How to sew a classic rockabilly dress
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Stepping out of my gothic comfort zone and going rockabilly today. Showing you how to sew a really cute rockabilly dress. Perfect for summertime cruizin'!
I don't go into too much detail in this video, as there is a previous video on my channel for making a similar dress: • How to sew a summer dress
Link to the brooch tutorial: • How to make a creative...
I made this dress the other day. It's the first thing I've ever sewn. It turned out super cute. I used an inexpensive fabric since it was my first, and I wanted to make sure I can do it. Now I'm going to make another one to wear to a Metal festival in July. Love it. Thank you so much.
All of your sewing advice is awesome. They all not only have a professional finish, but I love the actual material and patterns on the material that you use. Thank you for all the great tutorials.
I have a 50's themed party to go to, and I found plenty of dresses however they ranged from 80.00-299.00. I searched how to make your own and I found you. The best thing I ever did! You explained it simply and clearly and it was super easy!!!! Saved me $$$$$$$ Thanks so much!!!!
Happy to help!! :)
And yeah, in stores those dresses cost a small fortune. A bit annoying.
Holy creativity, Batman! I could never think to whip up something like that without using a pattern! I'm totally going to have to try doing this, especially with the harsh summers that Florida brings.
thats the best dress I have seen made on youtube!!! Collectif clothing sell those for like £50!!! I am so making this thanksxx
OMG, this looks so easy that even someone clumsy like me can probably do it. :-O I can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you like it! :)
Amazing. As a former fashion student, this was shocking to me. I don't know how you come about this idea, but wow, you made it happen and it works!! Koodos to you~!!! I am don't even know what to say. I bow down to your genius milady~!!!!
Thanks Kotori! :)
I made this dress and I have to say it was super fun to make and I love the end results! Can wear this with or without a tank top underneath too! :D
Sooo helpful in how slow you went in instructions, and showing even on your own body how to measure and fit. Thanks a bunch! Going to push myself to do this since I've been looking for the best tutorials and this is definitely one of my top now! Plus adding the petticoats. =)
Thank you! Have fun with it!
That fabric is adorable.
This is so great! I love your tutorial style. I'm going to the fabric store right now!!
Wow. This was perfect. Thank you so much for doing this tutorial.
Awesome!!! I'll try this for a friend's graduation party.
I'm totally going out and buying material this weekend, I must make my own dress! Thank you :D
Wow wow wow added to my list! Of must makes, the fabric is stunning too! Thank you
Great video! Perfect to make an easy dress that is a perfect fit!
Thank you for making it simple. I will be attempting my own dress soon.
That fabric is so cool!
this is the easiest to follow video ive seen thank you so much aha. you need a shop though id buy
very cute dress and i love the fabric you picked
You guys are the sweetest! :)
Yout tattoo's are so extremely wonderful! I love them :) And thank you so much for your tutorial :) I, myself love to sew, and I love this :)
You could do hook and eye notions for the top, yeah.
And as for the fitting. I measure carefully and try everything on after pinning it and then make little adjustments where I need to before sewing. The zipper is always a grey area though, so when I can, I try not to leave that 'til the end. If I sew the zipper in and then do the sides (for instance), then I can adjust the side fitting afterwards.
Wow I am amazed, you made it look so easy. Now my turn. Thank you for your tutorial
I soooo LOVE this fabric & the dress,gonna give the dress a go,cant buy this fabric in new zealand,bugger,lol,lol will have to hunt for another ace fabric ;-) love the vid
I have this fabric I made my 3yr old daughter some trousers with it x love the dress x
Fun idea! I'm pretty sure that you can use the same technique and just exchange the zipper for velcro or snaps.
I made the dress with regular pleats, but you can totally do box pleats instead. I actually prefer them, but they take a little more time and fabric and I'm usually lazy... :)
I love that machine!
Just what I've been looking for - thanks!!!! I'll be doing mine by hand as I left my machine in my old house when I moved :(
definatly am going to try this.. looks so awesome
I never use patterns (unless I make them myself), but you should be able to find them at your local textile store, right? Or online. Or make it yourself!
Darts, goring, or elastic shirring would give a more fitted waist section for anyone who would like to have that feature.
Thank you soooo much ive been needing help with this and your video helped so much
Wow, thank you so much. :)
Not using pre-made patterns is fun, but it's also risky. I've ruined a couple of garments that way, by not measuring properly or something like that. So it's a risk, but it also enables me to create freely out of my imagination. :D
It looks so easy when you sew that dress in this video. I'll try to make for a friend. I'm a beginner of sewing, but i thinks with this instructions it will be not so complicatet for me. Yesterday i preparded the cotton, and when i've enough time ( my little daughter thinks i need no time to make any things :) ), then i'll sew my dress. Hole it will look like your's. I'm very nervous about this.
+Claudia Oberleitner Oh you will rock it!
I am looking at making a dress like this for guy - long story - LOL - but I'm needing to make a dress like this that is a "tear away" costume. I was thinking that the zipper area could just be done with velcro or snaps, but I wanted to ask you whether you had any special ideas - thanks so much and btw, you have great videos!
I bought two meters of fabric, which is what I usually buy when I want to make a dress. And I think that I had a bit left over when I was done.
Thanks! And good luck making it! :)
Oh, btw, I am also going to put the tulle under-skirt with this that is also tear away - I was thinking I'd probably sew the tulle skirt to the bottom section so it tears away in one piece.
OH I was also going to use a shorter zipper just to get into the skirt part and then I wanted to use hook and eye notions to close the top of the dress, do you think this would work? Also: if you have no one to help you fit it do you have any suggestions on how to fit it yourself? Maybe just remeasure yourself and add marks to your measurement and add the zipper just outside of them for ease?
Thanks! I really like it too.
Yes, it would. You would just have to make a top piece instead of the triangular "boob covering pieces" that I use here. I made a video earlier called "How to sew a summer dress" (I think). It shows one way of doing it.
In the video I use non stretchy cotton, but a little bit of stretch might be good.
Would this work if I replaced the hip measurement with my waist, so that the skirt starts at my waist? Could I use a heavy/thick cotton? Thanks, this is a great video!
Thanks - I'll let you know how it turns out!
Glad you like it! And it's really not that much to it. As long as you get the measurements right.
Oh, and I LOVE the Batman reference! :)
I started making this today! I have to go out now but I have a quick question: When you pleated the skirt part, what kind of pleat did you use? It's hard to see in the video. Box pleat or regular pleats?
Hi I have just finished watching this video and I loved it! I was wondering if you could do a video for a tea dress? And how to do an underskirt? Best wishes Zoe
I think I have already done tutorials for both those things actually. It might have been a couple years back, but have you done a search on my channel? ;)
Love the dress very helpfull
you have really cool tats!! :)
aww wow!! so lovely :D thank you so much for this tutorial :D
I'm glad you like it! :)
love dress. Trying it out tomorrow. Although I'm going to have to adjust the top to compensate so i don't fall out.. Do you recommend a specific type of fabric?
love this ! so you make and sell dresses ? please say yes! all these dresses online are toooo expensive
Wondering how much fabric you bought. I am a size 12 and i am 5'8''?
how much material in metres do you need? I'm about the same size as you so i assume it'll be roughly the same? great vid & thanks :}
any idea where i can find a pattern for one of these i found it once and cant find it again
Did you sew down the pleats and iron them like you did in the simple dress tutorial?
No, in this one, I just pinned them directly to the top piece and sewed the pleats as I sewed the whole thing together. It's quicker. ;)
Thank you very much!
how much fabric needed total?
Not tricky at all I'd say. Just sew the lining fabric onto the boob pieces before they are hemmed and then attach them to the main piece in the same way.
Thank you!
I hope so :)
Thank you so very much! :)
nice job!
you made that look way to easy haha x
another way to make the skirt is by folding a meter or 2 of fabric 4 times then drawing quarter of a circle then cut it out. this can give you dress a bit more poof and swing.
A circle skirt, yes. I have a tutorial for that as well. ;)
TezMania TV i know how to make already i learnt off yumi this is how i found you, i lover rockabilly, lolita ect.
Vad kul! :)
love it
nice dress
I really don't understand the measurements and how to adjust to my body. The top part either comes out too big or too small no matter how much I try to go by the math you are saying. I am in tears here I don't know what to do
I'm sorry you're struggling with this! :(
Are you using a zipper in the back? If so, maybe sew the zipper on first and leave the side seems for last, so that you can fit the dress to your body (inside out) and pin it on, then carefully take it off and sew it together following the pins. Zippers make everything more tricky.
Wow very nice dress. How much would you charge to make it?
Oscar Jaimes I am not a professional seamstress, so I never sell the things I make. That's why I make tutorials; so you guys can create your own things! :)
Thank you for making those vids. Good job.
Oscar Jaimes Thanks Oscar! :)
Thanx! :)
Sorry, but I only make them for myself. That's why I do the tutorials; so that anyone who can't afford to buy this stuff can make it themselves. ;)
nice, thank you!
I think I had three meters to start with, which was more than enough.
Yay! :)
This is gr8
love it i am sew going to sew this first time sewing sew if i goof up oh well
ok, thanks!
Love this thank i think i will try it with some scrap fabric first. I also need to do something to cover my boobs but will be watching this over a few times thanks.
Yay! :)