Last Updated: December 30th, 2020
General Sewing Tips and Techniques
- Start Sewing Today! 🧵 My Tips For Beginners (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Plann(er)ing Sewing for Chaotic Minds [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Hand Sewing Essentials (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 3 Basic Hand Stitches for Historical Sewing (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- *Ahem* A Hem – My Favourite Hemmingstitches [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- How to Sew a Simple Strong Seam by Hand: A Step-By-Step Beginner’s Guide (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 5 Tips To Improve Your Hand Sewing Before You Even Begin to Stitch! (Abby Cox Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Gusset — on a Sewing Machine (Basic and French Seam!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Actual Tailor Explains Pad Stitching for Perfect Collars & Lapels | Barbara of Royal Black Couture (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Why You Should Be Making A Mockup! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
Fabric Preparation
- Fiber Identification but it’s a cooking show (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Will Washing Your Wool Ruin It? (Test Swatching Your Fabric!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
Sewing Machine Maintenance
- A Drop of Oil for my Antique Singer Sewingmachine (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
Working with Sewing Patterns
- Scaling up a Pattern to Life-Size (using your home printer!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Enlarging a Book Pattern By Hand (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Projector VS Paper Patterns // ft THAT HAMILTON PATTERN! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- How I Work With Janet Arnold Patterns (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Drafting a Medieval Kirtle Dress Pattern (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
Garment Draping
- How to Drape a Medieval Dress Pattern! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
Garment Design
- Adapting a Chemise a la Reine into a Modern Summer Dress: Design Process (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Basic Figure Drawing for Costume Designers || My Costume Rendering Process (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
Garment Alterations
- How to Add Pockets to Pocketless Skirts & Dresses (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Adding Pockets to ALL my dresses (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Custom Fitting a Thrifted Jacket with Cathy Hay and Barbara of Royal Black Couture (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- (Re)Making a Victorian Coat, or: Tailoring is Hard (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Covering a Plunging Neckline! (Quick Sewing DIY!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Alter Clothes With Me | Jumpsuit To Top & Changing Sizes (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Alter Clothes With Me | Adding Pockets, Mending & Altering (Loepsie Youtube Video)
Buttons, Laces and Closures
- How to Sew an Aglet! (Plus Lacing Options) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Hand Sewn Buttonhole Stitch || Historical Techniques (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Threadloops, eyelets, buttonholes: 3 favourite sewing techniques for closures (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
Undergarments
- Making Basic Medieval Underwear (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Making an 18th/Early 19th Century (French) Shift from an Extant Original! (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Making a Regency Bodiced Petticoat || Jacques-Louis David Portrait Doppelgänger Gown [Part 1] (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Stress Sewing Victorian Underwear (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Making Some Frilly Victorian Underwear || 1890s Combinations (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- The (Mildly Chaotic) Making of a Victorian Petticoat (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- I Tried Following a Desiree Primrose Corset Cover Tutorial [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
Corsetry
- Making 17th Century (English) Stays Mock-up – Early Corsetry (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Making 17th Century (English) Stays – Historical Corsetry (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Historically Accurate Hocus Pocus Cosplay- Making the Stays (Corset) (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
- Drafting & Fitting Victorian Corset Mockups on an Asymmetrical Figure [Corsetmaking Part 1] (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Making a Victorian Corset || 1890s Symington Pattern [Corsetmaking Part 2] (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 3 Ways To Make A Corset (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
Padding and Shaping Garments
- Polka Dot Farthingale (16th Century Venetian Farthingale): Part ONE (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Polka Dot Farthingale (16th Century Venetian Farthingale): Part TWO (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Polka Dot Farthingale (16th Century Venetian Farthingale): Part THREE (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Reconstructing an 18th Century Rump (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Weirdest Victorian Invention: The Bustle-Chair (and we made one) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Achieving That Classic Edwardian Shape: Reconstructing a 1902 Bust Bodice (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 1903 Patented Bustle Pad Reconstruction (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Does This Make My Bum Look Big (Enough)? (Edwardian Bustle Pad) (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
Stockings and Hose
- How to Make Medieval Stockings! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Drafting & Hand Sewing (English) Medieval Hose || Historical Sewing (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Medieval Mens’ Stirrup Hose Sewing Tutorial! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- I tried to sew a pair of Medieval hose. It didn’t go well. (historical costuming fail) (Abby Cox Youtube Video)
Shirts and Tunics
- Medieval Shirt Tutorial! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Historical (Early Renaissance) Carpenter’s Tunic: Speed Sewing! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- I hand sewed a pirate shirt using 18th century sewing methods (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- A Very Vintage Halloween: DIY Historical Halloween Couple Costumes [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
Jumpsuits and Rompers
- Actually Using A Pattern For Once | Playsuit Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
Gowns and Dresses
- It Took Me 4 MONTHS to Hand Sew a Medieval Dress (Kirtle) | going braless has never been more comfy (Abby Cox Youtube Video)
- Making a Medieval Heraldic Dress! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Making a 15th Century (English) Princess Gown Part 1 || Historical Reconstruction (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- A 15th Century (English) Princess Gown Part II || Historical Sewing (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Laurel Gown: 16th century Venetian Dress Diary (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Historically Accurate Hocus Pocus Costume 2- Making the Mantua Gown (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
- Jaques-Louis David Portrait Doppelgänger: Making the Gown (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- I tie-dyed an 18th century dress (Bonus: How to sew a Chemise a la Reine!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Romantic, early Victorian 1830s Ballgown – part 1: Design and Bodice (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Romantic, early Victorian 1830s Ballgown by hand – part 2: skirt and decoration (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Becoming Ophelia, or: Pre-Raphaelites are just Victorians Historybounding the Middle Ages, part one (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- My Pre-Raphaelite dream, or: how to make a Victorian Ophelia Cosplay, part two [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- I Made an 1890s Ball Gown Using Victorian Sewing Methods (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- How I became a Mucha Muse: #ReformDressChallenge part 2 [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Making a 1920’s “One Hour Dress” (From a French Pattern) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Masque of the Red Death Ballgown Making Process (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- A Very Vintage Halloween: DIY Historical Halloween Couple Costumes [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Another Very Vintage Halloween with Cat Lady and Pumpkin Boy [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- 1950s Shirtdress | Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- I Made A Vintage Dress Out Of IKEA Fabric 🧵 Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- A Linen Summer Meadow Dress | Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Making The Cottagecore Dress Of My Dreams | Sew With Me 👗 (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Doctor sews cottagecore / Ghiblicore dress so she can live like Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle (Sewstine Youtube Video)
- Making My Dream Vintage Autumn Dress 🍂 Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Making an 18th Century Inspired Summer Dress (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Modern Marie Antoinette: Adapting a Late 18th Century Chemise à la Reine (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Making A Sh*tty Dress To Mark The End of a Sh*tty Year (Karolina Żebrowska Youtube Video)
- I sewed a Sophie Cosplay (but made it a house dress with pockets) || Cottagecore Dressmaking (Sewstine Youtube Video)
Breeches and Trousers
- 18th century Menswear: Hand Sewing Breeches (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
- Sewing a Pair of Vintage Trousers: Pockets and Zippers (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
Skirts
- Making an 1895 Walking Skirt (Using an 1895 Drafting Method) (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 1890s Victorian Ladies’ Walking Suit || From Concept to Costume (SnappyDragon Youtube Video)
- The Classiest Activewear You’ll Ever See : Sewing a Late Victorian Cycling Skirt (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- I Recreated a Fashion Plate and Became Super Mario from 1917 [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Een Nationale Feestrok (bevrijdingsrok) maken / Making a Dutch ‘Liberation Skirt’ (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Making A (Modern!) Edwardian Walking Skirt || Historical Style (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
Aprons and Protective Garments
- Sewing a Historically Accurate Hocus Pocus Cosplay- Finished! (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
- Victorian Pinafore Apron Tutorial & Pattern (Pour La Victoire Youtube Video)
- Linen Apron | Beginner Friendly Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
Coats, Cloaks and Vests
- Making a Traditional Transylvanian Folk Costume Vest from Háromszék ❃ Hungarian Folklore ❃ Part 2 (PrettyShepherd Youtube Video)
- Traditional Transylvanian Folk Costume Decoration ❃ Hungarian Folklore ❃ Háromszéki Vest Part 3 (PrettyShepherd Youtube Video)
- Drafting and Making a Late Victorian Waistcoat (1895) (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- 1890s Victorian Ladies’ Walking Suit || From Concept to Costume (SnappyDragon Youtube Video)
- Making a Sherlock Holmes Inverness Coat (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Reconstructing an Antique Edwardian Mantle (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- I Made an Edwardian Wrap Cape…and American Duchess Made Shoes to Match! (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Copying an Edwardian Tailored Jacket (Nicole Rudolph Youtube Video)
- I Recreated a Fashion Plate and Became Super Mario from 1917 [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Sewing A Fairytale Cloak | Pointy Hood Oh Yes 🍄 (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- I Accidentally Made a Capelet from Random Scraps (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Making A Hobbity Vest | Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- Making My First Winter Coat 🧵 Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- HAMILTON Designer & Makers Explain How Broadway Costumes Are Made | Making a HAMILTON Spencer Jacket (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- My Hamilton Cosplay to benefit the Broadway Costumers out of work || Ft THE Spencer pattern (Sewstine Youtube Video)
Hats and Head Coverings
- Making a St. Birgitta Coif – Medieval Cap Part 2 (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- How to Sew a Medieval Men’s Hood! (Last piece of the Carpenter Outfit!) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- How to Make a Short Medieval Hood! (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- Millinery Mischief: A late Victorian Hat [CC] (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Revisiting Abandoned Projects: A Winter Witch Hat (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Making a Sherlock Holmes Deerstalker Hat (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
Purses, Bags and External Pockets
- Making a 15th Century (English) Frame Purse (with reproduction fabric and pewter frame) (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- If they can’t fit pockets in our clothes, we’ll bring back POCKETS AS FASHION (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
Accessories
- Basic Ribbon Cockades for Your Everyday Revolutionary Cause (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- (NON-MEDICAL) Face Masks (on a Victorian sewing machine, of course) (Bernadette Banner Youtube Video)
- Quick & Easy Scrap Fabric Projects 🧵 Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)
Non-Clothing Projects
- DIY Dress Form // Copying My Corseted Form for Victorian Dress Sewing (Morgan Donner Youtube Video)
- I made a custom-fit pinnable dress form with $40 (Claire Zhang Youtube Video)
- Re-Shaping A Dress Form 👗 Padding To My Size (Loepsie Youtube Video)
- A quick project: Fancy Case for Victorian Chatelaine Scissors (Juul Thijssen Youtube Video)
- Quick & Easy Scrap Fabric Projects 🧵 Sew With Me (Loepsie Youtube Video)