I’m so grateful that you made this video. I fell in love with this pattern and purchased it and it is fun to watch you make the exact skirt that I am making, before I get started. 😊
I enjoyed your video! The skirt/slip turned out so cute! I had trouble hearing you on some parts of the vid, especially when background music was playing. I'm sure your channel will be a great hit!
That was a lovely purchase of silk! Lucky you! And it turned out beautiful! I’ve been thinking I need a new slip and this would be a great make. I had to laugh at your ending! It was funny. But you only really need to say is goodbye!
I love this video! You are so good at explaining😊 Please could you do more vintage videos, if possible could you do the 1957 Vintage VOGUE Sewing Pattern COAT & DRESS 1389? I have been looking fore a video on this but I can’t find one😅
Beautiful video, love your personality throughout! Ang gorgeous slip, thank you for sharing! How did it do under your dresses and skirts? I want to make the Butterick B5708, possibly from linen and I know it'll need a petticoat 💖
I love it! It is a tad bit long for some of my shorter dresses but it does give the little extra poof I look for when wearing skirts that come to and below my knees
I’m yet to start learning how to sew and make my own dresses and skirts. I’m saving money for my first sewing machine. I have so many questions, specially because I like vintage clothing and don’t know how to start. How do these patterns work? How to do go from them to the actual fabric and also do they come in packs for different sizes or each one is for a different size ? As an European the sizes are different and don’t want to buy some on eBay and get it wrong. Could you please explain more? Thank you! :)
The patterns have all the info you need on the back of the pattern. It’ll tell you your size according to your personal measurements. But beware they always give a little to much wearing ease than you need. Some have finished size measurements on them. That is more accurate. I usually have to go down one size. The pattern says I need a 16, but it’s usually to big , so I go with a size 14.
Yep, Elaine said it all there! The patterns will have measurements on the packaging. Each pattern typically comes with a tissue paper which has all the pattern pieces for you to cut out and use. You set these pattern pieces on top of your fabric to cut your shapes
For a beginning sewer, RU-vid has tons of videos on how to sew, read patterns, and fine-tune your efforts. Look up as many as you can to gain knowledge before you invest in materials. There are many pattern markings that need some explanation, like where to position it, (fold, grain line, bias etc.) See if there's an online tutorial for the pattern you buy. There are so many sewing machine options out there, and even older, second-hand machines are great if they're maintained and they're in your price range. Some machines are basic, and some will do everything but make you coffee and kiss you goodnight. Find one that isn't a toy--cheap starter machines for kids, that don't work well. I started on a Singer Scholastic--which was basic and did everything I needed. Keep in mind some have computerized options, and some are strictly mechanical. You'll want to know what kind of bobbins and needles it uses, and buy a few of them. Whatever machine you buy, practice with it, until you can thread it, wind the bobbins, and select the stitches. You don't have to sew with fabric and thread at first. I learned sewing on paper, with no thread. When you choose your first project, find something simple, like a pillow, or pajama pants, so you can have success right away. You WILL make mistakes. buy a good seam ripper or two, and know where they are. Sewing is one of the best things I learned in school--along with typing. I've made quilts, bags, clothes, chair pads, face masks, napkins, and many other useful things. I know how to repair clothes, so they last longer. I could make money sewing if I needed to. It's a lot of fun to create something you love.
