My eyes almost bugged out of my head when I saw the pattern reveal at the end-I made that SAME pattern when I was 14 (2002) and the experience put me off machine sewing for…nearly 20 years 😂 But, like you, it still fit me in my late 20s, which always puzzled me. Now I know why!
I made an orange polished cotton skirt by myself in High School. My mother was an excellent seamstress and I hoped to walk in her shoes. She took one look and said that is one way material you cut it going opposite directions. I still loved it but when I wore it she always said it was the Tackett thing she'd ever seen.
This really is so entertaining and helpful. My sewing education has been weirdly hit and miss. I was self taught (before the internet) until I got a certificate in apparel design and merchandising. I learned the basics of drawing, drafting, draping, and grading, but they didn’t teach us much about actually sewing. So my skills are advanced in some areas and beginner in others, and I don’t know what I don’t know, so… vids like this help me see where my weak spots might be.
This video is also reassuring in that we never would have noticed the mistakes if you hadn't zoomed in and pointed them out. When I make a mistake, I look at it after the project is done and think "This is deficient. I, by extension, am also intellectually and morally deficient." Meanwhile, most people are like "Wow, you made that?!" ;)
Exactly, I was SUPER picky because I wanted to make an interesting video but generally on the whole I think 16yo Claude did really well! Would anyone have noticed had I not done a macro close up in HD? Nope. They would have gone huh you made that? Cool!
What fun! Oh Dear! I remember my equivalent garment made in high school in the US. My particular genius involved choosing a jersey knit , some screaming and some throwing of things. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I vote yes for a remake. That sounds like the sewing equivalent of before and after weight loss pics.
I've been sat here unpicking a curved jersey hem that just isn't quite right (the curse of being a moderate newbie and trying to recreate a well loved ready to wear thing - nobody gives you the instructions and sometimes you guess wrong). Feels appropriate given the "you just have to keep trying" vibe of this video
Oh, my gosh! This is so much better than what I made in our high school home economics course. I too chose a polka dot fabric, but somehow I got the sizing wrong. By the time I gathered the skirt it, it looked like I’d made it for an elephant! A really voluminous skirt was drawn down to my (then) small waist, and it was bad. So, so bad! I never wore it. I think I got a decent grade on it for following the pattern well, but clearly, my size choice was way off. Sigh. It was really cute white with tiny blue polka dot fabric. But I’ve gained about 70 pounds since then, and I think that if I redid the waist band, that skirt would fit me now.
@@RetroClaude I’m pretty sure that my mother probably got rid of it years ago. She isn’t much one for sentimentality and she likes to ditch as much clutter as she can. I’m fairly sure it went in the bin, or in a donation box.
This was fun to watch! And very helpful for beginners, i learn so much from the costube community. If you're ever in need of a 'just chatting' video, i'd love to hear your sewing journey and professional career in the theatre 😊
Gosh this is such a nice video, it’s really encouraging. I have been sewing on and off since I was ~16 and I’m a couple of years older than you... I still growl at myself because things don’t turn out quite how I *imagined* and I definitely need to be nicer to myself about it. I’m mostly self taught and I’ve learned a lot from watching people like you (and you of course) doing the thing. As I write you just highlighted one of the major issues I had/have and that’s EASE oh my goodness it’s only in the last like 3 years I’ve worked out how to determine what that is and how to end up with clothes that aren’t ginormous! haha Can’t wait to see how the 11 years later remake comes out. 😊
I highly recommend this as an exercise to make you feel better about yourself! I can be tough on myself too but looking at how far I've come really helped gain some perspective 💚
Ease is...uh, it's sure a thing on commercial patterns! It's a good option to measure the pattern pieces and you'll find out how much ease there actually is, if they don't list the finished garment measurement. 10-11 cm at a bust is *huge*, the "standard grade" according to my trade school qualification in sewing is 5 cm ease for the bust, 2 cm for the waist and I believe it's more for the "hip" (aka the bum) because you need to sit. Some garments look good with 10 cm ease, if you want like a slouchy oversized look, but if you want something fitted, yeahhhh noooo. I think they just do that on commercial patterns because having something too big is technically better than having something too small, because at least you can take it in/wear it. Or maybe it's to account for people who see the size numbers on patterns and get scared/use their modern garment "size" instead of their sewing pattern size (they came up with the sizes for sewing patterns in the 50s or something so they're often still the vintage sizes - I'm usually a 14/16/18 on sewing patterns and a 10/12 in Australian sizes in modern garments.) But once you know the issue, you can work with it
For a 15 yr old that is great fabric.. Looks like the sewing suffered with more difficult fabric. You had mad skills even then. Don't be so harsh on yourself.☺
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Recently my sister found the silky suit I sewed for her 21st birthday and I was appalled and impressed in equal measure. I look forward to the updated version.
I've been watching your channel (and others similar to it) for months now, mostly while knitting, and it's been both really entertaining and I feel like I've learnt so much! It's inspired me to finally dig out the old sewing machine that's been collecting dust in a closet for a while and have made an actual, wearable skirt! It's weird (among other things, it has only one pocket because I didn't have enough fabric for two), but wearable and twirly and I'm immensely proud of it. I hope you're doing well, and am looking forward to the next video!
Congratulations on 5k subscribers! This outfit is so much more technical than my textiles GCSE project, I am impressed! I made a quilted baby blanket which I was incredibly proud of, but was essentially just a bunch of straight seams 😂 I believe it's in storage in my parents garage and when I can finally visit again I think I will have to dig it out and take a look. I cant wait to see your remade version 🧡
You're such fun; to roast your own past-self work! But in the process teaching us so much. I agree with you so much about the level of interest in sewing having increased so much in recent years. Resources are much more easily accessed today and, considering when you did your original, I think you did an admirable job! Looking forward to the remake but please, choose fabrics you would like this time! Congrats on the numbers. It's fun to be part of a group of people being real about their interest and passion. Thanks heaps, from regional Victoria, Australia!
I've been very spotty at sewing after learning how in grade school. I was taught to draft things and haven't used patterns much. Then had gaps of no sewing at all for 5 years at a time. So I feel like I skipped some steps in learning, which were important and I'm re-learning those now. Also I love orange so that skirt doesn't seem as bad to me, at least through the video screen. I would love to see the remake. I did do a foundations revealed entry, it's a Russian folklore one, check for chicken reference. ;) I had to start it in the spring so I could finish it in time with both health limitations and the embroidery.
Hello from the future. I just watched the full length video compilation, including the video where you remade this. It was a lovely video, and the new outfit is supercute! The compilation inspired me to get some things done!🌞👍
Congratulations on the milestone. Well deserved and well done. One thing I've learned in 53 (very) odd years on this planet - be gentle with your younger self. She didn't know as much as you do. I'm sure you got a good mark for it. Looking forward to the rematch - 12 cm of ease, Good Lard... I have to take a moment to say thank you. You've been one of my sanity points through all of this. You've offered up a cozy little space for creativity. And you've given some really essential tips and tricks. Thank you. I started sewing about a year ago, just before I was hospitalized (thank you Bernadette Banner). After I got out, I had about 2 weeks before lock-down started for the first time so I was able to stock up on some essential fabric and notion supplies. And proceeded to attempt to teach myself how to draft patterns. It took most of the year to get there, but I got my Blanch DuBois, Streetcar Named Desire, dress in for the Foundations Revealed competition. I now have a silver Victorian thimble, a 1915 hand-crank Singer 99K (with the bentwood case) and honestly, it feels like I'm in possession of a Stradivarius. I've recently emerged from the etsy rabbit hole that is vintage presser feet. And once the last of the packages arrive I'll be able to sew the whole of the 20th century. Including getting a 1960 Jetson-style Buttonholer to work with the Singer and if that's not time-travel, then I don't know what is. Right now I'm working on the (oooh so detectibly) simple asymmetrical jumper dress from Sato Wananabe's "Basic Black" book. After that I go back to the final pattern hacking of the Redthreaded Regency half-stays (I want to see if I can get it to work for double-F me for daily wear if I want to). After that? Back to the grind of figuring out blocks - this time for pants (pray for us sinners). Stay well. Stay safe. See you around the universe, Kiddo. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Aww thanks Cathy! It's so lovely to hear about your sewing journey. As much as I make fun of myself in this video I'm also super proud of younger Claude! You're right we must be kind to our younger selves 💚
I'm looking forward to seeing your remake! I am going to be teaching my 11 year old granddaughter to make a garment - she chose shorts - over the Easter school holiday. I was about her age when I made my first piece. We're keeping it really simple: 100% cotton fabric and elasticated waist.
Enjoyed your trip down memory lane. Awaiting the remake. I have that blouse pattern which I have made at least twice. I like the cut of it and am anxious to see your new take on it.
I've actually been really impressed with the fit! Obviously mine won't be the relaxed oversized 90s fit the pattern intended but it's still got a lovely shape 💚
That’s adorable! And much more impressive than the pillowcase I made in high school. Also, that hem looks pretty similar to the hem on my first circle skirt. Which I do still wear, so one of these days I’ll unpick it and maybe use some bias binding or get some more cotton broadcloth for a facing to finish it off. It’s just right down the list, as no one sees the inside of my hem anyway. And the rest of it is very wearable. They say circle skirts are very easy to make, and they are, but the hems on them aren’t.
Genuinely learned a few things from this video! I'm very new to sewing (I've made 6 pieces of clothing). I always pick useful information up from your videos ☺️☺️
This was fun Claude! And as you said, this is was from early on in your sewing career so don’t be embarrassed about your fabric choices or poor pressing or anything like that. It was fun and educational! And I entered FR this year for the first time as a beginner. Have a vid up on my channel for it. Crazy how many people entered this year! Can’t wait to see your remake!
I just watched this after I watched the blouse video. You bring back memories of my early sewing adventures, and the later ones when I picked up a pattern after a good 20 year gap. I still can't get the right fit in my sewing, and my seams can go wonky, but it's all part of the challenge.
I love this! I’ve made the Macall’s pattern! Currently trying to make a Hakama after barely sewing anything for over 10 years and I’m making all the beginner errors.
I think this was good for a 16 year old, better than I do on some projects. Don't be so hard on your younger self, I would like to see you remake the blouse
A remake of this project would be so fun! I don't sew but it was interesting seeing you point out the bits that were less than perfect and how you would do it differently now
My next project is actually the corset a la paresseuse I first saw on your channel. I was going to make a full regency corset since I already have a pattern, but I'm still a little worn out from the 1780s stays I finished in January. I'm interested in something slightly less involved than hip gores and im a little impatient to get my regency on, especially now that I've finished my 18th century gown and petticoat. I got into historical sewing because of regency, but 18th c was quite the seductress. But now I'm back ready to start from the inside out (I already have a shift, though I probably should make more). I eventually will make the long line regency stays I have but I'm intrigued on how the corset a la paresseuse will turn out. Thanks for the great videos! I'm excited to see more.
This was such fun to watch, I'm really looking forward to seeing your re-do! For my first wearable 'sewing project' I cut up my mum's old dressing gown from when I was a baby to make some slipper booties for her for mother's day (a terrible waste of a sentimental piece, really wish I'd just kept the dressing gown instead!) Still got the slippers but they're pretty awful - poor fit, barely stay on, baggy ankles & uncomfortable seam finishes... A decade later I'm working towards an almost fully me-made wardrobe and I habitually do a french seam finish on armholes/sleeves (witchcraft!) Can't believe how far I've come and can't wait to see what else I learn in the future - practice really does make perfect!
@@RetroClaude I really had no idea what I was doing when I first started so I learned a French seam & just... did it on everything because it looked neater 😅 I think my thinking it was something everyone did just made me persevere & struggle through til I got it. I guess being ignorant isn't always a bad thing!
You're making me think about some of the early sewing projects I made; I have the first and third (the second was for a school play,) neither of which used patterns. The fourth has spent 16-ish years in the naughty pile and I don't think it's coming out any time soon. The only reason I still have #4 is because I don't know what to do with 15-ish yards of poly satin in various shades of purple, and I can't just throw it out. Maybe - maybe it needs to go to fabric recycling. Along with the perpetually- unfinished EVEN WORSE poly satin pajama pants that have been in the naughty pile for 14-ish years. (Also in the naughty/abandoned pile: an Ulster coat made of white twill, an 18-th century men's shirt in a fabric I grew to HATE, a poly satin damask robe I never sewed together, a couple of mockups in cheap cotton, etc. I stopped buying poly satin eventually!) I think there's a collar made with something like eight layers of fabric to make sure it wouldn't fall down. I don't even know how my mom's ancient Singer machine went through that, PLUS four layers of seam binding. That's 12 layers of fabric!
This was a good video to get as I look at a project that is coming off the rails after I've resewn a seam three times and there lines of needle holes all along the sleeves. :/
Okay, this is fun! I'm sure you won't see this now, by all I can think is that it's like a day-glo Minnie Mouse, and now I kinda want to see that be a thing. 😆
@@RetroClaude okay, sorry, don't want to cause any problems for you. It's just such an unusual career choice in my part of the world, please forgive my curiosity!
This is such a good job for a GCSE! I so wish i could have done textiles for my GCSEs. Also, please could someone tell me what 'grading the seam allowance' is?
Hello! Thank you! Grading the seam allowances means trimming them to reduce bulk. Typically you cut them to different widths so you get a graded effect to the bulk rather than one great big ridge. Hope that helps 😁
Heyy, love the sweater!! This video got me thinking on the first project that I made and I still have it, it was a circle skirt 😅😅 I have been sewing for 2-3 years now and I decided to share my journey on Instagram (@vi_costura) inspired by you and the sewing community 🧵
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My eyes almost bugged out of my head when I saw the pattern reveal at the end-I made that SAME pattern when I was 14 (2002) and the experience put me off machine sewing for…nearly 20 years 😂 But, like you, it still fit me in my late 20s, which always puzzled me. Now I know why!
I made an orange polished cotton skirt by myself in High School. My mother was an excellent seamstress and I hoped to walk in her shoes. She took one look and said that is one way material you cut it going opposite directions. I still loved it but when I wore it she always said it was the Tackett thing she'd ever seen.
This really is so entertaining and helpful. My sewing education has been weirdly hit and miss. I was self taught (before the internet) until I got a certificate in apparel design and merchandising. I learned the basics of drawing, drafting, draping, and grading, but they didn’t teach us much about actually sewing. So my skills are advanced in some areas and beginner in others, and I don’t know what I don’t know, so… vids like this help me see where my weak spots might be.
This video is also reassuring in that we never would have noticed the mistakes if you hadn't zoomed in and pointed them out. When I make a mistake, I look at it after the project is done and think "This is deficient. I, by extension, am also intellectually and morally deficient." Meanwhile, most people are like "Wow, you made that?!" ;)
Exactly, I was SUPER picky because I wanted to make an interesting video but generally on the whole I think 16yo Claude did really well! Would anyone have noticed had I not done a macro close up in HD? Nope. They would have gone huh you made that? Cool!
What fun! Oh Dear! I remember my equivalent garment made in high school in the US. My particular genius involved choosing a jersey knit , some screaming and some throwing of things. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I vote yes for a remake. That sounds like the sewing equivalent of before and after weight loss pics.
I've been sat here unpicking a curved jersey hem that just isn't quite right (the curse of being a moderate newbie and trying to recreate a well loved ready to wear thing - nobody gives you the instructions and sometimes you guess wrong). Feels appropriate given the "you just have to keep trying" vibe of this video
You can do it! Keep going 💚
I would love to see a remake of this.
Stay tuned! The first part is coming this Thursday 😄
YYYEEESSSSSSSS I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE REMAKE
Oh, my gosh! This is so much better than what I made in our high school home economics course. I too chose a polka dot fabric, but somehow I got the sizing wrong. By the time I gathered the skirt it, it looked like I’d made it for an elephant! A really voluminous skirt was drawn down to my (then) small waist, and it was bad. So, so bad! I never wore it. I think I got a decent grade on it for following the pattern well, but clearly, my size choice was way off. Sigh. It was really cute white with tiny blue polka dot fabric. But I’ve gained about 70 pounds since then, and I think that if I redid the waist band, that skirt would fit me now.
Polka dots seem to be a staple pattern for school projects! I highly recommend getting it out again even if only to see how far you've come ☺️
@@RetroClaude I’m pretty sure that my mother probably got rid of it years ago. She isn’t much one for sentimentality and she likes to ditch as much clutter as she can. I’m fairly sure it went in the bin, or in a donation box.
This was fun to watch! And very helpful for beginners, i learn so much from the costube community. If you're ever in need of a 'just chatting' video, i'd love to hear your sewing journey and professional career in the theatre 😊
Gosh this is such a nice video, it’s really encouraging. I have been sewing on and off since I was ~16 and I’m a couple of years older than you... I still growl at myself because things don’t turn out quite how I *imagined* and I definitely need to be nicer to myself about it. I’m mostly self taught and I’ve learned a lot from watching people like you (and you of course) doing the thing.
As I write you just highlighted one of the major issues I had/have and that’s EASE oh my goodness it’s only in the last like 3 years I’ve worked out how to determine what that is and how to end up with clothes that aren’t ginormous! haha
Can’t wait to see how the 11 years later remake comes out. 😊
I highly recommend this as an exercise to make you feel better about yourself! I can be tough on myself too but looking at how far I've come really helped gain some perspective 💚
Ease is...uh, it's sure a thing on commercial patterns! It's a good option to measure the pattern pieces and you'll find out how much ease there actually is, if they don't list the finished garment measurement. 10-11 cm at a bust is *huge*, the "standard grade" according to my trade school qualification in sewing is 5 cm ease for the bust, 2 cm for the waist and I believe it's more for the "hip" (aka the bum) because you need to sit. Some garments look good with 10 cm ease, if you want like a slouchy oversized look, but if you want something fitted, yeahhhh noooo. I think they just do that on commercial patterns because having something too big is technically better than having something too small, because at least you can take it in/wear it. Or maybe it's to account for people who see the size numbers on patterns and get scared/use their modern garment "size" instead of their sewing pattern size (they came up with the sizes for sewing patterns in the 50s or something so they're often still the vintage sizes - I'm usually a 14/16/18 on sewing patterns and a 10/12 in Australian sizes in modern garments.) But once you know the issue, you can work with it
Thank you so much for the 'keep on sewing' remarks/pep talk near the end. 🙂
at the time that I am watching this your 5000 subscribers is 55.3 thousand!! Well done!
For a 15 yr old that is great fabric.. Looks like the sewing suffered with more difficult fabric. You had mad skills even then. Don't be so harsh on yourself.☺
I thoroughly enjoyed that. Recently my sister found the silky suit I sewed for her 21st birthday and I was appalled and impressed in equal measure. I look forward to the updated version.
I've been watching your channel (and others similar to it) for months now, mostly while knitting, and it's been both really entertaining and I feel like I've learnt so much! It's inspired me to finally dig out the old sewing machine that's been collecting dust in a closet for a while and have made an actual, wearable skirt! It's weird (among other things, it has only one pocket because I didn't have enough fabric for two), but wearable and twirly and I'm immensely proud of it.
I hope you're doing well, and am looking forward to the next video!
Oh wow! I'm so pleased to hear you've dug out the old sewing machine! Have fun!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Revisiting an old pattern! YES! Stay well! Can't wait!
I super love you for what you say about everyone starts at the beginning, one project at a time.
Congratulations on 5k subscribers!
This outfit is so much more technical than my textiles GCSE project, I am impressed! I made a quilted baby blanket which I was incredibly proud of, but was essentially just a bunch of straight seams 😂 I believe it's in storage in my parents garage and when I can finally visit again I think I will have to dig it out and take a look. I cant wait to see your remade version 🧡
Oh gosh! The wonders of fabric land! These shops could generate enough static electricity to run the UK
You're such fun; to roast your own past-self work! But in the process teaching us so much.
I agree with you so much about the level of interest in sewing having increased so much in recent years. Resources are much more easily accessed today and, considering when you did your original, I think you did an admirable job! Looking forward to the remake but please, choose fabrics you would like this time!
Congrats on the numbers. It's fun to be part of a group of people being real about their interest and passion. Thanks heaps, from regional Victoria, Australia!
I've been very spotty at sewing after learning how in grade school. I was taught to draft things and haven't used patterns much. Then had gaps of no sewing at all for 5 years at a time. So I feel like I skipped some steps in learning, which were important and I'm re-learning those now. Also I love orange so that skirt doesn't seem as bad to me, at least through the video screen. I would love to see the remake.
I did do a foundations revealed entry, it's a Russian folklore one, check for chicken reference. ;) I had to start it in the spring so I could finish it in time with both health limitations and the embroidery.
Hello from the future.
I just watched the full length video compilation, including the video where you remade this.
It was a lovely video, and the new outfit is supercute!
The compilation inspired me to get some things done!🌞👍
I loved this little trip down memory lane for you! I look forward to seeing the project this has inspired.
Congratulations on the milestone. Well deserved and well done.
One thing I've learned in 53 (very) odd years on this planet - be gentle with your younger self. She didn't know as much as you do. I'm sure you got a good mark for it. Looking forward to the rematch - 12 cm of ease, Good Lard...
I have to take a moment to say thank you. You've been one of my sanity points through all of this. You've offered up a cozy little space for creativity. And you've given some really essential tips and tricks. Thank you.
I started sewing about a year ago, just before I was hospitalized (thank you Bernadette Banner). After I got out, I had about 2 weeks before lock-down started for the first time so I was able to stock up on some essential fabric and notion supplies. And proceeded to attempt to teach myself how to draft patterns.
It took most of the year to get there, but I got my Blanch DuBois, Streetcar Named Desire, dress in for the Foundations Revealed competition.
I now have a silver Victorian thimble, a 1915 hand-crank Singer 99K (with the bentwood case) and honestly, it feels like I'm in possession of a Stradivarius. I've recently emerged from the etsy rabbit hole that is vintage presser feet. And once the last of the packages arrive I'll be able to sew the whole of the 20th century. Including getting a 1960 Jetson-style Buttonholer to work with the Singer and if that's not time-travel, then I don't know what is.
Right now I'm working on the (oooh so detectibly) simple asymmetrical jumper dress from Sato Wananabe's "Basic Black" book.
After that I go back to the final pattern hacking of the Redthreaded Regency half-stays (I want to see if I can get it to work for double-F me for daily wear if I want to).
After that? Back to the grind of figuring out blocks - this time for pants (pray for us sinners).
Stay well. Stay safe. See you around the universe, Kiddo.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Aww thanks Cathy! It's so lovely to hear about your sewing journey. As much as I make fun of myself in this video I'm also super proud of younger Claude! You're right we must be kind to our younger selves 💚
I'm looking forward to seeing your remake! I am going to be teaching my 11 year old granddaughter to make a garment - she chose shorts - over the Easter school holiday. I was about her age when I made my first piece. We're keeping it really simple: 100% cotton fabric and elasticated waist.
That sounds like a great place to start :D
Thanks for showing us this. Your sweater in this video is so great, I am in love.
Thank you! It's the Nutcracker Jumper from Fabel Knitwear if you'd like to knit your own 💚
Enjoyed your trip down memory lane. Awaiting the remake. I have that blouse pattern which I have made at least twice. I like the cut of it and am anxious to see your new take on it.
I've actually been really impressed with the fit! Obviously mine won't be the relaxed oversized 90s fit the pattern intended but it's still got a lovely shape 💚
I don’t know how old you are but also I can’t fathom being able to fit back into some thing that I could wear in high school! Go you!
I remember in my Home Economics class, I made a pink velour dress. That was the 1980’s for you!
Oh wow! Pink velour!
That’s adorable! And much more impressive than the pillowcase I made in high school.
Also, that hem looks pretty similar to the hem on my first circle skirt. Which I do still wear, so one of these days I’ll unpick it and maybe use some bias binding or get some more cotton broadcloth for a facing to finish it off. It’s just right down the list, as no one sees the inside of my hem anyway. And the rest of it is very wearable. They say circle skirts are very easy to make, and they are, but the hems on them aren’t.
Oh believe me, I also made a pillow case, and a cushion and a bag and a wall hanging .... The road to garment making is paved with wonky pillow cases!
I can't wait to see the remake. It is always funny to see how much you've improved with time.
If the sleeve head isn't gathered, you can do a French seam to attach a sleeve neatly.
Genuinely learned a few things from this video! I'm very new to sewing (I've made 6 pieces of clothing). I always pick useful information up from your videos ☺️☺️
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This was fun Claude! And as you said, this is was from early on in your sewing career so don’t be embarrassed about your fabric choices or poor pressing or anything like that. It was fun and educational!
And I entered FR this year for the first time as a beginner. Have a vid up on my channel for it. Crazy how many people entered this year!
Can’t wait to see your remake!
Your videos are always an absolute delight to watch. Thank You for making them :)
I just watched this after I watched the blouse video. You bring back memories of my early sewing adventures, and the later ones when I picked up a pattern after a good 20 year gap. I still can't get the right fit in my sewing, and my seams can go wonky, but it's all part of the challenge.
I often think if sewing was really easy I wouldn't do it! I love a challenge. And shhhhh nobody needs to know about a few wonky seams ☺️
@@RetroClaude totally
I like watching your videos. I'm binging.
I love this! I’ve made the Macall’s pattern! Currently trying to make a Hakama after barely sewing anything for over 10 years and I’m making all the beginner errors.
So interesting and surprisingly helpful to see what not to do lol.
I think this was good for a 16 year old, better than I do on some projects. Don't be so hard on your younger self, I would like to see you remake the blouse
Still a million times better than anything I could sew lol. I love this video though. So nice and it was great to watch while I worked on my knitting.
A remake of this project would be so fun! I don't sew but it was interesting seeing you point out the bits that were less than perfect and how you would do it differently now
Congratulations on the milestone.
Keep safe and well. love from Australia.Well done with your channel.
My next project is actually the corset a la paresseuse I first saw on your channel. I was going to make a full regency corset since I already have a pattern, but I'm still a little worn out from the 1780s stays I finished in January. I'm interested in something slightly less involved than hip gores and im a little impatient to get my regency on, especially now that I've finished my 18th century gown and petticoat. I got into historical sewing because of regency, but 18th c was quite the seductress. But now I'm back ready to start from the inside out (I already have a shift, though I probably should make more). I eventually will make the long line regency stays I have but I'm intrigued on how the corset a la paresseuse will turn out.
Thanks for the great videos! I'm excited to see more.
Oh yay! The Regency stays pattern is great for comfort but also speed. No boning channels! Hazzah!
Thank you for this! I am a new sewer and this helped so much
Thank you! I'm glad to hear it was helpful ☺️
This was very fun and super reassuring for me as a beginner sewist 😊
This was such fun to watch, I'm really looking forward to seeing your re-do!
For my first wearable 'sewing project' I cut up my mum's old dressing gown from when I was a baby to make some slipper booties for her for mother's day (a terrible waste of a sentimental piece, really wish I'd just kept the dressing gown instead!) Still got the slippers but they're pretty awful - poor fit, barely stay on, baggy ankles & uncomfortable seam finishes... A decade later I'm working towards an almost fully me-made wardrobe and I habitually do a french seam finish on armholes/sleeves (witchcraft!) Can't believe how far I've come and can't wait to see what else I learn in the future - practice really does make perfect!
French seam on an armhole!! What magic is this?!
@@RetroClaude I really had no idea what I was doing when I first started so I learned a French seam & just... did it on everything because it looked neater 😅 I think my thinking it was something everyone did just made me persevere & struggle through til I got it. I guess being ignorant isn't always a bad thing!
@@lucylovegood62442 as they say sometime ignorance is bliss!
You're making me think about some of the early sewing projects I made; I have the first and third (the second was for a school play,) neither of which used patterns. The fourth has spent 16-ish years in the naughty pile and I don't think it's coming out any time soon. The only reason I still have #4 is because I don't know what to do with 15-ish yards of poly satin in various shades of purple, and I can't just throw it out. Maybe - maybe it needs to go to fabric recycling. Along with the perpetually- unfinished EVEN WORSE poly satin pajama pants that have been in the naughty pile for 14-ish years. (Also in the naughty/abandoned pile: an Ulster coat made of white twill, an 18-th century men's shirt in a fabric I grew to HATE, a poly satin damask robe I never sewed together, a couple of mockups in cheap cotton, etc. I stopped buying poly satin eventually!) I think there's a collar made with something like eight layers of fabric to make sure it wouldn't fall down. I don't even know how my mom's ancient Singer machine went through that, PLUS four layers of seam binding. That's 12 layers of fabric!
12 layers!! I am very impressed with the Singer!
Hi congratulations on 5k, I think you did a good job as a 16year old, my first time was a pencil skirt without a pattern,😅 fail.
This was a good video to get as I look at a project that is coming off the rails after I've resewn a seam three times and there lines of needle holes all along the sleeves. :/
I can't wait to see the remake.
Take care of yourself. I hope 2021 will end better than it began 💚
@@RetroClaude I'm hopeful. I'm on the list to be vaccinated just waiting to be called. I hope you are doing better.
Okay, this is fun! I'm sure you won't see this now, by all I can think is that it's like a day-glo Minnie Mouse, and now I kinda want to see that be a thing. 😆
Yay!!!
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I'd really love to know how you got into costume design? What did you study, where and then, the how of it all?
Unfortunately it isn't a very happy story so I don't really like to dwell on it and probably won't be sharing it I'm afraid.
@@RetroClaude okay, sorry, don't want to cause any problems for you. It's just such an unusual career choice in my part of the world, please forgive my curiosity!
This is such a good job for a GCSE! I so wish i could have done textiles for my GCSEs.
Also, please could someone tell me what 'grading the seam allowance' is?
Hello! Thank you! Grading the seam allowances means trimming them to reduce bulk. Typically you cut them to different widths so you get a graded effect to the bulk rather than one great big ridge. Hope that helps 😁
@@RetroClaude Ah ok thanks! Im a beginner sewer and am kind of addicted. Especially to the 'vintage style' stuff
@@spatel2836 Yay! The vintage stuff is the best! Welcome to the vintage sewing world 😁💚
Hi Claude & Algorithm
Hello Again folks!😂😆
Heyy, love the sweater!! This video got me thinking on the first project that I made and I still have it, it was a circle skirt 😅😅
I have been sewing for 2-3 years now and I decided to share my journey on Instagram (@vi_costura) inspired by you and the sewing community 🧵
I’m not sure if you had seen before this set. It seems that you hadn’t.
I had sewn but never a garment. Only bags and things like that ☺️