You look so happy in your playsuit. I hope it still puts a smile on your face. I’d love to see you come back to projects you loved but would have made a few changes to so they could be what you wanted. Thanks again for another great video.
I have been a tailor for over 25yrs and have a collection of over 200 patterns from 19teens to early 1960s and the ones from the 19teens and 1920s all have the lovely punch holes that drive me crazy as well. I feel your pain.😉
I love it!!! There is something about 1940s that I love. I usually dress in pinup style but have started making more 40s inspired. I love the silhouette
I love your videos so much! I'm self taught and I've learned so much from your videos! I recently used your cycling costume series as inspiration for a suffragette costume, with a skirt instead of bloomers, and I'm super happy with it. I think I watched those videos about 10 times each. Your dedication is inspiring, your personality is wonderful, and your videos are so educational. Keep up the amazing work!
Hi. I love all your videos. I used to wear my mom's old 1940's clothes when I was in HS. She had shoes similar to those in the picture, and she called them, "spectators". They reminded me of men's wing tips. My sister and I called our black and white oxfords saddle shoes. I've learned a lot from your videos. You're so generous sharing your time, talent, and knowledge
For your hemming problem, if you tie a piece of yarn at the height you want your hem, then rub a lot of chalk on it, you can mark the hem by standing up against it
I sure like that romper. Thanks for going through the pros and cons of the pattern and direction. Good to read ahead on all pattern directions, it seems. Most patterns I have used in my childhood (I was born in '38) were printed. Some were not and were like you show. Printing presses have been around for centuries but probably not easily used on tissue. My mom mostly chose to not buy the non printed ones. Just like all things, you learn what brands are more accurate. Good work on the cute outfits. You're inspiring me to try to find some of those older patterns that often fit me better than todays. Nice to have the option.
This garment is so cute! Making mock ups is always so funny to me because of how patchwork they look. I actually wore a mock up once as a rag doll costume for Halloween. Keep sewing! You are wonderful.
There is a great method for drafting a full-top facing that catches the neck and armscye-it’s super-easy, finishes the shoulder seam as well (because it is hidden) and reduces the bulk created by separate facings. It works almost like a half-lining but with the fashion fabric and soft-siri interfacing-it’s my favorite technique for finishing things like this!
I found a few 50's patterns when I lived with my mother. I fell in love with them. I didn't have the skills to handle them then and they were given away. This is so cute. I still read the entire pattern first and sit on it for a few days. I usually rearrange the order to simplify the process. By the way, the bunny skirt that kept peeking out on the corner of the shot looks adorable.
The other patterns you got in the mail look also really nice. looking forward to you trying them out! And I have to add, I love your more elaborate projects, but it's so nice to see you working on more simple but wearable in daily life stuff! They're still elegant, but sometimes it's nice to change up the focus~
Wow, you love your Sharpie! I’m not that brave. My markers of choice are the washable Crayola markers-they seem to come right out with my water sprayer when I iron. Love your channel, it’s very inspiring!
Love theese videos! Makes me want to start sewing again! You mentioned being hopeless at hair, I felt the same way! There are some vintage roller set diagrams I found on google that helped me. Also, a roller the diameter of your thumb or a little bigger is the best size for a more authentic curl. The brushout is a tedious but important step too. Just when u feel like giving up keep brushing, it all comes together. And a good boar bristle brush is so necessary, they're great at spreading your hairs natural oils throughout the length of ur hair and keeping it healthy.
These vintage patterns are beautiful! I'd like to recommend tracing off the patterns instead of cutting straight into the tissue. It's extra work, but will help preserve the pattern for future sewists.
If I may make a suggestion- trace your pattern pieces onto drafting paper. That way you preserve your old patterns. I have purchased some old patterns that literally crumble in my hands. Some are so old its a wonder they are preserved so well. The only way they ever get to us, is because someone loved them enough to protect them from the chewing of mice, of mold, of water spills, of fire....and one day all the vintage patterns will get harder and harder to come by. By tracing them you preserve them for the next generation who will appreciate them. :) Otherwise great work!
I know I should do that - but I really like working with the original tissue. It's part of the fun for me (using something created 70+ years ago to make something now). I buy them with the intention of using them; and I try to keep them in the best condition I can while doing that. But I'm not the type to buy an old book just to scan it and read a digital copy. Once I'm done with the pattern they are carefully refolded, put back in the envelope, and stored in a plastic sleeve. So they should be pretty well preserved - just with a few extra pin holes!
Angela Clayton that's lovely , what is more important, than being respectful for these tresures. I'm sure you know what you are doing ,and thx for the wonderful. Content 💗💗💗💗💗
I would recommend that also in case you make a mistake and cut in the wrong place. Well, I would always like to have the original to go back to in any case.
No, Angela, you shouldn’t worry about tracing your pattern pieces onto drafting paper first. This is YOUR hobby/craft. It’s not your job to save 1940’s sewing patterns for posterity. There are plenty of books out about WWII era fashions people can read and look at. Most do not want to sew this themselves. Let someone else collect and save these patterns for the future. It’s not your job. You bought them. You use them how you see fit. Do not get overwhelmed by what so many others think you should do. This will set you up for a lifetime of anxiety. Trust me. If you ever decide you want to preserve these patterns in a better way, let that be your decision. There will always be someone older out there to tell you what you ought to do. Follow your own ideas and passions just like you do. Everything else will fall into place as and when it should. I love your episodes. Thank you. ❤️
Thanks to you and all the other amazing sewing channels, I'm getting my first sewing machine today! Also 100% thanks to you I am going to look for vintage sewing patterns, there's a shop near me that sells them for pretty cheap (unsure how good they'll be though) so if you're looking for any vintage British sewing patterns, feel free to message me!
I love that goldfish fabric so much! I'd love a version with slightly shorter shorts. I hope I can find a pattern similar to this one its adorable! Great job
that is super cute! i think it would even be sweet as a full length pant suit. in a tan linen/linen-weave would be elegant. you could use that brown velvet trim you mentioned a couple videos ago to add some detailing and dress it up.
I really like the combo of prints in this outfit. It really suits the period. I would have preferred matching the buttonhole stitching to the predominant color of the playsuit fabric, but that is just my preference.
It turned out super cute! I love the fabric, how it flows and the cute shirt that goes with it :) Such a great job, as always! At the end I can see you were watching the H3 podcast, I'm a fan too!
Another great video! I can't wait to get some older patterns to try. I've used ones from the 80s but not older than that. I've been on their search for vintage girl scout uniform patterns.
Really love the print, the nets have a funky abstract look to them. The length, plus the fullness of the legs, makes it look like a dress (which is one of my favorite things about culottes. The look of a skirt/dress with the protection from vicious breezes.)
I'm watching this video again because I usually have you or a select few other you tubers running in the background when I sew and I noticed the beautiful blue white and green floral skirt with the tiny waistband and polka dot belt loops... What the heck it's beautiful!! Please post pictures on Instagram so we can see it in more detail! Thanks back to sewing stuff 😊
Very cute! I personally view guide sheets as suggestions for those without enough experience to know better. I rarely follow guide sheets anymore (although I do read through them just to get an idea of what the pattern maker thinks I should do). I think following your instincts turned out just fine. And yes, I think you should make some shorts to go with the jungle print shirt - just not out of the patterned quilting cotton you showed. Maybe just a solid red or pink? :)
Normally, I do not comment on videos but I just have to say, I love watching your videos, they are inspiring and I love your personality, and I think you are so pretty! Thank you for the wonderful content!
I love this playsuit and the shirts you made! The playsuit looks so pretty from the fabric with the fishes on an the orange striped shirt goes so well with it :3 Also love the jungle print! I'd be curious to see that one paired with the red fabric you showed us in this video :) I really like your style, it suits your look so well!
That is something fishy lol. Imagine if you had some period 40's abalone buttons!!! OMG. I don't like the button attachment. It seems to make them a bit off on the corners sometimes, but then you know i like the antique famous button hole attachment fro 1920's - 30's. Low shank and would do well with your vintage singer....
Gorgeous! Regarding the longer front inseam - According to author Sandra Betzina of Power Sewing, she says that “for a nice fit under the crotch in back, ease the longer front inseam into the back inseam for 5 inches below the crotch. Sew the inseams with the front leg against the feed dogs so that the mechanism can draw in the excess length. You can stretch the back slightly to fit.”
Betzina has the best tips. The way she sets in zippers is a game changer. Angela does some things like her (switching the order of assembly and lots of hand sewing for a more professional finish), so I'm sure she'd love learning some things from her (if she hasn't already).
A beautiful make.The way you use fabrics together is brilliant,they just work.Love your new pattern,I'm glad your talent is being utilised. What size in the vintage patterns were the same as you.
I love the fish pattern! Oh I wish I could have a dress out of it! I think the pattern looks a little bit Japanese style (but it can only be me, as usual obsessed with everything related to Japan).
If only i knew how to sew a straignt line😁😂😢😢.tbh im jealous how talented and beautiful angela is this style (along with others)really suit her .she has old beauty.
Man oh man, I love this stuff. Just a little heads up...I've noticed the same thing with vintage knitting patterns as far as lack of detail in the instructions. It must have something to do with sewing and knitting being far more popular and ubiquitous, so people probably just knew what to do! :)
Can you do a video about "accurate undergarments?" Do you make them, buy them...?? What are the proper underroos? I would love to know. (But, we don't need to see you in your knickers...)
Pretty jumpsuit, I really want to make this too :D For summer :D I don't have the pattern, neither enough money. But I have basic pattern and want to make this from basic pattern :) Loved the fabric :D
I have one of these unmarked patterns for a siren suit, and it's been sitting in my in-progress cabinet for 2 years! ha! I disagree with the pattern's grainline orientation for the separate sleeve cuff, so I paused... and then I never resumed. lol
Could you show in detail how you do a french seam? Also would it have worked to have lined the bodice instead of a facing, especially since the fabric was thin?
i like the play suit i think you could wear a grey that matches the fish on the fabric and that my look nice, I am thinking of a regular shirt but have no clue if it would look stupid
Your videos always inspire me to finish projects I've been putting off and try new styles! Very good for anxiety problems I have so thank you! But did you use an original pattern piece to cut out the facing pattern?!?! Nooooo
I save some of them (i've always wanted to do a mockup vs finished garment comparison post) but usually they get torn apart, larger pieces used for draping, smaller pieces as samples for testing tension, and any awkwardly shaped extras are thrown out.
You can also save up your scraps and use them as stuffing for toys and pillows. (Not really relevant for Angela since she has such a specific/fancy/professional theme, but for the rest of us who just sew random hobby stuff.)
