For those of you suggesting a rotary cutter, my reply: I personally don't like a rotary cutter for curves, especially some of those inner tight curves. Also, with how many layers I'm going through and the angle that you need to be at to use a rotary cutter well, it would have been a bit of a challenge. But, I do use a rotary cutter whenever possible! In my personal opinion (and having cut out as much as I did) scissors were definitely the best option!
Being nosey.. Do you have a condition with your hands? I have trouble using my hands and only asking because I noticed you're using a lot of tools that are good for arthritic conditions :)
I'm not sure if this is helpful, but there are also electric rotary cutters that can get through more layers, more easily. It doesn't solve the issue of going around curves necessarily, but it could be worth a shot :)
The jokes were great, and the ruffle set-up was pure mad genius. However, I just realized after you mentioned getting confirmation on that fishing line in the hem ... That is, the dress was originally made by a team working together to get it done and you are doing it all on your own. So any sanity you have left after the whole process is incredible. Very impressive all around!
The jokes were great and the ruffle set- up was pure mad genius. However, I just realized after you mentioned getting confirmation on that fishing line in the hem ... That is, the dress was originally made by team working together to get it done and you are doing it all on your own. So any sanity you have left after the whole process is incredible. Very impressive all around!
Are you kidding me with that automated frill? That was some next level genius Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo/Harry Potter magic!! Fantastic... my mind is officially blown!
But with a hot knifey the edges would be sealed and not fraying. Plus, at least I have difficulties cutting curves with a rotary tool, for me it's more for straight stuff
... as someone who has just finished a organza buffon with a diameter for 1.8m... I gave up on the floor and ended up using a wall to wall clothes line. :P I sewed straight strips of material so it was easier to cut but I used pegs to hold in place (after everything was marked out) and cut.
I don't know if it is sheer determination or masochism that makes you come back to this dress again and again, but I am in sheer awe and admiration of your tenacity! Cheers to your ultimate atmempt 🍾🥂
@Bunkieze K okay first of all, I consider that theft. She took a work you made and said it's made by her. That's DISGUSTING. She npt finish paying you made it robbery. Hopefully u don't have to meet too many assholes like this! Thank you for your work! :D
@Bunkieze K Im not as nice, i would literally just unravel everything and take it all back, calling her to buy her own fabric and do it herself then x'D
This is one of the youtube series that i religiously watch! ♥️♥️♥️ so much respect for you because the real Cinderella dress took hours and multiple people to finish it but you are doing everything BY YOURSELF? Now that’s dedication!!! ♥️♥️♥️
I'm so glad you addressed the different levels of frilliness for the different circle sides. It was all I could think about the whole time you were marking and cutting them out.
I do love my rotary cutter, but something I can't stand is cutting a circle with it...Plus, having to go through so many layers didn't sound fund either...But definitely an option!
it's called ingenuity: "the quality of being clever, original, and inventive." :) and there's no reason you shouldn't be super proud of yourself! :D i can't wait to see this dress come together!
Ok. That does it. I am naming my next cat "Bella Mae". As soon as you started playing in the frills, I thought, "Such a cat-thing to do!" Thank you for the great video!! You are so talented!
I had a specific length of frills that just ended up in with all the cat stuff instead of the dress I was working on because my cat loved rolling in it so much lol. I traveled with her quite a bit and I would pull it out in any new place and Selkie instantly felt at home.
21:44 IMAGINE THE BOBBIN THREAD ENDING AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND YOU DIDNT NOTICE AND AT THE END EVERYTHING IS JUST NOT SEWN? I would drink a glass of bleach.
And this really was the final deciding factor for my most recent sewing machine purchase last year. The transparent bobbin cover. It has already saved me several times from running out of bobbin thread at inconvenient times, and I feel it’s an underrated feature of a sewing machine.
I would describe the way a flounce falls like this: the inner edge of the circle has a shorter circumstance than the outer edge. When straightened there is extra fabric between the outer edge and the inner edge due to the difference in the circumferences. So when you straighten the inner edge the extra fabric has to go and hang somewhere so it creates a bunch of waves and curls.
Yes, that's why the fabric frills at all. The reason the degree of frilliness differs between the circles of different radii is that any measurement, say, one foot of frill, measured along the outer edge, covers a different number of degrees of a circle. The arc differs, as the circumference (2r*pi) differs. If the diameter (2r) equals 10 inches, one foot is 12/10pi * 360 degrees = 0.382*360 = 137.5 degrees, a piece of fabric whose outer edge has enough curvature to cover just over 1/3 of a circle. If the diameter doubles to 20 inches, one foot of frill = 12/20pi*360 = 68.75 degrees, or a bit over 1/6 of a circle, meaning less curved, and thus less voluminous frills. HTH!
Yes, exactly what A. J. said...the straighten part is what makes the frilliness, but it's the differing degree of frillyness between the flounces that I was trying to explain! 🤪
I mean, if I were your cat, I also would have slept on those flounces. Look how gorgeous they are, how pretty and flowing. The ball of fluff has a taste!
Your hemming hack is genius. I wouldn’t think it would work that well since it’s hard enough to not mess up while sitting there but can’t wait to try it
Gosh that fabric is gorgeous,,, I wish I had either the skill to make my own dress like this or the money to buy one from you 😅 I definitely want to buy one of your dresses one day!!
omg i love how you look like the animated cinderella with your new fringe 😍 so cute. you are a sewing princess and only now need the mice I'm so happy you did the flounces. this dress is going to be so SO beautiful
It’s really going to depend on your fabric content. 100% natural fabrics (cotton, linen, silk, wool, bamboo) and natural blends will probably hot knife just fine. It’s synthetics that are going to melt every time.
I looked at the instructions and thought yeah no. Bought a spool of the jersey “knitting” material and used that for all the ties!! I don’t have the time, energy, or bias-tape for that many masks! It works great!!
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 yeah I did that later on as well. But in the beginning a charity was donating the supplies for the masks, and I in turn donated the masks to the charity. So I was just glad that I didn't have to buy all the supplies myself. After a while the mask shortage was over and I started making masks for friends and family. There I had the freedom to change the design and supplies. So I did!
Given the sheer amount of time you spent on them, I fully support you diving head first into the massive flounce pile (side note: they all look gorgeous together already!). It still blows my mind that you're making this monster of a gown all by yourself, and as someone who's made them before I completely got what you were on about with the flounces 😅
Honestly my mind still can't wrap around how all the different colours of the flounces will work together in the end. 😂 I trust you that they will, but yi suppose until I see them in use in the dress, it will remaining a mystery for me 😂
I love sewing content in general, its always so relaxing but I absolutely love you, your vibe and excitement. It's super wholesome and watching how energetic and enthusiastic you are, it really does always brighten my mood and day whenever I watch you videos. You're super super talented and just absolutely amazing 💕
I love all the flounces! I'm so excited to see the final dress and watch the other videos of the process! This made my online school day significantly better :)
"Listen to something while sewing" Me: watching/listening the Bella Mae while mindlessly sewing curtains. I have been told I have such patience when sewing, but yours is just astounding! I oove seeing all these pieces come together to make such a beautiful dress! Keep up the great work!
I'm having war flashbacks to making my own Cinderella dress XD Glad I'm not the only one who made as many metres of ruffles! Cutting, roll hemming, gathering (yes, I gathered by hand along 2-3 strands), serging, then fighting my way through the layers of petticoat base to get them to stay put... I appreciate the efforts from my own experience!
The beautiful shots of all that beautiful fabric! 😍 That automation is *genius*, as is the set up for the sparkly flounce hems. MacGuyver would be so proud. And never apologize for puns! I'm loving seeing your steps for this stunning dress and looking forward to the end product. Although it's making me want to make one (possibly in silver like the animated movie even though that admittedly makes no sense because two totally different movies). Some deep, dark place in myself that's apparently a masochist when it comes to sewing keeps rearing its ugly head watching you make this. 😅
I am experiencing the same symptoms! I think a silver dress would be magical, although I do feel somewhat guilty for encouraging you to get into a project this daunting.
I LOVE my rolled hem foot so much that I own it in all size that my machine has available. I love your technique for automatically sewing frills, I want to give you a high five! My machine has an automatic start/stop on the machine so I don’t need to utilize the pedal to go, which means I don’t have to masking tape the pedal.
I enjoy watching your videos and your automated frill hack is 100% genius. I think it would be beneficial to make it it's own video instead of "hiding" it in this one. Can't wait to see your finished project!
Working on my own petticoat ruffles as I'm watching this. Makes me feel not so alone 😌. Such a beautiful finish for your flounces in the end. Much math I am not yet ready to do myself.
I just found your channel as I was doing research on the shape of the Cinderella dress as I plan on making one super similar except out of tulle due to personal preference and I’m finding your tutorials and information videos to be super helpful. Soon I will be purchasing your hoop skirt pattern and I can’t wait to see the end product
This video was so complete, so funny, so well explained that this is my 5th time looking at the video from start to finish. Never seen such good explanation on making a garment from start to finish. It’s soo calming to watch you and get to know you and your talent. Looking forward to all your sewing garments through the year.
I spy an IKEA dining table as a sewing table, how do I know? I have the exact same style in my sewing room 😂😂😂 aren't the drawers brilliant! Also there was a BBC TV series of wives and daughters made in the mid 90's (I think) and it's available on DVD, great for hand sewing entertainment. Lovely video Bella Mae, especially your making flounce angels, hilarious 🤣.
Ohhh yes! Love the table and drawers!! And YES!!!! The mini series is my absolute favorite period drama! That's how I fell in love with Wives and Daughters and figured it was time to "read" the book!
Ah! This is incredible to watch this process! It's giving me so much more confidence and inspiration to sew my own Cinderella dress one day! 💙💙 All this info in your videos is priceless!
Kudos and applause to you! That looked like sooooo much work but I have a feeling it will turn out beautiful at the end. You truely are an amazing seamstress, that automated method was really cool!!
I've never got rotary cutters to work for me but when I worked in a fabric shop I quickly learned from colleagues that spring loaded scissors made a huge improvement to how comfortable my hands felt at the end of the day. Hands are designed to have much more strength in squeezing than pushing outwards so allowing the spring to pop the scissors open again after each cut really cuts the work your hands have to do by more than half.
I made my 7 year old grand daughter that Cinderella dress.Silk chiffon, organdi and real Swavorski crystals. So pleased to see I’m not the only sewing nut that loves the more fabric frills and pretty the better.
You’re right, your automated frill hemmer is indeed very, very clever! I am extremely impressed! And if you have a newer machine that has hand controls (like a Janome DC2150 for instance), you can just press start amd walk away, no need to set the foot control at all.
Brilliant automation technique. You as always presented an adorable video and can't wait to see more progress on the gown. I am currently working on my Fairy Godmother white gown to compliment the beauty of the blue Cinderella gown. Just started on the wings first and will go thru with the stand up collar, then stomacher and embroidery before I continue on the rest of the gown. I started my materials collection shortly after the movie was originally screened and am finally at a point where I can make the gown and all of its trimmings. Your work has inspired me to get on with it. Keep up the beautiful work that you do and I wish you continued success on all of your sewing adventures.
I found your channel last night. You inspired me to make dresses. I'm gonna take a class after I graduate and get a job. It looks like a nice hobby for me. Thank you so much!
Your content is exceptional! I love your presentation, subject matter, humor, clear instructions-I could go on forever! You are ingenious as a seamstress and what you make is so beautiful! Seriously, I love watching your videos. Thank you for brightening my day!
Ok that automation was amazing! O.O I have to babysit my rolled hem foot with my machine. :( When it comes to bobbins in the middle of a project, I use a separate spool of thread to wind onto the bottom. I set it beside the machine and guide the thread thru pinched fingers off the roll and onto the bobbin winding specific pieces of the machine!
I have a Bernina. I have the fishing line. But in all my years of making princess dresses for my nieces it never occurred to me to MacGyver the process!! You need to patent that idea. WOW! You are an incredibly patient and talented dressmaker!!!
I think that the varying levels of ruffleiness (which isn't a word, granted) actually adds to the look of the flounces. It makes them more organic and gives them more dimension in my opinion :)
Hahahhaha I know this feeling. I am currently making a winter elf ball gown and I am currently at 60 meters in ruffles on two Petticoats. Seriously it's never ending! 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Another time/effort saving technique is to cut the flounces in a spiral. That way you don't have to cut and attach as many circles together, rather you will sew one seam per layer of fabric. Also for anyone who needs to buy something to hold the rolls of fishing line and Tulle/fabric lookup roll/reel holders that clamp onto the table. they are used in factory sewing. They can be horizontal or vertical and be in front of or above the machine.
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