Vintage Pattern, Vintage Fabric, Vintage Dress! 1950s Dress (COMPILATION)

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Making a 1950s dress using a vintage pattern and some vintage fabric. This is a compilation of 2 of my previous videos to make them available in one convenient place.
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@KatiJaha 8 месяцев назад

I love this format of turning videos of past creations into a compilation. I subscribed to your channel last year and didn't get to these videos yet. (I'm usually a silent lurker and don't comment on videos but I understand the algorithm likes interaction...)

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your support and for joining us all here!

@sewwithmsjones1196 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for posting this compilation. I'm doing my best to help you out by rewatching your videos, liking, and commenting. I am hoping for your improved health soon.

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your support 😊

@sonipitts 8 месяцев назад

I must have missed this series the first time around. Thanks for the compilation!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

It was one of my very early videos so I'm not surprised! I hope you enjoyed it ☺️

@londongael414 8 месяцев назад

A comment for the algorithm, as I can't sew on a button. I did enjoy this video as a demonstration of how much skill, thought and organisation goes into making a dress - I am in awe!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your support! ☺️

@jirup 8 месяцев назад

I have photos of my mum wearing dresses very similar to this one. She was born in 1936, so very much a 50s teen. Lovely dress, Claude.

@nixhixx 8 месяцев назад

Oh, thanks for that tip with the tracing wheel and thick cardboard, had never heard that one!

@dees3179 8 месяцев назад

Me neither. I wonder if I have one lurking about somewhere. It’s the sort of thing I’ve probably inherited and forgotten about because I didn’t know what to do with it.

@lynn858 8 месяцев назад

My experience was they were useless. Then I learned about transfer paper, and happened to come across some super cheap at a thrift shop so I got it - as it can also be used for embroidery or whatever. But putting cardboard under... you can actually see the little wheel indents?! Ohhhhh....

@Fiakajsa 8 месяцев назад

That’s something I will keep in mind! So clever and I have the wheel thingy in my drawer, of course inherited from a Grandmother❤

@adamnbee 8 месяцев назад

Love the compilation idea! Long time lurker of your chanal but only a wannabe-sewist, i was wondering if a type of sewers-vocab lesson video would be possible? I find that there's a very steep learning curve with all the terms and specific techniques in sewing lol, so a brief overview would be very helpful!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

That's a brilliant idea! Thanks so much for the suggestions 😁

@dees3179 8 месяцев назад

Seconded. Along similar lines, an equivalent video on equipment would be helpful. Sleeve pressing boards, bias binding, etc. sometimes it’s easier to see it.

@StephBer1 8 месяцев назад

This is such a wonderful demonstration of why women in the past had fewer clothes, but they lasted. The finishes were superb, the fabric gorgeous, and the garments made with care and wearability in mind. Bravo Claude. I love you repeating your old videos. I've only been following for 6 months so I haven't seen these. I hope you feel a bit better soon. I understand how difficult your condition is. I have Fibro and EDS. Some days you just want to scream, other days you feel accomplished for making a sandwich. Please take care and know that there is a whole slew of people out here who care for you.

@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486 7 месяцев назад

Hear hear! I had chronic conditions and hidden disabilities before I had covid and now I’ve got a whole host of other ones. I’ve got similar hobbies to Claude (though I’ve never managed to learn to crochet), so she’s a massive inspiration to me

@beth12svist 8 месяцев назад

Well, good thing you made this compilation because apparently I watched the original videos in the midst of lockdown madness and completely missed the fact your fabric was Czech(oslovak)! Greetings from Czechia. 😁

@nicoleandtime 8 месяцев назад

Same. I also missed a bunch in the existential daze of pandemic

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Oh yay!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it the second time around 😁

@beth12svist 8 месяцев назад

@@RetroClaude I really did get a much better idea of what you were doing the second time round! Like I had also completely missed how cleverly you had added the pockets even without a seam to insert them into, which may be relevant to future projects for me. Daze sounds about right.

@susanpilling8849 8 месяцев назад

I always feel that the dresses my Mum made for me and her during thr 50's and 60's were a lot more complicated than modern ones. So much better and longer lasting. Lovely techniques and finishing Claude. I hope you'll enjoy wearing it again this coming summer. I also hope the physio is going well. 😊

@janisi9262 8 месяцев назад

I know what you mean - all the finishing steps are fiddly and sometimes you just want to be DONE with it already, but they really do make a difference in the finished garment's longevity. So I do them anyway.

@daxxydog5777 8 месяцев назад

Well, back then, people expected their clothing to last through at least a couple of people’s use, particularly with kids. Now clothing is just thrown away after a few wearings.

@haakdraakje 8 месяцев назад

I never realised what a tremendous amount of work goes into a sewing a vintage dress.

@haakdraakje 8 месяцев назад

Love your suggestions on sewing on snappers.

@sarahcaban5176 8 месяцев назад

I don’t sew, but your voice is sew soothing I had this playing while knitting. Aesthetic vibes for eyes and ears.

@michellebyrom6551 8 месяцев назад

I appreciate the way you incorporate afvanced techniques. These go beyond the quick and easy focus of some useful channels. These explain the whys and hows that make the techniques worth incorporating to avoid the obvious home made look.

@lucindasutherland1073 8 месяцев назад

It's a great dress. Thanks for taking us along as you sewed it. I love the buckle, and it looked great with the fabric, but then I thought - "oh, yeah, we're NOT talking about MY figure wearing that belt, we're talking about Claud and she doesn't have acres of space between her ribs and hips, a thinner belt and smaller buckle would suit Claud better." Then I hoped that your poll had chosen a smaller buckle. I'm sorry that didn't work out. But, I also have a skirt (possibly two) where my ideas about pockets defied reality and I never wear, or show, them to anyone. Awful when something we really want makes clothing so much more difficult to make. I guess I need to watch more of these sewing videos to prepare me to install pockets correctly.

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Yes this project was made before my realisation that narrower belts/waistbands work best for me. This dress hasn't been my most successful project but I was very proud of the videos!

@Sew_Learning 8 месяцев назад

You look gorgeous! A lot of work with fantastic results! Like many of your RU-vid fam, I’m rewatching, liking and commenting on your new posts. Take care. Wishing you a speedy recovery to pain-free days. Sending best wishes and healing vibes from Down Under 💖🌼🌺🌻💐🇦🇺😎

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much 😊

@courtneyx9845 8 месяцев назад

This is so beautiful. I can't believe you found fabric from Czechoslovakia too.

@christenagervais7303 8 месяцев назад

What a great tip, using the tracing wheel without tracing paper! I never would have thought of that! ❤

@heatherh9859 8 месяцев назад

love the fabric!

@moonbasket 8 месяцев назад

This is such a lovely dress! I really like the polka dots.

@katherinemckay1036 8 месяцев назад

You’ve been my gateway into vintage fashion and I love your content. I look forward to anything you put out!

@rowan2222 8 месяцев назад

My mom taught me to sew but never really taught me an east way to mark the points when sewing it together and i LOVE the way you did and showed it, definitely will be using the pinning method you show in the future. I listen to videos a lot while working so i love longer videos and compilations 💖

@micktheflowerchick4880 8 месяцев назад

Very cute! And great tips on the poppers, thanks! 😊

@dianavoermans 8 месяцев назад

Somehow I missed the making of this lovely dress. It reminds me of the dresses my mother used to wear when I was a little girl. ❤

@SarianneMarttio 8 месяцев назад

The dress ended up coming together so beautifully! I love that we get to see your earlier works in longer format.

@lisaku6886 7 месяцев назад

I only started sewing in 2022 and watching your videos really improved my work. Implementing your accurate practices (wich are the opposite of my personality I‘m not good at taking my time) always results in a prettyer neater garment at the end. Thanks for this Compilation and refresher :)

@christenagervais7303 8 месяцев назад

There's just something so cute about a '50's polka dot dress! Beautifully done, Claude😊

@l.baughman1445 8 месяцев назад

I love this dress and how it looks!

@crystilmurch5659 8 месяцев назад

Very much enjoyed not having to search for the next video. :)

@fernshepherd3416 4 месяца назад

Re-watching this as a compilation :) I still love that fabric so much!

@jackiejames4551 8 месяцев назад

This was such a lovely dress to watch being made. You looked beautiful in it. The music, however, was very irritating, I could have done without it. ❤

@LatelyFashionable 7 месяцев назад

Great tip about fray-checking the buttonholes before cutting them open! I'm definitely going to use that one. I'm glad the blue belt buckle won. I think it goes really nicely with the buttons, and echoes the polka dot print of the fabric. It makes for a very cohesive look overall.

@Emmibean77 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful dress and beautiful video! Your attention to detail and commitment to maintaining the integrity of both the pattern and the garment is wonderful. You give such clear and calm explanation of even the tricky/odd steps, which I very much appreciate as a beginner. Thank you for making the compilation. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this project with you!

@DAYBROK3 8 месяцев назад

one of the nice things about hand sewing is you can be sitting comfortably to do it

@cherylrosbak4092 8 месяцев назад

And listening to more interesting things than the clatter of a machine

@chrissy24-7 8 месяцев назад

I really prefer hand sewing, I find it relaxing. But machine is so much more resilient for hard wearing seams

@GiselleBel 8 месяцев назад

Oh yes! Isn't that so true. Comfy on the sofa. Handsewing has even grown on me. The right kind of needle helps a lot too, I think I didn't pay enough attention to that in the past.

@Setonixx133 8 месяцев назад

Great video Claude! I learned to sew about 15 years ago but haven’t sewed clothes in at least 10 years and had forgotten some of these techniques. I’ve just started again and am sewing a collared, button up shirt…and was having conniptions about darts and edge finishing 😂

@sewwithmsjones1196 8 месяцев назад

I have only ever used a tracing wheel with the paper and I hated the mess. I need to try it without paper to see how that works. OMG! When I was teaching middle schoolers, they would go back and forth with the tracing wheel until their patterns were utterly destroyed. I came up with a different way for them to mark. What a mess!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Oh yes the perforations can make the patterns fall apart and the transfer paper can be so waxy and sticky!

@michellebyrom6551 8 месяцев назад

This is why I have never tried it. Tailors chalk or tailors tacks are easy to use and easy to remove. Even tailors tacks don't need to go through the pattern if a pin is used to mark the spot. The same technique Claude uses for pleats and darts.

@marjoriebruton6909 7 месяцев назад

I found you from your 6 hour compilation and I’m so excited to watch all your videos 😈

@RetroClaude 7 месяцев назад

Welcome aboard! Thanks for joining us 😁

@cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486 7 месяцев назад

Loving watching your videos and am mega impressed with not only your mad sewing skills but also the fact you do all this, make videos with the challenges you’ve currently got with your chronic conditions. It’s truly inspirational, especially as I’ve also got similar conditions (and hobbies lol)

@cryptic_spren 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the compilation! I hope you are doing okay, remember not to over-do it

@rickimathias853 8 месяцев назад

Lovely sew a long. Thinking of you on your health journey and wishing you the best. Ricki from Canada.

@suetherrien5306 8 месяцев назад

Your dress making is superb! Love watching it!! You make it look so easy 😂❤

@rinaeperron7746 8 месяцев назад

You videos/ instructions are easy to follow

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@ebbahelgesson6224 8 месяцев назад

Just started the video, but I'm sure it will be great so I'm leaving a comment before I forget. Love your videos!❤

@sheri-rk1po 8 месяцев назад

So many useful tips! Thank you! I love sitting outside and doing needlework, too. It's so peaceful and you have a beautiful garden.

@ceci905 8 месяцев назад

Dotty cute 😍

@louonadventures4312 7 месяцев назад

I'm very impressed by your detailed work, my sewing process never looks like this! 😂 you're inspiring me to pay more attention to details 😊 Love your videos! ❤

@vickie_crafts 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the fantastic tip about sewing on poppers alternately and rotating them.

@valzahnzahn 8 месяцев назад

I’m sorry, but the music sounds like someone just learning acoustic guitar 😢 perfect sewing as usual, tho

@cadileigh9948 8 месяцев назад

I found that the gentle pace was perfectly adapted to a video where explaining skills needs time and care

@MegaSnowcat 8 месяцев назад

I am so exited to see your comp vids on my page. I am also doing my best to help you out by rewatching videos and sharing them with friends. This was a fantastic video, it was so much fun to watch.

@Caguilar1988 8 месяцев назад

I’m excited to see your older videos pop up on my homepage! I know they are older but I still get just as excited (plus I haven’t seen most of these in ages)

@KackyMuse 8 месяцев назад

Delightful.

@bekytg9393 8 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness, the dress is beautiful, so much work and detail. Where the pockets are, reminds me of late Victorian skirt pocket placements. love it.

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

That's very true! It wasn't a mistake it was a historical detail! 😅

@thelexiphanic 8 месяцев назад

I think this (first part) was the video that taught me how to make tailor's tacks. it's a treat to see it again!

@cadileigh9948 8 месяцев назад

I presume you recorded most of the work back in covid's first waves , hence Duck cam, Nice to see a real expert shareing her skill with those of us who took GCE Needlework a million years ago and are rusty. Lots of fast videos availible but your presentation knocks spots off them.

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Yes this is a compilation of an old project that I split into parts. I'm so glad you enjoyed the slower pace! I find it allows more time for the details 😁

@trillemalling4277 8 месяцев назад

Love your videos!

@KenZchameleon 8 месяцев назад

Hi Claude! I hope you're feeling better! I'm really glad you made this compilation. I missed this project the first time around.

@martyquinn_6784 8 месяцев назад

I'm almost finish with my first 1950s dress and I watched your old two video during my research. Thank to make them available in just one place😊

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching again!

@laurienorton7422 8 месяцев назад

First time I've heard of threading the bobbin thread through the casing like that to create additional tension.

@emmaRBC 8 месяцев назад

My 80s sewing machine does manual buttonholes and they make me nervous every time! Clear presser foot comes in handy but I still panic the entire time 😆

@marymcrae3773 8 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this! Not a sewing, I just listen as I enjoy watching people demonstrate expertise - best wishes for success with your new efforts

@curlyclaire2 8 месяцев назад

Fray check for buttonholes has never occurred to me before. I might he brave enough to actually try making something with buttonholes now (I have quite a few garments with buttons and loops because my buttonholes never looked that good).

@fooledtook 8 месяцев назад

Your voice is so soothing! I'm watching this as I knit some colourwork socks and it's an excellent video to have in the background. I'm not likely to sew a dress anytime soon, but commenting for the algorithm. :)

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Awww thank you. Being a compilation of two of my earlier videos I can still hear my nerves and inexperience so it's really nice to hear you enjoyed it ☺️💜

@jeansando6849 8 месяцев назад

Oh, I missed this one when it first came out! Glad you’re re-releasing these!

@sublimnalphish7232 8 месяцев назад

I love the blue buckle and buttons . The brown/tan would have looked nice but the blue gives that pop of vibrants to the look. I love it. Nice fit too

@tetchedistress 8 месяцев назад

Excellent and beautiful work.

@pakedermsfavs9080 8 месяцев назад

Great compilation Claude❤

@janisi9262 8 месяцев назад

Comment to appease the internet deities!

@cherylrosbak4092 8 месяцев назад

It looks fantastic. That tip about marking with the tracing wheel and cardboard will come in handy. You put so much care into demonstrating techniques clearly. I deeply appreciate it.

@nannasallynelson3990 8 месяцев назад

wonderful compilation. I do like revisiting previous videos, and here you have done the work of searching out all the relevant clips and putting them together. Thanks

@elizabethamis9376 8 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful dress. Thank you for sharing. ❤👍from Somerset

@margaretcollins463 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful looks lovely on you I'm very fond of polka dots. 😊

@anneostsee2764 8 месяцев назад

This is one of the very first videos I watched of you (like two years ago, ish?!) Greetings from Belgium

@sarahrudd4995 8 месяцев назад

Love this compilation. I still adore the finished dress and find tips from looking at what you did. I hope one day my sewing gets as good as yours x

@lucindasutherland1073 8 месяцев назад

I really like having the whole dress video in one place. Thanks.

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@alexandrah535 8 месяцев назад

I want to have a comment to support Claude, but want to start a conversation so it generates more and more comments! Please respond to the prompt if you can: What’s the first sewing pattern you remember making? Special points if you remember your first garment! My first pattern was for a Doe and Deer pleated skirt. I made it out of upholstery fabric and so I had a pleated mini skirt as stiff and tough as sofa fabric 😂

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Oooh the first sewing pattern I remember making has it's own compilation video coming soon!

@TheSchkings 8 месяцев назад

The finished dress looks beautiful on you, and it doesn't hurt that I love polka dots! I really appreciate the compilation and being able to hear you talk through the sewing of the whole dress! Thank you, Claude! Take good care XOXO

@BYBabbra 8 месяцев назад

What a fantastic dress, seeing the whole process was great. The collar turned out really lovely, I actually think it is the best part.

@ceegee1070 8 месяцев назад

This was so educational, I learned so much. the dress is beautiful!

@linr8260 8 месяцев назад

Oh, this technique of putting a pin through two marks to match them precisely before securing everything with another pin is so good 👀 Thank you!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

So glad you found it useful!

@l.baughman1445 8 месяцев назад

PS. You look lovely!! Glad you compiled and Re uploaded.

@kah597 8 месяцев назад

loving this compilation! Thank you!

@cecile3414 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful dress, and I love the fabric!

@zanili 8 месяцев назад

I love seeing all the details for the finishing, i think i'll try a few of those techniques on my next project!

@strudelpot 8 месяцев назад

Sending happy algorithm vibes your way! Currently embarking on my own Stash Busting year, and your videos are my favourite thing to listen to while I'm knitting/crocheting ☺️ I hope you're well! ❤️

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Not doing too bad today ☺️ happy Stashbusting!

@katarzynakonstancjadobrowo9072 8 месяцев назад

This polkadot is so quintesentially 80s communist aesthetic (I have Seen It Before), it's really fun to see it used for such a Western pattern, for lack of a better description. It's like an interesting song harmony. Thanks for the compilation!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

It does make for an interesting combination!

@roxannlegg750 8 месяцев назад

I adore retro shirt dresses! I was surprised to see a video of yours this morning - I do hope youre doing as well as you can. BUT - OMGosh, you have no idea how lucky you are to have a standard body that commercial patterns are alll but designed to fit. I can only use a pattern as a guide, then slash and spread. Im 19' nape to waist, nearly 6' tall, big busted for my body size and even plus size patterns are woefully lacking. SO ironicallly its cathartic to see a pattern work so well. So cute and pretty dress

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

I'm very grateful that my sewing process can be as easy and straightforward as this! It certainly makes things less energy intensive to just cut the pattern as is!

@Arkhaeon 8 месяцев назад

Just a suggestion for future compilations. Maybe take out the bits saying that this is the end of the first video. Someone who is not paying attention and is new might just click away from the video when they hear that.

@michellebyrom6551 8 месяцев назад

I did turn my mobile to comment and was surprised by the announcement of part two. A voice over edit of part two follows on would be appreciated.

@VelmaAmstutz-ud3pc 8 месяцев назад

I love these home sewn clothes they last longer than the clothes you buy now

@SandExperiment 8 месяцев назад

Comment for support! 💜

@_nubii 8 месяцев назад

i’m a recent sub so i haven’t seen a lot of your back catalogue, im super excited for more of these!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for joining us! I hope you enjoy!

@farangarris2598 8 месяцев назад

Love the dress. Great job.😊

@robinr6399 8 месяцев назад

Great work! Beautiful dress.

@VelmaAmstutz-ud3pc 8 месяцев назад

Do you wear these dresses that you make? What do you do with them?

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

I do wear them! This one isn't really my style anymore but many of the others I make are in regular rotation in my wardrobe. When I no longer want them (or fit into them) I sell them on so some one else can enjoy them ☺️

@aprilwyckoff7977 8 месяцев назад

such a stunning dress!

@aliceboss3134 8 месяцев назад

beautiful work!

@sheilawaterman9196 8 месяцев назад

I loved your videos. More compilations please!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

More to come I promise!

@armedvsokord 8 месяцев назад

A lovely dress a always

@TylerLouie85 8 месяцев назад

I would love to sew my own clothes, but my body type never fits patterns and I'm not experienced enough to modify patterns or draft my own

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

It can make sewing much less accessible that patterns are so limited. If you'd like to learn to draft patterns might I recommend The Closet Historian? Bianca makes all her own patterns and has lots of very detailed videos walking you through the process. I'm also hoping to make some more videos about pattern making this year 💚

@TylerLouie85 8 месяцев назад

@@RetroClaude Thank you for the suggestion, I will check her out. Whenever I follow a pattern, no matter how many times I measure, the bottoms are too big and the tops are too small

@kaileypatton 8 месяцев назад

Engagement!

@RetroClaude 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@pippaseaspirit4415 8 месяцев назад

That really is quintessential 50s!

@mercywilliams4204 8 месяцев назад

I'm not a sewer, I subscribed for your knitting content, but I really enjoyed sitting down to knit and just enjoying the relaxing but focused ambiance of your voice and your videos. Also, the finished dress was stunning!