky and find black lace that is perfect for what I have in mind. It happens from time to time. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future.

After watching how much fun you had and how pretty these all are, I kind of want to spend a while this autumn just updating/making some underpinnings from different eras...thanks for the inspiration!

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

They were high rewards for sure! ☺

They are so pretty and the petticoat is wonderfully floofy!

These are very pretty and it was so cool watching you crear them 💚🪡💚

The whiter lace one the first one looks like an intentional design choice to me 😄

That insertion lace! OMG, beautiful!

What a lovely petticoat! Everything goes together so well.

Lace insert petticoats are just so charming and pretty. I just love all the little details.

How beautiful 😻 😻😻 you could wear those as awesome summertime outfits. Could make the corset covers In lots of different materials 🤔 💡 💡💡 brain is buzzing lol. Beautiful corset ❤I love the gold flossing 😻 I wonder what it would look like in silver thread or a copper color. Too many wonderings and not enough time or corsets lol. Need to make a flossing sampler to try the different ones 😊

Absolutely lovely!

All the pieces turned out lovely!

You've really tempted me to try some insertion lace because you make it look so easy, and it's so pretty. Lace and frills that only you see is such a wonderful indulgence. Another great video, thanks!

Everything turned out SO well ! Lovely 😍

These are so sweet and perfect! Thank you for sharing the process.

They all turned out great! Beautiful work 😍

I think the first corset cover is lovely. I’m thinking it would look adorable in a light, printed cotton. I’d wear it as a top.

Turned out sooo pretty!

Absolutely stunning work! 💙

OMG 🤩😍. It looks absolutly wonderful!!! Really, really good looking. And don't be sorry you didn't do it before the summer is over. It's soon winter here and I don't think my winter coat will be finished in time for the cold this year...

Oh. So lovely look. Me need to make this to for have on as tops

It's beautiful

That petticoat is so pretty! Well done on everything! 😍

I love it!!!! I really need to make me an outfit for modern were!!! I just love that Edwardian look! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

OMG Cat! These are SO. FREAKING. CUTE.

So pretty!

My mom is a costumer and made a corset cover not that long ago, for a colleague, yes she was paid for it, lol, and recently it was featured in Time magazine (was it Life, I don'tremember), lol, because what my mom didn't tell me was that it was for the new musical Parade on Broadway 😂😂😂

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

That's so cool!

You're sewing skills are so good! You can just make these from pattern diagrams! I especially like the one with the green ribbon

So pretty🎉

Adorable!

You said coffee staining and tea staining interchangeably over the course of the whole video. Which did you do? LOL i’m just teasing you, but I would like to know.

@vernieplummer5148

9 ай бұрын

I do think that those little camisole tops would be very cute to wear with jeans or shorts in the summer. They would even take a skirt up a notch to be less casual.

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

I noticed this as I was editing! I was intending to coffee stain in, and when I got to my kitchen I didn't want to waste any coffee and I just wanted it done quickly, so I used tea instead in the end 😂

Thank you : )

Гениально!❤

Do you know where you got that lightweight linen? I had a terrible time finding anything light enough that was still a fairly tight weave.

@kerriemckinstry-jett8625

9 ай бұрын

I can't find any for a reasonable price, but I did find a 33% cotton, 67% linen (or close to those percentages) fabric from Joann's. It's lightweight, soft, & lovely.

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

I got this one from fabrics-store.com! They often run promotions and sales on it, so I'd keep an eye on the website, I was super happy with it but I have heard from some people that the lighter weight isn't as hardy wearing as it might seem, especially if machine washing, so I'd just be wary of that ☺

❤❤❤

I am clueless on how to make them from a picture in a book to a patern that will fit me.

Very prett, so dreamy and romantic

Those are so locely.

✨🧵

P.s. what kind of sewing machine is that ?! (Recently got "into" antique sewing machines !)

@CatsCostumery

9 ай бұрын

Mine is a Singer 185K from the 50s that was a friend's grandma's, I absolutely love it ☺

This was a good video, but I'd prefer it without the music.

It's beautiful