Finally Making the Dress From 1948 // Rayon Crepe 1940's Dress

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
  • Took me long enough. Once upon a time I said I might make this dress from Montgomery Ward Spring Summer 1948, and finally I have made a first attempt! Larger shoulders are needed, as is the matching belt, but one thing at a time all right?
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Комментарии • 436

  • @amandajpuryer8286
    @amandajpuryer8286 2 года назад +50

    As a 'blind' sewer I really appreciate your voiceovers. I don't see what you're doing often, but your explanations help me. So thank you. Even on your 'brain fog' days.

  • @TheClosetHistorian
    @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +87

    Yes this dress is also supposed to have a matching fabric belt with a black floopy bow, I'll get to it sometime once I have a scrap bit of black rayon suitable!

    • @charliemum
      @charliemum 2 года назад +1

      Looks better as you did it, the big bow was the only thing I didn't like on the design because there was no black trim anywhere else it looked off to my eye 🤷‍♀️

    • @loretta_3843
      @loretta_3843 Год назад +1

      @@charliemum I'd have to agree with you 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @jenniferharris1280
    @jenniferharris1280 2 года назад +76

    I love listening to you babble away at high speed. I need to learn pattern drafting but I keep thinking I don't want to invest that time and energy when I'm not a size that I'd like to build a wardrobe around. As soon as I realized I was doing that, I reminded myself that "I deserve nice things NOW!" and will have to reexamine my priorities. Plus if I have to re-do the pattern later that will be good practice.
    Definitely going to make a plan for future visits with my sister's oldest, who is my sewing guru.

    • @ReisigSeeds
      @ReisigSeeds 2 года назад +12

      You DO deserve nice things NOW. You GO!!

    • @charlibrown7745
      @charlibrown7745 2 года назад +5

      Your body deserves the dignity and love of being dressed, cared for and presented the best you can no matter what your size or shape. You deserve the same love, care and dignity whether you are a size 4 or 44.

    • @paulapercsi8897
      @paulapercsi8897 2 года назад +8

      I was at the seaside with a friend of mine, we are both mid 30 and she looked at a young girl and said: I was so stupid when I was her age and thought I wasn't beautiful enough. The time passed, I didn't enjoy that time and I didn't get any more beautiful with age.
      There is no better time than now, because you don't know what's coming. Enjoy your body, it belongs to you. And if you just can't do that, go do some therapy! I mean it ☺️

    • @asilverfoxintasmania9940
      @asilverfoxintasmania9940 2 года назад +9

      I stopped sewing because of this mindset. Its taken me ages to realise that I am not wasting time or fabric if my body shape changes, it just means I get to play with more. Please enjoy your wardrobe and you now. You never get to be this age again!

    • @doblemaltita
      @doblemaltita 2 года назад +10

      I'm on this stage now and thanks, from the bottom of my heart, for this comment. We all deserve nice thing, even me.

  • @AprilAiteen
    @AprilAiteen 2 года назад +2

    I don’t think I’ll ever understand how you just DO that stuff. Like it’s easy or something. Looks like sorcery to me! I’m in awe.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! I promise other things seem like magic to me, like all chemistry for example 😅✨

  • @Lisa-kf4se
    @Lisa-kf4se 2 года назад +2

    Lessons of the day:
    Always play piano with your crepe.
    The adjective 'floopy', also has a noun 'floop' 😃
    Teeny paper dress demonstrations are equally helpful as they are adorable.
    Bianca's "confusing" explanations are still better than anyone else's on RUclips and she is a legend.

  • @Ventura0404
    @Ventura0404 2 года назад +6

    Oh my goodness you make Some of the nicest dresses

  • @MysteryMommy1
    @MysteryMommy1 2 года назад +5

    I love to listen to you chatting with us, describing what you’re doing.

  • @paulapercsi8897
    @paulapercsi8897 2 года назад +1

    Thank you future - future Bianca for explaining. I too love past Bianca with her wrambling, so leave her alone!
    That wrap is genius!

  • @natrajkumari
    @natrajkumari 2 года назад +52

    I'm going to be honest I wash rayon and silk all the time.
    I have had a few issues with silk charmeuse getting some weird damage, but charmeuse in general is also prone to all sorts of wear damage anyways. Since I always do pre-washes to the fabric I feel like it's just me preemptively marking out the future problem areas so I can cut around them, as once those areas get damaged the garments I make cutting around those problem areas never really have many issues after. For prewashing I usually add some dye fixative to my rayon prints (both for challis and crepe) and wash them on warm with a shout color catcher to make sure the print doesn't bleed, and for silks I purchased already dyed or printed give them the same treatment. Anything I intend to dye, silk or rayon, I will put it in on hot to get any shrinkage possible out since I stovetop dye my fabrics to get a better staying power and not damage my machine. If the fabric is prone to fraying then I will make a tiny hem on each raw edge so I have less of a mess to clean up.
    After the fabric has been pre washed and turned into a garment, I wash said garments in the machine on delicate with cold/cold for the setting as they need to be cleaned. Haven't had any problems yet, and even for the times I've had to throw them into the wash on warm with the regular clothes for whatever reason I decided I *needed* to, they've held up fine. I just generally don't recommend that because the issue is less the water and soap and more the other, heavier garments tugging on it.

    • @kathrynmccarthy
      @kathrynmccarthy 2 года назад +9

      I always cold machine washed my silks too. I just put them in a delicates bag since I always washed them with a mix of clothing and then hung/lay flat to dry. Never had any problems in the wash.

    • @dippiehippie9211
      @dippiehippie9211 2 года назад +9

      @@kathrynmccarthy Same here. I put my silk or rayon item in a bag, throw it in with a load of whatever else, use cold water, and then hang them on a drying rack.

    • @FlickiChicki
      @FlickiChicki 2 года назад +8

      Same here, it’s what Grandma P did. Aggressive wash first to shrink fabric, gentle wash after. I haven’t had a problem yet with a finished garment. Have had some fabrics fall apart, but it’s not as crushing when it hasn’t been made up yet.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +8

      I think I need a nice giant sink in a laundry room where I can pre hand wash rayons and silks, it would make me feel more comfortable about hand washing the garments afterwards!

    • @ma6kaf882
      @ma6kaf882 2 года назад +4

      I agree. I always wash fabrics before sewing at a higher temperature and speed than clothes. I'm lazy and don't like washing by hand. Detergents for silk and wool and the delicate cycle are my best friends. I also try to use French seams and bias binding and not leave any edges unfinished.

  • @valeriewade3688
    @valeriewade3688 2 года назад +4

    After the wrap back top demo, I made my first wrap front dress.( I always wondered why thw commercial patterns didn't fit and you solved that mystery) You'e so right about having block patterns I can make any dress I fancy Now I have the problem of too many dresses and too much fabric Hey ho! You've gotta have some vice! Right??

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +2

      I'm so glad to hear this! I have the same problem ✨💜

  • @traceybradshaw
    @traceybradshaw 2 года назад +10

    Stunning as usual Bianca. I can watch you draft patterns all day 🥰

  • @rebekkawacherhausenwichman236
    @rebekkawacherhausenwichman236 2 года назад +9

    Like this dress and project!!! Great you explained on the little paper model, cause I was a little bit lost for a moment, but all make sense now! I think the busyness of the fabric made it harder to see what you were doing but it is the perfect fabric choice for the dress! Please do more pattern drafting from vintage 1940s fashion plates -I love it ♥️👍😍

  • @mariejenkins8971
    @mariejenkins8971 Год назад +2

    You are amazing, simply amazing. The way you eyeball things, snip here, snip there and create a garment that fits you beautifully. I follow my pattern to a T, and still have fit issues. 😃

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  Год назад +1

      Thank you Marie! Having a custom fit pattern helps 😅🧵

  • @Sew_Learning
    @Sew_Learning 2 года назад +2

    This dress is gorgeous on you. The cut drawing helped to explain the process, which made perfect sense. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Your explanations made sense. The fabric, although perfect for this dress, just made it a bit difficult to see what was happening. I always learn something new from you 💖
    Sending best wishes from Down Under💚💚🌺📚🐈‍⬛🐈🌸🇦🇺😎

  • @TheFreckledLassSeamstress
    @TheFreckledLassSeamstress 2 года назад +4

    Your paper model is awesome! I learn something every time I watch your videos. Keep up the amazing work

  • @janethagy8871
    @janethagy8871 2 года назад

    Those "tangerine" gloves!!! Exquisite!!

  • @marcellacruser951
    @marcellacruser951 Год назад

    My mom was quite an accomplished dressmaker, and her way to render a DCO rayon hand washable was to do controlled preshrinking. She'd buy extra yardage, bind the raw edges and then wash it on cold/gentle cycle and hang dry pinned along the selvage x2. She'd then dry press the yardage first, then re-press with plenty of spray fabric sizing on our big table, making sure the grain lines were straight as she pressed, avoiding restretching it while it was damp with the sizing (slowly pressing straight down until it was dry bf she'd slide/wiggle the iron). The same technique works on silk if you're willing to accept an increase in texture/thickness/some loss of sheen. I only ever saw her do that for silk she was using for structured dresses, bottoms and suiting, and she did do test swatches first. Pressing didn't require as much fussing. I never saw her do a lightweight silk, only a mid-weight. She said that you have to be mindful that the silk would fade with each washing and to be sure to hand wash, dry it away from sunlight to preserve the color and never, ever do it with a print. She also used an alum or Cream of Tartar rinse on the fabric to re(?)set the dye. I'm not a dyer, so I have no idea about the efficacy of that but she did it. Personally, I've done the rayon (also requires a good swear word vocabulary), but I've never attempted the silk out of pure cowardice. 😁 I'd rather a good quality poly silk if I really want to wash it.

  • @quicksilvertears921
    @quicksilvertears921 2 года назад

    This is one of my favorites. Of course, I say that every time you post something new. Your drawing and mini paper dress explained everything well.

  • @colettebramwell-colyer
    @colettebramwell-colyer 2 года назад +1

    I don’t mind your ramblings lol it’s basically how my brain works most days. I totally get it! The dress is beautiful. :)

  • @baharpiena9246
    @baharpiena9246 2 года назад

    The little paper pattern made me understand better how the construction of the dress works😅.

  • @CS-lk2ys
    @CS-lk2ys 2 года назад

    I never would have thought to sew a seam to the bottom half of a wrap dress like you did. It's a brilliant idea if you don't want the dress to blow open. I'm learning so much from you!

  • @MichelleSMV
    @MichelleSMV 2 года назад +2

    Watching this definitely makes me want to make a wrap dress. The fabric you used is also really pretty. I really like the pattern. Mad respect for you lining the dress with itself tho lol...I'd totally sew it inside out on accident lol 😆

  • @baricala
    @baricala 2 года назад

    This fabric is everything! You look wonderful in this dress!

  • @cathyandersen2984
    @cathyandersen2984 2 года назад

    Like a double exposure picture...a shadow over a focused picture ❤️

  • @phranerphamily
    @phranerphamily 2 года назад

    So cute and elegantly summery

  • @lwe4774
    @lwe4774 Год назад

    Everything you make is so. damn. gorgeous. ❤

  • @brokenmolar
    @brokenmolar 2 года назад +1

    I started using safety pins to mark right sides and fronts and that seems to help my brain do the things. I looooove your fabric and the final product!!

  • @fraeuleinrosenmaier
    @fraeuleinrosenmaier 2 года назад

    I like the skirt construction! Very clever!

  • @marcco44
    @marcco44 2 года назад

    a work of art, Ms. B!! and love the owls!!

  • @kathleennewbern480
    @kathleennewbern480 2 года назад

    This turned out so nice! I love a higher neckline on my wrap dresses, too. Sewing the skirt at the bottom to avoid flashing during a stiff breeze is a great idea.

  • @cathyandersen2984
    @cathyandersen2984 2 года назад

    Wrap dresses suit you beautifully!

  • @octavia088
    @octavia088 2 года назад

    I wash silk and wool in Orvus Paste, a soap usually used in washing sheep and other animals. So it’s a good product for washing animal fibers like silk and wool. You only use a spoonful per load of laundry. Dissolve a spoonful of paste in about a gallon of water, then add that to the laundry. Wash in cold water on delicate cycle. Hang to dry. You generally have to buy Orvus by the gallon at a local feed store or on Amazon. It takes a long time to use it up, but it keeps. I have a friend who washes all of her clothes with it because it is cheap when compared to Tide and others.

  • @jacquelinewalker1435
    @jacquelinewalker1435 2 года назад

    Lovely dress and fits beautifully. I really like listening to your commentary, it makes me smile. Keep it up please.

  • @marlenestitches7523
    @marlenestitches7523 2 года назад

    Oh, you've noticed the low-quality, thin, barbed pins available, anymore. Having a sheet of extremely fine sanding paper helps, too. I enjoy watching your process. Thank you for your patience in producing your videos.

  • @julieannsmithmusic
    @julieannsmithmusic 2 года назад +1

    Soooo glad for a 40's dress and a wrap one too! My favorite era. Do more please!!

  • @Ventura0404
    @Ventura0404 2 года назад

    No you explained it very well. I like your version of sewing the flap down

  • @wrenfrancis7032
    @wrenfrancis7032 2 года назад

    Beautiful dress and very informative as always! A little hard to see the details with such a bold print, but the end result is gorgeous. You've taught me so much about drafting and helped me understand flat patterns. Thank you!
    I recommend reusable/washable dress shields or disposable pit shields. Costumers in film use them to protect garments and it might be a great solution! No need for a giant hand-washing sink for your delicate fabrics.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      Thank you! I do use dress shields in my Victorian costumes for sure, as washing those gowns is far more impossible 😅

  • @dellymel9840
    @dellymel9840 2 года назад

    Another lovely creation. Great video as usuap. Thank you xx

  • @coreygilles847
    @coreygilles847 2 года назад

    I always find your videos immensely helpful

  • @yobespierre
    @yobespierre 2 года назад

    your verbal chicken scratch makes more sense than you think it does.
    the dress came out great!

  • @miriamgillham6701
    @miriamgillham6701 2 года назад

    Amazing make. Absolutely fabulous viewing, i always enjoy your videos. I always follow your videos to the end. Your pattern making is so much fun. I have been sewing for 55 years and pattern making for about 40 and I am constantly blown away by how fearless you are in your approach to your pattern drafting and sewing. I am a total fan of Crepe Rayon and have sewed it for many years until it was suddenly… unavailable. Sad day actually, so I am thrilled to find someone sewing with it and also knowing that it is available, in some places. Just so wonderful and your video about this make so much fun. Super cool.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Miriam! It’s hard to find rayon crepe for sure, I’m always on the look out for it!!

    • @miriamgillham6701
      @miriamgillham6701 2 года назад

      @@TheClosetHistorian I’m quite envious. Made some gorgeous mermaid tail straight skirts out of it years ago, they were so swish! Lovely fabric.

  • @Cagletb
    @Cagletb Год назад

    I love this project! You have taught me so much! More importantly, you have given me the courage to try!

  • @adamreynolds9816
    @adamreynolds9816 2 года назад

    Stunning, one of my favourite looks! I’d say I don’t know how you do it. But! I saw you do it! Amazing choices every step of the way.

  • @Susanfuzz
    @Susanfuzz 2 года назад +1

    Lovely!

  • @mitzidsouza471
    @mitzidsouza471 2 года назад

    Absolutely gorgeous!!

  • @obsidianrosestudio2663
    @obsidianrosestudio2663 2 года назад

    As a fellow pattern maker I adore your rambling. It is like listening to my own inner dialogue as I work. I hope when I start releasing my own videos the voice over comes across as fun and conversational as yours. I have also had sleep difficulties recently so I hope we both have a more restful time soon.

  • @julietokumaru3855
    @julietokumaru3855 2 года назад

    No one inspires me like you do. I have never even considered making a layered floopy skirt, but now I think I will. Thanks to you!

  • @snugglepuppydesign
    @snugglepuppydesign 2 года назад +1

    Your channel is BY FAR the most informative! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Unfortunately I don't like fitted clothing on my body. Just too uncomfortable to me. But I can apply this knowledge to clothing for my daughter!

  • @vernabohnert635
    @vernabohnert635 Год назад

    Beautiful dress, yea really know what you’re doing, thanks for sharing 🙏

  • @LivingVintageAndHandmade
    @LivingVintageAndHandmade 2 года назад

    This is so gorgeous! I love it!

  • @luzdbris7021
    @luzdbris7021 2 года назад

    I'm a new subscriber, and I really enjoy the pace of your videos. It keeps my attention, and if I miss something I can always go back and re-watch that part. Thanks for teaching me stuff!

  • @fotomagrol
    @fotomagrol 2 года назад

    The dress looks soo beautiful

  • @gemmasremchevich6719
    @gemmasremchevich6719 2 года назад

    Fabulous dress. ❤️

  • @gigivh9178
    @gigivh9178 2 года назад

    Beautiful dress, like always, you make it seam very easy... have a lot to learn do.

  • @sarahlongshore2605
    @sarahlongshore2605 2 года назад

    Not confusing at all. This dress is gorgeous!! But then again it's a 1940's style so it's gonna be gorgeous!!!!!

  • @MsDianne1951
    @MsDianne1951 2 года назад

    Love it! It looks really nice on you. Thanks!

  • @bluestar.8938
    @bluestar.8938 2 года назад

    Ace, lovely. Thank you me dear : )

  • @roringusanda2837
    @roringusanda2837 2 года назад

    💕this looks way better on you than it did on that model!

  • @WantedVisual
    @WantedVisual 2 года назад

    Elin Abrahamsson has a visualisation and translation of a Swedish museum tutorial on how to make your own hooks and eyes, which can probably be adapted into a skirt hook situation in an emergency. You have been known to have access to wire and jewelry pliers, after all.

  • @castoputa
    @castoputa 2 года назад

    Also watching you adapt patterns is just jaw dropping! So clever!

  • @cathyandersen2984
    @cathyandersen2984 2 года назад

    I love your videos....I hoard them for watching when it's too people-y irl.

  • @robertjduarte
    @robertjduarte 2 года назад

    Great stuff, Closet Historian! You're dress is not only gorgeous, it's clever, like yourself. Your miniature pattern was perfect in helping to explain what words cannot. Viva La Success to you and to all of of us!

  • @MartaAngelo98
    @MartaAngelo98 2 года назад

    Big vacation in your favorite place next April, I’m guessing Star Wars celebration London? If yes, maybe I’ll see you there! 😁 (currently have your videos on the background while I work on the endless picnic padme embroidery)

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      I am not cool enough to go to conventions, but that sounds very fun! Though I will be going to London...

  • @DeniseMJoerg
    @DeniseMJoerg 2 года назад

    I have to say, you blow my mind the way you look at a dress study it and make the pattern It is a talent that is enviable. You never cease to amaze. Wish I had a fraction of your talent. I have to use patterns. I always enjoy your videos even though I scratch my head how the heck you do it so perfectly! Thank you!

  • @ann-sofiefridellsandberg4477
    @ann-sofiefridellsandberg4477 2 года назад

    Love the style!

  • @ljshaw8516
    @ljshaw8516 2 года назад

    Beautiful!

  • @coffemuse
    @coffemuse 2 года назад

    The coffee definitely was working... that was FAST! But awesome. Thanks as always. I wash my rayons by machine in cold water, it seems to work just fine. I don't own any silk though so can't answer for that... :)
    p.s. just want to add, PMDD fog is no joke, and you did amazingly!

  • @theycallmehotrod1940
    @theycallmehotrod1940 2 года назад +1

    I really like this eye look!

  • @Ellaodi
    @Ellaodi 2 года назад

    So stinkin cute!!!!

  • @auntnessy7340
    @auntnessy7340 2 года назад

    Lovely dress

  • @sandrameza1644
    @sandrameza1644 2 года назад

    Wow! What a dress! You did a great job to share with us all that info! I'm so impressed!

  • @celticgoddess81
    @celticgoddess81 2 года назад

    OOO Love how this came out. And I understood what you were saying. :)

  • @killamoosdraree730
    @killamoosdraree730 Год назад

    For garments that are "dry clean only" I will typically extend the time between cleaning by spritzing the bits that tend to get sweaty with cheap vodka immediately after wearing. The vodka kills most odor causing bacteria. When the vodka spritz stops working too well (usually a build-up of skin's oily secretions), I spot clean using vodka again by placing a white towel beneath the spot, heavily saturating the area with vodka spritzing from the outside of the spot towards the center, covering the area with another clean white towel on top and pressing down. This typically causes the oiliness to dissolve into the towels quite nicely. I can get away with wearing a garment several more times between trips to the dry cleaners by using this method. If I spill food on the garment, it's definitely off to the cleaners however since this method does not work for all stains.

  • @ruthkirkparick3535
    @ruthkirkparick3535 2 года назад

    You triggered my imagination -- I could see a large monochrome corsage on a belt sitting atop the drape. Oh, oh -- one of each colour; teal, yellow, orange, pink, white & black -- to coordinate with different accessories to change up the look in so many ways.

  • @donnat3744
    @donnat3744 2 года назад

    Beautiful 🥰

  • @blktauna
    @blktauna 2 года назад

    I was silk all the time. I use a touch of baby shampoo or a specific delicate fabric product and handwash. Same for wool. Squeese out the water then roll in a towel. you can press for crispness or steam the wrinkles. This dress looks great on you!

  • @joellewatkins5528
    @joellewatkins5528 2 года назад

    I so totally get your instructions. i just started a 1930s Hooverette wrap dress. Thanks for the idea of skirt hooks for closing the dress. I'm going to use that.

  • @lennies_mindful_life
    @lennies_mindful_life 2 года назад

    i love the uniqlo under tee both the summer version and the thermal ones for during the winter her in uk lets me wear dresses and skirts all year around the tights are great too

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад +1

      Nice! This is good to know! I didn't know there were tights which is excellent!

  • @cwbrownCaroline
    @cwbrownCaroline 2 года назад

    Love it!❤❤❤

  • @lafeil
    @lafeil 2 года назад

    I hope when finally get dream home, have beautiful large sewing table.

  • @marieeaton-smith5168
    @marieeaton-smith5168 2 года назад

    Lovely stylish dress. I really love this fabric too - this colour way is wonderful.
    Do you ever take time off? You seem to have been posting a huge amount lately. Do take care of yourself Bianca.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      Thank you Marie! Probably not enough no, I haven't made time for writing in ages and my brain is more jumbled for it for sure 😅

  • @binglemarie42
    @binglemarie42 2 года назад

    I’ve used dry cleaning dryer sheets, which weren’t really expensive and were so much more convenient than taking the garment in to the cleaner.

  • @shirleydrake1602
    @shirleydrake1602 2 года назад

    I love the fit! Very lovely!

  • @catherinerw1
    @catherinerw1 2 года назад

    I'm another that just chucks viscose/rayon in the machine to pre-wash, then dry in the machine, with no/few issues. I do tend to buy reasonably nice quality fabrics to start with though (~ £10-12/metre typical for woven viscose).
    I haven't worked with silk in YEARS! (that was for dresses for the university balls *cough* years ago, I made for others so I could afford my ticket, and then for my wedding dress, neither of which were ever going to see a washing machine).

  • @raquelseydewitz491
    @raquelseydewitz491 2 года назад

    It’s great!

  • @petapendlebury9024
    @petapendlebury9024 2 года назад

    Love the double owl action going on. That's beautiful drapey fabric. I can't help with tips on washing rayon - I made beach pajamas in rayon and they've shrunk quite a bit both times I've washed them - I'm hoping that will calm down! Thankfully I made them a little big and too long somehow so at some point they'll be perfect!! I too keep meaning to take a leaf out of our 1940s sisters' book and make dress shields so I don't have to wash so much. Listening to a Dressed podcast with a conservator she mentioned that it's washing that's so harmful to fabric so I'm definitely going to see about cutting down on that in future. Already wearing a camisole and petticoat so that's one step closer! If you don't already listen to Dressed: The history of fashion I can recommend it.

  • @theresafinn4257
    @theresafinn4257 Год назад

    Sweet.

  • @WantedVisual
    @WantedVisual 2 года назад

    How to wash rayon:
    Step 1: Have a front loading washing machine built in the last 10-15 years.
    Step 2: Turn knob to "delicate" or, if really insecure, "wool" or "hand wash"
    Step 3: Set temp to 30°C or lower
    Step 4: Load machine with garments until no more than half full. Depending on paranoia levels of the day, feel free to use a laundry net
    Step 5: Add liquid wool/silk detergent (I like the pink Ecover stuff) and press START
    Step 6: Air dry, ideally outside. The flat parts will dry fast, any pleat or fold will stay wet until juuuust after you lose hope of it ever drying.
    I've not tried silk. The tips I've been given is to be to pre-wash your fabric before making anything, always totally submerge it in one go when laundering and otherwise treat it as you would unboiled, pure wool.

  • @hcolleen534
    @hcolleen534 2 года назад

    I come here for the rambling and commentary as much for the fashion and sewing/designing encouragement :)
    ETA: I put on movies that I've watched to the point I can quote them to fall asleep. It's a bad night if I get to the end of the movie...or wake up at the end of the movie :/
    ETA 2: Wawak has hooks and bars, 4 sets/pack at 1.79. Stock number # PH1AS (cost goes down as you order more :)

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      Thank you! Last time I was on there Wawak was sold out, but I'll check again!

  • @laurelnolen2056
    @laurelnolen2056 2 года назад

    Oh, the dress is fantastic! I love it with the orange accessories! Re: pin burrs, another way to get rid of them is to drag them across the unglazed areas of ceramics (mugs, ramekins, etc.) There's a French fabric company called Eglantine et Zoe that makes solid viscose crepe in a variety of colors, including jewel tones. I haven't bought any of their fabrics, but they look gorgeous.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      Thank you Laurel! I'll have to see if I can find a US retailer for those crepes!

    • @laurelnolen2056
      @laurelnolen2056 2 года назад

      @@TheClosetHistorian Style Maker Fabrics carries some of their printed crepes, but none of their solids, unfortunately.

  • @castoputa
    @castoputa 2 года назад

    Omg I have encountered that so many times with new pins and didn’t even think to use the sharpener on them omg I have thrown so many away lol

  • @betsymayo5822
    @betsymayo5822 2 года назад

    I machine wash rayon all the time! delicate, cold water, lay flat to dry. never had an issue.

  • @agcons
    @agcons 2 года назад

    Your idea of an undershirt is a good one, and as you know a very old one. Even so, why not cut down or cut out the dry-cleaning bill if you can?
    Buy a little extra fabric (10 cm) then cut that off to use as test swatches, and not just for laundering (seam finishes, pressing, etc.). Use a carefully chosen gentle detergent: Woolite and Zero make the fabric unnaturally stiff, the "leave-in" wool wash products make it feel oddly coated. Miele Wool Care is one of the best but more expensive (worth it, though). Perwoll, also from Germany, is also good. If you're hand-washing then a mild shampoo, preferably one for coloured hair, does the trick nicely. It does not have to be "designer" shampoo; for a long time I used Clairol Herbal Essences for coloured hair on my wool sweaters. It leaves them feeling soft but not coated, really nice.
    Now for your washer: it must be a front-loader if you don't want to stand next to it and shut off the agitation every 30 seconds and count down a soaking period. The front-loader must have a proper Wool and/or Delicates program: more water per kilo of clothing than the usual programs, minimal tumbling action at slow speed, a short spin cycle at low speed (like 600 rpm max). You can mock this up with a manual top loader - the kind with a timer on a dial that you can advance at will. Watch the agitation speed though, and stop it much sooner if it's too energetic.
    Silk takes dyes very well but also releases them very well, and I've never really solved the problem. Adding even small amounts of vinegar to the rinse water (as a mordant) just makes me smell like salad. I've hand and (front-loader) machine washed silk crepe-de-chine successfully for years but only the lighter colours, which don't release as easily as black or deep blues and reds, if at all.
    As for rayon crepe, do some tests, check out your front-loader's wool cycle, and go for it. I've never had trouble with colours releasing from any kind of rayon. If you have only a top-loader and don't want to mock up a delicate wash program, I say you can feel confident hand washing it and then using just the spin cycle in the machine.

  • @lynetteshorten6043
    @lynetteshorten6043 2 года назад

    I ADORE 40'S

  • @annlidslot8212
    @annlidslot8212 2 года назад

    Hi, Thank you again for a very entertaining video, that I'm sure that people much more skilled then me learnt a lot from. It will be awhile before I attempt something like this, for certain.
    I do have a blue viscose with cranes on that I want to make a very simple all in one sleeve blouse out of. Alas I don't have any colored patterning table of doom, so have to work on my hallway or kitchen floor I realize that I need a cutting board and a roller cutter if I I'll ever going to be able to wrestle that fabric into submission. Or at least sit still long enough for me to cut it.
    I do have a couple of questions from your video that I would love for you, or somebody else to clarify for me. In the referens picture the dress seemed to have a distinct cowl like v-neck, but in your dress seemed to have an ordinary v-neck when you modelled it. Did I miss something you said? I'm a bit confused by that.
    Also, How are you going to be able to walk in the dress? To me it seemed like you said that you used your pencil skirt block, and widened it for the flounces(?) to pleat them down. then it looked like you sew the last, was it third, part up from the hem without a walking pleat or a slit in it. You were talking about a facing but it looked to me like you sewed up the bottom part of the side seams. What did I miss?
    I know that I most likely will never make anything as complex as a dress like this, but I like to understand the logic of what you do. I almost always do too. It doesn't matter how much you say you're not doing a good job at explaining. You are very good, because you have taught me basically all my theoretical sewing skills and all of my practical skills too. So you are the best sewing teacher that I've come across through all my nearing 60 years of life. Even if I had to learn how to sew as a basic survival skill in grade school. That didn't stick.
    Anyway. Thank you for the opportunity to learn. Yours, Ann

  • @VerbenaComfrey
    @VerbenaComfrey 8 месяцев назад

    It's a year later, but could a spat situation help with the shoe color dilemma?

  • @saphirephoenix1173
    @saphirephoenix1173 2 года назад

    Would pinking shears keep the inside seams from unraveling?

  • @ReisigSeeds
    @ReisigSeeds 2 года назад

    Have you done a video on how to line a garment when you’re making it? The only way I can do it is my cutting the very same piece out and then putting it together and pretending it’s one piece instead of making an inside out garment to put inside the real garment.
    If that makes sense.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      I have made several projects with a lining, but never a video only about lining I suppose! The simplest bag lining I have probably done is for my wrap back tops like in this video here ruclips.net/video/fOvq55ruBbw/видео.html

  • @doblemaltita
    @doblemaltita 2 года назад

    Excuse me, B, for asking you about this absolutely gorgeous lipstick you are wearing. I need to know more.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  2 года назад

      The color is called Rooch from Colourpop but I don't think they make it anymore 😅

  • @beabuthers
    @beabuthers Год назад

    Of topic, but any idea what that glorious duochrome eyeshadow you're wearing is? Assuming something from Clionadh which I have yet to try, but it's bbbbeauutiful!

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  Год назад +1

      This one is from Terra Moons! It's call Phoenix ✨

    • @beabuthers
      @beabuthers Год назад

      @@TheClosetHistorian thank you! I'm going to go look at it right now 😁😂