I actually have a wonderful book by Rosie Martin called No Patterns Needed: DIY COUTURE from simple shapes. It's full of clothes you can make with just rectangle, circle, and triangle pieces of fabric.
Thank you for this recommendation! I'm brand new to making bigger projects and the idea of patterning is just so daunting! I've checked this book out and it looks perfect for what I want to try doing! Actually looking forward to this now!
While adding this to my wishlist I also came across freehand fashion which is by one of my favourite sewing bee contestants! I think I know what next month's fun budget is going on
There are some great patterns from basic shapes that don't get enough love! The "viking" hangerrock is all rectangles and triangles, and is pretty much a pinafore dress. I keep meaning to make one for everyday modern wear but need a heavier fabric than I currently have first..
Wrap and Drape Fashion by Elisabetta Drudi is great for using basic shapes to create different looks without modern fastenings. Creative Dressing by Kaori O'Connor takes basic shapes from ethnic dressing as a starting point. I've referred to it repeatedly for over 40 years. A couple of patterns takes the circle in different directions. Minimal tailoring in the most structured piece of a circular jacket, 4 quarter pieces using raglan style seams, short sleeve and side seams, open front.
I made a top like the white tank top, out of crisp African Ankara cotton. It has too-small armholes and is shorter than yours. It’s at least great on “too hot to live” days cuz it doesn’t cling. I wonder if a peplum/belt thing would help me like it better.
Absolutely, the kids in Totoro wear similar shirts, and Ponyo as well and especially with the straw hat.. I had to think about the Straw Hat Cafe that belongs to the Ghibli museum in Tokyo...
To me it has a very distinctive similarities to the Korean Hanbok, and the red summer dress seems very k-fashion from now a days. The very clean, fresh, simple yet beautiful works that came out really fit in to that and they’re just truly amazing and summery
The closest established “aesthetic” might be mori-kei? A lot of the colours, natural materials, loose flowing shapes and lots of layers gives mori vibes, but they do tend to have more trims/lace and asymmetrical details, and less bright colours. Definitely they’re clothes that you could style into a bunch of different fashions!
there's an offshoot of Meri kei that uses brighter colors but I can't remember the name. I'm pretty sure the dress itself would be called a tent/trapeze dress. Edit: it actually also reminds me of a babydoll lolita jsk.
Berets would be circle headwear. Also, for the coral dress, maybe add a drawstring or something to gather it at the back? That could help make the front a bit more fitted and wrangle the volume into a faux-bustle sort of thing, then still use a belt to define the waist, or make the drawstring really long to tie around your waist for apron-dress vibes.
I was thinking extra long wider ribbon ties (or 3” wide ties made of the same material as the dress) on the sides of the dress and then wrapping those around the torso to create a fitted bodice look, and then tie them in the front or the back in a bow?
Tent dresses were popular in the 60s when I was a girl. They were a big circle with a yoke in the center. I had two - bold pink and bold lime. They had white polka dots and a white curved yoke. I had to make sure I wore shorts and a sleeveless T underneath so I didn't show anything private whenever I twirled around. I loved those dresses!
I just realised what the red circle dress + top reminds me of - Little My. You've created some Moomin fashion. Moomin characters wear...really circular outfits come to think of it. For some reason I thought you were going to make a circle jacket with attached half or quarter circles as set in sleeves, that would be another fun circular outfit.
I recently made my first circle skirt, and found that one of the advantages of making it from two half circles is...pockets! Love this exploration of of the possibilities!
There are totally people who sell pretty affordable "circle dresses" on etsy, and as someone who is a very very lorge girl, I've always been *intensely* interested in buying one. But now I know how to *make one*! Thank you! They're always so beautiful and flowy and pretty to me! The ones they make are like chiffon-y and stuff, so they just look like beautiful, breezy beach dresses! :>
Me too! It's something I've been meaning to make. I like the idea, of getting my favorite fabric, & start sewing. I'm sure you'll look great! It's a forgiving style for us +sized girls.
Last year I had created a good sized wardrobe out of all rectangles. I loved it! It had a real 1940’s/50’s vibe. This year, I am pregnant and know that at least most of the tops I made wont fit me come summer. When you made the first “circle tank top,” I was like, “That’s gonna be it, that’s what I’m gonna try to make for my belly.” So wish me luck, I hope it works!
You created so many garments, it left me wondering how long it took. I swear your hair grew at least half an inch through the process. And, BTW, cute ploy to keep us watching through your sponsor spiel!
Stash busting with Morgan - CIRCLES ONLY! If you deviate a little from the circle theme the red dress might work with a bodice attached to it with an empire waistline. One of my favourite summer dresses is basically in that style, with elasticated shirring at the back and underbust
1930s shawl collar/cape attached, maybe, to the front neckline. Like putting the green shawl and pin over the coral dress for shape. Single layer or double collar works. Gives good cover yet let's the air circulate.
as a character designer, watching your thought process and seeing all the incredible different uses you come up with for the same piece of clothing is SO INSPIRING !!!!!
@@motherthebutter literally same!!! when I saw the way she pinned up the 1st blouse to where it had that sort of Grecian look a lightbulb went on in my head like "oh! this is exactly what I've been looking for as a fashion style for my oc's!"
Coral dress is cute, I actually yelled “nooooo!” when you cut the straps. I think it would be cute with an elbow sleeve tee and narrow drawstring belt. The fabric is very nice cut on the bias and I think you’ll be able to do some very flattering things with it, especially worn as a jumper. Loved everything else too but the simplicity and versatility of the circle accessories was a beautiful surprise!
I was really pleasantly surprised by how well the circle dress neckline worked! I think in the end it just wasn't Morgan's style, which is fair enough - it wouldn't be my style either (I don't wear strappy things because it necessitates wearing more sunscreen and also if it's summer and I go somewhere air conditioned it's too cold) but I do think it was a successful garment
I feel like this is the sewing equivalent of transforming cartesian coordinates into polar coordinates. I‘m so in love with the green hood and the long vest! I feel like in darker, more earthy tones, these would be perfect for a Dune-like apocalyptic sci fi outfit!
@@Kick0a0cat so Cartesian coordinates are on the standard 2D coordinates with the vertical (y) and horizontal (x) axes. Polar coordinates are defined by an angle and a distance and is frequently demonstrated on circular graphs. I hope that helped a little 😅
@@four1629 haha so sorry if I confused you! I just have a maths course at uni atm and it gives you a weird view of the world if you go do something for fun immediately after a lecture
I know this aesthetic! It’s how folk Slavic dresses named Sarafan are made! And they are supposed to be with those thin strips, a belt, and worn on top of white blouse with puffy sleeves! So you intuitively really got into the look and logic of traditional slavic attire 😮❤❤❤
Honestly, it kind reminds me of the Chemise ala Reine and big renn shirts with all that volume of fabric. But instead of rusching all that fabric to mold it to your neckline, you've modernized it and let the circle take out all that bulk. Also, I often use tree skirts for winter capes. Basically, a circle skirt cape with all the extra faux fur and other fancy tree skirt trimings already built in. So comfy.
I love this newish direction you're going, super experimental, trying whatever... I feel it super liberating and encourage us to play more, being less afraid of just messing with things, I love it ♥️
Also, the floppy hat is giving me Link vibes after seeing you wear so much green. It really is so cute! And for that slip dress, I think it's ok to not be happy with it since there's no point in wearing something that doesn't make you feel good. There's a lot of volume in the dress so maybe change it into a romper with side pockets?
Seeing the red cone hat made my day. I made one of those for a Wirt (Over The Garden Wall) cosplay a couple years ago. I made mine out of cotton canvas fabric, and it really is stinkin' cute! Mine's kinda short and stubby, which I think adds to the cuteness. Wish I had more opportunities for wearing it though!
I was skeptical about other circle projects besides circle skirts (which I love). But omg you’re giving me soo many ideas with your creations. I didn’t even know circle everything could be so cute!
If you want a circle warmth layer, check the idea of making a ruana. There's square/rectangle versions and circle versions, but they're a really simple warmth layer! edit, kind of close to what you did, but without the opening on the side. Just the circle with the neckhole. Some are open, though that's generally the rectangular ones. Circle ones are closed
I love the lets play with this idea vibe, i'm so new to sewing (And as an accountant just feel very un-creative) I stick to patterns and something telling me what or how to do things. Seeing how to just flow with an idea and the creativity and versatility that comes with it is something i didn't know i was craving.
The blouse is so good, i almost kinda want to make one. That and the moss green capelet/hood to wear with a huge pin. “Wearable medieval enchantress” vibes
1) I now want one of the white circle cotton/linen blouses. Love the sleeves on it! 2) That red silk is so pretty! You should absolutely keep playing with it until you get it to be a piece that you love. We all know that you can get it there. 3) Thanks for the creative adventure that you took us on with you!
I own a summer dress that is really similar to the red silk dress, but made with a square instead of a circle pattern, which adds a fun hem! Also a relative gifted me this cool red cape which has handy buttons that close off the arm part (kind of like the seam on your first top, but closer to the hands and with one only one button at the hem) which transforms the whole garment from cape to more of a jacket. Circle clothing is so interesting :)
I have one of those dresses too, with a little ruffle on the hem, and honestly the more I wear it the more I love it. It's comfy enough to wear around the house like loungewear when it's balls hot outside, but you can still wear it out and about. Super light and loose and cool but the swoosh means it still looks nice even when the summer gets really hot and humid.
I love the experimental "let's see what happens" attitude in this video! For the red silk dress, how about adding circle sleeves/sleeve caps? I was thinking it could be neat if it was off-the shoulder but then realized there'd be nothing to hold it up!! *fwumph* Oops! I adore your half-circle vest thing. I might try a half-circle skirt, I just finished a very pleated plaid wool skirt and omg it grabs every thing, I love swishy but I need to find a middle ground between swishy and grabby!! I'm wearing it over a medievla-style flannel rectangles-and-gores house dress I made last year. I just did a capelet for a wool housecoat thing based on Sewstine's kefta pattern to correct some issues with my design changes (I widened it across the back for comfort but it made the neckline too wide to keep my neck warm plus also itchy wool against my neck) and now I want to capelet EVERYTHING... my housecoat went from frumpy lumpy thing to kinda a purple plaid wool version of my oilskin duster coat!
This is such a neat idea! And I’d love to see more with that half-circle vest idea! Late last year I made a reversible petticoat-tie-on-style circle skirt… and it’s still just waiting for me to hem each side. Eeek! Part of my problem is that I need to even things out, because I 1) wasn’t super precious about keeping my cutting smooth when cutting it out), and 2)my body shape means that I need to take something like 2” off of the front to get it to be even with the back when wearing.
@@woodenkat8971 I have a large belly too, but it’s almost reached it’s furthest point out at my waist, so skirts basically just hang straight down instead of flaring out from the waist. Either way it’s a PITA when it doesn’t hang evenly from the body!
The circle shirt really reminded me of a chiton while you were working on it, you were spot on with that "very Grecian" idea. A lovely marigold cloak! The black trim goes very well. The big statement buttons are very yes! I'm loving this cloak/coat guy. All these looks are very fun.
I'm wildly in love with all of these looks turned out. It's a lot of cottage core all over the place, but especially the lighter weight fabrics have an ethereal fairy look to them.
I kept seeing fashions of the past echoing back: The slip dress over a white shirt reminded me of the jumper dresses I remember being very popular (and wearing myself) in like 1990-91. The "statement collar" styling just required some more volume in the skirt to be something straight out of the Dior New Look. And the bandana/kerchief look, at 23:33 in particular, was something I could see stomping grapes right along with Lucy Ricardo. Loved it all! Thanks for the video!
You have answered the age old question. I love circle skirts! I’m a BIG twirling fan so circle clothes sound cool. And I actually have a circle-y capelet jacket thing I wore for a historical costume and am feeling the need to bust it out. Your creativity with this is so fun. Love it!
I'm going with "muumuu-core". I would love to see the dress nipped in at the waist with smocking - that would add an "essence of waist" as a decorative element. One of the things I disliked about smocking to gather in skirts was the lack of flare in the hem. Because the dress is a circle, that's not an issue. It's not as adaptable as belting, though... kind of like gluing your Legos together.
I don't know if this was on purpose, but I enjoyed Morgan's changing of her headwear all while she was talking up the sponsor. Quickchange headwear! I love the videos and the direction you have been going recently with your content!
I love the looks. The slip dress reminds me of a "trapeze dress" and you might like the thicker beaded collar that I've seen on some. A few years ago, I used to have a circle shirt that was elbow length in a knit material. I loved it and yes, I did wear a tank top underneath it. I'm imagining now circle upon circle to make some statement sleeves.
Okay, I'm still watching, but the circle dress looks like it would be perfect for a pregnant witch. Like it would fit if you weren't pregnant or if you were really pregnant because it completely obscures the belly while being pretty which is something I would have wanted.
I agree. The more limits I have tho more creative I get. That's why I do so much upcycling while my new fabrics are sitting on the shelves collecting dust. 😂
I loved getting to see the mended items (sweater and jeans) from the Choose Your Own Adventure videos. This whole video was fun! But the purple half circle duster was my favorite. I hope to see it again in its own video. The full circle green riding hood was a very closed second favorite.
0:55-1:10 These edits that you do are so delightfully well done, I hope they get the recognition they deserve! EDIT: Wait..... there's only 16 other comments and 272 views. AM I EARLY?
The red dress/top combo reminds me of the very early 2000's when teen starletts would buy a thrift shop nightie and wear it over their street clothes. In a good way.
I totally agree with the satisfying feeling, when you challenge yourself with some restrictions. And I remember such a woollen cape with a belt worn by Ms. Marple in one of the TV adaptions. I liked it so much that I got myself one😊 At the end of the video I realized though, that you had only "circles hanging down". You could probably make really cool hourglass effects, hobble skirts or harem pants, if the voluminous part of the circle is on top and the centre of the circle at the bottom.
I love these! They are such lovely explorations. Definitely going to try that circle shirt! And the loose black hat looks exactly like Link from the Legend of Zelda series. 😁
Goodness, this got my brain going in overdrive. I love the "vest" the best, so easy and could be so many colors and fabrics. Thank you for the inspiration!!
I love the way you said that drafting with a circle woke up parts of your brain. I learned how to draft bucket hats a few weeks ago, and it took a few tries to get it right, but I felt amazing when it worked and I am going to make a few now that I know how.
I was so excited when this notification came up! I have been thinking about doing this for months, but couldn't find a sufficient pattern. Your videos are always so fun😀
Love this! I'm now itching to run out and buy fabric for a belted cape! And I definitely want to try the green shawl thingy with the statement collar 😍 PS: Loved the little changes in your look every tume you ame back on camera during the sponsor portion 😁👌
It reminds me of what we used to refer to in the 1960's as a sundress. Every little girl had several. They were always worn with a fabric matching kerchef. I always loved them and missed them when they went out of fashion. I miss the 1960's fashion, I think that we were far more fashion adventurous back then. It was more fashion for fun. (coral dress)
I'm experimenting with gores to make zero (low) waste circle clothes! Excellent timing with this video and so fun. But: what do you do with circle offcuts?!
In one case, it became the neck facing, in another it became the binding. I could also use what I have left for pockets or decorative details - I could totally see it becoming zero(ish) waste!
I've made a good number of circular and ovular garments over the years, mostly skirts, and I have all my offcuts neatly stacked in my scrap bin. I chose to not add pockets to those skirts because they were for ren faire garb, but that would have been an ideal use of the scraps. I know I'll use them eventually and was recently thinking of using one of the interior circles (the bit you cut out to form the waist opening) to make a floppy hat or drawstring bag.
So fun to watch. Wore circle skirts as a teen in the 50's. Really liked the winter wool cape as well as the smaller green cape/hood. A new viewer, I was surprised at the pixie haircut vs the really long hair. Both suit you.
I loved all the ideas you explored here! Thanks for sharing them with us and I actually really liked your circle dress! Also loved the nod to your oldest bra video with the "is there a medieval swimsuit?" comment.
aw I really loved the green hood/shawl thing with the big pin. lol since it's just a full circle of fabric maybe even I could make it. I feel like it would look extra cool if it had some kind of trim on it too!
I absolutly love the circle shirt with those cute fluffy sleeves. I have to look through my fabric for a soft cotton for a summershirt I can simply put on when it is hot.
I am absolutely OBSESSED with all these pieces!! What a great idea, and thank you so much for sharing your experiments and playing around, I'm so inspired for all the cute pieces I can make in the future!!😄
The red circle dress with the Circle white top, I word call it "Free spirit"... I Love the way you think. I used to, back in the Days and I am trying to get back to it...
