Sew and Mend Make: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes

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I’ve been getting couple vibes off her and Cathy for a while now, I believe they even had connected hotel rooms at Costume College

I mean that is so pithy (is that the right word) to take down those sewing videos, hoping her skillshare class would sell better. That is just cheap. totally agree with the ‘feigned ignorance’ vibe, it’s definitely wearing thin for me too. A good counterpoint to this is Rachel Maksy, who is super into vintage, yet completely aware of the current internet and memes, and is not afraid to include those out of concern for ruining the aestheticIn addition to rediscovering the methods by which clothes were made in the past, the Bernadette Banner YouTube channel seeks to explore how we in the 21st century can learn from and adopt historical sewing techniques and attitudes towards dress in an effort to fight the effects of fast fashion and mass manufacture Bernadette Banner is a filmmaker and dress historian, best known for her YouTube channel documenting the exploration, reconstruction and interpretation of historical dress. Her work focuses on English and American dress predating the widespread use of the electric sewing machine, with a particular focus in the years of dress between 1890 - 1914; all reconstruction work is done by hand or with the use of period authentic machinery. But then again...I get really irritated by Americans who think they're so much better than the rest of us because they drink tea and have seen an episode of The Great British Bake Off. They completely romanticize English culture, and she in particular idealizes Victorian England. Yes, in Victorian England the clothes were lovely. There were also no labor laws so six year olds were working in factories for fourteen hours a day, women had very few rights, and there was rampant colonialization going on all over the world. It wasn't Downton Abbey for everyone. And people like her always look down their noses at the rest of us Americans, who are so uncouth with our ~fast fashion~. Ever heard of Top Shop, Bernie? Timberlake, Howard (2 December 2019). The ancient skill that could make you money. BBC Reel (Video feature). Partially narrated by Bernadette Banner. BBC . Retrieved 29 November 2020.

I have very mixed feelings about her. On the one hand, there's no denying her talent. I've watched her videos on corset making several times, and I love that one about adapting an 18th century dress into a modern summer dress. And she does really seem to do her research, unlike some other historical costume bloggers (looking at you, Angela Clayton). Banner studied in the Design and Production Studio at Tisch School of the Arts. After that, she did an internship for Tony Award-winning costume designer Jenny Tiramani at the School of Historical Dress in London. [13] She formerly worked as a costume assistant for Broadway, and later on a parody preview video of the Broadway musical Frozen. [3] At best, it's hypocrisy. At worst, it's her intentionally joking about a genocide and the victims, misrepresenting an oppressed people, etc so she could joke about the funny hat. Oh, and she's making money off it.It's a great point that the Christmas confusion doesn't make sense given how UK obsessed she is. I still don't understand how she grew up in America and claims not to understand basic information about one of the country's biggest holidays. To me it feels like her main occupation isn't yt now (or at least not her yt channel) because she seems busy but it's not anything that ends up in the videos. Same goes for BB's expert knowledge. Compared to a random person on the street with zero sewing/history knowledge she's an expert, that's what they call her. The same thing is happening to Rachel when people get irritated that she calls herself a beginner when she has plenty sewing projects under her belt. But in reality she is (no shade on Rachel, love her regardless). In addition to rediscovering the methods by which clothes were made in the past, the Bernadette Banner YouTube channel seeks to explore how we in the 21st century can learn from and adopt historical sewing techniques and attitudes towards dress in an effort to fight the effects of fast fashion and mass manufacture. I never know how to rate non-fiction books. On the writing style? On the information within? On how much it draws you in? Other than the first, these things are very personal, regarding your experience and interests.

Mason, Jessica (2 October 2020). "YouTuber Breaks Down Five Movies That Nailed Their Historical Costumes". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020 . Retrieved 13 December 2020. burn test for fabric. When you get gifted or find those estate sale fabrics to tell what they might be.

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Oh boy, another YouTuber who I loved in the beginning, but then as time went on I started getting too many BS vibes from her. The Christmas video was the final straw, so off to GG I go to see if I’m just being overly sensitive. Isn't this whole "it's older than me so it must be incredibly rare and precious" thing an American thing? I'm a European and I watch A LOT of Pawn Stars and similar shows and it always puzzles me how so many people assume that old things must be incredibly valuable. I have a 1888 French book at home. It sells for 20€ or less...