The Modern Maker, where clothing history meets the modern world. With old-world technique and down-to-earth delivery, I will teach you how to make clothing by hand. From the Early Modern era to the present, follow along, or just watch for fun. With knitting, sewing, lace making and more, my goal is to inspire you, teach you, and to help you express your true self through handcrafted clothing and textile arts. People have been making things by hand for thousands of years. You too, can be part of that legacy! Grab your needles and let's get stitching!
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Just found your site and was intrigued as to what you would say. I loved embroidery as a girl and when I left school (aged 15) I went into a tailoring factory in Leeds, Yorkshire, where I was taught hand sewing. However, sewing velour coats was a filthy trade imo and I left for an office job - when I spent 50 years doing. Once I retired I began teaching quilting (by machine) and loved it but it got too heavy for me to lift and manouver. I then moved on to English Paper Piecing and Slow stitching which suits my age better lol. Also I found a place to buy quilter's needles, which are wonderful slithers of metal which sew like lightening. Sorry to burble on but I thought someone may be interested.
Would it help your speed if you worked with a longer tail and a bit shorter working thread so the time to pull through would be faster? You'd use the same length thread, just have more tail through the eye.
Thank you 😊
Awesome work. TU. Top stitching these flat caps is near impossible. I've been staring at my flat cap few days daring myself to start the top stitch using double needle which means no room for screwups since other side is zigzag.
Jesus h christ on a bike. That is eye meltingly tiny.
This channel is such an incredible and much-needed resource
I've been waiting for something like this all my life.
Awesome!! Could not imagine how to see in the gusset! Thanks for the great and simple explanation!
Felicitaciones!! Exquisito ❤
I got so comfortable wearing a thimble that I looked at my hand in a grocery store, and I still had my thimble on.
Hi trying to make one where can I fine the pattern please ❤
Fabulous 😊
Magnifique. Un travail de patience et beaucoup de talent mais sûrement une passion. J’aimerais tant que ce soit traduit en Français . Bravo.👏
I've been making crochet lace for a few months now, which I enjoy a lot! But recently I've become interested in needle lace. This was absolutely fascinating to watch! You have so much patience
Still hopeful that part 2 will come out soon! My friend and I have been working on our own pluderhosen for the past year.
The best video I've seen about the subject. Thank you so much!
Any tips on how to get the blood out of my work? I'm REALLY bad at hand sewing. It goes so slowly when I have to keep stopping to wash my stab wounds and the fabric.
I´ve seen lots of Flatcaps making videos, but this one is by far the best!
THANK YOU. I just wanted a simple video and no one else was posting what I needed.
I'm sorry but this isn't a tutorial someone can follow. Like there isn't instructions on how deep the slit is or how to calculate a neck opening, or like anything useful. Im 3 minutes in and have no idea what you are doing
I'm sorry you're having issues following the video. If you're new to what I do, I might recommend watching some of the other tutorials for more clarity. All my patterns are given as proportions of different measurements from your own body. These divisions are based on the Bara system of measure and cutting which comes from an earlier century. It is how I deliver all of my patterns because people can calculate the exact measurements for their bodies without having to do too much customizing. The measurement of the slit IS in fact given at 2:54, if you pause the video and look at the diagram, you will see that it is given as a proportion of the chest measure. 1/48 of the chest times 10. The center front of the shirt is along the fold, which is the upper edge of the diagram. All of the measurements are given as proportions based on the chest for the widths and the upper body depths. The overall lengths are given as proportions of the height of the individual, making the pattern scalable for whatever size you're trying to make.
This is literal genius-ness!
I cannot state enough how helpful this was to me. Thank you
It reminds me of tatting.. but on a frame.
Perfect dimensions..❤🙏Papua New Guinea
A whole 30 seconds into the video. I LOVE your hat.
I absolutely love how you explain things... nice methodical and uncomplicated way! Thank you!
this is an example of what people did before electronic games, cell phones, toutube! USEFUL, BEAUTIFUL, AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, etc!
I am making clothes by hand this year (modern styles including knit fabrics) though also including a wrapping gown with box lining. I love it and it is my current dressing gown. It is great to watch your technique, as I am self taught. I have been using running stitch, running back stitch, French and flat fell seams and herringbone stitch. Sometimes I do a running stitch then do the same in the opposite direction in the gaps between stitches 12:53 which creates a continuous seam. I am not sure if this is a bad thing to do, but it seems to work well!!
can you or do you have a video explaining how to get perfect tension on our stitches, mine are just too lose even if i pull tight with my back stitches.
Great tutorial thank you. I know you’ve included the drafting diagram at the start but is it possible for you to drop a pdf of it somewhere? Thank you.
Thank you very much for this video! This is so similar to what my grandmother did! Hello from Kyrgyzstan! 💝
I've subscribed and I can't wait to binge a bunch of your content. I've been stitching by hand since childhood, but speed and efficiency were never emphasized as I believe my grandmother and mother had me hand sewing to keep me out of their hair! I also never learned to use a thimble, but now I'm determined to teach my hands this new habit as I'm tired of poking myself and having rough, calloused fingers! Thanks again for your excellent content.
Amazing video! Thank you for this!
I've never seen this method of measurements before - could anyone break down exactly how this is done or point me to where I could learn? Also, I'd love to know more about some original/extant stays like these. <3 This is AMAZING to watch. I wish I could make better sense of it, this is new to me. <3
I wrote a book about it...it's a Spanish proportionate drafting system from the 1500s. You can find the link to The Modern Maker book series in the video description.
Well, I modified a few things for my own purposes and tweaking it to look just a little earlier period(longer skirt, shorter collar, back comes down an inch further for less drop towards the front), but came out great. Took about... two weeks of my time actually working on it to finish(and a lot of watching this series a couple times and planning before that). Some days working most of the day, some only a few hours. Was extremely comfortable. I learned SO much from actually doing this. Wasn't perfect, made mistakes, but my tailoring skills really improved doing this. Have plans for another doublet to work on this summer that will be even better constructed than my first one
those are the exact fabrics I was thinking of using. I've been looking for brim insert. gotta find that felt.
Thanks so much I've been knitting aran jersey for a while now I'll try this method
The internet is lovely for this. Glad to find your channel. Thanks for the work you put into it.
Oh i wish i would also have the possibility to do sth like this. How lovely 👍❤️
Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing! I know someone who would love to see this!
Thank you for your presentation and information, that's really interesting. I am waiting for more. 😊 👍🏻
Wow. What a dream.
Yes, this is a very different technique from the merino I usually spin. I love this demonstration and description of how the wool itself tells us what it desires. The Leicester looks awesome and very yummy - such a well behaved preparation. The addition of oiling sounds intriguing. I really appreciate this video. 😊
🇨🇵 merci beaucoup pour vos explications. Je récupère et nettoie moi même mes toisons et effectivement, toutes ne se filent pas de la même façon.
You look Great! Excellent job!...i taught my son to sew, cook, clean, can, garden, & even iron cos women these days don't do domestic much if at all. Like you, he is also excellent at these things & even enjoys them. lucky for him cos his wife does Not do any of them..he has to do it all, along with raising 3 kids, Plus work as a truck driver..but.she makes him happy & that is what matters, so..anyway.Thanks for sharing this! i'm gonna make one for him as a surprise.
Took me several weeks to even find the name for this and this helped so much!!!
Thank you. This is very helpful.
You’re the smartest person alive thank you so much, also I didn’t realize how slow my machine was until I saw yours 😆
Cool! I have been making flat caps for a while, and I love your pattern. I will give it a go this week. Thanks for doing this video, the instructions and pattern creation were very clear. Cheers!
I'm making my first soon. would cotton quilt batting work forthebrim? or whatever it's cake.
A beautiful, educational, and deeply engrossing video. This is just what I was looking for, thank you :)