Sewstine | I made Marie Antoinette's Scandalous Summer Dress || Sewing an 18th Century Chemise a la Reine @Sewstine | Uploaded July 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The chemise a la reine was an absolute PR nightmare for Marie Antoinette when it first premiered in 1783 at the Salon in Paris. That didn't stop it from becoming the most popular gown for the next few years. I decided to make my own, based on an extant at the Musee de Toile de Jouy in France. In this video, I talk about the history of this gown, as well as make my own, including making hundreds of embroidered sprigs for the fabric.
I always get asked this: the yellow dress I’m wearing is from Linennaive.com !
Links about the chemise a la reine and it's problematic past:
Pt 1: instagram.com/p/CB0d8OvgqIJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 2: instagram.com/p/CCBS5HygShW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 3: instagram.com/p/CCLM8P9gEib/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 4: instagram.com/p/CCUzbwiAMwc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Other links: euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/cost.2018.0069
slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0111#:~:text=The%20slave%20system%20in%20Saint,Africans%20carried%20to%20North%20America).
Researching the chemise a la reine:
fabricnfiction.com/2019/08/05/chemise-a-la-reine
clothingtextiles.ualberta.ca/dhe_chemise-dress
A Stitch in Time episode 6: youtube.com/watch?v=fN4RQiYPSqM
Fabrics for Chemise a la reines:
htts://vaune.com/product/swiss-voile-white
renaissancefabrics.net/product/cotton-lawn-white
burnleyandtrowbridge.com/collections/cottons-printed-figured-and-solid/products/5837-white-sheer-cotton-muslin-mull
Photographers who's work I show:
Final photograph was by Lindsey Hinderer: lindseyhinderer.com
THe picnic photos (The good one, not the bad selfies) by Get Creative Photography- https://m.facebook.com/GET-Creative-Photo-Video-110736494604853
The book I mentioned: The cut of women's clothes 1600-1930: amzn.to/3dNhSL8
I am in fact a Baby Lock Ambassador and these are the machines I use: @Baby Lock Sewing Machines
Embroidery Machine: Venture: babylock.com/machines/multi-needle-embroidery/venture
Sewing Machine: Soprano: babylock.com/machines/sewing/soprano
Serger: Victory: babylock.com/machines/serger/victory
Digitizing Software: Palette 11: babylock.com/accessories/software/palette-11-embroidery-software
Other tools (Affiliate links where available)
Simflex Sewing Gauge: amzn.to/3geL8ul
Clover Button Hole Cutter amzn.to/36K0TpZ
Clover Tapered Awl amzn.to/3tP7989
Extremely large (40"x60") cutting mat - amzn.to/37GZYG4
The incredible pin dish that I use thanks to @Costuming Drama - amzn.to/3mMgcUT
Ruler - amzn.to/32YNIiV
Favorite Needles for hand sewing: amzn.to/3nx7zNM
Favorite Thread for sewing:
https://www.superiorthreads.com/threa...
Source for Shoes: Americanduchess.com who has their own channel: @American Duchess
Favorite Thimbles from: etsy.com/shop/NSMCreativeCorner
Wall mural from Limitless walls
Me in different realms:
Blog: Sewstine.com
Shop: sewstine.etsy.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/sewstine/
Other site: sewstineart.com
Music from ArtList
The chemise a la reine was an absolute PR nightmare for Marie Antoinette when it first premiered in 1783 at the Salon in Paris. That didn't stop it from becoming the most popular gown for the next few years. I decided to make my own, based on an extant at the Musee de Toile de Jouy in France. In this video, I talk about the history of this gown, as well as make my own, including making hundreds of embroidered sprigs for the fabric.
I always get asked this: the yellow dress I’m wearing is from Linennaive.com !
Links about the chemise a la reine and it's problematic past:
Pt 1: instagram.com/p/CB0d8OvgqIJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 2: instagram.com/p/CCBS5HygShW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 3: instagram.com/p/CCLM8P9gEib/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Pt 4: instagram.com/p/CCUzbwiAMwc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Other links: euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/cost.2018.0069
slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0111#:~:text=The%20slave%20system%20in%20Saint,Africans%20carried%20to%20North%20America).
Researching the chemise a la reine:
fabricnfiction.com/2019/08/05/chemise-a-la-reine
clothingtextiles.ualberta.ca/dhe_chemise-dress
A Stitch in Time episode 6: youtube.com/watch?v=fN4RQiYPSqM
Fabrics for Chemise a la reines:
htts://vaune.com/product/swiss-voile-white
renaissancefabrics.net/product/cotton-lawn-white
burnleyandtrowbridge.com/collections/cottons-printed-figured-and-solid/products/5837-white-sheer-cotton-muslin-mull
Photographers who's work I show:
Final photograph was by Lindsey Hinderer: lindseyhinderer.com
THe picnic photos (The good one, not the bad selfies) by Get Creative Photography- https://m.facebook.com/GET-Creative-Photo-Video-110736494604853
The book I mentioned: The cut of women's clothes 1600-1930: amzn.to/3dNhSL8
I am in fact a Baby Lock Ambassador and these are the machines I use: @Baby Lock Sewing Machines
Embroidery Machine: Venture: babylock.com/machines/multi-needle-embroidery/venture
Sewing Machine: Soprano: babylock.com/machines/sewing/soprano
Serger: Victory: babylock.com/machines/serger/victory
Digitizing Software: Palette 11: babylock.com/accessories/software/palette-11-embroidery-software
Other tools (Affiliate links where available)
Simflex Sewing Gauge: amzn.to/3geL8ul
Clover Button Hole Cutter amzn.to/36K0TpZ
Clover Tapered Awl amzn.to/3tP7989
Extremely large (40"x60") cutting mat - amzn.to/37GZYG4
The incredible pin dish that I use thanks to @Costuming Drama - amzn.to/3mMgcUT
Ruler - amzn.to/32YNIiV
Favorite Needles for hand sewing: amzn.to/3nx7zNM
Favorite Thread for sewing:
https://www.superiorthreads.com/threa...
Source for Shoes: Americanduchess.com who has their own channel: @American Duchess
Favorite Thimbles from: etsy.com/shop/NSMCreativeCorner
Wall mural from Limitless walls
Me in different realms:
Blog: Sewstine.com
Shop: sewstine.etsy.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/sewstine/
Other site: sewstineart.com
Music from ArtList
