Thank you! Looking back while editing I realized it wasn't that bad but it just felt wrong you know? Didn't sit right on my body and I know wearing it would have annoyed me no matter how I looked.
@@TheUnevenStitch That's fair! I'm autistic and VERY texture sensitive, so I can totally understand clothes just not feeling right! Which is a shame, since it's such a cute dress!
Lol there's a point in EVERY project where i question every moment in my life that led me to believe i knew how to sew. I also take exponentially longer on the last "5 mins" of every project. I'm accepting that is part of the journey. I love when that part makes it to the videos, its the most relatable part.
Your vibe is so relatable! I also yell at my machine until my husband comes in to check on me 😂 I thought you pulled the look together so well, the hair and make up was stunning. I’m having a Jane Austen themed high tea for my birthday and you’ve given me some ideas for making the outfit feel more wearable (I feel very silly in regency wear) but I love your kind of goth take on it ❤
Thank you for the compliments. I usually never shout at the machine (as it's usually my fault not theirs) but I do shut my cats out of the room when I start to get annoyed with a project so if the door is closed my husband knows things aren't going well 😬
I absolutely LOVED this! You're a breath of fresh air... and your style is utter perfection. Sewing tantrums, breakdowns and so on were so worth it for that dress. You look fab!
Oh gosh! Think this is the nicest thing I've ever had said about me. I'll definitely look back at this comment when I feel the next sewing tantrum brewing 😊
The waistband was going to be the death of me! I sewed it FIVE TIMES until I got in on right, last time I sewed it in the front fully opened backwards, turned it around and top stitched it so the back is on properly I swear I almost gave up 😂
Thank you so much for this easy to understand vid. I will be making a poodle skirt for a cosplay this year, and this vid has given me confidence that i can do it. This will be my first ever piece of clothing. I usually make plushies.
This video just came up on my feed. I madee a navy blue and black steampunk outfit like it. A bustier with navy velvet ribbon, a shrug, palazzo pants that look like a long skirt, an overskirt, and a top hat. From Texas USA.🇺🇲
Thanks it's for sale in my booth at a boutique mall. The top hat was the most fun to make. I did machine stitch the ribbon with the boning in place. It works with wide ribbon...in case you make another. It's fun how similar the bustiers turned out.
Thank you. One, I am just beginning to get back to sewing and had cleaned my room, and had my sewing plans, but was still stuck. #3 hit me, I hate starting projects and not finishing...and I have unfinished projects taunting me. Also- I just changed two sizes in the past year- in my late thirties, you're embracing the reality of our bodies and sharing this whole process... brilliant and beautifully stated. Thank you. Mad impressed.
Hi so I don’t know if you’ll see this but I’m working on a skirt for a bigger gal and the circumference of the skirt when all stitched up is much larger than the waist band, Do I just need to gather the skirt?
Does the waistband fit or is that too small? If too small make another waistband that will fit the skirt and the wearer. If it's just the skirt that's the issue I'd suggest two options: 1. If you don't mind adding volume at the waist then gathers or pleats would work. Darts might also be a shout if it wouldn't effect how the skirt fits over the tummy. 2. If you don't want more volume at the waistband- you could just move one of the side seams in until the waist is the right circumference. It would mean resetting the pocket but it's probably less work than spacing out pleats or gathers. Hope this helps!
@@TheUnevenStitch ha it’s usually me who has to Google things but those dresses seem to be everywhere lately and all the costubers seem to have one. Out of my price range though so I will probs diy one using your video as a guide 😉
Quarter pinning helps in keeping things even when attaching pieces together. I try and do a few gathers on each side of the pin to keep it equal before moving on. Or I just can't be bothered and as long as they vaguely fit together I sew them knowing no one is really going to look too closely 😅
It's coming. It was on my old phone so I'm doing my best to polish it but the aim is that it's up by the end of the week. Also new username! That's exciting!
I accidentally did something similar last year on a 4-day trip to Louisiana, USA in the summer. 3 of the 4 days featured a handmade item because it's surprisingly hard to find flowy cotton clothes that look flattering on my shape. Also I wisely packed a wool medieval hood (my only warm clothing that takes almost no space in my luggage) in case the air conditioning was too cold and it saved me a lot of discomfort on that trip.
@@TheUnevenStitch oh well I just always pack more options for my makes. Like a pair of pants that goes with all your diy tops and so on. Because I often find myself bringing my makes but they don't necessarily go well together. That's what I learned. 😅
@asurya8797 i only decided that's what I was going to do a few days before so I didn't have time to plan it that well. Half of the things I packed I panic sewed in a day or two 🫣
The simplicity is lovely... but I require pockets for a bottom garment to be of any use to me. Perhaps patch pockets with a velcro closure so they could be worn as a bathing suit cover up, and my stuff would stay in the pockets when I took it off. Hmmm...
Your joy and enthusiasm is contagious, love it! Hope your holiday was fab and you got lots of opportunities to wear your fabulous wraparounds! Thank you!
This was great, especially since I'd like something similar myself (though for me I'd make an elasticated waistband instead of the ties, but that's personal preference and knowing that the ties would bother me). Out of curiosity, roughly how much of the fabric did you end up using? was it all 4 meters or nearly so?
Elastic would be a good shout but I've done that a lot in my last few makes and wanted something a little different. I used just under 2m in the end. I made a few matching tops and still have just under a metre left which I'm not sure what to do with yet.
@@TheUnevenStitch awesome, thanks! It helps to have a ballpark feel for maybe what I would need in terms of fabric to figure out a version of my own, so I appreciate it. The version with the ties looks great and I have friends who would love that aspect so really I'm also filing that away as maybe a gift for one of them after testing it out with the elasticated version for myself. Keep up the good work, I hope you had/have a lovely holiday!
