Making a Regency Brain Reticule!

Описание: It's finally here! The final video in my Regency Zombie series, and this one is all about the ~Zombification~!

This video is split into two parts. In the first part, I walk you step by step how I hand-embroidered and hand-sewed an early-19th century, Regency inspired reticule based on an extant purse--but brains! Fondly referred to as the "Brain Reticule," this bag is the product of many hours of work and I'm so very excited to share my process with you! While it's definitely not a beginner's project, the finished product is bound to make all the Bridgerton ladies jealous.

If they were, you know. Undead.

In the second part of the video, I time travel back to this previous summer, when I was panic-sewing not only my Regency gown, but also the "Bloody Overdress." Watch as I make and then promptly destroy, dip in sludge, and pour fake blood over this otherwise pristine white garment. I'm so psyched with the way it turned out!

This is part 3 of 3 of my Regency Zombie series.
The whole playlist:    • Regency Zombie Project  
Part 1, where I upcycle an old dress into Regency Long Stays:    • I Made Reversible Regency Stays Out of an ...  
Part 2, where I panic-sew an entire 1810s gown over the course of a weekend:    • Panic-Sewing a Regency Gown in Three Days!  

Resources:
Paisley and Glue's excellent Vermicelli Embroidery video:    • Vermicelli Embroidery Demo: MCU's Doctor S...  
Tutorial I used to make the reticule: http://kimyasuda.com/costumes/roundre...
Pattern for the overdress from Laughing Moon: https://www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...

Extant Reticule courtesy of the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. James H. Post, 1952st, 1952

Supplies:
For the reticule:
Pink satin from fabric.com
Pink cotton lining and 1/4" ribbon from box store
1mm waxed cotton cord from https://mandalacraftsinc.com/
Embroidery thread, felt, and cardboard from stash

For the Overdress:
White muslin from box store
Acrylic paint, floetrol, and old coffee grounds from stash ☕

Chapters:
00:00 I turned myself into a Regency Zombie
01:58 Brain reticule inspiration
02:43 Vermicelli embroidery
05:10 Required pieces
08:15 Assembling the strip
08:52 How to attach the opening
09:47 Cartridge pleating
10:34 Assembling the medallions
12:00 Attaching the medallions to the strip
14:10 The difficult bit
17:28 Adding the drawstring
18:09 The bloody overdress
18:56 Assembling the overdress
20:11 Sludge time
24:57 Sludge 2.0
25:27 Throwing blood everywhere
28.14 The reveal
30:35 Final thoughts

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