Making a Regency Brain Reticule!

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 Socials: Follow me on Instagram:   / fantasticalfolliescostuming   Follow me on Twitter:   / jnmoffa   Folow me on TikTok:   / fantasticalfollies   My Website: https://jackimoffa.com/ Music by: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos License code: YBQJSNCIS0U2FUNV Sound effects by Zapsplat https://www.zapsplat.com/ #regency #bridgerton #zombies #historicalcostuming #prideandprejudice #janeausten Support this channel by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/fantasticalfollies