MAKE IT BIGGER: Taking apart a $150 vintage skirt and using my $100 piece of vintage fabric

In this video I show you how I took apart a very expensive 1950's skirt, and added in matching dead-stock vintage fabric that cost $100.
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Items I mention:
Frixion Pens - bit.ly/FrixionBlackPens
My info:
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Products I use to trace or repair patterns:
Document Repair Tape - bit.ly/DocumentRepairTape
Pellon 815 - bit.ly/PellonRedDot815
Frixion Pens - bit.ly/7packFrixionPens
Products I love for cleaning my vintage fabrics and clothes:
Zote - bit.ly/ZoteLaundrySoap
Woolite Delicates - bit.ly/WooliteDelicates48oz
Synthrapol - bit.ly/Synthrapol32oz
Shout - bit.ly/ShoutSprayRefill
OxiClean - bit.ly/Oxy7lb
Shout Color Catchers - bit.ly/ShoutColorCatchers72
Biz - bit.ly/BizPowderDetergent
Restoration - bit.ly/RestorationEngleside5lb
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Makeup: Mac & Nyx
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[@StephanieCanada]

I hope you enjoyed another of my "Make It Bigger" series. Let ma know if there is anything else you would like to see me try out! Also, check out this Sewing and Crafting Playlist for more sewing fun:

[@robinbaum-hn2pc]

Cute cute cute.or should I say Ole Ole Ole!Carmen would be so jealous! You’ll be the belle of the Cantina!

[@michellecornum5856]

the fact that these two pieces came together was no small miracle. YAY! A SKIRT!

[@lorrainebailey4267]

I am so relieved that I am not the only one that need to refer to her owners manual for just about everything

[@hazelgeno]

Loved your what I call “Combat Sewing”. Just make it look good to you, wear it and enjoy your lovely skirt. Who’s gonna be snoopy enough to look at all of our sewing tricks right. I use the old fake out button technique regularly👍🏻 great job!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jomercer21113]

the pink section could make a cute apron

[@lisaterk9318]

I've read that cutting aluminium foil with, your pinking scissors, will sharpen them. Love your channel!

[@elainebye9090]

Very satisfying to see two pieces of the same fabric come together after all these years...

[@EastSider48215]

Hooray for pockets indeed!

[@sewjostudio]

I love your sweet Singer Merritt in the pink base. I have just donated 2 of them to some worthy underserved students from my non-profit sewing school. I love rehabilitating those beautiful older but simple Singers. And of course they love pink.

[@coralquail]

Thank you for sharing this! I have a bunch of vintage skirts that my Grandma made that I want to update so I can wear them, but I've always been afraid to rip them apart. Watching you rework your vintage pieces gives me some confidence that I can do it too. Cheers!

[@hattierensberry1561]

I can't tell you how many times I have googled "how to make a vintage skirt bigger"! The world needs more videos like this!

[@soma24jp]

You should try the zig zag over floss method of gathering. Way easier and only one line of stitching🤓

[@vickismallwood2082]

Wow it's beautiful Stephanie I am in love with the material and its so amazing you even found a skirt with the same pattern.

[@elliemayormaynot]

I hate pattern matching too. My grandmother used to tell me that you can't tell the difference on a galloping horse. Don't you love Southern colloquialisms?

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Oh, this is sooooooooo cute!!

[@lynn858]

If you haven't memorized how to put in a bobbin without referring to the manual, that's a solid indication that your machine works reasonably well. The reason I know how to thread my machine, and my SERGER from scratch, is because both have been absolutely beastly to me at times forcing me to rethread repeatedly for a couple of hours.

[@kristinedoty7876]

You know, to get the maximum fullness, you CAN cut out the printed part (with a seam allowance) and applique it onto a matching beige background. All depends on how distinct the lines are to the print.

[@patriciahazeltine9986]

That was an amazing find, and I love the skirt, $250.00 worth!!

[@kittyizquierdo3481]

I loved it !!!