Cottage Core + Witch Core = Gunnesaxoween // I made a Spooky Gunne Sax Dress!
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It's done! This Gunnesaxoween costube collaboration has been so much fun, and I am super happy with my new cottagecore meets witchcore dress (I think I'm going to have to wear this at other times of year, too.)
And I heard that maybe there will be a similar collab for Christmas Gunne Sax dresses?
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Gunne sax-o-ween has been amazing, I can't wait for gunne sax-mas.
I had a Gunnesax dress back in the day. It was several coordinating fabrics in navy with floral patterns. Sweetheart neck, navy velvet ribbon trim and wide straps so it could be worn as a sundress or a jumper. One of my favorite dresses of all time. The fabric you chose is quite possibly the most fabulous Halloween fabric I have ever seen!
I had one when I was a kid. My dress also had a matching shall.
I also had a pajama robe for Christmas too. Looking back at old photos , yikes that was something .
Me too but mine was shades of pink and red,
"Did I mention I was hoping to finish this tomorrow? Ha ha ha ha ha..." *Exasperated sigh*
OMG that moments was the story of my sewing carrier! I'm so glad other people feel that way too! Lol
Since I am of an age that Gunne Sax dresses were brand new and trending when I was in high school so I have a very soft spot for them. I even made them as my concert dresses (I play Cello) and eventually my wedding dress. I think you did a fine job on this one. the choice of fabric and trim is perfect for the challenge. I will add (from my 5+ decades of sewing experience) If you had shifted the front panel down to where it met the two side panels you would not have had the gapping at the neckline and you would not have had to cut down the sweetheart neckline, it was already there just up too high. In the original Gunne Sax dresses the "belt" was actually a waistband so the bodice would be short waisted because the "belt" would be where you could lengthen or shorten where the waist falls according to your body shape. I am the same size as you so it is nice to see how this could look on me. . .all these years later. .. ha ha ha
Excellent reply. Great tips. Plus, yeah, I have wondered how they would look on me all these years later, as well. I think I'm going to be brave and make a dress or two in my size.
I would love to see you in that dress with your cello! #oldstringorchestrateacher
@@kathyjohnson2043 . . .ha ha ha I have zero pics of me playing my cello back in the 70's. Let alone in one of the home made Gunne Sax dresses. (You know I always had to have a long skirt because of the cello). But now I play for my own enjoyment and mostly celtic or tantric music and if I do play for an audience I am in costume and usually informal around a campfire. (I am a Renaissance/Fantasy cosplayer)
Jessica McClintock would be proud of you (she founded Gunne Sax). A nice tribute to her contribution to fashion as she died in March at age 90.
I am super curious what the drafting answer is to your frequent gaping neckline problem! A video where you consult another costuber or professional sewist on the topic could be interesting!
As someone who wore and adored Gunne Sax dresses in my teens, I will put in my 2 cents worth that the belt is a must for the authentic Gunne Sax look. There just isn't quite enough detail and embellishment without it. Great project! Have fun wearing it for many Autumn's to come.
You have captured the romance and femininity of Gunnesax. Their stores were like a BoHo fairyland of ornate/shabby chic. As I high schooler, I felt so pretty in the soft floaty fabric, puffy sleeves, fancy trims and swirly skirts! My dad would wait on a chair that looked like a beat-up throne until he paid the bill. I would strut away with him, clutching my precious shopping bag. Thanks for bringing back such a nice memory.
It's honestly so encouraging to see even a fabulous and experienced seamstress like yourself make the kind of mistakes that I make constantly and feel so self-depreciating about
I think this dress is absolutely gorgeous and it looks so beautiful on you, it’s very flattering too.I love the gold trims on it and it matches the pattern perfectly..I like the belt it makes the waist look longer 🥰
I love these dresses & was forced to search my old school pictures. Sure enough 1978-1979 I was sporting an orange and beige version of this, with ruffles vs lace trim. Thanks for the memories 😁
It turned out soooo good! The two rows of trim on the ruffle was worth it, I agree with the patrons. Lovely witchy vibes:)
Personally, I think the belt makes the dress look finished. Love the colors on you even though they're not among my favorite colors. In fact it's fabulous. I'm a Spring so give me lots of Springy colors or jewel tones in cool colors.
It looks more gunnesax with the belt. I would keep the ease in the top because that is more the style and helps with the comfort. You did a great job with this dress and you look fabulous in it.
That fabric gives the impression of black lace over a gold base from a little distance. I LOVE it.
I love all the collaborations and challenges you're doing. You're introducing me to other creators who the RUclipss algorithm gods haven't seen fit to introduce to me, like Stringchronicity. I love the sense of community you all have with one another. 😊
I love this dress. I was alittle concerned about the width of the sleeves, but when looking at the total outfit, they were perfection!! I think it's funny that your parents had different points of view on the belt. Men usually seem to like a belted waist on women and women don't!! I guess if you are out hoping to attract a male's attention, use the belt and if not, don't. LOL! Personally, I like the belted look the best, but that is just me liking to see more of a curve at the waist instead of a rectangle look. It could also be that I have a rectangle shape and I have never liked it. I have always wanted some curves! Anyway, congrats on the dress! It looks beautiful on you and yes, I think you could wear this anytime in the Fall/Winter.
I like it with the belt, better. It adds more of the trim detail which I feel is needed to pull the whole bodice together. Without the belt, the trim on the princess seams just sort of stop, and it seems like something is missing. Plus, I like how narrow it makes her waist look!
Either way, the dress is phenomenal, and she looks beautiful in it. ❤️
It's amazing the immediate difference that adding the sleeves made! It looks somehow more ... formal isn't exactly the right word but it's the most apt I can think of in the moment ... with sleeves, and more casual when it was sleeveless. Or like it went from an accessory (a vest or an in-progress jumper) to a garment (a shirt or in-progress dress).
Always loved these dresses! This looks super cute on you, and it also looks super comfortable, too.
I prefer the belt, because of the way the trim adds that little "sump'n-sump'n" across the waist, but the fact you get two different looks with and without it is a definite plus.
Love that fabric, and I agree that at a distance it's subtle enough to wear anytime.
I love watching you solve your issues as you sew!
Absolutely love how this turned out, and no, you don't *need* that corduroy over it.
A delightful dress! Almost looks like lace from a distance. Wonderful craftsmanship!
I'm in love with that dress
The fabric, the skirt and that belt are a ma zing
You're right about the fabric-- even up close you don't really notice it's "Hallowe'en!". First you notice cats, then the half-moons, then you see the raven with the witch hat. I like the belt on a lot, it really gives the Gunnesax vibe. I would have voted for one line of trim, only to save you the extra work-- I think either would have been fine, since it's such a distance from the bodice trim.
No zipper! That's always the right choice. lol
I liked it best without the wide belt, but I might like it best with a satin ribbon belt.
It turned out so incredibly cute!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm so glad you made the changes on the bodice, it made all the difference in the world for fit!
I really love the way the dress looks on you. It really makes your beauty shine.
What a nice dress! The fabric and the trim look really luxe. I kinda wish the skirt were full length. I think that would make the dress more glam than girly.
I love the belt! I'm a fan of the added trimming in that area for balance
Being more familiar with farm terminology than fashion I was terribly confused about what a gunny sack had to do with a dress. Now I know.
Love the way it turned out.
I grew up and learned to sew during the Gunne Sax era. If you look at sewing patterns of the era, the sleeve shape is quite hourglass shaped with the fullness at the top of the sleeve and about half the width at the cuff. Unless you're making a leg-o'-mutton sleeve (wide, gathered and poofy from shoulder to elbow and close fitting from elbow to wrist) feel free to trim that sleeve down to a tighter fit.
OMG!!! this dress !!!! I LOOOOOOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!! it's fits you so well !! it's my favourite gunnesaxoween dress ! 😍💝🍂🍁🎃
I love the belt. 12/10 would wear the belt with any other black dress. Need a dress like this in all fabrics and patterns.
The swirl is to die for!
I love this dress!!! Not many clothing pieces are more fun that a full twirly skirt.
I love this dress. So cute. I like it better though with the belt. I remember being a teenager during the height of the Gunnesax crazy. I love the dress style, but my parents were too poor to afford these dresses, especially for 4 daughters. I wish I had learn to sew, but I was too busy in high school taking advanced classes to take home economics and sewing class. My high school counselor would have killed me. Oh well. I am glad I have found your channel and I can enjoy your wonderful creations. Thanks a lot. Looking forward to your Christmas edition of the dress. : )
I love how you just broke out in an ACTUAL softshoe routine at the end! Thespians unite!
If I see a wooden floor, I have to tap! 😉
Was not so sure about this on the mannequin, but it is SO gunne sax in the reveal. Delightful.
Gah, the finished dress is absolutely delightful! It's so swooshy and spins like a dream. It makes me weirdly giddy, especially seeing you skipping around and having fun!!
This dress is beyond adorable! It's like Laura Ingalls Wilder went to Hogwarts. I LOVED Gunne Sax as a kid (I was a bit Little House on the Prairie obsessed). You've inspired me to come up with my own "Little House meets Practical Magic" dress!
It came out so well! I definitely vote for belt, but I think it's great that you can wear it either way!
Tap dancing at the end! Awesome! Dress is super cute, and (of course!) brings back fond memories of the original dresses we all loved so much in the 70's and 80's. I love how you crossed over the seam with the trim. It really does make a difference in the overall look. (I confess that I have, at times, not made the changes that I knew needed to be made, simply because I was too lazy to unpick trim I had already sewn down.). Thank you for sharing your inner debate!
I think that is the sweetest thing you have ever made for yourself. The only thing I would have done differently is I would have angled the narrow trip on the outside of the bodice slightly from the shoulder to the waist. It looks absolutely darling on you!
This is so inspiring! And the part where you show the dress dancing among the leaves is magic!
I really like this dress. It’s been fun watching you make it. I remember Gunne Sax from the 1970s when I really wanted one but they were out of my reach financially back then. This has brought back all kinds of memories. Thank you.
I think the dress looks great! I think you should consider making one in a more "normal" type of print for everyday wear, it's really pretty.
Yes, I agree!
Thank you - I might just have to! It's very comfy and cozy to wear!
Love the blue petticoat under the dress. It's a great hint of color when you twirl. :)
The GunneSax style always appealed to me so it seems perfectly acceptable that you all are doing this challenge!
That sleeve was so much wider than I thought it would be from the flat piece... The final shape was lovely! I was also shocked that the poll was resoundingly in favor of the two rows narrow vs one row wider ribbon, since I thought the wide ribbon was better.
All in all, the dress came out beautifully and you look adorable wearing it! (Definitely Victorian school girl vibes in your modeling video!)
That dress is not only super cute, but it looks really, really fabulous on. I can see that skirt floating out while you are doing ballroom dancing. Love it with the belt, but it is still cute without, also. I hope you do another for Christmas. Would love to see it.
It look lovely ❤️
The tap dance at the end was fun and the caterpillar was cute!
The dance at the was adorable
Lovely!!!!
Thank you!
I had Gunne Sax blouses in high school, there were ruffles EVERYWHERE, tops of shoulders, down the princess seams, and I LOVED them ❤
One of my first "choice" projects in ninth grade sewing class was a similar dress in a burgundy, rose, and cream floral stripe with a dusty rose square collar, white ribbon trim, and white lace insertion.
Love this. The magic of a Gunne Sax dress is that they make one feel so pretty! It is a rare and wonderful memory that I'll not recapture - but the memory is golden.
Gunners ax dresses, brings back memories…It’s a really cute dress!
I LOVE this dress, the sleeves, the swirly skirt, the fabric!
The skirt is just perfect! I've always wanted a gunne sax dress, and now I'm extra determined to make one!
That dress is just perfection, it is balanced so well with the gold trim and pattern fabric. I am now tempted to add another project to my list. Xx
I am still having a gunnesax dress, and I got compliments about it still, the material is so good , and i look so smart with it , it is black and pink, and here in Finland every one likes it
I think this is my favorite dress that you’ve done. It’s because the skirt is soooo perfect. Missed my Dora fix, hugs to kitty.
Oh it's so cute!!! My 7 year old daughter and I both want one! Was loving the dancing at the end, till that jump scare. I have a caterpillar phobia! 😅🤢😱😭😅
Oh no -- I thought he was so cute! And thank you!
Boning in the belt. This pretty much confirms that’s what I need to try.
From someone who graduated high school in 1979 (peak Gunne Sax season), I am so impressed! Of all of these I've seen, yours looks the most like a Gunne Sax dress. You made great decisions at each step, and it's a beautiful dress!
I need a dress like this in my life
What an enchanting make! Music was perfect.
The extra fabric you could make a Holly hobby prairie bonnet.
The dress looks gorgeous Rebecca…the fabric is spooktacular!…🥰🇦🇺
Dress looks amazing! Wolly bear looks adorable!
Okay.... this is absolutely fabulous. A stand out in your line up of fabulous creations.
The finished dress looks amazing!! The poll was right having the two lines of trim matching the bodice trim is ✨💋👌✨ It spins beautifully, probably helped out by the extra weight of those bottom ruffles!
I would love to see a more ruffled Gunne Sax style if you do the Christmas version 🎄 since you did the velvet trim for the Halloween dress 🎃
It lives there to look pretty with all your new sewing so you can go mmmm that looks nice together too
My vote is for belt! Its so cute!
I absolutely loooove black and gold so the finished product makes me so happy!! love how it turned out! perfect dress to kick leaves in :D
Love how that turned out!
Before I learned the value of The Mockup, I made a rectangles-and-gores housedress (in purple flannel) and didn't adjust the rectangular sleeves, they were too long for two reasons - I added cuff at the last minute, and the shoulders were so much wider than my own.... I ended up making a button and loop on each elbow to hold them out of my way! Perhaps someday I shall revisit that but it was hand-felled and I just don't feel like unicking that much stitching when I have other projects to get to. Lesson learned, fix it in the mockup or it ain't getting fixed!
I wore GunneSax dresses when they were popular the first time! I love yours! That came out so well. Lovely!
How absolutely beautiful you look and the skirt is so full and swooshy.
I absolutly love how it turned out. So beautiful
It came out so well! I think the double narrow trim on the skirt is a nice design tie in with the cuffs.
This came out so beautifully! Excellent choice lowering the neckline. I think I will have to lower mine as well when I tackle it next week.
Luv luv luv it! You look so pretty in your GunneSax. And I never get tired of seeing the blouse with the purple collar. I WANT THEM BOTH!
Wow your dress looks stunning. The reveal pictures are beautiful as are the trails you were on. The spin factor is perfect!! It made me smile remembering how that was the first thing my daughter would test when I made her a dress!!
I love the finish dress! Im so glad you went with the two lines of trim over the braid😊 I want this dress🦇🎃🦇 spooky dresses all year long!
I like the dress with the belt.
Came out great! Got a touch of the Hocus Pocus, think it’s the skirts. And your spookadelic attitude. 🎃
Oh my god, I was just thinking, "Doesn't Cindy have a SkillShare class on that?" during your ad read, lol. She has a great RUclips channel as well!
I wasn't keen on the dress until the sleeves went on. Also I was sure that one wide strip of ribbon would look best but again I was wrong. I do love the belt, it adds an extra dimension Over all I love the dress and actually it looks extra stunning with the blue petticoat underneath. I am now off to line one of my dresses in bright blue!
This turned out so beautiful!
I still have my gunnysacks dress from high school. 1983
Thanks for another great video. I like it with the belt. But both ways look good.
I love it! So much swoosh. Also, Wooly Bear! 💜
Oh it's so cute! I love what you did wity the trim🥰🥰🥰 smart thing you did using fabric that is spooky but also wearable all year round. Mine is so obnoxiously Halloween that it's just going to be worn outside the spooky season😄
I love love this dress on you the style and shape is really flattering. Looking at it, it doesn’t look like you can only wear it for Halloween you can wear it any time it’s great.
Love this... I would wear it often... lol... a Christmas one or 2 would be lovely...❤💚
The dress is so cute! I love the belt, I think it finishes the look to perfection, as it gives the lines of trim on the bodice a place to end. :)
Beautiful dress. I like it better with the belt, but beautiful without also.
Soo cute and flattering! I would be making one in EVERY color! 🎃🕷🦇
I might just have to! 😉
This turned our so well! I love it both with and without the belt, too. Well done!
I want such a twirly skirt!!!!
Love the dancing at the end!!! Oh joy! 😄
love the way the skirt twirls!!
i love the dress but love it more with the belt.