Can I just say that I super appreciate seeing someone else out there who is massively productive only once the sun goes down? Like, it's actually quite encouraging to me that you are unapologetically nocturnal and make it work for you. Also, That shot purple/pink silk that you made the sash out of? MMMMMM, so deliciously pretty!!!
My cat, Quinn the Indigenous Person (see Manfred Man), comes to sit in my lap when he hears your voice. He knows that I don't do stuff when you are on. I actually pause and listen. (I think the 'wand' looks more like Dr. Who's screwdriver...)
Nearly spat out my tea when I thought I heard someone wanted to vagazzle a butterfly dress. Potatoes in ears clearly but a good laugh at the start of the day.....
The Watson fabrics and the double sided pink underneath it would make a great Neapolitan outfit, thinking of ice cream dresses... And the purple fabric for those sashes? Stunning.
Thanks again for a fun chatty video. I’m listening to Mercedes Lackey’s Tales of the 500 Kingdoms series in between taking care of my newborn son. Your videos keep me company while feeding.
I am new to costume making, but old to sewing. My Mom said I've been sewing since I could hold the thread up and say 'Fred it please Mommy'. My daughter got me into costuming to help her with her costumes for NDK, their group is Costume Ninjas. Back in 2018 She talked me into going with her to a conference in Denver and said 'Mom you should make yourself a costume'. So I did! I called it a Peasant Wise Women costume. It was inspired by a character in 'The Land' book series by Aleron Kong, Father of America LitRpg. This year I was intrigued by Bernidette Banner thus leading me to you. I would really like to learn how to make stays and corsets for more mature and voluptuous ladies.
I think for the pockets, it was dumpster fire in 2020, Bernie in 2021, and then the raccoon this year. I love the Keanu one. The dino purses are fun. I'm jealous of your silk stash. They're so pretty.
Glad you're feeling better. Wow! From previous videos I did not realize just how large your thread cabinet is; thanks for explaining why it won't fit underneath your table so that people like me won't suggest that again. Bedazzling the butterfly outfit sounds like fun. I've enjoyed watching you clean up your stuff, refold, reorganize, get stuff done...I keep hoping your industriousness will help me overcome my procrastination, but so far...
I've had fun watching all the small projects! Sometimes it's hard for me to remember that my small wins are in fact wins, and seeing all your small project wins is reminding me. Also, a fabric manipulation sample video/vlog sounds lovely.
Okay, so regarding both draping and fabric manipulation, I suggest looking into the work of Madam Gres. She did incredible work in those areas. The Yellow Night Dress book reminds me of a written version of what Abby does with the acquisitions for her collection that she shares on her channel. Your dino-basket-handbags are super cute. :) Your pattern weights flooping about everywhere seems to bug you. May I suggest a dollar store style mini-basket? Watching you plow through these projects was so super satisfying! Looking forward to the fan and watching the 18th century be reborn. :)
Those lightbulb safety pins make great stitch markers for knitting or crochet. They're particularly great because they're cheap and easy to interchange charms onto to distinguish which marker marks your beginning of round when knitting in the round. I know you got a blanket kit at some point (stitch markers can help you keep track of repeats, even if the pattern doesn't tell you they're necessary)... so maybe you'll get back into knitting and progress to making knitted accessories for your period outfits or knitted/crocheted accents depending on the time period. I know my gran had crocheted collars from her mom... so 1920s or earlier.
The last video and this one motivated me to go through my own things -craft, clothing and general thing owned- to help clean out my tiny house. I feel like we are body-doubling or buddy-systeming though the things on the list. I love these chaos blogs for that because it feels like shared time with a crafty friend who appreciates doing the other things that aren't a project. Dupioni is one of my favourite fabrics. I will hear no comments on how I shouldn't use it for what time frame.
What kind of tiny house? My husband and I lived in a 250 sq ft pool house for a couple of years and upgraded to a 36ft 5th wheel. We love it. I agree about the small projects. These videos are motivating me to work on mine.
I didn't know silk envy was a thing....well now I do lol. I adore every piece you have. Especially that blue you can't stand ...I hope you find a good home for it because it's dreamy and will become something amazing in someone's life.
I am here for all the small jobs. I think February must trigger some kind of nesting instinct, because I had to declutter and rearrange my sewing space last week too. It's soooo nice to have things tidied up and organized; I'm feeling inspired again! Just need to figure out some projects to use up my
In the knitting community, we have a "thing" called Finish It February, where you pull out your UFOs and work on them (or decide you're not going to finish them and you're now allowed to use that yarn for something else). It's not something that I personally have ever felt compelled to do, but a lot of people enjoy it and find it very productive. I don't know what it is about February, though.
I'm weird, I actually LOVE dupioni! The texture is really cool and honestly I find it easier to work with than other silks. So I will be cheering you on in your dupioni creations!!!
Wicker Darling bags!! I have Chorizo the sausage dog and I love him. I was SO SO SO tempted by Charlotte but I couldn't justify the cost. (they also make me excited because Wicker Darling is based in Melbourne which is where I am! always a nice shout out to hear you like Aussie businesses 😊😊😊)
The Cheshire cat fabric would make a great Colleen Atwood style Alice in wonderland dress and the mauve grey stripe taffeta reminds me of a dress from the Anna Karena Film with Kiera Knightly.
Back when I was teaching middle school, I picked up a black and jewel-toned wool jacket that I just loved from Value Village. I was then simultaneously horrified and amused to have one of my little pubescent cherubs ask me, "Did you shoot the couch?" The "this feels like a couch to me" comment had me giggling.
There'a also a pattern book for origami-style fabric manipulation by Tomoko Nakamichi called Pattern Magic and it's just *chef's kiss*, there's three of them and I'm itching to get them based on the few pinterest images I've seen people attempt from that book
I decided to reorganize my bookshelves (.... again) and remembered putting this video in my queue 👀 There's no better way to motivate yourself to clean than watching other people getting stuff done 💪
Currently on the last stage of sewing gathering stitches into 10 metres of ruffles (well, ruufles-in-potential) for the petticoat to go under a Natural Form era gown...it's getting tedious, thank you for your company x
Enjoy listening to you. Keep watching and catching new ideas from you. I'm working on several projects I'm knitting a diamond cardigan, painted honeycomb shawl. 2 different quilt tops I'm mostly stitching by hand 1inch diamond triangle and 1/4inch by 2 and a half inches stripes. Around the world quilt, a corset and old time bloomers
Not me always drooling over gorgeous fabrics that I couldn’t ever use but still want lol. There’s a lot less possibility in menswear 😞 though one day maybe I’ll be brave enough to try some 18th century stuff.
My dad is a builder so when he saw all the little gadgets and gizmos I needed for sewing he got me this amazing chest of tiny drawers that are designed for nails and screws, and a small carryable drawer box which made life so much better so the box is what I need most of the time but the scary tool box is sorted out so I don't lose things like buttons and for things like boning etc that comes on a roll, I use a dowel rod that you can twist and it makes longer that i keep them on, you know the ones people use as shoe rails or to hang their shopping on in the car - it keeps things neat which for a sewing room is a miracle - well neater have you ever seen the ellen terrys lady macbeth dress - john singer sargeant painted her in it, but they restored it so you can look at the fabric and the beetle wings just for lechery
awesome job on the cleanout . suggestion= for drawers , make yourself some dividers, for alot of the little bits & bobs, grab yourself a tackle box, works great for hook & eyes, buttons & such. lovely episode, Happy belated Valentines
I have massive envy of your fabric stash! I've got 3 yards of an aqua dupioni that I'm hoping to use sparingly in a bustle dress (and maybe a corset if I'm super careful). Silk (and most wool and linen to be honest) generally isn't in my sewing budget. I've been enjoying seeing your fabrics.
When you were talking about different options for Halloween dresses, the solution seemed simple to me: Halloween => Frankendress! (Or, more accurately, Frankenstein’s Monster-Dress).
The first thing i thought upon seeing your dinosaur bags was peewees big adventure. Would make a fun period gown cosplay situation. Grey/white bustle gown with red accents and dinosaur bags? 😂
The Olympics have been amazing, as per usual. Nathan Chen though. And Mikaela Shiffrin has been so courageous and dignified, despite the difficulties she's faced. AND ERIN JACKSON!! Love all the stories that go along with the athletes! This video was very satisfying (and your silks are very shiney!). Thank you for your work--hope you have a good week.
Elphaba’s dress looks almost like silk felting in places. It’s fascinating. Edit: Nuno Felting it’s called nuno felting. 🤦🏼♀️ I kept spelling it in ways that are so wrong. Anyway it’s the strange spiderweb layers with texture shapes and colors on her bodice, and, sleeves. The skirt I’m no help at all. But look at silk felting it’s fabric manipulation, fabric creation, and magic
Hey it's my friend Noel! I just really enjoy how comfy and casual your videos are :) and the satisfying white board action is great! Plus stash organizing :) The pockets!!! And omg the wicker purses!!!!!
Hey Noelle, I'm nearly finished with my new single, I have 1 and 1/2pages left, and I have 2 days off this week so I will be streaming on Wednesday night, I'm currently listening to Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson, very good read, and very intriguing, too.
This was exactly what I needed today. Just some chill time with Noelle after a long day. With checking things off and time lapses with fun music. I am also in between big projects. Cleaned off my table, dusted out my sewing machine, did some knitting and sewed some french seams on my first ever french seam project (a sleeveless shift for historybounding) while watching this. I also realised this week that I have come to a point (again) where my storage space for historical clothes is too small for all the things I have made. It feels like I don't make a lot, but the space it takes to storage all the things says otherwise. (It's not a lot-a lot, but relative to the space I have.)
About the book situation ... "Having no more shelf space is no reason to stop buying books!" I think it was a tee-shirt or pillow I saw in a catalog...I'm thinking of graphing it for thread count 😹! Also "It's not hoarding if it's books"! 😸
I’d love to see you bedazzle your butterfly dress tbh… Amazon is to convenient to boycott … I currently have Bernadette’s book on order from them and am super excited about getting it cause I’m wanting to improve my sewing and also would totally watch you sewing your kit stuff and just giving us some lovely chatter
Honestly, being able to boycott them is absolutely a privilege. I manage to do it a lot of the time, but it takes a lot of money, time, and energy and I don't know that it's best spent on this.
Thank you for another great video. Glad to hear you’re enjoying Discovery of Witches. I’m half way through Book of Life, the final book in the trilogy, and can definitely say that the books are far better than the series. The series is good but it’s focus is different and it is just not as rich in characters, descriptions, etc. it’s definitely twilight for adults but, as a medievalist and archaeologist, it’s caught me. The whole ancient manuscript was too interesting and is making me miss my paleography classes. If you want a slightly different but still fantasy meets medieval I can recommend Katherine Kurtz’s Deryni novels. Personally may move on to The Wheel of Time novels next as I’ve been watching the series and have a lot of questions. It also reminds me of the Deryni novels. Will definitely be interested in your ventures into fabric manipulation. Was wondering if embroidery or beading would play a part in the effects? GoT had fantastic embroidery creating some of its costume illusions. Do embroidery machines allow for the addition of beads or sequins?
I did seam ripping & reconstructive piecework for a pocket whilst watching this. I enjoy this series very much, and find it inspiring to do my own "round to it's" (which I picture as a circle with the words "to it" inside).... heh heh
I do like just spending time with you as you chat :) Agree that the Discovery of Witches books are better than the TV series (I got annoyed with the second series because they mucked around with the sequence of events... and I've read/listened to the trilogy a few times). Take care! Cx
Productive week for you! I’m coming off night shifts so my sleep is even more messed up than usual and have to switch to early shift tomorrow for 2 days then back to nights next week, so foresee some zombie times and no sewing for the next week or two. After 33 years of sewing experience, I’m just learning to sew knits. Which have always been a bit daunting and very much out of my comfort zone. Of course my first project used bamboo jersey, which is gorgeous, but not exactly a great option when you’ve never sewn knits before. But I’m very much a “throw myself into the deep end “ kind of person, so I’m sure it will work out fine. I’ve also just inherited an overlocker; again, something I’ve never used. Am watching lots of videos to learn and will probably try to book some lessons in the near future once I’m no longer in zombie mode
When I did the lessons most of it was experimenting. Buy different colours for all your threads so you can track them then run with scraps. Play with all the tensions see what happens if the needle is too tight or too loose. Same with loopers. Also try different types and weight of fabric. Once you have played for a while start trying to balance your stitches. Mostly it just takes time and practice!
I'm glad you're enjoying Discovery of Witches!
It's like you're nesting in preparation for a new arrival. The metaphor is so pertinent. You are obviously creatively gestating your next project!
I feel that in my bones.
More than one dress is certainly fun
Small project bonanza is great! Its a lot of fun to watch bitsy things. Gets that validation of small tasks being finished
Ok, so the brightest pink known to man would be a great bustle Barbie dress🤩
Extreme Bobbin Chicken Winner!
Wow! I love that blue and purple striped fabric! It is so bright!!!
Hooray for chatty chaos vlogs to keep me company while I knit!
I too love the chaos and mental and physical ordering there of sometimes it’s so good to sweep the mental corners. Keep on keeping on
I love the Discovery of Witches books.
Can I just say that I super appreciate seeing someone else out there who is massively productive only once the sun goes down? Like, it's actually quite encouraging to me that you are unapologetically nocturnal and make it work for you.
Also, That shot purple/pink silk that you made the sash out of? MMMMMM, so deliciously pretty!!!
As someone with a lot of side bosom as well, I laughed so hard at “into the world.” Thank you Noelle
I love the reader for The Discovery of Witches. It's a really good series. Enjoy!!!
I like how cozy your videos are and I miss it cause I didn't have time to watch them but now I do and I'm so happy!
I like the butterfly dress!
The Saree would make a stunning Regency dress.
Those dinosaur bags are so cute 😍
I LOVE that fabric you hate that they sent you that you didn't order. Exactly my daughters colors, so pretty!
Winning bobbin chicken makes me inexplicably happy!
My cat, Quinn the Indigenous Person (see Manfred Man), comes to sit in my lap when he hears your voice. He knows that I don't do stuff when you are on. I actually pause and listen. (I think the 'wand' looks more like Dr. Who's screwdriver...)
Awwww
Nearly spat out my tea when I thought I heard someone wanted to vagazzle a butterfly dress. Potatoes in ears clearly but a good laugh at the start of the day.....
Beeeeeeee jazzle
Winning bobbin chicken is the best!!
I'm absolutely loving the chaos vlogs. I live vicariously through you with your fabric stash. I've never had the patience to sew, but I love fabrics!
Having a quiet day for the 1st time in awhile and binging some video ❤ I missed your chaos lol thank you for sharing
Oh look , squirrel LOL! You're motivating me to do some tidying/clearing out. Thankyou!
The Watson fabrics and the double sided pink underneath it would make a great Neapolitan outfit, thinking of ice cream dresses... And the purple fabric for those sashes? Stunning.
A friend of mine who just retired from the SF Opera costume shop calls those crescents bust bananas!
Oh gods, that double faced chartreuse/red silk satin 😍 I'm getting strong Snow White's poisoned apple vibes 💚❤
Thanks again for a fun chatty video. I’m listening to Mercedes Lackey’s Tales of the 500 Kingdoms series in between taking care of my newborn son. Your videos keep me company while feeding.
I am new to costume making, but old to sewing. My Mom said I've been sewing since I could hold the thread up and say 'Fred it please Mommy'. My daughter got me into costuming to help her with her costumes for NDK, their group is Costume Ninjas. Back in 2018 She talked me into going with her to a conference in Denver and said 'Mom you should make yourself a costume'. So I did! I called it a Peasant Wise Women costume. It was inspired by a character in 'The Land' book series by Aleron Kong, Father of America LitRpg. This year I was intrigued by Bernidette Banner thus leading me to you. I would really like to learn how to make stays and corsets for more mature and voluptuous ladies.
Fabric manipulation with shock or ombred fabric is gorgeous xxxx
That’s an interesting idea! I’ll be stewing on that! Thanks!
Oh my goodness! You got the Dino bags (squeals), I love getting to hang out with you, thank you 😊
Really enjoyed watching this while puttering around my room! :)
I think for the pockets, it was dumpster fire in 2020, Bernie in 2021, and then the raccoon this year. I love the Keanu one.
The dino purses are fun.
I'm jealous of your silk stash. They're so pretty.
Hey Noelle,
I don't think I've seen your butterfly dress, bedazzling sounds fun! Glad you're feeling well. 😊
Love your chaos vlogs!
Glad you're feeling better. Wow! From previous videos I did not realize just how large your thread cabinet is; thanks for explaining why it won't fit underneath your table so that people like me won't suggest that again. Bedazzling the butterfly outfit sounds like fun. I've enjoyed watching you clean up your stuff, refold, reorganize, get stuff done...I keep hoping your industriousness will help me overcome my procrastination, but so far...
I've had fun watching all the small projects! Sometimes it's hard for me to remember that my small wins are in fact wins, and seeing all your small project wins is reminding me. Also, a fabric manipulation sample video/vlog sounds lovely.
Dinosaur handbags?!?! WOW! Thanks for sharing them.😍
Congratulations on winning bobbin chicken! Also, I got that fitting book for Christmas!
Okay, so regarding both draping and fabric manipulation, I suggest looking into the work of Madam Gres. She did incredible work in those areas.
The Yellow Night Dress book reminds me of a written version of what Abby does with the acquisitions for her collection that she shares on her channel.
Your dino-basket-handbags are super cute. :)
Your pattern weights flooping about everywhere seems to bug you. May I suggest a dollar store style mini-basket?
Watching you plow through these projects was so super satisfying! Looking forward to the fan and watching the 18th century be reborn. :)
Wicker dinosaur handbags?!?
I had no idea such a thing existed and now I can’t stop thinking about the possibilities!!!
Noelle I can see now why your pockets are backed up lol
Right there with you!
Christine is such a sweetheart.
I agree!
I love just hanging out with you.... Thank you for the company.
Those lightbulb safety pins make great stitch markers for knitting or crochet. They're particularly great because they're cheap and easy to interchange charms onto to distinguish which marker marks your beginning of round when knitting in the round. I know you got a blanket kit at some point (stitch markers can help you keep track of repeats, even if the pattern doesn't tell you they're necessary)... so maybe you'll get back into knitting and progress to making knitted accessories for your period outfits or knitted/crocheted accents depending on the time period. I know my gran had crocheted collars from her mom... so 1920s or earlier.
The last video and this one motivated me to go through my own things -craft, clothing and general thing owned- to help clean out my tiny house. I feel like we are body-doubling or buddy-systeming though the things on the list. I love these chaos blogs for that because it feels like shared time with a crafty friend who appreciates doing the other things that aren't a project.
Dupioni is one of my favourite fabrics. I will hear no comments on how I shouldn't use it for what time frame.
SAME
Absolutely yes on all counts!
What kind of tiny house? My husband and I lived in a 250 sq ft pool house for a couple of years and upgraded to a 36ft 5th wheel. We love it. I agree about the small projects. These videos are motivating me to work on mine.
Seeing your fabric hoard makes me feel a lot less guilty about my fabric stash.😄
I was beginning to worry about you..had noticed you haven't posted..glad you're okay
I didn't know silk envy was a thing....well now I do lol. I adore every piece you have. Especially that blue you can't stand ...I hope you find a good home for it because it's dreamy and will become something amazing in someone's life.
I too have to finish my 2020 dumpster fire pocket. lol
I am here for all the small jobs. I think February must trigger some kind of nesting instinct, because I had to declutter and rearrange my sewing space last week too. It's soooo nice to have things tidied up and organized; I'm feeling inspired again! Just need to figure out some projects to use up my
In the knitting community, we have a "thing" called Finish It February, where you pull out your UFOs and work on them (or decide you're not going to finish them and you're now allowed to use that yarn for something else). It's not something that I personally have ever felt compelled to do, but a lot of people enjoy it and find it very productive. I don't know what it is about February, though.
These vlog are giving me the push I need to organize "some" (aka a mess stuffed into several tote bags) of my sewing supplies. Thank you!
I completely envious of your silk stash!!!! Just beautiful! 26:05 & 26:41: stunning!
I love these small project videos! It's very inspiring to see you tackle these and it makes me side-eye my own list of "maintenance" sewing projects 😅
I'm weird, I actually LOVE dupioni! The texture is really cool and honestly I find it easier to work with than other silks. So I will be cheering you on in your dupioni creations!!!
I do, too. I love the texture!
I love the texture of dupioni as well! I'm not a sewist so I have no idea what it's like to work with, but I think it's really gorgeous.
Wicker Darling bags!! I have Chorizo the sausage dog and I love him. I was SO SO SO tempted by Charlotte but I couldn't justify the cost.
(they also make me excited because Wicker Darling is based in Melbourne which is where I am! always a nice shout out to hear you like Aussie businesses 😊😊😊)
You talked about your Dino bags and Jurassic Park and then I got an ad for the new Jurassic World movie lol
The Cheshire cat fabric would make a great Colleen Atwood style Alice in wonderland dress and the mauve grey stripe taffeta reminds me of a dress from the Anna Karena Film with Kiera Knightly.
Small project bonanza is awesome! ❤
The dino wicker purses are AMAZING! I so appreciate how you keep a white board for organizing your to-do projects. I'm inspired!
Back when I was teaching middle school, I picked up a black and jewel-toned wool jacket that I just loved from Value Village. I was then simultaneously horrified and amused to have one of my little pubescent cherubs ask me, "Did you shoot the couch?" The "this feels like a couch to me" comment had me giggling.
This is how I destash too... Only get rid of one fabric in the end. lol I really like that purple stripe fabric that you hate though 😂
In our house, we call the buttockal region the booty. It was educational seeing how you fixed this style of removable booty.
I love your vlogs. It's like a chat with a friend.
...perfect to watch whilst hand stitching bindings!
I am really just hoping you make a watermelon type dress out of that green and pink fabric. February was okay, I crocheted a hat, it was fine.
I love that storage idea for hooks and eyes!
When you first showed the “musketeer outfit”, I mis-read/heard it as “Mouseketeer outfit”. 🤣
80 degrees C???? Lol, I assume and sincerely hope you meant F. The chaos blog is helping me get my tuchis off the couch and plan some sewing :)
Hahahahahaha I do!!
The clear four sided spice jar storage good idea. Space saving for the organized random thingies.
Keep your fabric; get some of those space saver bags that you use your vacuum to suck the air out.
xoxo's Sandie
Why keep fabric I don’t want?
@@Costuming_Drama No! The fabric that you want to keep; it will take up less space so that you can buy more fabric :P
The teal and red and the purple taffeta (?) are giving me real crystalpunk vibes
There'a also a pattern book for origami-style fabric manipulation by Tomoko Nakamichi called Pattern Magic and it's just *chef's kiss*, there's three of them and I'm itching to get them based on the few pinterest images I've seen people attempt from that book
Oh yes, I think I have a couple of them!
Yeah! The CHAOS vlog! also known as how many different words can be substituted for two body parts throughout the first few minutes of a video, lol
I decided to reorganize my bookshelves (.... again) and remembered putting this video in my queue 👀 There's no better way to motivate yourself to clean than watching other people getting stuff done 💪
I love seeing you clean out and your reasoning behind things. I can't wait to see the next one, and your next big project ♥️
I enjoy your chaos blogs. Who of us don't have our chaos days/weeks/years, right?
I love how you explain everything so clearly! The why's and why not. It is so helpful for us newbies to sewing!
Currently on the last stage of sewing gathering stitches into 10 metres of ruffles (well, ruufles-in-potential) for the petticoat to go under a Natural Form era gown...it's getting tedious, thank you for your company x
Enjoy listening to you. Keep watching and catching new ideas from you. I'm working on several projects I'm knitting a diamond cardigan, painted honeycomb shawl. 2 different quilt tops I'm mostly stitching by hand 1inch diamond triangle and 1/4inch by 2 and a half inches stripes. Around the world quilt, a corset and old time bloomers
Not me always drooling over gorgeous fabrics that I couldn’t ever use but still want lol. There’s a lot less possibility in menswear 😞 though one day maybe I’ll be brave enough to try some 18th century stuff.
Linings are a good place to secretly hide some gorgeous fabric that is all for you!!
My dad is a builder so when he saw all the little gadgets and gizmos I needed for sewing he got me this amazing chest of tiny drawers that are designed for nails and screws, and a small carryable drawer box which made life so much better
so the box is what I need most of the time but the scary tool box is sorted out so I don't lose things like buttons
and for things like boning etc that comes on a roll, I use a dowel rod that you can twist and it makes longer that i keep them on, you know the ones people use as shoe rails or to hang their shopping on in the car - it keeps things neat which for a sewing room is a miracle - well neater
have you ever seen the ellen terrys lady macbeth dress - john singer sargeant painted her in it, but they restored it so you can look at the fabric and the beetle wings just for lechery
Aren't dads great!
And thanks for the Ellen Terry story. I'm always looking at her photos to see if I see a resemblance lol
Ellen Terry rocked some amazing costumes!
awesome job on the cleanout . suggestion= for drawers , make yourself some dividers, for alot of the little bits & bobs, grab yourself a tackle box, works great for hook & eyes, buttons & such. lovely episode, Happy belated Valentines
I have massive envy of your fabric stash! I've got 3 yards of an aqua dupioni that I'm hoping to use sparingly in a bustle dress (and maybe a corset if I'm super careful). Silk (and most wool and linen to be honest) generally isn't in my sewing budget. I've been enjoying seeing your fabrics.
When you were talking about different options for Halloween dresses, the solution seemed simple to me: Halloween => Frankendress! (Or, more accurately, Frankenstein’s Monster-Dress).
The first thing i thought upon seeing your dinosaur bags was peewees big adventure. Would make a fun period gown cosplay situation. Grey/white bustle gown with red accents and dinosaur bags? 😂
The Olympics have been amazing, as per usual. Nathan Chen though. And Mikaela Shiffrin has been so courageous and dignified, despite the difficulties she's faced. AND ERIN JACKSON!! Love all the stories that go along with the athletes! This video was very satisfying (and your silks are very shiney!). Thank you for your work--hope you have a good week.
Your absolute chaos vlog was great company while I added beads to the trim I plan on putting on my 1890s bodice.
As always, always so inspiring. And I can't wait to get to work myself. I just have to take the rest of the day off.
Elphaba’s dress looks almost like silk felting in places. It’s fascinating.
Edit: Nuno Felting it’s called nuno felting. 🤦🏼♀️ I kept spelling it in ways that are so wrong. Anyway it’s the strange spiderweb layers with texture shapes and colors on her bodice, and, sleeves. The skirt I’m no help at all. But look at silk felting it’s fabric manipulation, fabric creation, and magic
Hey it's my friend Noel! I just really enjoy how comfy and casual your videos are :) and the satisfying white board action is great! Plus stash organizing :)
The pockets!!! And omg the wicker purses!!!!!
Hey Noelle, I'm nearly finished with my new single, I have 1 and 1/2pages left, and I have 2 days off this week so I will be streaming on Wednesday night, I'm currently listening to Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson, very good read, and very intriguing, too.
This was exactly what I needed today. Just some chill time with Noelle after a long day. With checking things off and time lapses with fun music.
I am also in between big projects. Cleaned off my table, dusted out my sewing machine, did some knitting and sewed some french seams on my first ever french seam project (a sleeveless shift for historybounding) while watching this.
I also realised this week that I have come to a point (again) where my storage space for historical clothes is too small for all the things I have made. It feels like I don't make a lot, but the space it takes to storage all the things says otherwise. (It's not a lot-a lot, but relative to the space I have.)
IT TAKES SO MUCH SPACE!!
About the book situation ... "Having no more shelf space is no reason to stop buying books!" I think it was a tee-shirt or pillow I saw in a catalog...I'm thinking of graphing it for thread count 😹! Also "It's not hoarding if it's books"! 😸
I’d love to see you bedazzle your butterfly dress tbh… Amazon is to convenient to boycott … I currently have Bernadette’s book on order from them and am super excited about getting it cause I’m wanting to improve my sewing and also would totally watch you sewing your kit stuff and just giving us some lovely chatter
Honestly, being able to boycott them is absolutely a privilege. I manage to do it a lot of the time, but it takes a lot of money, time, and energy and I don't know that it's best spent on this.
Happy valentines Day
Happy Friendship Day!
I'm so glad you are better now, Noel.
Thank you! Happy valentines to you too!
@@Costuming_Drama 😁
That blue purple grey stripey fabric could be used for a Gilded Age dress
I mean, that’s everything from 1870-1900 which is basically 90% of what I make so yes, that was the plan 🤣. I just don’t know if I love it.
@@Costuming_Drama LOL well yes, but I was thinking of a certain dress from the HBO show. If you end up not wanting it, I could make it a good home ☺️
Thank you for another great video. Glad to hear you’re enjoying Discovery of Witches. I’m half way through Book of Life, the final book in the trilogy, and can definitely say that the books are far better than the series. The series is good but it’s focus is different and it is just not as rich in characters, descriptions, etc. it’s definitely twilight for adults but, as a medievalist and archaeologist, it’s caught me. The whole ancient manuscript was too interesting and is making me miss my paleography classes. If you want a slightly different but still fantasy meets medieval I can recommend Katherine Kurtz’s Deryni novels. Personally may move on to The Wheel of Time novels next as I’ve been watching the series and have a lot of questions. It also reminds me of the Deryni novels.
Will definitely be interested in your ventures into fabric manipulation. Was wondering if embroidery or beading would play a part in the effects? GoT had fantastic embroidery creating some of its costume illusions. Do embroidery machines allow for the addition of beads or sequins?
I did seam ripping & reconstructive piecework for a pocket whilst watching this.
I enjoy this series very much, and find it inspiring to do my own "round to it's" (which I picture as a circle with the words "to it" inside).... heh heh
I used to have a keychain that was a little circle of wood that said, “TO IT” on it!
I do like just spending time with you as you chat :)
Agree that the Discovery of Witches books are better than the TV series (I got annoyed with the second series because they mucked around with the sequence of events... and I've read/listened to the trilogy a few times). Take care! Cx
On discovery of witches- hurry through season 1 and pay for peacock or whatever for a month - you will love season 2!!! Costumes galore!!
Productive week for you! I’m coming off night shifts so my sleep is even more messed up than usual and have to switch to early shift tomorrow for 2 days then back to nights next week, so foresee some zombie times and no sewing for the next week or two.
After 33 years of sewing experience, I’m just learning to sew knits. Which have always been a bit daunting and very much out of my comfort zone. Of course my first project used bamboo jersey, which is gorgeous, but not exactly a great option when you’ve never sewn knits before. But I’m very much a “throw myself into the deep end “ kind of person, so I’m sure it will work out fine. I’ve also just inherited an overlocker; again, something I’ve never used. Am watching lots of videos to learn and will probably try to book some lessons in the near future once I’m no longer in zombie mode
When I did the lessons most of it was experimenting. Buy different colours for all your threads so you can track them then run with scraps. Play with all the tensions see what happens if the needle is too tight or too loose. Same with loopers. Also try different types and weight of fabric. Once you have played for a while start trying to balance your stitches. Mostly it just takes time and practice!