Making 18th Century Underwear | slow-making a shift

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! There are lots of tutorials on how to make a shift/chemise, so I wanted to take a slightly different approach to this project. I'm currently making a set of 18th century underwear (shift and stays and possibly a bum pad) by hand, as a slow-making, taking my time, handsewing project. I always recommend starting every costume from the foundations, and that usually means foundation garments! An 18th century shift was one of the very first few things I made years ago when I started sewing. It was made of polycotton, following pretty much all of the same steps as on this video, but doing all the main sewing by machine. That shift and this new shift seem worlds apart to me. I really enjoy handsewing and I really enjoy linen, so this was a perfect little project to me. It was chilled out, kept me company through the winter evenings. There is a lot of handsewing, disclaimer, and yes, sewing under a table was a terrible idea, but 10/10 recommend sewing on the floor leaning on the radiator. And of course, anything that is sewn by hand on here can be sewn by machine if you prefer! This shift was made from lightweight bleached linen which was 60'' wide. I only used about two meters or so (I didn't measure this, sorry!). I hope this is a little chilled out, relaxing, sewing company video :) -- MORE -- Patreon (exclusive videos), https://www.patreon.com/catscostumery Instagram (perhaps overactive stories): @catscostumery https://w