I have been wanting to make a historically accurate version of Alice, and then I found your channel!! I am so invest in your beautiful work!!❤️ PS: I LOVE when your cat just pops up!
Watching you bead and embroider has been such a peaceful way to spend some time. I want to try out some beading but on a much smaller scale - I figure if I do a Christmas tree ornament or two I should be able to finish them by December - even if my attention span waxes and wanes.
I LOVE the slightly wobbly look! I think it creates a nice contrast to the precise structure of the rest of the costume! And it really adds to the Alice aesthetic! It definitely adds another later to everything. And Baby Bat makes the cutest little squeaks 🥺😭❤️
Thank you so much for all the positive feedback! I’m glad I’m not just bullshitting to myself and someone else also appreciates it 😂 and omg baby bat used to be completely silent and the first time she squeaked i about died of how cute it was 🥰
Aw I really appreciate it! I’m so sad I might have to miss next weeks video because the pod takes a WEEK to deliver so all my sewing stuff will be locked away 😭
@@moth.faerie I get surprised every week when you've still uploaded a new video! (My moves are always chaos.) If it makes you feel any better...my friends are moving back to Finland next week. They're expecting to not see their stuff for at least a few months!
Superb cat content! You're soooooo patient, I would have gone bonkers a while ago, speaking from experience. Actually, I think it's better that your soutache (correct?) isn't perfectly straight, it adds character and fits into the flowy aesthetic of art nouveau. And the beading is just fine. You have so much going on already: high-low hem line, embossed fabric, there will be flowers, etc. Obviously, if you feel that more is more, go for it, I just think it's great already. This video was such a lovely way to start my morning.❤ P.S. I just have to comment how cute your wardrobe is! All those adorable details like ruffles, or embroidery, or flowy sleeves - love, love love.
Thank you! I think normally it would be soutache but mine is a novelty sparkle thread haha, but thank you I appreciate all of your input! I get so focused on whatever small detail I’m working on I forget that it’s going to be part of a bigger picture and that this whole costume is already quite busy 😅 also thank you for the compliment on my wardrobe! Now that it’s warmer I can finally wear all my pretty dresses and I’m very excited haha
I agree with you that the wobblyness actually works here. It looked delicate but possibly seen through the haze of whatever that caterpillar is smoking and it works for the gown. Also it is so pretty and shiny. With every video I watch I keep going « oh! I should try that! » (though beading and embroidery take so much time, I admire your patience).
Baby Bat absolutely knows where that camera is at all times. The little diva. ;) I loved seeing your embroidery, I'll have to try that couching method. I've not come across it before. :)
She used to be so camera shy! Now she loves it haha or maybe she just loves to sit right on top of my work bc she knows I have to pay attention to her that way 😋
This was really neat! I think the mushrooms especially are super fun. I don't do embroidery but seeing how you approach and deal with the human error part of the design and creation process is very, very inspiring. I think the embroidery will be great as-is, especially when done and seen as 'part of the gown' an not just a piece on it's own. Good luck with the rest of the embroidery and your move!!
Aw thank you so much I really appreciate it! I used to be a super perfectionist but have a far better time now that Ive learned to accept and appreciate variations 😊 thank you about the move too! I don’t think I’ll be able to get a video out next week but I’m hoping everything will be together enough for the week after!
I learned about metal sequins last year and my mind was blown. Lol There are some sellers on Etsy but they are rather expensive. This project is turning out so wonderfully.
I just want to say I found your channel recently and see all the hardwork you're putting into your channel and uploads, you're very kind and helpful to someone like me who is trying to get better at being a professional seamstress/costumer. Thank you for all your great videos!!
This is so sweet, thank you! I’m so happy you like my videos and that they can be helpful to you! 🥰 if you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
I'm all caught up with this project! It's so beautiful, I cant wait to see the finished product when you are able to get back to it - in the meantime you have plenty of other older projects for me to catch up on 😊 Also, your cat is adorable, so sweet and chatty!
aw thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Hoping to be back to normal sewing videos in a couple weeks 😊 and yess she's the sweetest girl I love her so much ❤❤
Your embroidery is gorgeous! Embroidery always takes a long time. If YOU think it looks a bit thin you could add random sequins around in the parts you feel look sparse. Maybe do a this was my studio before/here it is finished video? Those are always fun to watch (because I am not doing the work myself...) make sure to take care of yourself during your move! Rest as needed and hydrate!
Thank you so much! Haha I always seem to underestimate how long it will take. I think adding more sequins would look nice! I’ll do that if I’m not sick of looking at it by the time I finish all the other beading 😂 and I definitely want to do a studio video! It’s taking so long to get done but I’m really so excited to have a big space with lots of windows instead of taking over the dining room 😅
@@moth.faerie having a dedicated space is the best! My space is small but I love it! (And it forces me to keep it clean... and I don’t do as much sewing as you do)
i think the "wobbly" embroidery not only makes the project look lovingly handmade but also very much "alice." too much "perfection"--e.g., machine-level perfection--would not look right. and i think your sequins work perfectly! the victorians would have used what you're using if they'd had them.
The mushrooms are so cute, you did such an amazing job! The patience you have to do that for three days is exceptional. I've got a much smaller embroidery project and I keep putting it off because I know it will take forever. Maybe one day... P.S. The top you are wearing in the intro is so cute!
Thank you! And omg it ended up taking more like five days 😭 I usually watch tv or RUclips while I do lots of embroidery but I found that audiobooks helped me go a lot faster bc I was able to keep my eyes focused on my work!
@@moth.faerie I’ve also been trying to listen to audio books while crafting too, which seems to help stay on task. I started using Libby which is an app connected with local libraries. You can check out audio books from the app for free. All you need is a library card, so that’s been super helpful. Granted it won’t always have the best voices for reading the books.... the person I’m currently listening to has a voice that makes me cringe, but I want to listen to the book, so I’ve been dealing with it. Five days?! Danggg that’s a lot of commitment I surely would have given in by that point and called it “good enough” XD again, your ability to stay on task is amazing.
@@KittieRoses i love libby!! we've moved now and my studio still isn't done TT but i've been doing a lot of wall painting and listening to the starless sea! it's pretty good, and the voices are pretty pleasant haha
@@moth.faerie I actually put The Starless Sea on hold a few days ago. I'm excited to start it. How goes painting? Are you doing a solid color or painting a picture on the wall? Good luck with your studio!
@@KittieRoses I'm going to do a solid color for now then maybe do mural down the line? Our kitchen is finally almost done! but i'm still waiting on contractors to replace the floors in my studio 😭
This was so many years ago but I have a genuine question. When adding the beading, would it have had the same effect to have doubled the thread instead of gone through the beads twice with single thread? This is a beautiful project
Ah good luck! It definitely does haha my very first embroidery project I told myself “I can finish that on the car ride to the convention” then was still working on it SEVEN months later 😅
Is it weird that hearing how long beading takes is the thing that has finally pushed me into seriously considering picking it up? I don't have a stash to pull from and I don't have the budget to buy new materials often, so I end up stuck between projects with nothing to work on. Something that takes 8 zillion hours but can be done a chunk at a time after something is otherwise done and wearable is definitely intriguing.
Probably does not need more in the embroidery. You are looking at the embroidery at less than arms length, the whole of the gown will be viewed from a good two or three long paces away. The sum of its parts!
That’s true I always get caught up in how it looks when I’ve been staring at it for 30 hours haha I should let my brain and eyes take a break occasionally then look at it again
It's honestly so nice to see other cat owners/sewers have the same problems as me lmao, they just have to be in the middle of what we are doing. Your cat is precious
![[SANSA VLOG 1] - Dissecting the Costume and Progress So Far](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xf4IhOgI4_Q/mqdefault.jpg)
"Please don't take my thread."
Baby Bat: *immediately takes thread*
The eternal struggle haha I even give her all my empty spools but she only likes the ones with thread on them rip
I have been wanting to make a historically accurate version of Alice, and then I found your channel!! I am so invest in your beautiful work!!❤️
PS: I LOVE when your cat just pops up!
Aah I’d love to see yours when you make it!! And thank you for watching! 🥰 haha my cat loves to be very involved in my sewing
Watching you bead and embroider has been such a peaceful way to spend some time. I want to try out some beading but on a much smaller scale - I figure if I do a Christmas tree ornament or two I should be able to finish them by December - even if my attention span waxes and wanes.
That sounds like such a cute idea! Beading is probably my favorite tv activity aside from bullet journaling, it’s so soothing 😊
I LOVE the slightly wobbly look! I think it creates a nice contrast to the precise structure of the rest of the costume! And it really adds to the Alice aesthetic! It definitely adds another later to everything. And Baby Bat makes the cutest little squeaks 🥺😭❤️
Thank you so much for all the positive feedback! I’m glad I’m not just bullshitting to myself and someone else also appreciates it 😂 and omg baby bat used to be completely silent and the first time she squeaked i about died of how cute it was 🥰
I'm low-key super glad you've still been posting during your move, highlight of my Saturdays 😂
Aw I really appreciate it! I’m so sad I might have to miss next weeks video because the pod takes a WEEK to deliver so all my sewing stuff will be locked away 😭
@@moth.faerie I get surprised every week when you've still uploaded a new video! (My moves are always chaos.)
If it makes you feel any better...my friends are moving back to Finland next week. They're expecting to not see their stuff for at least a few months!
Kitty, "Mama, I is a star!".
SHE IS im so proud
Looks amazing! All that detail, I can't imagine the focus and dedication it requires, wow.
Thank you! It helps to have lots of audio books haha
That's such a huge amount of work! It will be beautiful. Here's to an easy move, and finding everything when you get there!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Superb cat content! You're soooooo patient, I would have gone bonkers a while ago, speaking from experience. Actually, I think it's better that your soutache (correct?) isn't perfectly straight, it adds character and fits into the flowy aesthetic of art nouveau. And the beading is just fine. You have so much going on already: high-low hem line, embossed fabric, there will be flowers, etc. Obviously, if you feel that more is more, go for it, I just think it's great already. This video was such a lovely way to start my morning.❤
P.S. I just have to comment how cute your wardrobe is! All those adorable details like ruffles, or embroidery, or flowy sleeves - love, love love.
Thank you! I think normally it would be soutache but mine is a novelty sparkle thread haha, but thank you I appreciate all of your input! I get so focused on whatever small detail I’m working on I forget that it’s going to be part of a bigger picture and that this whole costume is already quite busy 😅 also thank you for the compliment on my wardrobe! Now that it’s warmer I can finally wear all my pretty dresses and I’m very excited haha
Legend has it, The beading continues to this very day.
Lmao you’re not wrong honestly
Wowed, the amount of work involved is astounding, my favourite part was when you filled in the mushroom stems and then the little beads on top.
yesss it took so long haha, thank you for watching!
I agree with you that the wobblyness actually works here. It looked delicate but possibly seen through the haze of whatever that caterpillar is smoking and it works for the gown. Also it is so pretty and shiny. With every video I watch I keep going « oh! I should try that! » (though beading and embroidery take so much time, I admire your patience).
thank you! aah yes definitely try all the things haha, if you do and you post about it please tag me! i'd love to see!
It was so relaxing to see you embroider while i was doing my own embroidery.
Aw thanks! What are you embroidering?
Baby Bat absolutely knows where that camera is at all times. The little diva. ;)
I loved seeing your embroidery, I'll have to try that couching method. I've not come across it before. :)
She used to be so camera shy! Now she loves it haha or maybe she just loves to sit right on top of my work bc she knows I have to pay attention to her that way 😋
@@moth.faerie Ha! Clever little kitty.
This was really neat! I think the mushrooms especially are super fun. I don't do embroidery but seeing how you approach and deal with the human error part of the design and creation process is very, very inspiring. I think the embroidery will be great as-is, especially when done and seen as 'part of the gown' an not just a piece on it's own. Good luck with the rest of the embroidery and your move!!
Aw thank you so much I really appreciate it! I used to be a super perfectionist but have a far better time now that Ive learned to accept and appreciate variations 😊 thank you about the move too! I don’t think I’ll be able to get a video out next week but I’m hoping everything will be together enough for the week after!
They say that no ones knows when this began, but the survivors know this; the beading continues unto this very day.
YOU SAY THIS AS A JOKE BUT I'M STILL NOT DONE RIP ME
The embroidery is just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your progress!
thank you! and thank you for watching! It's been nice to see all your comments as I go through them this morning!
@@moth.faerie Binge watching your channel has made my corona recovery 100% more enjoyable :)
This is really impressive it must be wonderful to own such a gorgeous garment! I love watching baby bat because she looks just like my Eartha Kitty
thank you! haha your kitty sounds very cute then
I learned about metal sequins last year and my mind was blown. Lol There are some sellers on Etsy but they are rather expensive. This project is turning out so wonderfully.
Thank you! And good to know! I didn’t even bother looking bc I figured it either be hard to find or expensive 😅
Admire your dedication to all of that embroidery. Gives me so many ideas for future projects.
I just want to say I found your channel recently and see all the hardwork you're putting into your channel and uploads, you're very kind and helpful to someone like me who is trying to get better at being a professional seamstress/costumer. Thank you for all your great videos!!
This is so sweet, thank you! I’m so happy you like my videos and that they can be helpful to you! 🥰 if you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
The embroidery is beautiful. Good luck with your move
Thank you so much on both counts!
I'm all caught up with this project! It's so beautiful, I cant wait to see the finished product when you are able to get back to it - in the meantime you have plenty of other older projects for me to catch up on 😊 Also, your cat is adorable, so sweet and chatty!
aw thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Hoping to be back to normal sewing videos in a couple weeks 😊 and yess she's the sweetest girl I love her so much ❤❤
So pretty 😭😭 this was so lovely and happymaking to watch 💕💖
Thank you so much!! 🥰
Your embroidery is gorgeous! Embroidery always takes a long time. If YOU think it looks a bit thin you could add random sequins around in the parts you feel look sparse. Maybe do a this was my studio before/here it is finished video? Those are always fun to watch (because I am not doing the work myself...) make sure to take care of yourself during your move! Rest as needed and hydrate!
Thank you so much! Haha I always seem to underestimate how long it will take. I think adding more sequins would look nice! I’ll do that if I’m not sick of looking at it by the time I finish all the other beading 😂 and I definitely want to do a studio video! It’s taking so long to get done but I’m really so excited to have a big space with lots of windows instead of taking over the dining room 😅
@@moth.faerie having a dedicated space is the best! My space is small but I love it! (And it forces me to keep it clean... and I don’t do as much sewing as you do)
Embroidery always takes more time than you think it will.
Absolutely. Stunning. Work.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Haha thank you and you’re so right! I even thought I was being generous with my time estimate of three full days for the couching 😅
@@moth.faerie The embroidery for Sewstines dumpster fire pocket took nearly 2 weeks. I love the result. But oh mah goodness.
My roommates solution to "empty space" is to add a bunch of french knots, which does look pretty rad.
That’s a good idea! Thank you for the suggestion!
i think the "wobbly" embroidery not only makes the project look lovingly handmade but also very much "alice." too much "perfection"--e.g., machine-level perfection--would not look right. and i think your sequins work perfectly! the victorians would have used what you're using if they'd had them.
Aw thank you! Haha that's pretty much how I feel about historical accuracy- if they would've used it if they had access then it's good enough for me 😊
The mushrooms are so cute, you did such an amazing job! The patience you have to do that for three days is exceptional. I've got a much smaller embroidery project and I keep putting it off because I know it will take forever. Maybe one day...
P.S. The top you are wearing in the intro is so cute!
Thank you! And omg it ended up taking more like five days 😭 I usually watch tv or RUclips while I do lots of embroidery but I found that audiobooks helped me go a lot faster bc I was able to keep my eyes focused on my work!
@@moth.faerie I’ve also been trying to listen to audio books while crafting too, which seems to help stay on task. I started using Libby which is an app connected with local libraries. You can check out audio books from the app for free. All you need is a library card, so that’s been super helpful. Granted it won’t always have the best voices for reading the books.... the person I’m currently listening to has a voice that makes me cringe, but I want to listen to the book, so I’ve been dealing with it.
Five days?! Danggg that’s a lot of commitment I surely would have given in by that point and called it “good enough” XD again, your ability to stay on task is amazing.
@@KittieRoses i love libby!! we've moved now and my studio still isn't done TT but i've been doing a lot of wall painting and listening to the starless sea! it's pretty good, and the voices are pretty pleasant haha
@@moth.faerie I actually put The Starless Sea on hold a few days ago. I'm excited to start it.
How goes painting? Are you doing a solid color or painting a picture on the wall?
Good luck with your studio!
@@KittieRoses I'm going to do a solid color for now then maybe do mural down the line? Our kitchen is finally almost done! but i'm still waiting on contractors to replace the floors in my studio 😭
This was so many years ago but I have a genuine question. When adding the beading, would it have had the same effect to have doubled the thread instead of gone through the beads twice with single thread? This is a beautiful project
That pattern!!
I have been working on my embroidery project for 2 months and
still haven't finished
It takes a lot of patience!!
Ah good luck! It definitely does haha my very first embroidery project I told myself “I can finish that on the car ride to the convention” then was still working on it SEVEN months later 😅
@@moth.faerie Thank you!!!
Is it weird that hearing how long beading takes is the thing that has finally pushed me into seriously considering picking it up? I don't have a stash to pull from and I don't have the budget to buy new materials often, so I end up stuck between projects with nothing to work on. Something that takes 8 zillion hours but can be done a chunk at a time after something is otherwise done and wearable is definitely intriguing.
aah not weird at all, I totally feel that! crocheting is usually my go to for long projects that won't use up much material 😊
Probably does not need more in the embroidery. You are looking at the embroidery at less than arms length, the whole of the gown will be viewed from a good two or three long paces away.
The sum of its parts!
That’s true I always get caught up in how it looks when I’ve been staring at it for 30 hours haha I should let my brain and eyes take a break occasionally then look at it again
Please tell me you finished this one and uploaded it here and I just cannot find it. Have a lovely day.
Your white pencil actually draws?? What sorcery is this?
It’s not a fabric pencil it’s a drawing pencil that’s meant to draw on lots of surfaces! It’s stabilo brand if that helps 😊
@@moth.faerie yes, thank you bunches!
I'm sorry, but I have to ask: your "pot" is being delivered?! Am I mishearing things or? *is highly confused*
pod! for moving haha, we just moved to a new house and had to use two pods to get all the stuff there 😅
@@moth.faerie Oh, that makes so much more sense XD
@@ericathefae that would've been quite a production for some pot with all that beeping!
❤️baby bat❤️
:D
It's honestly so nice to see other cat owners/sewers have the same problems as me lmao, they just have to be in the middle of what we are doing. Your cat is precious
haha the sewing room is definitely my cats favorite room, it's basically hers! i just sew around her 😅