Historical recreationist making videos about medieval and renaissance historical sewing, calligraphy and scribal arts, knitting, and more. I mainly play in the SCA but also veer into fantasy LARP and Renaissance festival territory.
I don't understand the purpose of the liripipe. Can someone please explain it's function?
@bernadmanny2 күн бұрын
It's 3 O'clock in the morning, why has YT decided to only suggest this now 😨😧🙁😞🥱😴
@Runix12 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this! I just made a miniature mockup of a hood just like the one you showed, and quickly learned that I really wasn't good at gores. Now to do some practice before I get started on the real thing! :D I especially love you emphasis on reinforcing the point
@johannageisel53904 күн бұрын
Did I get that right that for the first garment you copied an existing one? Also: Now I want vanilla green tea!
@IonIsFalling72174 күн бұрын
“Three to five business seconds.” 😂 Yeah, I washed my sheets today because it was 90 something and windy. I only had to hang them for half an hour.
@lilykatmoon45084 күн бұрын
I’m in the Houston area, and as a queer Heathen Witch, I can empathize with your feelings towards Texas’ heat and politics ONE THOUSAND PERCENT, lol. Your channel never fails to lift my spirits watching you empower yourself through fashion. I really loved the red and white stays/bodies (?) you were sewing in at one point of the video. Do you have a video in which you showcase their construction? I’d love to see it. I hope you get much wear and enjoyment out of these pieces. Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈
@bunhelsingslegacy35494 күн бұрын
Lovely reaction ..."I don't wanna seam rip this and ruffle it again... congrats, you get to be a French seam now!" And I am totally using that parallelogram tube trick next time I need to make bias tape! Brilliant! though I probably want to adjust it for lefthanded cutting.
@kentario16104 күн бұрын
I didn't know there was a name for embroidering with counting threads, and one without; I designed and embroidered a geometric pattern on red linen and used a tablet on max brightness and turning off after 10 minutes as a backlight to make counting easier (this was probably not healthy for my eyes). I've never seen a frame like that either, I watched you set it up with a dropped jaw because that's genius!! I don't know much about embroidery at all, school only taught the kind you sew on the special fabric with gaps so I've been adapting what I know from there and generally making things up. I've never found a place that sold linen by weights, I tend to find stuff by touch and thus started a headscarf project with too heavy linen. I wonder if I can somehow repurpose that large square...
@moonbasket5 күн бұрын
Great work! I need to dye some linen pants of mine that are faded and stained.
@scafleet5 күн бұрын
Yeay Babylon 5!
@amyjanefrater14475 күн бұрын
bag, sleeves, edge of veil make me swoon BRAVO
@catherinejustcatherine17786 күн бұрын
What a delightful short. And, a lovely garment!
@ah57216 күн бұрын
Summer is kicking my butt this year . This is fabulous and giving me ideas! Currently wearing a viking apron dress as a strapless summer dress and a hood to cover my shoulders and head all in linen. I think I look pretty and I'm not to hot
@OpusElenae6 күн бұрын
I love the idea of an apron dress as a sun dress!
@QOTCPcf6 күн бұрын
Yay! B5 + sewing! Immediate subscribe ;)
@OpusElenae6 күн бұрын
I’m loving all the B5 fans showing up!
@Sunny-Jade7 күн бұрын
That chiton is a *need*. I also need to figure what to wear under it... I'm not a fan of pants but maybe one of my sleeveless chemises would work...
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
I might do a “style this” short, since it’s such an odd garment.
@StitchingUpChaos7 күн бұрын
They're gorgeous :) Will most likely try a version of the purple chiton-ish once my sewing mojo returns from the wars...
@annashanahan3697 күн бұрын
I love this series so much! I commend your bravery in finding a way to come to terms with the literal and metaphorical heat
@melissamenchaca91217 күн бұрын
YOU’RE WATCHING BABYLON 5!!!!!
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
I am! I love that show!
@melissamenchaca91217 күн бұрын
@@OpusElenae it literally raised me. I get so stoked when I see anyone watching B5
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
@@melissamenchaca9121 I missed it on tv, Partner introduced me to it and it just… masterful storytelling.
@coreygilles8477 күн бұрын
I don't do well in the heat, so summer and I are also on bad terms. But your garments look so cute and comfortable! ❤
@nicnaknoc8 күн бұрын
Getting ready for the near future in style 😃
@sarar49018 күн бұрын
The parallelogram bias tape method is brilliant
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
I WILL NEVER GO BACK
@paloma_hill8 күн бұрын
oh what a wonderful idea!
@tashacano33248 күн бұрын
I started hemming my ruffles before attaching them & lemme tell you it is sooooo much easier that way
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
Interesting, I’ll have to try that next time
@lenabreijer13118 күн бұрын
Very wearable in 35c heat and attractive with a brilliant save there. We had that here, way up north in nova Scotia this week with humidity makeing it feel like 44c. I stayed inside and made viking clothes for my 22 month old granddaughter for the july 1st camping event because she has out grown everything she had. And mom has a new management job. I had fun exploring the embroidery stitches on my machine. I am drinking Perrier with lime.
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
Ugh humidity is the worst, sweating doesn’t even do anything
@Sunny-Jade6 күн бұрын
Not to mention it feels like you're drowning just breathing if it's bad enough
@OpusElenae6 күн бұрын
@@Sunny-Jade 100%. It’s worse in Houston than austin, but Houston has trees, so there’s shade… such crappy tradeoffs
@nataliestanchevski46288 күн бұрын
Was that Babylon 5? Love the ruffled top/dress, looks comfortable and breezy.
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
It was! I’m rewatching it with Partner and I was catching up
@catherinejustcatherine17788 күн бұрын
I enjoy your videos so much. Your reveals are always so nice to watch. I admire your sewing, filming, and how you get the drape and movement to be so *aesthetic* Water with unintentional milk for my beverage of the moment.(pragmatism) My take away lesson: Think & look before pouring more water into a "random" vessel. I, also, have a summer that is harsher than I can enjoy (not every day, but, still unpleasant). I yearn for protective lightweight wear, but, don't seem to prioritize it.
@TealCheetah8 күн бұрын
Good save with the side seams
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
I literally almost cried
@marcellacruser9518 күн бұрын
Summer is wretched. Anything over 90 is only fit for hornytoads and cacti. Love the indigo tunic!
@maryannhicks78298 күн бұрын
I definitely want to make the second top. I like the first one minus the ruffle. ❤❤❤
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
I’m thinking about making another one with no ruffle but longer with tiny pin tucks instead
@Chibihugs8 күн бұрын
These clothes a both stylish and functional for taking on the crazy adventure that is sweltering heat.
@asurya87978 күн бұрын
Hate summer as well 😂
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
Idk who designed this I wanna talk to a manager
@asurya87977 күн бұрын
@@OpusElenae haha 😂
@susanpolastaples96888 күн бұрын
The lilac silver looked like beautiful silvery leaves and the chitin looked elvish. Watching Susan Ivanova while sewing was neat. Tornado has grown. She's almost as tall as their (is this right pronoun?) mom. I abhor summer too.
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
They’re (all pronouns are accepted, thank you for checking!) getting there. We need to go buy shoes AGAIN.
@nanettebromley88438 күн бұрын
Fabulous Tops. Need to make the navy one. Looks forward to the next part.
@ktlovely8 күн бұрын
3-5 business seconds lol
@OpusElenae8 күн бұрын
Listen it is so hot here
@marcellacruser9518 күн бұрын
@OpusElenae My Momma used to say it's hotter than Hade's hoohaw.🥵
@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar6 күн бұрын
Hey don't mock our freedom measurements! 😉
@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar6 күн бұрын
(J/k it's ridiculous. And ridiculously hot.)
@Braz3nRav1n8 күн бұрын
Gotta be honest. For a post apocalypse outfit, I might have left the serged seam out. Lots of fast fashion does that now.
@OpusElenae8 күн бұрын
I thought about it, but ultimately it would decrease the re-wearability for me personally. I think if I’d planned it, that would be different
@johannageisel53904 күн бұрын
@@OpusElenae "Only because the world has ended does not mean I'm going to fudge my handiwork!" - post-apocalyptic sewist
@katwitanruna8 күн бұрын
Kick
@OpusElenae7 күн бұрын
WhatDoYouMean.gif
@just_me87968 күн бұрын
Oh my gosh, I've never seen that technique to distribute gathering by distributing with pins then gathering, that was mind blowing!
@OpusElenae8 күн бұрын
It’s the only way I gather things now!
@willsheive8 күн бұрын
Great stuff as always, big dawg.
@HouseHooligan9 күн бұрын
As usual: I neeeeeeeed that chiton top! Thank you for the inspiration yet again!
@OpusElenae8 күн бұрын
It was so easy to make
@selkhis9 күн бұрын
So happy for you! What a lovely gown set up. I love the cut of your dress too at the top. I’m wondering is it too personal to ask if you’re wearing a bra? I’d love to re-create something similar and wondered how you made the dress so smoothly supportive
@OpusElenae8 күн бұрын
I’m not! The support comes entirely from the lavender dress underneath. Full disclosure though, my chest doesn’t need a lot of support, so I tend to worry about it less than other people might.
@KGlena-kx1df13 күн бұрын
Also the lip color in the intro 🤩 it’s like the flag all blurred together (seriously what magic shade is that for those not ready to go full goth?)
@OpusElenae12 күн бұрын
Maybelline Superstay Liquid Lipstick in ‘Visionary.’ If you would rather support an indie brand, Black Moon Cosmetics ‘Haunted’ is pretty close, just a bit pinker
@sarar490115 күн бұрын
Mmmm, that red is gorgeous. 😍
@emilylindstrom72415 күн бұрын
Wow! Awesome craftsmanship, perfect fit, and he looks so good in that color!
@OpusElenae12 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@hasumeokaasan653315 күн бұрын
Bravo!!! You look amazing!! Great work on the upcycling of old work! (I need to do this more myself) it looks gorgeous over the darker dress!
@barbaraberntsen178016 күн бұрын
Making this beautiful apron dress for a bride.
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
Oh that’ll be stunning
@kentario161016 күн бұрын
He is beauty, he is grace, he needs help with his winnegas. I found myself rhyming grace and winnegas and couldn't resist.
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@WoofyMcDoodle16 күн бұрын
Beautiful work! Do you perhaps know if bags like these were also worn by men or was it more in line with women fashion? I would like to construct one of them.
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
Men wore them too! My exemplar from the Cantiga manuscript shows men wearing decorated bags, so have at it!
@theoldaccountthatiusedtous676717 күн бұрын
That ombre one is so pretty!
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
I really need to try more ombré dyeing; it’s so cool
@kentario161017 күн бұрын
I started rewatching a bunch of your videos to get some guidance on my own sewing, but now it's there for inspiration and company. The tabard I'm about to make is also sorta burgundy! This feels like fate.
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
I’m so glad to keep you company!
@c.c.136617 күн бұрын
I wish you'd used a lighter color thread so it'd be easier to see! Also wish I hadn't carefully watched you do it wrong. You should have cut that out, but warned us not to do it.
@OpusElenae15 күн бұрын
This is a documentation of a project, not a tutorial video; a lighter color would not have worked for the coat this trim was woven for. Thats also why I didn’t cut the wrong warping, it’s important to show that even time consuming mistakes can be fixed.
![Flip This Dress: Remaking a Medieval Gown [CC]](/img/d.gif)
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I don't understand the purpose of the liripipe. Can someone please explain it's function?
It's 3 O'clock in the morning, why has YT decided to only suggest this now 😨😧🙁😞🥱😴
Thank you so much for this! I just made a miniature mockup of a hood just like the one you showed, and quickly learned that I really wasn't good at gores. Now to do some practice before I get started on the real thing! :D I especially love you emphasis on reinforcing the point
Did I get that right that for the first garment you copied an existing one? Also: Now I want vanilla green tea!
“Three to five business seconds.” 😂 Yeah, I washed my sheets today because it was 90 something and windy. I only had to hang them for half an hour.
I’m in the Houston area, and as a queer Heathen Witch, I can empathize with your feelings towards Texas’ heat and politics ONE THOUSAND PERCENT, lol. Your channel never fails to lift my spirits watching you empower yourself through fashion. I really loved the red and white stays/bodies (?) you were sewing in at one point of the video. Do you have a video in which you showcase their construction? I’d love to see it. I hope you get much wear and enjoyment out of these pieces. Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈
Lovely reaction ..."I don't wanna seam rip this and ruffle it again... congrats, you get to be a French seam now!" And I am totally using that parallelogram tube trick next time I need to make bias tape! Brilliant! though I probably want to adjust it for lefthanded cutting.
I didn't know there was a name for embroidering with counting threads, and one without; I designed and embroidered a geometric pattern on red linen and used a tablet on max brightness and turning off after 10 minutes as a backlight to make counting easier (this was probably not healthy for my eyes). I've never seen a frame like that either, I watched you set it up with a dropped jaw because that's genius!! I don't know much about embroidery at all, school only taught the kind you sew on the special fabric with gaps so I've been adapting what I know from there and generally making things up. I've never found a place that sold linen by weights, I tend to find stuff by touch and thus started a headscarf project with too heavy linen. I wonder if I can somehow repurpose that large square...
Great work! I need to dye some linen pants of mine that are faded and stained.
Yeay Babylon 5!
bag, sleeves, edge of veil make me swoon BRAVO
What a delightful short. And, a lovely garment!
Summer is kicking my butt this year . This is fabulous and giving me ideas! Currently wearing a viking apron dress as a strapless summer dress and a hood to cover my shoulders and head all in linen. I think I look pretty and I'm not to hot
I love the idea of an apron dress as a sun dress!
Yay! B5 + sewing! Immediate subscribe ;)
I’m loving all the B5 fans showing up!
That chiton is a *need*. I also need to figure what to wear under it... I'm not a fan of pants but maybe one of my sleeveless chemises would work...
I might do a “style this” short, since it’s such an odd garment.
They're gorgeous :) Will most likely try a version of the purple chiton-ish once my sewing mojo returns from the wars...
I love this series so much! I commend your bravery in finding a way to come to terms with the literal and metaphorical heat
YOU’RE WATCHING BABYLON 5!!!!!
I am! I love that show!
@@OpusElenae it literally raised me. I get so stoked when I see anyone watching B5
@@melissamenchaca9121 I missed it on tv, Partner introduced me to it and it just… masterful storytelling.
I don't do well in the heat, so summer and I are also on bad terms. But your garments look so cute and comfortable! ❤
Getting ready for the near future in style 😃
The parallelogram bias tape method is brilliant
I WILL NEVER GO BACK
oh what a wonderful idea!
I started hemming my ruffles before attaching them & lemme tell you it is sooooo much easier that way
Interesting, I’ll have to try that next time
Very wearable in 35c heat and attractive with a brilliant save there. We had that here, way up north in nova Scotia this week with humidity makeing it feel like 44c. I stayed inside and made viking clothes for my 22 month old granddaughter for the july 1st camping event because she has out grown everything she had. And mom has a new management job. I had fun exploring the embroidery stitches on my machine. I am drinking Perrier with lime.
Ugh humidity is the worst, sweating doesn’t even do anything
Not to mention it feels like you're drowning just breathing if it's bad enough
@@Sunny-Jade 100%. It’s worse in Houston than austin, but Houston has trees, so there’s shade… such crappy tradeoffs
Was that Babylon 5? Love the ruffled top/dress, looks comfortable and breezy.
It was! I’m rewatching it with Partner and I was catching up
I enjoy your videos so much. Your reveals are always so nice to watch. I admire your sewing, filming, and how you get the drape and movement to be so *aesthetic* Water with unintentional milk for my beverage of the moment.(pragmatism) My take away lesson: Think & look before pouring more water into a "random" vessel. I, also, have a summer that is harsher than I can enjoy (not every day, but, still unpleasant). I yearn for protective lightweight wear, but, don't seem to prioritize it.
Good save with the side seams
I literally almost cried
Summer is wretched. Anything over 90 is only fit for hornytoads and cacti. Love the indigo tunic!
I definitely want to make the second top. I like the first one minus the ruffle. ❤❤❤
I’m thinking about making another one with no ruffle but longer with tiny pin tucks instead
These clothes a both stylish and functional for taking on the crazy adventure that is sweltering heat.
Hate summer as well 😂
Idk who designed this I wanna talk to a manager
@@OpusElenae haha 😂
The lilac silver looked like beautiful silvery leaves and the chitin looked elvish. Watching Susan Ivanova while sewing was neat. Tornado has grown. She's almost as tall as their (is this right pronoun?) mom. I abhor summer too.
They’re (all pronouns are accepted, thank you for checking!) getting there. We need to go buy shoes AGAIN.
Fabulous Tops. Need to make the navy one. Looks forward to the next part.
3-5 business seconds lol
Listen it is so hot here
@OpusElenae My Momma used to say it's hotter than Hade's hoohaw.🥵
Hey don't mock our freedom measurements! 😉
(J/k it's ridiculous. And ridiculously hot.)
Gotta be honest. For a post apocalypse outfit, I might have left the serged seam out. Lots of fast fashion does that now.
I thought about it, but ultimately it would decrease the re-wearability for me personally. I think if I’d planned it, that would be different
@@OpusElenae "Only because the world has ended does not mean I'm going to fudge my handiwork!" - post-apocalyptic sewist
Kick
WhatDoYouMean.gif
Oh my gosh, I've never seen that technique to distribute gathering by distributing with pins then gathering, that was mind blowing!
It’s the only way I gather things now!
Great stuff as always, big dawg.
As usual: I neeeeeeeed that chiton top! Thank you for the inspiration yet again!
It was so easy to make
So happy for you! What a lovely gown set up. I love the cut of your dress too at the top. I’m wondering is it too personal to ask if you’re wearing a bra? I’d love to re-create something similar and wondered how you made the dress so smoothly supportive
I’m not! The support comes entirely from the lavender dress underneath. Full disclosure though, my chest doesn’t need a lot of support, so I tend to worry about it less than other people might.
Also the lip color in the intro 🤩 it’s like the flag all blurred together (seriously what magic shade is that for those not ready to go full goth?)
Maybelline Superstay Liquid Lipstick in ‘Visionary.’ If you would rather support an indie brand, Black Moon Cosmetics ‘Haunted’ is pretty close, just a bit pinker
Mmmm, that red is gorgeous. 😍
Wow! Awesome craftsmanship, perfect fit, and he looks so good in that color!
Thank you!
Bravo!!! You look amazing!! Great work on the upcycling of old work! (I need to do this more myself) it looks gorgeous over the darker dress!
Making this beautiful apron dress for a bride.
Oh that’ll be stunning
He is beauty, he is grace, he needs help with his winnegas. I found myself rhyming grace and winnegas and couldn't resist.
🤣🤣🤣
Beautiful work! Do you perhaps know if bags like these were also worn by men or was it more in line with women fashion? I would like to construct one of them.
Men wore them too! My exemplar from the Cantiga manuscript shows men wearing decorated bags, so have at it!
That ombre one is so pretty!
I really need to try more ombré dyeing; it’s so cool
I started rewatching a bunch of your videos to get some guidance on my own sewing, but now it's there for inspiration and company. The tabard I'm about to make is also sorta burgundy! This feels like fate.
I’m so glad to keep you company!
I wish you'd used a lighter color thread so it'd be easier to see! Also wish I hadn't carefully watched you do it wrong. You should have cut that out, but warned us not to do it.
This is a documentation of a project, not a tutorial video; a lighter color would not have worked for the coat this trim was woven for. Thats also why I didn’t cut the wrong warping, it’s important to show that even time consuming mistakes can be fixed.