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It's so great to find a sewing youtuber with a similar body shape to mine, and this skirt is ADORABLE! Love a natural fiber flowy summer skirt. And, bonus, your cat looks just like mine!😁

Love the stripes. I'd like to get better at pockets of that style

The stripes are great. Love the horizontal pocket detail. Looks amazing and cool.

Very cute fluffy helpers, and a nice skirt too

Beautiful , love stripes 😍

excellent cat break, and good call on the vertical stripes

CUTE! Omg what a great fix. I have the shoulder problem as well and I am definitely a culprit of the shoulder strap pinch and fold haha.

I think medieval people would be disgusted with modern fashion, it's lack of detail, lack of imagination, looking like underwear....and lack of texture....

Something I do for my full bust and belly is make different sizes for the front and back. Maybe you could try that? Make a smaller size for your front and a larger size for your booty? Then the legs might not turn out so large 🤷‍♀️

Good vedio, I like the braided trim. Just curious, I don't recall seeing O-ring type belts in any 12th century norman tapestries or manuscripts, did I miss something?

I was frustrated with the fit of purchased pants and went and self-drafted a pair of wide-legged back-elasticated trousers (my booty is my fit challenge) Now I love having pants that fit!

I second the rec for Muna and Broad. I've had some good luck with their pants, even though they fit towards more apple than me - I've made the Birchgrove pants and the Noice jeans. I did have to grade between sizes to get the waist to fit for the jeans, and could maybe have taken them in even more. For the Birchgrove pants I just cranked down the elastic and they look pretty good. I'm doing another run on the Birchgrove right now, but giving the top down, center out method a try to see if I can get them even better. I haven't actually seen the results yet so I'm not sure I can recommend, but @thecrookedhem has a really excellent tutorial series that I'm following and it looks really promising and pleasantly body neutral.

I totally get it about fitting large hips and a smaller waist. I also have large thighs. I'm a pants hater for a lot of the very same reasons as you were. Also, I'm old and I often have a hard time walking. So when I have one of those times when I need to rush to the bathroom, lifting skirts take less time than trying to pull down pants. Do you follow Charlie @thestitchery? She has gotten slightly well known for her split side skirts. She had been asked if she had tried her technique on pants, so she decided to see if the technique would work with pants. She made a video about her experiments. Be aware that Charlie doesn't actually draft patterns, so she has none to sell. She simply "wings it." Her videos are not really tutorials, but she does tell you what she's doing as she's doing it. I don't know if that would interest you, but it's a suggestion.

Love the comparison of pattern companies, very informative. For a better waist fit: try zipper (I prefer mine in the back) or drawstring + elastication. I find that gives me the best results for having fit as well as comfort :)

Have you seen 18th century petticoats with hip openings instead of flys? I think you could use the same technique with pants.

yay feeling powerful due to enormous pants!

I also have a big difference between my waist and hips (along with a belly and big thighs). Doing a fly and zip is exactly what I do, as someone with 3-4 size difference between my waist and hips. I've tried the Jackie trousers by By Hand London and wasn't a fan. My tried and true is the Muna and Broad Noice Jeans that I simplify and make pants from (so sans rivets and top stitching, etc). Everything I have read in my research for getting the perfect pants fit has mentioned adding a zip or fly will be the best way to get a good fit for my waist and hip difference. With my specific shape, I have a smaller waist and then a short dramatic flair to the fullness of my hips. For that, I always add short and wide darts to the back. I also use a curved back waistband as well. The last change I make is extending the crotch curve by half an inch. (Side note, I tried Top Down Center Out but it did not work for my body shape and size).

I hate wearing trousers or pants, and have not owned any for at least ten years.

I haven't made any Sewlibrated pants but what I have made has fantastic assembly instructions. Being built like a triangle definitely makes me avoid sewing pants at all costs. 😅

I don't hate pants unless they don't fit, which is most off the rack ones. I've found the cashmerette calder pants to be an amazing pattern. I've made both the pants and shorts, though i made mine Bermudas for personal comfort. If anyone is looking for a curvy pattern company i recommend them.

I do not HATE pants, but I highly prefer skirts and dresses; they are so much easier to buy for me than pants are…

The only pants that I've ever made are pj pant style that I made for my young adult guy for a couple of cosplays. I haven't had the courage to make myself any yet. I have a couple of patterns, but need to gather the bravery to attack them. Those look quite good. As you make more, you will adjust as needed and eventually come up with the perfect pattern for you. Thanks for sharing your journey. I wish you a summer without thigh chafe and less mosquito bites in sensitive areas.

I hate pants as well. I cannot find a flatering pair off the rack ever.

I love this! I've been catching up on youtube videos these last couple of weeks. I love T&T patterns, and have bought a few, though I haven't sewn any of them yet. I think pattern collecting and sewing might be different past times.

Love this video, its interesting to know what medivel people would think of the modern times. Most of my clothing is from the thrift and vintage, I notice older vintage clothing tends to fit the body body. I would also love for you to do a video on what medieval people would think of modern beauty standards.

Can you tell us approximately how much yardage we need to make a similar size as you’ve done here? Your channel is great!

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I, too, have a biscuit cutter as old or older than I am! 😂 and I have plenty of sourdough discard-must try this recipe!

What a sweet chapeau. It looked lovely on you

So adorable! Saw your post on IG. The PNW is delirious with sunshine and warm weather today… I think everyone, including me, has been out in nature since the rain has stopped.😊

love it so cute 🥰

That's a great adjustment idea. Thanks for the tutorial. I have a dress that I think this will work wonderfully on.

So pleased to make your acquaintaince Miss Denby, I have two Regency dresses and two bonnets, if, as I hope Reincarnation is real, I'd love to go back to this glorious time as it may not have been great in terms of womens' rights but oh my the clothing !!

This is brilliant. I love it. I recently found a wedding gown at a thrift store for $15. It fits in the waist but the bust is too small. Not shocking since, like you, I have a bit extra on top. I also have zero distance between my bust and my shoulders so the tops of dresses end up gaping in the upper back. I'm saving this to my favorites to try later!

Your videos are always so calming and lovely to watch. and I really enjoy it when you just show how you alter things you've made to work for you, if they didn't until then. And as someone from Bavaria I HIGHLY support going for Dirndl hooks.They are such a beautiful way to add lacing and it makes me so happy that a traditional way of garment closure is used and appriciated elsewhere on this planet <3

Love the visual aid! I'm a sucker for small scale phyiscal diagrams like that, they're so cute ans really useful as a visual learner. The dress is so cute, the lacing is a fun detail and smart hack.

This is a great explanation! I actually just made an open back corset style dress myself. ❤

I don't know why they wouldn't have hidden pleats in gores. There's extant contemporary Scandinavian pleating and Romans pleated the heck out of stuff. I'm 100% sure Early English sewists knew of it and used it. It'd make sense to add pleats for youths clothing so you could let it out without a total remake. So I'd argue in favor of streamlined swish that early.

Well done!👏👏

Such a lovely top! And so, so versatile I imagine 💞

What's your cat's name? So cute

I adore raglan sleeve blouses. So pretty. The colour is just perfect on you.

It’s so gratifying making your own clothes,even if they are simple designs.

Very cute! Looks very comfy and straight forward to put together

I guess I’m adding this pattern to my twig and tale collection even though I won’t be making it til it warms up again lol

Love the clip with the pencil presumably held in your mouth just out of frame :)

I should mention that Twig & Tale patterns include instructions for making a wide range of fit adjustments based on your body. For this, I made an adjustment for my wide hips. I graded out the pattern from the waist to a larger hip size. If you always end up between sizes or have bust/waist/hip in different sizes, T&T is really great at helping you figure out how to blend the pattern and make it work for you!