your lackadaisical and "eh, good enough" approach to sewing is actually really helpful to me, like i never really wanted to sew because i saw so many people doing it absolutely perfectly and i was like "welp i cant do that" and so i never bothered. this comment feels like a really dumb thing to say but still. thank you.
This is exactly what I came here to say. This is approachable while still sneaking in some garment design principles. I will actually attempt this, vs just watching it for “someday maybe” inspo.
@@kalierisI am exactly the same with my sewing. Simple shapes as big as the remnant allows. No mock ups. Aim for neat but I am not anywhere near a perfectionist. The quickest I can get it finished the better or I start something else. I keep all my scraps and sometimes use them for decoration or accessories. I love patchwork but don't do much. Happy creating💖
Doing and producing - something, is far better than expecting to see a high standard you never reach. That inevitably leads to an eventual avalanche of PH Ds (projects half done) when you open a cupboard to hide yet another one. Doing is experience. Experience leads to good, then great.
@@michellebyrom6551Ok, alright, no need to come at me & my project bin 😂 On a more serious note, as a crocheter and an artist, I absolutely second your sentiment about doing & producing, even if it doesn’t always work out in practice. I’m doing my best! My ADHD brain just gets the best of me sometimes. I’ve been working on training myself to break larger projects down into smaller parts so I can focus my attention pn that & get that needed sense of accomplishment at the conclusion of that segment before moving forward. This has worked out really well for me so far! Happy crafting!
1. Better done than perfect. (I swear, if I get a tattoo, this would be the first one) AND wabi-sabi (imperfection is perfectly perfect.) 2. Start looking at ready-made clothing. So many crap seams etc. but we don't scrutinize it like we do our own handmade goods.
The paper model demonstration was so easy to follow. Thank you for the cat content I have done both the safety pin method, and the hole for the head. They're super fast & easy to do. I admit, I belted mine
Flipping the measuring tape (1:50ish) is so. f*cking. smart. I've been sewing for 50 years and still learn new things all the time. Thanks for such a brilliant video!
Thank you, Looking for tunics, but I may need that jacket later :) truest quote ever! "it's 10 PM and this was suppose to be a quick project!" so many great Ideas here for stage costuming.
this is so helpful! i really appreciated how you showed the paper cutting model as a review after doing the steps on the fabric on the table. good teaching! thank you 💙
Well now here is something I can use. I’m not a LARPer or costumer, but I have made the odd cosplay, garment & Halloween costume. What I need now is a beach cover, a bathrobe and cute top. You have me covered on all fronts with amazing demonstrations and edge wizardry. Thanks.
Thank you for this. The very first LARP piece I ever made was a tabard for my step son, 13-14 years ago. That's also probably the last complete piece I ever made. ADHD fixation went away very quickly after that. I just dug out my machine to try and get back into sewing but I'm stupidly overwhelmed. Your "good enough" approach is very comforting and helps me feel like I can actually do this lol.
Unlike everyone else, here to say as a large busted individual with narrow shoulders that I pull on every dress I own, most of which have zips and are tightly fitted. Bodies are weird!
This was seriously so helpful!! That little paper example actually helped clear some things up for me, so thank you a billion for that! As someone who doesn't really sew, this tutorial was pretty straightforward and approachable, and it was very much appreciated. :D
This is fantastic for anyone going to any Viking, Celtic, and Renaissance fairs every year and switching out costumes so the pictures look different. Very good when sewing for young folk who grow so quickly out of their outfits! Thank you!
Yesterday I was worldbuilding fashion based on ancient Greek clothes but modernized and this is literally one of the garments I came up with, exactly how I decided they’d make it too (Ancient Greek clothing avoided patterns and sewed very little so I decided they’d keep that going) so it’s great to see the clothes could actually be made like that
New subscriber, I loved this and the others I have been binging on! It is too hot to do much but sit in front of the fan, drinking ice water,so I’m making big plans for fall sewing…Thank you!😊
This is very interesting, i made a dupe of that meme robe "coming down the stairs when I've heard my husband has died" using this robe method but basically completely independently by just playing with the fabric and it's what I came with naturally, makes it very likely to me through like weird time travelling sewing archeology that this is the method that people in the past would have come to as well
Yes *CMS* I greatly dislike inches which is not great for me as most sewing stuff comes from the good old USA. I noticed you have a sewing machine, but seemed to like the over locker for your project. My sewing machine is also broken, but there is no way I am going to bring out the *beast* I mean my over locker. I like your tutorial, and I am inspired to push on and make my long tunic. Ty for sharing.
The first one looked like a nightshirt from the 80s. It's ironic that one will probably be used the most because it looks comfortable for sleeping and around the house.
enjoyed the realism of "Could I measure this? Yes, of course I could. Am I going to? No." Exactly the kind of decision I have made several times when cutting and sewing after 10PM. Thank You for posting this tutorial.
Oh, yes, the chest measurement that never works for a garment that you pull over your head--and yet, most people fail to even mention it at the "take your measurements" stage. So that's already worth the price of admission, as it were, but the real gold? The part where you do magic while attaching the lining of the third one. That sleeve trick is MAGIC and I'll have to find a way to make a lined top of some kind just so I can use it. MAGIC.
I'm gonna not even wait to finish the video to comment and already thank you for the tip on measuring around the shoulders instead of around the chest because that's exactly the kind of reminder I need
I had this as a t-shirt in the 80’s. The sleeves were deeper at the armpit, we called them bat wing sleeves. I think it had a boat neckline. I liked that t-shirt. Note to self make myself a t-shirt! Your tunics turned out great. There really are some great ideas out there
oh my goodness, this is an excellent way of measuring the chest! I think I'm of similar proportions to you and wondered why I looked silly/felt uncomfortable in a muslin tunic I made a while back (surmising that maybe it just wasn't the garment style For Me) but this makes so much sense. Thank you for making costuming feel a bit more inclusive!
A tip for determining neck opening: mock up just the neck opening in a rectangle of fabric. You can keep cutting until you get what works. If you've ever heard of a dicky, that's what this will look like
I love a tunic, so these are so easy to do. I too am a bit skinny with no bust and broad-ish shoulders so the tip on measuring your shoulders is just amazing. Just need to have a look through my fabric stash.
I love your black cat. That second tunic reminds me of the black gown that I had to buy and wear when I finished college. The only time I have worn that gown again was when I played the Wicked Witch. The third tunic looks cute on you; but, I think if it were made a lot longer (from cotton flannel), it would make a comfortable night gown.
just found your channel and I love it!!! I've been looking into starting to sew for awhile (now that I no longer live in a closet sized dorm room lmao) but I've found a lot of tutorials and patterns so overwhelming for a beginner but your approach is so nice and approachable. Will be heading to the fabric store this week!
As a displaced American living in Spain, I particularly appreciated both the inches and the centimeters. I am constantly going back and forth between the two.
I love that you pointed out the over-the-head!! I was originally just doubling my shoulder-to-shoulder tip measurement, but then it wouldn't go over the bust. Then, with the bust measurement, I still struggled with it going over my head with my arms exactly like you demonstrated. Literally, the first person to explain this to me in a way that made sense. Thanks so much! Also, I think this style is "period" to really early Europe, like still Roman or Roman adjacent, because there are Frankish grave finds of this kind of tunic being woven all as one "cross-shaped" piece including the sleeves. Not really the renaissance time period a lot of Ren-Faire/Larp wants to evoke though. :D
Hmmm. The neckline. If you left an 8 inch gap in the middle of the hem at the side... you could - in theory at least - do the same trick you did with the sleeves (that was neat!); shoulder to shoulder for the back; then shoulder to shoulder for the front. Press and close the gap at the bottom by hand. Let me know if it works ;)
when i was a kid we made nighties by folding a long piece of fabric in half at the shoulders, lieing on it with arms out in a T and my mum drew round me in a loose T.. then sew up the side and under arm. cut a head hole and bind it.
Ok, so my newer D&D character that's replaying my character of over 3.5 years is a paladin/warlock and has a "half-dead LARP knight" aesthetic; essentially, the aesthetic of the Untotes Fleisch LARP in Europe + the jeweled catacomb saint skeletons. I've designed his whole outfit layer by layer so that I'd know what they are even if it never comes up in game, and one of the layers of his vestments is a tunic nearly exactly like the last one you made! The only difference is that the sleeves tie on (like a doublet's sleeves do). The urge to make his outfit as a full build someday keeps rising, and that tunic was literally the only part I didn't really have a pattern for. And now I do! I can't thank you enough for showing how incredibly easy this is.
I fully plan to try this to make tunics to go with my leggings. I feel a little uncovered with showing my bottom. I can make these tunics to go with my wild design leggings. I will be comfortable and still be able to show off my fancy leggings as I am not a showy person.
I just found your channel and I love it I subscribed I hope you have a blessed day. The easiest way to figure out the armhole it's half of your back shoulder measurement my back shoulder measurement is 14 in there for my arm hole is 7inchs deep.
Great video! Though i would like to point out one thing for people with bigger behinds or boobies - if you want your bottom hem look horizontal on all sides, you need to exagerate the front and/or back curve of the hem a little. The easiest way to do this is to MAKE THE SIDE HEM SHORTER while keeping the center front and/or back longer. A few cm - 3-5cm usually does the trick, though the bigger body volume sticking out may cause the fabric to "lose" more of its length. My advice is to just make the tunic longer than you want the final product be, sew as usual, put it on, then find the new hem to accomodate your specific body shape
Your tunic/dress looks cute on you. That trick of measuring around your shoulders is new to me. I'm big in the bust; however, I'm bigger in my hips. It would have been so nice to have been tall and thin. Have you ever seen (or heard about) the Bog Jacket (that was found in a peak bog some years back). From what I have read, there was enough of that jacket/shirt left that the methods used to make it have been studied and copied. It was made from one leather hide. The only Bog Jackets I have ever seen were pictured in a book (and were knitted by Elizabeth Zimmerman). I have been searching for pictures of the real "Bog Jacket." But I have not found any. I still want to try making myself one; but, I want to make mine from quilted 100% cotton fabrics (with buttons and button holes).
Where abouts was the bog body found? The ulster museum in Belfast has a jacket from a bog body, it was very heavily patched though. Might be worth a Google! :)
When i made a revolutionary reenactment skirt, i just made a tube at the waist. Then ran the waistband through and tied on the side. I read that this was needed to allow the ability to drop the skirt and move away if it was on fire. May women died from fire.
The sleeve witchery is amazing. I've been sewing for decades and have always done sleeve linings by hand. I know what trick I'm going to try. Thanks!!!
Love the robe! Was the fabric you used a knit? It falls so beautifully. Also just need to say, the close ups of you working are beautiful. You have the most elegant hands. 😍
Measuring the shoulders ughhh wish I knew that before. My husbands shoulders are enormously wide and mine are ehh so nothing works the same when trying to make stuff. But this should!
Aaaah, cutting fabric ASMR. Hi there. I just found your channel and I like it. I actually am a LARPer and tailor from germany. Just want to tell you, that I like your way of speaking and teaching. Very good videos. Thank you for doing it. Have a nice day.
This is a great tutorial on simple garment making! If you want to complete a lining with neckline finished from the inside (instead of top stitched or slip stitched closed) you can do it if you leave a portion of the the side seam in the lining unsewn. You can then sew the neckline with the front and bottom hem. Next, follow the steps outlined here to complete the sleeves (use the slit in the side seam as the neck opening is used). Finally sew up the unsewn slitin the side seam: slip stitch by hand for a nicer finish, or stack the folded edges of the slit and machine sew close to the edges of the fold for a quick finish (really, chances are good that no one will notice it unless studying the construction of your garment - I've seen tons of bag linings closed this way and it's quick!).
So, I needed a simple to make tunic for an event. I stumbled upon your encouragingly titled video and sprang into action... Of sorts. A scant 1 hour later I had a tunic that not only looked goodish but got me a few compliments. I appreciate your video and sense of humor. Well done!
I love everything about this video, especially the 3rd tunic. I really want to try this. Lined...awesomeness...no scratchy seams inside. That magic trick you demonstrated, with the sleeves is definitely cool. I just wish the neckline finishing had been recorded. And that it had a hood, lol! Do you happen to have any videos about easy hooded tunics? E.g., could the leftover fabric that got cut away be used to make a huge hood? Or even a separate hood? Maybe you could do a whole video about that...easy hooded no waste tunic...no scratchy or overlocked seams. Maybe different necklines or hood shapes? Idk. I've been searching for a tutorial like that for a long time.
I notice that while wearing your garments, the hemline appears to curve downward at the side seams. I prefer that the curve come up instead. Can this be made to happen by making the side seam a couple of inches shorter than the center front measurement? By the way, that sleeve method is nothing short of magic!
If I understand you correctly, you'd want the center front and center back to hang at one level, and the side seams to be a few inches higher? If that's correct, then yeah, making the side seams a little shorter would work. You can also kidnap a friend who's sort of close to your size, make them wear your mockup, and snip little bits off until your hem looks how you want. Then lay your mockup flat again to use it as a pattern.
your lackadaisical and "eh, good enough" approach to sewing is actually really helpful to me, like i never really wanted to sew because i saw so many people doing it absolutely perfectly and i was like "welp i cant do that" and so i never bothered. this comment feels like a really dumb thing to say but still. thank you.
This is exactly what I came here to say. This is approachable while still sneaking in some garment design principles. I will actually attempt this, vs just watching it for “someday maybe” inspo.
@@kalierisI am exactly the same with my sewing. Simple shapes as big as the remnant allows. No mock ups. Aim for neat but I am not anywhere near a perfectionist. The quickest I can get it finished the better or I start something else. I keep all my scraps and sometimes use them for decoration or accessories. I love patchwork but don't do much. Happy creating💖
Doing and producing - something, is far better than expecting to see a high standard you never reach. That inevitably leads to an eventual avalanche of PH Ds (projects half done) when you open a cupboard to hide yet another one.
Doing is experience. Experience leads to good, then great.
@@michellebyrom6551Ok, alright, no need to come at me & my project bin 😂 On a more serious note, as a crocheter and an artist, I absolutely second your sentiment about doing & producing, even if it doesn’t always work out in practice. I’m doing my best! My ADHD brain just gets the best of me sometimes. I’ve been working on training myself to break larger projects down into smaller parts so I can focus my attention pn that & get that needed sense of accomplishment at the conclusion of that segment before moving forward. This has worked out really well for me so far! Happy crafting!
1. Better done than perfect. (I swear, if I get a tattoo, this would be the first one) AND wabi-sabi (imperfection is perfectly perfect.)
2. Start looking at ready-made clothing. So many crap seams etc. but we don't scrutinize it like we do our own handmade goods.
It genuinely brings me joy seeing you mixing modern shirt with a kirtle.Bring back old school clothing!!!
The paper model demonstration was so easy to follow.
Thank you for the cat content
I have done both the safety pin method, and the hole for the head. They're super fast & easy to do. I admit, I belted mine
That last tubic is DIVINE. Brilliant and you look great in it. 👏👏👏 ty for your wisdom
Flipping the measuring tape (1:50ish) is so. f*cking. smart. I've been sewing for 50 years and still learn new things all the time. Thanks for such a brilliant video!
I'm trying to figure out the best way to describe your tutorials and "hilariously useful" is the best I've got so far. Thank you for posting!
thank you for explaining it with the tiny piece of paper. I had a hard time visualizing the tunic when the jersey fabric was on the table.
Thank you, Looking for tunics, but I may need that jacket later :) truest quote ever! "it's 10 PM and this was suppose to be a quick project!" so many great Ideas here for stage costuming.
this is so helpful! i really appreciated how you showed the paper cutting model as a review after doing the steps on the fabric on the table. good teaching! thank you 💙
Well now here is something I can use. I’m not a LARPer or costumer, but I have made the odd cosplay, garment & Halloween costume. What I need now is a beach cover, a bathrobe and cute top. You have me covered on all fronts with amazing demonstrations and edge wizardry. Thanks.
That sleeve trick is brilliant!
Waw! Never saw the lined sleeves done this way. Genius!
Thank you for this. The very first LARP piece I ever made was a tabard for my step son, 13-14 years ago. That's also probably the last complete piece I ever made. ADHD fixation went away very quickly after that. I just dug out my machine to try and get back into sewing but I'm stupidly overwhelmed. Your "good enough" approach is very comforting and helps me feel like I can actually do this lol.
Thank you. I followed almost all of your tutorial and made a great petticoat that also works as a skirt.
The paper template was super helpful!
Totally using this technique to make part of my Renaissance Faire costume this summer. Also maybe some quick easy nightgowns.
Unlike everyone else, here to say as a large busted individual with narrow shoulders that I pull on every dress I own, most of which have zips and are tightly fitted. Bodies are weird!
I'm big busted with broad shoulders, and same, because I'm hypermobile and can fold my shoulders down to basically to width of my rib cage.
This was seriously so helpful!! That little paper example actually helped clear some things up for me, so thank you a billion for that! As someone who doesn't really sew, this tutorial was pretty straightforward and approachable, and it was very much appreciated. :D
the tape measuring trick for the shoulder super helped me!
This is fantastic for anyone going to any Viking, Celtic, and Renaissance fairs every year and switching out costumes so the pictures look different. Very good when sewing for young folk who grow so quickly out of their outfits! Thank you!
Yesterday I was worldbuilding fashion based on ancient Greek clothes but modernized and this is literally one of the garments I came up with, exactly how I decided they’d make it too (Ancient Greek clothing avoided patterns and sewed very little so I decided they’d keep that going) so it’s great to see the clothes could actually be made like that
Love the paper tutorial, so helpful!! 👏🏻
I was so weirdly confused until I saw the paper model. That was genius. Thank you!
You are so clever! I love this! Exactly what I needed
All the garments look very good on you! Well done.
Thank you for sharing the sewing lesson and your lovely personality, too.♥️
The efficiency in this approach is elegant and beautiful.
New subscriber, I loved this and the others I have been binging on!
It is too hot to do much but sit in front of the fan, drinking ice water,so I’m making big plans for fall sewing…Thank you!😊
You are a lovely human, thank you for existing!
like how you teach, I can't sew without a pattern. I like the 3 garments you made.
Thank u for the inches measurements
showing on paper makes it very clear , thx
This is very interesting, i made a dupe of that meme robe "coming down the stairs when I've heard my husband has died" using this robe method but basically completely independently by just playing with the fabric and it's what I came with naturally, makes it very likely to me through like weird time travelling sewing archeology that this is the method that people in the past would have come to as well
Yes *CMS* I greatly dislike inches which is not great for me as most sewing stuff comes from the good old USA. I noticed you have a sewing machine, but seemed to like the over locker for your project. My sewing machine is also broken, but there is no way I am going to bring out the *beast* I mean my over locker. I like your tutorial, and I am inspired to push on and make my long tunic. Ty for sharing.
The first one looked like a nightshirt from the 80s. It's ironic that one will probably be used the most because it looks comfortable for sleeping and around the house.
Oh yes, those necklines....
😂if you're really nasty only two seams. 😂
I have dyscalculia and tried to follow this but I got lost as soon as the fabric was placed on the table and folded
Exactly what I was afraid of - there IS a lining witchcraft !
Just found your channel and I am enjoying watching your videos. What are the cool shield shape wall hangings behind you.?
Most nits are 60 inches or wider so we would all have to do a bit of maths with the regular 42 to 45 inch cotton here.
Knits…oops
More kitty appearances, please!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Shopping list: 1. A BALE of cheap fabric to F.A.F.O. Never underestimate my ability to measure once & cut infinity.
And if you are pear shape, measure your hips too, or your tunic will stop at your waist. As I have learned.
enjoyed the realism of "Could I measure this? Yes, of course I could. Am I going to? No." Exactly the kind of decision I have made several times when cutting and sewing after 10PM.
Thank You for posting this tutorial.
lol, same. Also, sew after 10pm with extreme caution - sew after midnight - NEVER! Especially Sleevils!! (but you know this: )
Oh, yes, the chest measurement that never works for a garment that you pull over your head--and yet, most people fail to even mention it at the "take your measurements" stage.
So that's already worth the price of admission, as it were, but the real gold? The part where you do magic while attaching the lining of the third one.
That sleeve trick is MAGIC and I'll have to find a way to make a lined top of some kind just so I can use it.
MAGIC.
I'm gonna not even wait to finish the video to comment and already thank you for the tip on measuring around the shoulders instead of around the chest because that's exactly the kind of reminder I need
I will say, as a Canadian your randomly switching units is EXACTLY how my brain works 😂.
LOL "you know you're Canadian when..."
I had this as a t-shirt in the 80’s. The sleeves were deeper at the armpit, we called them bat wing sleeves. I think it had a boat neckline. I liked that t-shirt. Note to self make myself a t-shirt!
Your tunics turned out great. There really are some great ideas out there
oh my goodness, this is an excellent way of measuring the chest! I think I'm of similar proportions to you and wondered why I looked silly/felt uncomfortable in a muslin tunic I made a while back (surmising that maybe it just wasn't the garment style For Me) but this makes so much sense. Thank you for making costuming feel a bit more inclusive!
i’ve made hundreds of tunics at this point but am i going to put this on like a podcast and enjoy? absolutely!
Rather confusing but enjoying as a comedy .
If someone hadn't any experience sewing I think it would be difficult to understand. God bless!
A tip for determining neck opening: mock up just the neck opening in a rectangle of fabric. You can keep cutting until you get what works. If you've ever heard of a dicky, that's what this will look like
Medieval crop top when?
The tip of measuring the shoulder is awesome, and the sleeves with lining sewing is just wizardry!
4:29 "we HAVE the technology!" I might have heard the bionic sound effect 😂
I love a tunic, so these are so easy to do. I too am a bit skinny with no bust and broad-ish shoulders so the tip on measuring your shoulders is just amazing. Just need to have a look through my fabric stash.
4 grandkids to outfit for their second ever SCA weekend event. They are all larger than the first tunics. Down and dirty costumes are PERFECT.
"An *ATTEMPT* "
At costuming.
I suggest a tabard.
Yay! I'm not the only (ridiculous?) person that uses sharpie markers on mockups!
I love your black cat. That second tunic reminds me of the black gown that I had to buy and wear when I finished college. The only time I have worn that gown again was when I played the Wicked Witch. The third tunic looks cute on you; but, I think if it were made a lot longer (from cotton flannel), it would make a comfortable night gown.
I am taking this video as permission to actually start larping as a hobby. Thanks, Ash!
just found your channel and I love it!!! I've been looking into starting to sew for awhile (now that I no longer live in a closet sized dorm room lmao) but I've found a lot of tutorials and patterns so overwhelming for a beginner but your approach is so nice and approachable. Will be heading to the fabric store this week!
As a displaced American living in Spain, I particularly appreciated both the inches and the centimeters. I am constantly going back and forth between the two.
I love that you pointed out the over-the-head!! I was originally just doubling my shoulder-to-shoulder tip measurement, but then it wouldn't go over the bust. Then, with the bust measurement, I still struggled with it going over my head with my arms exactly like you demonstrated. Literally, the first person to explain this to me in a way that made sense. Thanks so much!
Also, I think this style is "period" to really early Europe, like still Roman or Roman adjacent, because there are Frankish grave finds of this kind of tunic being woven all as one "cross-shaped" piece including the sleeves. Not really the renaissance time period a lot of Ren-Faire/Larp wants to evoke though. :D
Hmmm. The neckline. If you left an 8 inch gap in the middle of the hem at the side... you could - in theory at least - do the same trick you did with the sleeves (that was neat!); shoulder to shoulder for the back; then shoulder to shoulder for the front. Press and close the gap at the bottom by hand. Let me know if it works ;)
when i was a kid we made nighties by folding a long piece of fabric in half at the shoulders, lieing on it with arms out in a T and my mum drew round me in a loose T.. then sew up the side and under arm. cut a head hole and bind it.
Ok, so my newer D&D character that's replaying my character of over 3.5 years is a paladin/warlock and has a "half-dead LARP knight" aesthetic; essentially, the aesthetic of the Untotes Fleisch LARP in Europe + the jeweled catacomb saint skeletons. I've designed his whole outfit layer by layer so that I'd know what they are even if it never comes up in game, and one of the layers of his vestments is a tunic nearly exactly like the last one you made! The only difference is that the sleeves tie on (like a doublet's sleeves do). The urge to make his outfit as a full build someday keeps rising, and that tunic was literally the only part I didn't really have a pattern for. And now I do! I can't thank you enough for showing how incredibly easy this is.
I fully plan to try this to make tunics to go with my leggings. I feel a little uncovered with showing my bottom. I can make these tunics to go with my wild design leggings. I will be comfortable and still be able to show off my fancy leggings as I am not a showy person.
Thank you, the way you styled them was fantastic. I love the shirt with the frilly stand collar under the wrap front top
I just found your channel and I love it I subscribed I hope you have a blessed day.
The easiest way to figure out the armhole it's half of your back shoulder measurement my back shoulder measurement is 14 in there for my arm hole is 7inchs deep.
just what I need for daily wear - I am really enjoying your stuff, and your attitude. there is hope yet for the world.
Great video! Though i would like to point out one thing for people with bigger behinds or boobies - if you want your bottom hem look horizontal on all sides, you need to exagerate the front and/or back curve of the hem a little. The easiest way to do this is to MAKE THE SIDE HEM SHORTER while keeping the center front and/or back longer. A few cm - 3-5cm usually does the trick, though the bigger body volume sticking out may cause the fabric to "lose" more of its length. My advice is to just make the tunic longer than you want the final product be, sew as usual, put it on, then find the new hem to accomodate your specific body shape
I didn’t understand how you sewed the coat up, could you explain it with the bits of paper in another video please?
Your tunic/dress looks cute on you. That trick of measuring around your shoulders is new to me. I'm big in the bust; however, I'm bigger in my hips. It would have been so nice to have been tall and thin.
Have you ever seen (or heard about) the Bog Jacket (that was found in a peak bog some years back). From what I have read, there was enough of that jacket/shirt left that the methods used to make it have been studied and copied. It was made from one leather hide. The only Bog Jackets I have ever seen were pictured in a book (and were knitted by Elizabeth Zimmerman). I have been searching for pictures of the real "Bog Jacket." But I have not found any. I still want to try making myself one; but, I want to make mine from quilted 100% cotton fabrics (with buttons and button holes).
Where abouts was the bog body found? The ulster museum in Belfast has a jacket from a bog body, it was very heavily patched though. Might be worth a Google! :)
Your little paper model was so helpful, I’d love to see them for your more complex tunics if possible? I’m definitely planning to do the simple one!
thank you so much darling!!!
You had me at limited measurements..
Kitty supervisor on deck
Thank you so much, especially for the paperversion! I really want to sow, but I have no spatial perception at all…
When i made a revolutionary reenactment skirt, i just made a tube at the waist. Then ran the waistband through and tied on the side. I read that this was needed to allow the ability to drop the skirt and move away if it was on fire. May women died from fire.
I... I don't understand this sleeve magic and I doubt I will sleep until I do. 😅
Wheres Wally/ Waldo tunic! Excellent idea on the measuring from the shoulder. Wish i had thought of thought of that
I appreciate your demonstration with the piece of paper, it made easier for me to visualize.
Love your hello kitty pants! ❤❤❤
Deltoid?
Absolutely love the humor you made me smile this morning. Thank you.😂
The sleeve witchery is amazing. I've been sewing for decades and have always done sleeve linings by hand. I know what trick I'm going to try. Thanks!!!
do we need to face the neckline?
Smart measuring hack! Can’t believe I’ve never seen it before!
Love the robe! Was the fabric you used a knit? It falls so beautifully. Also just need to say, the close ups of you working are beautiful. You have the most elegant hands. 😍
Measuring the shoulders ughhh wish I knew that before. My husbands shoulders are enormously wide and mine are ehh so nothing works the same when trying to make stuff. But this should!
Aaaah, cutting fabric ASMR. Hi there. I just found your channel and I like it. I actually am a LARPer and tailor from germany. Just want to tell you, that I like your way of speaking and teaching. Very good videos. Thank you for doing it. Have a nice day.
This is a great tutorial on simple garment making! If you want to complete a lining with neckline finished from the inside (instead of top stitched or slip stitched closed) you can do it if you leave a portion of the the side seam in the lining unsewn. You can then sew the neckline with the front and bottom hem. Next, follow the steps outlined here to complete the sleeves (use the slit in the side seam as the neck opening is used). Finally sew up the unsewn slitin the side seam: slip stitch by hand for a nicer finish, or stack the folded edges of the slit and machine sew close to the edges of the fold for a quick finish (really, chances are good that no one will notice it unless studying the construction of your garment - I've seen tons of bag linings closed this way and it's quick!).
So, I needed a simple to make tunic for an event. I stumbled upon your encouragingly titled video and sprang into action... Of sorts. A scant 1 hour later I had a tunic that not only looked goodish but got me a few compliments. I appreciate your video and sense of humor. Well done!
I love everything about this video, especially the 3rd tunic. I really want to try this.
Lined...awesomeness...no scratchy seams inside. That magic trick you demonstrated, with the sleeves is definitely cool. I just wish the neckline finishing had been recorded.
And that it had a hood, lol!
Do you happen to have any videos about easy hooded tunics? E.g., could the leftover fabric that got cut away be used to make a huge hood? Or even a separate hood? Maybe you could do a whole video about that...easy hooded no waste tunic...no scratchy or overlocked seams. Maybe different necklines or hood shapes? Idk. I've been searching for a tutorial like that for a long time.
"i've done the british thing again" very relatable, i'm constantly confusing my discord servers by mixing measurements
Love your tutorials. Great fun and informative. Thank you.
I notice that while wearing your garments, the hemline appears to curve downward at the side seams. I prefer that the curve come up instead. Can this be made to happen by making the side seam a couple of inches shorter than the center front measurement? By the way, that sleeve method is nothing short of magic!
If I understand you correctly, you'd want the center front and center back to hang at one level, and the side seams to be a few inches higher? If that's correct, then yeah, making the side seams a little shorter would work.
You can also kidnap a friend who's sort of close to your size, make them wear your mockup, and snip little bits off until your hem looks how you want. Then lay your mockup flat again to use it as a pattern.
I will eventually make this tunic, for now tho i will settle for some pin banners that i can then embroider. Thank you for this inspo!!
Showing it on the paper was super helpful!! I think because I could see the whole thing at the same time!! Thanks for that :D
Thank you for including the paper model. That really helped me see it better.
strongly considering making a tunic or toga because of a heat wave lol