Answering your juicy questions...who AM I? 

IF YOU WANT to see Part 2, and you still have questions you'd like answered, throw them below 💙💜💚💛

You’re Shannon *Makes,* not Shannon *Sews,* so don’t feel restricted to only making sewing content.

I would love interviews with your circus friends and their outfits!

"Being good at someting isn't about never making mistakes, it's about picking back up and figuring out how to keep going." Yes! Well said! Congratulations on 40k 🎉

Bring on the Circus 🎪 Bring on the monkeys 🐒 🙈 🙊 Bring on the sewing, the DIYing, the house renovations! So here for it all!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Part 2 would be great, I started sewing at age 12. I took apart old clothes to make new clothes because we were rather low-income. I am now almost 65 and love seeing you sew with such fearlessness. I was always afraid to make a mistake.

The two moments that got me hooked on your adventures were 1. The circus test of a corset 2. The comment about the people you got scraps from for your hobbit coat (the whole thing was fascinating but the community/life thing was it) Your videos make you seem quirky, relatable and unique. I will say your work life balance is intriguing... Especially because you have to add the third job...just staying physically fit

Crowd chants ::vintage patterns! vintage patterns!::

I love your content, you have a bit of a kind of mad inventor vibe, in the most positive possible way! Like you experiment and investigate and its so so creative, it's refreshingly different from similar creators.

I love the idea of interviews around circus costumes! That would be amazing. I would also love in-depth discussions of the costumes you have made or wore before and how they are made and why. That is fascinating and has implications outside of circus costumes, I think.

Absolutely agree with your point on historical sewing. I love watching the content and keep thinking of what I would like to make - a medieval kirtle? A Victorian ball gown? - but I keep arriving at the conclusion that I want to sew clothes I can wear in my daily life. We can still learn from history, things like techniques or style ideas or how to wear and treat clothes in general :)

I would love to know more about how you adapt patterns to make them work for circus performances xx

😹😹I have been sewing since I was around 7-8 years old, I am now 60 years old, I still make mistakes, some of them so basic you end up slapping your face🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️ 😹😹anyone who says they don’t have mistakes are not learning. Lol like you have spent my whole life learning many different crafts, I have thus burning need to always be busy.

I would absolutely love a part 2! Also, I absolutely love your channel. I love that you mix things up, show your mistakes and how you rectify them. Absolutely love all the ideas that you put out and the ones you settle on. Whether it's sewing, circus, knitting, history bounding, Canale, dumpster diving, fabric shopping, it's all a definite tune in for me. Interestingly I am 64 and absolutely can't wait to see what's on your channel, you are a huge inspiration to me. Keep it going. Also, I absolutely loved that blouse in this video, did you make it?

this is an awesome video, a week in your life video would be quite interesting, interviews with people on what performance wear needs would be very interesting and could be of beneficial to individuals who may wish to wanting to get into that niche. of course, pooch content is always a bonus

Would love an occassional Day in the Life vlog style even without a routine!

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. You inspired me to try sewing clothes for myself again!!! I knit, crochet, patchwork and quilt AND I dipped my toes into historical costuming, so your content makes me soooooo happy ❤

Have you thought about “historical” circus clothing? In terms of something you could perhaps actually use but would also have a vintage/historical vibe?

It always impresses me so much that you manage a job as a professional free-lance performer on top of your RU-vid content. Those are two really hustle-heavy jobs. Also, as someone who loves sewing but is chronically ill and also on a very tight budget, I always appreciate how mindful of expense you are and also that you make things that can be easily worn day-to-day. This kind of practical yet historically themed sewing is such and inspiration to me and it's also a relief. I love watching people sew full 19th cent ball gowns, but there is no way I can afford either the money or the effort it would take to make something that involved, especially as I would never wear it. Because of this, if the only content I see is like that it can feel isolating and very frustrating. So, I hugely appreciate the makers who focus on the potentially less flashy but more practical projects. I not only enjoy your content, but videos like yours also help me to feel OK watching the big-budget makers as well because I no longer feel excluded, just that I am choosing to focus my energy on other equally valuable things. (Also, I would love to see a Part 2, fyi :-) )

Shannon, the thing you bring to the RU-vid experience that NO other sewist has, is your circus work. I get being anxious about spending time on a product that doesn't make views/money, but it feels like it would be smart to take advantage of the thing that makes you utterly unique among RU-vid sewists. You really do bring something great to the table, so capitalize on that, both economically and creatively.

I think it is fascinating to se bits of life from other peoples perspective. The crafting content is *chef's kiss* and it is what made me click on that first video, but what you chose to share from your day to day life is very ~exotic~ 😄to an inveterate homebody like myself. I also started sewing because of want of a garment, much later in life but still. I was taught the very basics at school, but did not do anything else until I really wanted a nice skirt that actually fit me. And your sewing learning seems exactly like mine to be honest, the internet is a sewing library rigth at our fingertips! On another note ..two full time jobs seems like a recipe for burnout in the long run. Take it from someone that is still working on getting over burnout 5 YEARS after the initial crash. It is really not worth it, at all. The medical community know very little about how to fix the damage caused by chronic stress, the approach is 'get plenty of rest and pray that your brain and body is capable of reparing themselves'. I crashed pretty damned badly for little to no real gain, and now I can't really help but want to warn others about how serious effects burnout migth actually have. It is brain damage. If you are lucky, your brain heals to full fuctionality. If you are unlucky your brain has taken permanent damage. Avoid at all(most) costs.

Well, from the list of places you've travelled to for work I just realized that I may have already seen you in person 🥳 You're such an interesting person, thank you for letting us get to know you a bit more! Part 2? yes, please! Video on vintage patterns? Also yes, please!

Your grandma’s machine! Looks like the 301a slant needle i got as a graduation gift in 1976. Mom had a black one from 1952 For her own graduation. No zigzag but it never jams!

I would love to see your vintage pattern collection!!

you absolute star! you are the first person I have ever heard talking so matter of factly about neuro typical privilige and I like you even more for it.

I found you only recently due to your newest challenge: The House! Old architecture and trying to maintain or rehab said old architecture, especially when you do your best to be environmentally responsible is very interesting to me.

I especially love to watch you sewing, designing, dumpster diving, gathering materials from the sidewalk and woodworking. You are so creative and inspirational. You make me want to do more. I'm limited because I have a bad back. God bless you my dear friend. 😊❤❤

8:42 I don't feel for vlogs or a-day-in-the-life type of content, because I'm not interested in your private life =) And I say that out of respect and care for you. I don't think it's so good to show too much of one's life online, for mental health reasons if anything, and although I'm interested in a circus artist's and sewist's life per se, I'm mostly here for the nerdy sewing recycled fabrics content with honest commentary and cosy editing. Loving your honesty about mistakes ! They are PART OF SUCCESS, not the opposite of it ! More people need to hear this ! I'm a performing artist too (musician) and yes, it's really not about not messing up. I know I WILL mess up, no matter how much I prepare beforehand. It's all about how one deals with the mistake, how one handles the mess ^^ 32:41 Damnnn I feel that one ^^ "My life is chaos and everytime I [...] try to plan out a content calendar is goes to crap." Yep, yep exactly !

I am here for all the circus. Don't be afraid to include it.

I google everything and watch RU-vid tutorials ALL THE TIME. It's how I learn nearly everything craft-wise. I am a much more accomplished knitter than sewist, and even with a great deal of experience, I STILL google and watch videos about complex knitting techniques that I don't use on a regular basis. I found you through looking for "how to do" something sew-y! (I found your Hobbit Housecoat and OMG I totally want to make one..... ) I LOVE that you include mistakes. I'm all about learning from my own mistakes; in fact, being able to stay calm and patient and work THROUGH a mistake is a part of the reason I love craft - it is an excellent skill to cultivate - so it's very much about the PROCESS for me, although I love wearing/using my finished creations. BTW, I was an English major too!

Shannon “it’s a lot to juggle”. Also Shannon, “Hold my beer, I’m about to get even busier and take on a HUGE new project” 😅 You are a work horse! I love the house episodes and look forward to them every week.

This was a delight! I really appreciate hearing your insights and learning more about the things that drive you. I love listening to people talk about the things they're passionate about - it fuels my own motivation to make things and inspires me to keep moving forward! A part two would be most welcome ^_^ Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself with all of us, and congrats on 40k subscribers!

Please make a part two! This was really awesome to listen too while working on a project. I have two questions to ask for you to perhaps ask your friends and colleagues. First, would you mind asking them to also share their stories about how they also got into the various acts and circus stuff? And second, is there like an age or perhaps some other factors that start to lessen your ability to continue working as an acrobatic/athletic performer that might be different than say other athletes or performers? I also was wondering if you could share more about your “make journal” you mentioned and maybe show some of it and what exactly it all entails? It was just really intriguing when you mentioned it in one of your other videos where you made the new vest using the tightest and smallest budget possible? It just sounds like a really cool idea, and being a maker myself I feel like I might want to try something similar because it seems like it would be really cool to document all the various different things I make or do. But I am curious about what all you include in such an item. And if you want to make a second video like this I would happily watch it, I always find it interesting and really awesome to kind of get to know the person behind the lense beyond the bit they share while making or doing whatever they are doing in the video at that moment. Thanks for sharing so much!

I feel the same way about making something completely historical when I cannot wear it more often. I am working on figuring out history bounding for mr. 😊

Being a good sewist means knowing how to keep trying to fix the mistake. Also a good sewist NEVER points out the mistakes.❤ enjoy your content.

With regards to interviewing friends and their experiences, you could see if Phil (sorry if this is spelled incorrectly) would be willing to go through a few things and maybe where mens' and womens' costumes need to differ depending on the performance?

I would love to learn more about circus costuming!

I have a circus coming to my hometown and I always think of you when I see the ads!

Would love a part 2. This one gave me lots of ideas, going to roll three of your topics into me googling the difference between historical costuming and history-bounding to start 😊

I work in theater tech, and part of the magic of a live performance (for me) is the mistakes. There are plenty of shows I've done that I barely recall now, but I'm never going to forget the performance that one of the actors had to keep running off stage to be sick, or the time when an actor hung up the phone on set, only to have it fall off the wall.

Part two, patterns, circus - I want to see them all! Maybe not a day in the life of a circus performer but maybe this is how many hours a week I do this, this is how many hours a week I do that and give us an example of each.

Wow I had no idea that editing takes that long! I have far more appreciation for your lovely videos now.❤

I vote for the series of interviews with other performers about all the different costumes

Ooh definitely make a part 2….. your channel is so very interesting 🎉😊

Shannon, a part two would be wonderful. The thing is, I came here to see your sewing content, but return for each new video because you are so candid about yourself and your process. We, out here in watching RU-vid land, begin to feel that we know you and that you are a friend. Thank you for sharing yourself with us!

I personally would live to see more of your circus stuff. Fascinating!

I still have that same old machine of my grandmas in a cabinet behind my couch!

I would love to watch a lil weekly vlog thingy if you ever felt like doing that

I don't know how I happened upon your channel, but have been binge watching it for two days now. I started at the house refurbishing and have been working my way backward. I love all of your content and creativity. I'm also a sewer, scavenger, thrifter and home refurbished along with many other talents. (No gymnastics though.) You keep making videos and I'll keep watching.

I love your channel. Thanks for letting us get to know you better.

I would definitely like to see the part 2 video. I originally came to your channel to see the sewing content. However I continue to watch because I enjoy your cheerful presentation.

I would love to see more circus content. I love the idea of the interviews with other performers about costuming.

I'm still catching up with your older videos. I really like all the different things you do. I have been wondering about the circus side of your activities. It seems like you have boundless energy and I am impressed with how you throw yourself into every project. Your Corgi is a cutie. Your thrifty nature falls right in with mine. I was raised on a farm and you had to watch every expenditure plus be very observant of your animals and crops. So I look forward to all your adventures.

So excited for part 2.

Circus stuff would be great🎉 love your sewing, and of course watching you and Phil work on house.

I think the fact that you have so many varied interests and so many activities that you do in a day shows. Since you've described that you do have quite a wildly varying day every day it kind of explains why your videos are varied. I like the fact that one will be about circus and one will be about the dog and one will be about arranging a space and one will be about sewing. As varied as your life is, so are your youtube offerings. I like them all, I like them mixed, I like them when they're only about one thing. Keep on doing what you're doing and keep us guessing. It never occurred to me that this show was about sewing only after "meeting" you.

Hi Shannon. I would be very interested in your life in a week vlog. And your wave makes me smile. Always be nice and weird at the same time!

Hi Shannon. I would love to see more of your circus costumes. I'm also interested in quilting and african Canadiens.

I love every aspect of your channel and look forward to each new video!

Would love to see a series about the circus costumes with your friends and colleagues - that sounds fascinating!

I love all of your videos, am always learning from them and getting new ideas.Keep doing it your way.

Yes please, a part 2!

It’s so cute the way you say, “Y’all”.

Thank you! A part 2 would be great

Definitely would love to see part two! I spent this video cutting out a sewing pattern, so it made that arduous task much brighter!

Thank you for the video. A part 2 at some point would be great.

This was really fun, you are incredibly entertaining, so thank you for doing this ☺️👍

I also love that your channel is eclectic - keeps it fresh and opens my eyes to new things. 👍🏻 🥰

Yes to part 2 ! And circus content !

Thanks for a very interesting and enjoyable video. I love listening to people passionately talking about things that interests them. Please make a part 2.❤❤

I came to your channel for the sewing but would love to see behind the scenes of Circus stuff. Seems so interesting!!

Love this deep dive! Idea: you could integrate some of your physical circus training into sewing project videos - i.e. for helping to segway from one part of the project to another.

Great interview.

You are great , more exciting stuff to come I’m sure! ❤

This was a fun video!

Thank you for sharing! Fascinating!

You are so much fun to watch and listen to! I absolutely would love a part 2 and regular circus videos as well. I hope you have a wonderful day and get a lot of positiv feedback

If you ever come to cologne - please tell us 💜 I would love to visit a show you’re a part of 💜

I'd love to hear more from you! And because i grew up with a mother who made theatrical costumes, the idea of hearing all about the costumes used in your trade sounds FASCINATING!!!

Yes I love sewing, but would love to see what your circus life is all about. Yes to all those costume ideas.

I learned so much! Thank you for doing this. It may not get as much traction as some of your crafty videos, but there's a good group of us that appreciate it. ❤

Would love part two and also a tour of your vintage patterns!

When making adjustments to patterns it helps if you have a mind that sees in shapes. It’s really geometry.

I’m always up for a part 2, 3, etc! This was so interesting, and I’m glad to know more about how you balance your work, fun, and life in general. I do like the sewing videos, and I loved the videos about rehabbing the greenhouse in Copenhagen! I get such a giggle when you dumpster dive-I’ve been known to rescue trashed items myself. Thank you so much for sharing yourself and your time.

Enjoyed this!!

I’m always here for the algorithm 🦋

I really love your videos Shannon, thank you so much for doing what you do. I've been sewing since I was 11 and it's the one thing I always wish I made more time to do- thank you for being an inspiration to keep creating thriftfully! xx

It always happens, answering questions elicits more questions. Mine is, are there people who freelance at sewing costumes for circus performers and if so, is that something which you might enjoy doing when you are no longer performing yourself? It seems like you have amassed a great deal of specialized knowledge.

This was so interesting! Thanks fir dharing, looking forward to the next psrt!

Yes, tour of vintage patterns please.

Love your videos! I honestly am happy to watch anything you make! As for future content: I would say if you're enjoying it, we usually enjoy it more! If you're not enjoying it, then don't put too much energy into it! I'd personally rather have less content than have you get burnt out!

Very happy to have found your channel ❤

I truly love watching your videos! I adore that you show mistakes, humour, frustration, all of it. I love sewing and also struggle with mistakes, seeing that others do as well makes it all the more approachable. Realism! Also, all the circus! Anytime

I was thinking about your not having taken any sewing classes for your English major. I never learned any sewing at school which was highly unusual in my age group. Home ec was a required class that I thought was a complete waste of my time as I already planned, shopped and cooked for my fairly large family since I was 11 or 12. I started sewing in 4H at age 12. 4H sewing is competitive! But after not sewing for 40 years I forgot how to sew!! I got my mom’s old sewing machine and started sewing costumes! I relearned all about sewing on RU-vid! I love RU-vid for learn how to do things! Finally I did take a free class at my community college. I still think I should take a free intermediate sewing class but life has me busy right now (pattern making and sewing!). My major in college was Modern Dance with a double minor in Literature and psychology. I was in a couple of companies for 2 years after college. Then I figured out my career!

Yes please I would like to see more of your circus routine. You are a great inspiration!!

I am only 1 minute into the video, but would just like to agree that yes, a separate video about your sewing patterns would interest me very, very much! I never sew with vintage patterns and I am curious to see what they look like and what you like about them / how you use them.

I’m here for a part 2, especially since you already have the footage. My favorite videos of yours, so far, are the Circus corset, the greenhouse makeover, the Bilbo robe, and fainting couch!

I love all of your videos no matter the content ! I could watch you and your friend daily ! You give me joy ❤

Thank you for sharing. You are inspirational. It is your magical energy!

Thank you very much for sharing. I have loved watching your other posts and I am just blown away by your creativity and gung-ho attitude. Thank you for your beautiful spirit.