I made a vampire/fae ballgown in 7 DAYS! 

As a professional seamstress, I think you did a great job! Fabric glue for the appliques isn't uncommon and given your time crunch, completely reasonable. As for patterns, everyone's body is different and commercial patterns aren't always great about it. I love your vibes-based drafting, it really worked for all the swooping, organic shapes. Personally, I would recommend making paper versions of stuff like the bodice base. Then you have a template for the next one you make. Pattern's biggest strength are that you can quickly make the same garment again and again. I'm glad you had fun making and wearing such a beautiful and ethereal gown!

A vampire and fey meeting, both trying to uphold the rules of hospitality without tricking the other into eternal servitude...I've read a story or meme about that somewhere.

I feel like the best way to describe the current style is "Miss Frizzle retires to a spooky cottage and learns magic but also gardens."

Oh yes. You definitively got a bargain on those Czech beads. I am so jealous.

The seam on your circle dress is a french seam. I use that when I make medieval costumes 😁 So happy this gave you the chance to recharge your heartfire! The whole outfit looks GREAT!!

A tip for the lace appliqués: If it’s polyester (which it usually is), use a heated knife or a wood burning tool to trim around the appliqués. It’s a lot faster and a lot easier than using scissors.

"Vampire and fae vibes" okay so just your usual looks

this would make for a GORGEOUS goth-y wedding dress. It turned out so friggin good!

I always admire cosplayers because I often suffer from art block, and just seeing you make things continuously despite all the time it takes up simply amazes me.

I live for this kind of cosplay-by-the-seat-of-your-pants energy. The joy is infectious. Also, it's a niche reference, but grab a red sword, put a big red flower in your hair, and this look would make an amazing Pardoner Fennel from Reverie Under the Moonlight.

As a seamstress, I think you did amazing work! Especially in 7 days! I love the way you sewed your gown. No pattern, just vibes. You have a pretty good understanding of how clothing fits so it turned out so well. When you made that corset with no pattern, I was impressed! Your gown is stunning!

Hey there, So I have been sewing formal wear, historical wear, and cos play dresses for over 34 years now. Unless you are or where trying to do with historical accurately sewing techniques. Cosplay garments are pretty much anything goes as long as it look great and works for you! Using paints, dyes, heck wire sculpting elements onto a bodice to make fabric twisting vines with 3d printed flowers. Overall, I think your end dress turned out amazing and really captured the elements you wanted to achieve. 🎉❤🎉

Girl.. I for real don't regret subscribing to your channel like DAMN- that looks absolutely stunning! And judging by the thumbnail, you REALLY got some talent! And just a quick reminder that this masterpiece was made in only one week

Wild! My wife is a pattern designer for a famous fashion brand and is obsessive when it comes to building custom costumes, i definitely have to send this to her. Thanks for sharing.😍🥰🥰

tbh i forgot australia is in winter rn and I was so confused. Anyway, eyeballing a whole ass corset is mad

I didn't know a loop turner even existed! I usually just take a thicker knitting needle, and push the closed end of the fabric through the entire thing with the knob on the needle, and when it gets to the opening I can pull it through by hand. Not exactly professional either though XD And I'm not exactly doing a lot of sewing either XD My respect, it turned out absolutely beautiful!

This reminds me of a cosplay meet up I was at. We were a bunch of Zelda cosplayers and just wanted to make some cool pictures together. We ended up at a local diner and kinda danced the night away. The energy in those kinds of meetups is always great and I'm so so glad that you had so much fun with this project:]

Watched this while waking up in Canberra. The temperature stuff is so very relatable. Love the dress, crimes and hubris included.

I love the hubris in this. Small tips: you corrected yourself from grommet to eyelet, but these ARE grommets. True eyelets are where you sew it like a tiny round button hole. And the awl trick (which is better with a flared or tapered awl) is for if you haven't cut the hole at all.

"Whatever strange hybrid I am now" I mean, you're not wrong, but love you for it. Your work is always amazing and this hybrid makes me wish I could get you to cosplay my Half earth genie / half fae DD character. I'm sure you'd get the murderous vibes just right. Stay Twisteddd!

Dude I'm a guy and I'D wear that dress. It looks insanely good. Great job!

First off, what?? A week?? No patterns? A true testament to your creativity and skill, absolutely love the result! But it's so funny seeing you suffer in the cold while I'm over here just melting in the heat xD. Geography is wild

1:25 feel this :D I am a steampunk girly in a crowd of goth people :D In my steampunky brown-beige big dress in a room full of mystic black gently humaniods. Well happend one time, when my husband (who was dressed in black too) said he had to go somewhere during a concert. And just said "If I search you, I just have to look for a beige spot in this crowd :D "

It was amazing to see this in person ❤️ the attention to detail was incredible and awe-inspiring

19:41 My Australian friend told me about how badly your guys’ homes being icicles in the winter and it still astounds me as a Canadian oof😭

As someone who started sewing to cosplays and now drag and making patterns on the fly. Sometimes you just don't have the time to the "right way", it looks amazing Don't beat yourself up for not finishing everything up because the Victorians didn't do that either. It's perfect enough ❤

For 7 days, this was amazing. When you showed us how the corset looked on you, I gasped. Charlotte, you did amazing! I hope you aren't selling yourself short on this, and I look forward to any modifications you make on this ball gown.

The dress gave massive Webtoon Nevermore vibes (especially Annabel Lee's spectre dress)!!

Yes it is a French seam. They last for 20 years or more of regular wear. They are fussy but marvelous. If the pliers are giving you a hard time try a bolt cutter. Alternatively you can cut with the wire cutter half way through and then bend the metal back and forth rapidly till it heats up and then snaps into. I have always used a crochet hook to turn a small strip. That is awesome, unearthly beautiful dress.

The fishing line in the bias tape is genius!

I only have the most rudimentary sewing skills (I can repair holes in clothes and sew beads to things) but I LOVE seeing the entire creative process with all of the planning, tweaks tests, trials, and spontaneous moments of inspiration. It's just such an art of love and it really makes long videos worth it.

This was so cool! It honestly reminded me of doing theater costume when you improvised with glue and other cheats because 90% of things on stage are held together with glue, paint, and promises, lol.

"Glue where sewing stitches should be" I HAVE FOUND MY PEOPLE! Subscribed.

The dress reminds me of some of Final Fantasy XIV's white mage artifact armor sets :D White robes with red trim is very iconic!

That came out awesome 🤩 glad you had so much fun, both making it and rocking it at the event ❤ the photos are amazing!

Omg as a hobby sewist, I loved this video. Would definitely love to see you make more cosplays like this. You looked absolutely beautiful ❤

I love watching your vids while doing crafts of my own. longer videos are amazing for crafts. thank you.

I cannot tell you how extremely fortunate this video is for me, I'm getting back into cosplay after like a decade except I'm learning sewing at the same time. Currently working on a strapless dress and have been having so many bodice/boning/bust cup issues so seeing you wing it with this is SUPER refreshing and gives me a lot more confidence (cosplay audacity?) Thank you thank you thank you

Dude, I love watching the process of your cosplays. It’s just so satisfying and you look so professional making these

This is so inspiring!! Just the fact that you winged the entire pattern shows how anyone can get creative and use what resources they have to make something! This is my favorite thing I’ve seen you make! It’s so gorgeous and you’ve given me some ideas to be creative myself. I want some extra flounce like you’ve done 👗 ❤️ ✨

i love your creativity! it's so nice and inspiring to just watch you getting wild with all the stuff to create that dress. and hey, as long as it looks nice, you don't have to sew ming accurate.

Love your creativity, and get so much nostalgia seeing that Singer sewing machine, my dear old mum had one like that she used all the time.

My dear Gods! Absolutely incredible, especially for the time constraint. If you haven't already heard, you are amazing!

Having seen the photos you posted on instagram, I had to see the process of building such a beautiful piece. The fact that you are learning as well as showing everyone your skills and corner cuts, is absolutely brilliant to watch. Loved every minute of the video and that dress is amazing. Thank you again for your dedication.

STUNNING!!!! So obsessed with the result! Thanks for inspiring me to make my own fancy dress with next to no experience :] I don’t have a reason tho lol, I just think it’s fun. Im glad you had fun and aren’t burning yourself out!!

First off, AWESOME job! I have very little interest in sewing beyond what I need to in order to do basic repairs and only a vague interest in cosplay, but I find your channel utterly fascinating. You trigger my unquenchable urge toward omniscience. Your process strikes me as that of the stereotypical male: forget planning and measuring, full speed ahead,figure it out later, improvise/adapt/overcome! Pure Excellence.

To make that gown in just 7 days is incredible. You looked amazing! Everyone at the photo shoot looked great and as if the shoot was a lot of fun. Amazing work as always from you❤.

I honestly thought your gown was one of the best gowns there absolutely loved this ❤️

😮HAD SO MUCH FUN WATCHING YOU MAKE THIS ONE!!! Made me DEFINITELY want to try crafting my own clothes! You're truly inspiring!

ahhhh i love it! i myself am a crafty seamstress (very loose term) i know what i should be doing when sewing but glue and craft supplies are always my go to lol lets call it mixed media sewing!

The dress looks amazing!! I love how it turned out!! And the pictures 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I have to say this may be my most favorite build you have done. Absolutely stunning.

those end photos are INCREDIBLE , the dress is so gorgeous!!!

It is astonishing that you've accomplished this with the amount of detail that it has in a week! Not only that, but you did this from your imagination with no plan. You're a genius, friend!

love the group shot at the end. But I love the dark vignette photograph and all your friends and yourself looking very glamourous

What a beautiful Victorian vampire you are! Yes that is a bad pun about you living in Victoria. I can confirm as a fellow Victorian I am watching this while also complaining about how cold it is. Even though I am in bed, with multiple blankets and the heater on. Hating the cold here is a National sport! Love your work Charlotte! I am super inspired to make my own vampire gown now! Thank you!!!

It turned out Absolutely Gorgeous, you must of been a seemstress in a previous life, you definately have an amazing creative talent. Can't wait to see your future projects.

You are the queen of making things rock it and this dress is a masterpiece ❤

As a fashion history enthusiast, you have done everything correctly. Fashionista's love cutting corners. 12 out of 10. Honestly, the final product is perfect. I love.

This just shows how talented you truly are! The rest of us will need a pattern and a PLAN.😮 You are Awesome!!!!!

The effect of the painting with the lace looks stunning , the ball gown is stunning for being made in 7 days. Your video kept coming up in my RU-vid recommend listing for days, now I understand why lol. I use to live in St Kilda and use to work at the Football Club back in the early 80’s yes I know 😹😹😹showing my age a bit now. Loved it there. I now live up in the Queensland Outback, and yes it’s blooming freezing here too, just because I live next to the desert does not mean it’s hot during the day through winter 😹😹😹 even in summer after the boiling hot days it gets down to 5-10°C in the hight of summer at night. Another option is whipper snipper cord. It comes in so many different colours and gauges. I have used it for doing cording in a corset, I used the orange/red coloured cord as it’s nice and round. It’s made of nylon so to help it relax and soften the curls in the cord put in to boiling hot water for couple of hours. This helps to make it easier to handle. Even sewing through it on the sewing machine a few times no broken needles thankfully. The spiral boning is great to use in the bust area as it will curve in two ways and still stay flat where as the plastic boning takes time as you need to let it heat up from your body heat and then it will take on your body shape but this takes time for it to retain the memory of the shape. I buy mine off AliExpress have done for years, the quality is the same as what you can get from Spotlight, it comes in different sizes as well. Dam that huge bag of beads for $5 is a blooming steel, you’re looking at about $50 worth in that one bag alone. For all of the shortcuts the dress is wearable and it’s stunning, that’s all that counts at the end of the day.

This is absolutely gorgeous🥹 It almost looks like one of those AI dresses come to life! Absolutely well done on the design🤩 This is something I’d love to wear!

You just showed up in my recommended list. I find you refreshing and talented. I'm into 6 minutes of watching you and I already liked you and subscribed. I'm a 30-year self-made tailor victim. I don't do cosplay or do I have the energy to make or participate in cosplay. So it's nice that you share your energy and give real info about what and how you are doing it. I find your warning about the sewing/cosplay police. I feel that sometimes on my work. I hate hand sewing and I know so many techniques to use on my sewing machine that simulate haute couture. Yes, I'm a lazy man. But that's my super power!!. And you using the 4400 series Singer, you have more patience than I do. Yes, I'm a past employee of SVP. So thank you for sharing. Oh, I don't do alterations, sell my works or sew for others. I'm an instructor/teacher. You have a lot of talent, and bravo for sharing it with the world!!!

this is a good show of sew something for your self, verses for some one else. chaos and shortcuts. i love it!

The beads are called Bye (Meaning 2) cone beads. (I do jewelry making and that is a favorite shape of mine.) I LOVE your beadwork. It is SO PRETTY.

"Typical, indecisive bisexual" is probably the most relatable phrase I've heard in a minute 😂. My favorite still being "In theory, I'm bisexual. In practice, I'm frightened" 😅

Awestruck when I saw the vines being painted on. It's so beautiful!

I am a period bridal gown designer/maker and I watched your whole video as I was so amazed at how how creative*resourceful* and super ***talented*** that you are 🎉 So KUDOS to you ❤ You are way braver than I am girl working without patterns 😮

I saw the thumbnail and lost my mind IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I'm a reeeaaallll beginner at sewing but damn if your videos don't motivate me. Not only to get back to it but to be brave and just have fun with it. The dress and everyone else's costumes were so beautiful. I was genuinely in awe.

when you started painting the vine designs on the skirt i gasped out loud. absolutely stunning!!

Your talent and gown are breathtaking!! WOW!!!

for as many shortcuts as you say you took, and how little time you had, there's still so much effort and creativity on display and the result looks phenomenal!

Moth Goths are such a vibe. Love to see more of them on the street!

No matter what platform I see you on, you are absolutely gorgeous.

You are very talented. There is no doubt you could go far in the entertainment industry costume design.

This whole project turned out wicked awesome! No measureing, no pattern that's exactly how I do things but yours turned out much better.

This turned out phenomena! Great job and thank you for sharing your process with us

That is beautiful!!!! The magnet idea for the mask was rather genius.

Cosplay is all about learning and having fun! Nobody goes into a cosplay just knowing everything right off the bat. We all have to learn sometime and that’s perfectly fine! I know I’ve learned a few tricks from you, and I don’t even cosplay super complex characters!

Miss Twisted, it makes me so glad that a fellow emo baby has become a gloriously sublime creature of the arts. You stayed true to you and flourished. Children with a faithful passion for what they love make the most unforgettable and wonderful adults! As a teacher, I nurture characters like yours so that they may never wither. I'm getting a bit maudlin, but your love for what you do and who you are just fills my heart to bursting. I wish you many merry years of crafting! ♥

My day has been made better. :D

for beading i can recomend using velvet fabric streched in a picture frame. helps to keep the beads contained and easier to pick up as needed than from piles or bags.

I know this was such a small offhand detail but I love the lace over the eyes mask. It finishes up the spooky vibe quite nicely.

Those pictures are devastatingly beautiful! I'm so happy you enjoyed your project

Love the make up look at the beginning of the vid so much! I always wanted to figure out red eye shadow, but never have been successful with it myself. And the faded lipstick goes so perfectly with it.

I really like your "radio demon" cosplay. Great job. This dress is astonishing. As Pole I confirm that white and red works together wonderfully.

😲😲😍😘 what a piece!!!! Great fun to watch you follow the creative vibe. Thanks for sharing with us

This was gorgeous, and it was so amazing to watch everythig come together. The level of skill it takes to bring so many different techniques into a cohesive (and frankly stunning) gown is mind-boggling, and watching you do it all in seven days!? I'm subscribing for sure. (Also, i'm sure you know the soldering iron trick for appliques but, just in case: With some fabrics, you can wear a respirator and use a soldering iron to trace an outline around the edges of the beadwork, which will separate them from the fabric without damage and save hours of cissor-cutting time. It...does require being outside or in an incredibly well-ventilated environment though, so perhaps not in such cold weather)

This is incredible! !!! 😮😮😮 I can't belive you made it all from scratch in 7 days! Wow! Everyone's cosplays are amazing too!

This costume is incredible and makes me think I can do it, and slightlyvillainous's costume and movements just... wow. Very complementary.

I have been watching your content/your socials for a long time and GOD I just love all the work you do!! You're almost to 1 million!!!! I hope to make crazy cool projects like you do someday. Keep up the amazing work~!

Looks like you had a BLAST, keep up the GREAT work always. Hope you are doing Well.

Literally, anytime I'm scrolling and see a video from you I stop everything and watch.

I feel you on the temperature, most Swedish houses weren't made for the heat we get nowadays.

This outfit reminds me a bit of my favorite musical, 'Tanz der Vampire' (or Dance of the vampires/The fearless vampire killers), in which they hold a big ball near the end of the show

Wow! First time to your channel nd I’m blown away by your patience and free hand skill! Beautiful and creative work! Bravo!

Just stumbled upon this video and it is everything I've imagined for my vampire fae masquerade wedding I've been trying to piece together in pinterest for years, idk how you did it, this looks incredible!

OMG I totally love it. You did a brilliant job. It's gorgeous.❤

actually, using a combo of both works well in most corsets. spiral is best for the more curvy areas, and flat steels or flat plastic are good for around the eyelets and down the middle front if you don't have a busk, as well as in the middle of larger panels. they'll help stop pulls.