Trying this 1970's "Portable Sewing Machine" (and i only hate it a little bit)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- YEEHAW it's time to futz around with another gadget of the past! I found this 1970's portable sewing machine in an antique store a few months ago and was too chicken to try it out until right now, lol.
My goal is to complete a whole garment solely using this contraption, and I uh.... mostly succeeded?
ANYWHO, please enjoy this voyage of discovery and only a little bit of cursing.
Patterns I used:
Dirndl - Folkwear 123
1930's Sleeves - ladymarlowe.com/products/m-8612
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:43 Testin' Time
03:52 Design & Fabric
06:47 Let's GO
12:15 Sleeves & Finishing Touches
15:23 Lil Fireside Chat
18:33 Reveal & ReVIEW
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Rachel says she’s actually going to USE the pretty fabrics she’s collected, and all her fellow textile squirrels are like, “Wait. What??? I do not understand.”
What do you mean it's not just meant to decorate my room with pretty collors???
I buy to hid not to make things
TEXTILE SQUIRRELS! 🤣
I'm a textile squirrel when it comes to fat quarters 😂
I long to have the time and energy to make something out of my beautiful fabrics. I did get a skirt made and am about to hem another.
Rachel in the old house: I need more space so I don’t have to be a floor troll.
Rachel and Nick buy a large “new” house with a two story barn, AAAND she’s still a floor troll.
I. Freaking Love. It. #foreverfloortroll
I can't be a floor troll anymore because it's too hard to get back up again.
@@barbaraferron7994that was my exact thought as well 😅😂
There are recorded instances of mature floor trolls leaving behind the posture, although observers report that their use of tables is often visually very similar
I still forget my hips and knees disagree with floor troll mode and then spend hours limping around after a project😢
@Ladyorion79 we just had cleaning day at the restaurant, there's no green fist bump emoji for me here, troll to troll, but I burn with you
Rachel expressing her need to make her own clothes because the item of clothing she wants doesn’t exist, is honestly how I’ve been feeling lately. And so, with so much trepidation, I will attempt to make my own clothes this year 😬😅
Good luck! It's incredibly rewarding to be able to construct exactly what you want.
Keep in mind your skills will improve over time. I started with pajamas because they didn't have complicated seams and if I messed up, no one would see them. 😊
Just remember that everything you make for the first maybe 10 (or so...) projects will be unwearable crap. Keep going! Watch sewing youtube! Read sewing blogs! Ask someone's grandma! Suddenly everything will click and you'll have clothes that fit that you made yourself! You can do it!
@@naomijackson4691 Can you recommend any good books or YT Channels for beginners?
Do it 👏 Dot it 👏 Do it 👏
How's it going?
Rachel: I need to cut back on large projects this year for the sake of my sanity, so I will only be doing one large make...
Me: A year? I guess that makes sense. Those large projects are exhausting.
Rachel:...a month.
Me: 😮
This video demonstrates the different time eras in Rachel’s and Bernadette’s life. Rachel discovers a 1970s machine, while Bernadette gets the dust off of an 1880 hand-operated machine
I had the same thought!
One is vintage and one is antique.
I just want to thank you. Now I have another amazing video to watch
I've always thought of Bernadette as Masky's older cousin, more or less.
@@piercedsiren Truth.
I remember this from commercials in the 70s and 80s. I think the "killer app" for it was to be able to hem curtains while they were up on the curtain rods.
I remember it too. I learned to sew in 4H and I wanted one of these so bad! 😂
I remember it too. We actually had one. Only used it a couple of times. It was junky
They also sold something like this in the 90's or early 00's, too, called the "Handy Stitch." It had ~microtechnology~ so you can so ANYthing, ANYwhere, ANYTIME! lol
I remember it as well, but it was really good to take to a college dorm, so if your hem came loose or a seam in your pants, you could sew it back faster and better than by hand sewing. It wasn't designed to replace my mother's Brother Sewing Machine.
Yes!!! I bought one in the 80s at a Woolworths store at the local mall. It was a bit smaller than this one. Came with instructions.
I didn't have a big sewing machine
All it did was a chain stitch. I don't think it reversed. You had to manually move the needle up and down to try to lock the stich. It did come with a little bobbin.
But absolutely one of the things they advertised it being able to do was hemming curtains while leaving them hanging up. I never tried that
Doesn't look strong enough for curtain fabric...
I'm old enough to remember commercials for these portable sewing machines from like the 80s... and in the commercial it was always an "emergency" situation, like the hem of your dress ripping in public and being able to quickly fix it... or your kid's costume needing an emergency fix before going on stage. Quick, short, emergency was the name of the game. But imagine carrying that thing around in a purse. 😂 Hard no. 💜
I remember these too! Even then I couldn't imagine getting your seams straight with this thing
I definitely could imagine this machine being backstage for a theater or dance performance for last-minute fixes. But otherwise, isn't it easier to just carry a simple hand-sewing kit?
It would probably be a huge undertaking, but as soon as Rachel said she wanted to do more collabs, all I could imagine was Rachel teaming up with Evan and Kaitlyn to make some kind of massive multimedia wearable or a costume and prop duo. The combined creativities, skills, and personalities would be incredible!
This is a super fun idea!
Happy to see another cross-over fan! I bet they'd have so much fun together!
Oh man, they could engineer such an amazing dress! A Maypole dress with little cats that dance around a track winding ribbons around her in the center as the maypole.
Omg this would be fantastic
THISSSS
It’s a simple chain stitch machine to use if you have a long gash to mend. It really isn’t meant to use to make an actual garment, so you did great actually.
I am SHOCKED with how professionally this item turned out using this gizmo !
Plus, it wasn't that long ago that Rachel was afraid to even use her sewing machine. Vast improvement!
Then they shouldn't have included pictures on the box of it being used to sew seams and hem things.
@@SilverDragonJay seams and hems need fixed too sometimes.
I'm 51, and back in the day I suggested my (seamstress) grandma get that to help with her sewing. She had a very snooty response hahahahaha
I imagine that contraption Rachel got was a Christmas gift some sewing person got from a family member who didn't knew any better. I can Imagine a #canyousewthisforme story hidden in there somewhere when a person is opening a gift and a gift giver is like "now you can hem pants anywhere you go, on a vacation, or for a random person on the bus".
@@DivineWrathCV Oh yes, a good intentions, gift. 😂
My seamtress grandma watched the ads for this contraption with too much disbelief for snoot!
The fact that she hasn’t made two patterns that she’s combining together kiss before is a crime 😂
They don't even know each other!
Which one of you are sillier 😂
The old singer machines from the 1890s were similar chain stitch machines. The victorians and edwardians made EVERYTHING on them. 😁 to finish the row because there's no backstitch, you have to physically tie the loose ends into a knot, otherwise its easy to unravel. You did amazing 😊
That is a pro tip! Also you can grab the tail and use a needle to thread it into the seam. That's best practice with a serger
I hand sew and I learned how to hand sew the chain stitch which is remarkably easy to hand sew and comes out exactly like the stitch on the 1970s sewing machine. I'll do my best to explain how to hand sew the chain stitch.
To begin you start off with a back stitch to secure the thread/seam. Next you form a loop and do a base stitch through the loop and repeat until the end of the seam and proceed ending with a back stitch. I absolutely adore the chain stitch once I learned how to, it makes hand sewing go faster and you end up with a strong seam. That being said there is another hand sewing stitch I adore which is sewn by creating and X and the back looks like it was back stitched twice, this stitch is a bit more complex to explain in written form.
Yes, but they were sturdy and actually worked! These did not. I had one! It didn’t work at all.
😮
The second you said you want to be like Maria I was hoping you would use curtains and you delivered!!
She did end up using curtains! I am glad that you pointed that out. I missed that detail. So great!
There are “Dad” jokes and then there are “Maksy” jokes. You never disappoint 😅👏🏻👏🏻
I think about that freaking manners book sketch video like twice a week hahab
Yasss
I can't wait for Rachel to try stamp making, I can imagine the ferns she'll stamp along her door frames ❤
Oooooo ! Fern earrings out of "shrink dinks" (a melting toy from forever ago. I've heard you can draw on certain plastics & get the same effect !? )
@@m.maclellan7147 plastic number 6, I believe!
I would love to see a video where she revisits things to either revamp or fully finish them like if she ran out of time or they didn’t turn out quite right the first time she did them.
I love this idea so much I hope she does it 😄
Ive commented this before. It would make great videos if shes dtuck for an idea
Commenting to bump, I want to see this too
Also commenting to bump!! I'd love to see this
I think it’s a good idea (especially if she’s really pooped for a video) but I am a lil worried that the algorithm would not be kind 😢
I never get tired of the last year jokes
My son, the comedian of the family, used to say, "I'm going to hold my breath until next year!"
I heard you like sewing machines and construction so I made your machine into a power tool 😂
It has the exact same construction as my Dad's old carving knife 😂
I literally laughed so hard and loud after reading this comment that I woke up my dog from a dead sleep where he was very actively dreaming, running, playing, and barking during. And then got the most deadpan stare of death along with the cold shoulder because he was clearly enjoying that dream so much he didn’t want to wake up so he left the room after glaring at me like I told him he was adopted.
Basically just letting you know I agree and love your comment. 😂
Google makita sewing machine and you will find an offbrand one that fits its battery. Who knew!
I can’t believe it’s been FIVE YEARS since you went full time! You’re still one of my favorite TH-camrs. Your videos always brighten my day and remind me that I can try things without being perfect at it immediately.
Rachel, you've inspired me so much over the past 5 years that I got a normal sewing machine for Christmas and will be attempting garment construction for the first time!
Im not Rachel, but ill tell you they are fun if you dont mind very loud noises. Also make sure to not stab yourself😅
@@midnightfoxy3026 I grew up around my mother sewing so I think the noise won't bother me
Super!
Same for me! All the pocketses.
Congratulations! I wish you many fabric sales and much inspiration.
"Now kiss." I laughed loud enough to wake my cat from a sound sleep and now she's yelling at me. I hope you're happy, Rachel. 😂
Yeah your cat has to catch up on her 65 naps in a day schedule.
I would personally LOVE to see more videos where you just make clothes you'll actually wear! They're my favorite videos from you and I find them the most inspiring, because that's what I'd like to be able to do myself!
They never get repetitive to me because watching you use thrifted fabrics, swap around pattern pieces and problem solve as you go teaches me so much more about sewing than watching a standard tutorial because my brain learns by trial and error and it simply rejects basic instructions 😂
Anyway I say go for it and experiment with your wardrobe by making every day pieces you think you might like to wear because selfishly I would just really enjoy watching you do that and I'd probably learn a lot from whatever unintentional chaos arises from that 😂
I do like big project videos and I mean maybe one day I'll finally make my own cosplay or Halloween costume the way my mom used to do for me but for now at least I find much more enjoyment watching and learning from people making things they can wear every day rather than something that doesn't really feel worth the effort for how little you get to wear it 😅
Seconded, seconded like crazy!
“If yeh had the chance to ride a magic skewl bus wud yeh?” Only 6 days in to the new year and she’s already coming out with new quotes that need to be immortalized on a piece of clothing 😂
This looks like a chain stitch machine (as you noted) and for me the BIG advantage of these is that you can pick out one end and unravel the entire thing instantly, which means it's perfect for basting. Snip snap, the seam needs to be moved over 1/4", so you restitch it, and zzzzipp, out comes the basting line. It can be really helpful.
Oooooh, this sounds SO useful. I want one, hahaha
It also means that if you break a thread, your clothes fall off?
@@birdyfeederz7940 the point of basting is that it's a temporary seam, so you want it to be easy to unravel.
@@adymlv but in this case, she made a whole dress with it 😰
@@birdyfeederz7940 yeah, but you replied to my comment about it being useful for basting.
The fit on the bust/darts is so good!! As someone who’s been here for a while, your sewing has improved SO MUCH!! ❤
I remember a handheld machine about the size of a stapler which was advertised in the 90s as a way to easily and quickly hem things.
OMG, I REMEMBER THAT!!!!!! You were supposed to be able to repair a fallen jeans hem on the fly!
It's still around. They sell them in walmart. Everyone I know who's actually used one says you're better off hand stitching anything small or awkward enough to justify trying to use it on lol
Yes I got one. But smaller than hers in the '80s at a Woolworths store
@valeriekhall thanks for that info, every time I see one I'm tempted to buy it but with this info I'll refrain lol
@@justme-qd6qb Eeeh, as someone with chronic pain in my wrist those little things are actually quite useful. I can't hold a thin needle for that long without regretting it the next day. The issue is to know to later close the stitch with a needle and not everyone bothers to learn that or teach it. But it works fine once you know what you are doing.
"If I ever need a sewing pin or bobby pin, I take to the floor"
That's me with stitch markers
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Rachel saying she wants to apologize on behalf of all Scottish people instead of _to_ all Scottish people 😂❤ precious
All of the reasons I love your channel contained in one video: fabric hoarding, sloucher3 with *eclectic* fashion tastes that utters stange asides and obscure references while also throwing F-bombs. You are part of my tribe!
The crafteries of the trolls are littered with material
the way that you dress has inspired the way I have started to dress, and I couldn't be happier. I started making my own clothes a few years ago because of you, and now I'm crocheting and knitting all of my friends gifts. thank you for doing what you do!! :)
Hey Rachel! I remember those things from the 70s. They were advertised as being a convenient way to hem pants and skirts while you were still wearing them, or hem up some curtains without taking them off the rod. How simple! 😊
Happy New Year!❤🎉
As someone who grew up in the 70’s, these things were meant for quick hemming and the like. Saw them advertised a lot on rotation on television. A K-Tel presents thing.
She mentioned that it wasn't very good for hemming though :/
Ooh! Rachel and a weird old gadget??? Yessss!
Would look great with wide leg tweed trousers/secret trousers and high brown boots. The fabric works. Love it especially the swooshy sleeves.
The end result regardless of the machines finicky and ornery behavior, is so absolutely, absurdly, adorable. And that’s my quota of adjectives for the day.
This came out so well! You made that little contraption work for you, even if it's only chain stitches, the idea to double up was a good one. I know others have said it, but you've improved so much!! I've been watching since the Pinup Companion and I'm just so happy to see how far you've come and watch everything you produce.
Here's to many more years of experiments, dad jokes, and adorable clothes and costumes 💐🥂🎉
Also thank you so much for continuing to prioritise long form content. I don't do tiktok or shorts or reels or any of it and I don't think the format does your style justice. You're the cosy corner of the net that is worth savouring every moment of!
I've been watching since the days (the years) of the Pinup Companion toooouuuuu!
💖🕯️🔔⛲🎉
I came scrolling for to find your comment about it, thanks. I rarely if ever comment myself, yet I love Rachel's videos with my whole heart. I wish I felt like traveling to Florida so I could meet her in person! alas I'm just too happy a homebody in Maine, most of the time, and her longer form content hits the spot here in my house in a most appreciated way.🎼🐦💖
@@dredre1696 I'm in Australia and I still wish I could come up there to meet her!
@@ultimateskillchain I wish you could too! The sure-footed thoughtful and kind way you commented to her speaks volumes about you as a person, as one I bet she'd love to meet! Maybe another place and time she'll do one much, much closer to your home. Australia is SO big I understand, yet wouldn't it be wonderful if she travels there for some event some sweet day!
Singer made their own version. It eats batteries. It's actually louder than my big machine!😅
Either your regular machine is really quiet or there's possibly something wrong with your singer sew quick. I have 2 of them and neither of them are super loud. They don't eat through batteries either but I use rechargeable batteries with them so maybe that's why they last longer? 🤷🏼♀️
@katschulte6851 It was second hand and there were issues with it. I mean the sound of the one in the video though. That is loud to me. My sewing machine tends to be a lot quieter unless it's really pedal to the floor. If it's pedal to the floor then it sounds like an engine taking off.
I’d seen video lately (from whom, I can’t recall, but it might have been Abby Cox) about sewing machine history. The chain-stitch machine, which you have, was invented before the upper thread & bobbin machine; and if you think about it, that’s why it really can’t backstitch, and pulls out so easily. I admire your perseverance though!
Bernadette Banner has an early Victorian chain stitch sewing machine .
It was Abby Cox. I just watched that one a few days ago. Hilarious & informative, as always!
@@terriashby5752 thanks, that was my other guess, but it was BOTH of them!
I got a small portable sewing machine like this in the '80s but mine came with a bobbin. It only had a chain stitch and didn't really reverse.
Veritasium also did a video on the mechanics of the different evolutions of sewing machines. "The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines" is the title.
I'm always impressed by "I'm going to cut up these curtains" turning into a pretty outfit
I adore long form content, and while I obvs tumble down the rabbit hole of brainnumbing shorts/reels, I way prefer the beauty of a well-edited, one-sided chat to camera (us) style video. It will always be the superior means of content consumption imo 😊
Happy 2024 Rachel and everyone! ❤🎉
The button spacing you wanted was 1 13/16! I’m a bra technical designer and all our grading and sample measuring is in 16ths 😅 makes me wish we used metric!
Mum used to take long rectangle pieces of cardboard ( 12 or 14 inches by 2.5 or 3 feet) and wrap the fabric around those, then stack it in the cupboard for organizing. She'd go a step further and organize them in a color scheme.
Comic book boards. Acid free heavyweight paper. Takes up way less room than cardboard & wont hurt fabric to stay there for ages.
I would totally watch a Maksy organise my sewing closet with me video.
I can't belive you've been doing this full time for 5 years! It doesn't seem that long ago when you made the announcement, and I'm so glad you did! You're the favorite TH-camr of my entire family! The blouse turned out adorable and look at you using a button hole maker. So impressive! ❤❤
I have a smaller modern version of this and I use it to make curtains. I actually really love it and it makes it incredibly easier to do.
Ooooo! Excited to see you using the Folkwear dirndle pattern. My daughter and I just had mine out of the filing cabinet plotting possible projects. I bought it in 1979 and still have not used it, LOL!
I adore sewing while watching Rachel sew ♡ so comforting!
I remember the commercial for this thing. My great-aunt (who taught me to sew,) bought this for herself to use on quick repairs so she wouldn't have to haul out her 1956 Singer 403a.
As you've noticed, it's a chain-stitch machine. It was mostly useful for stitching fallen hems while wearing the skirt, or repairing hems on curtains without having to take them down. It was never designed to make clothing on.
Like the previous owner, my aunt used it a few times and banished it to the attic, never to be seen again. I like to think that you are using hers. She'd find you completely adorable.
I just found your channel in 2023. Ive been binge watching since December. Youre so fun and awesome to watch ❤
Super cute top! I remember a hand held sewing machine. The body looked like an electric knife. Big nope! I was gifted a Bedazzler, took it out of the box, looked at it, & back in the box it went. I'm sure my grandkids will be like you with it. lol
Man, I remember those! Everyone wanted to bedazzle everything jean in the 90’s. I remember begging my mom to purchase one for my sister and I to “make stuff to sell,” you know when you’re a kid and think you’re going to get into something everyone wants or likes and then make the big bucks making and selling items just because they were bedazzled. It was back when all we wore was jean, oversized tshirts and bucket hats. It wasn’t truly, but it was a classic look for late 90’s early 2000’s.
TH-cam recommended one of your videos a couple of weeks ago and since then I’ve been binge watching your channel…NEW FAVORITE!!!
Welcome ✨
Welcome to the Maksy-Addicted Community! Hobbits to the left, Autumn Leaves to the right, and Whiskey Grandpas smack dab in the middle ❤❤❤❤
@@annalisamolina2394AND, don't forget Frodo adoration & excitation for the rare Binx siting ! 😂 🐈⬛️
I really love this video. I don't know why, but it just feels calmer and cozier. Reminds me of when I found her videos so many years ago.
In fact, I was surprised that it has already been 5 years since she went full-time.
It feels like much less time has passed since she announced it, and I cheered, because I knew we were going to get a lot of good things in the future.
In a way it feels like time has passed far too quickly, but at the same time I feel she has always been a part of my life.
This was exactly what I needed to get started this year.
And even though she has already been here on TH-cam for many years. I sincerely hope she continues for many more years to come.
The internet needs this kind-hearted floor troll to spread her knowledge.
I have been watching all of your videos from years back in no particular order, and I have to say that I'm in love with the way your mind works. I laugh so hard whenever I watch your videos. Absolute adoration.
It’s amazing to see your sewing skills grow over time! Gives me hope that one day I will also be able to make clothes!!!
You can do it if you try!
5 years....already?
It feels much shorter than that since I watched your first video. Happy New Year 🎉🤗💚
Off-screen Scrounging! I spit out my coffee I chuckled so hard!!!!
OMG!!! That little portable sewing machine noise reminds me of Muttley's laugh 😂😂😂
SO! HECKIN'! CUTE!!! Love the pinstripey fabric, love the sweetheart neckline, love the sleeves, love the buttons. I wanna make one now! (Well, I would like for an appropriately sized one to appear in my closet, but, ya know.) Happy New Year!
I'm so excited to see what Rachel gets up to this year!!!
My favorite videos are ones where you make something you'll actually wear on a regular basis, since that's the kind of sewing i try to do. And I really, just enjoy having someone to sew along with me!
"A mystery grab-bag of discarded aesthetics" finally someone has described my style! Right there with ya Rachel!
I remember the portable sewing machine being advertised on TV and magazines back in the mid 70's. My step grandmother had one. I tried it and found it hard to use and gave up. BTW, the first Brother sewing machines didn't have a reverse button. I was told by a salesman (man) who told me when using it to turn the fabric around. Huh? No.
I was taught the trick about backstitching by putting the needle down and turning the fabric around and doing a few stitches in fashion school! Works great on industrials with no backstitch and on fabrics that can get sucked down into the throat plate 😅
I converted a 1951 Singer 99K ( hard rubbish find!) to a hand crank. There is no reverse function on this machine, so I either leave the needle in & turn the fabric around, or leave long threads & knot them or stitch them back in by hand.
I'm glad I'm not the only dork that has been using that opening joke for the past week!
My baby was absolutely fascinated by the sound that machine made. I should get her one for her birthday.
This sewing gadget reminded me of the toy sewing machine I got for Christmas when I was 7, it broke fast. Luckily my mom showed me how to use the really nice sewing machine when I was 10 , the Necchi. Wow! That was a sewing machine for the Gods!
Eventually this machine broke too, we got it repaired but it never performed as before, my mom had used too many thick fabrics. She sewed coats, ski-doo suits, etc...
Would love to see a week of your outfits and the vibes you create! ☺️
Omg hi! Enjoying watching this while crocheting and having my tea x
Me too!
I love it when you make things that you’re going to wear day to day. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the costume videos but something about you making things that you will wear a lot makes me want to get my sewing machine out again.
This blouse looks so stinking cute! Just a very Rachel look. Glad you are excited to get back to work. ❤️
This channel makes me happy in all kinds of aspirational ways. 🥰
The lil machine looks like it would be handy if you needed to make quick mends at the theater or at a wedding. The top is adorbs though!
*I'm dying* 😂 *My Grammy bought me that same hand sewing machine when I was a teenager in the late 1990s! And it was loud and heavy and old then! But I loved it and sewed quite a few little projects with it!* 😂
EDIT: *EVEN IN THE 90S MINE WOULDN'T GO OVER 'THICK' FABRICS, A HEM THAT WAS DOUBLED UP, OR WHATEVER ELSE IT DEEMED UNHANDLEABLE. IT MADE THAT SAME NOISE!!!!* 😂😂😂
Oh lordy. I have steered so many away from the "I'll just get myself a cheap little hand-held sewing machine". So not worth it. You've done so much better than anyone I have known.
Can't believe it's been more than five years since I started watching your content! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Ooo, can’t wait to watch this while I continue to spend hours on end crocheting. ❤ 😊
I'm knitting myself.
@@JennieOkami I have never tried knitting before, I definitely need to try it though.
@abbycap100 try continental knitting when you do, instead of the flick method. I learned crochet first myself, and you hold the yarn the same way most crocheters hold the yarn. It worked for me, might work for you.
@@JennieOkamiOh! Okay, I’ll try to do that! Thanks. (:
Happy New Year Rachel!! I love the top, especially how the stripes on the darts match up, it looks so satisfying! The machine... less so 😅 When sewing with it, it sounded like one of those mechanical puppy toys you'd get from a flea market that waddle forward and do flips while yapping!
That's what that sound reminded me of! I knew it was something toy-like but couldn't think exactly what.
We used to have one of those flippy dog toys. Freaked out real dogs. My baby sis loved it.
Anyone else remember when Rachel first learned how to sew? I love how quickly she throws things together now.
My grandmother actually bought one of those back in the mid-90s. I think it's a piece of technology that rebirths every 20 years. 😂
If it had a backstitch button and the capability to sew through slightly thicker fabrics, it would have been a great invention. Now I am curious if the ones they make these days are any better :) great video, beautiful garment ❤we had fun like always :D
Spoiler : they are not 😆
You are amazing! My kids heard me completely losing it laughing and when I told them ( they are 20 and 21) that you were using a sewing machine I used to own and it was a hand held sort of machine……they gave me that look like …. Are you ok? Best video ever!
The house mice: “10/10 hostess. Makes good rodent-sized structures and friends. Leaves food out for us sometimes and provides obstacle courses for entertainment. Highly recommend” 🤣 love ya Rachel!
"Dollar Store Florence Welch" !!!!! YES!! This describes what I want to be. You wrote the words that spoke to my soul!!!!!!
I love your big projects but watching you make things like this motivates me to get up and sew something cute!
Peasently surprised 😂 you always make me laugh. Ive been watching you from before you were full time! I love to see how youve evolved and how your projects have become better ❤. You are braver than me using that tiny machine !
As a travel agent, I do always bring my hussif anytime I go ANYWHERE. Having a little portable sewing machine (that actually works) could definitely come in handy. Especially for things like going to events and social occasions. You just never know when a seam is going to come undone or someone bumps into you and rips a hole in your dress.
I graduated from high school in '77, so you are now using a tool that I well remember. As someone who already had a Bernina back then, I well remember these monstrosities. They were advertised on low-budget TV channels and the "it's a miracle" ads were aimed at folks who were _not_ sewists, who probably didn't even own a sewing machine, and certainly didn't know how to use one. They were aimed, in particular, at mending - and at the same level as those who shortened garments with duct tape. The ads showed how you can repair a seam, free handed, while it was hanging on a hangar. They were NEVER shown as a full blown sewing machine for creating garments. So, yeah, I never owned one of these and all the accomplished sewers I knew didn't either. And yes, they formed a chain stitch.
DANG I wish I could go meet you, but work will not allow for that. HOWEVER, I am sending MENTAL HUGS your way, because you are awesome and deserve all the hugs you want.
You're a magician! That actually turned out cute despite all the headache.
It’s so cute!
Your goblin stash of fabric is inspiring and makes me regret getting rid of my sewing machine that sat for 8 years untouched. LOL
To heck with short form content, I love 20, 30, even 60 minute video that I can watch while I also sew or craft 😊😊😊
Ive been watching you since the strawberry dress you turned Halloween! You're the only youtuber i actually keep up with. Thank you for finding your cozy little spot in the universe. I'll always appreciate the way you choose to evolve.
Ha ha! I graduated high school in 1973 and remember the TV ads for that sucker. Great job on the top. Very adorable and practical. Wish I could come see you at that con but it's just too dang far away. Hope you have a ton o' fun! Hugs! 💚
14:42 Rachel patting her sewing machine and talking to it like Arthur Morgan does to his horses is sending me 🤣🤣🤣
That sound brings back the memories of me of being stuck in the snow multiple times in my 1974 Vega in the epic winter of 1978. No matter😮 how I rev it, no go.
I have no idea if anyone commented this but there is a chance the needle on the machine needs to be changed. That might help its capability to sew through thicker layers.
Happy New Year Rachel! I can't believe that it has been five years since you went full time, ah yes I remember it well. Congratulations, and keep us laughing!
Honestly, just look how far she's come as a seamstress. This looks amazing. I'm so chuffed for her.
That top came out looking good. Glad your fur babies, and hubby were included in the vlog.
🌹Happiest New Year Rachel, Nick, Frodo and Binx💚🤗
at the beginning of the video, I was thinking about how you started to really learn how to sew on this channel. then you said its been FIVE YEARS of full time content creation??? As someone who's been here all those years, this video was so wonderful. A great way to start the year and I can't wait to see whats next (per usual)
I didn't hold out much hope for it, but it actually did much better than I expected! I bought one back in the early 2000s before I got my first real sewing machine, I tried to make a crushed velvet cape with it for a Halloween party... it broke within 10 minutes, I had to hand sew it instead, rofl!!
I remember the commercials showing someone sewing drapes as they hung, and wanted one. At the time, I called the post office to find out what the shipping would be and the postmaster there talked me out of ordering one, saying they were just a scam and didn't work. Thanks for showing me what i would have been in for at the time.