Even if you can make a dress in a day it's still more time and effort than shopping. I hope some day I have the skills to make a dress in a day. That's why I watch all your videos, they're great!❤ Right now I could make a pencil case in a day. 🤣
So long as you aren’t too big or too small than a regular store it’s more effort. And as long as your body isn’t abnormally shaped. Many people have a really hard time shopping, even online. I know someone who spends as much time returning items as she spends shopping because she is abnormally short and oddly shaped so nothing fits the way she likes. And if she keeps things she often has to take it to get tailored, so that’s time and effort as well. But yes, most people don’t have that issue.
@@tinkthestrange i hear you. I actually started sewing because i can't find anything nice in the store at my size. ☹ That's why I'm factoring in the time it takes to learn the skills. It's a dress in a day...plus the years it took you to get this good. But truth be told when i get to the point where i can make "a dress in a month" that would probably be quite enough to cover my needs.😉
Hobbies should never be a race, even if it is your job. The only deadlines are what we impose on ourselves. LOVE the facing detail - will have to remember that one. And, as usual, you made me put yet another pattern on my wish list LOL.
It is a spectacular dress, so young and fresh. Unfortunately, I am almost 80 years old, shaped like a sack of potatoes so no matter how much I love the dress i could never wear it. That said I really enjoyed your video and your way of presenting things and look forward to watching more.
Looks great! So glad you didn't compromise on finish. It really does bug me when Dress in a day videos cut corners, because it sort of defeats the purpose of all the time and effort. It also doesn't really help deal with fast fashion if all you then start doing is fast sewing. Not that what you are doing is, as you say its your job, you have a brilliant set up to allow you to get through a lot of stuff, plus you have the time :)
… oh my , Sian 👌🏼👌🏼💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥‼️… this combo is everything ‼️.. I just got back from my summer stay in Portugal , where I wore both my B6554 , made they way you taught me too and my family over there were floored at the construction quality !! The doubled up flounces and the way they fit my body … I loved wearing them so much I felt so beautiful and so feminine . Now I must make one like this , with polka dot flounces , wow just gorgeous , thank you for the extra tips on the front facing I did my first one with the facing and don’t like the way it sits , my second one is with bias binding and it’s so much better , my third I will add the twill tape for sure … I have so many videos to catch up on, missed your Sunday hangs outs so much … annnd your hair looks Gorgeous on you 👌🏼💙💙💙‼️… hugs darling xoxo
success again. whilst you were sewing, I was shopping at Hellerslea's!! leaving the IOW tomorrow after spending most of the week in Cowes watching the the sailing. Love your island ad hopefully will be back soon.
Absolutely stunning! Love it. Comparing fast fashion/fast sewing - I think it’s good to know if needed that you could sew a garment in a day/weekend if required for an occasion, and don’t have to go ‘shopping’ for an outfit. That’s my take on it anyway. AND highly unlikely anyone else will be wearing same as you BONUS 🤣
I just love your dress Sian and no way does it 'count' as 'fast fashion'. I equate 'fast fashion' as being made with poor quality fabric, rough sewing, sold in chain boutiques, and these clothes I feel, is marketed to young girls and women and are very cheap in price. Love to Chiana and Susie xxx
I love the dress! Is there a chance that you could edit the bit about measuring out the stay tape into a mini tutorial video too? I have that playlist in my library because those videos are super convenient to have on hand and I think this could be a good addition 😊
This is beautiful Sian. I am picking up the pattern for this today so think that I will use the twill and leave the facing off as you suggest and use satin bias tape. Since starting to watch you I have acquired a range of satin tape and use it wherever I can as it looks so much nicer!
The dress turned out beautifully! 😍 I really liked the idea of using a red contrast but there’s always something to be said for using fabric from the stash. And with the large polka dots, the black stands out well against the floral as well. I’m always impressed when someone sews a garment in a day and as long as the construction and finishes aren’t compromised, I don’t see anything wrong with that kind of personal challenge. If it’s achieved by “making” a dress with fabric glue... well, let’s better not talk about that. If I may, the band with our names across the bottom of the screen is getting way too fast. It’s awesome that there are so many of us, but it’s completely unreadable and is messing with my eyes to the point where I avoid looking at the screen until it’s over. And I’m not normally sensitive to such things. You have the lovely graphic at the end as well, and personally, I think that serves the purpose much better. Maybe ask how other patrons feel about it? I can hardly claim to speak for everyone. ❤️
I love the dress Sian! Beautiful inside and out 😊 I much prefer this spotty fabric to the red one. The reason being is because both fabrics you have used have the same background colour so for that reason I think they go better. I might even like it more than your other pattern mixed dress 🙈 I do like the other dress but prefer this one. It may be the fabric combo and the fact that you look really lovely in wrap dresses. I might even copy this idea sometime ❤️💛❤️😘
Hi Sian, so glad that I saw this other video on the dress. I have finally finished it, It has taken me a few weeks to make, due to fba adjustments, fabric that was flimsy and stretchy, which I had to stabilise with all over interfacing ( very lightweight type), then lining it all. This obviously made the french seams rather thick. I agree with you concerning the facings, as I have had to stitch them down to stop them from popping over. I also bound them with bias binding, had I have thought about it, I needn't have used it, as I had lined the whole of the top of the bodice as well. That's another learning curve. I will make the next one without the facings, and use the bias binding instead, as you suggest, all around. When you wrap the ties around you, can you tell me how you wrap them around you to sit at the side of the dress? Also I was considering shortening the length of the dress at the back, would I then need to shorten the two front sides as well? I thought that this may make the opening at the front of the dress a little high up. What do you think? You have inspired me to make another with all the tweaks you've made. My only gripe is, that the fabric I have bought has a tendency to crease again, aaargh. But I am not going through the painstaking trouble of lining it again. What do you suggest is the best type fabric to make this dress with ? Crepe comes to mind. Anyway, thanks for a very informative sew along, if I can manage to upload a photo of the dress I've made, I will send it to you. Best wishes Val.
What a stunning result! I feel like this Butterick pattern is what M7745 is trying to be. The M7745 skirt is fine (lovely, even) but the bodice has the oddest fit in the torso and shoulders that I've seen on any commercial pattern. When I made it recently I ended up having to chuck the bodice and squish on an Eve bodice to save it. Anyway, with this Butterick pattern's style lines being so similar, it feels like it makes the M7745 a bit superfluous.
I love a wrap dress, and I love the mix of polka dots and floral. Very nice. Very inspirational! I enjoyed this tremendously. Great idea for toting along your snacks.
Stunning, I love it! Would love an updated sew along with new changes. It’s so impactful. Sian, I really appreciate all the new content, it’s all been fabulous to watch and learn
Oh Sian you have a fan in my son when he saw the star wars inspired ending 😊. Dress looks great. Thank you for showing how you put the stay tape in. I will use the twill tape as my ruler to cut out measuring step now I know what needs to be done. You're a star for sharing x
Fun fun fun.... twirly dresses are so much fun (and so impossible to buy it seems, seeing things like the latest email from M&S). I now get 5 metres of fabric for dresses by default... thanks!! ;-) French seams are cool... my mum taught them how to do them as a teenager! Current dress has/will have a combination of French seams (the simple ones), bound seams (the less simple ones), and hand-felled (the sleeve heads). Oh and hand-sewn bias-faced hem (just because). Yes I know you can do French seams at complicated intersections, but I've never managed to get them tidy (and I have watched your French seams on pocket video multiple times).
Beautiful dress! ❤️❤️ I currently have this one cut out and there’s no chance of me making it in one day!! 😂 Loved this video and I’ll be using your sew along 👗
Fabulous!!!!! Completely understand what you mean about replacing fast fashion with fast sewing, I have been thinking along the same lines very recently. Wouldn’t off grain tape be a better choice to stabilise the neck edge? Fusible and much lighter in weight. Holds both straight and bias edge beautifully 💕
Beautiful, looks French to me with the polka dot next to floral, don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe the French are more intrepid in fashion. Certainly paid off in this dress!
Hi Sian, the dress is beautiful. What width bias binding do you use and where do you get it from? Do you think it would be possible to draft the ruffle to go around the back of the neck rather than stop at the collar bone. I’m so inspired by your dress that I’ve just ordered this pattern and would like the ruffle on the bodice to continue around the neck line.
2 questions about the dress, which is beautiful. First one is could the ruffle at the neckline be continued around the full neckline including around the back of the neck? Second one is does the doubling up of the ruffle fabric affect how the dress hangs?
You'd need to draft the ruffle pieces but for sure it could be made to go around the entire neckline. I've only made the dress with doubled ruffles so can't comment on how a single one hangs but I haven't noticed anything "off" about the 4 I've made 😊
I am a little late to the game here but just got this pattern. You mentioned in the sew along that you might try lining the bodice. Did you ever try that? I am considering doing so. Thanks for the very helpful videos.
Hi Sian, I’m following your sew alongs for this dress - I’m flicking between the older and new one - I’m not having the ruffles on the bodice and I’m going to leave off the facing just can’t quite be sure if I join the bodice and skirt before I bind the seams?? 🤔 sorry if I’m asking the obvious!! Thanks 😊
Ok thank you. I learning from you. I love French seaming. I saw you use bias binding too. I will have to copy that idea too. I love pretty insides too.
I gotta tell you I disagree with you. Between this dress and the last dress you’ve made… you’re learning to pattern clash really well! I now want to do something like it.
What a fun lively dress. I too enjoy french binding. ❤ it.
Even if you can make a dress in a day it's still more time and effort than shopping. I hope some day I have the skills to make a dress in a day. That's why I watch all your videos, they're great!❤ Right now I could make a pencil case in a day. 🤣
So long as you aren’t too big or too small than a regular store it’s more effort. And as long as your body isn’t abnormally shaped. Many people have a really hard time shopping, even online. I know someone who spends as much time returning items as she spends shopping because she is abnormally short and oddly shaped so nothing fits the way she likes. And if she keeps things she often has to take it to get tailored, so that’s time and effort as well. But yes, most people don’t have that issue.
@@tinkthestrange i hear you. I actually started sewing because i can't find anything nice in the store at my size. ☹ That's why I'm factoring in the time it takes to learn the skills. It's a dress in a day...plus the years it took you to get this good. But truth be told when i get to the point where i can make "a dress in a month" that would probably be quite enough to cover my needs.😉
I love the 6554. Your fabric clashing was a success.
Hobbies should never be a race, even if it is your job. The only deadlines are what we impose on ourselves. LOVE the facing detail - will have to remember that one. And, as usual, you made me put yet another pattern on my wish list LOL.
It is a spectacular dress, so young and fresh. Unfortunately, I am almost 80 years old, shaped like a sack of potatoes so no matter how much I love the dress i could never wear it. That said I really enjoyed your video and your way of presenting things and look forward to watching more.
Beautiful dress and loved the dress in a day.
This is incredible!
Looks great! So glad you didn't compromise on finish. It really does bug me when Dress in a day videos cut corners, because it sort of defeats the purpose of all the time and effort. It also doesn't really help deal with fast fashion if all you then start doing is fast sewing. Not that what you are doing is, as you say its your job, you have a brilliant set up to allow you to get through a lot of stuff, plus you have the time :)
oh and thank you for the twill tape details. I probably would have forgotten to take out my seam allowances when measuring! Important info.
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Stunning Sian 👌👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Super cute, fun for dancing!
Nearly always you and I are of the same opinion. What you show me is exactly what I want to learn.
So pretty, and it always gives you a sense of satisfaction when you can sew from your stash
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… oh my , Sian 👌🏼👌🏼💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥‼️… this combo is everything ‼️.. I just got back from my summer stay in Portugal , where I wore both my B6554 , made they way you taught me too and my family over there were floored at the construction quality !! The doubled up flounces and the way they fit my body … I loved wearing them so much I felt so beautiful and so feminine . Now I must make one like this , with polka dot flounces , wow just gorgeous , thank you for the extra tips on the front facing I did my first one with the facing and don’t like the way it sits , my second one is with bias binding and it’s so much better , my third I will add the twill tape for sure … I have so many videos to catch up on, missed your Sunday hangs outs so much … annnd your hair looks Gorgeous on you 👌🏼💙💙💙‼️… hugs darling xoxo
Pretty, pretty dress!
I LOVE this dress! 😍😍😍😍
Beautiful dress!
success again. whilst you were sewing, I was shopping at Hellerslea's!! leaving the IOW tomorrow after spending most of the week in Cowes watching the the sailing. Love your island ad hopefully will be back soon.
Very cute, love all the bright colors! Hope I can find this pattern!
Absolutely stunning! Love it. Comparing fast fashion/fast sewing - I think it’s good to know if needed that you could sew a garment in a day/weekend if required for an occasion, and don’t have to go ‘shopping’ for an outfit. That’s my take on it anyway. AND highly unlikely anyone else will be wearing same as you BONUS 🤣
Stunning 💕
I just love your dress Sian and no way does it 'count' as 'fast fashion'. I equate 'fast fashion' as being made with poor quality fabric, rough sewing, sold in chain boutiques, and these clothes I feel, is marketed to young girls and women and are very cheap in price. Love to Chiana and Susie xxx
I love the dress! Is there a chance that you could edit the bit about measuring out the stay tape into a mini tutorial video too? I have that playlist in my library because those videos are super convenient to have on hand and I think this could be a good addition 😊
I like it, well done!
Lovely!
Love the ruffles! The combination of prints has worked out so well 😍.
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This is just gorgeous 💥 You did a wonderful job! Love everything about it ❤️
Love it!!!
👌gorgeous dress!
So pretty
This is beautiful Sian. I am picking up the pattern for this today so think that I will use the twill and leave the facing off as you suggest and use satin bias tape. Since starting to watch you I have acquired a range of satin tape and use it wherever I can as it looks so much nicer!
I agree about the ruffles. I always line ruffles when I do them also😊
The dress turned out beautifully! 😍 I really liked the idea of using a red contrast but there’s always something to be said for using fabric from the stash. And with the large polka dots, the black stands out well against the floral as well. I’m always impressed when someone sews a garment in a day and as long as the construction and finishes aren’t compromised, I don’t see anything wrong with that kind of personal challenge. If it’s achieved by “making” a dress with fabric glue... well, let’s better not talk about that.
If I may, the band with our names across the bottom of the screen is getting way too fast. It’s awesome that there are so many of us, but it’s completely unreadable and is messing with my eyes to the point where I avoid looking at the screen until it’s over. And I’m not normally sensitive to such things. You have the lovely graphic at the end as well, and personally, I think that serves the purpose much better. Maybe ask how other patrons feel about it? I can hardly claim to speak for everyone. ❤️
Goo point about the names......I may have to stick to the crawl at the end (nice problem to have though!)
I agree with Nimue on this! 😊 And a lovely 'problem' to have indeed.
Fantastic dress...love the pattern clash. Thank you for showing how to do the twill tape method, I really appreciate it xxxx
Wonderful dress, I love it 🥰
I love the dress Sian! Beautiful inside and out 😊 I much prefer this spotty fabric to the red one. The reason being is because both fabrics you have used have the same background colour so for that reason I think they go better. I might even like it more than your other pattern mixed dress 🙈 I do like the other dress but prefer this one. It may be the fabric combo and the fact that you look really lovely in wrap dresses. I might even copy this idea sometime ❤️💛❤️😘
Absolutely gorgeous dress and fabric combo, so swishy! and thanks for twill tip .
Love the polka dots with the floral. Perfect on this dress. I might have to try this pattern if I get bored with the Eve 😊. 🚴♀️🐝
Ohhhhh. Pretty dress. The combination is perfect!
Hi Sian, so glad that I saw this other video on the dress. I have finally finished it, It has taken me a few weeks to make, due to fba adjustments, fabric that was flimsy and stretchy, which I had to stabilise with all over interfacing ( very lightweight type), then lining it all. This obviously made the french seams rather thick. I agree with you concerning the facings, as I have had to stitch them down to stop them from popping over. I also bound them with bias binding, had I have thought about it, I needn't have used it, as I had lined the whole of the top of the bodice as well. That's another learning curve. I will make the next one without the facings, and use the bias binding instead, as you suggest, all around.
When you wrap the ties around you, can you tell me how you wrap them around you to sit at the side of the dress? Also I was considering shortening the length of the dress at the back, would I then need to shorten the two front sides as well? I thought that this may make the opening at the front of the dress a little high up. What do you think? You have inspired me to make another with all the tweaks you've made. My only gripe is, that the fabric I have bought has a tendency to crease again, aaargh. But I am not going through the painstaking trouble of lining it again.
What do you suggest is the best type fabric to make this dress with ? Crepe comes to mind.
Anyway, thanks for a very informative sew along, if I can manage to upload a photo of the dress I've made, I will send it to you. Best wishes Val.
What a stunning result! I feel like this Butterick pattern is what M7745 is trying to be. The M7745 skirt is fine (lovely, even) but the bodice has the oddest fit in the torso and shoulders that I've seen on any commercial pattern. When I made it recently I ended up having to chuck the bodice and squish on an Eve bodice to save it. Anyway, with this Butterick pattern's style lines being so similar, it feels like it makes the M7745 a bit superfluous.
I love a wrap dress, and I love the mix of polka dots and floral. Very nice. Very inspirational! I enjoyed this tremendously. Great idea for toting along your snacks.
Stunning, I love it! Would love an updated sew along with new changes. It’s so impactful. Sian, I really appreciate all the new content, it’s all been fabulous to watch and learn
The only change is to omit the facing and finish the edge with bias binding 😊. So glad you’re enjoying all the waffles 😊
Thanks for the tutorial on adding the twill tape! The dress looks great!
I put a small clear poppa stud to close at cleavage. Find it works. I’ve made 2 dress now plus a ghost dress first to check fit. Love the dress
Oh Sian you have a fan in my son when he saw the star wars inspired ending 😊. Dress looks great. Thank you for showing how you put the stay tape in. I will use the twill tape as my ruler to cut out measuring step now I know what needs to be done. You're a star for sharing x
Nice! 😽💕
Fun challenge, clear explanation and a beautiful dress x love it. Thanks so much 💕
Loved the challenge!!! Helps keep one interested. 👗👗
Fun fun fun.... twirly dresses are so much fun (and so impossible to buy it seems, seeing things like the latest email from M&S).
I now get 5 metres of fabric for dresses by default... thanks!! ;-)
French seams are cool... my mum taught them how to do them as a teenager! Current dress has/will have a combination of French seams (the simple ones), bound seams (the less simple ones), and hand-felled (the sleeve heads). Oh and hand-sewn bias-faced hem (just because). Yes I know you can do French seams at complicated intersections, but I've never managed to get them tidy (and I have watched your French seams on pocket video multiple times).
This is stunning Sïan! And, for a dress made in a day, the finishing is immaculate! Kudos! (Btw - totally agree re the twill tape approach).
Love it. I have a dress in mind and I think was thinking floral and polka and you have decided me 🌻
That's a lovely pattern, I'll have to give it a go
Beautiful dress! ❤️❤️ I currently have this one cut out and there’s no chance of me making it in one day!! 😂 Loved this video and I’ll be using your sew along 👗
Fabulous!!!!! Completely understand what you mean about replacing fast fashion with fast sewing, I have been thinking along the same lines very recently. Wouldn’t off grain tape be a better choice to stabilise the neck edge? Fusible and much lighter in weight. Holds both straight and bias edge beautifully 💕
I've never tried it as the twill tape works so wonderfully for me 😊 thank you for the suggestion 😊
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What a pretty dress😍
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Beautiful, looks French to me with the polka dot next to floral, don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe the French are more intrepid in fashion. Certainly paid off in this dress!
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Great tutorial! Beautiful dress 😍 howmuch fabric did you use?
About 5 metres all in 😊
@@KittenishBehaviourSianthanks!
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fab make. can I ask if you think it's suitable for plus size. I would love it for my daughter's wedding
I think it would look fabulous on all body types 😍
Hi Sian, the dress is beautiful. What width bias binding do you use and where do you get it from? Do you think it would be possible to draft the ruffle to go around the back of the neck rather than stop at the collar bone. I’m so inspired by your dress that I’ve just ordered this pattern and would like the ruffle on the bodice to continue around the neck line.
If I sew quickly but keep my clothes for years is it still fast fashion? I like the double circle/ hem it gives some extra weight and looks more luxe.
2 questions about the dress, which is beautiful. First one is could the ruffle at the neckline be continued around the full neckline including around the back of the neck? Second one is does the doubling up of the ruffle fabric affect how the dress hangs?
You'd need to draft the ruffle pieces but for sure it could be made to go around the entire neckline. I've only made the dress with doubled ruffles so can't comment on how a single one hangs but I haven't noticed anything "off" about the 4 I've made 😊
I am a little late to the game here but just got this pattern. You mentioned in the sew along that you might try lining the bodice. Did you ever try that? I am considering doing so. Thanks for the very helpful videos.
I actually haven't ever lined one of these! I ended up really liking the bias bound edge and French seams :)
@@KittenishBehaviourSian thank you
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Hi Sian, I’m following your sew alongs for this dress - I’m flicking between the older and new one - I’m not having the ruffles on the bodice and I’m going to leave off the facing just can’t quite be sure if I join the bodice and skirt before I bind the seams?? 🤔 sorry if I’m asking the obvious!! Thanks 😊
Yes make the whole dress then bind the edge all in one go 😊
@@KittenishBehaviourSian thank you! Hopefully I’ll get to say hi tomorrow at the FOQ (the dress won’t be finished though! 🤷♀️😂)
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You were concerned that the black background colours were slightly different - you can’t even tell
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May I ask do you French seam the sleeve armhole too. Thanks.
I do indeed 😊
Ok thank you. I learning from you. I love French seaming. I saw you use bias binding too. I will have to copy that idea too. I love pretty insides too.
@@vickrickers I’ve got mini tutorials on both on my channel 😊
I gotta tell you I disagree with you. Between this dress and the last dress you’ve made… you’re learning to pattern clash really well! I now want to do something like it.
In my opinion - piping would have too much on the dress. The dress looks quite OK without piping.
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Lovely dress!
Wonderful dress🍀