I've noticed lately that several pattern companies are only using like a hand drawn outline/picture of their garment, on the pattern envelopes. I don't even look at them any more. I'm a visual person and need to see fabrics, colors, etc that look best with the pattern. Your videos are always informative, Lauren, but I think this is probably my favorite of them all. Thanks for giving us a peek into your closet and a visual of performance characteristics of different fabrics using the same pattern.
@@clairealden1182 I agree! I like line drawings too, like those found on the back of the package. But for the front I need something to draw my eye and give me inspiration.
To me, the difference between a shirt and a blouse is the collar. A full stand collar, button cuffs and possibly a yoke….more masculine design features make a shirt. Soft collars, pin tucks, floaty features, full sleeves….. then that’s a blouse.
The first garment that I made that I actually wore was when I was 13. I made a jumper and really wore that a lot. I was a teen during the 70s and the wool skirt/ matching cardigan with blouse combo was all the rage. I used my babysitting money to buy wool for skirts and cotton prints for blouses that I matched to store bought sweaters. I sewed to stretch my money but also for the sense of accomplishment I got. My sewing journey has waxed and waned I spent many years sewing for my 3 daughters. I think the current environment for sewing is so exciting. The whole world is accessible to us for obtaining beautiful fabrics and unique patterns, I just received a beautiful cotton block print from India. I’m on a sewing “high” right now….I FINALLY worked out a pants pattern that fits me using the “top down center out” method! Next stop jeans!
Love this type of video!! It’s so helpful to see a pattern worked up in a variety of fabrics. Your work is beautiful and so inspiring 😍 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for making this video! It is really helpful to see various patterns made up in different fabrics and to hear about the different tweaks you've made to the patterns in your iterative versions. Also super helpful to hear how the fit is once the patterns are made up. I'm so glad I discovered your channel, will be watching every video from now on!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video? Your selection of blouses and shirts are absolutely stunning, plus the fabrics you’ve used to sew them are totally delicious. I couldn’t choose a favourite if I tried. I found this video extremely entertaining and informative…….thank you.
I enjoyed seeing your take on those patterns. I kind of shy away of patterns when the sewist has made it up in "louder" fabric. Your fabric choices were very nice.
This was a very nice video. You have a great collection of shirts, blouses,tops all of them are beautiful. Your selection of fabrics are very helpful. Thanks so much for sharing it will really, really help me in my future projects.
Love this video.... blouses and shirts are my thing too! I'm so inspired to get cracking on making a few during the summer! Thanks for a fabulous video.
Really useful information as matching and visualizing fabrics and patterns is still tricky for me as a novice sewist. Beautifully presented (as always). I look forward to your vlogs as I always learn something new that is helping me on my sewing journey. Thanks Lauren.
I love the Archer, Ive only made 1 but plan to do more, your versions are so inspirational. You certainly like a Fibre Mood blouse lol Love the Honey!!
Some great tips, thank you. I've just made the Geneva Blouse and also found the lantern sleeve is just a little too short so it tends to creep up the arm. I find the bell sleeve a nuisance, so next time I will make the same change as you did, with the channel for elastic.
This is so fun and helpful! I'm curious if you make pull on tops for example Closet Core Celio type? I tend to call those and front buttoning tops with pleats or ruffles "blouses." 😊 thanks .
Thanks Heather, yes I do make lots of pull on tops (including the Celio), I just tried to narrow things down in this video to ones that had buttons down the front :)
I'd love to know how you get on with the buttons bands & the interfacing you use as I'm finding that shirts I've made a couple of years ago, the button holes are now sagging & fraying so the buttons keep coming undone. Is there a way to fix this or any tips for preventing it please?
You could some fray check to help stabilize them a bit. I haven't found that issue you are describing myself but perhaps the interfacing was either too light weight for the fabric or wasn't fully bonded onto the fabric?
Hi Mary, If it has a collar stand and collar stand I generally do put them in but I rarely use it as a personal preference for me, I like to wear shirts open at the neckline. I put it on only for aesthetic reasons and so the garment looks balanced.
Really find this useful. Seeing the patterns made up and being worn in the different fabrics with your explanations is very helpful. Thanks.
I've noticed lately that several pattern companies are only using like a hand drawn outline/picture of their garment, on the pattern envelopes. I don't even look at them any more. I'm a visual person and need to see fabrics, colors, etc that look best with the pattern. Your videos are always informative, Lauren, but I think this is probably my favorite of them all. Thanks for giving us a peek into your closet and a visual of performance characteristics of different fabrics using the same pattern.
im opp i like to see line drawings so i can see construction so i think both are needed
@@clairealden1182 I agree! I like line drawings too, like those found on the back of the package. But for the front I need something to draw my eye and give me inspiration.
Just love a lot of those pattern
But for us who live overseas, it is impossible to even consider purchasing any of your patters here in South Africa.
@@joycegauche994 what about buying them as PDF’s, where available?
To me, the difference between a shirt and a blouse is the collar. A full stand collar, button cuffs and possibly a yoke….more masculine design features make a shirt. Soft collars, pin tucks, floaty features, full sleeves….. then that’s a blouse.
The first garment that I made that I actually wore was when I was 13. I made a jumper and really wore that a lot. I was a teen during the 70s and the wool skirt/ matching cardigan with blouse combo was all the rage. I used my babysitting money to buy wool for skirts and cotton prints for blouses that I matched to store bought sweaters. I sewed to stretch my money but also for the sense of accomplishment I got. My sewing journey has waxed and waned I spent many years sewing for my 3 daughters. I think the current environment for sewing is so exciting. The whole world is accessible to us for obtaining beautiful fabrics and unique patterns, I just received a beautiful cotton block print from India.
I’m on a sewing “high” right now….I FINALLY worked out a pants pattern that fits me using the “top down center out” method! Next stop jeans!
Thats great! How exciting!
Love all your blouses Lauren! So many ideas!!
Loved seeing how all the fabrics work differently. Really informative video, thank you
Love this type of video!! It’s so helpful to see a pattern worked up in a variety of fabrics. Your work is beautiful and so inspiring 😍 Thank you for sharing!
Fabulous video Lauren. You are always so informative and inspirational. Thank you.
Love this video and your woven top one. Please do a dress version! I am prepared to have snacks on hand if it’s going to be long 😂
Now inspired to make some of these patterns which I wouldn't have considered having just seen the pattern online. Very helpful, thank you 👍😍
Thank you so much for making this video! It is really helpful to see various patterns made up in different fabrics and to hear about the different tweaks you've made to the patterns in your iterative versions. Also super helpful to hear how the fit is once the patterns are made up. I'm so glad I discovered your channel, will be watching every video from now on!
Really helpful, you really demonstrate how different fabrics can change the look of a pattern, thank you.
Fantastic video with lots of ideas!! Would love to see same concept with your dresses 😊😊
I thoroughly enjoyed this video? Your selection of blouses and shirts are absolutely stunning, plus the fabrics you’ve used to sew them are totally delicious. I couldn’t choose a favourite if I tried. I found this video extremely entertaining and informative…….thank you.
I enjoyed seeing your take on those patterns. I kind of shy away of patterns when the sewist has made it up in "louder" fabric. Your fabric choices were very nice.
Lovely video this is so nice to see all the patterns made up and the look of them in different fabric.
Absolutely brilliant Lauren 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉Thankyou so much. 🥰😍😀😘
This was a very nice video. You have a great collection of shirts, blouses,tops all of them are beautiful. Your selection of fabrics are very helpful. Thanks so much for sharing it will really, really help me in my future projects.
A really useful video Lauren,thank you. I've been looking for blouse and shirt patterns for some time and found this really helpful.
Love this video.... blouses and shirts are my thing too! I'm so inspired to get cracking on making a few during the summer! Thanks for a fabulous video.
Thank you for this lovely and extremely helpful video/blog post.
Great video. It's great to see the different blouse patterns made up in a variety of fabrics. Your work is beautiful and impeccable . Thank you.
So much inspiration-thank you! I’m currently making my first Archer and am looking forward to trying some of the other patterns you mentioned as well.
Thanks for sharing it was very useful. Great to see different versions with fabric choices.
Lovely shirts/blouses and lovely presenter.
Great inspirational vlog!
I love your videos! I am going to make so many of these tops! Thank you!
Love your videos can you do tutorials on stretch fabrics please
I really enjoyed this video and found it insightful!
Really useful information as matching and visualizing fabrics and patterns is still tricky for me as a novice sewist. Beautifully presented (as always). I look forward to your vlogs as I always learn something new that is helping me on my sewing journey. Thanks Lauren.
Thank you for your expertise and sample selection. I really appreciated your decription of the difference between the callie and melilot shirts😊
I love the Archer, Ive only made 1 but plan to do more, your versions are so inspirational. You certainly like a Fibre Mood blouse lol Love the Honey!!
Awesome video Lauren, learnt a lot. Thank you
Thank you ! This is so helpful.
They are all gorgeous. Thanks for that.
Such an inspirational video! Thank you.❤
Great video. Thank you
Love the video, thank you
Lovely blouses gorgeous fabrics
Some great tips, thank you. I've just made the Geneva Blouse and also found the lantern sleeve is just a little too short so it tends to creep up the arm. I find the bell sleeve a nuisance, so next time I will make the same change as you did, with the channel for elastic.
Really inspirational, I do love a kalle and I have made several melilot tops, thank you for your inspiration
Love the look of the Kalle shirt, I haven’t seen that pattern before. I just need to work up the nerve to tackle a placket with buttonholes 😬
This is so fun and helpful! I'm curious if you make pull on tops for example Closet Core Celio type? I tend to call those and front buttoning tops with pleats or ruffles "blouses." 😊 thanks .
Thanks Heather, yes I do make lots of pull on tops (including the Celio), I just tried to narrow things down in this video to ones that had buttons down the front :)
The fabric you used for the Fibremood Ermine blouse is gorgeous! Is there any available in the shop?
I like slip on. Made lots of ceilo
I'd love to know how you get on with the buttons bands & the interfacing you use as I'm finding that shirts I've made a couple of years ago, the button holes are now sagging & fraying so the buttons keep coming undone. Is there a way to fix this or any tips for preventing it please?
You could some fray check to help stabilize them a bit. I haven't found that issue you are describing myself but perhaps the interfacing was either too light weight for the fabric or wasn't fully bonded onto the fabric?
Do you put in a top button and buttonhole ?
Hi Mary, If it has a collar stand and collar stand I generally do put them in but I rarely use it as a personal preference for me, I like to wear shirts open at the neckline. I put it on only for aesthetic reasons and so the garment looks balanced.
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Não vou curtir ela porque não prova looks