My name is Josh Barnett and I am fashion loving, sport playing 23 year old who is a self taught male amateur sewing enthusiast that has never had a lesson and always learnt from visual representation.
What is my channel for?
Since i started sewing just over two years ago, I learnt everything from tutorials, therefore this channel has been created to help and hopefully inspire others to get out their machines and just learn everything you need to know. The channel will have a clear focus on all sewing aspects and fashion outfits presented in a simplistic clear format.
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I am also the owner of the contemporary home-grown streetwear brand Treatment Clothing. www.treatmentclothing.co.uk
Josh, do you look at Japanese Prints? They make baby / kids prints that are ssssssssssssooooooo cute. Also, the "Lolita" fashion craze is fairly interesting. To see the good prints, you have to either shop on Tao Bao, or actually shop the dresses, since they don't import fabric of any of those (copyright, etc). But I like those, also. I like Carousels, Gothic Architecture (stained glass), some of the pink (or blue) cake / dessert prints, some of the Christmas / Toy Soldier prints, the "Melty Chocolate" series (that is epic). I also like "cuts" that are Lolita-esque ~ namely, very course tweed pink jackets with silky bows, etc. To quote David Bowie (in "The Hunger") ~ "its very saccharine" - lol. (perhaps a bit of an off color quote for Japanese Lolita, but there you have it). My main complaint about Lolita is that they make all the clothes for the tropics, so you cant buy things made of lambs wool at all.
So glad to see a male sewer. (seamster is a fun word). I am trying to get into sewing for the men in my life, and I'm so interested in the male perspectives on sewing, and male patterns.
word seamster has been around for awhile since before the 12 century its just not a common word anymore. I would like to see it make its rounds again. since im a young sewer but I wouldnt call myself a tailor just yet since i know the basics. but SEAMSTER fits for this day of age for young men like me learning more. like it!!
Hi Josh. Congrats..... keep up the good work on your sewing projects..... I am sure more men sew. They just have not posted anything. Thanks for your courage. seamster is great, for men sewers? Maybe this would cover all kinds of sewing except tailoring. Because Below is the definition for tailor. noun 1. a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Just saw your video because of a comment you left on another sewing video I watched. Your tag line is so point blank it's fabulously creative and debonair, like simple lines in elegant clothing. Here in the US, it appears that people have mostly moved away from titles like seamstress, tailor and the like. I see the term "Sewist" on blogs, RU-vid videos, and classes. I guess it just covers everything, but Seamster is cool too. I hope things are going well for your wedding preparations. Congrats!
The bright crazy fabric which says "il était une fois dans l'ouest" that means "once upon a time in the west" would make a great tshirt and boxer shorts as a mens summer/spring pyjamas.
You should try the Silhouette Patterns shirt pattern : www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/patterns/p_6012.htm Plus Peggy (the designer of the patterns) made a couple videos about it and the difficult parts of it. Check her channel on RU-vid. Here is the extended video she made about men's shirts : www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/media/livestreamchannel/replay_02_19_2013.htm Apparently, after watching this video with his wife, a man called Doug made his own first shirt (he had never sewn before) and it went well ! Peggy's techniques are fantastic and easy, she has 2 other men patterns, unfortunately no dress pants. Ps : i am not involved in Peggy Sagers business. I discovered your channel through the Seamstress tag and I'm enjoying it. Cilou (from France)
You have a new subscriber! Love that you sew. My boys have been asking me to learn and we are going to start with a weighted blanket project. :) Go topstitching! Congrats on your engagement!
Pls help me, I bought a dress from a thrift store, the dress is made from jersey material, I would love to remake in a cotton material, what measurement adjustments would I have to make in order for the dress to fit, pls help?
Hello Josh, thank you for all of your beautiful work you have uploaded. As a man with no experience just expentional ideas. Would you recommend taking a sewing classes. I have been working on losing weight and now I don't want to spend any more money in clothes when I have you giving me what I want to do. I am super excited, I almost have my walls filled with dream vision clothes mostly jeans/pants first. I saw like 10 of your videos so far. I know I can your sewing machines but at the moment I am starting saving for good heavy duty machine first cause hand sewing is for really small details. I live in southern California and looking online just a little overwhelmed for a good machine. I know eventually I may need more than one for but I have had my eye on the digital machine less complicated when moving from a different style of sewing to the next. What really got me into sewing is my grandmother and aunts making their dresses and other items. You blow my mind with all creative process. What to look for in a machine when buying? Thank you for your U-tube channel thumbs up on all videos!
I really appreciate your help and advice! I am looking into a sewing classes hopefully by next semester. I am in rush I just feel my creative images. And on a positive note, the strongest member in family Grandma Theresa told me as a little 5 year old that I have the healing hands for massage. Now she is on my dreams working on my clothes. Amazing positively rushing through heart a can't deny. Have a great day and thank you for listening!
Thank you Sowande, yes my grandmother is one of my strongest influence of my life. It's been 15 years from her passing. I am going to look into classes and save up for the my first machine and items. I pray to my grandmother always now I moving on up creating with my hands as she told at 5yr old. I am a licensed massage therapist for 15 years now. It was never about the money that made me happy but the patient's feedback was enough payment. This helped build a client ail.
Tip for re-threading your serger - for the two looper threads when you are ready to change colors do not pull the old color out. cut the thread at the spool and tie the new color to the old color then then sew allowing the serger to pull the new color through until you can see it become part of the serger chain of threads. I do the two needle in a similar way, however once i attach the new thread to the old at the spool I pull that by hand until the new thread reached the needle then i cut the knot from the old thread and thread the new color. But methods save time from having to completely re-thread your serger.
Technically we are not seamstresses even though I love the word. A seamstress would do piecework or just sew seams ie factory work. We are dressmakers as we are involved in clothing construction from beginning to end and design our clothes. A tailor or tailoress is is one who sews more structured clothing and works with shirts. trousers and coats/jackets. So when Josh sews Tshirts or sportswear he is a dressmaker and when he sews shirts he is a tailor. Just a little bit of trivia and not important so long as he keeps sewing :)
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Great video. I agree with others; for you this is The Tailor Tag! Your story of how you got sewing was interesting to hear. Yay for Fabricland Bristol!!
