Mine looks like frump city but that's OK. why? I did it as a challenge to use some fabric that I ordered and came in the wrong color and in two cut yards so I ended up with 3 yards I couldn't use. I couldn't send it back, so! I was like 'challenge myself' instead of throwing it out
Having classy loungewear is a priority my mother and grandmother brought me up with. It really does elevate leisure time from something you do on accident to something you do on purpose.
This comment just clicked with my brain. Leisure time (video games, movie watching, binging netflix) isn't wasted time if it's on purpose. And it's doubly so purposeful if you have a specific outfit for it.
Some people don’t understand the need for full artist makeup while wearing pajamas, but I got you girl! Some days you want to be comfy AND pretty AND artistic. It’s a thing.
I wish I had the skill to do such makeup. I can't even do a wing with eye liner. Doesn't help that I can't see what I'm doing without glasses on, and my astigmatism has made one of my eyes a slightly different shape so one of my eye lids looks a different shape to the other
@@TheClosetHistorian I'm not complaining, hehe! I'm also consistently inconsistent as the mood takes me. *in relation to projects such as knitting, scrapbooking, that sort of thing.
Ooooo. Do you have a serger? They are so quick and easy and fun! I serge yardage before i machine launder it to keep it from fraying. Then I serge the garment ends before seaming it. I have a simple brother 1634 serger wh takes a minute to thread and, since I like natural fiber fabrics, it only takes another minute (or less) to adjust perfectly. If you are making fancy dresses, you can use fancy serger threads too.🤗
Oooooh, I too thought I was too curvy to wear this style, but not only do you prove that to be nonsense, I was able to take sufficient notes while working (shhh) that I feel like I might be able to make this! If that is successful, I might even make more for the various cousin weddings later this year.
I would love a video on a cowl neck modification. Actually, if you have time and don't get bored with it I'd love to see a series of videos on other modifications on this lovely simple design. It's really nice to be able to draft it myself and have something wearable by the end of the day. The instant gratification is really satisfying.
Seeing as I've a 20's murder mystery party to attend, I watched some other tutorials for this style of dress as well. The best thing about yours was the inclusion of ideas for modifying the dress! I'm at uni so I had to scrounge a drop waist outfit together from scraps in my sewing box, and your description of the modifyability was super helpful. I ended up making just the tube and adding on sleeves and gores with a contrasting fabric, and it turned out great! Thanks!
Yes to lounge wear! Also, thank you for going in depth with this tutorial. A lot of tutorials are short for entertainment's sake (and maybe for people who already have experience) but for a beginner like myself, I have questions. You answered those questions and brought attention to things I never would have thought of or should know, like fabrics that work well with this pattern. This pattern seems versatile. A little play with the waist and length and you could have a maxi dress.
Thank you! I often toy with the idea of doing short snappy versions of sewing videos, but I think these workshop/class length almost diarys are just more useful for beginners, or at least I hope so!
I'm here for the eyeshadow and the over-explaining. Are those coffee rings I saw on your cutting table? I say this as someone who has coffee rings on their ironing board. I also sew over pins because I like to live life on the edge. Love your work, I'm so glad I found your channel. I think silk pyjamas would be an excellent choice for loungewear.
I concur on the lounge wear! Maybe something 20's resort wear inspired? I saw a pretty set on the Bath (UK) Fashion Museum's site awhile back that I think you'd love.
Ok! You changed my mind! I never really thought anybody look good in 1920s but I like how it looks on you and in the future will love to try it on myself. Love the velvet fern and still mad at myself for waiting to long to get it.
@@TheClosetHistorian I'm probably a foot taller than you, but I figured if a cute curvy little thing like you looked cute in it, it would work on my distinctly Valkyrian frame. Glad I did!
I am going to a Roaring 20's New Years dance. As I have been researching the 1920's it has been a pleasant surprise to see it's fashion influence in so many party gowns and accessories over the decades. Such a fun fashion era. Wear cloths inspired from that time makes me feel glamorous yet comfortable at the same time perfect for the dance era!
YES!!! Vintage lounge wear!!! I am so on board with that. Not really your era but I really want to swan about in caftans. Also wouldnt be opposed to some fabulous dressing gowns
I'm invited to a 1920s theme wedding this summer and all the dresses you can buy online are looking cheap and costumey. Thanks for this tutorial I might be able to pull it off and sew myself a dress I really like and can wear again.
Before I could make my own patterns I made cami-knickers and ruffle trimmed robe with a Vogue pattern and flounced around the house feeling very glam, visitors used to be amazed.
I was just gifted several long glass beaded and tasseled necklaces that belonged to my husbands grandmother Kathleen who was born in 1893. They are from the flapper era ,one is black jet, one is red , and one is yellow . I also have several dainty Victorian necklaces and two Art Deco necklaces that belonged to her. I haven’t worn them because I’m not sure how to style them . I wear jewelry from the 50’s and later. I love Bakelite ,lucite, and celluloid jewelry .Love your sewing skills and creativity.
Something I've done before and it worked pretty well; I'm a size Small/Medium (somewhere between 4-6-8) and I found a very loose 100% light tencel dress from Zara (at a thrift store for $6) in a size 1x. I laid a One-Hour dress pattern over it and there was enough fabric. The only problem was it had a clear waistline, so I had to follow that instead of it being a drop waist. It did not look historical (because of the waist placement), but I wanted to mention this as an alternative that might work in certain cases for sourcing fabric. In the future I would stick with dresses larger then my size but with no waistline; such as muumuus, trapeze and "tent" dresses. Many dresses in this cut are made of drapey fabrics. I would say it's ultimately easier to use uncut fabric, but as it's mentioned in this video sometimes sourcing can be difficult, so keeping your mind open to all options can help. (p.s. I opened the side seams and cut the sides and hem, but I left the top shoulder seam intact, so besides the placement of the waist I also reused the neckline and didn't mess with this... I kind like that though, because it too out a step but just like with the waistline problem you would need to feel absolutely okay with that neckline or else it will haunt you.)
This was really good and I’m glad I watched it. It makes me feel closer to my grandmothers though a few years before their time for wearing it because they were born in 1912 and 1920. I loved Downton and it is great to see how patterns were made. My grandmother Cleo made her own patterns after studying shop windows of the French Quarter of Pensacola and she made 50 cents a dress! Your couture touches were just like hers. My Grandmother Betty sewed and modeled in Miami around 1936. So interesting and I subbed. Looking forward to your future projects. Super content.
I wish there were more people doing these kinds of videos on 1920s styles. I’m a lot more interested in every day clothes (day wear) than evening or tea gowns to be honest. I haven’t seen any of those types of clothes being made.
I just bought the fabric for a 20's 1 hour dress, so this is invaluable! We have a New Years' party every year and this year we're welcoming back in the Roaring '20's. Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I love when you include the pattern drafting process of your sewing projects. I don’t have a lot of skill in that area, but I’m really interested in learning more. I’m also really excited to see a 1920s style that is so simple to make. I bought fabric to make a 1920s dress years ago when I bought a fabulous hat that demanded a matching dress. I haven’t made that dress yet, but now I know exactly how to do it.
I keep going back to this video because I've made 2 or 3 of these now, and they are my perfect summer dress-- nothing sticks to you, they're loose and comfortable. I want to thank you for the exquisite detail you use to talk about this dress. I am a very sloppy cut and go seamstress, barely even measure (this is fine for the medieval tunic style things I make ALL. THE. TIME.) because while I don't follow your method exactly, it did make me do some better measurements, and work harder for workarounds for me (because my brain cracks and bleeds with most patterns.)
This is so approachable. I finally feel like I can follow a dress pattern! I’d love a few different neckline options and maybe a triangle bottomed version. And the sash idea is brilliant!
Yes! Ive been wanting to sew some lounge wear that is comfortable but cute... and make me feel put together even though I'm a SAHM. I hate wearing leggings and tshirts all the time! I would love to see what you make! I just need to make time to sew without my kids jumping in my lap.
Ok, I am now inspired to expand my wardrobe with 1920s style (comfy) dresses. These are both simply beautiful. * Also, YES!! for loung wear videos. I've been wanting to make some 1920s capri pajamas. Like one of the young ladies wear in the episode of the TV series Poirot, "After the Funeral" and a matching kimono robe.
TheClosetHistorian You’ll love the deco settings and costumes! I’d be interested to hear if they’re accurate. In one episode he reminisces to a mystery in his life in pre-WWI Belgium, and the clothes were stunning...so, both eras in one episode, called “The Chocolate Box.” It is excellent. I’m going to need lots of good mysteries to survive these 20’s.
Bianca, your videos have so much information in them! I feel like I benefit from your degree so much. Please know how much I adore your detailed eye for pattern modification!
Random house clothes suggestion, I've had the beach pajamas on my list from Decades of Style. Pattern 3015. It's a very vintage step in jumpsuit. I think it's 1930s? Possibly 20s. Something like that could be really glam but super easy to just throw on. I'm sure you can draft one similar if you so choose. I really don't enjoy drafting personally so I'm a pattern hoarder lol
I've always been fascinated with the look and feel of the "Roaring 20s". Styling dreams... The flapper gowns dripping beaded fringe are breathtaking. Love, love, love Art Deco. I got all kinds of styling dreams and inspiration from Downton Abbey. This was great.
Wow, thank you for all the detailed explanations . you don't gloss over the confusing parts. The mock-up and explanation of the side gathers are so useful for so many projects
I found this project that I cut out in 2020 and am FINALLY getting around to sewing. I was so excited to find this gem in an old hat box in my sewing room. A sheer purple and black floral velvet burnout fabric. I even located the beads I had bought for it. What a treat!!
I think that you did a fabulous job of explaining everything. I am a sewer and was seriously interested in what you had to say and how you explained everything. I recently purchased the pattern of the one hour dress so this was so timely and very interesting. Thank you so much. You are very good at explaining everything.
Love this 1920s black widow look! And you’re right, we ARE entering the 20s again. What!!?? I was just thinking about that today. Not that we even lived in that era but I’m tempted to say it seems like it was yesterday... Also: I’d loooove to see a loungewear sewing project or even a haul or a collections management video if you have enough of it? :)
L you're either very young or trying to hide your age.....in 1979 I wore the first pair from SAKs when I worked there....it helped I was a whopping 110 lbs. wore them to the trendy side of town over the weekend and on Monday had quit a few women asking if we carried them. Ohhhh me the trendsetter....lol.
mary hershelman I’m 30 years old, not trying to hide anything. Also, English is not my first language so I’d never heard of that term. I looked it up and it didn’t seem too terrible. When I read it first I thought of a pleated skirt and how that could somehow be translated into a pair of jeans? Haha
L "didn't seem too terrible" the beginning of a trend. You will see them in stores soon. And huge shoulder pads. Prefer 90s to 80s but there are some overlap. Prefer 30s and early 50s. I just like what I like.
Thank you for this great video! I was looking for a pattern for a 1920's dress and this will fill the bill. I am very tall and am hard to fit. I can make this work. I look forward to seeing your other one hour dress videos.
I was so excited to see you make this pattern. I actually made two of them several years ago for a 1920's wedding party. So simple once you get the pattern done. Yours turned out beautifully and you did a more thorough job. Mine were one wear only dresses (my sister and I) Added embellishments to the waist and necklines. We sported sequined turbans with ours. Funnier yet, I found a pair of those same shoes at a thrift store in my size! They were a gray suede and went perfectly with my dress. I just discovered your channel and having a wonderful time watching what you make. Thank you!
Thank you Carolyn! I'd love to make a truly very embellished 20's dress sometime, really I want to hand bead one, but I can't afford the huge embroidery frame for that size tambour sequin work ;)
I love 1930s "Beach pajamas" as leisure wear. Its just pure glam. Especially in like a black and gold or green. Gosh. I need to make some! Love you and the video. Never fails to impress and inspire! Thank you for the great content!
You mentioned house dresses and my husband's grandmother wore a brand called Nancy Frock. They zipped in the front and had short sleeves or were sleeveless for summer. Vintage dresses from the brand are on Etsy.
nancy dunkel I had some that were puffed....probably polyester heated around flowers. Very bright....someone younger than me is hopefully still enjoying them....very 60s. They were total Bubby wear when I was a kid.
I love to watch you create garments from days gone by. You explanation of the pattern design and construction of this dress was amazing. I laughed when you said the shoulder seams might be messy. As beautifully as you sew, it could never be messy.😍
How wonderful to find this video!!! I write a tongue-in-cheek 1915-1920 murder mystery series with a nosey female sleuth protagonist. Plan to sew a couple of these dresses to wear when I speak at book clubs and historical groups. Thank you so very much!
I love how you are so detailed in your descriptions of what you’re doing! I also love the 40’s clothing. Thanks for providing us information and inspiration!! ❤
I love watching your channel! I'm learning how to sew again and I just like to watch your channel for ideas! And I like to see what makeup you're wearing.😊
yes.. would you like to see.... yes I would love to see any and all projects.. thank you for sharing this with us I so do appreciate the time and effort you put into these and all your projects.
Bianca! Good tutorial. You make me feel like I could learn to sew actually. I'm a talented bean in a lot of areas but sewing and/or math is not one of my strong suits. I needed a nice, chill, mind capturing vid today because I had a ROUGH day at work, so this was well timed! PS LOVE the lantern earrings! They look adorable on and are lighter than I thought they'd be, which my ears enjoy, and they don't hurt my sensitive ear holes. 10/10 would recommend to the viewers. You already know you got good stock haha!
I have recently fallen in love with the fashions from the 20's on a new level (attempting to sew original patterns from that decade---it's hard!) after watching the Australian series "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries." She is such an elegant bad ass. Sassy AF and sharp as a tack. All while donning the most stunning example of that era's duds I've ever seen. Check it out!
If you've not seen it yet I urge you to also watch the British drama series _The House Of Eliott_ - it follows the lives of two fashion designer sisters in the 1920s and the clothes are *sublime!*
The side gathers were intended to be finished with some fancy braid or other trim which would have been top stitched into place over the gash (to hold it together). Doing it that way avoids the puckering.
Yes! Modifications please! Love this video, the most comprehensive 1920s dress tutorials I've watched I would love to see more of your alterations to a pattern like this. Question: Could you do a video on some of the best fabrics to use for 1920s dresses as well?! On this note, yes, you go over this in this video, so a more accurate question would be could a very thin flows cotton be used?
Thank you! I think as long as a cotton has a soft/flowey drape to it and is on the thin side it should work! Check out some real 20's cotton dresses on pinterest perhaps to get the best idea of what was used and how it turns out. www.pinterest.com/pin/402931497901966321/
I love that you showed to-scale fabric planning. I actually draw my fabric chunks out on grid paper when I'm trying to see what I can make out of a given piece of fabric from my stash. I used to be able to make a shirt out of a metre, but then suddenly, boobs, now I CAN but it's tight... so now I'll get a metre and a half of random "ooh shiny! must have!" fabric (or 2 metres if it's something I might want to make a rectangles-and-gores medieval style dress out of), and my thing is to use as much of the fabric as possible, so if I were making one of these I'd probably make the sleeves as long as the hip allowance. I love how you're still curvy in what's essentially a straight mostly shapeless sack :) I need a lot of help to get curves, being brick-with-boobs body shape, and am currently experimenting with double-lined or faced pockets doubling as hip padding :P
This video always inspires me to start sewing again, when I'm blocked. Thanks to it, I have a New Years Eve dress, a highly complimented summer linen day dress, and I'm about to start a tunic in a fun (non-Marvel) bat cave pattern.
I loved this video! My ADD brain understood all the steps ( thank you for being so thorough.🤗) Tomorrow, I shall venture into temptation' s den (aka Jo-Ann's 💵💵) to find the holy grail. And make my very own 1 hour loungey dress, that I so desperately need in my life - specially after watching this video. 😁
This was very helpful! I have fabric and patterns yet, I find the actual cutting of the fabric so daunting. It is reassuring to see it actually done from start to finish. Thank you! I would love to see further variations on the dress. I have several ideas to adapt the pattern and am curious what all you would do, too. I really liked your beading on the first dress and the sash on the drop waist was divine! If you do 1920s to 1940s house dresses SIGN ME UP, PLEASE! I am obsessed with those! Thanks again for a great video!
Thank you for posting this video. I have the Mary Brooks Pickens booklet on creating the one-hour dress, but the written instructions are harder for me to follow than when I see techniques demonstrated. I also noticed that those dresses which have the hip gathering often are covered with a decorative sash, fabric flower or belt. Maybe that's how they covered up the wonky seam? Love your work!
Hello Pretty One, I have thought of you a lot this week. I have been binge watching The Man In The High Castle on Amazon Prime. The clothing is fabulous! They rang from the early 1930s until the 1960’s. Anyone trying to start a vintage wardrobe should watch that series, then watch you to find out how to make it. Again , I express my wish that you would sell your patterns. I find them so original. Plus, you are actually built like a real person of today, which is much larger then women in the 1950’s. They were shorter and slimmer then we are today. I love the “house dress” concept, since that’s what everyone actually wore. Love your designs and your patience with teaching us how to actually recreate something similar for our selves.
Thank you Shirley! As soon as I can afford to have my patterns graded I would love to, but to have it professionally done like I'd prefer is a serious investment that I just can't swing right now.
Fancy Pajamas! Yes! Something lace or silky or velvet. Something lush and swish. Peignoirs & housecoats & yes yes! I'm hoping to make fancy pajamas someday soon, using either McCall's 6659 or 7875 (or something less fancy & fitted, but just as cozy, like Butterick 6296 with a robe from Butterick 6837) Anyways! Back to the topic of the video! You made absolute sense, at least to my brain. I love to sew with knits (I find that people who sew seem to love one and be hesitant of/intimidated by the other, LOL) and I have some beautiful maroon stretch velvet that would look great as a One-Hour dress. I think, so long as you stick to the "drapey and not too thick/bulky" rule for the fabric, you're good to go. Love the addition of beading during the hemming. Adds a nice flair and also a "two birds, one stone" kind of thing to do it all in one go.
Not sure if another commenter mentioned this, but to handle that seam join gathers to bodice at side, you can also use a flat seam tape inside and butt the seams. On the front, you cover it with a girdle (1920s name for a belt lol) I've used this technique, it's fussy but works. Also helps to keep grain line straight on skirt fabric. Great video, face me lots of ideas, thanks!
Yes, to vintage inspired loungewear ! Just watched you 20’s dress three times and cut my paper pattern! Buying fabric tomorrow,! You are wonderful! I’m back to sewing with a new machine that I am figuring out ...as someone who has replaced the 1950s Singer inherited from Mom. I like the bead work shoulder treatment you did and there is so many variations on that one hour dress pattern! Keep up your wonderful work...I will be watchfully waiting!
Not particularly a style that flatters my body but it came out gorgeous on you and the choice of fabrics was really awesome. I love how a simple pattern can look so elegant and unique. Like you were saying it looks so comfy for spending an evening out where you want to look so glamorous but feel luxuriously relaxed and comfortably stylish like in the best lounge wear. ❤❤❤❤❤
You have that fabulous porcelain skin and dark hair that really carries off that look incredibly. I adore vintage and that means everything in the 20th century. I love sewing but I’m learning so much from you. Thank you.
I just made one of these dresses this weekend for a Roaring 20s Lawn Party. It was 95* and I didn't want to wear vintage, so I used a cotton sari remnant I thrifted; I couldn't be happier with the result! Your info on those weird hip pleats helped...I've never understood how they worked.
Excellent video to help me with my '20s dress-making. I love the velvet with the box pleat, but the black one came out so beautifully too. Thank you very much.
My solution for the gathered hip would be to butt the raw edges together on an interfacing piece, and stich it down, then cover the raw edges with an applique... lace/beaded/embroidered? Possibilities would be endless. Alternatively, you could add abbreviated casings to run a sash through.
Finally gave this a try, and I've got to admit it did NOT take me an hour 😅 I completely misunderstood the handkerchief hem drafting and had to start over but after checking your blog I figured it out and the pattern worked well once I cut the bodice and skirt separately.
This is a super video. I just made this in a slip version. I used a horrible but lovely fabric. It frayed like crazy so doing the side gathers was super tough. So it was good to see you work through those side gathers and the dart effect. I also really like the box pleat. The beads are great!!! What a nice touch.
This is a great tutorial! I bought the 1 hour dress instructions some time ago, and could never figure it out. You make it so understandable!! Thanks!☺ Kim
