Another brilliant video, Sam. You never disappoint, your videos are always thought provoking, even if we do not always agree on the patterns. BTW, you look gorgeous and your hair looked lovely :D
SH7 Oxbow pants - rust orange jeans for autumn. Yes please. I just bought a blue top recently that has this sort of rust burnt orange contrast in what my daughter described as a lava design. Either way the top is fantastic and if I could find a denim or twill that was in a similar colourway I would make these without a second thought.
Ooohh, Silmu shirt dress is nice. How did I miss that in the new release emails. Hmmmm, I have obviously not been paying attention. I will definately put that on my list. Lol, just heard your comments on the dress. You hate it and I love it. It makes you think of a 1940's dress and that is the era of clothing I love. You want patterned fabrics to remove attention from the waist darts but guess what ...... I would go out of my way to draw attention to those wonderful constructs. Nope, sorry Sam, we will agree to disagree on this pattern. I find the shirt very sew-sew but that dress is gorgesous Hey, think of it this way ... If we ever met up, at least you would not have to worry we might both turn up wearing this dress.😁
Hi Samantha. Great vlog, enhanced by a pug sneeze! I'm in Sydney winter so pants are very relevant to me. Some back story about Jo the designer behind FMN patterns. On her latest dress release she talks about the fact that she has long COVID and has not been able to sew and design very much for a long time. She acknowledges that this has impacted on the availability of photos showing the dress on different body shapes etc. I wonder whether this also affected the re-release of the skirt you reviewed. I really like the look of the Merchant & Mills pants and loved your friend's description of their aesthetic! I would like to learn to line pants because I have some nice wools which are a bit itchy.
There seems to have been a trend over the last year or two of using invisible zippers in trousers, often at the side seams, if not then at central back. My issue with that is that invisible zippers do not have the same strength as a regular zip. It is not that the zip is the simply reversed and a special slider is used, the teeth of the invisible zips are different and they do not the same strength as a regular zip. When a pattern shows an invisible zip in trousers I simply put a lapped zip instead. If someone is checking out my clothing close enough to comment on the type of zip I have installed they are standing way way to close.
What I would like to see from ALL pattern companies is a straight on front photo and straight on back photo. No hands in pockets (we can all see you have pockets, well done), no cocked hip. Just the model standing up straight and the photo taken head on (or back on). After that, go to town and do what you like but it is those two boring head on / back on photos that tell us so much about fitting. Cocking a hip totally throws out grain lines, hands in pockets pulls the fabric away from the tummy and potentially the front crotch line, making it harder to see what the true fit is. OK, rant over for now.
Yayy, for Forget Me Not patterns. Good for you for calling out what a terrific job they are doing with their back catalogue
Another brilliant video, Sam. You never disappoint, your videos are always thought provoking, even if we do not always agree on the patterns. BTW, you look gorgeous and your hair looked lovely :D
Another great video Sam!!! Love this
SH7 Oxbow pants - rust orange jeans for autumn. Yes please. I just bought a blue top recently that has this sort of rust burnt orange contrast in what my daughter described as a lava design. Either way the top is fantastic and if I could find a denim or twill that was in a similar colourway I would make these without a second thought.
High water pants means they are above the ankles. As if you were walking in water.
Thanks so much Doreen! A new to me term! Thank you for clarifying, really appreciate it 😘❤️❤️
@@SewinginSwitzerland It was an insult in my 70s childhood. It meant that your pants were too short and your socks were showing.
Ooohh, Silmu shirt dress is nice. How did I miss that in the new release emails. Hmmmm, I have obviously not been paying attention. I will definately put that on my list. Lol, just heard your comments on the dress. You hate it and I love it. It makes you think of a 1940's dress and that is the era of clothing I love. You want patterned fabrics to remove attention from the waist darts but guess what ...... I would go out of my way to draw attention to those wonderful constructs. Nope, sorry Sam, we will agree to disagree on this pattern. I find the shirt very sew-sew but that dress is gorgesous Hey, think of it this way ... If we ever met up, at least you would not have to worry we might both turn up wearing this dress.😁
Hi Samantha. Great vlog, enhanced by a pug sneeze! I'm in Sydney winter so pants are very relevant to me. Some back story about Jo the designer behind FMN patterns. On her latest dress release she talks about the fact that she has long COVID and has not been able to sew and design very much for a long time. She acknowledges that this has impacted on the availability of photos showing the dress on different body shapes etc. I wonder whether this also affected the re-release of the skirt you reviewed. I really like the look of the Merchant & Mills pants and loved your friend's description of their aesthetic! I would like to learn to line pants because I have some nice wools which are a bit itchy.
Hi Molly_sewsmolly_sew8477 I am another Australian fan of Sam. Nice to meet a fellow Aussie. I am in Perth.
There seems to have been a trend over the last year or two of using invisible zippers in trousers, often at the side seams, if not then at central back. My issue with that is that invisible zippers do not have the same strength as a regular zip. It is not that the zip is the simply reversed and a special slider is used, the teeth of the invisible zips are different and they do not the same strength as a regular zip. When a pattern shows an invisible zip in trousers I simply put a lapped zip instead. If someone is checking out my clothing close enough to comment on the type of zip I have installed they are standing way way to close.
The high today was 35 C, and we have another week of these temps. I am not interested in sewing any pants right now.
Goodness that’s hot. Where abouts in the world are you? Yes, agreed, thought it was an odd time for so many trouser releases!
@@SewinginSwitzerland Northern Virginia
What I would like to see from ALL pattern companies is a straight on front photo and straight on back photo. No hands in pockets (we can all see you have pockets, well done), no cocked hip. Just the model standing up straight and the photo taken head on (or back on). After that, go to town and do what you like but it is those two boring head on / back on photos that tell us so much about fitting. Cocking a hip totally throws out grain lines, hands in pockets pulls the fabric away from the tummy and potentially the front crotch line, making it harder to see what the true fit is. OK, rant over for now.