Your knitting is amazing!!! And I have to admire that you made another shirred dress.!!! The fabric has a lovely drape, its looks great! I started one several yeas back and got too frustrated, ended up in the bin. :( Ohh, And just a tip when using a tape measure on curves: measure with the edge of the tape . It's not only easier, but more accurate. ( I learned that tip in the late 70's lol )
Thank you, that is so sweet of you! I did try measuring with the edge but laying the measuring tape flat, but you're right, it would probably be way easier if I used it on edge. Thank you for the tip! 🙂
Well, that depends how you see it. Buying a shirred dress off the rack from one of the chains that sell what we would call "affordable clothes" would absolutely be cheaper if you add in the hours it took to make the one I made (and we all know why off the rack clothes can be so cheap...the people sewing them aren't getting paid what they ought to be). But this dress is custom made for my body, and to buy a custom made dress from a professional seamstress or tailor (who gets paid what they should for their time and skills) would be MUCH more expensive. I mostly can not find clothes off the rack that fits the body I inhabit today in a proper way, because the fashion industry is not built on the principle of there being clothes that fits everyone. It is built on the opposite - that we need to fit what is made. Which is the whole reason I started doing this. I aim to inspire others to not be afraid to try to make clothes for themselves, that are custom made for their bodies, because there are so many of us struggling to find clothes that actually fit well and are comfortable to wear. And because the fashion industry really needs to change, but let's not open that can of worms today. In short: Yes, you can find a shirred dress for cheaper. But no, you can not find a shirred dress custom made for your body that cost this little to make. 🙂
@@anilovecreations only asked cause I was thinking of trying to make my own cloths, I am a bigger girl with no breasts so trying to find anything that fits and isn't designed with big busted girls is difficult
@@josparadiseofcolor I realize I was going off on a bit of rant before - sorry about that! It was not directed at you, I'm just very frustrated with the fashion industry as a whole. I have the exact same issue. Small bust, big everything else, and on top of that I'm short. Finding clothes that fit right off the rack is mostly impossible for me. I would absolutely recommend making your own clothes, because it is such a relief to have clothes that fit well and that you feel comfortable in. It's a game changer, you feel like a whole new person. As for cost, it would of course depend on the price of the fabric, and whether or not you want to calculate the cost of the time it takes you to make it. What I do is I have a list of things I want to make, and then I shop for fabrics for future projects when there are discounts to keep the cost down. I also buy second hand and I have recently started to look into buying leftover stocks online (I'll probably make a video about that in the future). That means I sometimes buy fabric for projects that won't be started for another year or more, but when I do start it, I already have the fabric at hand. Same thing for yarns, if I'm planning on buying yarn for a specific project.
@@josparadiseofcolor Then my dress is absolutely cheaper, if we only take the fabric, thread and shirring elastic into account. This particular fabric I got from Amazon (I don't usually buy fabric from there, but I wanted to test it to see if that would be a reasonable option), and I paid approx. $46 AUD for it.
It's gorgeous!!!😊
Thank you! ❤
Your knitting is amazing!!!
And I have to admire that you made another shirred dress.!!!
The fabric has a lovely drape, its looks great!
I started one several yeas back and got too frustrated, ended up in the bin. :(
Ohh, And just a tip when using a tape measure on curves: measure with the edge of the tape . It's not only easier, but more accurate. ( I learned that tip in the late 70's lol )
Thank you, that is so sweet of you! I did try measuring with the edge but laying the measuring tape flat, but you're right, it would probably be way easier if I used it on edge. Thank you for the tip! 🙂
I have to cheer you on in my head, because my husband is like "who the hell are you talking to" 😂
😂
Looks beautiful, did it turn out cheaper to make then to buy it already as a dress?
Well, that depends how you see it. Buying a shirred dress off the rack from one of the chains that sell what we would call "affordable clothes" would absolutely be cheaper if you add in the hours it took to make the one I made (and we all know why off the rack clothes can be so cheap...the people sewing them aren't getting paid what they ought to be). But this dress is custom made for my body, and to buy a custom made dress from a professional seamstress or tailor (who gets paid what they should for their time and skills) would be MUCH more expensive.
I mostly can not find clothes off the rack that fits the body I inhabit today in a proper way, because the fashion industry is not built on the principle of there being clothes that fits everyone. It is built on the opposite - that we need to fit what is made. Which is the whole reason I started doing this. I aim to inspire others to not be afraid to try to make clothes for themselves, that are custom made for their bodies, because there are so many of us struggling to find clothes that actually fit well and are comfortable to wear. And because the fashion industry really needs to change, but let's not open that can of worms today.
In short: Yes, you can find a shirred dress for cheaper. But no, you can not find a shirred dress custom made for your body that cost this little to make. 🙂
@@anilovecreations only asked cause I was thinking of trying to make my own cloths, I am a bigger girl with no breasts so trying to find anything that fits and isn't designed with big busted girls is difficult
@@anilovecreations here in Australia I am looking at $70 - $160 AUD for a dress you just made.
@@josparadiseofcolor I realize I was going off on a bit of rant before - sorry about that! It was not directed at you, I'm just very frustrated with the fashion industry as a whole.
I have the exact same issue. Small bust, big everything else, and on top of that I'm short. Finding clothes that fit right off the rack is mostly impossible for me.
I would absolutely recommend making your own clothes, because it is such a relief to have clothes that fit well and that you feel comfortable in. It's a game changer, you feel like a whole new person. As for cost, it would of course depend on the price of the fabric, and whether or not you want to calculate the cost of the time it takes you to make it. What I do is I have a list of things I want to make, and then I shop for fabrics for future projects when there are discounts to keep the cost down. I also buy second hand and I have recently started to look into buying leftover stocks online (I'll probably make a video about that in the future). That means I sometimes buy fabric for projects that won't be started for another year or more, but when I do start it, I already have the fabric at hand. Same thing for yarns, if I'm planning on buying yarn for a specific project.
@@josparadiseofcolor Then my dress is absolutely cheaper, if we only take the fabric, thread and shirring elastic into account. This particular fabric I got from Amazon (I don't usually buy fabric from there, but I wanted to test it to see if that would be a reasonable option), and I paid approx. $46 AUD for it.