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"My brain is far too busy looping the same eight counts of a song I heard yesterday to handle all of that!" I may have literally just discovered this channel, but I love it already.
I also just discovered it and am wondering if the ADHD is subtext or explicit 😆. She certainly talks in a way that would line up with assuming the audience already knows 😂
I really appreciate seeing someone who isn’t an expert doing it and learning from mistakes! It’s such a great motivator to just try things and experiment. That purple dress is gorgeous!
I'm turning 40, and my 76 yr old mom and I always text each other "did you see Charlie's newest video?" Its a Friday tradition😊 We love watching your chaos and shenanigans, you're so fun and yourself. ❤ from Maine, Deb
Personally, I absolutely love when you make mistakes and then show us how to correct them. That's part of (I would think) everyone's process, so it's good to see how you handle it. Both dresses are brilliant. Thanks again. Big Hugs
Knit garments are often designed with negative ease. That means the garment measurements are less than the body measurements. It helps if you can calculate the percentage of stretch. You measure a 4” piece of the fabric to see how far it will stretch. If that 4” stretches to 6” that means it has 50% stretch. If it stretches to 8” that means it has 100% stretch. Often fabrics have different amts. of stretch in different directions. Side to side might have 50% but vertically might have no stretch or 25% stretch. It’s a good piece of info. to have so you will learn over time which fabrics are good for which types of garments.
Thank you! Can you tell me how to decided negative ease depending on the strecheability? For example how much negative ease to add for a 50% strech or to a 80% stretch? Is there any formula to calculate it?
@@shmwmlam3953 i haven't sewn with knit fabric before but i do knit and i feel like it would be dependent on how you want the knit to look, if you half your measurements for a knit fabric that has 50% stretch then the knit will be constantly stretched out and that will affect the look(how close the stitches look, how straight they are, whether theres any visible gaps) so maybe taking ur measurements down by a quarter would be better(ie 24 inch down to 18 instead of down to 12). this is theoretical and not from practical experience though so i could be wrong
@@worm.5248 No I think you are right. Because its totally make sense. Thank you for your input. I love to knit. I brought knitting hooks and books and everything but I don't have patience or time to sit and knit and it took me so long to knit a small sweater for my cat. Its sad because I really wanted to make something for my self. How many days it takes you to knit something and how are you allocating time?
As someone who's sewn stretch for over 30 years, you did a great job on that deep purple dress. It's gorgeous and really suits you. If the sleeve dropping really bothers you you can sew bra loops into the shoulder seam. I have sloping shoulders so I have to do this for a few of my dresses. Saves me constantly doing a salute to my shoulder.
Yes! Bra loops (sometimes called lingerie straps) are a great thing to have in any garment with a wider neckline. As long as your bra straps stay put, your shoulder seams will to. (The only trick is remembering to undo the snaps on the straps/loops before you take the garment off, especially if it's something that you pull off over your head)
I was a tailor, Did a 3 year apprenticeship and worked as one for years, before I immigrated to Canada and changed my career. So I know how to sew, but I love watching you and you give me ideas I never thought off. You are funny and talented. Keep it up 👍🏻
I vote for a tahini shortbread recipe tutorial. I absolutely adore tahini and shortbread. Sounds like a winner to me. I have to admit, I had no confidence as you went to do that knit dress because I just thought that knit looked awfully floppy and stretchy. I still think it was kind of floppy and stretchy, but the dress came out, so Flippin cute and looks so good on you and that color of purple is amazing. it’s like the best purple. Finally, please extend my compliments to your mother-in-law hs the fabric that she brought home for you is really beautiful. I love how that dress turned out it’s got all the swish one could want.
@@BumblingBee-xm4dy I looked up good substitutes and apparently sunflower butter can be used. The website I checked stated that the sunflower butter should be 3/4 or 1/1 of the amount as the tahini measurement when using it for cooking. The depends on how thick it is. Cashew butter is also an option since it's more neutral-tasting and has similar cooking applications as tahini. It can be used in the same amounts as tahini when cooking. Apparently sesame is the 9th most common food allergy among adults and children. I just thought this little bit of trivia was interesting lol.
I usually draft without seam allowance. A tip I got from Enchanted Rose Costumes was to use magnets on your scissors to measure your seam allowance. She's got multiple little magnets to build out to her desired width. I've got one magnet that is 1/2 inch, so I pop that on my scissors and it has SAVED MY BUTT so many times. So if you think you might want to use different seam allowances on different projects with the same pattern, you can do that!
Yeah I'm a boob and need stitch lines, the seam allowance is kinda arbitrary...I really should stick some magnets on my scissors as a reminder though, every now and then I miss my neon sharpie notes on my patterns about adding seam allowance...
I absolutely love that you don’t use patterns!! Watching your videos have made me much for confident to just go and DO, instead of go and overthink and get overwhelmed.
"I barely know what I'm doing ... I am the global ambassador of winging it and making it work." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But you know in your heart that your instincts are sharp. I LOVE your enthusiasm and your ingenuity and your persistence.
I love how your brain works! It is easier to listen and watch how you do things because a pattern sometimes is hard to follow. I learn better by watching. I'm 62 now and finally have a place to be me, and sew with my brand new machine. My divorce present to me! So you give me the confidence to freehand clothes and not worry too much about having people critique my methods! Thank you for all of your energy and time to show us how to be "real" sewists! So far, I really like the clothes I have seen you make. The style of the purple with the insets of color suit you well. 💜
I find the mistakes just as helpful as the rest because it brings out details of the construction that I miss otherwise. It helps me troubleshoot my own stuff too! Your mistakes are helping my mistakes! :)
I do not sew and I do not plan on starting, yet here I sit watching this tutorial-ish and loving every minute of it while crocheting my mega turtle plush 😁 Love your videos with all their chaotic energy!
My very favourite thing about my improvised split side skirts I've so far made is the ability to put in historical tie-on pockets with absolutely zero fuss. I live in these pockets and the skirts make it so easy
I love your mistake filled instructions. You show us all how, but also how to fix measurement, and other, issues along the way. Best tutorial method ever. And the end results were both lovely.
I wanted to say thank you for doing these!!! Because this got me back into sewing. I have 6 split side skirts!! And 4 kid sized ones for my daughter!!!
Since pockets intimidate the heck out of me and I’m quite dyslexic, a tutorial on your wonderful purse-pockets would be grand. Please consider 😊. (Love your channel ;>).
Purse pockets! The combined chaos energy from you & Rachel Maksy has inspired me to pull out my old sewing machine & get it repaired. I have a need to learn to make all of the things! And the split side trilogy (skirt, pinafore, & dress) are high on my list of things! All of which should have purse pockets! 💕💖💕 Especially after leaving of Destashify!!!
I like the fact that you expressed your not a professional but seeing everything that you make it looks professional I love the purple dress especially the cross area on the back and you explain everything so simply I’m a novice sewer and you make this look so easy I can’t wait to start sewing more I get a lot of tips from your videos and it’s amazing what you do and make everything look so simple
We learn much more from the mistakes we make than we ever could getting stuff right first time - and from watching other people make mistakes - so please don't apologise for showing what you did wrong, saying why, and showing us how you fixed it. I think we all love your honesty, it makes us feel better when we get it wrong and I think we all know now that the pros who "always get it perfect" have just edited out the mistakes rather than being honest about them. Both dresses are gorgeous, but the purple one is my favourite.
I'd love to see both "tutorial" types of videos, but if I was pressed to see one made first, I'd go for the Dolman style dress. The older I get, the less I want to wear pants, so this "tutorial" was excellent. 😆 Thank you. 🙂
I don't currently do any sewing (no sewing machine, and I'm not about to make a dress with a 21' hem stitched by hand!!!) but I thoroughly enjoy watching you make them. Ask Mat sometime about "corte e costura" -- it at least used to be the way seamstresses in Brazil always made clothes -- pretty much like what you do, figuring out the shapes, getting the measurements, and working without commercially produced patterns. As I understand it, there are/were classes you could take there in how to do it (not that you need one -- you're doing really well!) Where we lived there weren't a whole lot of stores selling ready-made clothes, and it was easier to get good quality handmade clothes at a reasonable price by working with a seamstress. Oh, and by the way, I love that dress you were wearing at the beginning of the video. 😉
The Needle Woman here on YT constructs clothes in that style, just uses chalk to mark straight onto the fabric it’s inspiring and intimidating and empowering.
I really enjoy your videos, and I am on your side. I like drafting clothes to fit my shape. I don't see patterns matching my inner vision. At 59, I have owned so many clothes, I know what forms fit and feel good, and which ones just don't suit me. I am the same way with recipes and cooking. I'm the, "Oh, look, it asks for nutmeg, but I like cardamon in everything, lets try that!" Kind of woman. I am coming back to sewing after over 30 years of being busy doing other things. It's exciting to rediscover sewing and having the internet to save me from a lot of mistakes
Hehehe Finally someone who sews like I do! I'm dyslexic so patterns are my kryptonite. I love your dresses. My last project was taking 2 pairs of jeans and making a full length skirt. Gotta love a good seam ripper lol 😊 You make Beautiful dresses. Thanks for sharing ☺️
putting your measurements up is actually really helpful for me, personally. I'm a very experienced seamstress (over 25years), but I've got the same measurements as you, apart from a larger bust. I also have similar colouring to you. so I can see particular items on you, and see how it would look on me🤣
I used to marvel at people who could just wing it. Now I understand how it works - I do that too. If I buy a pattern it won't fit right and it will take a couple of attempts or more to get it right. So, why not just wing it and have it come out okay in the end. It might just be quicker and less frustrating, too. I really do enjoy your spontaneous sense of humour, it is fun and makes things more interesting, thank you.
It's a tutorial on Fearless Winging It, which is awesome! There are a bazillion patterns out there in the world; what you give is permission to have fun, to be creative, to make mistakes and to learn in your own unique way. Thank you.
I am new to your channel and let me just say I love it. I have been sewing without pattern since I was 13 years old and now I am 67 and still do . I do a drawing or looked at pictures of things I loved then made them. It’s just a God given gift . My mom and grandma had the same talent. So keep those beautiful clothes coming. Happy Sewing 🧵 ❤
5:07 someday, when i have a separate room (maybe even a she-shack) for all things crafting, i will absolutely be implementing that wonderful genius’s tip about your ironing board. May God bless him or her in ALL things all the days of their life
Oh honey, you're talking to the woman who can bake amazing bread without a recipe, the same woman who rarely if ever follows a crochet pattern... This is perfect for me!! ❤😊❤
I just got a sewing machine (and already winged a skirt lol)! Your channel is helping me have the confidence to go for it and you showing all the little things that "went wrong" is soooo incredibly helpful cause I would have never thought of those work arounds for things I'll 100% "do wrong". So thank you!!
For the sleeves falling away, what I've seen in some clothes is to add a very thin ribbon (just on the ends) across the back neckline to add tension to keep the sleeves up. I don't know how well that works in knit specifically but maybe it might work as a quick fix for your needs
Yes, that might work if you anchor it in the seams on either end. You need it to have something other than the floppy knit fabric itself to attach to, so it has the right tension. The shoulder seam should do. :)
Love the chaos! One thing that you quickly learn when you start crafting that gets reinforced again, and again, and again, and again the longer you keep doing it: you WILL have to take things apart and start over. The more extravagant your projects become, the more extravagant your mistakes become! All that means is that you kept at it where a lot of people would have given up
The dresses turned out super cute! I have a chunk of fabric I would like to make something with, and with my skills... An adjustable dress may be just the trick, so I wouldn't mess it up too badly. 😆 Secondly, I was looking at Thanksgiving side dishes to make for a party (Before watching this video) and the minute you quoted The Emperor's New Groove "My Spinach Puffs" I paused your video and went to Pintrest to get a recipe. Thanks for the unintentional idea/suggestion! 🥬
I love the way you lay out just exactly how long this took you to do. As a beginner I have this crazy idea that I should be able to do a project from start to finish (including shopping for the fabric!) in four hours and that is just unrealistic.
Purple dress FTW! The square neckline really frames your “assets” well. 😂 I like the other one too. I thought it looked GREAT as a mini-dress/ top, too. But I can see why you’d be happy with all that swishiness! 😂
Thank you for showing the mistakes you make because nine times out of ten I make the same mistakes! And I need to SEE how to work through the mistakes and rescue the project. Thank you for your cheerful guidance and inspiration.😊
New to your channel. Reading the video names and seeing life goals lol. I look forward to your videos and hopefully making a dress I feel good in. Thank you for being you x
Don’t feel bad about making mistakes because we all make mistakes and honestly it is very helpful to watch others work through correcting their mistakes! I feel like I’ve learned so much more when my teacher has to stretch their creativity to accommodate unexpected surprises 😊
You did such a good job explaining on yt, you shouldn’t beat yourself up! Sure there were mistakes, but you owned them and that’s worth so much! We’re also here to throw out some pointers (like adding darts or some hand-stitched gathers to the brown dress’s neckline to keep the sleeves from falling) if you need them! They looked so lovely, I’m tempted to actually make one 🤣
I love your videos, Thank you so much for taking everyone on your sewing journey's. Please continue to show the mistakes and how you fix them. That's why I love your videos so much. It reminds me that mistakes are part of life, and nothing is that serious.
i gotta admit, i generally prefer your 'i don't have a pattern but here's how you figure it out' style tutorials because i always have to edit patterns anyway, so, once you do all the math, it's just as easy to make the whole pattern myself. Especially with something like a dress, which doesn't need perfection.
Maybe collab with your sister to make patterns 😏🤔😁 I don't need it yet but I love your inspiration Love all your shows start sew again because I see you, so inspiring I have try the thing you cook 💞💞
I saw the long version in your shorts and clicked over to watch the tutorial. I'm actually glad this is theory and not a pattern because I don't want to make a dress. I want to make a long top... Short dress? I like long blouses, and I loved the look of the gathered bodice.
Don't be so hard on your "mistakes". It really helps the rest of us know what to do! I'm loving winging it with sewing and not having to pay some company half a fortune for something that's nearly guaranteed to not quite fit me. Not to mention the time I would have wasted flipping through pattern books trying to find what I want. Instead I can be sewing! Thank you for giving me the courage to wing it with sewing like I do with cooking and crochet.
Can I just say...I love that you're not using a pattern. I think you're amazing, the dresses came out beautiful. Using measurements and your creativity is an exceptional skill. Thank you for sharing your talent. I hope I can get as good, one day.
Thanks for this! I like patterns but what I'm realizing is I really like directions (even if I end up not following them all). I've been wanting to make a dress for a while now and this is giving me the inspiration to try.
This video was worth watching for the advice to put the ironing board at the same height as your work table alone! Ironing *kills* my back (in fairness, a lot of things kill my back); this will make it much more do-able.
Love that you aren't an expert and you sew like so many of us by making mistakes and winging it. Also love you over exaggerated crazy swooshing of the final product.
I love your videos! You are so down to earth and fun. Even when things don't go exactly how you planned. I completely relate! I would love to see a tutorial on the Dolman sleeve, elastic waist dress, please! I would need to make a higher rounded neckline. I am a cancer survivor and had a mastectomy. Any neckline lower is a problem. It is difficult to buy clothes that fit my needs. I alter a lot of my ready made clothes, but it is sometimes tedious and actually boring. I have many patterns that i hope to sew and beautiful fabrics in my stash. Probably never will use the patterns. Wishful thinking! I haven't made a garment "from scratch" in many, many years. This style looks comfortable, easy to draft and sew for summer. Thanks! ❤
I haven't sewn since 4H in early elementary, but recently got a sewing machine passed down by a family member and am excited about trying it out again. I LOVE this concept - I've fluctuated in weight and size a lot since having babies and also love wearing dresses, so this is the dream. Have you tried doing split side dresses with a straighter skirt? something more business casual maybe, with maybe a belt closure? My mind is buzzing!
34:14 For real though. That is what makes the tutorial good. You're not teaching us a particular technique, you're teaching us *how to successfully wing it". Making mistakes and course correcting is a CORE part of that. A lot of content on RU-vid is either aspirational (to advanced to really consider trying), or quite formal (ment to be learned in some kind of order, not necessarily helpful if you just wanna get started making projects), or hyperspecific to the project the creator is making (which you can still draw from but its unlikely to be practically applicable). Your tutorials are more like what youd actually get at like, a community sewing class. Ie an accessible and useful project, taught by some old lady with no formal training but years of making and correcting mistakes on the fly. You fuck up and she comes and looks and goes here try this to fix it. Like thats so much more helpful than 90% of the content on youtube for most people. Like the accessibility level of the projects but also the thought process and course correcting youre talking us through. Life hack, cut things too big then gather the difference? No formal sewing tutorial would recommend that but I sure as hell am using it. Exactly the kinda throw together knowledge granny sewing class would be giving
