Awesome dress! As far as all the goof ups and flaws, my attitude is that no one will notice. But what I realized is that once I have finished a project and start wearing it, even I won’t notice! People mostly admire the fact that you MADE it and only see the overall effect.
That definitely was the case with this dress. I wore it to the wedding anyway even though I was worried about it and got a ton of compliments. It is a good reminder!
First, I am absolutely enjoying your videos! Second, serger hint from the previous seamstress: to make changing the thread color on a serger SUPER EASY 1. clip the old color thread close to the cone 2. tie the end of the new thread to the old thread going INTO the machine (tie them well there will be tension and you don't want them separating but do NOT make the know bulky) 3. SLOWLY & GENTLY pull the old thread (still threaded through your machine) so that the new color pulls through the threading path until BAM! 4. You now have a new color thread ready in your machine without having to struggle through 50+ million steps and tweezers, etc. 5. Slowly and gently repeat for all threads (do NOT run through the needle pull that one out of the needle so you don't break the needle... Hope this helps! Thanks for the motivation to do multiple mock-ups... I really needed that and your final dress shows how much they are worth it!!!
Hey there! Stumbled across you today and have subscribed. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the plus sized content! Serger: It's your tension. It is hard to master. Until you get it, you can run a line of machine stiches alongside your serging to keep that seam together. When the planets align and rainbows shoot out of your serger because the tension is finally perfect, you will sing praises to all the sewing goddesses and never look back. The dress looks fantastic and I am almost tempted to try one. Thank you!
I am so glad you enjoyed it! Yes my serger and I are still arguing. Technically this one has a way I can do a straight stich and the serging at once with a fifth thread... we might get there. In the mean time I will definitely do that in the future.
The fitting between mockup 1 and mock up 3.5 was phenomenal! The end product looks gorgeous on you and the amount of care you put into it definitely shows. Thank you so much for showing how you work through your mockups and what to look for! It's so helpful! Have a lovely day!
I started overlocking (serging) all the edges of my pattern pieces before sewing up about 35 years ago when I had a space too small to have a sewing machine and overlocker set up at the same time. The idea of moving machines constantly was crazy to me and it made so much more sense to do everything first! I’ve stuck with it ever since because it makes everything so much easier.
That makes me feel better. I think I much prefer this method also, my space is so tight at the moment! Also it is much easier to take apart if I screw up or want to adjust something.
@@ashleymainmakes one thing, I don’t overlock if it’s going to be an internal seam! So say I’m doing a bagged through lining on a bodice, I won’t overlock any of it. It’s a waste of thread and there’s a risk of it showing through when pressed. Definitely enjoy how freeing it is though!
Oh my gosh this dress looked amazing on you. Yes doing the mockup is something I definitely would love to see more of as this dress proves it's worth it. Again so very beautiful done.
I like that dress really good for someone who is a plus like me. Normally I stay away from adding more fabric then necessary but all that fabric turned out very nice.
You look lovely in your dress. You are so very right, others see the " overall " picture. We sewests are always such harsh critics of ourselves. Enjoy your sewing journey and have fun!
Oh LOL! I’ve out arms in backward too. Gawd I hate unpicking! Your dress is so beautiful. Your fitting /muslin process is so good to see. Thank you for sharing it. Starch with rayon - I’ve seen this but I have been avoiding rayon for 25 years and finally bought some this year (Sew Batik OMG!). My next project after the next three (hahaha, seriously), will be a rayon shirt.
I would totally try the starch, it was really helpful. I was rushing so hard by the end of this because I needed the dress for a wedding, of course that would happen 🤣
Great video Ashley. I too eliminated the centre back skirt seam and cut my panel on the fold. I also took out a little bit of the fullness of each tier and that worked super good on fitting onto my fabric, as I too was a little short on length. I think for my next one I will line the bodice and use seam tape on the front wrap edge to prevent stretching, I think that will be much easier than fiddling with binding as personally I don't like that finish. Great job on your dress, it looks fabulous on you 😍
Thanks so much! Yes it seems a bit fiddly with all the seams. Glad I am not the only one. I think I only ended up reducing like 4 inches or something off the tiers but I think in this light weight fabric it looks like more.
Oh! I love your tip for cutting the tiers! I’ve been standing here for hours grinding my teeth at the wasteful and aggravating way they’re cut. I also had to do 3 bodice mock ups 🙄🤣 Got it now though! And I hadn’t noticed it doesn’t have pockets yet. So thanks for that, now i can make sure I keep fabric. You know what. I think i’m going to crack out my gathering foot and finally learn how to use that too. I’m not in the mood for all that endless gathering after all the bodice fluffin’ about. Your finished dress came out so well. The red suits you.
I love Cashmerette, and I love wrap dresses. But the cover photos for the Roseclair have never appealed to me. The minute I saw your thumbnail photo I thought Oooh! Suddenly I love it. You did an amazing job. Thanks! 😊
@@GoingGreenMom the upton dress? There should be some good resources. I know cashmerette has a more detailed sew along on their blog. And per the other comment, you could omit the back darts and just add some ties to allow it to adjust a bit more.
Love the dress 👗 a v neck is usually flattering. I appreciate the mock up and fixing stage. I have a historical corset which I am now on mock-up 9 or maybe even more.
You look amazing, well done! I'm working on how to properly fit a pattern to my body this video was very helpful. Just learning where to start is a huge help again thank you. Looking forward to viewing many more of your videos.
Ok BEING HONEST I thought it was gonna look yukky but im thinking red for a Wedding. Wow wow wow was I WRONG !!!!!! IT IS STUNNING ON YOU. I seen the sides kinda didnt scrunch up but the front was perfect Id like to see that in a floral multi colored Roses. It is a purfect Fit. Im overweight but also short i dont think it would likk good on me. But i willing to try if kt comes my way. Anywho you are also gorgeous as well. The tan shows were not complimentary at all . Accessories are as important maybe a light rosey pink. Thank you for your hard work.
Hi, this popped up randomly so had to listen in. With your overlocker/serger, you don't have to change all four threads. Only the ones that form the seam lines. First and fourth on mine. This is very easy to change, tie a simple knot, open the tension discs and slowly sew until the new thread reaches the needles. Depending on your knot and needles, you can sew until the thread goes through or do this manually. Then close the tension discs again. Also it looks as if the pressure needs to be increased when you sew a single piece of fabric. Don't be afraid to play with your tensions. Make a note of what they are now and play. A different colour in each of the different areas will show you clearly where adjustments need to be made. The stitch length can also be adjusted on lots of models but the instructions aren't always clear. That's been my experience here in New Zealand anyway. The dress looks lovely on you and well done for persevering with all the mock ups. I tend to put them aside and never go back.
Thanks for stopping by! And thanks for the tips! I am definitely still arguing with my serger, but I did figure out it actually had come un clicked out of the tension discs at some point which I didnt know was a thing. That is a cool trick to just change out the top two threads to match, I definitely need to invest in a few more colors. And also stop babying it too much and crank the tension when I need to. All the mockups were worth it though, I have already made another one, on which I am much happier with the finishing on. Practice makes perfect.
nice dress, it really suits you. As far as researching I think your left needle tension was a little loose. And you can always put Or main color thread on your right needle, and that way you don’t have to have three cones of the same color.
Smart pocket. I also would be looking at those pieced tiers and saying “why?”. I suppose if one were making a multi fabric (FarmRio, Gunne Sax) type dress the seams would be reasonable.
I dunno. I think it had something to do with cutting layout for the different sizes if I had to guess. She does give the individual chunk measurements, but yeah I would just make your own up.
I'm wondering if the panel construction of the tiers eliminates the pulling on the stitches, kind of how flying buttresses distribute the weight of the building away from the walls
I dont think so, I have made other things with tiers and they included continuous pieces. I think it has more to do with fitting the pieces on the width of the fabric at different sizes. I think it was mostly my serger tension and not knowing what I was doing with that.
Beautiful! Great fit! I am trying to improve my fit as well. Have you made McCalls 7969? I’ve made 3 and still can’t get the wrap and raglan sleeve fit right. I’d love your thoughts if you’ve made it. I did a FBA and made the front piece one piece instead of wrap and going to try that next. Not sure if I want to try the wrap once more. Why all the small pieces to the roseclair skirt? I like how you modified that. I make “wearable” toiles from inexpensive fabric or sheets. Maybe I need to do a proper toile to get the best fit. Next is the Zadie Jumpsuit, haven’t made a toile, I may make a shorts version to test the fit and do a proper toile this time. I tend to make the same patterns over and over with hacks when I get the fit right because it is a chore. Do you? Glad I found your channel!
I havent made that mccalls one, but I did try making an exceptionally similar one to that a few years ago. I dont know how much of an fba you are doing, but for me it just distorted the pattern too much with the raglan sleeve to the point I scrapped it 😅. I ended up making simplicity 1800 which is not a wrap, just a raglan and that turned out well and has an fba in it already. It is an "amazing fit" pattern, which I have made a few from and would recommend from the big 4. Thanks! I think they have so many pieces in the skirt so everyone of the different sizes can use the cutting layout, if you are that type of person.
I like doing toile-toiles, especially for projects like this where I end up doing a few of them. I think they save me a lot of time because I dont have to worry about finishing and they put me in the mindset of not being careful with them. I can mark them up with pen, cut slits, add pieces. I also undo them a lot of time to transfer the changes back to paper. Some people would say its a waste, but to me, my time is more precious. Yes I also tend to make patterns over and over if they fit well. I have already made the other view of this dress (I posted it as a short) and I am planning on doing a couple more hacks of this dress in the new year. I am so glad you enjoyed it! I hope you will stick around for some of the videos coming up.
No worries! In this case because the pattern pieces are so wide I was cutting on a single layer of fabric. I needed to cut two of nearly everything (like two fronts, two backs, etc) so I was leaving space on the fabric to be able to cut both pieces, even though you are only seeing one paper pattern piece. Let me know if that makes sense.
Haven't watched it all but I can't see how you show what adjustments you think you need and how you did them.. You ère up to toile 3.5 and started to show the arm scythe but what about the rest... For me it isn't showing people how to make the djustments so the pattern fits them.
@@ashleymainmakes Yeah, I think that would have been very helpful for me to see. The dress looks lovely on you! (Also, I’m also a huge Closet Historian fan!)
