@@LadyRebeccaFashions I would love some "sew along" or "sewing hangout" videos in which you fix your stuff. I will then simply grab my own sewing stuff and watch your video while working.
Miss Dora has a *perfect* little cinnamon swirl and she is a perfect flawless cat who has never done a single thing wrong in her entire cat life. (Also that SURPRISE GREEN silk, my goodness. It *needs* a Halloween styling when we hit spooky season
It's very disconcerting to know that I have clothes in my wardrobe that I bought new in the 80's, that would now be considered vintage! 😂 I wish they still fit me. My oldest dress that I wear a lot, which still fits me, is a maternity pinafore dress that I bought when I was pregnant with my daughter - she will be 30 in July! It's just so versatile.
When I go to outdoor events where you might sit in the broiling sun in the South (such as a Scottish festival), I’m grateful that my ancestresses instilled in me a desire to shade my head with an umbrella. My daughter looked at me oddly when I pulled out an umbrella until I opened it over our heads and, voila! Shade! I know all those other hot people were jelly...
Showing how to fix problems and alterations will be very helpful. I love seeing your creations. I sew too, but not reproductions of clothing from the past.
Oh my gosh. I love your finds. I LOVE the alterations and seeing your problems and how you fixed them. Beginner sewists find that information extremely helpful for our own problem solving.
The collars are indeed probably 1900/1910's. I just inherited my great-great-grandmother's old sewing projects and she made collars in that style around that time. Congrats on the find!
Yes, a tram is an electric carriage for mass transportation. And since these modern age carriages have quite big windows the sun may be hot and also blinding at times. A parasol is, therefore a great thing to have even for a short distance travel. I am not sure how your fellow travellers would react if you open the parasol inside the tram, though...
@@saymyname2417 I knew it! I have already carried a fan in a tram in hot summers. Time for the next step. Oh, with a small carriage parasol, you just need to be a bit cautious to not hinder/bother/poke anyone. A large parasol would be extremely awkward to open in a tram of course.
@@johannageisel5390 - I, too have a fan in my backpack in the summer time. It's a cheap, ugly thing for one buck from a Chinese store but these work wonders! And yes, a small parasol is ok imho if the teain is not too full but still Idk if people understand it's against the sun.
OMG I gasped loudly when I saw the silk lining on the black velvet skirt! Bright green & black is my absolute favorite color combination and it's just. 🤌
I love that you left the Dora bit in it just made me smile so much lol. I would love seeing the alteration videos I think that would be super helpful for someone like me that’s still wrapping my head around the sewing world.
Those parasols were an amazing deal! I love the idea of an alterations video. Just watching this one gave me some great ideas of how I could "fix" a few items in my own wardrobe. And thank you for the quality kitty content. 🐈
That black velvet skirt is going to be so very perfect for the autumn and winter. Plus when it gets close to Halloween, all it would need to be a rocking Elphaba closet cosplay would be a black shirt and hat. I'd love to see the edits to previous projects - I think it is really hard to find examples of how people have fixed or tweaked things to get the fit perfect sometimes. And that is something I would like to improve on in my own sewing.
I'm not jealous of you for having found such interesting things at an estate sale, oh those parasols, of course I'm jealous. I could not be happier though that all those items have found their way to you and we can all share in your excitement. I do enjoy seeing alterations to garments so that they are of use.
I love your Reading Rainbow style transitions. Also, I need a carriage parasol for summer time driving. Yes, girl! Do that redo video. Alterations are very interesting to watch and to catalog all those tips and tricks in the ol' bank. Enjoy your visit with your mama.
The skirt reminds me of something I got when I was very first getting into steampunk back in 2012 and i just needed a long skirt. I found a long skirt at Goodwill that was wayyy too long for me in a size 6. Cut off the top part, got rid of the zipper, added wide waistline elastic, and there you have a size 20! Far from historical and I do wash when necessary instead of dry clean because it's polyester so I don't want to spend money on it!
Such good finds! My great aunt is moving and selling her house in Vancouver, WA and my mom and I went down there to help her go through some of her things and I got some amazing finds. She had a really pretty apron that I plan on using as a pinafore that has gorgeous lace on it. And I also was given a beautiful cameo that belonged to my great-great-grandmother. I also got a pair of my great-grandmother's earrings. Excited to give them some love
When I was in my 20s, I found a corduroy skirt that my aunt wore when she was in her 20s. She had a 24 inch waist, I did not, but, it had 4 small pleats and I was able to stretch the waistband to 28 and a half inches! I loved it ! Wore it for several years, until I got married and had my first baby. Sadly I have never seen 28 and a half inch waist again. Oh, well, wonderful memories, cause I looked fantastic!
I’m amazed at how much stamina you have to complete all these projects. Even small alterations have me procrastinating. I’m working on making productivity a permanent habit.
I cannot tell you how happy it makes me whenever old, beautiful things find a new home with someone who so clearly loves them. Thanks for sharing your excitement with us!
The apron on the black was ASTOUNDING!!! (I like your Mom's laugh!) THe green lining on the black skirt gave me SO MANY IDEAS! WOW! WHAT A HAUL! I could really use a video on finishing closures and making amends 🤭 -- er minor alterations. I have a few of them myself. Lovely video!
That green silk lining was amazing and so was the skirt. The flounce on it was such a surprise too! It's just like the skirt I am planning to make for my Christmas outfit this year....since we will get to have Christmas together this year!! What a spectacular shopping spree you had. I loved the parasol with the pink inside. It is adorable. The apron came out beautifully and so did the blouse. Quite ingenious the way you redid the waist on the skirt too. You are so talented and patient! I would like to see the alterations as well. I too am a plus size person , 18/20 in size. You always look so nice in your clothing and I seem to look like the side of a barn. LOL! Thank you for sharing your 'finds' with us!
In the 1990's my mom found some new collars at JC Penney . One was black lace and beaded, the other was ivory and lacey. She wear them when she wants to be fancy. Kind of like a necklace .📿
I would definitely wear the apron as a skirt apron. I have two dirndls that I bought in the Black Forest region in Germany. They aren’t true traditional costumes, but I love them anyway. (The local town’s historic clothes also included a similar apron.)
I love your historybounding videos Rebecca! Would you be able to make a video about how to historybound while staying cool during the summer? I would also love to see some historybounding lookbooks from you! Thanks!
Did you hear me clapping here in Oz, when I heard you got these delightful parasols for a cool price. So happy for you. I request you and your mum be either in history bounding clothes together or historical costumes.
Some people are not self aware. You are not one of them, because you know that we all watch for Dora! Good kitty! Supuuuurrrrvisor hard at work there. Excellent estate sale finds, wonderful alterations. Still watching for kitty though. 🤣❤️😊
Have been watching some of your older videos. This one is fantastic. I loved the outfit you made. The blouse and skirt, I can see at a Christmas party. Gorgeous, add that apron, perfect. I loved this one. Tfs
for the stains on the intact parasol- there is a product called "Incredible" (you can find it on Amazon) it is a wonderful stain remover and it is safe for silk. I've used it on silk ballgowns etc. Works like a dream!!!
Those carriage parasols are quite a find. The belt buckle is too. I didn't see any missing stones which is awesome. You weren't sure about ironing the velvet around the zipper and since you had velvet scraps you could use those to keep from marking the nap. Great video I enjoyed seeing all your treasures.
I adore you and your content... but I am SO HERE for Dora! any time she wants to interrupt your zipper content, I am loving it! Besides, what did you expect, You're working on Black Velvet. Of course Dora is going to claim it!
Also super looking forward to that alteration section of the video as I have a green velvet skirt I thrifted that I'm wanting to do the exact same thing too!
I'm in love with those parasols! Perfect size for in the car, who needs a carriage to use them! I'm light sensitive and those tiny flaps in the car are useless for me, a tiny parasol with an adjustable canopy is exactly what I need! I hope you do decide to recover the black one, not only would I love to see it get a new lease of life but I'd also find it really interesting.
Ohmygosh your enthusiasm is so wonderful to see! I knew that I would love this video, so I have been saving it for a time at the end of the week when I knew that I would be able to watch it without interruptions. Thank you so much for such a wonderful, sweet video. Such great finds! Your alterations are also inspiring, I have so many alterations to do that watching someone else complete theirs makes me want to get to work on my own.
I literally just turned a velvet dress that didn't fit me in the bodice region into a skirt! A velvet skirt in spring time during plague lockdown.🙄 Maybe I'll be able to wear it someplace in the fall.🤞
Wow! You found some GREAT deals! That's fabulous! I have a carriage parasol and I never knew it was meant for a carriage. Also, I'm going to check when I get home if the top can tilt. Thank you, Rebecca!
The very thin lace collar i believe the opening goes to the back, my family had a larger children's late 1800s dress that had a pin on collar similar to that one...
I can find vintage gloves that fit my hand but not my long fingers. I have hand sewn a pair of leather gauntlets that fit and made my own cloth gloves.
Rebeçca I had the same problem with a shirt. What I did was cut off the cuffs I added snaps to the cuffs rhinestones. Then I added lace to the sleeves and put the snap backs on it. I made the sleeves in to a type of fairy sleeves then they were gathered and when worn without the cuffs the sleeve is float Y
I literally have the same waist fix that I cut apart and set aside in the ufo pile, it was tiny at the top but silk velvet so worth it! Guess that will be cycling back into the queue soon as you've inspired me ;)
