HistoryTube
  • Blog
  • YouTube
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Holocaust
    • Tudors
    • World War II
    • History Meets English
    • History Meets Geography
    • History Meets Reality TV
    • History Meets Science
    • Time Team
    • Bettany Hughes
    • Tony Robinson
    • Lucy Worsley
  • About Me
    • Portfolio
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Me

History Docs

Need a Documentary for a Class?  Check out my reviews!

Historic Costumers React!

4/22/2021

0 Comments

 
BREAKING NEWS - SHORT BLOG TODAY - I had to share this video I watched last night.  History of Corsets was a video that went around the internet, that raised eyebrows.  Many viewers begged these ladies to post a reaction video begged these ladies to post a reaction video.  This is the result.

I enjoyed watching the video because these ladies do not hold back with their reactions.  Nor do they stop sharing their expertise in this area.  I hope my readers enjoy it to.  I would share this with a sewing class.
These ladies make a good point about being able to do the research yourself and cite the sources for your research. For both a history and science classroom it is important to be able to write out your citations when you do a research paper or experiment that way you can look back and demonstrate that you did not make anything up. You are also able to give credit to the original researchers. By citing your sources you are also demonstrating to your teacher that you are learning critical thinking skills. 

Check out the video, you will not regret it!
0 Comments

Sewing History

3/15/2021

0 Comments

 
Today, we're going to do something a little different.  I'm going to introduce my readers to historical sewing.  Sewing is a lost skill among the current generation.  Schools have been discouraging consumer science classes in various localities.  However, some schools have a "seniors only" or "Adulting 101" as part of their curriculum to teach sewing skills.  These classes teach students how to pay bills, open a bank account, do simple repairs, how to sew and how to cook.

Since I love history and historic costumes and fashions, I thought I would share some historic costumers that share their craft on YouTube.  I would have no problem sharing these creators in a history or consumer education classroom.  These creators show off how to sew, layout a pattern, how to modify a pattern, and how to do mock-ups.  Other skills include how to drape cloth on a mannequin or a beauty routine of the time period.

These links are current as of 3/14/2021, these videos may be deleted in the future.

Bernadette Banner: She worked in Broadway making costumes and is a historic costumer.   She is very eloquent and enthusiastic about her work.  On top of that, she is very well researched and thoughtful in her presentations.  I will admit, that I have no self-control and have mentioned her frequently on my class message boards.

1) Buying a Knock Off of my Dress: This does not teach sewing, but it is a fun video where she roasts a company that knocked off a dress that she had designed and sewed on her own.

2) Busting Corset Myths: Bernadette busts the myths that have circulated about wearing corsets and she brings proof that corset wearing wasn't the death trap it was made out to be.    She spent years in a medical corset to correct her scoliosis. 

3) Adding Pockets to a Dress:  How to guide on how to add pockets to skirts and dresses that don't have pockets.

4) Making a Modern Edwardian Walking Skirt: A very good video on how to make a skirt, layout a pattern, modify a pattern and sew a skirt.

5) 500 Years of Correcting "Historical" Halloween Costumes:  Bernadette corrects Halloween costumes, incorporating more historical accuracy in her sketches.

Morgan Donner: She works in the Medieval period.  However, from time to time she posts on other time eras.

1) Covering a Plunging Neckline: This is a quick tutorial on how to fix a plunging neckline on a dress.

2) Holiday Dress Out of an Amazon Bag:  Morgan makes a dress out of an Amazon gift bag.  During the Depression, flour companies used to make patterned flour bags and people would make dresses out of them.

3) Adding Pockets to Dresses:  This is another tutorial on how to add pockets to dresses.

4) Sewing a Gusset - This is a video on how to sew a square gusset on a sewing machine.

5) How to Drape a Medieval Dress - This is a tutorial on how to make a fitted medieval dress without using math or geometry.

Cathy Hay - She is an English historic costumer.  She works with the Victorian and Edwardian Periods.  She is planning on recreating the Peacock Dress.  She also hosts pep talks for people who need it.

Karolina Żebrowska - She is a Polish costumer and works a variety of time periods.  She also reviews historic movies for their costumes' accuracy.
0 Comments

    Author

    I'm a librarian with an active imagination who likes to create.  Genealogist and Researcher.

    New reviews and recommendations posted weekly.

    If you can, try to purchase these documentaries to support these historians!  If you can't purchase, subscribe to their channels or podcasts!

    Worksheets

    My Teachers Pay Teachers Store!  Worksheets available as a Word Document.

    Lulu Store

    I am also on Lulu!  If you're interested in genealogy I have two books available!

    Archives

    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020

    Categories

    All
    1065
    1900's Island
    Abandoned
    Abraham Lincoln
    Africa
    Alexandria
    Alex Langladas
    Alfred The Great
    Amazon River
    America
    Ancient Egypt
    Ancient Rome
    Ancient World
    Ancient Worlds
    Andes Mountains
    Angkor Wat
    Anne Boleyn
    Around The Corner
    Athens
    Aztecs
    Battleships
    Beatrix Potter
    Bernadette Banner
    Bettany Hughes
    Biographics
    Biographies
    Bismarck
    Book
    Britain
    Caitlin Doughty
    Caligula
    Castles
    Cathy Hay
    Central America
    Charlemagne
    Cheese Factory
    Christmas
    Cities
    Cleopatra
    Corsets
    Dam Busters
    Dame Patricia Routledge
    Dan Snow
    David Starkey
    Denmark Strait
    Edwardian Farm
    Edwardian Home
    Edward The Confessor
    Egypt
    Elizabeth I
    England
    Ethiopia
    Experimental History
    Fall Of Civilizations
    Farm
    Fashion History
    France
    French Revolution
    Full Steam Ahead
    Genealogy
    Genetics
    Geographics
    Geography
    Georgian Period
    Germans
    Germany
    Ghost Town
    Greece
    Greeks
    Gus Casely Hayford
    Gus Casely-Hayford
    Hastings
    Helen Castor
    Helen Of Troy
    Henry VII
    Henry VIII
    Hidden Killers
    Highway
    Historic Costumes
    History
    Holocaust
    Home
    Hood
    Ice Cream
    Immigration
    Jago Cooper
    Jane Austen
    Japan
    Joann Fletcher
    John Gurda
    John McGivern
    Judith Flanders
    Kathleen Martinez
    Kew Gardens
    King George III
    Korea
    Lady Jane Grey
    Letters
    Leyte Gulf
    Lincoln Highway
    Lithuania
    Lost Kingdoms
    Lost Legions
    Lucy Worsley
    Lusitania
    Mammoths
    Marie Antoinette
    Mary Beard
    Mary I
    Maryland
    Medieval Period
    Michigan
    Mick Aston
    Middle Ages
    Minoans
    Monarchy
    Morgan Donner
    Murder
    Musashi
    Napoleon
    Neil Oliver
    Nicholas II
    Northeast Wisconsin
    Oshkosh
    Paul Mearns
    PBS
    People Of The Clouds
    Peter Ginn
    Phil Harding
    Photography
    Podcast
    Pompeii
    Prince Albert
    Prince Regent
    Prussia
    Pyramids
    Queen Luise
    Queens
    Queen Victoria
    Railroads
    Reality TV
    Romance
    Romanov
    Ronald Hutton
    Royal Fibs
    Royal History
    Royal Myths
    Royal Secrets
    Royalty
    Royal Women
    Russia
    Russian Revolution
    Ruth Goodman
    Salem
    Scrapbook
    Simon
    South America
    Spain
    Sparta
    SS Atlantic
    STEAM
    STEM
    Stonehenge
    Stuart Peachy
    Suzannah Lipscomb
    Tales From The Green Valley
    The Family
    Time Team
    Time Travels
    Tirpitz
    Titanic
    Tom Pinford
    Tony Robinson
    Tourism
    Tracy Borman
    Trains
    Trojan War
    Tudor
    Tudor Monastery Farm
    Tudors
    Turn Back Time
    United-states
    Varus
    Victorian-bakers
    Victorian-bakers
    Victorian-farm
    Victorian-farm
    Victorian-home
    Victorian-pharmacy
    Vikings
    Warsaw Ghetto
    Wartime Farm
    White Palace
    White Star Line
    Who Do You Think You Are?
    Wilhelm Gustloff
    Winston Churchill
    Wisconsin
    Witches
    Witch Hunting
    World War I
    World War II
    YouTube

    Privacy Policy

    HistoryDocTube will not collect any personal information and will not sell any personal information to a third party.  We will not request any personal information. 

    ​The purpose of this blog is to share information on what can be used in a classroom, private school or home school setting as well as serve as a portfolio of my personal and professional work.

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Blog
  • YouTube
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Holocaust
    • Tudors
    • World War II
    • History Meets English
    • History Meets Geography
    • History Meets Reality TV
    • History Meets Science
    • Time Team
    • Bettany Hughes
    • Tony Robinson
    • Lucy Worsley
  • About Me
    • Portfolio
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Me