Making a Celestial Gown Fit for a Queen || Sewing an Edwardian Ball Gown Part 1: The Skirt

It was such a blast to make this gown with my friend Astraea! Be sure to check her out at   / queen_astraea   and on YT ‪@Queen_Astraea‬ , as well as her instagram:   / queen_astraea   Contest Rules: Must be over 14 years old, live in a country that allows mail. To enter, answer the question I ask in the video, and wait one week. On 4/6/2024, I'll pick three comments at random and respond with instructions on how to get your prize. In this video, I talk about the plan of making this 1901-1903 dress, the ideas that Astraea and I had. I then go into the history of Charles Worth and his House of Worth. I do go into the history of dresses and how it really is the history of women's work that was then usurped by Worth, and how fashion has never recovered from this. After that, I look in detail inot the dresses that Astraea picked, and then I make the dress, using machine embroidery, digitization, metallic threads, and a lot of hand sewing! Finally, Astraea will put on the dress and show us how it looks on! I am in fact a Baby Lock Ambassador and these are the machines I use: @Baby Lock Sewing Machines Embroidery Machine: Venture: https://babylock.com/machines/multi-n... Sewing Machine: Soprano: https://babylock.com/machines/sewing/... Serger: Victory: https://babylock.com/machines/serger/... Digitizing Software: Palette 11:​ https://babylock.com/accessories/soft... What I'm wearing today: Dress from I Do Declare - https://www.idodeclareshop.com/ Sources: Original Butterfly Gown by Worth at the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Original Celestial Gown by Worth at the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Original Wheat Gown by Worth at the Met https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Materials I used: Blue fabric: https://nydesignerfabrics.com/collect... White fabric: https://nydesignerfabrics.com/collect... Hot Fix Rhinestones: https://shop.rhinestoneguy.com/precio... Lace: https://www.etsy.com/listing/78789668... Straps: https://www.etsy.com/listing/73812387... Thread: https://www.madeirausa.com/metallic/?... Hot Fix Tool: https://amzn.to/3TTCQh8 Other tools (Affiliate links where available) My favorite chalk pen: https://amzn.to/3zURGrP American Duchess book: https://amzn.to/3CQhS7f Cut of Women's Clothes: https://amzn.to/3EQTswp Simflex Sewing Gauge: https://amzn.to/3geL8ul​ Clover Button Hole Cutter https://amzn.to/36K0TpZ​ Clover Tapered Awl https://amzn.to/3tP7989 Extremely large (40"x60") cutting mat - https://amzn.to/37GZYG4​ The incredible pin dish that I use thanks to @Costuming Drama - https://amzn.to/3mMgcUT​ Hot Fix Tool: https://amzn.to/3TTCQh8 Ruler - https://amzn.to/32YNIiV​ Favorite Needles for hand sewing: Tulip Sewing Needles - size 8-10 Favorite Thread for sewing: https://www.superiorthreads.com/threa​... Source for Shoes: Americanduchess.com who has their own channel: @American Duchess Favorite Thimbles from: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NSMCreative... Wall mural from Limitless walls Me in different realms: Blog: http://www.Sewstine.com Shop: http://sewstine.etsy.com/​ Instagram:   / ​   Other site: http://www.sewstineart.com/ Music from ArtList