I found rayon to be very challenging until I discovered that you can make it easier to handle if you lay the fabric flat after pre-washing and stabilize it with a spray starch. I've used both an inexpensive corner store brand and a more expensive "specialty" starch from my sewing maching vendor. Both worked equally well, and the stiffening washes out when you're all done. Hope this will encourage you to try more rayon, since it's such a lovely fabric to wear!
Thank you! I’ve never really used starch but I religiously prewash even wool and silk (don’t lynch me-I have reasons and the fibers will take it...I’m just wary of the dyes) and there’s some fabrics that I mourn the ease of handling that the sizing provides. I’ll be getting some starch shortly.
@@elisabethm9655 But watch about washing and machine drying rayon. It was so long ago and the instructions warned against it (washing or drying or both...I don't remember). It puckered. I can probably use it in a skirt and the puckers might add interest or would iron out. I probably just put away...
I recently got this pattern so very much enjoyed watching you put it together. A thought re fraying fabric....it takes more time but if you run a fine straight stitch along the pinked edges, it helps stabilize them. I’ve found it worthwhile in the past....🙂
My mother was educated in an English Girl’s School back in the 1920’s: she taught me so much of what you are also demonstrating here. It’s been years since I’d seen a proper tutorial on stroking gathers! Brilliant! Thank you so very much for this trip down memory lane....and your presentation was much less fraught than my mother’s to me...oh well😁🙄
Wow. I love how detailed you are! I have just begun sewing my first vintage patterns out of old sheets so I can practice. I have got a long road ahead but your videos are inspiring me to stick with it :-)
I came here by accident. Glad I did. This was very interesting and it's something so far from what I'm into. One of my great discoveries of 2022. Thanks for sharing 🤩
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I just found your channel and I love it. I'm 60 and I had a traumatic sewing event with a school sewing teacher when I was 12 and it scarred me for life. I eventually started sewing stretch at 35 and can sew anything in that but the woven still eludes me. I've always wanted to make this sort of dress but lacked the knowledge and felt belittled by my teacher for my "untidy" sewing on slippery fabric, the first garment we were taught to make. It says something that not one single woman in my class (we meet up at reunions) has sewed since. But with your tutorial and attention to detail I'm going to try again! Wish me luck. 😂
What a lovely presentation of very good lessons/tips/hacks. I love that calming music. When my (late) aunt took me fabric shopping decades ago, there was a cathedral-like stillness in the shop where the many women quietly studied the fabrics and notions ... you could almost feel their creative spirit filling the room. (Nowadays, it's hard to get creative with Britney Spears rattling the air around us). Thanks for a beautiful tutorial. 😊💕
In the 60’s, they cut a notch in the selvage with a measuring machine and then ripped it straight. Most fabrics I remember being cotton wovens. The sound of a fabric store was the sound of ripping.
Im obsessed with your super precise pinning method. I bet it worked wonders on the slippery rayon. Also, idk if you know this, but rayon isn't technically a synthetic fiber. It's made from highly processed birch fibers. Because of that, it doesn't shed microplastics into the water like polyester and it is more breathable. It's in between cotton and linen on my personal breathability scale.
Thank you for demonstrating how you deal with accurate seam lines and printed patterns that include seam allowance. I like precision as well, I tend to fuss over it. I also like how you pin the pieces together on the seam lines, much like dart. I couldn't figure it ought, to be honest, I'm glad to see it in the flesh.
When I was a child I used to sew Butterick, Syle, Simplicity and Vogue patterns. I sewed for my toddler again, decades ago, then got too busy. It’s nostalgic to watch you sew. I love your choice of dress design.
I have not been making good use of *either* thread cutter on my Bernina. Didn’t even realize there was one by the bobbin winder. Apparently I’m in desperate need of looking up the manual and actually reading it instead of guessing and looking things up when I can’t figure it out. Because that can’t be the only thing I’d somehow not noticed. I’ve been treating it like it’s my 1961 singer, except with needle up/down function. And a different set of attitude problems when it comes to feed dogs. Probably could get a lot more out of it. :)
Wow, within the first few minutes you are tracing your pattern pieces, I've never seen that done before. I'm loving this video already! I also brought that pattern as well. I will be subscribing.
Hello Claude - you are so breathtakingly beautiful in your expertly-made dress and pay no attention to Sargeant Tibbs. Thank you for this video of all your work. It inspires me to try - yet again - to make my own clothes. You showed many steps that, in the past, I have omitted or done poorly - giving all my results a home-made look. I like to sew and have been quilting recently, so I'm not entirely rusty. Even if I don't make a dress in the future - bravo to you for your outstanding creation!
I love the dress it looks great, but in future just do a back slit with fastening if your choice and all hens are always getting bone stitched in place. I'm a couture fashion designer and pattern cutter.
Wow! Such great quality in both the sewing of the dress AND the video! I really appreciate seeing someone extremely detail oriented and precise. Also, what great tips you shared throughout the process! Thank you for taking the time to make and post this! ❤️
I also pin and pin and pin, I find it really helps the sewing look better. I have not chalked a seam line before, I may try that tip next time. Thanks!
if you put in two rows of gathering stitch around the sleeve head then you can sew the armscye seam in between these. this makes for an effortless armscye.
Very good tutorial on this project. I could see everything clearly and I could understand everything you did. Loved the dress too, it worked out beautifully.
What a delightful channel you have, I'm so glad I stumbled upon it. I was very impressed that such a young person would be interested in such "old fashioned" style clothing! Aren't they beautiful? I'm 73 and I can still vividly recall my mother's era and her clothes. I'm completely drawn to anything 40's! Thank you for a truly unique experience and God Bless you!
Couldn’t you just have used an invisible zipper on the back? It would simply look like a seam. You still have the issue of zipping it up but a zipper helper (long ribbon and a safety pin) solves that.
I could have, but I have a passionate dislike for invisible zips. Sewing them is fine but they jam and break at a ridiculous rate. I must have changed more broken invisible zips in my time than any other alteration. Besides, my issue with putting one in this dress is that it isn't period appropriate for the 1940s and I wanted a really authentic feel.
This must be a different definition of stay stitching than what I’m used to, then. I’d understood that stay stitching on curved edges was done inside the seam line and is just to keep the fabric from deforming or stretching out of shape when it is sewn later. Then the stay stitching could be removed or clipped through as needed.
This is a fabulous video. I do a lot of sewing projects/videos concentrating on retro/reproduction vintage projects and I always LOVE seeing other channel's taking on the vintage angle too. Lovely channel!!
I found that Butterick patterns are the most difficult to execute. I congratulate you on muddling through this patterns and creating a lovely forties era dress.
Very nice dress and video. Your sewing style reminds me of the way I was taught to sew. Your videos are easy to listen to, instructions are easy to follow, and camera angles are perfect - even the wobbly ironing board (I have the same one, I think!) Great job, I subscribed before I got to the end! I already have this pattern, so I may have to give it a try!
I don’t think your pinning technique is fussy at all. This is a common technique used in quilting and, as you said, does result in perfectly matched seams. When working with slippery fabrics like silk or rayon this technique saves a lot of frustration later on when you get to the end of a long seam and discover you are an inch off.
Great way of doing a facing. I discovered that method by accident because I totally misread the instructions on an old pattern, but ended up with a better finish. I love the way you sewed in the sleeve. A neat way of making sure the gathers stay even. I will trying that method this weekend.
Wow, Claude, that looks absolutely beautiful. As someone who knows absolutely nothing about fashion & design I must say that dress is the same if not better quality than that of a top fashion label. I admire the way you can so easily adapt a pattern and design to what you want for the dress. Awesome !!!! What’s the idea behind cutting with the odd, zig, zagged shaped scissors ? I remember my mum and gran in the 70’s had a pair like that, always wondered why. Keep up the awesome work, I enjoy watching you navigate your way through complex design issues, you handle a sewing machine well. I tried using my uncles leather stitching machine on the farm and that was quite hard to negotiate. Take care, kind regards from Perth, Western Australia, Barry. 👍👍👍👍🪡🧵🥇🏆✂️, sorrow, couldn’t find a sewing machine emoji :(
Your trust in the pinkingsheers is humbling. Making garment I intend to use indefinitely, I overlock, cast or zigzag. And I pre-wash everything (if you ever use a cotton base-zipper, don’t forget that’ll shrink too). Shoulder pads get a fabric cover to match, and a three-point attachment. What other sewing hacks have you all found indispensable? ❤
Absolutely fabulous dress really suits you 🤗To get even seams when sewing buy a magnetic seam guide and put it on the needle plate at the exact 5/8ths 1.5cm line marked on needle plate and Voila🥳even seams.
You did a fabulous job. But it looked so complicated and so difficult that I don't think I'll ever be able to do this. I've been sewing quilts for a while. A new hobby I picked up after retiring. I've always wanted to sew and I've always wanted to sew clothing. That's been my goal. I started out quilting and love it and have become familiar and comfortable with my sewing machine. I've even purchased some dress patterns. But after watching this, I don't think I'll be able to do this. I'm very worried about this!! LOL!
I'm sure you can do it! Having the confidence to give it a go is half the battle. I always feel I could never make a quilt because they look so complicated. You can do it! I believe in you!
I understand completely what you’re going through. I have psoriatic arthritis and degenerative disc disorder with facet syndrome .Sometimes I can walk…sometimes I can’t. It confuses people and leads them to believe that I’m abusing the system. I honestly just feel better some days than most. I find having a disability is very lonely and not even my husband can fully understand what the pain is like on a daily basis. The only grounding I seem to have at times are my children and my service animal. I love sewing, but I find it difficult to , get the motivation to make things happen because of the physical pain. Lately I have been painting in bed and it has been great. Find some thing that you can do even if it’s not sewing. The people that watch your channel relate to having a disability and get what you’re going through. So if you have a moment in your life dabbling in other creative outlets. I don’t think anybody would be upset. If they do then they don’t need to be in your Of a community you’ve built. Well they can go fly kite❤❤❤❤❤ Forgive me, for leaving a long message. I just felt so inclined to let you know that others are going through the same thing not everybody has a support system with the understanding what goes behind that disibility. Try painting. Try something that you can do in bed. It’s not about the creative aspect. It’s about your journey as a disabled person. You are a representation of community. A lot of us suffer alone and it’s nice to see somebody courageous enough to just push on ;even if it’s from their own bed . If you just need a chat from a new friend, I am here.
On such slippery fabric, I am at a loss as to why you did not do any basting. Just relying on the pins, especially while sewing the sleeves and front yokes, is more stress than needed. 😱 Also, had never heard the terms "balance marks" or "bag out" the facing before. 🤷
I think if I did not want a back zipper to show, I would have just used an invisible zipper. You can't tell it is even there, and it just looks like a seam. Plus they are easy to put in.
Where can one find these patterns...i have searched the net alot for them..the youtube videos show the shapes of pattern and how they assemble..and stuff but what can u do with that if you dont have a pattern yourself....
Thank you! The tracing paper I bought from Amazon here is a link (not an ad, just trying to be helpful) www.amazon.co.uk/Hahnemuhle-Tracing-Paper-Sketching-Roll/dp/B000WL0JOO/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_3/257-6295038-2929949?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000WL0JOO&pd_rd_r=a9433a6a-dcb8-4b97-8bec-4c1ace4975b9&pd_rd_w=OY7L2&pd_rd_wg=UFbvd&pf_rd_p=aca3ba92-1ea1-4096-acba-3082e55c634b&pf_rd_r=QCNQRN39A7BDS5NK91VM&psc=1&refRID=QCNQRN39A7BDS5NK91VM
Love this? just wondered if you could tell me where you got the shoulder pads from or what kind i should use? I got this pattern last week! Thank you x
Mine are from William Gee. I like the foam ones for 1940s dresses over the soft covered kind used for tailoring here's a link: www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/foam-shoulder-pads-067-13mm/ I hope that helps!
Hallo! Can I ask you a question? (Sorry for my english is nor my mother tongue), I saw in several sewing videos of you channel the debate with the zippers, and even I understand that for vintage dresses sometimes you want to stay with materials and looks that was avalible in that time, here we often choose to just put a invisible zipper in this cases, is very different for sewing communitys of other countries like yours? o is just a personal choice? Thank you!
Hello! For me, it is a personal choice. Zippers are often the first thing to break on a garment and I hate replacing them. So when I sew my own clothes I don't put in zippers so I don't have to worry about them breaking 😊
I love the outcome. 😍 I have a flowery printed something ("Kittelschürze" is translated to "apron dress" or "sleeveless overall" 🤷🏻♀️) with similar seams going downwards from the shoulder, unfortunately the piping was so dirty and uneven that i had to put it out and I'm still wondering if i should put another piping in or not.. I'm quite inexperienced and never done piping..
I have seen similar dresses with the upper part and arms done in lace for evening, and made with fancy fabric usually Satin or Charmeuse. BTW I think you have poly-crepe there instead of rayon. P.S. BTW, that type of bust and yolk is not supposed to be fitted tight. It is meant to have some wiggle room -- literallyl
Although I've been sewing for many years, I loved your process very much, especially the steps that you take preserving your original sewing pattern by tracing the pieces you'll use, as opposed to cutting out a favorite (1940s) pattern. You have made a beautiful dress!
I'm Italian, I was at school by nuns, in the morning school to be primary teacher, once a week in the afternoon I learned to make skirts and pull overs. I was born in 1964 and I finished school in 1982. When I was waiting for my sons I made their little clothes. It is a great satisfaction and a creative experience without waste money. In eighy in Italy nun school was sometimes old style, but useful.
Nice to see someone who fineshes the seams. I usually overlock my seams as a finish. I made the same dress with black rayon. Had to alter the bust to fit a flat chest. However I did majority of the seams, using a French seam and did a floating hem on the skirt bottom. For the sleeves, a hand sewn rolled hem worked out the best.
@@RetroClaude I try to turn each sewing project into something that pushes my skill level, so that I can improve skills. My kids have lectured me about doing as directions say and actually doing the project 1 hour as intended. No fun in doing that.
@@bohemiansusan2897 None at all! I agree with you I am always trying new things and pushing myself with my sewing. For me it's not about 'getting things done' it's about the skills and the process.
@@Tina-Marie-iz8zy it is either hem tape or lace stitched onto the fashion fabric and hemmed from the tape onto the garment, rather fashion fanric to fashion fabric.
So lovely to see you sew this beautiful pattern. I learned so much from your video. Very professional methods of sewing techniques. Make another’s dress with the same format. Just learning how to sew myself. Thank you.
Oooh, i hope i remember that interfacing trick, when I need it. 😅 I don't know how accurate this would be.. but what about having covered buttons on both sides of the shoulder?
Good morning Claude & algorithm In today's effort to help, I may continue to log my day. Getting ready to go make breakfast; trying not to be impatient with myself
I love that dress pattern and how floaty it looks. I particularly like that neck and top but not sure I'd try it myself! Everything you do is so neat & I love learning from you.
Hello would you make making the flare pants and high waisted short on the 90s?I am having a hard time to find the pattern for it. And I totally love the cut.
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I found rayon to be very challenging until I discovered that you can make it easier to handle if you lay the fabric flat after pre-washing and stabilize it with a spray starch. I've used both an inexpensive corner store brand and a more expensive "specialty" starch from my sewing maching vendor. Both worked equally well, and the stiffening washes out when you're all done. Hope this will encourage you to try more rayon, since it's such a lovely fabric to wear!
Oh wow I will definitely be trying this! Thanks sharing this tip! 💚
And prewashing also preshrinks and makes it more wash and wear friendly!
Thank you! I’ve never really used starch but I religiously prewash even wool and silk (don’t lynch me-I have reasons and the fibers will take it...I’m just wary of the dyes) and there’s some fabrics that I mourn the ease of handling that the sizing provides. I’ll be getting some starch shortly.
Looks like polyester crepe and not rayon. Rayon is way easier to sew and press
@@elisabethm9655 But watch about washing and machine drying rayon. It was so long ago and the instructions warned against it (washing or drying or both...I don't remember). It puckered. I can probably use it in a skirt and the puckers might add interest or would iron out. I probably just put away...
I recently got this pattern so very much enjoyed watching you put it together. A thought re fraying fabric....it takes more time but if you run a fine straight stitch along the pinked edges, it helps stabilize them. I’ve found it worthwhile in the past....🙂
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My mother was educated in an English Girl’s School back in the 1920’s: she taught me so much of what you are also demonstrating here. It’s been years since I’d seen a proper tutorial on stroking gathers! Brilliant! Thank you so very much for this trip down memory lane....and your presentation was much less fraught than my mother’s to me...oh well😁🙄
Ahhh my presentation has the advantage of lots of editing magic! Thanks for your comment I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 💚
Thanks for sharing, I learned so much from you. My wife's going to enjoy wearing the results (I hope!).
Wow. I love how detailed you are! I have just begun sewing my first vintage patterns out of old sheets so I can practice. I have got a long road ahead but your videos are inspiring me to stick with it :-)
Keep with it! We all have to start at the beginning 💚
Genius. Idk why I never used old sheets or flat sheets we never use for practice.
I came here by accident. Glad I did. This was very interesting and it's something so far from what I'm into. One of my great discoveries of 2022. Thanks for sharing 🤩
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I just found your channel and I love it. I'm 60 and I had a traumatic sewing event with a school sewing teacher when I was 12 and it scarred me for life. I eventually started sewing stretch at 35 and can sew anything in that but the woven still eludes me. I've always wanted to make this sort of dress but lacked the knowledge and felt belittled by my teacher for my "untidy" sewing on slippery fabric, the first garment we were taught to make. It says something that not one single woman in my class (we meet up at reunions) has sewed since. But with your tutorial and attention to detail I'm going to try again! Wish me luck. 😂
What a fabulous dress pattern finished up!
Good to see you tracing from the pattern. This preserves the pattern for other sizes, or other seamstress's in the future.
It's also much easier to make fit adjustments!
Just a little note to make things easier always put the biggest amount of the fabric on the left-hand side of your machine.
I ran into the same zip problem, so I put an invisible zip in the front. That way I can set it lower if I'm feeling flirty
Genius idea! I wish I had thought of that!
What a lovely presentation of very good lessons/tips/hacks. I love that calming music. When my (late) aunt took me fabric shopping decades ago, there was a cathedral-like stillness in the shop where the many women quietly studied the fabrics and notions ... you could almost feel their creative spirit filling the room. (Nowadays, it's hard to get creative with Britney Spears rattling the air around us). Thanks for a beautiful tutorial. 😊💕
In the 60’s, they cut a notch in the selvage with a measuring machine and then ripped it straight. Most fabrics I remember being cotton wovens. The sound of a fabric store was the sound of ripping.
I am always in awe of people who can make the rotary cutter obey them like it does you.
Im obsessed with your super precise pinning method. I bet it worked wonders on the slippery rayon. Also, idk if you know this, but rayon isn't technically a synthetic fiber. It's made from highly processed birch fibers. Because of that, it doesn't shed microplastics into the water like polyester and it is more breathable. It's in between cotton and linen on my personal breathability scale.
Thank you for demonstrating how you deal with accurate seam lines and printed patterns that include seam allowance. I like precision as well, I tend to fuss over it. I also like how you pin the pieces together on the seam lines, much like dart. I couldn't figure it ought, to be honest, I'm glad to see it in the flesh.
I’ve been sewing since I was two but I was able to pick up a couple new tricks from this video. I’ll definitely be using that facing trick!
Yay! I'm so glad 💚 happy sewing
I love how you are so precise, much easier then having to unpick something when it’s been done wrong. Lovely dress ❤️🇬🇧
When I was a child I used to sew Butterick, Syle, Simplicity and Vogue patterns. I sewed for my toddler again, decades ago, then got too busy. It’s nostalgic to watch you sew. I love your choice of dress design.
I have not been making good use of *either* thread cutter on my Bernina. Didn’t even realize there was one by the bobbin winder.
Apparently I’m in desperate need of looking up the manual and actually reading it instead of guessing and looking things up when I can’t figure it out.
Because that can’t be the only thing I’d somehow not noticed.
I’ve been treating it like it’s my 1961 singer, except with needle up/down function. And a different set of attitude problems when it comes to feed dogs. Probably could get a lot more out of it. :)
Wow, within the first few minutes you are tracing your pattern pieces, I've never seen that done before. I'm loving this video already! I also brought that pattern as well. I will be subscribing.
Hello Claude - you are so breathtakingly beautiful in your expertly-made dress and pay no attention to Sargeant Tibbs. Thank you for this video of all your work. It inspires me to try - yet again - to make my own clothes. You showed many steps that, in the past, I have omitted or done poorly - giving all my results a home-made look. I like to sew and have been quilting recently, so I'm not entirely rusty. Even if I don't make a dress in the future - bravo to you for your outstanding creation!
I love the dress it looks great, but in future just do a back slit with fastening if your choice and all hens are always getting bone stitched in place. I'm a couture fashion designer and pattern cutter.
I love how careful you are, and that you show different techniques! Thank you!
Wow! Such great quality in both the sewing of the dress AND the video! I really appreciate seeing someone extremely detail oriented and precise. Also, what great tips you shared throughout the process! Thank you for taking the time to make and post this! ❤️
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 💚
I also pin and pin and pin, I find it really helps the sewing look better. I have not chalked a seam line before, I may try that tip next time. Thanks!
if you put in two rows of gathering stitch around the sleeve head then you can sew the armscye seam in between these. this makes for an effortless armscye.
Very good tutorial on this project. I could see everything clearly and I could understand everything you did. Loved the dress too, it worked out beautifully.
Wow you are so good at tracing that pattern .love the fabric .I was born in the 40 's xx
What a delightful channel you have, I'm so glad I stumbled upon it. I was very impressed that such a young person would be interested in such "old fashioned" style clothing! Aren't they beautiful? I'm 73 and I can still vividly recall my mother's era and her clothes. I'm completely drawn to anything 40's! Thank you for a truly unique experience and God Bless you!
"Winnie the adventure cat" 💗
Very nice but next time do put in a zip.
The dress is really lovely, it really takes you back in time, especially when you do your hair in the style of that time.
I love your video, thank you. Beautiful sewing, neat and accurate, with clear explanations, of your process.❤️
Couldn’t you just have used an invisible zipper on the back? It would simply look like a seam. You still have the issue of zipping it up but a zipper helper (long ribbon and a safety pin) solves that.
I could have, but I have a passionate dislike for invisible zips. Sewing them is fine but they jam and break at a ridiculous rate. I must have changed more broken invisible zips in my time than any other alteration. Besides, my issue with putting one in this dress is that it isn't period appropriate for the 1940s and I wanted a really authentic feel.
The stay stitching is to reinforce the curve where you have to clip. You’re not supposed to clip through the stitching.
Ah! Thank you
This must be a different definition of stay stitching than what I’m used to, then. I’d understood that stay stitching on curved edges was done inside the seam line and is just to keep the fabric from deforming or stretching out of shape when it is sewn later. Then the stay stitching could be removed or clipped through as needed.
Lovely. Also, Sergeant Tibbs is the perfect name for a cat. I see what you did there. 😉
This is a fabulous video. I do a lot of sewing projects/videos concentrating on retro/reproduction vintage projects and I always LOVE seeing other channel's taking on the vintage angle too. Lovely channel!!
Thanks very much!
I found that Butterick patterns are the most difficult to execute. I congratulate you on muddling through this patterns and creating a lovely forties era dress.
Very nice dress and video. Your sewing style reminds me of the way I was taught to sew. Your videos are easy to listen to, instructions are easy to follow, and camera angles are perfect - even the wobbly ironing board (I have the same one, I think!) Great job, I subscribed before I got to the end! I already have this pattern, so I may have to give it a try!
It’s fascinating to watch how meticulous you are. Taking no short cuts. This is how we were taught but not many do. Thank you for sharing!
I don’t think your pinning technique is fussy at all. This is a common technique used in quilting and, as you said, does result in perfectly matched seams. When working with slippery fabrics like silk or rayon this technique saves a lot of frustration later on when you get to the end of a long seam and discover you are an inch off.
Great way of doing a facing. I discovered that method by accident because I totally misread the instructions on an old pattern, but ended up with a better finish.
I love the way you sewed in the sleeve. A neat way of making sure the gathers stay even. I will trying that method this weekend.
Thanks very much! I have a more detailed sleeve tutorial on my channel if you'd like to see the process in more detail
@@RetroClaude Just finished watching your sleeve tutorial. Brilliant (but I will have to go and buy more pins :) )
There's something to be said for vintage fabrics. That fabric is gorgeous.
Lovely dress and use of fabric. I found your video very clear and instructive, thank you.
Wow, Claude, that looks absolutely beautiful. As someone who knows absolutely nothing about fashion & design I must say that dress is the same if not better quality than that of a top fashion label. I admire the way you can so easily adapt a pattern and design to what you want for the dress. Awesome !!!!
What’s the idea behind cutting with the odd, zig, zagged shaped scissors ? I remember my mum and gran in the 70’s had a pair like that, always wondered why.
Keep up the awesome work, I enjoy watching you navigate your way through complex design issues, you handle a sewing machine well. I tried using my uncles leather stitching machine on the farm and that was quite hard to negotiate.
Take care, kind regards from Perth, Western Australia, Barry. 👍👍👍👍🪡🧵🥇🏆✂️, sorrow, couldn’t find a sewing machine emoji :(
Thanks Barry! The zig zag scissors help the fabric to stop fraying and unraveling 😊
Your trust in the pinkingsheers is humbling. Making garment I intend to use indefinitely, I overlock, cast or zigzag. And I pre-wash everything (if you ever use a cotton base-zipper, don’t forget that’ll shrink too).
Shoulder pads get a fabric cover to match, and a three-point attachment.
What other sewing hacks have you all found indispensable? ❤
Absolutely fabulous dress really suits you 🤗To get even seams when sewing buy a magnetic seam guide and put it on the needle plate at the exact 5/8ths 1.5cm line marked on needle plate and Voila🥳even seams.
What a brilliant idea! I'll have to get myself one 💚
You did a fabulous job. But it looked so complicated and so difficult that I don't think I'll ever be able to do this. I've been sewing quilts for a while. A new hobby I picked up after retiring. I've always wanted to sew and I've always wanted to sew clothing. That's been my goal. I started out quilting and love it and have become familiar and comfortable with my sewing machine. I've even purchased some dress patterns. But after watching this, I don't think I'll be able to do this. I'm very worried about this!! LOL!
I'm sure you can do it! Having the confidence to give it a go is half the battle. I always feel I could never make a quilt because they look so complicated. You can do it! I believe in you!
Pattern weights and a rotary cutter.......that's it. So much easier, quicker.
I’ve sewn for years but don’t know the term”balance mark. Is it justaplacement mark? Where have you found patterns from other decades?
I understand completely what you’re going through. I have psoriatic arthritis and degenerative disc disorder with facet syndrome .Sometimes I can walk…sometimes I can’t. It confuses people and leads them to believe that I’m abusing the system. I honestly just feel better some days than most.
I find having a disability is very lonely and not even my husband can fully understand what the pain is like on a daily basis. The only grounding I seem to have at times are my children and my service animal. I love sewing, but I find it difficult to , get the motivation to make things happen because of the physical pain. Lately I have been painting in bed and it has been great. Find some thing that you can do even if it’s not sewing. The people that watch your channel relate to having a disability and get what you’re going through. So if you have a moment in your life dabbling in other creative outlets. I don’t think anybody would be upset. If they do then they don’t need to be in your Of a community you’ve built. Well they can go fly kite❤❤❤❤❤
Forgive me, for leaving a long message. I just felt so inclined to let you know that others are going through the same thing not everybody has a support system with the understanding what goes behind that disibility.
Try painting. Try something that you can do in bed. It’s not about the creative aspect. It’s about your journey as a disabled person. You are a representation of community. A lot of us suffer alone and it’s nice to see somebody courageous enough to just push on ;even if it’s from their own bed . If you just need a chat from a new friend, I am here.
Understitch facing by hand - brilliant!
Hi. Can anybody tell me where I can buy patterns for dresses? I'm from the Philippines. Thank you.
Hmmmmm. I know I’m a year late, but I’m slightly stumped. Hidden snap? On both front and back?
Love the look.
An invisible zipper? Your machine does a beautiful blind hem stitch.
Do I have enough brain right now to make a meaningful comment? No. But here's a token for the algorithm anyway ❤
On such slippery fabric, I am at a loss as to why you did not do any basting. Just relying on the pins, especially while sewing the sleeves and front yokes, is more stress than needed. 😱 Also, had never heard the terms "balance marks" or "bag out" the facing before. 🤷
I love the facing trick! I'm definitely going to try that!! 😊 And the dress looks great on you!
I really wish you wouldn’t flop the material so much. You could have made small covered buttons and made loops for your buttons.
I think if I did not want a back zipper to show, I would have just used an invisible zipper. You can't tell it is even there, and it just looks like a seam. Plus they are easy to put in.
Good video. Good explained. And the dress turned out beautiful 🌹
Needs side seam pockets......every full skirt needs pockets.
This is one of the best sew along videos I have seen. You did an excellent job! And the dress is beautiful!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
When I change my machine settings, I always forget to fix it back
Where can one find these patterns...i have searched the net alot for them..the youtube videos show the shapes of pattern and how they assemble..and stuff but what can u do with that if you dont have a pattern yourself....
Does your machine not have a blind hem stitch? I don't think I could live without mine.
OMG I HAVE THE SAME PATTERN AND I TRIED TO SEW IT BUT GAVE UP AND NOW THERES A VIDEO ON IT!?
I hope it helps! 💚
Please come to Maine and teach me how to sew. I can knit and needlepoint no problem but sewing clothes with a machine is beyond me
I wonder if the room in the bust might be helped if you managed to get hold of a 40s style bra?
So glad I discovered your channel! Where is the paper you are using for tracing from please?
Thank you! The tracing paper I bought from Amazon here is a link (not an ad, just trying to be helpful) www.amazon.co.uk/Hahnemuhle-Tracing-Paper-Sketching-Roll/dp/B000WL0JOO/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_3/257-6295038-2929949?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000WL0JOO&pd_rd_r=a9433a6a-dcb8-4b97-8bec-4c1ace4975b9&pd_rd_w=OY7L2&pd_rd_wg=UFbvd&pf_rd_p=aca3ba92-1ea1-4096-acba-3082e55c634b&pf_rd_r=QCNQRN39A7BDS5NK91VM&psc=1&refRID=QCNQRN39A7BDS5NK91VM
I trace my patterns and use a lot of the tailoring skills you mentioned too. 🎉❤
What tracking paper is that and where did you get it?
Love this? just wondered if you could tell me where you got the shoulder pads from or what kind i should use? I got this pattern last week! Thank you x
Mine are from William Gee. I like the foam ones for 1940s dresses over the soft covered kind used for tailoring here's a link: www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/foam-shoulder-pads-067-13mm/ I hope that helps!
I love the dress and your determination to construct it.
Hallo! Can I ask you a question? (Sorry for my english is nor my mother tongue), I saw in several sewing videos of you channel the debate with the zippers, and even I understand that for vintage dresses sometimes you want to stay with materials and looks that was avalible in that time, here we often choose to just put a invisible zipper in this cases, is very different for sewing communitys of other countries like yours? o is just a personal choice? Thank you!
Hello! For me, it is a personal choice. Zippers are often the first thing to break on a garment and I hate replacing them. So when I sew my own clothes I don't put in zippers so I don't have to worry about them breaking 😊
Also, I think you looked lovely in the dress, it fit you well!💜
I love the outcome. 😍 I have a flowery printed something ("Kittelschürze" is translated to "apron dress" or "sleeveless overall" 🤷🏻♀️) with similar seams going downwards from the shoulder, unfortunately the piping was so dirty and uneven that i had to put it out and I'm still wondering if i should put another piping in or not.. I'm quite inexperienced and never done piping..
Donde puedo comprar los patrones?
I have seen similar dresses with the upper part and arms done in lace for evening, and made with fancy fabric usually Satin or Charmeuse. BTW I think you have poly-crepe there instead of rayon.
P.S. BTW, that type of bust and yolk is not supposed to be fitted tight. It is meant to have some wiggle room -- literallyl
I just adore that neckline. So chic
Although I've been sewing for many years, I loved your process very much, especially the steps that you take preserving your original sewing pattern by tracing the pieces you'll use, as opposed to cutting out a favorite (1940s) pattern. You have made a beautiful dress!
I'm Italian, I was at school by nuns, in the morning school to be primary teacher, once a week in the afternoon I learned to make skirts and pull overs. I was born in 1964 and I finished school in 1982. When I was waiting for my sons I made their little clothes. It is a great satisfaction and a creative experience without waste money. In eighy in Italy nun school was sometimes old style, but useful.
How long did it take you to make this dress?
i have a lot of trouble sewing curves
Hi from New Zealand, your dress looks lovely. I have just watched Andramakes with her version, which looks quite different to yours.
Nice to see someone who fineshes the seams. I usually overlock my seams as a finish.
I made the same dress with black rayon. Had to alter the bust to fit a flat chest. However I did majority of the seams, using a French seam and did a floating hem on the skirt bottom. For the sleeves, a hand sewn rolled hem worked out the best.
I love the sound of your version! I love the delicacy of hand rolled hems 😊
@@RetroClaude I try to turn each sewing project into something that pushes my skill level, so that I can improve skills. My kids have lectured me about doing as directions say and actually doing the project 1 hour as intended. No fun in doing that.
@@bohemiansusan2897 None at all! I agree with you I am always trying new things and pushing myself with my sewing. For me it's not about 'getting things done' it's about the skills and the process.
Just a quick quesstion Susan. You mention a 'floating hem' what is that or is it known by another name? Cheers
@@Tina-Marie-iz8zy it is either hem tape or lace stitched onto the fashion fabric and hemmed from the tape onto the garment, rather fashion fanric to fashion fabric.
Just beautiful. Your video is calming, articulate and very informative. Thoroughly enjoyed watching a true artist at work. Thank you so much!
So lovely to see you sew this beautiful pattern. I learned so much from your video. Very professional methods of sewing techniques. Make another’s dress with the same format. Just learning how to sew myself. Thank you.
Oooh, i hope i remember that interfacing trick, when I need it. 😅 I don't know how accurate this would be.. but what about having covered buttons on both sides of the shoulder?
Good morning Claude & algorithm
In today's effort to help, I may continue to log my day.
Getting ready to go make breakfast; trying not to be impatient with myself
Thank you for your inspiring thoroughness and all the amazing hand stitching. You made a beautiful dress! Lovely to see your contributing cats 😁
Super cute on you!!! There's nothing about that style that say only 1940s...it will never go out of style. Make another one, great look for you
You look an absolute dream in the reveal at the end. Love this! Thanks for the new tips I'm definitely going to use.
Something I’m definitely going to try - wrapping gather stitch ends around a pin to secure! TY!
I just heard of understitching by hand yesterday and here you do it. I always get frustrated by the inability to get into corners by machine.
I love that dress pattern and how floaty it looks. I particularly like that neck and top but not sure I'd try it myself! Everything you do is so neat & I love learning from you.
That sleeve technique looks great! The dress is beautiful ❤ Nice job getting rid of the zipper.
I love how you changed the upper front. Very nice dress ❤ it could also be a little bit longer. Thank you for this interesting video!
What a gorgeous dress and you look fabulous in it. Your precision was worth it. And your hairdo. WOW.
Hello would you make making the flare pants and high waisted short on the 90s?I am having a hard time to find the pattern for it. And I totally love the cut.