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I can really see the benefits of crochet shoes. The gaps provide sandal-like ventilation, very important in hot weather; they are probably fairly light, which is good for cosplay because costumes get heavy; and the relative flexibility of the material compared to commercially-produced shoes means they won't crush your toes or scrape up the back of your heels. If you want to expand on your shoemaking potential, Nicole Rudolph has a felt slipper tutorial and free pattern which could be a good next step. Those might be a bit warm for Australia, though. This would *not* be a good idea for cosplay, because it takes a *bonkers* amount of time, but one of the skills that impresses me most is lace tatting. Crocheted lace and knit lace are both lovely, but bobbin lace is just Something Else, you know?

Ariel does canonically have that pink bag, for retrieving Human Treasures from shipwrecks, but on the other hand this is a really fun way to incorporate another character into the cosplay! (Also, that pink bag does *not* look secure, there are no closures or anything.) A Pascal purse for a Rapunzel cosplay would be similarly cute. Those pellets could be silica for moisture absorption, as you guessed, but they could also be to 'weigh down' the belly of the plush so that it defaults to that position. I've seen some plushie tutorials which suggest using a pellet bag in the butt of 'sitting' toys to keep them from flopping over from the weight of their heads. A Flounder dress would be a fun companion to the Nemo & planned Dory dresses! Flounder and Dory have almost the same palette, but in different shades and proportions.

Those sheets really were the perfect colour! I like how the blue gets deeper with each tier closer to the hem. And I agree that it's worth adding a bit more ruffle rather than cutting off just a little of the fabric and having no project for it - even if ruffling *is* So Time Consuming. Another petticoat method to consider is the corded petticoat - I've seen them mentioned on historical costuming blogs, and I accidentally did something like it last summer when I put some corded piping at the top of a ruffle on a skirt hem. Running a cord around the circumference encourages the skirt to flare out, without being as stiff as a hoop skirt or as wide as horsehair braid.

Jillian Eve has a video on different methods of carding and combing (I know virtually nothing about this craft), and she features a carding roller thing. Is that something that the Ben could make?

I am no expert, so here goes nothing ! When carding, you are trying to get the fibers to lay flat & perpendicular. (Like little soldiers laying side by side!) When you go to spin, either drop spindle or spinning wheel, you take a small piece and start twirling it.....this is what starts turning into a single "ply." (I'm simplifying!). As you twist, you will be "drawing" more of the fibers into the twist. If they are laying like "little soldiers/side by side" (no tangles or bumps!), they will slide into the twist.....You must keep the twist going to add more wool. Tension is everything & hard to get right. Hope that made some sense !? By the way, you will break your twist/ply a zillion times when you start ! Just want you to be prepared for some frustration! 😞 When you have one "ply" on your drop spindle, you will twist it together with another "ply" to actually make yarn ! (Most commercial yarn is 3 or 4 ply. I believe home spun can be 2 ply?) Back to the video ! Best of luck !

I find spinning yarn and using the yarn to make stuff are different hobbies. Ive never got as far as plying the yarn ive spun. 😅

Congrats on the new place! Woo hoo no more communal living. I (sort of) know how to spin using a drop spindle but processing a fleece is on my list of things to do. There's something so satisfying about watching videos of fleece processing.

What fun! I almost picked up some partially processed wool at a by-the-pound sale but I really don’t need another hobby…yet

I can't imagine the amount of patience you have Awesome job on developing this new skill

You have a LOT of spinning ahead of you. Enjoy! It's a fun project.

This is so fascinating! Looking forward to the next stage. I've been enjoying watching Engineering Knits process her fleece, too.

Hi Annabelle, Spinning is a difficult skill to learn so you are very brave to try it out and well done on your first bit of spinning. Where I live in the UK the is a town with a valley that is called "Carding Mill Valley" I think the name speaks for itself. Always look forward to your videos, thank you ☺

This was very informative as I have recently started crochet and am already dreaming of spinning my own yarn - especially when I learned about drop spindles! It gives me a glimpse of what to expect - and some lessons on what not to do 😂 in excited tonsee this journey continue for both of us!!!

More fiber crafts? Tunisian Crochet, narbinding, Noro felting some more things to dive into. You mentioned some related crafts

You sound so busy! At least your cats got some new brushes out of it - with all made dodgy purchases from aliexpress

I'm sheepish at how long it took me to watch this, but I spun up and got that internet roll in just to make sure I got here.😂

You should contact The Featherweight Shop in the United States. They do have a website that you can get their info from. ( the blue one). I’m sure they can give you the info you’re looking for.

Very dapper! How the sleeves are done is always one of the most exciting parts for me in seeing Snow White cosplays, since people can interpret them so differently. (One of my favourites is Karolina Zebrowska's historical version.) The coordinated Poison Apple bag is a great touch. I agree that the mockup trousers would look great in tie-dye! Sorry the cape and standing collar encouraged sleep deprivation, but they do bring the outfit together. Also, congratulations to Annabelle on the Wild Card Cosplay win!

The dress version was kind of cute. I thought the chest pieces were meant to be pocket inserts when you first laid out the fabric, and was surprised they had so much printing besides a strip at the edge so it would blend in if the openings gaped a bit. I'm glad the sparkly buttons were chosen! They show up more against the busy print than the metal ones. The accidental Thumbelina look is a fun conclusion :)

I've wondered occasionally if denim would be good for corsetry, since on the plus side, it's pretty durable, but on the minus side, many versions are stretchy. The finished outfit is very true to the movie design! My favourite outfits in that movie were her costume at the Beetle Ball and her wedding dress at the end.

They look really cute; I didn't know crochet shoes were a thing.

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The addition of the blue ribbon just adds that last touch that really makes them work and look so good. Great overcoming the obstacles of that project. It was quite a tangle to start with, wrong size and not enough holes with no pattern to make it. They are impresive considering all this and 100% agree with those judges plus some.

That's really cool! Now to make some knee high crochet boots 😂

Love seeing cosplays get better and better! It’s inspiring ❤

I believe the reason pant cuffs are higher in the front, lower in the back, is with the idea that the front needs to go over the top of the foot/shoe, so people don't trip over their own pants, while the back is meant to cover part or all of the back of the foot/shoe, either for aesthetic reasons, or to drag on the ground and transport mud to new and exciting places.

A repair trick I've used when a shirt has Just One Button Missing from somewhere in the middle of the placket, and the Spare Button has vanished: cut the button from the collar and use it to replace the missing one. Replace the top button with a new one if desired - having a different-looking button at the top will look like a Design Choice - but I don't tend to bother since I never button my shirts at the neck. This also works with some button-up jacket styles - I was once helping an acquaintance look for a jacket button she had suddenly realized was missing, in case it had only just come off, and I suggested this repair when we gave up finding it.

I wonder if "you can't use the garden" was supposed to mean "don't mess with our plants or put your furniture out there" rather than "don't go into the garden at all"? Or, given they apparently wanted you to socialize with them in the garden, "only go into the garden With Us Also There"? People are weird and communication is complicated.

A great pair of shoes, they look lovely and go very well with your outfit. Never tried crochet but I do do Nalbinding (Needle Binding).

Great addition ! They turned out super nice !

Love these. Can't believe these are one of your first crochet projects - starting with difficult 11!

How stunning! I think you just need to create an event so that you have an excuse to wear it!

I just received mine and the bottom screw too tight. I might have to send it back

Hello my name is Alesa. Looking for a 28 - K bobbin winder on the machine gifted to me. Can you help. .

This looks gorgeous on you! Shorten it if that means you will wear it!

It's been said already, but *great* choice of location for the reveal! Very fitting! This dress looks so light and airy. The pale, pale blue and the white sort of blend together to make the whole thing white or blue in some lights and camera resolutions. I enjoy how you arranged the print to have the line of boats around the hem. I did notice the thing you mention with the gathers but it doesn't detract from the overall look - I don't think anyone who doesn't actively 'study' clothes would pay it any mind. (Side effect of sewing, I often find myself mentally deconstructing nice garments.) My cat steals my sewing chair so often that I keep another chair nearby and switch them out. (She'll stay in it as I move it.) I've been watching my way through this playlist and I definitely need to try my hand at this pattern at some point. Honestly, I have so many works-in-progress at varying stages that it might take me a few years to get around to it. But it's on the list!

The roll of stiff fabric (in with the furs) is probably waist band tape. It goes inside the waistband of skirts or pants to enforce the band and stop it rolling over when you sit down.

That dress doesn't look like an old prom dress, it looks like a dress a woman would wear in the late 60s early 70s to go out on the town. My dads girlfriend had one in the early 70s and she wore a bouffant hair style and shoes to match the dress.

This is cute. It reminds me, I should dig out the forest-y print cottons I know are buried in my stash and finally make them into the shirt I got them for ...

Wow - I've had my bobbin OR my spool run out just as I've reached the end of a seam, but never both at once! Also I like the idea of a group all making "the same" pattern and seeing one another's interpretations of it.

Could the purple corduroy form an understructure with the purple and gold lace on top of it? Corduroy is pretty sturdy stuff, it could be a good Supportive Underlayer for something more floofy so it doesn't all just collapse on itself.

The ruched blue gloves give Cinderella vibes. Those wedding dresses are a-maz-ing, and the crown is so intricate! At first I liked the 1950s dress better, but then you adjusted the 1930s dress a bit so it draped better on you and now I think it's my favourite. There are so many amazing things in those crates! It's literally *at least* two generations' worth of fabric/yarn/crafting stash! I wonder if there are enough rose prints to do an all-roses patchwork quilt. There's definitely enough floral prints to make an all-floral quilt.

It looks so cozy! It's cool to see all the patches of different projects together in one blanket. I've only ever made two quilts, trying out the skill on baby blankets when some of my nieces were babies, but one of my sisters quilted avidly for years. My mom has dabbled in it occasionally and is thinking about picking it back up.

I never realized you could move the dolls around the scene in 'view' for some of these games!

I'd forgotten about the iridescent cellophane and was expecting the wings to be sheer cloth glued to wire framework. (Or sewn, but time was against that.) The shape of them is really pretty! I agree the pink doesn't quite fit Tinkerbell - when her wings aren't clear, they're usually drawn sort of blue-ish (like how Cinderella's glass slippers get illustrated in blue, because 'clear' is more complicated to illustrate), or Tink and her wings are glowing gold. It sounds like you learned a lot from putting those wings together and troubleshooting afterwards trying to make them work. The holly dress is gorgeous! I'm glad it's comfortable.

You said "around 50" leaves in a previous video, so I'm going to bet that you underestimated and there are 60-70. [about 30 seconds later] If it's exact guesses only, no ballpark, I'm going to say ... 64. I assumed the giant stuffed dog was simply because Big Plushies Are Awesome, but now I'm curious if there's a backstory or a plan. Obviously I'm watching your videos out of order, but I don't *think* the giant stuffed dog was in the more recently-posted ones. Hmm ... for now I'll hypothesize that it was a Christmas Surprise for a younger relative (too young to use the internet unsupervised and therefore not watching your videos) and you guys were storing it so it wouldn't be discovered Too Soon. Belle's gold and dark red dress from 'The Enchanted Christmas' is really pretty, if you want to add that to the Potential Projects List! Also, I know you've done a Sally dress already, but by definition, anything from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is suitable for both Halloween and Christmas. Perhaps a Jack costume for Ben? The holly leaves layered over the skirt are just as festive as the inspiration ornament! It does read much more clearly to me now. Oooh, I was off by exactly 10 leaves! Doesn't look like the beads from the deconstructed dress make it into the project ... I guess I'll see in the next video if they're on the wings, helping them sparkle in lieu of actual pixie dust ;)

When the camera cut to Sherlock sleeping on the couch, I noticed my cat had curled into the exact same pose, on her cat-tree by the computer desk. From the front, on camera, the bodice doesn't quite read as 'holly' yet, but it's got a lot of organic texture. With the veins and the shaping, I think if I saw it out of context I might be able to guess 'leaf'. At least, after being told "it's a leaf", I would be like, "okay, yeah, I can see it." (One factor for me personally is that I associate holly with a darker green, so if it's not That Colour then I really need the shapes.) Using the bones to keep the points on the collar in place was a great idea. I'll be watching the skirt video next; I'm excited to see how it comes together!