There's truly nothing better than a collaboration with two fabulous women. Well done, Kiddos, well done. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
@@AaronicaBColeCo Mwah-ha-ha - the vintage sewing machines are calling your name. The challenge is to stop at just one... because I have a hand-crank Singer 99K, a 1951 Featherweight, and a hand-crank "toy" chain stitch machine. With all of the accoutrements in the form of sewing feet. And that's my one-bedroom apartment limit... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
@@stevezytveld6585 I too am in a one-bedroom apt and oh, my dear, I have soooo exceeded that limit. (But I have made a promise to myself that I am going to "thin the herd" this fall.) My "daily driver" is a Singer 201. My second favorite might be my Singer 301. I have a Kenmore 158.1802 "super high shank" and a 158.1941 "convertible" that are Must-Keeps as well. Oh, and my Singer 128 genuine handcrank....... Ugh - maybe the thinning is going to be harder than I thought.....
@@aimee-made Oooh! I was daydreaming of a Singer 201 with a potted engine before I settled on a Featherweight (either they were in tables or were too expensive). I vote keep. And I vote keep for the hand-crank - because a) COOL, b) it can sew through leather and canvas without blinking, and c) useful if the power goes out. Plus there's only so many of them that survived the "Great Power Cord" switch-over... Thinning the herd is hard. Prayers said, incense burned, salt over the shoulder. You've got this!
@@stevezytveld6585 fun fact: any machine that has the "motor boss" - the hole on the right side of the machine body - where you would typically attach an outboard motor - can be retrofitted with a crank. Now, the repro cranks aren't as well-made as the original Singer ones (of course they aren't!) but I did put one on a 66 Red Eye and holy cow, that thing can punch through anything.
I know you know that when Stephanie gets maniacal that means she’s got a real challenge in front of her. She has been laughing maniacally the whole time lol. I guess I will just inform you that any friend of Stephanie’s as a friend of mine and when I saw the intro to this, I immediately subscribed to you. So it has happened once again, my friend. This is the power of Stephanie Canada. Merely associating yourself with her will get you a whole bunch more subscriptions. So far, I am enjoying watching you mightily, and I love that you have a whole different sense of humor from Stephanie that is certainly just as much fun.
I appreciate the quiet moment at the cutting table where you're pondering and checking stretch and showing that moment so many of us chaos sewists have where we just need to let ourselves process. It makes me feel so seen.
I’m so happy to meet you through your collaboration with Stephanie. I loved the sheet fabric and pattern you provided her. Such a cute dress! I subscribed, too. 😊 PS - the three inch hems were put in so you could adjust your hem to fit the length of the fashion of the day and if your children (or you, I guess) got taller. I grew up with a mom whose mother was a seamstress so every girl in the family started sewing at about four. My mom made many of our clothes as well as more decorative things like curtains and slip covers. She did most of the work by piecing patterns and directions like the one Stephanie brought you. My mom is so talented that she made my wedding dress from three different patterns with gorgeous Belgian lace and individual seed pearls attached, all by hand. The dress was stunning. PPS - I am so sad to find out about your studio because I would have loved to take part. We just moved out of Atlanta to near Chattanooga. We used to live in Norcross and I grew up in Decatur. I can’t believe I had never heard of your studio. 😢
I really hope you keep watching my videos because your comments are so insightful and filled with so much information!!!! The studio is in Decatur right on E. Ponce! When you come back to visit you’ll have to come by! We love going to Chattanooga for day trips and stuff since it’s so close.
What a delightful collab! I come from Stephanie's channel and seeing her experience at the sewing expo get completely turned around thanks to you; and that interaction then leading to ongoing friendship and sewing shenanigans is so heart warming. Side note, that studio space is amazing!
Hi I came from Stephanie video I'm so excited! My best friend found you from it too and she is a similar size to you she told me now after watching you she wants to make herself a dress and omg I love tha that! She never feels beautiful this is why it's so important to see people who are like us sewing! Xx
Oh this warms my heart so much and this is literally why on the days I don’t feel like showing up, I do. We all deserve to see people that look like us to inspire us!
We love yall guys, I dooooooo sooooo much. Yes Aronica, even we love small hems the wider hems make skirts hang better. I knew you would choose that gorgeous organie color, it even matches your outfit you are wearing💚💚💚💥. See you can use a vintage pattern......
I can! And in truth this really inspired me to do more from the little book. I love how anyone can make things from the book because it uses your measurements.
oh also, when you are cutting knits with a rotary cutter, you should put some weight at the opposite end of the fabric, the resistance will help keep it taut. As you cut with the rotary cutter you want to pull the pieces you're cutting out away and up a little with the other hand. it takes a little practice but I've been able to get up to 6 layers of a knit that way, as long as the blade is good.
I am a HUGE fan of Stephanie, if she loves you then I love you...that girl encouraged me to actually sew again after high school, over 40 years ago!! I made an apron by making my own pattern, and I embroidered on it...I finally finished it today! I am going to get a friend to take a photo of me and email it to her, I don't do instant gram.....can't wait to see her reaction!
Your two piece dress is cute on you. I love that color on you. I have many sewing machines. The one I like to sew on the most is my antique Singer 301, slant needle, sewing machine. I just Subscribed to your channel. I live in Eastern Kentucky; and I am 76 years old. I have to have sleeves and more fabric on my tops and bottoms (to hide what time has done to me). I enjoyed watching you make that basic tube skirt. In High School, we had to make a torn blouse to wear with our tube skirt. The fabric was torn (not cut) to make two even, on grain squares that were sewn into a sleeveless, boat necked, pull over top. Thank you.
Hi, Aaronica! Beautiful skirt in a great color. I love a straight skirt like your creation. I tend to cut fabric MUCH better with a rotary cutter than I do with scissors. You’re not alone! My friend’s mom introduced me to the existence of rotary cutters about 30 years ago-it changed my life. I only use scissors for cutting very small pattern pieces and for cutting thread. I was going to suggest the Wobble Stitch (narrow zigzag) for stretchy knits, but I suppose it isn’t very vintage. I was taught to sew on straight-stitch-only machines in the 1970s. Our Home Ec teacher told us to use a loooooong straight stitch on knits. It worked okay, but I like the Wobble Stitch and/or serging better. The Stretch and Sew technique was popular in the 1970s, too.
Thank you!!! I love a rotary cutter. I can't believe it took me so long to really use them. I just wrapped up a knit class and I shared with them that some do sew with a straight stitch--not me though. I would if I were using Mettler's stretch thread though!
That's a gorgeous color on you! I measure the elastic directly on my body, too. Each elastic has a different degree of stretch and firmness and will require and different length.
As I'm watching this video, I'm also wearing an orange knit me-made skirt. The pattern is almost identical, except mine is ankle length and doesn't have a huge hem. My orange fabric is also older, from the 80's and has black buildings outlined on it.
I am a plus gal from that era. Hems were by hand except for shirt tail hems. Stitch whitchery came in nearer to the 70s. Could have been available earlier in some regions.
I love to see women supporting each other. It makes for happy, warm fuzzies. You ladies rock.
Me too... There's nothing like it!
There's truly nothing better than a collaboration with two fabulous women. Well done, Kiddos, well done.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Modern shortcuts vs vintage shortcuts would be a great collaboration.
I think so too!
@@kcnurse19 YES!!! Could be more than one video.
I really would LOVE to see a video with modern VS vintage sewing shortcuts & tricks!
Hope you & Stephanie can collaborate again sometime.
Great idea!!
@@AaronicaBColeComore please
Totally for sure
They sold a whole slew of those tiny books at grocery stores checkouts for about $0.69 back in the day.
And now I want them!!! I found another edition on Etsy!
Now I wish I could have added a twist with a vintage sewing machine 😂😂😂
It's never too late!!!
@@AaronicaBColeCo Mwah-ha-ha - the vintage sewing machines are calling your name. The challenge is to stop at just one... because I have a hand-crank Singer 99K, a 1951 Featherweight, and a hand-crank "toy" chain stitch machine. With all of the accoutrements in the form of sewing feet. And that's my one-bedroom apartment limit...
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
@@stevezytveld6585 I too am in a one-bedroom apt and oh, my dear, I have soooo exceeded that limit. (But I have made a promise to myself that I am going to "thin the herd" this fall.) My "daily driver" is a Singer 201. My second favorite might be my Singer 301. I have a Kenmore 158.1802 "super high shank" and a 158.1941 "convertible" that are Must-Keeps as well. Oh, and my Singer 128 genuine handcrank....... Ugh - maybe the thinning is going to be harder than I thought.....
@@aimee-made Oooh! I was daydreaming of a Singer 201 with a potted engine before I settled on a Featherweight (either they were in tables or were too expensive). I vote keep. And I vote keep for the hand-crank - because a) COOL, b) it can sew through leather and canvas without blinking, and c) useful if the power goes out. Plus there's only so many of them that survived the "Great Power Cord" switch-over...
Thinning the herd is hard. Prayers said, incense burned, salt over the shoulder. You've got this!
@@stevezytveld6585 fun fact: any machine that has the "motor boss" - the hole on the right side of the machine body - where you would typically attach an outboard motor - can be retrofitted with a crank. Now, the repro cranks aren't as well-made as the original Singer ones (of course they aren't!) but I did put one on a 66 Red Eye and holy cow, that thing can punch through anything.
I know you know that when Stephanie gets maniacal that means she’s got a real challenge in front of her. She has been laughing maniacally the whole time lol. I guess I will just inform you that any friend of Stephanie’s as a friend of mine and when I saw the intro to this, I immediately subscribed to you. So it has happened once again, my friend. This is the power of Stephanie Canada. Merely associating yourself with her will get you a whole bunch more subscriptions. So far, I am enjoying watching you mightily, and I love that you have a whole different sense of humor from Stephanie that is certainly just as much fun.
This comment totally made my day! Thank you so much!
I would 💯 tune in for that “Modern vs Vintage Shortcuts” video!
Yes!
**adds to list of things to tell Stephanie we need to do.**
Definitely need another video with @stephaniecanada over Modern vs Vintage shortcuts.
Or even with a group.
Yessss
We need a tiny book TH-cam vlog tour!!!!!!
I filmed it just for you boo! It's dropping this evening!
That apricot fabric is definitely your color! Your skin just radiates as soon as you bring it to your face.
Yes! Thank you! That was exactly what I thought too!
Well adore you. Love Stephanie sent me. 🎉
“the only thing i'm straight at is my sexuality" made me LOL
I appreciate the quiet moment at the cutting table where you're pondering and checking stretch and showing that moment so many of us chaos sewists have where we just need to let ourselves process. It makes me feel so seen.
Just found you via Stephanie, and enjoyed your creative duet!! Brava!!!
Thank you so much!!
This is like the cool glasses club or what? Seriously I love the looks. Happy to be a new sub
lol!!! Yes, the blind beauties unite!
I’m so happy to meet you through your collaboration with Stephanie. I loved the sheet fabric and pattern you provided her. Such a cute dress! I subscribed, too. 😊
PS - the three inch hems were put in so you could adjust your hem to fit the length of the fashion of the day and if your children (or you, I guess) got taller. I grew up with a mom whose mother was a seamstress so every girl in the family started sewing at about four. My mom made many of our clothes as well as more decorative things like curtains and slip covers. She did most of the work by piecing patterns and directions like the one Stephanie brought you. My mom is so talented that she made my wedding dress from three different patterns with gorgeous Belgian lace and individual seed pearls attached, all by hand. The dress was stunning.
PPS - I am so sad to find out about your studio because I would have loved to take part. We just moved out of Atlanta to near Chattanooga. We used to live in Norcross and I grew up in Decatur. I can’t believe I had never heard of your studio. 😢
I really hope you keep watching my videos because your comments are so insightful and filled with so much information!!!! The studio is in Decatur right on E. Ponce! When you come back to visit you’ll have to come by! We love going to Chattanooga for day trips and stuff since it’s so close.
What a delightful collab! I come from Stephanie's channel and seeing her experience at the sewing expo get completely turned around thanks to you; and that interaction then leading to ongoing friendship and sewing shenanigans is so heart warming.
Side note, that studio space is amazing!
I'm so happy that we got to meet there!
Isn't the space beautiful! We just moved in there in April!
Haven’t seen your channel before, Aaronica. Always nice to find a new (to me) sewing channel. Thanks for sharing your project!
Thanks for subbing! Happy to have you here!
You two are great together! So cute with a matching top.
Thank you!! 😊
By 1968 I was making nearly all of my school clothes, but I never saw that book. What fun the two of you are having with it!
I’m loving it so much!
That fabric color looks great on you! ✨
Oh thank you!
Hi I came from Stephanie video I'm so excited! My best friend found you from it too and she is a similar size to you she told me now after watching you she wants to make herself a dress and omg I love tha that! She never feels beautiful this is why it's so important to see people who are like us sewing! Xx
Oh this warms my heart so much and this is literally why on the days I don’t feel like showing up, I do. We all deserve to see people that look like us to inspire us!
@@AaronicaBColeCo yes keep going against the patriarchy and help us all feel beautiful xx
We love yall guys, I dooooooo sooooo much. Yes Aronica, even we love small hems the wider hems make skirts hang better. I knew you would choose that gorgeous organie color, it even matches your outfit you are wearing💚💚💚💥. See you can use a vintage pattern......
I can! And in truth this really inspired me to do more from the little book. I love how anyone can make things from the book because it uses your measurements.
@@joycleckley2881 longer hems also means it can be let out to fit kids as they grow or fit taller people if it ends up as a hand me down.
hi Aaronica, new subscriber here. Long-time follower of Stephanie, so I was led here. Love your style! :)
I knew it would be the rust. This was so fun to watch. I want that book for myself! Happy birthday!!! 🎂🍨🎈🎈🎈🎈
Thank you Missy!!! And of course you knew!!!
🎉 im loving this collaboration and your style. Looking forward to catching up on your channel. Supportive women supporting each other. Yay!!
How fun! And your glasses are so stinking cute!
Thank you!! 😊
Loved this collab, I love Stephanie's channel now I get to explore here. Can't wait to see what she makes
I love that book, And I have one too!
Yes, please make a video of vintage vs modern shortcuts!!!!
I'm so interested in the vintage ones!
Yes, I found you through Stephanie xxxxx
🥰🥰🥰 so happy you’re here!
@@AaronicaBColeCo I am too. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
oh my goodness, that is totally fabulous - well done! (I'm so glad Stephanie sent me over here a while ago!)
Thank you!!! And I'm so happy to have you here!
Awesome you did it in 60 minutes...it takes me that long to make up my mind lol love you girls
oh also, when you are cutting knits with a rotary cutter, you should put some weight at the opposite end of the fabric, the resistance will help keep it taut. As you cut with the rotary cutter you want to pull the pieces you're cutting out away and up a little with the other hand. it takes a little practice but I've been able to get up to 6 layers of a knit that way, as long as the blade is good.
Thanks. I normally cut with a rotary cutter but this blade was dull and the self-healing mat was warped.
@@AaronicaBColeCo gotcha. ME too, cutting mat, me too.
@@custoMary.designs.creations dull blades and warped maps won’t be able to take me out!
I'm so clad you choses the orange. It's totally cute. If you make it again i hope you add pockets.
Me too. I want to open the side seams and add them!!!
beautiful!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!
Happy birthday Aaronica! 🎉 Lovely to see two of my favourite TH-camrs together. That skirt suits you very well!
Thank you friend!
Love this
I am a HUGE fan of Stephanie, if she loves you then I love you...that girl encouraged me to actually sew again after high school, over 40 years ago!! I made an apron by making my own pattern, and I embroidered on it...I finally finished it today! I am going to get a friend to take a photo of me and email it to her, I don't do instant gram.....can't wait to see her reaction!
Stephanie is truly a gem and I'm so happy we met!!!!
I love that she got you back into sewing!!!
I loved the joy shown in making clothing. This what it is all about.
Birdy
It really is. Plus Stephanie is such a joy to be around.
I NEEEEEEEEEEED the book
Me too 😫😫😫 I think they have some on eBay!
Favourites together!! Yay! ❤
Yaaassss!!!!
I love the color burnt orange!!! I recently bought a pair of pants in that color and I got sooo many compliments on them!
Your two piece dress is cute on you. I love that color on you. I have many sewing machines. The one I like to sew on the most is my antique Singer 301, slant needle, sewing machine. I just Subscribed to your channel. I live in Eastern Kentucky; and I am 76 years old. I have to have sleeves and more fabric on my tops and bottoms (to hide what time has done to me). I enjoyed watching you make that basic tube skirt. In High School, we had to make a torn blouse to wear with our tube skirt. The fabric was torn (not cut) to make two even, on grain squares that were sewn into a sleeveless, boat necked, pull over top. Thank you.
I ❤ a crossover!!!!! I just subscribed to both of you!!!
Welcome aboard!
Hi. Great team up. Love you both. Thank you. Have a nice day.
Love it! So cute. U look fabulous.
oh I love this, such a fun video! came from StephanieCanada, so glad to discover you! Subscribed❤
Hi, Aaronica! Beautiful skirt in a great color. I love a straight skirt like your creation.
I tend to cut fabric MUCH better with a rotary cutter than I do with scissors. You’re not alone! My friend’s mom introduced me to the existence of rotary cutters about 30 years ago-it changed my life. I only use scissors for cutting very small pattern pieces and for cutting thread.
I was going to suggest the Wobble Stitch (narrow zigzag) for stretchy knits, but I suppose it isn’t very vintage.
I was taught to sew on straight-stitch-only machines in the 1970s. Our Home Ec teacher told us to use a loooooong straight stitch on knits. It worked okay, but I like the Wobble Stitch and/or serging better. The Stretch and Sew technique was popular in the 1970s, too.
Thank you!!! I love a rotary cutter. I can't believe it took me so long to really use them.
I just wrapped up a knit class and I shared with them that some do sew with a straight stitch--not me though. I would if I were using Mettler's stretch thread though!
Very fun episode!
"The only thing I am straight about is my sexuality." BWAHAHAHA!! I LOVE IT!! Me, too! I can't cut straight on a line!
😂😂 I can’t walk straight, cut straight (without help), sew a straight line (without help) 😂😂😂
The top really made the outfit! Very creative. 👏🏾
Oh thank you!!!
I love a good crossover episode!
Me tooooo
I just watched your video and look the skirt and top you made! New subscriber!!
Thanks for subbing!
Also followed Stephanie Canada over here! Great video! Btw you both look so colourful and gorgeous today, am loving both the outfits so much. ❤
Thank you! Stephanie always embraces color so well!
I love this so much
This was so fun! I enjoy watching both you and Stephanie!
Thanks so much!!
Love the skirt and the top. I want that color fabric asap. Great job!
It's sooooo good.
I just love your energy! ❤
And how nice is it, that the sewing machines from Janome are so quiet?!! 😊🙏🏻
LMAO @ how are they so quiet!?!? It must have been because the mic was on my voice lol
Happy birthday darling sewster😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Hi Aaronica! Stephanie pointed me in your direction. New sub and proud to 4one❤
Thanks for subbing!
You look so pretty! Love your friendship and by the way, I subscribed to her.
Thank you so much!!
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That's a gorgeous color on you!
I measure the elastic directly on my body, too. Each elastic has a different degree of stretch and firmness and will require and different length.
Thank you! Exactly... plus we each like different compression levels.
I’m excited for the make! And… can you tell me where to find a cutting table like yours? Love it!
Thank you! My husband made this one for me with 2 3x3 cubbies and a wooden slab from Home Depot
That set is so cuuuuuute!
Thank you!
18:49 seam allowance and maintaining it...
Probably requires me to start by cutting my pieces correctly! Lol 😂😂😂
LOL!!! Yes, friend, that's a good place to start!
As I'm watching this video, I'm also wearing an orange knit me-made skirt. The pattern is almost identical, except mine is ankle length and doesn't have a huge hem. My orange fabric is also older, from the 80's and has black buildings outlined on it.
Twinsies!!! Would you believe this is like my first piece of orange clothing!!
Oooh, I would love to try that
I'm getting ready to publish a tour of the book and then I'm going to do some tutorials from it so we can do them together!
Wow
This is going to be funny
We had a great time lol
Happy birthday
Thanks boo!
I am a plus gal from that era. Hems were by hand except for shirt tail hems. Stitch whitchery came in nearer to the 70s. Could have been available earlier in some regions.
Oh wow. Hand sewing all hems would take me clean out!
Subscribed!!
Thank you for your support!
lol booty bouncing in the kaftan season had me giggling
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Ooh, where is this seam allowance video? I searched your feed but couldn't find it.
It’s at 6:55 here: th-cam.com/video/EQMHV2sSwNk/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
@@AaronicaBColeCo Thank you!
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Stephanie, I think you tried that and you had to go more than 60 minutes
I think thats what she told me too
Respectfully, the high quality microphone + chewing gum made this completely unwatchable 😢
lol so the 30 seconds 16 min in made it unwatchable? 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾