I've been having a bit of a depressive episode recently, and I'm so glad I found your video today. You have so much love in care showing through your attention to every little detail. as a nonbinary person it really warms my heart. I hope you know how much your actions mean to people. This has really made my day. Thanks again 🥰
I love the shorts and the black is so vibrant. I’m also looking forward to that pattern. Beautiful quilt! The color scheme is quite eye catching. You have such amazing style. Thank you for the book recommendations.
Would having "tags" at the bottom of the page help with SEOs? I love the idea of having it all gender neutral but understand the struggle to find the balance.
I like your shorts without the ruffled edge! at my age of 63 I'm not fond of ruffles 😁 and you did a great job on your baby quilt! I like the layout with various sizes of the squares. I'd love to use little indigo scraps of linen in my quilt projects! 💙🕊 I hope you've gotten some use out of the Biscornu pin cushion. 🤗
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Excellent video and I love what you have to say about gender in clothes. As a perfumer I have similar feelings about gender in my art form. Quick question for you, I’ve looked for an answer to this on my own, but there are some differing opinions out there. What do you find is the sturdiest, most durable seam finish?
Oooh very interesting to think about gender norms in perfumes, too! To answer your question on seam finishes, I always go for a serged seam that I stitched first on my sewing machine. (so I do the regular sewing machine stitch, then go right up next to/ outside of it with my serger seam). Hope that makes sense! I'm sure that some other seam finishes are equally as durable, but I don't like ones that confuse how wide the seam allowance on a pattern should be (like french seams).
@@charliedarwintextiles yes! My feeling about gender in perfumery is that like fashion I think ideally it would be degendered, because of course it’s very arbitrary to be like “The extract of THIS plant is feminine, but the extract of THAT one is masculine!” But at the same time I know that those constructs exist anyway, and they can be very meaningful to some people, for example it’s such common story for trans people, “The day I bought my first bottle of [men’s/women’s] fragrance” as this huge moment of validation and gender euphoria. So anyway all my fragrances are unisex but I do use perfumery gender constructs as a tool, so that perhaps they do have a gender according to those norms, but it’s a nuanced, complex gender, they could be for example aggressively, powerfully feminine or sweetly, gently masculine,
I actually used to make linen paper out of my tiny linen scraps! Very labor intensive though, and I don't think I could use my printer on it. I'm always thinking about this too though!
What if you listed patterns as men's/women's instead of either/or? I enjoy your designs and videos. I think RUclips sewist videos are a little more fluid than usual. I enjoy Babbra Young's videos. Check it out. The times they are a'changin'!
I think you are over thinking some things....the fact something is labelled men's or women's doesn't matter, Leah. I have a slightly larger feet so, a mens size 39 trekkers fit me and I wear them....is does not offend me that I have to go the mens section to get them. They are just labels so things are easier to find. If you are someone who doesn't like to spend time shopping, you would appreciate directions so that you know where to go to get a man or a woman's shirt...instead of browsing a whole store of mixed clothing, same with sewing patterns. Also because women have boobs and largers hips, their clothing has to differ from the male folks. A size 10 woman is not the same proportions as a size 10 man and maternity gowns could never be ungendered.
so I was happily onboard when you were being positive about gender expression and everything but that "feeling like a fat loser" line later.... yikes. I'm fat. a lot of people are fat. and it's hard not to take a throwaway line like that as judgement.
I felt that comment, too. 😢. I wasn’t sure whether to say anything, because I respect and appreciate the content and perspective Leah shares on her channel. But inclusivity needs to include people of all sizes and abilities. Thank you for voicing that. ❤
Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I didn't even realize I said that, and in retrospect, I think it was my short-version way of saying the phrase 'big fat loser' (also hurtful), but (unfortunately) that phrase has been culturally planted in my head as just a way to say 'I really strongly feel like a loser'. Either way, I totally get your point about it being a harsh connotation, and I just submitted an edit to youtube so that part of the clip is cut out. I'm sincerely sorry that it felt hurtful to you and anyone who felt the impact but didn't comment anything! (p.s. it said it may take a couple hours to change on the video, if you don't see it cut out right away).
@@charliedarwintextiles oh wow, I didn't even know edits like that were possible! thank you so much for putting that effort in, and I do understand how phrases just take up residence in our heads even though we don't like them.
@@charliedarwintextiles Thank you for your note! I think we’ve all used words or phrases because they’re just part of our culture without really realizing what they might be communicating. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make an edit to the video. That speaks volumes!
Leah, I can’t wait for the new pattern! I’m a retired cis gendered woman. Tall and now a little plump. I’ve had to buy some “men’s” clothes since I was a teenager to get pants and sleeves long enough! That’s part of the reason I started sewing. I appreciate what you are trying to do and I don’t have any great suggestions. Just wanted you to know that I appreciate your effort to be inclusive. I’m tired of having many of my clothing options labeled for another gender!
I understand your challenge with degendering your clothing. However, "men's fit" is different from "women's fit. Just as there are "curvy" women and women with very slight curves, which are more able to wear a "men's fit. I wouldn't look for men's jeans, because my body is NOT shaped like how a man's jean is based. I have several of my son's shirts I wear, but they are loose and relaxed on me. Also, just as you have ruffles on your shorts, not a lot of people necessarily want the ruffles. So you could say something like "men's fit", and "women's fit"; it may be clear that it's about the fit and not the gender. Just my rambling.
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I've been having a bit of a depressive episode recently, and I'm so glad I found your video today. You have so much love in care showing through your attention to every little detail. as a nonbinary person it really warms my heart. I hope you know how much your actions mean to people. This has really made my day. Thanks again 🥰
I'm so happy to have you here! Thanks so much for the kind words, and you made my day with this comment, too!
I love the shorts and the black is so vibrant. I’m also looking forward to that pattern. Beautiful quilt! The color scheme is quite eye catching. You have such amazing style. Thank you for the book recommendations.
Thank you!! 🥰
Would having "tags" at the bottom of the page help with SEOs? I love the idea of having it all gender neutral but understand the struggle to find the balance.
I like your shorts without the ruffled edge! at my age of 63 I'm not fond of ruffles 😁 and you did a great job on your baby quilt! I like the layout with various sizes of the squares. I'd love to use little indigo scraps of linen in my quilt projects! 💙🕊 I hope you've gotten some use out of the Biscornu pin cushion. 🤗
Thank you!! And I am! It's holding all my hand-sewing needles at the moment! 🥰
Yay!
For SEO purposes, could the keywords be in the same color font as the background so that they can only be detected by the search software, but not seen by the consumer?
Excellent video and I love what you have to say about gender in clothes. As a perfumer I have similar feelings about gender in my art form.
Quick question for you, I’ve looked for an answer to this on my own, but there are some differing opinions out there. What do you find is the sturdiest, most durable seam finish?
Oooh very interesting to think about gender norms in perfumes, too! To answer your question on seam finishes, I always go for a serged seam that I stitched first on my sewing machine. (so I do the regular sewing machine stitch, then go right up next to/ outside of it with my serger seam). Hope that makes sense! I'm sure that some other seam finishes are equally as durable, but I don't like ones that confuse how wide the seam allowance on a pattern should be (like french seams).
@@charliedarwintextiles yes! My feeling about gender in perfumery is that like fashion I think ideally it would be degendered, because of course it’s very arbitrary to be like “The extract of THIS plant is feminine, but the extract of THAT one is masculine!”
But at the same time I know that those constructs exist anyway, and they can be very meaningful to some people, for example it’s such common story for trans people, “The day I bought my first bottle of [men’s/women’s] fragrance” as this huge moment of validation and gender euphoria.
So anyway all my fragrances are unisex but I do use perfumery gender constructs as a tool, so that perhaps they do have a gender according to those norms, but it’s a nuanced, complex gender, they could be for example aggressively, powerfully feminine or sweetly, gently masculine,
@@JC-yy8iv I really love how you're thinking about this! Thank you so much for sharing more... I'm into the nuance and complexity of it all!
Oh one more thing or idea….😊 Are you able to make cards on linen?
I actually used to make linen paper out of my tiny linen scraps! Very labor intensive though, and I don't think I could use my printer on it. I'm always thinking about this too though!
What if you listed patterns as men's/women's instead of either/or? I enjoy your designs and videos. I think RUclips sewist videos are a little more fluid than usual. I enjoy Babbra Young's videos. Check it out. The times they are a'changin'!
I think you are over thinking some things....the fact something is labelled men's or women's doesn't matter, Leah. I have a slightly larger feet so, a mens size 39 trekkers fit me and I wear them....is does not offend me that I have to go the mens section to get them. They are just labels so things are easier to find.
If you are someone who doesn't like to spend time shopping, you would appreciate directions so that you know where to go to get a man or a woman's shirt...instead of browsing a whole store of mixed clothing, same with sewing patterns.
Also because women have boobs and largers hips, their clothing has to differ from the male folks. A size 10 woman is not the same proportions as a size 10 man and maternity gowns could never be ungendered.
so I was happily onboard when you were being positive about gender expression and everything but that "feeling like a fat loser" line later.... yikes. I'm fat. a lot of people are fat. and it's hard not to take a throwaway line like that as judgement.
I felt that comment, too. 😢. I wasn’t sure whether to say anything, because I respect and appreciate the content and perspective Leah shares on her channel. But inclusivity needs to include people of all sizes and abilities. Thank you for voicing that. ❤
@@plainjaneday2039 * hugs *
Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I didn't even realize I said that, and in retrospect, I think it was my short-version way of saying the phrase 'big fat loser' (also hurtful), but (unfortunately) that phrase has been culturally planted in my head as just a way to say 'I really strongly feel like a loser'. Either way, I totally get your point about it being a harsh connotation, and I just submitted an edit to youtube so that part of the clip is cut out. I'm sincerely sorry that it felt hurtful to you and anyone who felt the impact but didn't comment anything! (p.s. it said it may take a couple hours to change on the video, if you don't see it cut out right away).
@@charliedarwintextiles oh wow, I didn't even know edits like that were possible! thank you so much for putting that effort in, and I do understand how phrases just take up residence in our heads even though we don't like them.
@@charliedarwintextiles Thank you for your note! I think we’ve all used words or phrases because they’re just part of our culture without really realizing what they might be communicating. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make an edit to the video. That speaks volumes!
Leah, I can’t wait for the new pattern! I’m a retired cis gendered woman. Tall and now a little plump. I’ve had to buy some “men’s” clothes since I was a teenager to get pants and sleeves long enough! That’s part of the reason I started sewing. I appreciate what you are trying to do and I don’t have any great suggestions. Just wanted you to know that I appreciate your effort to be inclusive. I’m tired of having many of my clothing options labeled for another gender!
I understand your challenge with degendering your clothing. However, "men's fit" is different from "women's fit. Just as there are "curvy" women and women with very slight curves, which are more able to wear a "men's fit. I wouldn't look for men's jeans, because my body is NOT shaped like how a man's jean is based. I have several of my son's shirts I wear, but they are loose and relaxed on me. Also, just as you have ruffles on your shorts, not a lot of people necessarily want the ruffles. So you could say something like "men's fit", and "women's fit"; it may be clear that it's about the fit and not the gender. Just my rambling.