Remaking My First Vintage Sew: 1950s Coat Gets a Makeover [CC] 

Dear past Liz, I am glad you did sew a coat once, as future Liz will use it to make another of her lovely videos and as it will show her how much she has learned. You will get my attention because of you sitting in some kind of a closet to do voice overs and you will convince me to stay by a wonderful moderation of a panel during what will be known as the first CoCoVid. Rest assured future Liz developps and gets stronger and braver with each step and each video and that you and her will touch many peoples hearts. And don't worry too much about that toiletpaper thingie...it will all work out at the end. Yours Fanny Dear future Liz, what wonderful words you found for your past self and for us who join you on your journey. I hope that you'll get more confident and content with each video and that you will never get tired of taking us with you on your journey... wherever it may lead in the end. Yours Fanny P.S. Miko sends a woof to Rosie.

Your Future/Past Liz conversation was as beautiful as the reconstruction of your coat. You remind us that we all grow. We all learn, and sometimes the most humbling thing we can do is return to one of our first projects, and either give it a makeover, or use the lessons learned to create anew. Thank you for the glimpse of your journey over the last two years.

Future Liz: “did you use embroidery floss for this??” Past Liz: “yeah, thread is thread.” Future Liz: Past Liz: “…..right?” Me: “……right?😬” *rethinks thread choices*

I also had myself a little cry. Everything about this is wonderful, heartfelt, and all too sharply real. I'm in a place where I'm learning to accept who I am and grow/change what I need to change. I hope I'm able to do it with as much bravery and grace as you.

The beginning of this had me laughing and by the end I was crying. Brilliantly done, thank you.

Emotions and nostalgia help us process what we've done (or not done) and in this process of accountability (whether we take it bit by bit or chunk by chunk) we grow as humans. You are seen, Liz. And thank you for letting us see you. We are all better humans for it.

Ooof those final shots were so beautiful and your narration so heartfelt that I had a little cry!

I did not expect to tear up over a video about remaking a coat.

I laughed. I wheezed. I cried. This was. Gosh so many other people said it better than I ever could have. You’re lovely Liz! Thanks for being here

OK now I'm weeping hot salty tears over this crazy time, remembering my first big project in late 2019 - early 2020 and how I thought I would wear it to a Comic Con. And then everything shit down. How long ago January 2020 seems. But I'm inspired by your remake of the coat, what a great project and a great way to reflect back on how your skills and knowledge have improved. Lovely vid.

What a beautiful look back at your growth on so many levels in the past two years. Bravo Liz!

I don’t understand how exactly it happened but i’m crying over the sawing video now.

Liz I always rush to watch your videos for exactly this; the way you say the things I either need to hear or say to myself sometimes too. You put a soul in your videos that makes me feel like we could be friends and you make nice things while also making me feel like I can too! Tell past Liz thanks for sticking with the RU-vid thing and for doing cocovid in the midst of a crazy time so that I could find her.

The blue/gold brocade is absolutely beautiful.

fantastic! I loved the letters to yourself. It has been a weird 2 years, and i think this every time i think of a memory and get lost in my timeline. Beautiful video :D

It is a beautiful coat. Dear future Liz, isn’t it amazing how much we can grow and grow and grow even in such unusual circumstances as these??

The coat transformation was wonderful to watch. We all need to sit and talk to our past version of ourselves. The last two years have been as you described it. I kinda wish that I could have a word with my future self as well.

You have done amazing things in these two years and you have played a part in my own recovery. I found you shortly after I lost the use of my right arm. I was told I might get some use back and I was so depressed, then Utube told me to watch you and I found a whole world of loving and supportive people. I'm well on my way to regaining use of my arm and it's all thanks to you getting on Utube and saying it's ok to fail, it's all part of growing. With out you, I never would have had the courage to try. I failed a lot at first, but now days I succeed more often than I fail. So thanks for giving me my life back.

Isn't it amazing how much your sewing skills have grown in just 2 years. Lovely coat.

This was so wonderfully cute and nostalgic and sweet. I’ve been remembering where I was at 2 years ago too, or 3 even, and how massively far and more confident I’ve become in that time. Thank you for sharing this and proving that we’re not alone, we’re all getting better bit by bit, in the most unimaginable ways for our past selves

Well. I needed the tears. Thank you for your reckless abandon, and for your courage in sharing it (and introspections such as this, today), with us.

The coat looks great. The concept of the video was amazing! Your voiceover (script) always holds me in awe at how well you can articulate a topic. Yes I know that or assume a script takes time but your end result is brilliant! I’m still trying to figure out being nice to myself and that self care is a thing. Thank you for this lovely reminder!

Sometimes you remind me of my spouse who was recently diagnosed with ADHD as an adult after many years of employment instability. Right now they're a stay at home parent. Your journey gives me hope that they will be able to continue to heal and discover paths that will bring them joy not in spite of their chaos and adhd but because of it. Thanks for that.

This video has come at a point in my life where I am grappling with how upset I am at myself for a self perceived failure. I need to cut myself some slack, its been a long 4 years, however I do graduate in just under 48 hrs, with something, not the thing we set out to do but a thing, that everyone else sees as success. Thank you, as much as I have tears streaming down my face, thank you. Can I say if that was your first non skirt damn you did a good job! You got some wear out of it, and wow what progress, but surely it hasn't been two years has it? Really?

Dear past me: clicking on this video was an excellent way to kick off Monday

Just so darn good Liz, in every possible way! It is a great learning experience to look back on old sewing projects ( and life events in general really!) and not just say “what on earth was I thinking!” - but instead to see we did the best we could at the time. Because only by doing that we can acknowledge & take pride in where our skills and understanding are now! ( having said that I Franken- patterned a top yesterday, then woke up this morning and thought bugger I should have just done it * this* way!)

Oh this is so true for so many of us. I found myself close to tears, and also rejoicing that we have all survived so much these past years. Have a blessed holiday season!

Why do I feel like this was a hug to yourself?

❤❤❤ I just don't have the words, but thank you for that conversation with your past self. It has been a wild ride for the past two years, but yeah. Also, great job on the rebuild of your coat!

Thank you for taking us along on this journey and for the storytelling that you do in your videos.

An excellent save. And for all the problems the coat had, it's the only way to learn, practice and improve.

I have so many feels with this video, and can only begin to say how deeply your letter to yourself touched the part of me that talks to myself

Others have already commented in lovely words on the way you look at your past self, which has brought me to unexpected tears as well. I would like to add that I was in awe of the feat you've accomplished with this project. At least judging by what I know of ADHD brains, redoing a project that was already finished sounds like a drain for motivation. As someone who has trouble focussing attention and motivation right now, this was beautiful to watch. (I apologise if I'm being presumptuous, putting my feelings into words is difficult sometimes)

A so beautiful video and text. By your text, you have shown me self-love and acceptance of one self. Maybe I should write to myself. I do love the coat, even before the remake.

I love how different all of your videos are. you are a super star:)

This was beautiful Liz. I hope you're super proud of yourself because we all are

I’m so proud of you. That’s it. That’s the comment 🧡🧡🧡

Amazing storytelling. Thank you.

I'm late to this video. Its so beautifully done. Both your kind words for former you (and us) as well as with your coat.

That was really cute! I loved the letters back and forth

What a wonderful way to look at your past self. And in a recent appearance of my own chaos demon, I simply yelled "Jeff!". So that's stuck too. :)

Wow! Thank you for a wonderful video, full of hilarity, understanding, and hope for the future. Also, for some reason it is now raining on my face.

Future Liz: P.P.S. and that coat is now much better 💙 The inverted stitcher had me snorting into my tea! 🤣 I'm sure I read somewhere that you're not a proper sewer unless you've adopted that position at least once 😂🧵

It's like deja Vu. Just finished watching episode one

I too have a chaos demon named Jeff that bugger gets around !

Oh my gods, that was beautiful!

Love your style and your headscarf. Ive never seen anyone dress like i do before. The mix and match. I love the headscarf, flannel, tshirts, sweates with, full length skirt and i like mine with good winter boots i can just pull on and some heavy quilted coat. Do you have videos on your scarves? I wear mine daily and i like seeing how other ppl tie theirs

So I was expecting some great sewing, which was delivered, and some giggles, also delivered with the creative stitching positions... I make steel armour and honestly, sometimes trying to work with things that aren't quite right is actually more difficult than starting all over with new pieces.... I was not expecting such a great kick in the feels, though. Thanks for sharing, and reminding us to be gentle with ourselves.

Totally wonderful!

*squeals!* You must tell me the year of your treadle machine! I have a Singer from 1892! It was my great grandmother’s!

Beautiful and sweet! I'm proud of you!

I love this so so much

Lovely video, thank you ❤

Wonderful.

I have been "remaking" and adjusting almost all the garments i have made the past year. Its so nice to see someone show how much a person can grow and learn a lost skill. BTW the toilet paper in bulk...I was thankful when that I have been ordering online in bulk too. The town I live in was out for almost two weeks but I had just gotten my shipment a week or so before the height of the chaos. I was wondering though; where do you order from?

I really liked this video!

So absolutely amazing :) I loved it to bits! :)

Say hi to Jeff for me!

Liz? What is the pattern on the coat?

i have a pair of curtains that in the future that should be like the remake of your coat

Wouldn't it be nice, if we could fix all our past mistakes so easily? And give ourselves an encouraging pep-talk, while we're at it? Also: what's wrong with using embroidery floss to attach buttons? Asking for a friend 😉

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Is that a New Homo sewing machine? How do you actually get it to work? What kind of needles do you buy? Which way do you put them in? How do you get it to pick up the bobbin thread? Mine has been cursed so badly that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a jealous ghost who didn't want me using their machine. Is it from around 1904, like mine, and therefore works similarly? I have gone through so much hell with a dishonest sewing machine repair place, that tried to sell me my own parts from this machine, then told me it "wasn't worth fixing, but luckily we have others you can buy." Someone please help me, I really want to actually enjoy my machine!

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Cheezits? WHAAAAAAT??? those are NOT cheezits