Tailoring an 1890s Jacket to Live My Victorian Boss Dreams

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Pinstripe fabric (~2m): UK Textile, Goldhawk Road, London
Cotton silesia lining (~2m): https://www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/cot...
Horsehair canvas interlining (~1m): https://www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/ko-...
Linen stay tape: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/66906...
Thread: black cotton, black silk buttonhole twist (topstitching)

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⤠ SOURCES ⤟
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[2] Mechanics Institute, Church St. c.1895. Photograph. Toronto Public Library Digital Archive. https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects....

[3] Aberdeen City Council. 1890s. Women at Work in a Typing Office. Photograph. National Museums Scotland. https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-col....

[4] Askew, Thomas E. 1899-1900. Four African American Women Seated on Steps of Building at Atlanta University, Georgia. Matte Collodion Silver Print. Washington, DC. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.0....

[5] Photograph. 1898. Platinum Print Photograph. London, United Kingdom. Victoria & Albert. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7....

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“Dorset Summer” by Moments
“Tales from the Past” by Adam Saban
“Pipe Dreaming” by Jon Bjork
“The Enchanted Castle” by Adam Saban
“Guardians” by Caleb Etheridge
“Who Done It” by Reveille

⤠ TIME STAMPS ⤟
0:00 - Intro: Welcome to Part 3
0:22 - Cutting the Fabric & Lining
1:29 - Stitching the Darts & Basting the Interlining
2:15 - Shaping the Front Pieces (aka: the best part of tailoring)
4:45 - Whipstitching Stay Tape for Structure
5:01 - Completed Jacket Fronts! (very satisfying)
5:29 - jk they aren't done (adding in boning)
5:57 - Attaching the Pieces
6:27 - Why Late Victorian Fashion is So Bada$$
8:16 - Topstitching
8:50 - Looking at an Extant Jacket's Boning Pattern
10:20 - Stitching Up the Boning Channels
10:49 - Facing Every Stitcher's Nightmare: Sleeves
12:36 - Putting in the Lining (the period way)
14:19 - The Jacket is Complete!
14:36 - Final Ensemble Reveal (mob boss realness)
15:50 - Reflections on the Art of Tailoring
16:50 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (June's Journey Ad)
18:05 - green screen bloopers