I Wanna Make this Dress I Saw in a Video Game

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  • GOOD DAY, traveler! For about 6 months now, I've had this dress stuck in my head and it's had an absolute chokehold on me. It's from the game "Plague Tale: Requiem", and aside from glorious ratnadoes, it also boasts some seriously whimsical NPC's. This lady in particular is a florist? I think? ANYWHO, since I was craving some sewing (weird I know), I figured this would be the perfect dress to spend a couple days making! Or at least... it started out as a dress, hehe.
    I frankenstein'd some patterns together, assumed my floor troll position, got drooled on by my cat, chatted about landscaping and the Sims for way too long, and generally had a grand ol' time.
    Please enjoy!
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro
    01:11 The Video Game
    03:30 The Dress
    07:48 Unnecessary Thrift Store Purchases
    08:38 Making the Bodice
    09:32 Skirt Time bay-bee
    16:03 Sleeves!
    18:42 Thread Spool things
    19:26 Apron
    22:28 The Reveal
    23:00 Wrap-Up & Bloopz
    Patreon: / rachelmaksy
    Insta: / rachel.maksy
    TikTok: @rachelmaksy
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  • @rachelmaksy
    @rachelmaksy  ปีที่แล้ว +1197

    hi friends!!!! ye olde captions are out for transcription and shall be up later this evening!

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Hi Rachel,
      Those cute little 'trinkets' are hand spindles from back when people wove their own fabric. Women would keep them attached to their belts or in pockets. & every time they got a few free seconds they would spin wool. To turn into thread that they used to make fabric.

    • @Bellinha2812
      @Bellinha2812 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hey, Rachel, Shannon from "Shannon makes" made a Victorian Miss Frizzle, based on one of your videos. I think you'll love it 😘

    • @samanthakessel7285
      @samanthakessel7285 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where did you get those linen pants? I love those....

    • @sundownsahara
      @sundownsahara ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Your hair and outfit in the beginning of this video are amazing!

    • @sarah-phillips
      @sarah-phillips ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Whoo! I hope Costa Rica was glorious. And my daughter will be thrilled to hear another use the phrase "smooth brained."

  • @AmandaNievi
    @AmandaNievi ปีที่แล้ว +5498

    Every time I see Rachel apologizing for the content she's putting out I just want to enter my screen and *gently* shake her saying "we watch your content for YOU!!!!!". Bc honestly I'd be here even if it was for a video of Rachel eating cereal.

    • @emilymaeflower93
      @emilymaeflower93 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +

    • @dianathemagnificent
      @dianathemagnificent ปีที่แล้ว +129

      Yes exactly! ‘gently and lovingly shaking the apologies out of Rachel Maksy’ is a very real feeling😂❤

    • @mandymckk
      @mandymckk ปีที่แล้ว +82

      This is kind of my ideal type of content for that exact reason. Less complicated project=more hangout/chill vibes

    • @Saskatchetooner
      @Saskatchetooner ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I bought a brand new machine and it took two weeks to build the nerve to use it 😅

    • @LadyDragonious
      @LadyDragonious ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hard same! Though without the chewing noises.....😂

  • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
    @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 ปีที่แล้ว +2050

    Those cute little trinkets are hand spindles from back when people wove their own fabric. Women would keep them attached to their belts or in pockets. & every time they got a few free seconds they would spin wool. To turn into thread that they used to make fabric.

    • @janiexoxo
      @janiexoxo ปีที่แล้ว +129

      My housemate still uses drop spindles

    • @DrinkYourNailPolish
      @DrinkYourNailPolish ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I was wondering what those were. Thank you :)

    • @atate43
      @atate43 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I have one! Super fun even though I’m not the best at spinning on it!

    • @ashfordwyrd7458
      @ashfordwyrd7458 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I was thinking they were bobbins for lace making.

    • @pattheplanter
      @pattheplanter ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I wonder if she is meant to be a spinster?

  • @lilavangrieken
    @lilavangrieken ปีที่แล้ว +585

    I couldn't relate more, "the truly exciting thing about sewing is that no matter how many times you've done something, there's always a chance that you've completely f*cked it," I cried

    • @HyperWolf
      @HyperWolf ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I started sewing a few years ago and I was always so disheartened when I’d cut 2 of the same side instead of a right and a left, or I’d sew something and spot a mistake. I actually stopped sewing for a very long time. This reinforces what I tried to tell myself, that those mistakes are absolutely normal and to give it another go. 😊
      Basically, I relate too.

    • @amberculph3419
      @amberculph3419 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I am sewing a corset as I watch this and IMMEDIATELY after I sewed a strap into a seam, she said that 😅

  • @kujaleonhart
    @kujaleonhart ปีที่แล้ว +711

    Please please Lord make more costumes based on random NPC’s from historically inspired games. I love this.

    • @melissapatterson3218
      @melissapatterson3218 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Seriously, yes
      This
      Please

    • @sparrow9328
      @sparrow9328 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh my lord yes!!!!

    • @lorde_spooky
      @lorde_spooky 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I'd love to see her do some RDR2 inspired clothing. There's some fabulous fashion choices in that game.

    • @user-jf4gb2kb6v
      @user-jf4gb2kb6v 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      it's such a concept

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ABSOLUTELY diggin it

  • @CourtneyCoulson
    @CourtneyCoulson ปีที่แล้ว +517

    As a professional seamstress of 10+ years, I will admit, there are a lot of times I yell at the screen "Rachel, what are you doing?!" But it's fascinating to see the solutions a complete outsider comes up with and you'd never know given the great end results.

    • @Colin.Smith.Pianist
      @Colin.Smith.Pianist ปีที่แล้ว +53

      That's my fear about posting new content lol, "what would Bernadette say"

    • @SpiderboyN2Jesus
      @SpiderboyN2Jesus ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh hey! Fancy meeting you here! I didn't know you also watch Rachel Maksy!
      I feel the same way watching her videos, lol 😅. I've also be sewing semi-professionally for over 10 years, lol. But I enjoy her chaos; it's so much fun--especially seeing her joy when her crazy journeys are completed 😆.

    • @lucygresham3012
      @lucygresham3012 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd be happy to even know how to set up a sewing machine xx

    • @SpiderboyN2Jesus
      @SpiderboyN2Jesus ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lucygresham3012 if you mean threading it, most have pictures you can follow. And most machines are pretty similar, too. You'd be surprised how much you can find on TH-cam. You can probably find even more on Google, but you might have to do some reading, it you go that route 😅.

    • @lucygresham3012
      @lucygresham3012 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SpiderboyN2Jesus see...i didn't even know it was called threading! I need many instructions lol xx

  • @manonjoliton5284
    @manonjoliton5284 ปีที่แล้ว +911

    Rachel Maksy in every video : "sorry i'm not doing anything amazing this week"
    Her followers : *totally amazed, in love and worshipping their goddess*

  • @danielleculler1495
    @danielleculler1495 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    Not gonna lie. The videos where you just make clothing for yourself are some of my faves. The capes. The cozy hobbit clothes. All time faves. 😁

    • @ka7271
      @ka7271 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes! 😃😃😃

    • @manuferguson6564
      @manuferguson6564 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      fact

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      could not agree more. it's exactly what inspires me

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Plant tips for those in need!
    -Cutting off dead, brown leaves helps your plant thrive so don’t be afraid to do it
    -Spritzing leaves can sometimes cause mold so water the soil
    -Check specific plant instructions but most like to be watered a lot at once then dry out
    -Rotate succulents so they don’t get “leggy”

    • @hflight8620
      @hflight8620 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      also when planting outside, water in the early morning or after sundown because watering mid-day causes the plants to boil alive in the sun!!

    • @fuglevesen
      @fuglevesen ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you have made me become a person who will find any information on how to take really good care of plants indeed

    • @falconlore9666
      @falconlore9666 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True you only sprits the leaves occasionally and for 2 main reasons, you should do it at night to keep the plant from getting sun burn. 1) to clean the leaves where you are wiping them down removing the moisture. 2) Foliar feeding, feeding liquid fertilizer directly though the leaves this can help maintain a soil balance for nutrients that may not balance well with other types of nutrients or to prevent excess amounts of that nutrient in the soil. Foliar feeding does not replace having good soil and fertilizing of the soil it is merely a supplement you do a few times a year to promote leaf growth.

    • @justaperson4656
      @justaperson4656 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In dark corners and for specific tropical plants, grow lights are your best friend! They'll make your plants perk up in a half hour or less

  • @bellablackmyth4748
    @bellablackmyth4748 ปีที่แล้ว +1110

    Idea for subcontent: Would you flip through your cute doodle journal of ideas? It’s always really fun to see you sketching your ideas!

    • @bookdragon7546
      @bookdragon7546 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Great idea! That would be so fun! It would make a nice filler video if she ever needs time to finish a project!

    • @crycowgirlcry
      @crycowgirlcry ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yesss

    • @ashleyharris6295
      @ashleyharris6295 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Also yes!!!! 🙏

    • @pricklyplant
      @pricklyplant ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also also yes!!🎉

    • @GwenC13
      @GwenC13 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!!

  • @maydayace5651
    @maydayace5651 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    Does anyone else just find it absolutely adorable whenever Nick pops in its to give Rachel food and snacks? I just sort of melt whenever Rachel blesses us to see that side of her life. 😊

    • @emilymaeflower93
      @emilymaeflower93 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Same. Gives me squishy love feelings for both of them ♡♡

    • @bluexwings
      @bluexwings ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think I missed that. Do you remember when he popped in? (I was multitasking while watching lol)

    • @maydayace5651
      @maydayace5651 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @bluexwings he was actually in the video twice. He helped her with punching the eyelets and then came up to the door in the background during the final reveal.

    • @Lousiannie
      @Lousiannie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bluexwings @ 23:34

  • @cisakubley757
    @cisakubley757 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    As a sewing professional the thing I want you to know is that I'm so heckin proud of you! Are you doing things the way I do things? Nope, and that's ok. Are you doing things the most efficient way? Not always, and that's also ok. You're making things! You're making wonderful, joyful things that are adorable and wearable and (i hope) you enjoy. There's never just one way to do a thing.
    You're making is absolute magic and brings so much joy. I cheer you on as you learn things and creatively problem solve. That's all sewing is. Keep being your incredible, fantastical self and please keep sharing your whimsy with the world.

  • @lynnsibley1172
    @lynnsibley1172 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I came here via Bernadette Banner, and while I appreciate the incredible detail and fine work she puts into her sewing, I very much relate to the "measure once cut twice" chaos style of Rachel's sewing. I feel seen.

  • @veniciak910
    @veniciak910 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Your "I wanted this thing, so I made it" kinda videos are my absolute favorites

  • @mikkurzhal7390
    @mikkurzhal7390 ปีที่แล้ว +764

    I am literally 51 seconds into the video, but I have to let you know:
    Rachel, my favorite videos of yours are the ones where you sew things you'd want to wear, and my go-to rewatch videos are your "prepping for autumn by sewing copious amounts of brown-colored clothing and at least one waistcoat" videos.
    The algorithm sent us here for chaotic sewing of cozy clothing, and that is what we crave.

    • @scythian6829
      @scythian6829 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same!!! I missed these sort of videos so much, they're my favorite and the only ones I keep re-watching.

    • @ps1hagridoufofcharacter
      @ps1hagridoufofcharacter ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yess! the cozy little crafts are what i live for. that mouse knight video was awesome

    • @hobbiegardengirl9162
      @hobbiegardengirl9162 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

    • @ka7271
      @ka7271 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!!! 😃😃😃

    • @JoDidntHearYou
      @JoDidntHearYou ปีที่แล้ว

      same and same!

  • @crylokrebs9552
    @crylokrebs9552 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I’m so mad Rachel didn’t say, “So I couldn’t LEAF it behind.” Rachel that was a perfect pun opportunity! It’s a friggin leaf mat.🍃

    • @krystelanderson5443
      @krystelanderson5443 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not me pausing the video and running to comments as I'm 13 days after video debut and was sure someone else was SHOcKed Rachel missed that pun opportunity yet got the 6 back one just a few beats later?!

    • @QueenShireen
      @QueenShireen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Thank you. :D

  • @Sirona279
    @Sirona279 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure those are drop spindles hanging from the flower lady’s belt. Love the dress, and I really like how Rachel went the two piece route with the bodice and skirt. It does make sense. 😊

    • @deborahrossi8963
      @deborahrossi8963 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Those are definitely drop spindles.

    • @tiffinylawrie
      @tiffinylawrie ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Came to the comments to make sure someone had said this

    • @carrietreder8474
      @carrietreder8474 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tiffinylawrieme too 😂😂😂😂

    • @thezaftigwendy
      @thezaftigwendy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just had to check that it had been said. It has. Our job is done!
      Also, do y'all also want desperately to teach Rachel to spin? I really want to teach Rachel to spin. Rachel, if you're EVER in South Texas, HIT ME UP!

  • @subtlefire7256
    @subtlefire7256 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    That feeling when you want to recreate a characters outfit, not even as cosplay, but just because you like it. Yes.

    • @RivLoveshine
      @RivLoveshine ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally me. I'd love to dress like Kirk Fogg (host of the game show Legends Of The Hidden Temple) because I just love the way the outfit looks. Not for cosplay reasons.

    • @commonvegetable
      @commonvegetable ปีที่แล้ว

      literally me and doctor strange. he just looks so comfy-cosy and stylish!!!! i can't wear that out of the house though... :(

    • @mikkurzhal7390
      @mikkurzhal7390 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Legit I have a file on my computer that's all just pictures of TV show clothing I want to make and basic sketches of seamline guesses.

    • @krose6451
      @krose6451 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. It can be a problem

  • @94x100karen
    @94x100karen ปีที่แล้ว +483

    "she's so bored, he's totally explaining how flat the Earth is" had me DEAD 😂
    Thanks Rachel, I was having the worst night and you just brightened it with your spirit, I love you and your content so much ❤

  • @mara.luthien
    @mara.luthien ปีที่แล้ว +79

    as a 3d character artist, i love this, someone that appreciates the details that take ages to do in 3d

  • @bloodbaymare
    @bloodbaymare ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I want more content of Rachel wandering around video games and finding aesthetic thingies to make. Here for it.

  • @cyborgtrexcorp
    @cyborgtrexcorp ปีที่แล้ว +329

    I audibly started chanting tea dye, tea dye! And then she brought out paint?! I’m so glad it turned out okay 😂

    • @Courterfly
      @Courterfly ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I was thinking coffee 😂

    • @ReignItAllIn
      @ReignItAllIn ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I was on the tea wagon with you

    • @k1tkat-kate
      @k1tkat-kate ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I legit just thought she was gonna pour coffee over it, but then I realized that would be a waste of coffee XD

    • @flamingteapot9464
      @flamingteapot9464 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I remember using tea to dye my sister's veil so it would blend with her pale gold wedding dress ( it was the 90's). It did not drip when rained on as I feared.

    • @BrenzerM
      @BrenzerM ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I nearly had a seizure when I saw the tin

  • @profawful
    @profawful ปีที่แล้ว +80

    23:36
    Nick: "𝘪 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴"
    Rachel: "ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ"
    fav part of the video

  • @darrahjones-reddy6100
    @darrahjones-reddy6100 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Rachel, you should get the Tudor Tailor, it's a book that goes patterns and history for that kind of stuff. Lots of bodices for you to make too!

  • @emilyrln
    @emilyrln ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "Do you ever feel yourself being really annoying add a person, but also not going to change?"
    Girl, you just described half of my existence 😂

  • @mechanicalfantasies
    @mechanicalfantasies ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The little spools/doodads/trinkets she has hanging from her waist are drop spindles, for spinning yarn from loose wool. I feel like you'd find it soothing to try. I always feel like a good little NPC when I use them at ren faire to make me look like I'm so authentic hahaha

    • @Rotten_Ralph
      @Rotten_Ralph ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I walk around and sit under trees knitting and sewing. I might need to add my drop spindle to my kit. I’m definitely the NPC

    • @debiapostol
      @debiapostol ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!!! They are more than trinkets, they would be hanging from every woman’s dress!

    • @KBish
      @KBish ปีที่แล้ว

      I caught that detail too. As much as Rachel likes working with wool (her hand felted critters) I agree that she might enjoy learning drop spindle. Keep up the great work! Loving this channel.

  • @Sydlynrowe
    @Sydlynrowe ปีที่แล้ว +65

    this outfit felt like you created new lore for the NPC, like you cosplayed her younger self when she first started

  • @syddlinden8966
    @syddlinden8966 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Honestly, I'm jealous of your ability to kinda just wing it with sewing and your stuff looks amazing. I am a perfectionist about it too the point of not seeing at all cause of the stress, and fit is still a mystery to me.
    Keep up the gremlin vibes if it's what works for you cause it is legit inspirational!

  • @MsLadyshooter0604
    @MsLadyshooter0604 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Okay…But a Rachel gaming channel is something I never knew it needed until today! ❤

  • @AnnieBellet
    @AnnieBellet ปีที่แล้ว +231

    The spiral lacing in the video game dress is historically accurate chef's kiss and I'm here for it. Made me weirdly happy to see cause everyone just cross laces everything usually.

    • @martinenotmartini9935
      @martinenotmartini9935 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I zeroed in on that as well!

    • @heatherwaddell7549
      @heatherwaddell7549 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That and the way the straps seam to the back and the spindles on her belt waiting for an un-busy moment all game me sooooo much happy.

    • @wrenfairycosplay
      @wrenfairycosplay ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same! The whole outfit was surprisingly accurate to the Renaissance working class garb. We love to see it!!

    • @tiffinylawrie
      @tiffinylawrie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%!

    • @SirenSongstress1
      @SirenSongstress1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Literally same! I saw that it was spiral laced and got so excited

  • @GeekeryMade
    @GeekeryMade ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Those are small drop spindles. If you ever want to try them out for actual spinning you can make ones that look almost exactly like the ones from the character with doweling and those little wood donut discs from the craft store. They're super cheap too and spinning is a lot of fun.
    Also love that the character featured spiral lacing. Made me so happy.

    • @kelsie3696
      @kelsie3696 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought that’s what they were!

    • @CraftyMunchQuinn
      @CraftyMunchQuinn ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was just about to comment that they were drop spindles. I was showed how to use one at a 19th century weekend at a historic site; about a year later, one of my sisters bought a couple.

    • @mindym.1166
      @mindym.1166 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Came into the comments for this. Yep yep yep.

    • @lajoyous1568
      @lajoyous1568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking that a few repurposed pencils would have made the job easier. But those are the cutest tiny drop spindles.

    • @Floras_Fiber_Farrago
      @Floras_Fiber_Farrago ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same thing! I have some cheap drop spindles made with a wood dowel and a 3d printed disc, but Rachel's are way more *aesthetic* ❤

  • @nevertheonexo
    @nevertheonexo ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I totally think you should add the leaf to an apron-like the one you made here! and it could be a giant pocket, or sew lines on it to create smaller pockets! It would be soo cute! like a little woodland creature's apron! Loved the video Rachel!!

  • @strawberrysoup420
    @strawberrysoup420 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    i know you probably won’t see this but i just wanna say that throughout my many years of watching your videos i have always loved your chill making-practical-things videos just as much, if not more, as your fancy project videos. your videos have always been what i go to when i need a break from everything and the more simple project videos are always especially comforting to watch. iv always loved all the content you put out because we get to see you being such a funny and smart person so please don’t worry about making all your videos super complicated, we’ll love them all the same

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I could not agree more ♥

  • @rivkakinney6192
    @rivkakinney6192 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Rachel, the fact that you're not sewing like a "professional" is frankly the reason you're my absolute favorite sewing TH-camr! Most other people who do this are intimidating and present themselves as if they know exactly what they're doing all the time, and as someone who is literally Frankensteining her own pattern as we speak because I don't have access to a printer to print out a pattern, having someone on the Internet like you is incredibly comforting. Instead of a teacher, you feel more like the awesome next door neighbor who I would go and sew with and we'd make awesome cosplays but also make a whole lot of mistakes along the way and laugh at ourselves and learn together.

    • @thequietinside3201
      @thequietinside3201 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly. I don't watch any other sewing content; it's way too stressful.

    • @tippylaroux3137
      @tippylaroux3137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! This!!

    • @magnum_cx8805
      @magnum_cx8805 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thequietinside3201 I recommend Prickly Alpaca of you don’t mind fantasy nonsense. She’s equally chaotic (or probably more actually) in her process of learning and experimenting and also definitely doesn’t claim to know what she’s doing.

    • @Faceless_Cryptid
      @Faceless_Cryptid ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@magnum_cx8805 I absolutely LOVE her, couldn't agree more! I described her to my mom as "Rachel Maksey, but add Gen Z humor." 😆

    • @jw8223
      @jw8223 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just want to let you know that professionals ALSO cobble together patterns-take the sleeves from that one, the collar from that one, the skirt from that one, the bodice from that one….if they don’t drape or draft their own patterns, they ARE cobbling patterns to get the look they want. And all sorts of professional clothing makers I have seen have a kind of chaos. But of course there are also those that are more organized/put together/lawful/etc….

  • @bookdragon7546
    @bookdragon7546 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Rachel, we'll watch you sew anything! It's not the item that makes a video fun to watch, it's you! I love every video you make!

    • @craftylittleguy
      @craftylittleguy ปีที่แล้ว +8

      True that! My favourite videos are her chaotic crafts, like when she did the little mouse guy

    • @tbella5186
      @tbella5186 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Mouse Hole, it killed me with cuteness!

    • @bagandbroad
      @bagandbroad ปีที่แล้ว +2

      100% agree

  • @stitchbtch7430
    @stitchbtch7430 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That leaf placemat awoke a memory in me, and also a project idea: the 2013 film Epic - and dressing like tiny people from the forest

  • @kiirolicht
    @kiirolicht ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Rachel is living her medieval(?) flower shop AU... so cute

  • @thorunns.craftstudio
    @thorunns.craftstudio ปีที่แล้ว +52

    the little "do-dads" are mini drop spindles. i absolutely LOVE this project. the color. the top. the skirt. the whole thing put together!

    • @SeareanMoon
      @SeareanMoon ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was going to mention this because they are a fun way to make yarn!

    • @starving0engineer
      @starving0engineer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This!

    • @samables9
      @samables9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was a Chatelaine. But drop spindles make sense too

    • @SalsaSheri
      @SalsaSheri ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They look a lot like a Tapestry Bobbin.

  • @zp5016
    @zp5016 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I'm still watching but I just have to say, I thoroughly enjoy the more "mundane" or "boring" projects. These are the things I want to make and constantly wear, so I love seeing other people do theirs and see what catches their eyes 😅💖

  • @strawberryoes
    @strawberryoes ปีที่แล้ว +22

    girl, we literally follow you because we like the stuff that you want to make for you! don't need to apologise for it, it's the content we come here for! ❤

  • @raspberryitalia3464
    @raspberryitalia3464 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You're the reason I'm trying to learn to sew, never apologize for making the things you want to make 💜

  • @kleinepfoten
    @kleinepfoten ปีที่แล้ว +271

    You might think this week's video is less interesting but this is exactly the content I subscribed for! You found this tiny detail in an obscure video game and made it REAL! And not just as cosplay but as an every day, completely wearable piece. That is cool beyond description and I find it incredibly inspiring. ❤

  • @blazertundra
    @blazertundra ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Honestly, I was starting to miss those videos where you use that one paneled skirt pattern and make a cute top to go with it. Your style is cute and watching you build upon it by making stuff you want to wear never gets old.

  • @wrenfairycosplay
    @wrenfairycosplay ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I believe the small trinkets around the NPC's waist are drop spindles! They are used to create thread. She probably carries them with her so she can spin in between customers. Lovely dress! I too want a very full skirted lace up dress...I've made one before but it's got a lot of boning and doesn't fit quite right. I just might try my hand at a dress like this one!

  • @csifan52
    @csifan52 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you plant crocus bulbs in random places in your yard in the fall, they come up in the spring before you have to mow! I get SO HYPE when I see the cute little purple flowers randomly come up in my yard! It’s SO MUCH SEROTONIN 🥳

  • @mildredflemyng-middleton4795
    @mildredflemyng-middleton4795 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Rachel: "dress...laced"
    Me: "SPIRAL laced!" yes, out loud. seeing it on a rando npc filled me with nerdy joy

  • @dianathemagnificent
    @dianathemagnificent ปีที่แล้ว +93

    As someone who wants to make all of her Sims4 outfits for herself in real life, I completely agree with this feeling 😂 I actually prefer watching a practical, “going to be worn many times” sewing video than the extravagant ones! It helps give me a new perspective to view my own wardrobe with

  • @ClarissaMeyer
    @ClarissaMeyer ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The spools are actually spindles for the making of the yarn wrapped around them. I'm wondering where she keeps the fibers, but it is a cute detail and I loved that you included them.

  • @brynlubowicki1976
    @brynlubowicki1976 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is easily my absolute favorite type of Rachel Maksy content!

  • @BeansOfStarlight
    @BeansOfStarlight ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Instead of using a leather punch, you should switch to an awl! It’s easier to use and it makes for stronger grommets since the awl just pokes through the weave instead of cutting it. ALSO I think those doodads are drop spindles ❤

    • @bast713
      @bast713 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was checking to see if anyone else commented on the drop spindles. I was unexplainably happy to see them on her belt

    • @annekec4666
      @annekec4666 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Confirm drop spindles. Dating them based upon the base and top hook would be funny. Anyone here watch enough Time Team to give a rough date on those drop spindles?

    • @AlexaFaie
      @AlexaFaie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@annekec4666 I studied archaeology at university (have a BA in Archaeological Practice) but it didn't cover spindles other than in passing. You'd need more than just Time Team to accurately date them lol. Especially given that certain styles of tools changed very little over the course of many hundreds or even thousands of years (depending on the tool). When something was found to work very well we tended to just keep using it (planned obsolescence is a relatively new thing). Though we do know that the game series is set "in 14th century Aquitaine, France during the Hundred Years' War" which lasted from 1337 to 1453. For it to be the 14th century part that means any time 1337 to 1399. Its therefore supposed to be a European style which rules out it being a drop spindle (that's a much later American style based on Andean weaving techniques, not on European ones) and the shape does suggest this. Its got a conical long bit and it creates a sort of () shape on the spindle (drop spindles create a stronger cone shape against a flat disc). But other than that? Stylistically how they looked is more to do with what fibre you were spinning with them as the shape affects spin speed (amongst other things). The styles themselves seem to have changed very little over the years. A quick google shows you can buy some now which look the same, and there are way older examples than mid 1300s which look almost the same too.

  • @meryemcakr4101
    @meryemcakr4101 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    To be honest I missed the simple cozy sewing videos. It's so nice to see one of them again. ❤

  • @witchlucia3829
    @witchlucia3829 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am your target audience. You are my sewing partner. This video will be on repeat for hours until I finish my cottagecore fantasy dream dress that will be now two piece because thats just much more logical. Thank you for your hard work, its appreciated and I love sewing with you.

  • @olga8843
    @olga8843 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Having a very stressful day with a bad headache rn. Dear Rachel, watching your joy from finding smth to create that brings you personally so much happiness is the best cure! Please don't you ever apologize for making this types of videos! This is exactly why we love you and what we are here for. Thank you so much!

  • @LotsofWhatever
    @LotsofWhatever ปีที่แล้ว +96

    If you were going to turn youself into a fantasy creature or fairy who lived in the woodland the leaf might make a good hat

    • @katecapek3116
      @katecapek3116 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perhaps a leaf/hat?

    • @meldixj
      @meldixj ปีที่แล้ว +3

      already thinking that costume as a whole spring project!!

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Loving the green stripe fabric, perhaps that could be an apron ?!

    • @leenone8456
      @leenone8456 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was thinking of it as a pocket/purse moment. Hat or leaf wings would be cool too.

    • @bast713
      @bast713 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totoro vibes

  • @lillianlantz7511
    @lillianlantz7511 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    “I think I’m gonna use pattern pieces that I’ve always used. I may be a one trick circus bear, but I fear change” literally me every time I sew😂😂

  • @jessmercedes2669
    @jessmercedes2669 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love seeing these where you make clothes you’d actually wear, gives me hope to be able to do that for myself one day

  • @msoto933
    @msoto933 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think always making extravagant items for videos is fine in moderation. Most of us, I think anyways, love your channel because of the compassionate human you are. We love seeing and being brought along to see what you’ll get up to and where your mind is. I personally find the most enjoyment in videos like this.

  • @0kieD0kiee
    @0kieD0kiee ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Making them separates is actually way more historically accurate as well! Post medieval times it was actually quite rare of every day clothes to be one piece dresses as it was impractical for working women to put them on by themselves. I think that top was too cute by itself to get rid of that peplum!

  • @SecretSquirrelFun
    @SecretSquirrelFun ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Definitely jousting swords for squirrels, ALTHOUGH boringly in the “real world” the do-dads around her waist are spindles for spinning wool.
    If you look up antique spindle you’ll see lots...LOTS of variations.
    🙂🐿🌈❤️
    A random thought that came out of nowhere -
    I kinda miss the old basement.

    • @SalomeMin
      @SalomeMin ปีที่แล้ว

      They look a lot like mini versions of my lap spindles

  • @Edencool13
    @Edencool13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay 3 things:
    1 - Rachel, I love your videos and the one of you making stuff for yourself make me happy! They're so cozy and inspired me to start sewing
    2 - Your outfits in this video are the cutest patoot-est! The waistcoat and square neck *chef's kiss*, the plaits and fringe/bangs and headscarf and the ret of the fit *chef's kiss*
    3 - I think your fanbase should be called The Fellowship of Whimsy and we are The Whimsies

  • @sydstephenie4152
    @sydstephenie4152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have you ever tried to dye clothing using beets, tea, or coffee, natural dying stuff to make some interesting vintage colored clothing before? I think it would be fun to make an outfit to look very vintage with that idea. Thinking about doing that myself!

  • @kimkong1413
    @kimkong1413 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    "Not exactly the dress we're looking for. Moving on!", she says and moves on to someone with the exact same dress, only in different colours 😆I loved the casual, rambly vibe in this video! One of these days I'll actually dare to try sewing something like that, I hope! Thanks for letting us be part of your chaos! 💜💚

  • @tracybabe
    @tracybabe ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I legit have a 15 century recreation of this exact dress in linen. It's a chemise, pinafore front laced, shawl tucked in to make the cowl and an apron. ❤❤

  • @ducktelepathy8352
    @ducktelepathy8352 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m in between moving houses and have no access to my sewing machine, so watching you sew such cute outfit pieces with so much joy is vicariously giving me life 🥹

  • @sarahleidhold740
    @sarahleidhold740 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My partner and I recently traveled to Costa Rica for our honeymoon and it was AMAZING to see our house plants in the wild as full grown trees and giant specimens! We were so excited!

  • @Missyshenanigan88
    @Missyshenanigan88 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The "spools" look like drop spindles for spinning yarn. Also, spiral laced corset in a video game??? Color me shocked!!

    • @ultimateskillchain
      @ultimateskillchain ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm so glad someone else noticed that! I squealed when I saw the detail in the dress in game and that in particular. In her sketch she had cross lacing so I was holding my breath...

  • @badballerina3773
    @badballerina3773 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    You can do a huge 50s poodle skirt with that big leaf and make the whole look leafy/nature themed. Be the leaf if there are no leaves around ❤️

    • @jackiejackiejackjack4509
      @jackiejackiejackjack4509 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Be the leaf if there are no leaves around" How is that somehow inspirational? 😂

  • @katiereed5590
    @katiereed5590 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been soul-crushingly depressed the past few weeks, and just 6 minutes in you’ve given me more serotonin than I’ve been able to muster in dayyys ❤ just being your magical self. First outfit is absolutely adorable, and ya lovely as ever.

  • @skystudio7023
    @skystudio7023 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love when Rachel just sits and talks to us while doing something. ❤ 😊

  • @rebeccametcalf4448
    @rebeccametcalf4448 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    🧡 I really love these "Rachel makes clothes" videos. They are ultimate cozy vibes, and they get me really inspired to actually do some sewing myself.

  • @august_7777
    @august_7777 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I'm jealous of the way Rachel gesticulates & moves with her skirts. the very natural skirt gab before she plants her fist on her hip to pose while she speaks at 25:43 is very artistic. she also generally works for the camera to make the fabric tangible in the way it swings and wrinkles. i wish i had a skirt like this to spin in.

    • @xandraeon
      @xandraeon ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s a really cool detail to notice! And you’re right!

  • @JoDidntHearYou
    @JoDidntHearYou ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You keep making me remember I've wanted to make my own clothes for as long as I can remember; my mom even got me a surger. I've been too scared to try turning it on lol.
    anyways, thanks for the reminder that when you have some good patterns that fit you well, your possibilities really are endless!

    • @JoDidntHearYou
      @JoDidntHearYou ปีที่แล้ว

      omg I just got to 12:44 and you're talking about the new machine you haven't started using yet. I feel so validated hahaha

  • @acetrainerkat
    @acetrainerkat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    26:08 Woooo! Buried Bones theme! Paul and Kate are a great duo

  • @byjovecannibalcove
    @byjovecannibalcove ปีที่แล้ว +77

    SUCH a cute outfit!
    honestly do more videos just for you, id rather see you happily making a dress on your own time than getting stressed out and frazzled doing something unfamiliar with

    • @emilymaeflower93
      @emilymaeflower93 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +

    • @thecalicoheart7946
      @thecalicoheart7946 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or doing something just to chase the blinking algorithm. 🙄
      Be happy in your world. 😊👍💝

  • @Becky_Theroux_Gockel
    @Becky_Theroux_Gockel ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks like a game I would play... but I haven't. After all the years I have watched you... you ooze clever, artistic, and extravagance. The three things hanging from her dress are spinning whorls. If I were a serf in the supposed time period I would defiantly dress like her and be spinning, knitting, and embroidering to my heart's content. (They didn't have crochet back then at least the patterns weren't known until the 1820s). If I haven't said so before I really enjoy watching your videos. Sometimes I watch them a couple of times.

  • @lunatonkens7933
    @lunatonkens7933 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually love this kind of content the most! The extravagant projects are fun too but the "sewing cute stuff I'll actually wear" video's are always my favourite. I guess it just hits closer to home? 😂

  • @sabrinanelsen8660
    @sabrinanelsen8660 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Excuse me, Rachel, this is THE CONTENT I love from you. I mean, I love it all, tbh, but your sewing videos are so cozy and I love them. ❤

  • @randikauth5466
    @randikauth5466 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OOHH!! This is where your top you wear SO often comes from!!! It makes me happy to know you made something that makes you so happy!!!

  • @NoDecaf7
    @NoDecaf7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LIVE for those tiny buds on the trees. Rachel, I kid you not, I giggled with delight on a walk today as I walked past bushes and trees emerging from their slumber. Life and growth are beautiful.

  • @davidnelson1578
    @davidnelson1578 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    those spool trinkets looked like spindle whirls. sticks weighted with stones to spin raw cotton into thread,

  • @shainak
    @shainak ปีที่แล้ว +90

    There's nothing wrong with re-using the same patterns! If they work for you, that's awesome! And it's more sustainable to use patterns that you know fit you well, rather than buying new ones for every project. Plus, maybe you'll have an easier time sewing?? (I'm only up to the pattern part of the video so I have no idea how this turns out XD)
    I can't wait until I figure out how to use my sewing machine and can make cute sewing videos like yours!!

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Realistically, that peasant NPC probably made HER dress from a re-used pattern . . .

    • @shainak
      @shainak ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheSaneHatter lol you’re totally right!

    • @dees3179
      @dees3179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have fun with your sewing machine.

    • @shainak
      @shainak ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dees3179 thank you!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 that I figure it out this month…although I did just crochet a cardigan for myself so I guess I can still make my own clothes 🤣

  • @user-jf4gb2kb6v
    @user-jf4gb2kb6v 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this video and it totally makes sense that all the extravagant stuff tends to go viral more, but I wanted you to know that I thought this project was really fun and relaxing. Also I could see myself come back to this when I try to make something like this. Also, as people say, your content is just fun to watch!

  • @daisydog642
    @daisydog642 ปีที่แล้ว

    I highly recommend the concept of under-stitching. It will magically make edges of the lining stay on the inside, around the neckline for example. Just a detail that will make those edges look crisper

  • @sarah-phillips
    @sarah-phillips ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Um YES?! Then you can wear it and tell anyone who walks near you "this week's crops are good. We shall bring in much coin." Charisma 100.
    Also. You and my daughter are kindred spirits as she will refer to people (her siblings) as "smooth brained".

  • @nunchuckpapi8579
    @nunchuckpapi8579 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Little do u know Rachel. this is exact the kind of content our whimsical hearts desire!!

  • @SpiderboyN2Jesus
    @SpiderboyN2Jesus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I promise you; linen is NOT itchy. It's very soft. Especially after it's been washed 😉. I use it for my base layer of clothing on a daily basis. Right against my skin 😉. Granted I also use if for all the other layers (even the interfacing and pockets 😅), but I need it down here in the Deep South. I'd burst into flames and melt like butter wearing anything else. Linen is the only fabric that both breathes and wicks moisture well enough to not turn me into a flaming swamp monster, lol 😆. At least outdoors, anyway, but I love so much I wear it indoors, too!

  • @daniellelucy6056
    @daniellelucy6056 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    In the spirit of the year of “whole ass-ing it”, you need to march up to your Singer in that beautiful barn of yours and remind it who’s boss 👑 Plus, we’re all here rooting for you in as you learn something new! ❤️

  • @somewherenorth4092
    @somewherenorth4092 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just made my first pinafore dress last week! Technically not done as I ran out of thread, but I picked some up today so I can tack down the lining, attach the straps in the back, and hem that 3/4 circle skirt.

    • @GrainneMhaol
      @GrainneMhaol ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good on you! The sewing journey is long and troubled for me, but every new garment I make informs the next. Thus is the process of learning in my middle years.

  • @thenowhereman3295
    @thenowhereman3295 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful video, as always! The best way to water your plant is to 1. Make sure it has a drainage hole. 2. Drown it. No mercy. Let it drip over a sink or tub. 3. Let it chill until the soil is dry again. I like to use a chopstick or popsicle stick or whatever I have on hand.

  • @BeccaTheBard
    @BeccaTheBard ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First off this is PEAK relaxed spring content and I love it. 🌿
    Second I LOVE how the little slugs turned out!!! They are the loveliest strap shape on you and I’m obsessed 😍
    Madam Maksy strikes again 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @zp5016
    @zp5016 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I could be wrong but her trinkets look like Drop Spindles! It's a tool used in the process of spinning fibers into thread/yarn!

    • @MT-od7mc
      @MT-od7mc ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You would be right

  • @thebrightestbitch9530
    @thebrightestbitch9530 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I need her to have a game channel and just talk about how she likes the costume lol

  • @angietancraitor4165
    @angietancraitor4165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it looks amazing! I have always loved vintage and pioneer style out fits. you did a perfect gob of recreating it it looks better than the video game image you were inspired from. you are very talented don't stop making stuff!

  • @barbhayes5613
    @barbhayes5613 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take that giant quilted leaf, stick it on the front of the apron, and sew some vertical pockets in it to hold your tools! Love your videos - you are a gem. Cheers!

  • @ashrichfield7135
    @ashrichfield7135 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    i love your sewing content! a lot of people on youtube that make clothes make everything look so effortless and easy and it's encouraging watching someone who's so chill about the fact that everything doesnt always turn out how you want it to.

  • @cynthieful
    @cynthieful ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I actually really like it when you make something you will actually wear a lot. While cosplay stuff can be cool, I love being practical so I always find enjoyment seeing something being used more than a few times. Also, your dresses aren't boring, ever. And it's fun to follow your journey through making them, so dont ya worry and just make as many practical "boring" clothes ya want!

  • @lovisacarlvik2141
    @lovisacarlvik2141 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rachel please please please start doing video game play through too! I think you underestimate how many of us (your views), are nerds who love sewing & gaming. I can littlerly watch you doing anything, but getting to watch you game would be an absolute dream. 😍

  • @user-od6ge9fv8z
    @user-od6ge9fv8z 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your unique take on sewing and crafting are the absolute best part of watching - I too break out in song and change accents while doing projects - Feels like my brain goes a little into another world but that’s ok, they know me there!!

  • @Siennaflower
    @Siennaflower ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I don't know why you worry about making spectacular projects, when we are all just here for you. You are hysterical and captivating no matter what you do! ❤

  • @rebekahkostecki3615
    @rebekahkostecki3615 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm the same, I've actually mostly stopped making dresses and I make 2 piece sets instead. Even with my corseted ball gowns.
    It means I can make a 3rd piece too; either a different top or shorter skirt or something.