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I love how enthusiastic you are about this. I am super new to sewing but my goal is to one day make my own cheongsam, bookmarking to come back to this video lol

Thank you so much for this video, it's very informative! I love vintage cheongsam, they're so beautiful.

I'm latina, 100% panamanian, with not even a drop of blood of Chinese in my body and I'm here planning of making myself a traditional Cheongsam after watching a TikTok

I really appreciate the explanation of the more traditional style - I know very little about Chinese culture, have so far I think only or mainly come across the more more modern cut, and it's left me puzzled because it's pretty obvious how modern it is. The more traditional cut definitely makes more sense.

thank you for the pattern!!

Great. THank you very much. loved to have learned the starch glueing of material. I have a container handy in my desk and use it for paper glueing and patternpieces in need of adding or cutting and sticking, You tought me something new. Very inspiring!

that ruffly/ruched detail on the bib front is very pretty!💙

Thank you so much!

thank you for this incredible tutorial & explanation! even as a chinese person I learned sooo much

I don’t suppose you’d be able to show a graphic of sorts on how you put this together would you? lol I’m in love with this dress

I love how you’re obsessed with it being perfect and maintaining culture 😂😂😂😂 I love it

Goo job

The diagonal lines in the front, and the point in the back of the bodice are really flattering, and the fit is perfect - no wrinkles even without boning!

Fascinating . Really enjoyed all the historical explanations as well as the process on making it. Although it appears your friend’s cs was slightly different in construction at the side opening than yours.

Such a good job 😮

Thank you! I will make for myself. ❤

What a wonderful video. Very well put together and you covered many of my questions. Wado, thank you!

Much better than the original.

I can see this as an all white wedding dress with minimal embellishments. I would wear it too.

Omg

I would happily pay for a longer tutorial or a pattern <3

If I could superlike this video, I would. ❤❤

Is there a rule with regards to which side should the front opening be? I read somewhere that it's not proper to have it on the left side. Is that true and why?

I don’t know if you’ll even see comments on a video that’s a couple of years old, but this is amazing! It’s the only thing I’ve found that both shows the actual Chinese tailoring methods and also actually explains it so I can understand. Thank you! I’m a non-Chinese person making a cheongsam for my half-Chinese daughter and I want to actually make it right, since culture isn’t a costume. I replied to your reply to another comment below about the bust dart situation and how to end up with the back and front having matching side seam length, but I realize I have some other questions too. Like, is it open all the way down and just held with buttons (and how many buttons-one thing I read suggested it should use 5 buttons total but that doesn’t seem like enough for the whole collar/chest/side!), or is the skirt sewn shut from the hips down? Should it always open down the right, or do some open down the left? Would you ever use a zipper along the side closure instead of buttons to make it more secure? Or maybe use a zipper hidden with buttons over it? If you do see this, any info on any of these things would be so appreciated.

Thank you for your generosity. Thank you for the pdf of the pattern you rock!

Now……. I know you said no zippers, but how about a cheongsam with a diagonal zipper instead of buttons? Food for thought 🤔😂

Thank you so much for these videos! May I ask if there are any rules about how the buttons go? Should the buttons be on the top or the bottom piece? And do all cheongams open on the left side?

Fantastic!!! I'm planning to crochet a cheongsam and I wanted to make one with working buttons, but for the life of me I could not find any images or explanations of how authentic ones were constructed or how they opened. Thanks for this and the little history lesson as well! Really interesting! Can I ask where you learned this info?

Grazie! È il primo video che trovo con la traduzione 👌 Adoro questo modello, vorrei cucire una blusa, anche se non capisco tutto perché principiante!

I can't explain how wonderful this video is and I'm so excited that you've provided a free pattern!!! I hope that you're doing well :)

this is lovely! congratulations this is a wonderful creation <3

Beautiful garment and wonderful explanation!!! It would be great if you could consider making a Tai Chi Robe (I don't know if it is the right term, for those midi length robes with two side slits worn in Kung fu training)

maybe there is a layer of normal-fit cap sleeve under the gathers. I don't think using the elastic band in the shoulder strap area can get a good fit like this.

This was so interesting ! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge about cheongsam, I loved seeing the more traditional version drafted directed on the fabric ! And thanks so much for sharing your drafting info in the pdf. 😮 so generous !!!

Thank you so much for this adorable dress pattern, Ive been looking for something like this since seeing Mansfield park (Fannys sister wears several dresses that look very similar). I have a question, how much (approx) fabric do you use for this dress? Thanks again❤

Thank you Rosella, you explained this very well. I have always wanted to wear one and then make one. I am 60 now and thinking of giving it a go with a cotton or cotton lawn fabric. I like your version and yes its looks so relaxed in design and fit

The gown is lovely Rosella! Thank you so much for the video and the pattern...I'm looking forward to trying this! :>}

For anyone who doesn't know how to print the pattern or had trouble, here is how I did it: 1. Use Morgan Donner's MS Paint method to change the size: Convert the PDF to an image and open it in MS Paint. Under File > Properties, note down the length and width of the image and use a percent calculator to determine by what percent it needs to be bigger/smaller. Then go back into MS Paint and press the "Resize tab" and input the percentages in the horizontal and vertical slots. Its better covered in Morgan Donner's "Scaling up a Pattern to Life-Size" video 2. Once resized, convert it back into a PDF and go to File > Print. 3. Under the "Page Sizing and Handling" tab, choose "Poster" and check the "Cut Marks" option. Then, change the overlap inches to 0. 4. Print, and atleast for me, it was perfectly to scale.

Que bueno que hablaras español

Thank god for your diagram! My son brought me a present from his first schooltrip abroad (ever) 4 meters of beautiful batik for a dress. But I mostly knit stuff? And being kind of obsessed with minimum cut designs I settled on a cheongsam... long story short, yours is the only cheongsam diagram not in chinese (without darts!) I have found. so thankyou thankyou thankyou. I have made two mockups (one with breast darts and one without) only problem is that I get a lot of folds in the upper chest/armpit area (the area between J and K) and, not being a tailor, I dont know how to deal with this. is it the shoulderlength, armroot or upperchestwith?

I loved this informative video. I also love the casual cheongsam you made.😊

I loved the dedication to make this dress 💗, but i have to admit from all the GOT dresses, the dornish where my less favorite of the bunch (not that the rest where better tho) i mostly liked Cercei's dresses from the first seasons along side Sansa's. I was never much of a fan of the bikini top dresses or some dresses like the ones the ladies in waiting at the court in the red keep wore along side from those used by Margery Tyrells, but i guess its because of the cleavage opening some had (i have never been a fan of showing skin so).

Can you please do a tutorial for Chenyi 衬衣

I really really appreciate this, super helpful thank you so much!!

How much yardage did you end up needing?

This is very similar to a dress I’m about to wear for a couple events doing historical interpretation and the dress is very old probably from the 1980s I’ve been doing some minor darning to fix some of the stitches are so old they are just snapping I’m hoping they will make it through the couple events and maybe I can work on it some more. The bib on the one I’m wearing is pin tucked design and it’s a heavy cotton and has a corduroy trim on the double hemmed bottom.

jeez, seeing the costume broken down into its elements and brought to life is so satisfying

do you have the patterns to download or similar ones

This is my favourite dress ever! I love enchanted 🤩 x

Hello I am here for the Much Ado content because it is my favorite play and I love to see these sorts of things. Love the fabric you picked!