SnappyDragon | Sewing a Victorian working class bodice : Recreating my immigrant ancestor's Natural Form dress @SnappyDragon | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
The Victorian working class enjoyed beautiful dresses, but had to sew them on a budget! This week, I'm sewing a Natural Form Victorian bodice — part of my ancestor Carolina's Shabbos dress from 1881. Code SNAPPYDRAGON will get you 30% off your first month's supply of Seed DS-01® Daily Synbiotic + Free Shipping. Click here: seed.com/daily-synbiotic?utm_source=snappy_dragon&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=30p&promo_code=snappydragon
During the Victorian era, historical sewing and dressmaking was an essential skill, and it played a vital role in the lives of working class people in making clothing for work, every day dresses, and their best dresses. Crafting a Victorian bodice, even with fashion choices of those who couldn't afford extravagant silk gowns, requires a lot of dress history research and sewing skill! This isn't just historical costuming, this is using Victorian sewing to understand what it was like to live in the past. Our journey uncovers the hidden tales woven into the seams of these garments, showcasing the resilience and resourcefulness of individuals like Carolina.
Through research, fashion history analysis, and experimental archaeology, we bring to life the experiences of our ancestors. With each pin, each carefully measured piece, we honor their legacy and celebrate their stories. Join me on this exploration of Victorian dress history, where something as ordinary as a dress bodice becomes a gateway to a world where fashion and family history intertwine.
The Clothes on Their Backs: Join fashion historian Vi of the Youtube channel SnappyDragon as she delves into her family's Jewish immigrant history through dress reconstruction across generations. Vi brings viewers along on her personal journey as she researches, designs, and sews what could have been her great-geat-grandmother’s best dress for Shabbat as a 19-year-old new immigrant to New York in 1881. Beginning in her sewing room in California, Vi learns stitch-by-stitch what a new dress would mean to a new immigrant girl. Then, in partnership with the Tenement Museum and the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, Vi retraces her ancestor’s footsteps through New York City during one of the most interesting times for the garment industry and the American Jewish community alike.
Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragon at TBHonestSocial dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 11573, Oakland CA, 94611! Letters and cards only please 💚
The Victorian working class enjoyed beautiful dresses, but had to sew them on a budget! This week, I'm sewing a Natural Form Victorian bodice — part of my ancestor Carolina's Shabbos dress from 1881. Code SNAPPYDRAGON will get you 30% off your first month's supply of Seed DS-01® Daily Synbiotic + Free Shipping. Click here: seed.com/daily-synbiotic?utm_source=snappy_dragon&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=30p&promo_code=snappydragon
During the Victorian era, historical sewing and dressmaking was an essential skill, and it played a vital role in the lives of working class people in making clothing for work, every day dresses, and their best dresses. Crafting a Victorian bodice, even with fashion choices of those who couldn't afford extravagant silk gowns, requires a lot of dress history research and sewing skill! This isn't just historical costuming, this is using Victorian sewing to understand what it was like to live in the past. Our journey uncovers the hidden tales woven into the seams of these garments, showcasing the resilience and resourcefulness of individuals like Carolina.
Through research, fashion history analysis, and experimental archaeology, we bring to life the experiences of our ancestors. With each pin, each carefully measured piece, we honor their legacy and celebrate their stories. Join me on this exploration of Victorian dress history, where something as ordinary as a dress bodice becomes a gateway to a world where fashion and family history intertwine.
The Clothes on Their Backs: Join fashion historian Vi of the Youtube channel SnappyDragon as she delves into her family's Jewish immigrant history through dress reconstruction across generations. Vi brings viewers along on her personal journey as she researches, designs, and sews what could have been her great-geat-grandmother’s best dress for Shabbat as a 19-year-old new immigrant to New York in 1881. Beginning in her sewing room in California, Vi learns stitch-by-stitch what a new dress would mean to a new immigrant girl. Then, in partnership with the Tenement Museum and the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy, Vi retraces her ancestor’s footsteps through New York City during one of the most interesting times for the garment industry and the American Jewish community alike.
Join my Patreon for behind-the-scenes updates, pattern diagrams, research lists, monthly video chats, and more! patreon.com/snappydragonstudios
Or, you can buy me some Ko-Fi : ko-fi.com/snappydragon
Follow me on IG for more stitchy business : @missSnappyDragon
For business inquiries, send an e-mail to : SnappyDragon at TBHonestSocial dot Com
I do not take personal costume/sewing or research commissions.
Want to send me letters? Send mail to PO Box 11573, Oakland CA, 94611! Letters and cards only please 💚
