I Made an 1890s Ball Gown Using Victorian Sewing Methods

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Previous videos in this series:
Fabric shopping for materials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O_N1CkN8Ss&t=208s
Bust bodice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbzaBr4W4kk&t=2s
Bustle pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZpiVtMsY8M&t=5s
Petticoat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWrIu0dNx5E

BOOKS REFERENCED
Books mentioned, including ‘Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques’ and Bertha Banner’s ‘Household Sewing With Home Dressmaking’ can be found on my bookshop.org list of suggested dress history book recommendations: https://bookshop.org/shop/bernadettebanner.
Please note that these are affiliate linked, so bookshop.org give me a commission for orders placed through here.
‘Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking’ by Bertha Banner can also be accessed digitally for free at: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=IhMlyt7IuGsC&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PA9.

Patterns of Fashion Volume 2, Janet Arnold. NOTE that the Patterns of Fashion books are currently out of print as the rights transfer between publishers and new books are reprinted. Books 1-4 are presently very difficult to find, and VERY expensive if you do; if you can wait until c. end of this/early next year, new copies will be available at regular (~ £35) price. Volume 5 can presently be purchased at http://www.shop.theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk.

MATERIALS USED
Velvet - New York Elegant Fabrics, NYC
Silk taffeta - New York Elegant Fabrics, NYC
White chiffon - New York Elegant Fabrics, NYC
Synthetic baleen - 4mm x 1mm: Burnley & Trowbridge (https://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/GB1.aspx)
Cotton bias tape - Bias Bespoke (https://www.biasbespoke.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1003&category_id=58)
Tarlatan - Regular weight, Takach Press (https://shop.takachpress.com/Tarlatan-p/tarlatan.htm)
Hooks and eyes - Steinlauf & Stoller, NYC
Silk thread for stitching - Steinlauf & Stoller, NYC
Buttonhole silk thread - John Lewis, London

Machine is a hand-turned Singer machine manufactured in 1891.

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Filming equipment:
The first half of this video is shot mostly on the Canon G7x Mark II (https://amzn.to/2Zv6IUA), with the slow-motion shots on the Canon EOS M50 (https://amzn.to/2WqqQFs). The latter half of this video is shot with the Sony ZV1 (https://amzn.to/2CD1tJK).
Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro.
All music licensed from epidemicsound.com.

Portrait of Lord Cesario and the Mona Liza by Dani Banner. Video of Cesario’s portrait being painted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXe41FiND7o

Portals to Other Realms:
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For business enquiries, please contact my representation at:
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Requests for personal dressmaking commissions are not considered at this time.

Music:
‘Secrets of the Earth’ by Lama House
‘Progressive Progress’ by Howard Harper-Barnes
‘Who We Are’ by Gavin Luke
‘Winter Solstice’ by Gavin Luke
‘The Pendulum Clock’ by Francis Wells
‘Impressions of You’ by Gavin Luke
‘Silent Approval’ by Howard Harper-Barnes
‘Secret Agent’ by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
‘I’ll Be Watching’ by Charles Holme
‘Counting the Days’ by Cody High
‘Meet Me in Montmartre’ by The Fly Guy Five

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