If Rachel Maksy doesn't make one of these in the next calendar year I will eat my hat. Also, damn Charlie, ironing, felling, prewashing, winning thread chicken...the professionalism! The craftsmanship! You should know every time you press a piece of fabric we're all very proud of you.
I've just gotta say, as the granddaughter of a fashion designer, that the tendency of younger generations to pretend that ironing is an ordeal stems from two factors. First, heavier irons are easier to iron with, metal makes irons heavy, and steel is expensive. Quit wasting time with cheap irons, but if you find an iron that costs about 120+ USD and wait until it's on sale you can get a good iron for as little as $60. (2023 prices here) That's six times the cost of the cheapest irons, and many department stores won't carry an iron that costs over $100. You just aren't getting enough steel to iron with. Second, fabric cut with clean lines lies flat on an ironing board and consequently takes about half as long to iron since there's no need to reposition the fabric. A fast-fashion piece takes about six minutes to iron whereas an entire well-tailored suit can be ironed in the same amount of time. Ironing shouldn't take more than an hour per person per week. Also, steaming is a waste of time as it doesn't get the job done, so don't pretend that steaming is a substitute for ironing. Hope this helps!
What about the padded hook-and-eye bands that are sold for bras? Might not make sense here since she's got the snaps going, but I could see them being convenient in this sort of garmet. Less chance of pressure points than snaps and maybe a bit faster to attach.
@@ajchapeliere This is a freaking brilliant idea, and it's now in my sewing notebook for an adjustable skirt I'm planning. I have GI issues and a feeding tube, and can change nearly a dress side over the course of a day simply from bloating. I've been trying to figure out the best way to do the waistband for me, and I think this solves the last detail of my plans. 💖
I serge the edges wash and dry before I put wovens in my stash. Really good idea for mystery fabrics cause if washing it ends badly at least I didn’t waste hours/days sewing it only to have my heart broken. Weirdest thing I have ever had happen is a lime green cotton turn rust orange under the iron! Heat reacted with the dye even though I followed the wash instructions on the bolt. Thankfully the store manager was kind and let me return it.
I've started doing that now too, and I tuck a note with the fibre content into the folded fabric before it gets stored so I know it's washed and don't have to rely on my memory to determine fibre content. I haven't actually emptied out my whole stash to wash everything in it but it's on the very long to do list.
I don't have a serger, but so far a laundry bag has done the job well. I don't mind losing a tiny bit at the cut edges since they're not usually perfectly on-grain anyway, and my laundry bags are tightly-woven enough that the loose threads can't escape into the laundry machines.
Hey, the pinch and hold has always given me more accurate results than that math stuff when I'm sewing clothes. Quilts though omg I have to break out my old advanced calculus textbook to get those right. 😵💫
Ah yes, the worn once pile. I had never done that myself. I have always worn my jeans probably three or four times, and mostly washed my shirts after one use. The jeans could just go back into their storage area. My husband, on the other hand, has always had a worn once pile. For the first few years of our marriage I I sort of resisted this idea. But after we had been together a while, I just realized that that’s how it’s going to be, so when planning out my bedroom space or wherever I had to hang things, I would just make a spot for his pile. We have now retired, and live in a camper. The camper is very big, but of course it’s nowhere near as large as a house. It just turned out luckily that we had a spot in the bathroom to put up some hooks. Two of the hooks hold our towels, and there are three left to hold worn once items. The way that we dress now, we often wear sweats and other very comfortable clothes around the house, so when we go out we need to change into something acceptable to others. Since the pandemic, we rarely go out more than once a week. We certainly wear most things more than once now. My husband keeps his blue jeans permanently on the worn once hook, because he will only wear them during the time that we’re out, not even a whole day, and just put them back for when the next time is that he needs them, often a week later. Our one rule is that when we do laundry, everything in the worn once pile goes in lol.
The half-clean pile is why i now have a freestanding clothing rack, so my rewearable clothes can air out. Love how the skirt turned out! I'm definitely going to try this waistband on some pants
They are, slash pockets also known as 'slant' pockets, commonly appear on pants, slacks, and jackets. These pockets are set into the garment on an angle allowing the wearer to slide their hands in and out easily. What is wrong with using it again if it is clean They used to only have 2 dresses for the whole week then wash and repeat. Especially the people with making their own clothes❤
Bethany: My mom always described herself as a modern, scientific housewife because she went to high school when home economics was a requirement and standards taught differed from her mother's generation. The system she was taught was that people ought to have 4 changes of outer clothing: one to have on; one in the laundry, one in the ironing, and one for dressing up for special occasions. That was also during a time when women had many children and closets and cupboards were the spaces left over during house building. She would sometime recite the daily chore sequence her home economics teacher taught with one day allotted to each major category of tasks like laundry, baking, floor care, changing linens, etc. I think maybe baking was Fridays (for weekend use especially). Maybe laundry was Mondays. I don't remember. That system is recorded somewhere. My first lifetime goal was to have 5 weekday changes of clothing because I had school classmates who never wore the same clothing twice in one week and flaunted that. Most children in those days wore some hand me downs from older cousins, etc. and some new clothing, and some home sewn clothing. My mom made all the skirts and underskirts but refused to make any of her sons' pants. She didn't mind zippers. She hated button hole sewing. So all her children wore commercially seen tops; all her daughters wore skirts and undershirts she sewed, and all her sons wore commercially sewn pants. All the women in her family recycled children's clothing within the extended family. Worn out clothing was given to my father's mom who was the only one in the extended family who made quilts. She was still making quilt tops in her 90s to give away or sell and which were then finished by other women, who tended to idea thin blanket instead of batting. A sheet was usually used to finish the back. Hand tying the layers with knitting yarn was customary until home sewing machines became strong enough. I don't know when making quilts completely from individual squares became common. We have one middle aged professional woman in the extended family who discovered that hobby in college and us the only woman we know who quilts (mostly with new cloth because artistic use of color is the standard now, not utilitarian recycling).
@@BoatPotomac For me quilting is a way to artistically use fabric that is too small to use for bigger projects, so is usually some combination of recycled/reclaimed from personal use, recycled from bolt ends and such, and then fat quarters or professional "scrap bag" fabric bought for quilting to fill in colors or bulk out supplies.
Thumbs up just for pre-washing. I pre-wash everything! Yes it's a pain and then there is the ironing (I basically only have an iron and ironing board to iron pre-washed fabric at this point), but it makes it so much easier to care for garments I made for myself that way.
As the human of an Aussie x Maremma cross, it was SO SATISFYING to see some of that Aussie energy being let off! He's usually SO CHILL in what we see in your videos, lol, felt good to see him being so playful/whatever (I mean, I don't doubt that he has plenty of crazy-energy moments, we just mostly don't see them On Here). This reply brought to you by an exhausted person who's already played 20min of high-energy Fetch where I throw Ceilidh's toy *up* the mountain of snow my neighbour plows from my 70' driveway, and we'll be out there again for another session in an hour or so. "Making" her scale the hill for the toy (if I don't throw the toy up the hill, she eventually abandons the game of Fetch and runs off to become a mountain goat anyway; she loves the parkour of it) is such a good way to tire her out (she's intolerant of heat, so in the summer just taking her for a *walk* achieves the same thing - you can't get her to play Fetch in the summer, but at least walking exhausts her). EDIT; HECK YEAH, I'm always so glad to see you normalizing re-wearing perfectly clean/perfectly presentable clothing before washing it (ESPECIALLY around the damn house, lol!) And while I don't know the *actual* info, for from fabric to fabric, each wash (& dry) generally wears at the clothing. The fewer washes you submit your clothing to, the longer it generally lasts.
Oh I’m really resenting the washing machine eating away at my colourful, jersey trousers (the only kind I wear ‘cause comfort). The printed fabric I buy is not the most expensive kind and I have a love-hate relationship with sewing and the combination of those two things is really frustrating me right now. Especially with trousers I really love the patterns of. Like my recently deceased stealth dinosaur ones. Sigh.
@@mirjanbouma 🤣 Sure! They were gray and looked tie-died, all blotchy and artistic but they were full of dinosaur images when you looked closely. All the major friends: brontosaurus, pterodactyls, triceratops… Like „realistic“ images. They were great. Sigh.
I love the green dress paired with the skirt! I never know what tops to pair with skirts since they seem to shift and bunch up but the dress under it is a great idea. Also, my mom is a semi-professional sewist and has gotten into the habit of prewashing all woven fabrics as soon as she gets them home, makes actual project time so much faster.
The leotard style tops that snap closed at the crotch are an excellent alternative and many stores sell these as they happen to be the “in” thing right now lol
You could also put your underwear over the top, sorry I don't know how to explain it English is my second language 😅 But basically you can hold you top from shifting, bunching up, or even going up if you hold it your underwear or if you use shorts under the skirt then you could also hold it, It won't be perfect because it will adjust to the movement of your body, but the change will be much less than if you don't hold it I hope you get the idea and can understand me what I'm trying to tell you 😅
Prewashing as soon as the fabric comes in the door is the best way. And yes, dresses under skirts are 100% the best way. Particularly if you like skirts made out of itchy wools, or skirts that are too lightweight for the winter or fall. I have a whole collection of shift dresses that I basically only wear as actual shifts under skirts these days.
as a staunch clothing rewearer, i used to have The Pile until i bought a second hamper to be my Clean Hamper to go along with the Dirty Hamper. it's wonderful.
My exact colors. ❤ I put reuse clothes on my clothes line to blow in the wind, then hang them on the far right of my closet. My clothes line is in the shade because the sun is fierce at 7000' and sun fades everything. On the positive side, I have another line in the sun for linens, and don't use bleach anymore. I line dry everything, it is much easier on textiles and free.
Because of you, now I have a split-side skirt with ginormous pockets... But I Tunisian-crocheted it! Only the pockets are made of fabric. Half-godet and very comfy.
If wardrobe/closet space allowed, rather than having a chair-drobe of clirty clothes (items that can be worn again before washing), it might be a good idea to leave a space for clothes that can be worn again. Hanging them will allow for more air flow than sitting on a chair at any rate, and sometimes an airing is all they need.
I hang washed skirts on the left side of the closet and wear again skirts on the right. Lets me decide if they can even last for a third wearing depending on the activity for the day.
Love this skirt!! A suggestion... All the beautiful Sashiko you did would look awesome if backed with a large piece of fabric and made into a backdrop for your reveals!
Why not prewash all your woven purchases on principle immediately after you bought them, stick a note on them that they are washed, and years in the future when you pull them out of the stash for a project, you don't have to bother any more...?
Lol before I put my fabric away I wash, press, and fold it away and it saves sooo much grief down the line. I also don’t buy huge quantities so it’s definitely not as big of a task as it could be
Love the skirt. I'm a girl who does not wear brown, but that skirt will look fantastic with those boots. And yes, history bounding came to mind. The puppy is a riot. He seems to love your home. Can't wait to see you next week. Big Hugs.
I'm guilty of the worn clothes pile too, but with a completely different experience where I wore stuff for way longer than I should have before washing it. I've got this weird "lack of" body odor thing so it takes longer for my clothes to actually start smelling bad, as well as having to wear a school uniform up until university so I was used to wearing stuff for a week before washing - like I shower more often than I do laundry. Of course it really depends on other factors like messes and sweat, so realistically you should be fine wearing stuff for longer than 2 days if you're not constantly running hot and sweating like I do every day even in winter
About washing your fabrics, I have no idea if this would help you or someone else, but I just wanted to throw this out here in case it could help someone. Whenever I got inspiration for a project I lost it while the fabric was in the washer. So I tried to wash them before I put them away and I felt so free! Free to do whatever project I wanted, because I didn't need to wash anything first and I'm waaay too lazy to do it anyway. So now I wash my new fabrics before I put them away. But I never buy fabric spontaneously so I always have about a week to prepare myself for washing them as soon as they get through the door.
Ahh the lightly worn clothes pile. My husband does this, but more often than not he forgets about said clothes and grabs new. I give him a few days and then they hit the laundry. One of these days I will make a side split skirt. My fabric stash is staring at me, and I’m determined!
Omg I designed how to make one of these just like a week ago, after sewing my first split side about a month ago. So excited to see how our ideas differ! It's definitely sooo lovely! Personally I want to see both closings, so I've included openings in my back sash so I can bring the front sash through for a bow in the back! Also, sofun to see you use brown :D
this is so fun! I made a similar looking floor-length 1.5x circle skirt last year but instead of split sides just gave it about 8" extra to get over my hips and then had that scrunch into the lacing in the back. it definitely gives some silly historical-y large amounts of volume in the back, so this is giving me much inspiration for a slightly less over-the-top skirt
Protip for even eyelet placement with no measurement: Cut a strip of paper the length of the area you want to place eyelets along, then fold the paper in half, then in half again, and so on until you have a fold for every eyelet you want to place (you can also use the top and bottom of the strip to locate the top/bottom eyelets, if you wish). Unfold, lightly press the paper so that it lays mostly flat but you can still see the creases, and voila - just position your paper with one edge aligned where you want the eyelets and make a mark by each crease (and the top and bottom, if using those ) to designate eyelet locations. For smaller areas, you can also fold the strip lengthwise (to make a straight center line) and punch holes at the fold intersections to mark your placement through. Also, with a bit of custom folding, this method allows for symmetrical but uneven eyelet placement (for example: two closely space eyelets at top and bottom of a laced jacket panel with eyelets groups in threes in between all the way down For Fashion) with a lot less effort than measuring that all out.
I hated zippers too - until I made several zip-top bags, and that got me over my fear of "getting it wrong". (The stakes are pretty low on a little pouch bag, and I love those things. They have a million uses and are a really fun way to use a sample size swatch of, say, upholstery fabric.) I have to admit, zippers have grown on me!
I love the look of the lacing being such a pretty detail on the waistband! This video inspired me to think about other ways to adapt the split side skirt, like maybe a pencil skirt - something I'll have to try!
In my head the purpose of the spilt side skirt is its vast adjustability. Having the snaps in the back kind of defeats that purpose... I'd definitely go with the thin strap-like ties. But the skirt is lovely ❤❤❤ and the pockets are just magnificent! Thank you for the video!
Re: Outfit repeating - this is why in Ye Olde Dayes they had "airing cupboards" aka wardrobes where you would hang garments to air out, dry (if they had gotten damp or sweaty*), and steep a bit in whatever herb or floral sachets you had stocked the cupboard with. The same effect can be achieved in a modern home by either sectioning off part of your closet or replacing your current "pile furniture" with a portable clothing rack, and hanging worn-but-not-dirty garments to air out and stay far less wrinkled for further wearing. A spritz of cheap unflavored vodka in the crotch and armpit areas will kill odor-producing bacteria there without harming most fabrics (always test in an inconspicuous area on any garment that is particularly delicate or prized, and to check for dye-fastness) and that can be followed up by an overall spritz of herb or floral infused water for a bit of freshening, if desired. *Of course, our ancestors were often NOT wearing their outer garments next to the skin. Chemises and shirts, which absorbed sweat, dirt and body oils, skin acids, etc., would be replaced and washed frequently, while skirts, bodices, dresses, breeches, waistcoats and all the rest would only have surface dirt or pollution to be brushed or spot-cleaned off before or after airing. So outside of manual laborers, their outer clothing wouldn't be that dirty to begin with (aside from the hems, which were often filthy because the streets were a literal hot/cold mess of mud, dust, and horse crap). This had the added bonus of extending the wearable life of their garments considerably over our own thinner, less sturdily-constructed, skin-contacting and frequently washed wardrobes.
Love it! I was afraid there would be a little gaposis at the split without having the pockets for overlap but it looks like you calculated the overlap perfectly to prevent that issue. Well done and lovely result. Nice thing about brown is that it can go with so many other colors❤ I’m imagining a rainbow of peasant tops and pirate shirts with this skirt.
Lol, I'm the same way about prewashing. I eventualy learned that it's better to wash and have your hard made piece be unbearable after the first wash. Love your tutorials!
I honestly oftentimes wear an outfit for a week when I don't leave the house (obviously changing underwear daily though) because it's just practical and I don't have many things I feel "I'm at home" comfortable in. Additionally, especially when I'm in the middle of a building project for example, I'll just have my clothes for that and then something to switch into once I'm done for the day, so I keep the building dirt (aka wood dust and stuff) in the project area. Oh and rn I've got a rattie that needs meds that she hates, so she'll have some on her face when we're done and will smear it into my shirt. We play this game twice a day. I do not have enough clothing to be changing it that often, so here as well, designated clothing for the job that'll be washed after a few days or so (usually showering means resetting the clothing, so the worn stuff goes in the wash and I pick out something new) What I wanna say is, I don't really understand nor care about the whole "only wear it once then wash" thing, especially when you're home. I get not wanting to wear the exact same thing twice in a row when going out of the house and seeing the same people, but even then I don't think that the clothing needs to be washed immedeatly. Instead hang it somewhere to air out (or throw it in THE pile, but airing out helps make sure it smells a bit more fresh) and it's good to go again a few days later or in a different combination
I really enjoyed that video. Lots of useful info, and lots of bouncy, post-bath puppy - and you picking up the skirt and dancing off at the end really made me laugh. It made me think I should use the jumbo cord fabric I bought to cover boxes to fit my shelves into a skirt instead. Then I realised it's cotton cord, and I haven't washed it, and getting it dry will mean taking it to my partner's house to put in his tumble dryer... And that would mean the rest of the day would be over with nothing achieved, as usual, so that's a project for another day. My pet hate? Buttons! I can't bear them. There are no buttons on any of my clothes - not the ones I wear anyway! The only things that have buttons are my two new duvet covers, and I can't use them until my partner comes back next week to cut them off and dispose of them for me. When I say I can't bear them, I can't even look at them without feeling queasy, let alone touch one.
Dopamine skirt project here I come!!!! I just dropped everything to watch this and now I'm checking my stash to make the skirt IMMEDIATELY!!!! 😅 its fine I dont have deadlines or anything 😂 Also wearing clothes 2-3 time before wash is a thing in my house too and YES definitely have a pile of half wash ALWAYS!
I just bought 2 king sized pillow cases at the thrift store yesterday, and I was trying to figure out what to make. I have my answer now . Btw the pinafore you talked about is called a jumper dress. It was popular in the early 1900s. I made 2 of them and they are my most comfortable history bounding outfits.
Omg I feel you so much in the outfit repeating. I came from a family where we would pretty much wear the same clothes around the house all week, so I still do. My partner however wears something once and then it's in the hamper. Each of us is in awe of the other any time it's brought up 😂
11:18 and there’s nothing wrong with that when the outfit is still clean and you hadnt sweated in it lol machine washing and drying wears out clothes and other things so i try to re-wear things like pants skirts and dresses if their still clean/un-sweated in lol
I really love that you've got your ironing board to your elbow when you're sewing! It seems like it really encouraged you to iron things. The skirt also looks amazing. I'm deeply jealous but I do not have the time
I bough a nice quality wool and lining fabric years ago to make the trending walking skirt at the time. But I was too scared to start. Ended up making the skirt out of a bedsheet as a mock-up and I kind of hated it. I’ve been waiting for the perfect project and this is it!
Thanks for addressing this, I'm looking at making my Secret Pants prototype soon out of what's left of a hakama I made a decade ago and because it's effectively split side pants, I want the front done up first so I can leave it attached and only drop the back when I need to use the toilet and not have to take the whole stupid thing all the way off like I do with the standard issue hakama (which I typically wear over a gi uniform) or the other split-sided wrap pants I've had before. I'll be taking notes!! I had a bf in university whose mom trained him that everything needs to be washed every time it's worn, and his tshirts would be disintegrating at the shoulder seams within a year. I literally have tshirts I've had since the late 80s that are still wearable. I actually have more than The Pile, I have two different pop-up landry baskets, one for work clothes (which generally have paint on them) that are stull wearable, and one for the stuff I wear around the house all week. If I don't do anything that makes me sweat, I don't need to wash my clothing to death.
My Mom had the same reasoning--not wanting to have to do a load of laundry every day. We didn't wear stuff two days in a row, though. Now, I just hang things up or put them back in the drawer, then check for "dirty" marks before putting it on. I don't have a lot of clothes so I usually remember if it's been worn already.
I freaking LOVE her personality lol always makes me smile i always watch my favorite videos of hers whenever i get down sick or feel down she’s amazing
on "the pile": I have adhd and to lessen the amount of work needed to keep my clothes where they belong, i got there big baskets. One for dirty, one for clean where things go directly from the laundry until i feel like hanging it (which is almost never), and one for the clothes that would otherwise go in the pile. very helpful, not a lot of thinking or effort goes into my clothes storage anymore. I also don't care about wearing things more than one day in a row, and i cannot be bothered with ironing
I love it. The skirt is beautiful. Love the autumnal vibes it's giving me. Also, I appreciate your dancing. You dance like 174,000 people aren't watching, which is awesome! Thanks for the smiles. More split-side shenanigans please! xx
I love this look! The tie looks lovely, it works well as a design feature! As for pre-washing you do you! I fanatically wash everything which is left over from things shrinking in the late 80's! That said I'm not as bad as I used to be and there are things like polar fleece that I don't wash at all.
CUTECUTECUTE LOVE IT ❤ lol Also, I guess another variation: shirring? Either elastic thread or with elastic strips, probably the strips would be better for holding up bulk
I love this its so cute. I wasnt sure about the brown at first but it suits this style so well. The green dress with the brown skirt is perfect. I love everything about it. The straps are a great idea too and making them detatchable its a good move.
That’s one of my favorite skirts. Especially the every day ones because you’ve made some pretty glorious fancy ones.. I love the color, I like the wide front lacing/waistband and those boots are adorable. I can’t wait to see you style that all up once you get your big floofy white blouse. I do hope you share that with us.
It's fun how you're making basically the same skirt and the same dress over and over again and it doesn't get boring) I was a bit reluctant to watch another one, but when I did, I saw how exceptionally responsible you were while sewing that skirt! Maybe the quality of the fabric got you in the mood, but you did really great job with all the steps! I also haven't notice an error many do (when you sew corduroy in different directions and lighting hits differently on the fabric which looks a bit wierd) and that's awesome! I'm really glad for you ❤ and the wind is do scary, I wouldn't liked it either
lol “resting stitch face” 🤣 I love how the skirt turned out and might have to make one for myself! 😈 Also it sounds like you might need a humidifier in your room.
My puppies’ favorite after bath thing was to play tug of war with the towel. Lost their freaking minds over it! I have a method of hanging once worn clothing so that the next time I wear them, I know it’s time wash it when I’m done. I think your final product was one of your greatest successes so far!
You are my spirit animal when it comes to clothing, chuckle. I, too, have that pile of pre-worn clothing because I don't live a life of doing dirty jobs.
I have had so many shoes or boots that I've had to build an outfit around. And now you have a serviceable but VERY cute brown skirt that will go with lots of things! And puppy content! And lacing!! This is everything I wanted when I subscribed. What's next? Will Rachel Maksy make something in bright colors? But yes, especially with the boots, this is giving fantastic low-key history bounding vibes, BUT it will also work with modern items. Wheeeee! And we got sightings of two hoodie dresses! (Only wearing an outfit once before laundering is a trap.)
I've been making my first split side pinafore in the last few days. I didn't leave enough fabric for the bib by mistake, so I'm having a skirt with suspenders. Front fastening lacing (this goes first) and button fastening on side back. Cosy in wool
Omg i replied an alternative to the dress worn underneath the skirts being leotard style tops and it just hit me how much id love watching you make some leotard tops that snap or velcro or whatever closed at the crotch lol
Just found your channel and love everything about this project. I have never put in a zipper (I’m a newbie at sewing) but I dread putting one in. So I completely relate to avoiding zippers if I can.
The skirt turned out so well!! I love it! I was thinking instead of snaps, you could use hook and eye tape like for bras and just do a few columns of hooks and eyes to make it easily adjustable without having to move the snaps.
I always wash fabric before I put it in my stash. That way I can be spontaneous and not have to wait for Washing. I always enjoy the washing and folding my new fabric too! 🙂🎉
You go, good thing I got more than one comfy hoodie dress; my imidate response, with a look of glee, was to make another one. They're fun and you look comfy in them, so why not?
Why haven't I made a split side skirt yet? I want one so much! Also re: the pile - I heard someone say/I read somewhere that if you are going to wear something again its fine to put it back with your other clothes. Its not going to "contaminate" them or anything its fine! Sometimes I do that and yes I do still have a pile anyways 😂😂
So pretty! And a very close game of thread chicken. In the winter I can usually get three wearings of my clothes as long as I'm not cleaning in them or going to the office, but Los Angeles summers without air conditioning means they get gross in one wearing no matter how little physical work I do.
Life goals: a wardrobe that looks just as good at the ren fair as the grocery store.
Basically this skirt and Rachel Maksy's wardrobe would accomplish that. If I could sew, that would be my wardrobe goal. ❤
Haha! I was just thinking Ren Faire! Perhaps as she said, with a white fluffy blouse but also with a petticoat. The boots are PERFECt!!!!
If Rachel Maksy doesn't make one of these in the next calendar year I will eat my hat.
Also, damn Charlie, ironing, felling, prewashing, winning thread chicken...the professionalism! The craftsmanship! You should know every time you press a piece of fabric we're all very proud of you.
I was just about to say this!! Oh and congratulations on thread chicken!
Thread chicken is an extreme sport 😂
And she'd have SO MANY BROWNS to choose from! 😂 ❤ it's right up her alley - I hope she tries it :)
I feel like the person who suggested Rachel make the mushroom dress is asking someone to hold their drink 😂
I've just gotta say, as the granddaughter of a fashion designer, that the tendency of younger generations to pretend that ironing is an ordeal stems from two factors.
First, heavier irons are easier to iron with, metal makes irons heavy, and steel is expensive. Quit wasting time with cheap irons, but if you find an iron that costs about 120+ USD and wait until it's on sale you can get a good iron for as little as $60. (2023 prices here) That's six times the cost of the cheapest irons, and many department stores won't carry an iron that costs over $100. You just aren't getting enough steel to iron with.
Second, fabric cut with clean lines lies flat on an ironing board and consequently takes about half as long to iron since there's no need to reposition the fabric. A fast-fashion piece takes about six minutes to iron whereas an entire well-tailored suit can be ironed in the same amount of time. Ironing shouldn't take more than an hour per person per week.
Also, steaming is a waste of time as it doesn't get the job done, so don't pretend that steaming is a substitute for ironing.
Hope this helps!
Instead of moving the snaps again, what I would suggest considering is putting a second row of snap backs for *maximum adjustability*
Agreed!!!
Hear hear
Agreed
What about the padded hook-and-eye bands that are sold for bras? Might not make sense here since she's got the snaps going, but I could see them being convenient in this sort of garmet. Less chance of pressure points than snaps and maybe a bit faster to attach.
@@ajchapeliere This is a freaking brilliant idea, and it's now in my sewing notebook for an adjustable skirt I'm planning.
I have GI issues and a feeding tube, and can change nearly a dress side over the course of a day simply from bloating.
I've been trying to figure out the best way to do the waistband for me, and I think this solves the last detail of my plans. 💖
ngl, resting stitch face broke me. i think i laughed for a solid 5 minutes from that. thank you
Same. My cat was concerned by my cackling.
I serge the edges wash and dry before I put wovens in my stash. Really good idea for mystery fabrics cause if washing it ends badly at least I didn’t waste hours/days sewing it only to have my heart broken.
Weirdest thing I have ever had happen is a lime green cotton turn rust orange under the iron! Heat reacted with the dye even though I followed the wash instructions on the bolt. Thankfully the store manager was kind and let me return it.
Yes! I was also going to suggest washing fabric right after bringing it home. That way you know all your fabrics are ready to sew.
I've started doing that now too, and I tuck a note with the fibre content into the folded fabric before it gets stored so I know it's washed and don't have to rely on my memory to determine fibre content. I haven't actually emptied out my whole stash to wash everything in it but it's on the very long to do list.
I don't have a serger, but so far a laundry bag has done the job well. I don't mind losing a tiny bit at the cut edges since they're not usually perfectly on-grain anyway, and my laundry bags are tightly-woven enough that the loose threads can't escape into the laundry machines.
Usually for threadier fabrics I just use a pinking shears before washing since I don’t have a serger
Hey, the pinch and hold has always given me more accurate results than that math stuff when I'm sewing clothes. Quilts though omg I have to break out my old advanced calculus textbook to get those right. 😵💫
2 suggestions! 1) Turn your favorite McCall's pattern split sided (because why not) and 2) reversible split sided skirt!
Ah yes, the worn once pile. I had never done that myself. I have always worn my jeans probably three or four times, and mostly washed my shirts after one use. The jeans could just go back into their storage area. My husband, on the other hand, has always had a worn once pile. For the first few years of our marriage I I sort of resisted this idea. But after we had been together a while, I just realized that that’s how it’s going to be, so when planning out my bedroom space or wherever I had to hang things, I would just make a spot for his pile. We have now retired, and live in a camper. The camper is very big, but of course it’s nowhere near as large as a house. It just turned out luckily that we had a spot in the bathroom to put up some hooks. Two of the hooks hold our towels, and there are three left to hold worn once items. The way that we dress now, we often wear sweats and other very comfortable clothes around the house, so when we go out we need to change into something acceptable to others. Since the pandemic, we rarely go out more than once a week. We certainly wear most things more than once now. My husband keeps his blue jeans permanently on the worn once hook, because he will only wear them during the time that we’re out, not even a whole day, and just put them back for when the next time is that he needs them, often a week later. Our one rule is that when we do laundry, everything in the worn once pile goes in lol.
The half-clean pile is why i now have a freestanding clothing rack, so my rewearable clothes can air out.
Love how the skirt turned out! I'm definitely going to try this waistband on some pants
They are, slash pockets also known as 'slant' pockets, commonly appear on pants, slacks, and jackets. These pockets are set into the garment on an angle allowing the wearer to slide their hands in and out easily.
What is wrong with using it again if it is clean
They used to only have 2 dresses for the whole week then wash and repeat.
Especially the people with making their own clothes❤
Bethany: My mom always described herself as a modern, scientific housewife because she went to high school when home economics was a requirement and standards taught differed from her mother's generation. The system she was taught was that people ought to have 4 changes of outer clothing: one to have on; one in the laundry, one in the ironing, and one for dressing up for special occasions. That was also during a time when women had many children and closets and cupboards were the spaces left over during house building.
She would sometime recite the daily chore sequence her home economics teacher taught with one day allotted to each major category of tasks like laundry, baking, floor care, changing linens, etc. I think maybe baking was Fridays (for weekend use especially). Maybe laundry was Mondays. I don't remember. That system is recorded somewhere.
My first lifetime goal was to have 5 weekday changes of clothing because I had school classmates who never wore the same clothing twice in one week and flaunted that. Most children in those days wore some hand me downs from older cousins, etc. and some new clothing, and some home sewn clothing. My mom made all the skirts and underskirts but refused to make any of her sons' pants. She didn't mind zippers. She hated button hole sewing. So all her children wore commercially seen tops; all her daughters wore skirts and undershirts she sewed, and all her sons wore commercially sewn pants. All the women in her family recycled children's clothing within the extended family. Worn out clothing was given to my father's mom who was the only one in the extended family who made quilts. She was still making quilt tops in her 90s to give away or sell and which were then finished by other women, who tended to idea thin blanket instead of batting. A sheet was usually used to finish the back. Hand tying the layers with knitting yarn was customary until home sewing machines became strong enough. I don't know when making quilts completely from individual squares became common. We have one middle aged professional woman in the extended family who discovered that hobby in college and us the only woman we know who quilts (mostly with new cloth because artistic use of color is the standard now, not utilitarian recycling).
I was thinking that angled pockets with a straight seam would be easier to finish than the curved ones.
@@BoatPotomac For me quilting is a way to artistically use fabric that is too small to use for bigger projects, so is usually some combination of recycled/reclaimed from personal use, recycled from bolt ends and such, and then fat quarters or professional "scrap bag" fabric bought for quilting to fill in colors or bulk out supplies.
@@BoatPotomac I think that the old way of making quilts has more character
Thumbs up just for pre-washing. I pre-wash everything! Yes it's a pain and then there is the ironing (I basically only have an iron and ironing board to iron pre-washed fabric at this point), but it makes it so much easier to care for garments I made for myself that way.
As the human of an Aussie x Maremma cross, it was SO SATISFYING to see some of that Aussie energy being let off! He's usually SO CHILL in what we see in your videos, lol, felt good to see him being so playful/whatever (I mean, I don't doubt that he has plenty of crazy-energy moments, we just mostly don't see them On Here).
This reply brought to you by an exhausted person who's already played 20min of high-energy Fetch where I throw Ceilidh's toy *up* the mountain of snow my neighbour plows from my 70' driveway, and we'll be out there again for another session in an hour or so. "Making" her scale the hill for the toy (if I don't throw the toy up the hill, she eventually abandons the game of Fetch and runs off to become a mountain goat anyway; she loves the parkour of it) is such a good way to tire her out (she's intolerant of heat, so in the summer just taking her for a *walk* achieves the same thing - you can't get her to play Fetch in the summer, but at least walking exhausts her).
EDIT; HECK YEAH, I'm always so glad to see you normalizing re-wearing perfectly clean/perfectly presentable clothing before washing it (ESPECIALLY around the damn house, lol!) And while I don't know the *actual* info, for from fabric to fabric, each wash (& dry) generally wears at the clothing. The fewer washes you submit your clothing to, the longer it generally lasts.
Oh I’m really resenting the washing machine eating away at my colourful, jersey trousers (the only kind I wear ‘cause comfort). The printed fabric I buy is not the most expensive kind and I have a love-hate relationship with sewing and the combination of those two things is really frustrating me right now. Especially with trousers I really love the patterns of. Like my recently deceased stealth dinosaur ones. Sigh.
@@mizboom I apologise for the revival of a very old comment, but stealth dinosaur trousers? That demands more details (respectfully of course)
@@mirjanbouma 🤣 Sure! They were gray and looked tie-died, all blotchy and artistic but they were full of dinosaur images when you looked closely. All the major friends: brontosaurus, pterodactyls, triceratops… Like „realistic“ images. They were great. Sigh.
@@mizboom those sound AWESOME. Rest in peace, cool trousers.
@@mizboom and thank you for answering!
I love the green dress paired with the skirt! I never know what tops to pair with skirts since they seem to shift and bunch up but the dress under it is a great idea. Also, my mom is a semi-professional sewist and has gotten into the habit of prewashing all woven fabrics as soon as she gets them home, makes actual project time so much faster.
The leotard style tops that snap closed at the crotch are an excellent alternative and many stores sell these as they happen to be the “in” thing right now lol
You could also put your underwear over the top, sorry I don't know how to explain it English is my second language 😅
But basically you can hold you top from shifting, bunching up, or even going up if you hold it your underwear or if you use shorts under the skirt then you could also hold it, It won't be perfect because it will adjust to the movement of your body, but the change will be much less than if you don't hold it
I hope you get the idea and can understand me what I'm trying to tell you 😅
Prewashing as soon as the fabric comes in the door is the best way.
And yes, dresses under skirts are 100% the best way. Particularly if you like skirts made out of itchy wools, or skirts that are too lightweight for the winter or fall. I have a whole collection of shift dresses that I basically only wear as actual shifts under skirts these days.
as a staunch clothing rewearer, i used to have The Pile until i bought a second hamper to be my Clean Hamper to go along with the Dirty Hamper. it's wonderful.
I honestly giggled when you put resting stitch face lolol
My exact colors. ❤
I put reuse clothes on my clothes line to blow in the wind, then hang them on the far right of my closet.
My clothes line is in the shade because the sun is fierce at 7000' and sun fades everything. On the positive side, I have another line in the sun for linens, and don't use bleach anymore.
I line dry everything, it is much easier on textiles and free.
I love waking up to more of Charlie’s split side skirt shenanigans ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Because of you, now I have a split-side skirt with ginormous pockets... But I Tunisian-crocheted it! Only the pockets are made of fabric. Half-godet and very comfy.
Loved it! But I want the hidden pockets with the lace up part showing on the back. I can’t wait to make it. Thank you for this.
If wardrobe/closet space allowed, rather than having a chair-drobe of clirty clothes (items that can be worn again before washing), it might be a good idea to leave a space for clothes that can be worn again. Hanging them will allow for more air flow than sitting on a chair at any rate, and sometimes an airing is all they need.
I love your terms of “chair-drobe of clirty clothes” 😂 That’s what I have!
I hang washed skirts on the left side of the closet and wear again skirts on the right. Lets me decide if they can even last for a third wearing depending on the activity for the day.
Love this skirt!! A suggestion... All the beautiful Sashiko you did would look awesome if backed with a large piece of fabric and made into a backdrop for your reveals!
Seconding this!!
Why not prewash all your woven purchases on principle immediately after you bought them, stick a note on them that they are washed, and years in the future when you pull them out of the stash for a project, you don't have to bother any more...?
Lol before I put my fabric away I wash, press, and fold it away and it saves sooo much grief down the line. I also don’t buy huge quantities so it’s definitely not as big of a task as it could be
When i buy fabric i will wash it , fold it, put it away so i can make new projects without delay
I do the same, and put the note and date on it.
But….procrastination….
If you just stick it in the laundry pile it will get done as the laundry gets done.
Love the skirt. I'm a girl who does not wear brown, but that skirt will look fantastic with those boots. And yes, history bounding came to mind. The puppy is a riot. He seems to love your home. Can't wait to see you next week. Big Hugs.
I'm guilty of the worn clothes pile too, but with a completely different experience where I wore stuff for way longer than I should have before washing it. I've got this weird "lack of" body odor thing so it takes longer for my clothes to actually start smelling bad, as well as having to wear a school uniform up until university so I was used to wearing stuff for a week before washing - like I shower more often than I do laundry. Of course it really depends on other factors like messes and sweat, so realistically you should be fine wearing stuff for longer than 2 days if you're not constantly running hot and sweating like I do every day even in winter
About washing your fabrics, I have no idea if this would help you or someone else, but I just wanted to throw this out here in case it could help someone.
Whenever I got inspiration for a project I lost it while the fabric was in the washer. So I tried to wash them before I put them away and I felt so free! Free to do whatever project I wanted, because I didn't need to wash anything first and I'm waaay too lazy to do it anyway. So now I wash my new fabrics before I put them away. But I never buy fabric spontaneously so I always have about a week to prepare myself for washing them as soon as they get through the door.
Ahh the lightly worn clothes pile. My husband does this, but more often than not he forgets about said clothes and grabs new. I give him a few days and then they hit the laundry. One of these days I will make a side split skirt. My fabric stash is staring at me, and I’m determined!
I have hooks that I hang the"pile" on. I think it helps them air out as well.
Omg I designed how to make one of these just like a week ago, after sewing my first split side about a month ago. So excited to see how our ideas differ!
It's definitely sooo lovely! Personally I want to see both closings, so I've included openings in my back sash so I can bring the front sash through for a bow in the back!
Also, sofun to see you use brown :D
I saw someone using basically a blanket ladder for their clothes pile and it's 100% what I'm going to do when I have the space!
I bought a 'ladder' from Wayfair. It has a flat top to put a hat or belt on.
this is so fun! I made a similar looking floor-length 1.5x circle skirt last year but instead of split sides just gave it about 8" extra to get over my hips and then had that scrunch into the lacing in the back. it definitely gives some silly historical-y large amounts of volume in the back, so this is giving me much inspiration for a slightly less over-the-top skirt
Protip for even eyelet placement with no measurement: Cut a strip of paper the length of the area you want to place eyelets along, then fold the paper in half, then in half again, and so on until you have a fold for every eyelet you want to place (you can also use the top and bottom of the strip to locate the top/bottom eyelets, if you wish). Unfold, lightly press the paper so that it lays mostly flat but you can still see the creases, and voila - just position your paper with one edge aligned where you want the eyelets and make a mark by each crease (and the top and bottom, if using those ) to designate eyelet locations. For smaller areas, you can also fold the strip lengthwise (to make a straight center line) and punch holes at the fold intersections to mark your placement through.
Also, with a bit of custom folding, this method allows for symmetrical but uneven eyelet placement (for example: two closely space eyelets at top and bottom of a laced jacket panel with eyelets groups in threes in between all the way down For Fashion) with a lot less effort than measuring that all out.
I hated zippers too - until I made several zip-top bags, and that got me over my fear of "getting it wrong". (The stakes are pretty low on a little pouch bag, and I love those things. They have a million uses and are a really fun way to use a sample size swatch of, say, upholstery fabric.) I have to admit, zippers have grown on me!
I love the look of the lacing being such a pretty detail on the waistband! This video inspired me to think about other ways to adapt the split side skirt, like maybe a pencil skirt - something I'll have to try!
In my head the purpose of the spilt side skirt is its vast adjustability. Having the snaps in the back kind of defeats that purpose... I'd definitely go with the thin strap-like ties.
But the skirt is lovely ❤❤❤ and the pockets are just magnificent!
Thank you for the video!
Re: Outfit repeating - this is why in Ye Olde Dayes they had "airing cupboards" aka wardrobes where you would hang garments to air out, dry (if they had gotten damp or sweaty*), and steep a bit in whatever herb or floral sachets you had stocked the cupboard with.
The same effect can be achieved in a modern home by either sectioning off part of your closet or replacing your current "pile furniture" with a portable clothing rack, and hanging worn-but-not-dirty garments to air out and stay far less wrinkled for further wearing. A spritz of cheap unflavored vodka in the crotch and armpit areas will kill odor-producing bacteria there without harming most fabrics (always test in an inconspicuous area on any garment that is particularly delicate or prized, and to check for dye-fastness) and that can be followed up by an overall spritz of herb or floral infused water for a bit of freshening, if desired.
*Of course, our ancestors were often NOT wearing their outer garments next to the skin. Chemises and shirts, which absorbed sweat, dirt and body oils, skin acids, etc., would be replaced and washed frequently, while skirts, bodices, dresses, breeches, waistcoats and all the rest would only have surface dirt or pollution to be brushed or spot-cleaned off before or after airing. So outside of manual laborers, their outer clothing wouldn't be that dirty to begin with (aside from the hems, which were often filthy because the streets were a literal hot/cold mess of mud, dust, and horse crap). This had the added bonus of extending the wearable life of their garments considerably over our own thinner, less sturdily-constructed, skin-contacting and frequently washed wardrobes.
Love it! I was afraid there would be a little gaposis at the split without having the pockets for overlap but it looks like you calculated the overlap perfectly to prevent that issue. Well done and lovely result.
Nice thing about brown is that it can go with so many other colors❤ I’m imagining a rainbow of peasant tops and pirate shirts with this skirt.
I absolutely love your gray hoodie dress with those cool black pockets.
Lol, I'm the same way about prewashing. I eventualy learned that it's better to wash and have your hard made piece be unbearable after the first wash. Love your tutorials!
0:25 your dress is absolutely ADORABLE! Nice fabric-pairing! Great job!
I really like the pockets on the outside! Ooh I love the way you just experiment and wing it - just like me 😂
I love this gorgeous skirt & it’s inspiring me to make one for myself! 😱💖💖
I honestly oftentimes wear an outfit for a week when I don't leave the house (obviously changing underwear daily though) because it's just practical and I don't have many things I feel "I'm at home" comfortable in. Additionally, especially when I'm in the middle of a building project for example, I'll just have my clothes for that and then something to switch into once I'm done for the day, so I keep the building dirt (aka wood dust and stuff) in the project area. Oh and rn I've got a rattie that needs meds that she hates, so she'll have some on her face when we're done and will smear it into my shirt. We play this game twice a day. I do not have enough clothing to be changing it that often, so here as well, designated clothing for the job that'll be washed after a few days or so (usually showering means resetting the clothing, so the worn stuff goes in the wash and I pick out something new)
What I wanna say is, I don't really understand nor care about the whole "only wear it once then wash" thing, especially when you're home. I get not wanting to wear the exact same thing twice in a row when going out of the house and seeing the same people, but even then I don't think that the clothing needs to be washed immedeatly. Instead hang it somewhere to air out (or throw it in THE pile, but airing out helps make sure it smells a bit more fresh) and it's good to go again a few days later or in a different combination
I really enjoyed that video. Lots of useful info, and lots of bouncy, post-bath puppy - and you picking up the skirt and dancing off at the end really made me laugh. It made me think I should use the jumbo cord fabric I bought to cover boxes to fit my shelves into a skirt instead. Then I realised it's cotton cord, and I haven't washed it, and getting it dry will mean taking it to my partner's house to put in his tumble dryer... And that would mean the rest of the day would be over with nothing achieved, as usual, so that's a project for another day. My pet hate? Buttons! I can't bear them. There are no buttons on any of my clothes - not the ones I wear anyway! The only things that have buttons are my two new duvet covers, and I can't use them until my partner comes back next week to cut them off and dispose of them for me. When I say I can't bear them, I can't even look at them without feeling queasy, let alone touch one.
Dopamine skirt project here I come!!!! I just dropped everything to watch this and now I'm checking my stash to make the skirt IMMEDIATELY!!!! 😅 its fine I dont have deadlines or anything 😂
Also wearing clothes 2-3 time before wash is a thing in my house too and YES definitely have a pile of half wash ALWAYS!
9:45 I love the dramatic puppy content! ❤❤❤😂
You could get so many kittens in those pockets!
I just bought 2 king sized pillow cases at the thrift store yesterday, and I was trying to figure out what to make. I have my answer now . Btw the pinafore you talked about is called a jumper dress. It was popular in the early 1900s. I made 2 of them and they are my most comfortable history bounding outfits.
This one is my personal favourite. I am not a bows person and this fits my simpler style. Beautiful clean look
Omg I feel you so much in the outfit repeating. I came from a family where we would pretty much wear the same clothes around the house all week, so I still do. My partner however wears something once and then it's in the hamper. Each of us is in awe of the other any time it's brought up 😂
I adore this version, so cute! It would look great with that rainbow off the shoulder peasanty top
i'm OBSESSED with how this turned out! i've gotta find some fabric to make my own. turned out gorgeous charlie!
11:18 and there’s nothing wrong with that when the outfit is still clean and you hadnt sweated in it lol machine washing and drying wears out clothes and other things so i try to re-wear things like pants skirts and dresses if their still clean/un-sweated in lol
I really love that you've got your ironing board to your elbow when you're sewing! It seems like it really encouraged you to iron things. The skirt also looks amazing. I'm deeply jealous but I do not have the time
I bough a nice quality wool and lining fabric years ago to make the trending walking skirt at the time. But I was too scared to start. Ended up making the skirt out of a bedsheet as a mock-up and I kind of hated it. I’ve been waiting for the perfect project and this is it!
Your skills are growing stronger by the day. Loved the little clip of Matt. This is brilliant. Please make it secret pants
As always you were entertaining and educational 😊. I love how that skirt looks and I love the color too. Brown is one of my favorite colors.
Thanks for addressing this, I'm looking at making my Secret Pants prototype soon out of what's left of a hakama I made a decade ago and because it's effectively split side pants, I want the front done up first so I can leave it attached and only drop the back when I need to use the toilet and not have to take the whole stupid thing all the way off like I do with the standard issue hakama (which I typically wear over a gi uniform) or the other split-sided wrap pants I've had before. I'll be taking notes!!
I had a bf in university whose mom trained him that everything needs to be washed every time it's worn, and his tshirts would be disintegrating at the shoulder seams within a year. I literally have tshirts I've had since the late 80s that are still wearable. I actually have more than The Pile, I have two different pop-up landry baskets, one for work clothes (which generally have paint on them) that are stull wearable, and one for the stuff I wear around the house all week. If I don't do anything that makes me sweat, I don't need to wash my clothing to death.
love it when a plan comes together! I really really like the laces in the front... We had a dog like yours for 11 years, Tippie. loved that dog.
Beautiful skirt, LOVE the shoes and the drama from the puppy is top notch! 🪡 A great video in other words 🥰
"resting stitch face" lol...hmm, I wonder what mine looks like. Love this design. Thanks for working out the parts.🤣
My Mom had the same reasoning--not wanting to have to do a load of laundry every day. We didn't wear stuff two days in a row, though. Now, I just hang things up or put them back in the drawer, then check for "dirty" marks before putting it on. I don't have a lot of clothes so I usually remember if it's been worn already.
I freaking LOVE her personality lol always makes me smile i always watch my favorite videos of hers whenever i get down sick or feel down she’s amazing
on "the pile": I have adhd and to lessen the amount of work needed to keep my clothes where they belong, i got there big baskets. One for dirty, one for clean where things go directly from the laundry until i feel like hanging it (which is almost never), and one for the clothes that would otherwise go in the pile. very helpful, not a lot of thinking or effort goes into my clothes storage anymore. I also don't care about wearing things more than one day in a row, and i cannot be bothered with ironing
I've always wanted to make one of those walking skirts with the large waist lacing panel on the front. This looks like a fun twist on that style.
As someone who is currently struggling to sew basic seems, thank you for your content! I hope to try your tutorials soon. ❤
I love it. The skirt is beautiful. Love the autumnal vibes it's giving me. Also, I appreciate your dancing. You dance like 174,000 people aren't watching, which is awesome! Thanks for the smiles. More split-side shenanigans please! xx
I love this look! The tie looks lovely, it works well as a design feature!
As for pre-washing you do you! I fanatically wash everything which is left over from things shrinking in the late 80's! That said I'm not as bad as I used to be and there are things like polar fleece that I don't wash at all.
CUTECUTECUTE LOVE IT ❤ lol
Also, I guess another variation: shirring? Either elastic thread or with elastic strips, probably the strips would be better for holding up bulk
I love this its so cute. I wasnt sure about the brown at first but it suits this style so well. The green dress with the brown skirt is perfect. I love everything about it. The straps are a great idea too and making them detatchable its a good move.
That’s one of my favorite skirts. Especially the every day ones because you’ve made some pretty glorious fancy ones.. I love the color, I like the wide front lacing/waistband and those boots are adorable. I can’t wait to see you style that all up once you get your big floofy white blouse. I do hope you share that with us.
A perfect, 2 mood skirt. That you enjoy sewing, modeling, and chatting is wonderful.
It's fun how you're making basically the same skirt and the same dress over and over again and it doesn't get boring)
I was a bit reluctant to watch another one, but when I did, I saw how exceptionally responsible you were while sewing that skirt!
Maybe the quality of the fabric got you in the mood, but you did really great job with all the steps!
I also haven't notice an error many do (when you sew corduroy in different directions and lighting hits differently on the fabric which looks a bit wierd) and that's awesome!
I'm really glad for you ❤ and the wind is do scary, I wouldn't liked it either
lol “resting stitch face” 🤣 I love how the skirt turned out and might have to make one for myself! 😈 Also it sounds like you might need a humidifier in your room.
My puppies’ favorite after bath thing was to play tug of war with the towel. Lost their freaking minds over it! I have a method of hanging once worn clothing so that the next time I wear them, I know it’s time wash it when I’m done. I think your final product was one of your greatest successes so far!
I LOVE THIS! And as much as I generally hate it, it seams Velcro is the best idea for the front-to-back, as it will be soft and comfortable.
I have sewn a box and will sew more for laundry purgatory. Exactly what you described, but now in large cute fabric boxes!
You are my spirit animal when it comes to clothing, chuckle. I, too, have that pile of pre-worn clothing because I don't live a life of doing dirty jobs.
As much as I enjoy watching your videos for your projects, I love seeing your dog and how you interact with him!
The skirt is so cute and flattering and I love how you made the pocket openings.
From Instagram to TH-cam. I am definitely following. You are making me want to take up sewing again.
A lot of the shrinkage happens in drying so you can do a quick cycle and then stick it in the dryer!
I love this version of this skirt. I am more of a pants person, but I just watched the white poet,pirate, and peasant blouse video and now I want one.
I have had so many shoes or boots that I've had to build an outfit around. And now you have a serviceable but VERY cute brown skirt that will go with lots of things! And puppy content! And lacing!! This is everything I wanted when I subscribed. What's next? Will Rachel Maksy make something in bright colors? But yes, especially with the boots, this is giving fantastic low-key history bounding vibes, BUT it will also work with modern items. Wheeeee! And we got sightings of two hoodie dresses!
(Only wearing an outfit once before laundering is a trap.)
I've been making my first split side pinafore in the last few days. I didn't leave enough fabric for the bib by mistake, so I'm having a skirt with suspenders. Front fastening lacing (this goes first) and button fastening on side back. Cosy in wool
Love both the skirt and the music choice for the “just bathed dramatic dog antics” 😂
Wauw its really cool with the lacing in the front !!!
Omg i replied an alternative to the dress worn underneath the skirts being leotard style tops and it just hit me how much id love watching you make some leotard tops that snap or velcro or whatever closed at the crotch lol
I love all your ideas. The skirt with suspenders is so,so lovely. I relate your craziness doing and explaining things xx
Just found your channel and love everything about this project. I have never put in a zipper (I’m a newbie at sewing) but I dread putting one in. So I completely relate to avoiding zippers if I can.
The skirt turned out so well!! I love it! I was thinking instead of snaps, you could use hook and eye tape like for bras and just do a few columns of hooks and eyes to make it easily adjustable without having to move the snaps.
I always wash fabric before I put it in my stash. That way I can be spontaneous and not have to wait for Washing. I always enjoy the washing and folding my new fabric too! 🙂🎉
You go, good thing I got more than one comfy hoodie dress; my imidate response, with a look of glee, was to make another one.
They're fun and you look comfy in them, so why not?
Very different to see you in brown but it’s beautiful 🤩 love the pockets, love the pinafore version, love to see the lacing
Looks absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for this long-anticipated tutorial!
Why haven't I made a split side skirt yet? I want one so much! Also re: the pile - I heard someone say/I read somewhere that if you are going to wear something again its fine to put it back with your other clothes. Its not going to "contaminate" them or anything its fine! Sometimes I do that and yes I do still have a pile anyways 😂😂
So pretty! Ruffles are a great idea.
I think having the eyelets on the front is perfect for woven, thicker fabrics and the ties to bind might work better on thinner fabric.
personally i think some lavenderish-purple thing could be worn with light brown boots.
I loved the reversed skirt, looks so pretty.
A pirate shirt would look perfect with that skirt. It turned out so perfect and looks really good with the boots
So pretty! And a very close game of thread chicken.
In the winter I can usually get three wearings of my clothes as long as I'm not cleaning in them or going to the office, but Los Angeles summers without air conditioning means they get gross in one wearing no matter how little physical work I do.
Appreciation for your subtitling. As well as sewing awesomeness and delightful dog.