The Victorian Way Of Using Even Small Scraps Of Fabric - The History & Techniques Of Crazy Patchwork

You can support me on Ko-Fi here: https://ko-fi.com/ashlgyoutube Find me on Instagram here:   / ashlgcostumes   Chapters: 00:00 - intro 00:37 - what is crazy patchwork 01:29 - the history of crazy patchwork 03:53 - techniques 07:00 - a brief interlude on Japanese history and Victorian consumer culture 16:30 - this project 18:21 - further techniques and finishing touches 20:41 - sustainability 21:33 - final thoughts & outro Two years ago I made a coat for a LARP costume using a method called "crazy patchwork" - and I just didn't stop. This technique is so much fun and a great way of using up waste fabric and small fabric scraps or remnants For this video I dug further into the history of crazy patchwork and discovered both the complexity of the Victorian sewing method and some slightly dubious Japanese links which ended up becoming an extremely long tangent, sorry not sorry, at least it's skippable Music by Jeremy Blake from the Youtube Audio Library