I remember that era well, as I just turned 78. What you called "petticoats" we referred to as "crenolines". They were multi-layered. Mother would always cut a layer out of mine. The pants looked very real to the era as did the dresses. The only thing which was out of place were the shoes. They would have been cute little flats w/ pointed toes or similar pump style heels. Good job. BTW, I also sew and began in 4-H at age 9. I am now in DAR and tailor Chanel-style suits and also evening clothes which I need for DAR activities.
Trousers are the hardest at the best of times but once you have the format fixed in your mind it’s so simple, I have made both male and female trousers there really is not much difference between them other than the hips and waist for women’s, men’s are much like sewing a tree trunk 😹😹 nice and straight, so that you were turning out a pair a day is brilliant considering it’s your first time. All the outfits looked great in the short amount of time that you had it all planed for.🤗🤗
I was in a dance school and we had three tailors that had to additionally specialise in dancing dresses because of the way they had to support dancers' moves that normally aren't considered in clothes (like they should fit the body on one hand so when you do all kinds of crazy figures the clothes stay on place but in the same time they should move when needed to highlight the movement). You did amazing job!
Hello Bella Mae. You are fantastic. Great concept and execution! That was a lot of sewing all by yourself. I thought you would get some help sewing from your dancer friends and family. And those pants, along with everything else, are a dream come true. You knew you could do it and you did. We are impressed and pleased. Continue your good work. LOVE YOU 💋💋 Lisa
We all love the 1950s, so well deserved all that great project for you! I'm sure the most tiring part was constructing the petticoats and skirts. Happy 2023 Bella Mae!
This was insane!! You did so amazingly, these dresses are all stunning and the pants look great! I can't imagine making this many in such a short timeline. Joy is such a great song! Off to watch the music video now. Please don't apologize for the long video, I loved this!
Bella, You are AMAZING !How old are you? Girl you’ve got SKILLS! You’re acting, dancing, designing, constructing ALL THE COSTUMES IN JUST 5 WEEKS!!!! I want to see this production!💃🏾🕺🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🍾I need to get back into the theater, which is probably very different since COVID.
I love how everything turned out, Bella! And I enjoyed this style of video. It was relaxing to watch as I did my own sewing. I am looking forward to the coming videos!! ❤️
Fantastic video, with the trousers 👖 I would not have bothered with the pockets. They look really good though. I look forward to the tutorial as I would like to make some for myself. I'm not a dress gal. Best wishes for the new year xx
Having been a costume designer for a small theater (read: no budget for extra seamstresses) I can absolutely relate to the stress and exhilaration of building a show from scratch. Much applause from this viewer! Also, love the new face decoration! It’s nice that Christians are getting accustomed to these so we don’t get the “looks” when we attend on Sundays. 😉
You did an amazing job!! The dresses looked so expensive. The pants looked fantastic too. Your daily clothes that you wore while working were so cuuuute! I’d have loved to see what you were wearing.
First video of yours I've watched, enjoyed it despite the length. I'll be highly interested in the mens pants tutorial. Looking forward to watching more of some past videos of yours. 😊 Your kitty is sooo cute!! Kitty really enjoyed when you were laying out the fabrics. 💜 Mine both like it when I'm playing with fabric, too!! 😀
Really fantastic project. Everything came out so well. Congratulations. Looking forward to the pants tutorial. Still can't quite make sense of the geography for those things... - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
They all turned out great! I always thought the pleated slacks looked so nice on most guys their clothes & the dresses really were made for dancing. I also watched "joy" & loved it. I hope everyone checks for the link under the more button!
woow the clothes came out so beautiful!! I especially loved the dress you were wearing, it suits you so well!! I love how neat your work is, you are such a huge inspiration to me.
Unfortunately I just didn't have time to film the entire process of the dresses...I got around to the pants tutorial early on and then realized there was not way to fit more filming than in what I did!
You made it! How do you know so many lovely looking people who dance! Terribly effective! Did you have to fight the cast to get the costumes back? They looked so good it would be very, very, very hard to surrender them when the show wrapped!
Well done! I know your pain and your success. For my major recent birthday (I wont say how old) i decided to hold a Hobbbit/Poldark/Outlander themed party. Now half of my friends are costumers - cool. But not LOTR fans, so thats ok. However the other half were not! But those that were not, were LOTR/Hobbit obsessed, so, i made LOTR costumes (ie; FULL blown clothing - NOT dress ups) for 11 men and 15 women. Thats front falls corduroy knee length pants, 18th C shitrs and waistcoats for the men, and rustic skirts, full white blouses complete with all fitted laced bodices. All made in 6 months. I didnt take many short cuts either...still hand stitched hems, felled seams for mens shirts. I developed a short cut for the hobbit pants, taking thrift cord pants and converting to front falls with a waist band to button braces to. By the end I had nailed all the few short cuts I would let myself take, but wished I had knew up front. Luckily my birthday is just before Xmas and Jan holidays I spent in bed..but it is fun!! well done.
At this point I think you and your family should start a production company producing wholesome content. You guys would be just as big as the Hallmark channel and pureflix
Hi Bella! I love the costumes that you make! I really want to learn to sew, and I decided to start with a circle skirt. When letting it hang after sewing so that the fabric stretches out, and then cutting the hem, how do I cut the seams of the skirt without causing them to unravel? There wouldn't be any backstitch at that point.
Hi! I happen to be obsessed with the pleat that appears on the dark purple dress at minute 44.52 of the video. Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial or a pattern in order to replicate that part of the dress? Thank you so much. Bella, every time you finished a dress OR A TROUSER , I was mesmerized by the quality of them. You are absolutely incredible.
since so many of your family members are so talented, did someone make the kids outfits at the end? some of the girls look similar to the dresses you made, at least in fabric matching.
Love the video and have suggest plus question have check Wednesday on Netflix? The show overnight became a hit and character were this beautiful black prom dress. If like show, could you do a future how to make the dress?
Boy howdy!! First of all, congratulations on getting them all made. I've made costumes, by myself, for plays, so I know how stressful it can be. There were many times when I wished I had had assistants to help do some of the things. I thinking you probably would have liked to have some assistants, too. I mean besides the animals and the baby. Granted they're cute, but they're not really helpful. If you decide to take on a job like this again I would strongly advise real assistants.
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I remember that era well, as I just turned 78. What you called "petticoats" we referred to as "crenolines". They were multi-layered. Mother would always cut a layer out of mine. The pants looked very real to the era as did the dresses. The only thing which was out of place were the shoes. They would have been cute little flats w/ pointed toes or similar pump style heels. Good job. BTW, I also sew and began in 4-H at age 9. I am now in DAR and tailor Chanel-style suits and also evening clothes which I need for DAR activities.
What is DAR?
Is it Daughters of the American Revolution?
popping in to say that i am HERE for the longer videos 💙
Aw, good to know!
The confidence you had during this project, gives me hope I too can costume (...someday) and thank you for keeping track of the hours!
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Trousers are the hardest at the best of times but once you have the format fixed in your mind it’s so simple, I have made both male and female trousers there really is not much difference between them other than the hips and waist for women’s, men’s are much like sewing a tree trunk 😹😹 nice and straight, so that you were turning out a pair a day is brilliant considering it’s your first time. All the outfits looked great in the short amount of time that you had it all planed for.🤗🤗
Our talented an beautiful creator knocks it out of the park again!
I love how many belt loops you put on those pants. I wish women's pants had that many loops. They all look so professionally done!
I was in a dance school and we had three tailors that had to additionally specialise in dancing dresses because of the way they had to support dancers' moves that normally aren't considered in clothes (like they should fit the body on one hand so when you do all kinds of crazy figures the clothes stay on place but in the same time they should move when needed to highlight the movement).
You did amazing job!
Hello Bella Mae. You are fantastic. Great concept and execution! That was a lot of sewing all by yourself. I thought you would get some help sewing from your dancer friends and family. And those pants, along with everything else, are a dream come true. You knew you could do it and you did. We are impressed and pleased. Continue your good work.
LOVE YOU 💋💋
Lisa
We all love the 1950s, so well deserved all that great project for you! I'm sure the most tiring part was constructing the petticoats and skirts. Happy 2023 Bella Mae!
I really, REALLY like the main character's dress. I would defo wear that.
This sounds like this was a huge stash buster!
Yes, it was!!
This whole project is so wonderful it really needs more attention!!!
Super excited for ur upcoming videos!!!!!
Loved the video. Fun clothes. My kids love swing dancing too, and would be envious of those costumes.
Kitty cats are a must have for every sewing room 😍
Looking forward to the pants tutorial, definitely on my "to figure out" list! Now to go hunt down the Joy video!!
Linked in the description!! ❤️
This was insane!! You did so amazingly, these dresses are all stunning and the pants look great! I can't imagine making this many in such a short timeline. Joy is such a great song! Off to watch the music video now.
Please don't apologize for the long video, I loved this!
Besides the obvious talent for design and sewing, time management must have been even more challenging. The outfits "danced" beautifully!
Aw, yay! Glad to hear it!
Woah! that's so much sewing! Amazing Job!
Bella, You are AMAZING !How old are you? Girl you’ve got SKILLS! You’re acting, dancing, designing, constructing ALL THE COSTUMES IN JUST 5 WEEKS!!!! I want to see this production!💃🏾🕺🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🍾I need to get back into the theater, which is probably very different since COVID.
Thanks! I'm 23!
That was quite the undertaking. Everything turned out great. Loved the video!
I love how everything turned out, Bella! And I enjoyed this style of video. It was relaxing to watch as I did my own sewing. I am looking forward to the coming videos!! ❤️
Wow! Somehow missed the dance video but going there now. Thanks so much. You are an amazing sewist!
Those outfits looked amazing!! You’re so talented!
Great work again on the project!
Fantastic video, with the trousers 👖 I would not have bothered with the pockets. They look really good though. I look forward to the tutorial as I would like to make some for myself. I'm not a dress gal. Best wishes for the new year xx
Having been a costume designer for a small theater (read: no budget for extra seamstresses) I can absolutely relate to the stress and exhilaration of building a show from scratch. Much applause from this viewer! Also, love the new face decoration! It’s nice that Christians are getting accustomed to these so we don’t get the “looks” when we attend on Sundays. 😉
Got distracted by yellow cat in video playing with fabric, reminds me of kitten that just showed up and decided to move in with us.
You did an amazing job!! The dresses looked so expensive. The pants looked fantastic too. Your daily clothes that you wore while working were so cuuuute! I’d have loved to see what you were wearing.
please consider making the silver wedding dress from the Palmwood wreck :)
First video of yours I've watched, enjoyed it despite the length. I'll be highly interested in the mens pants tutorial. Looking forward to watching more of some past videos of yours. 😊 Your kitty is sooo cute!! Kitty really enjoyed when you were laying out the fabrics. 💜 Mine both like it when I'm playing with fabric, too!! 😀
Welcome! So glad you're here and you enjoyed! ❤️
Wow that was amazing. Everyone looks stunning! Well done
This was so fun!! Thanks for sharing your process. I loved watching you drape the dresses! 🙌🏻
Really fantastic project. Everything came out so well. Congratulations.
Looking forward to the pants tutorial. Still can't quite make sense of the geography for those things...
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Amazing Bella! I really enjoyed the video and am looking forward to the men's pant one.
They all turned out great! I always thought the pleated slacks looked so nice on most guys their clothes & the dresses really were made for dancing. I also watched "joy" & loved it. I hope everyone checks for the link under the more button!
woow the clothes came out so beautiful!! I especially loved the dress you were wearing, it suits you so well!! I love how neat your work is, you are such a huge inspiration to me.
OMG you did so much sewing!!! It would have taken me forever to do all of that! Awesome job!
Wow, I love your hair!
Aw, thanks!
wow. mind = blown. perfect design, beautifully-made pieces, amazing execution! congratulations!!
Aw, thank you!
So much work ! ✨ amazing 😍
Loved the Video. It was so much to watch. Could we get a tutorial on some of the dresses?
Unfortunately I just didn't have time to film the entire process of the dresses...I got around to the pants tutorial early on and then realized there was not way to fit more filming than in what I did!
A bit weird to mention but I really enjoyed your editing during the sponsor segment!
Thanks! (Not weird!)
You made it! How do you know so many lovely looking people who dance! Terribly effective! Did you have to fight the cast to get the costumes back? They looked so good it would be very, very, very hard to surrender them when the show wrapped!
Haha! It was great to have friends and friends of friends who were willing to learn the dance! (Some of them had never really danced before!)
@@BellaMaesDesigns Well, the results were magical!
OMG! Have fun in my country!
Your so talented!
Well done! I know your pain and your success. For my major recent birthday (I wont say how old) i decided to hold a Hobbbit/Poldark/Outlander themed party. Now half of my friends are costumers - cool. But not LOTR fans, so thats ok. However the other half were not! But those that were not, were LOTR/Hobbit obsessed, so, i made LOTR costumes (ie; FULL blown clothing - NOT dress ups) for 11 men and 15 women. Thats front falls corduroy knee length pants, 18th C shitrs and waistcoats for the men, and rustic skirts, full white blouses complete with all fitted laced bodices. All made in 6 months. I didnt take many short cuts either...still hand stitched hems, felled seams for mens shirts. I developed a short cut for the hobbit pants, taking thrift cord pants and converting to front falls with a waist band to button braces to. By the end I had nailed all the few short cuts I would let myself take, but wished I had knew up front. Luckily my birthday is just before Xmas and Jan holidays I spent in bed..but it is fun!! well done.
At this point I think you and your family should start a production company producing wholesome content. You guys would be just as big as the Hallmark channel and pureflix
Isabella Covey as The White Rose by Phil Beazley
Hi Bella! I love the costumes that you make! I really want to learn to sew, and I decided to start with a circle skirt. When letting it hang after sewing so that the fabric stretches out, and then cutting the hem, how do I cut the seams of the skirt without causing them to unravel? There wouldn't be any backstitch at that point.
Hi! I happen to be obsessed with the pleat that appears on the dark purple dress at minute 44.52 of the video. Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial or a pattern in order to replicate that part of the dress? Thank you so much. Bella, every time you finished a dress OR A TROUSER , I was mesmerized by the quality of them. You are absolutely incredible.
The pleating on that dress is very similar to some of the patterns I show in this video: ruclips.net/video/m1NcYd79nWI/видео.html
Super interesting
Maybe I should take up swing dancing:)
You 100% should!
since so many of your family members are so talented, did someone make the kids outfits at the end? some of the girls look similar to the dresses you made, at least in fabric matching.
Very cool! What pattern did u use for the mens pants?
I just updated the description with the links (I used 2 different patterns for the pants!)
What patterns did you use? I would really like to take a look at the pants pattern, specifically.
I just updated the description with the pattern links (I used 2 different patterns for the pants, and didn’t use patterns for the dresses.)
I usually go to the comments section first to see what others have thought of the video…..but there aren’t any…now what? 😂
Haha! ❤️
What pattern did you use for the dresses?
I drafted them myself.
Love the video and have suggest plus question have check Wednesday on Netflix? The show overnight became a hit and character were this beautiful black prom dress. If like show, could you do a future how to make the dress?
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Boy howdy!! First of all, congratulations on getting them all made. I've made costumes, by myself, for plays, so I know how stressful it can be. There were many times when I wished I had had assistants to help do some of the things. I thinking you probably would have liked to have some assistants, too. I mean besides the animals and the baby. Granted they're cute, but they're not really helpful. If you decide to take on a job like this again I would strongly advise real assistants.
Wow first commenter
More kitten content, please.
Everything looks great, but the dresses could have been a little longer.