The pins on the edges of the buttonholes is such a clever trick!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

When I found that out - I was so happy.

@SeSeMittens

3 жыл бұрын

Just thought the same! I have been sewing for over eight years and I am still terrified by buttonhole making 😂 I just purchased some Hello Kitty fabric for a button up blouse I wanna make... I guess I am a little less scared to make this now 😃

I love Regency fashion. It really is the easiest of all the eras since the skirts are really just large rectangles or gored panels and the bodices have some interesting back seaming and the empire waist is really beautiful. I have made a Regency dress and I will be making another one as well as a Regency court gown with a long gorgeous train. Love your dress! Its quite impressive how 18 AU$ can turn into a beautiful dress. Great job!! Edit: I dont roast you for not wearing any accurate undergarments. Regency stays are very similar to bras in some way and its just as comfortable. Also those stays are kinda hard to make. You really did step out of a painting and you really should attend a Regency ball! Incredible!!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@johnathanedwin6696

2 жыл бұрын

you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can give me

@beauneil878

2 жыл бұрын

@Johnathan Edwin Instablaster :)

@johnathanedwin6696

2 жыл бұрын

@Beau Neil thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@johnathanedwin6696

2 жыл бұрын

@Beau Neil it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much, you saved my ass!

Keep it simple,,,bra and undies just fine! I love the way you went thrifting for materials! My favorite way of starting any costume! You look great in your lovely new dress...its fantastic! Bravo!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Jaw drop! Replace buttons with pearl ones, add a headpiece & veil, and you'd have an incredible wedding dress too. Does not look cosplay at all! Beautiful!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@ritalawson7020

2 жыл бұрын

They wore lovely poke bonnets in those days for a wedding youcan dollyit up with pearls sequins and flowers ribbons and bows

I haven't figured out Regency stays that work with my abundant bust. In a properly fitted vertical seamed bra, I get the same cakes on a plate look. Works for me!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That’s cool!

Awesome. As a short haired person, I'd use the last of the sash fabric for a turban!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That is pure genius- I love it

@bonniecolleenpappin8807

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@piratessalyx7871

2 жыл бұрын

Oh a turban would be smashing!

It was fun watching this costume come together and it turned out so beautifully!🎉🎉🎉

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Just found you This is great hunting cheap fabric Do more of this please really informative inspiring thanks indeed

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I surely have done more now

Fabulous to see another cosplayer who shops at thrift stores. Very nice.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

It is something I wish I did more of!

Can I just say you are a freaking gift from the heavens. I've been trying to comprehend sewing for the last year and I've learned more in watching the first 8 minutes of your video than I've learned from any of my teachers.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow- thank you so much for those very kind words

@axolotl195

3 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay Thanks you for being awesome.

I'm late to the party! I never considered grabbing a quilt for the fabric before, but I will now. Brilliant.

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Create all the pretty things!

ooooh!!!! I love that trick of folding over the other sizes so we can keep them for a later date. Thank you!!!!!!!!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I LOVE OP SHOPS, I found a black quilt cover with red embroidery on it for $5, I used it for a steampunk jacket and bustle skirt. Op shops have such good items. I always come away with great stuff.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That is so cool!

Hi my name is Rosemary and I have my kindred friend named Isabella. We have similar taste when it comes to choices. We love historical lifestyles and costumes. That's why my friend and I are planning to make Regency costumes as a simple beginning. Your video is helpful indeed.🦋🎐🍂🥰

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

It turned out so great! And yes, you should definitely host your own ball. 😊

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that won't be hard at all. :P

This is awesome! Huzzah for making cosplay and historical sewing accessible. So far all my projects have been done with little experience, thrifted bedsheets, and $1.99 (or less) patterns. Historically adequate is better than not having any historical (or cosplay) garments! You can still learn so much about an era even if you can't afford period-appropriate fabrics or don't have time to hand sew everything.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I couldn’t agree more! I am glad that you are being thrifty AND learning!

This is a great first historical sewing project! I think it was a little easier for you than most beginners because you have a lot of cosplay history. But!! That does not mean beginners shoulder try this era. It is some of the simplest women's clothing in history (as dresses go), and still feels like a "princess dress" when you wear it. Thank you for sharing and encouraging others to give it a try!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

It really is and I totally agree!

I love your comment about being short. I am shorter. 4fot 10inches! :-)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

I like to think no as being short but rather, Chibi size :p

Absolutely fantastic! I am sewing a costume for my friend as we're going to a *whispers the word amongst the costumers* Bridgerton event and she was worried about having nothing to wear. This looks super simple and really cheap too!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And you can get a great cheap and colourful quilt covers from the op shop

Thank you for this! My teen is attending a Regency era formal dance, and I was intimidated by the pattern and fabric, but this looks great, affordable, and not as complex as I thought.

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad I could help change your mind! I used the same pattern again twice more and have those videos also on my channel - both are making Penelope Featherington outfits

Me reading the title: HUAAAAGH NO YOU DIDNT THATS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN INHUMANE me watching the video: omg.......

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha glad you enjoyed it

@user-uq5or8bb1h

3 жыл бұрын

OmG YOU REPLIED

@hakirby

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-uq5or8bb1h Crow's Eye Productions use Ikea quilt covers for their fabric, apparently it's a fashion student staple trick for cheap fabric.

A regency dress was the final project in my Costume Production program, so this gave me some fun flashbacks. Ours was a tad more complicated because well, it WAS the final project, and it was also a pattern matching project too. It was also to get us to practice that front bodice gathering with the flat skirt, and the pleated skirt with the flat back bodice part.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That’s cool

This is so perfect, I’m from New Zealand and there is this bridgerton themed ball that might possibly happen (Australia included) and I don’t have money to buy a $300 dress! I’ve honestly only Sewn a duffel bag before so this is going to to be one hell of a beginners project. I might be delusional by thinking I could totally ace this 😎

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

No delusional at all. You will absolutely ace this if you already have a basic understanding of sewing :)

I like the "wrong" side of the dress fabric better. The gold is so pretty. And I am not usually a fan of anything gold!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it is mostly loose threads hanging from the main fabric in between where it is woven, so it can’t be used as the outer fabric.

For a first foray into historical costuming this is amazing.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

I am sorry if it wasn’t super clear, but I have made some historically inspired gowns before. This was just a project as a friend of mine suggested that if someone wanted to get into historical costuming, regency is a good place to start- to which I wanted to show what she meant.

Oh my gosh, I absolutely adore your energy during the beginning with the road trip and all throughout the video! And the dress turned out lovely!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much! ^_^

I really adore the gold side of the fabric..i love this dress so much. Great video

@KirileeCosplay

4 ай бұрын

It has been a very versatile cosplay

Soooo clever! Your ensemble is lovely, and you proved your point. Well done. ❤❤❤

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

2022, come to Canberra at Easter for the National Folk Festival always a couple of regency events. Plus Canberra, it’s just like Perth only closer to stuff and with less traffic (said the 7th Gen Westralian).

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha my limited experience of Canberra supports what you say. :) maybe I will have to head over again

Yay for upcycling!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!

It has been SO long since I've heard a thrift store referred to as "The Op Shop"! What an awesome bit of nostalgia 😃 (Strangely, not of the southern hemisphere, but 1980's Eastern Ontario, Canada)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That is so weird! Lol so for some reason people just started to call it thrift shops?

@MaireColclough

3 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay I think that "Thrift Shop" became a generic, because the local thrift store where I grew up was named "The Opportunity Shop" (Op Shop for short). I'm in Western Canada now, and it's all "Thrift Store" if you're being generic, and "Value Village" (aka VV Boutique for the ironic) if you're being specific about the more popular local Op shop.

@bonniecolleenpappin8807

3 жыл бұрын

NSW and Qld use Op Shop too.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think it is used across Australia

Coming here after watching two seconds of The Courtship and I already want to make it one of my aesthetics.

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Do it! It is super simple!

Fab, I'm all for using the materials available to you. Also using 2nd hand stuff makes it easier for me to "take risks" because the fabric has already served it's original purpose it feels less wasteful. I have a nice duvet cover waiting to be turned into a dress once I've cleared floor space to lay it out : )

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I absolutely feel that - 2nd hand stuff serving it’s original purpose and now you can do what you like with it :)

@ritalawson7020

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget pearl buttons ribbons flowers and bows and lace always loved regency period and it’s beautiful clothes

Thank you thank you thank you!! I was getting so very tired of hearing that ceaseless and untrue moaning about expense and time … it just doesn't have to be that way when thrift exists! I loved this so much. :) Today I finished a DIY Cecilie Bahsen style dress and it was made from a dust ruffle that cost $1.65. A perfect poodle walking frock!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds interesting! I would love to see it! I’m glad that you also enjoy the thrifting and upcycling

Love this absolutely beautiful!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

thank you! first time watcher :-) you have such wonderful energy you approach the project from such and chilled creative mindset i love it !!!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

i love how you are doing the same thing as I which is turning bedsheets into dresses.

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

It is good fun!

Brilliant idea and a beautiful result. Well done and thankyou.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words

this is awesome! i'm always seeing cute bedding that i don't have a need for. never thought of making into clothing!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

I got the idea from watching people use Ikea bedding to make 18th century gowns because the patterns were historically accurate. And then I thought- what if I op shop it lol

@bonniecolleenpappin8807

3 жыл бұрын

I made my first bed linen garment in the late '70's because I loved my twin sheet in a 'Bicentennial' print and just loved the fabric. I still have the blouse 'tho it doesn't fit anymore. I also embroidered over the pattern in the collar.

Remind me to come back to this video when I get out of Stage 4 lockdown

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Add it to your saved videos :) good luck

Thank you for sharing this is brilliant!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Pleasure!

It's very nice!!!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Oh my word. Fabulous in every single way.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much xoxo

I've found my accomplice forr the sheets, pillows, material etc at the Op Shops - currently have a $4 sheet waiting to be turned into That Caftan! Also I'm all in for a ball in WA :-)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice!! As for a ball in WA- hahaha you never know

My husband and I have been invited to a French-themed costume Christmas party and we've decided to be Napoleon & Josephine. I found that same pattern and decided to go full on Scarlet O'Hara with drapery fabric from a thrift store! While looking for sewing-refresher vids on KZread, I found you making the same pattern from thrifted fabric!!! How fun!!! Thank you!!! I also like the wrong side of the fabric better, but read where it had loose strings. Hopefully, my dress will turn out half as good!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

It will look AWESOME! I would suggest with this pattern, if you are a B or larger cup size, add some inches to the front at the shoulder seam. I did an extra 2 inches the next time I used this pattern and it worked a treat. (I am a B/C cup)

Great video loved the end result I’m also in Western Australia I am now going to try my first historical costume starting with the undergarments I need the stays lol

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! West Aussies represent!

Congratulations! You made an amazing regency dress . I totally love it! And is a plus that was so cheap :)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Just goes to prove- you don’t have to spend a whole lot of money to get started and have fun :)

Gorgeous material. The dress turned out beautifully. Well done! Even if you'd had to do some creative cutting, piecing is period accurate. 😁 I love thrifting. I picked up some beautiful material at the Sally Ann to make a Decades Everyday caftan. Cost me about $10 CAD. Thanks for sharing. Some amazing tips and ideas. Take care.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was surprised that I actually had extra fabric left over- not much, but enough to be able to pattern match the bodice. Oh nice find there! I’ve never heard of Sally Ann - is it like an op shop?

@canucknancy4257

3 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay lol. It's the Salvation Army Thrift Store. I think you called it the Salvo?

It is really cute, and looks more authentic than a lot of what we see in Regency era movies. I really don't like how some movies show the bosom all pushed up so there is cleavage up to their chins. The empire waist looks better on more modestly endowed women, and not with it all shoved up as high as it can go. If they wanted cleavage, Regency women cut their bodice lower. Come to think of it, this era was better for less endowed women, like the flapper era of the 1920s.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I agree with your thoughts!

What a wonderful intro to costuming for starters! I am way past that point now but I love having references to pass on to those who I find that want to begin this adventure. You will definitely be someone I point them in the direction of. I will be so glad to be able to get back to thrifting... not safe here yet.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely get where you are coming from but please - like you said, pass it one if you ever get a comment saying "Oh geez, I wish I could do that! I just don't have the talent... or the time... or the money... etc." I'm sure you know what I mean ;)

@ladytaliastorm8882

3 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay Yes, I definitely know what you mean 😁💖

Helloooooooooooo Fellow Aussie!!!!!!!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

G'day!

You have made this look so easy. You have me thinking I might just be able to make this. Thank for the inspiration ❤

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Totally wonderful!!!

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I've just started following your videos, and aside from the talent, you are so adorable and hilarious. I subscribed instantly!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thank you so much! You are so kind!

Oh mgosh! you look so beautiful!! wow you did so great

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

That's such a great idea!😉

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Yess!! It’s not always about the amount of money if you are creative enough. This was fun.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Loved the video! Great use of resources.

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

using the pins with the button holes is genius! Never seen that tip in button tutorials before

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help with that little tip :)

@bonniecolleenpappin8807

3 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay I learned how to do that trick in Home Economics class in the mid '70's. No one had button cutters then.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

I've been wanting to make a historical fashion version of modern characters and I've actually been considering regency for this reason. It hardly needs any structural undergarments and it need less fabric than big poofy skirts with big poofy petticoats. Also, they look a lot easier to pattern than other eras. The hairstyle is just my problem because *all of them have updos with tiny hecking curls* !

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

My curls is a hairpiece if that makes a difference? :) Otherwise - you can always add a turban or hat to hide where the curls should be

I love it! Awesome idea!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Beautiful!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love this & glad I found your channel, cheers from Canada Xx

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

This video is so cute! I laughed when you said road trip! Beautiful dress!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you so much

Really cool Video, loved it :)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

it's like you read my mind!! I was going to go duvet hunting tomorrow to make a regency dress for my jane Austen style OC!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!! Great minds think alike!

beautiful

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

love this! please make similar videos! xx

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you- another one will be coming soon

Ficou lindo, da realeza!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

obrigada

Thanks, folds pattern is a great idea and my BFF said that I can't have perfect fit. However I do anyway.. Sigh

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! And that's why we really should do mock ups to get the perfect fit :) Like mine, I needed two extra inches at the shoulder - which I added when I did Penelope Featherington a few monhs later

Perfect. I think I shall try and make my own dresses b4 I buy something as I’m planning a) a Jane Austen Regency murder mystery party for my 50th this year and also ja festival and a ball in October. So I shall use this for inspiration thank you xx

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

That is fabulous! Have the most amazing time!

This is lovely! I do recommend always wearing stays for Regency, though. That is the difference between an authentic Regency silhouette, and a “maternity” dress. But I suppose if you are not aiming for a very precise silhouette, it still looks very good 🥰

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thanks a lot

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

I'm in Melbourne so honestly spent the entire time being salty that you get to go opshopping ha ha

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. Soon things will get to a stage where you can go op shopping again. Things are improving in Melbourne after all

Great video! 👏 I love that dress! And I also looove your star pyjamas. 😄 I understand that you wanted to use the original buttons. Still this transparent plastic is disturbing me. 😅 I would do covered buttons.. If the decorative material is too stiff for that you could use the plain cotton..

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

True

Yay, I love "creative cutting and sewing"! 🤗 Actually.. that's all I'm doing. 😅 Because where is the challenge when you have enough fabric? (Exept for the tiny detail that I don't know how to sew. 😂)

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

This looks amazing!! I am starting to get into making more historical costumes. May I ask where you got your pattern for this dress?? Thank you!

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

It is just a simplicity pattern- so basically anywhere that sells patterns. I’m in australia so I got it from Spotlight - in the USA I think it is Joanns

If people want to think outside the box a bit further It's all garbage on instagram uses stuff he finds at the tip or on roadside pick up. He's made clothes out of couch upholstery and all sorts of other things he's found on the side of the road! Nikki from Lee am her partner has used recycled things including cardboard to make really awesome armour and costumes too, his instagram is thewastedcoat I believe. Anyway all anyone needs to do to find a bit of inspiration is check out the Gents of Costube panel from #CoCoVid on @Vintagebursche channel

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I actually personally know Nikki and Melchior - both are great and so inspirational. I have also watched it’s all garbage and it is hilarious and great. It did inspire me a little to do this challenge (but I also wanted to see what I could create with something that was easily accessible for most people/ support charities)

Perfeito vou fazer um pra minha filha casar..

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work!

❤

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Do you think this can be made using cotton fabric? I have a damask duvet cover that I can upcycle but am wondering if it is dressy enough for a Bridgerton ball. Also, I know regency era dresses used lots of light and pastel colours, but my duvet cover is maroon and brown. Would that be too dark?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

I think so! It wasn't uncommon to have some more darker colours and at the end of the day, it is mostly about having fun

I would love to recreate this but our second hand shops are closed. I may look at trying this when stuff opens up again.

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully it will be safe enough to do so soon.

Amazing. Do you do this for customers? Would you make a dress if someone paid you?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

I do not no. I have certainly thought about it but always decide against it :) too much risk

Question, how did you do the back closing, does the pattern call for interfacing both sides and folding over, or do we cut on side off?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

If you are doing button holes, it might be wise to keep the interfacing but it didn’t cal for it in the pattern. I didn’t use it or need it

@mothersoul1

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay thank you so much

How long did iit take you to cut and sew the dress?

@KirileeCosplay

Жыл бұрын

Not long - about a day

Sorry if you mentioned this but what sewing machine do you use?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Janome skyline 9 :)

@cheryl5667

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay Thank you!

What sewing machine are you using here?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Janome skyline 9

How do s you set the sleeves in

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Please watch my puff sleeve tutorial

@mothersoul1

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay ok

What pattern did you use?

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

It’s in the video

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Also in the comments

How big is your phone that it won't fit into that bag?

@KirileeCosplay

3 жыл бұрын

Standard apple phone

minute 8:29, one of the pieces looks like a pattern for a face-mask #covidlife

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

True

I thought your pjs were cute

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

If they had bra and undies like we wear today they would have worn them too don’t you worry about that if they had the birth control pill available they would have took it too

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Okay…

Girl you think your short? I'm 5ft even hahaha

@KirileeCosplay

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Shorties!

@sam-co1oo

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirileeCosplay LMAO