Everything I Made in 2020 | Sewing Projects
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Well what a year it has been. With an unusual amount of free time on my hands I was able to complete a lot of sewing projects this year. So grab a cuppa and come with me as I reflect on everything I have sewn this year in my #CostubeYearInReview
I tackled many of the vintage sewing patterns I have wanted to make for the longest time and as a result my handmade vintage wardrobe is in much better shape.
Vintage dresses were my most frequent make but I also had great fun with the some vintage undergarments and even a swimsuit!
If you'd like to check out my knitting year in review you can find it here: • Everything I Knit in 2...
Links to individual project videos:
1944 Butterick Dress: • Making a Vintage Dress...
1950s Slip: • Making a 1950s Slip Dr...
1959 Polka Dot Dress Part One: • Making a Vintage Dress...
1959 Polka Dot Dress Part Two: • Making a Vintage Dress...
1950s Swinsuit: • Making a 1950s Swimsui...
1950s Beach Coat: • Making a 1950s Beach C...
1940s Pinafore Dress: • Making a 1940s Sun Dre...
Red 1950s/60s Dress: • I DIY'd my own Vintage...
1930s Underwear: • Struggling to Make Vin...
Historical Halloween: • Historical H-OWL-oween...
Relaxed Regency: • Relaxed Regency | Sew ...
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Butterick B6485: - AD tidd.ly/3pvUchV
Helen's Closet Pona Jacket: helensclosetpa...
Simplicity 4126: vintagepattern...
I can't find a copy on Etsy or Ebay at the moment but they come up pretty often so keep your eyes peeled!
Kosedo Patterns Lima Dress: kosedo.studio/...
Simplicity 3274: - AD tidd.ly/3pAgIGC
Simplicity 8139: - AD tidd.ly/2L5blQs
McCall's 7475: I can't find a copy on Etsy or Ebay at the moment but they come up pretty often so keep your eyes peeled!
Red 50s/60s dress adapted from New Look 6262: - AD tidd.ly/3mZU2xD
Simplicity 8510: - AD tidd.ly/37YhwPr
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“It’s very creased because it’s linen” - fun fact, linen only creases like mad nowadays because it’s woven on looms intended for cotton. Vintage linen (woven on linen-specific looms) won’t crease nearly as much because the weave was much tighter. Petition to bring back proper linen fabric! 😅
That is a cause I could absolutely get behind!
I believe linen used for bedding is possibly still woven on the old linen looms, as it barely creases and has a lot more "snap" if that makes sense. Might be worth buying bedding instead of "linen fabric" if that's your preference.
@@reivenne hm, I’ve had linen bedding and it creased as much... are you sure the ones you mean aren’t a blend of fibres?
I sometimes use bedsheets to sew, IKEA has these super gorgeous green ones that I can’t wait to turn into a dress 😀
This explains why vintage linen looks so much more beautiful! It is both interesting and crushingly sad. Thanks for sharing.
I'd suggest dyeing the white polka dot dress. It might feel a lot less "nursey" if it weren't white. Although, 2020 was the year of the nurse and midwife and like... boy did they get a workout this year.
Hehe Rachel Maksy referenceee
Such a “hoot” having you speak in your owl hat!
Oh wow: “historical accuracy is not always better” I had already subscribed, but I always think, the seamstresses of yesteryear would have jumped on a zigzag machine (the overlocker might have been different for them, because it means throwing away tiny strips of fabric). But finishing a seam in minutes instead of hours?
I’m really glad and grateful that you took the leap and started a youtube channel
And thank you for being you and sharing your experiences sewing here on RUclips. Your mentality and how you communicate has meant a lot to me this year. Thank you, in turn, for being their for us as well.
Happy New Year and best of luck as we enter 2021
Gently colour the white overlocking with a red sharpie, and maybe if you dye the ‘nurse’s’ dress a darker colour you might really love it x
Omgggggg I learned wearing comfy pants under dresses and skirts from Rachel Macksy too!!!!!
Ah. Accidental 80s East German. Happens to me all the time.
Super productive beginning & end of my day today.
& blessed with the most timely rainstorm I can remember (just after I had done a draining & exhausting transplant & dragged myself ouy to move the trickling hose so the roots wouldn't rot, the sky opened up & the rain seemed to say "you've done your part, we've got this", and proceeded to soak the ground enough that the roots should have zero issues 😀👍
May work on snaps/poppers next, at least briefly
seam binding for the 40's dress... line the dress with fabric you want on your skin...
I really enjoyed seeing what you made this year. I want to do more sewing this next year and your videos inspire me.
Gonna be honest. I don't think I'm going to make it through the whole 40 minute video just because I have some work to do soon and I want to check out the rest of your channel... but you are delightful while staying earnest. Really hoping to see more projects!
Looking forward to the knitting video! Your videos have been a really helpful find for me this year as a disabled person who's learning to sew.
Hi,thanks for sharing with us,I found you via cocovid, I'm disabled so I'm often wake at silly times and watching you tube has been a god send, modern fashion does not inspire me but vintage does, even if I can't wear it.
Try putting the slip in a mesh laundry bag (for delicates) before laundering to protect the slip's lace.
Goodness. I'm so looking forward to the remake and so happy to see this "starting place" because I'm in the process of learning to sew better. I learned the basics from my mom (the very definition of a rough-and-ready sewist of necessity) over two decades ago. Since then, I've wanted to flex my creative muscles and make things that make me feel good. Taking my time and learning better technique just makes everything look so much prettier!
I love the green pinafore and the red dress. I need to make a slip also. All of your makes are great.
You make me laugh so much love your channel 😀 great makes 🥳🥳 have a look at Lutterloh pattern system it’s great fun and so so so old the vintage patterns would suit your styles 🤗
Oooh thanks for the recommendation! 💚
Although you haven't been teaching face to face, your videos have been a great learning resource to me. Not just about sewing but the bigger picture. I don't have a disability but your sewing with a disability vid has lessons for all of us about our approach to life. Glad you're feeling better. I hope 2021 is a good year.
PS the 1940s pinafore is my fave.
Thank you so much for all of the work you've shared this year. May 2021 be full of joy, laughter, dancing, socializing safely without masks, productivity and creativity. Very best of the season.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
I've found great joy in watching your videos this year. It's been great to watch you pursue your passion; it's infectious! I love your candid and sensitive approach.
Watching you make all these lovely things has been such a joy this year! You mentioned that the polka dot dress didn’t seem quite you when you wear it. I had an idea, (not sure if it’s a good one), and I thought I would share. The palette of the dress seams different from the rest of your pieces (cool and bright vs warm and cozy). If you dyed it a deeper color, it might pair better with other pieces or feel more at home with your other makes. Just a random thought. Happy 2021!
I think you're right with the cool colours. I bought the fabric back when my hair was a different colour and I think now my hair is red/brown again I need warm tones 😊
Loved hearing your musings. Thanks for sharing.
Clever girl! Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video xxLizzie ...
You can send me that polka dot dress. I love it!
Was so lovely seeing all the things you've made this year. My favourite was definitely your white cotton slip and glad to hear you like wearing it. I'm looking forward to seeing how you finish your next projects and agree with your controversial opinion. Let's make garments with the best finishes available. I happen to have a bias cut slip on the table right now, deciding where to put the lace and will take a note from your experience. Thanks so much for sharing with us. Looking forward to what comes in 2021!!
All the best with your slip! 😊
I really enjoyed this video. Looks like you’ve pulled something good from 2020. Thanks for sharing all you made. I love your honest assessment of the pieces.
Newer subscriber so it was neat to see all these projects I could catch up on! Everything was cute and lovely.
I love a nice sew and tell! Everything turned out so beautifully! Very inspiring :)
Did you ever consider dyeing the spotted dress that you don't love? Perhaps in a dark color you'd like it more?
for the 50s dress with the fabric you dont love, if its cotton you could overdye it. if the thread is polyester it will stay the same shade but the dress itself. there are loads of different natural dyes you could try. personally id use tea just to sorta make it a bit tan/brown. but there are loads of simple options out there
That's one of the hardest things... Where you're extremely proud of the construction and final product... But you don't love it for you.
Thank you for your videos :)
Can you have the white dress dyed? to make it less nurse like.
Oh well done. Love everything. Questions, do you search for vintage fabtics or do you use modern fabrics? What are your views on the ethics of polycotton?
Toxic positivity!!!!! I love it.
Thank you for sharing your makes for this year! I was wondering if the dress that you did the pattern testing for has had the pattern finished and put out for public use yet. I would love to see your one finished if you decide to do that. I really loved the look of that dress and would be interested to buy the pattern if it were available for sale...
[as an also fairly housebound besides going to a stupid number of doctors visits human] I would like to thank you for sharing what you've been comfortable with on the topic of disability and how it affects your sewing. It's very encouraging to see someone who seems most like myself, in terms of seeming to have to have bed days, be on this platform in the sewing genre. I know there are a few others out there but it's so helpful to have reminders that it's ok for things to not happen as quickly for me as our beloved Rachel Maksy seems to be able to magic out of her fingertips. [I know she really works very hard but I could still never do nearly a quarter of what she's able to do in her timeframes] I hope this doesn't come across as rude or insulting or like "oh good on you for soldiering through" or things like that. I just really appreciate your content and how forthright you are with what you've shared in that area.
Anyway... I'm glad you started a channel too and hope it continues to be a source of happiness and fun for you. :]
Thank you for your kind words 💚 You also made by me realise I missed the link for the Lima dress! Here it is: kosedo.studio/collections/frontpage/products/lima-dress
Oh thank you!!! I’m excited to go find it!!!
Love the red dress. What is the fabric and have you put a net underskirt on?
I think you look great in your 40s dress. It does not make you look like a nurse--my 2 cents!
Thank you very much 🥰 it's beginning to grow on me 💚
Please don't make another dress out of that synthetic fabric which you say is unpleasant to wear :( I say this only because I care!
I may never get round to doing that project it's at the bottom of a very long list so don't worry 😊
Sorry, I had to turn it off after the remark at 8:00.