thrift flip! marimekko matching set + FRENCH SEAM tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Picked up this Marimekko x Uniqlo muumuu from Venla second hand and decided it was the perfect candidate for a thrift flip. Very proud of myself for transforming this dress into a matching top and skirt. What do you think!?
steph___kennedy
~my machine~
My sewing machine is a Bernina B215 which isn't made anymore, but this machine is the closest one available now - Bernina B325:
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~my filming setup~
my camera - Canon 90D with kit lens: amzn.to/3FtfBlR
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This video was recorded on Wann Country. I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I work and live. I pay respect to Elders past and present.
[0:00]: hi hello are you ready for a thrift flip?
[0:15]: the real introduction
[1:19]: the concept
[3:05]: starting with the top
[4:01]: putting in the darts
[7:04]: side seams
[8:02]: ~~FRENCH SEAM TUTORIAL~~
[11:00]: finishing off the raw edges on the top
[11:35]: skirt time!
[14:31]: waistband adventures continued
[16:39]: adding a tie
[18:40]: finishing the top
[20:13]: adding the buttons
[21:05]: et voila!
[22:42]: thanks and merry christmas! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Hi from Canada… you randomly came up on my feed when I asked for sewing.. I thought good to know where you video is going … you are a delight, your videos are WELL made… voice over having a mic was perfect .. I am 63 yr old now sewing for my granddaughters.. I went to Ryerson in Toronto, a design school 41 years ago .. oh wow time went by fast… I can sew.. but watching you sew has upped my game …but what I love about your videos is your explanation of working through your process.. I am now going to go back through what you have already posted and look forward to what you will do next ..
Oh thank you so much Diane! Comments like these really bring a big smile to my face. I love reading everyone's sewing stories ❤️
How cool that you found the Marimekko dress. Love what you did with it.
I love the fabric and your total remake of this fabric is so beautiful and lovely on you. I am 76 yrs. young and I have been sewing since age 10, taught by my Grandmother. I am glad to see sewing of clothes has come back and taken up with young folks such as yourself. Keep sewing and be happy.
Oh thank you so much Gemma! Sewing is such a great skill to have - how lucky we are to have had our teachers.
I agree! It's so good to see young people sewing!
Dear Gemma, I agree, making things by your self and for your self..is so satisfying...I grew up with a perfect mom (and dad ;))...in a wonderful family in the 60/70s in Germany. At christmas time..my mom would sew and knitt little tiny doll-clothes for my sisters and my dolls.. but she must have done those at night..cause we never saw her knitting or sewing those...it was awesome and mystical for us...like magic. Later when we were young women, she knitted jumpers for us..really wonderful ones..she knitted extremely evenly..till this day I am in awe..of what she created for us all (two girls, a boy and a loving dad) with her creative talent . I picked up crotcheting as a favourite creative endeavor...and in the coming years I crotcheted curtains and lace collars for jumpers and cushions ..duvets...and I created the patterns myself..just like Steph does here...I think it is important to find something that really gives you JOY pursuing...Cause out of this joy there can only come somthing good and beautiful..and then..if you want..you can share it with others..and also give others joy...this is what I call..a socalled "angels-spiral"...Joy begets Joy begets Joy...and Joy is Love... :) I guess it is the spirit of this channel..of Stephs..that keeps me sitting here and enjoy watching her videos of creation and all the comments of these lovely likeminded people here So, yes dear Gemma, your advice to Steph is right for me as well. However, as I definitely cannot sew AT ALL, I altered your advice a bit into: "Keep doing sth that gives you JOY and be happy ! After that..life itself becomes EASY really ... ;) lots of love wherever you are Seleina (Germany )
Lovely use of some amazing fabric, great matching job!
This turned out darling! What a great way to repurpose and I love that you know yourself so well, both about what you’d wear more and how you need to get through projects. Your set rocks!
Thank you so much!!
Lovely!
Thank you!
Holy smokes what a transformation! I love the finished product way more than the original. Well done!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate it!!
I have this exact muumuu in my wardrobe!! I've been umming and ahhing about what to do with it!
It's a sign...
I automatically in my head said wrong sides together😂
Brilliant! I wish this heavy 67 year old woman could wear it
I love❤❤❤ this 2 piece dress 👗 beautiful
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Thanks so much 😊
FUN AND FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Such talent!!!!!!! xxx
Gorgeous.....New sub.
In South Africawe also have Christmas in summer
Great to have another southern hemispherian here!!
Love love love - thank you
Thank you 💕 struggling a bit lately so your comment means a lot. Thanks for watching.
That fabric would be impossible to resist! So glad you found a beautiful use for it. Thank you for the French Seam Instructions. I love the finished look of french seams, but hate the bulk where seams cross and overlap. How do you know when french seams are the right choice?
I usually do French seams if I think there's a chance the seam might be seen while wearing, or if it's tricky fabric that won't hold up to overlocking.
Super transformation ❤
Thank you for watching. Glad you like it 🤸🏼
It's stunning 😮 Happy holidays ❤
Thank you!
I mean, what you did with the dress is cute, but can skinny people please stop taking the few cute plus size dresses and making them into non-plus size dresses?PLZKTHNX
@flaming6 I appreciate the comment and I totally agree with you. I don't thrift large items intentionally. You'll notice that this dress is size XS when I show a close up of the tag (a little hard to see at 0:41 but it is XS). Elements of the original dress like the fit across the shoulders might not have worked on a larger body, the rest does have an oversized shape. I hope that clarifies the starting point and I always keep to my size range when thrifting because I am fully aware of the issues about availability of larger sizing.
Looks great! I reckon rustic wood - look buttons could work. Sew them on with bright pink thread to make them a feature.
That's a great idea!!
Wow
Thanks 😁
❤😊
Very nice lady from Australia thanks channel videos,
So nice of you
Do you live fabric covered buttons?
You need so many things to learn about sewing... put the needles opposite, around the neck
this came up in my feed, great job. the top front of the garment would have looked a bit better if the darts had been sewed in between the pink circles, instead of where you put them, messed up the line of the circles
I get what you're saying, but darts in any place would have affected the circles...
Pattern matching.....??
Maybe I mean print matching? Aligning the circles between the top and skirt.
Your video would be so much better without the background music
Thanks for the feedback
I really like the musik ☺️
Thank you 😊
cant get what your saying because of the unessesary music . .
Try with the captions turned on and see if it helps!
Amazing ❤️❤️ i aspire to get to this level 🫶🏻 I’m just at the beginning of my sewing journey, so check back in a year or two lol
You can do it! 🤸🏼