When my baby was small, I found my sewing time "vanishing", and about that time I found a book by Nancy Ziemann called, "5,10, 15 minutes to Sew". I learned to set up my projects so that I could sew one seam, cut out one pattern piece or iron one sewn dream at a time. I learned this so well in my 30s that I still do it in my 60s, because life never gets less complicated. Once in a while I have a whole sewing day... and that's a great luxury.
That's a good tip! Even when I cant sit and sew I try to "prep" or clean up my work space so I can jump in to sewing when I actually do have time. "Vanishing" is definitely an appropriate term to describe my time these days.
I do a similar thing due to chronic illness fatigue. If it takes 2 minutes or less, just do it (a la 1950s housewife manual). It's amazing how much gets done across the day in tiny bursts 😊
Im a pretty regular dude, who was in the military. I dont know how to sew & know nothing about dress making. I find these videos fascinating for the historical context it gives me for things like early photo date identification. Now I am wanting to make a dress for my wife. What are you doing to me lady? lolololol Good stuff, add more historical context as thats my favorite.
I made the Reticule. Technically I made 2 of them. So fun! Yes I own a sewing machine, but hadn't used it in years. I also used a regular old tape measure to figure it out and it STILL worked. The first one took me like 3 hours because I was figuring it all out and kept stitching over the two inch gap and relearning to use my sewing machine. BUT the second one took me about an hour. So great for beginners. Thank you for the video!
Sewing with kids can definitely be a challenge. I have a baby gate on my sewing room door so that my toddlers (twins) can see me. It really helps. Obviously, I have to be ready to drop and run. But carving the you time out is important and kids learning to play alone is as well. My sewing time is needed for my sanity because I've got 5 kiddos. Everything is lovely! Good luck!
I may need to graduate to baby gate across the door. I let her roam around within eyesight upstairs and she has toys in my room. But now she's learned to beat the drawer locks and can climb onto the desk 😣 thanks for the ideas and the empathy!
Play clothes! And accessories too, you have made my evening. I decided I needed a new Recency wardrobe and fell into the RUclips costuming rabbit hole and ended up on your doorstep. Thank you for your cheerful presentations. I remember the frantic activity during nap time, there were times that I could almost keep my little ones entertained long enough to finish a project...it gets even more exciting when they catch the costume bug and want new thing, for tomorrow.
I'm remembering the little project kits my mum made for my little sister and I (we were children who didn't nap) so she could sew. Blunt/plastic tapestry needles, felt shapes, yarn, Ikea-esque picture instructions 😂 we had some pretty janky Christmas decorations 😅
@@DixieDIY she definitely did 😂 so many sundresses and adorable outfits for us. She also put a lot of her fabric scraps into our playbox so we could play "dressmakers" for our dolls. I think we eventually made them into quilt blocks while we were reading the Little House and American Girl Felicity books. My mum was a savant of amusing small children 🤣
OMG Dixie. Sending sanity your way as my tot is also down to one nap and yes, its an adjustment. I can't wait to try a project in some spare time; thanks for the fun simple projects. Have a great weekend!
These are great tutorials! I don't have a toddler anymore but I definitely have limited sewing time, so it's great to see these happen within a short amount of time!
Beautifully done. As always. As a long-time-semi-professional-Auntie, may I offer my sincere and heartfelt condolences about nap time being reduced to once a day. They grow up so fast... Happy Easter / Passover / Lockdown. Take care, Lady. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
That necklace will pair beautifully with your new gown. I watched that video before this one and thought of it immediately when you started your necklace. Red is perfect to go with the trim and shot in the silk. I too remember the days when I had to sew during naps or late at night. Worst mistake: Trying to make a black and grey tweed tiny houndstooth jacket after dark.
To stop satin ribbons from fraying you can also just melt the ends over a flame, we learned to do that with our ballet shoes. Just make sure that you only melt the fabric edge (and don't burn it or it will discolour.)
Loving all these quick accessories!!! And honestky, historically women have been doing thr fake it till u make it approach. Slubby fabric fir handbags wouldve been 100% accurate because nobody will judge you on a purses material. Give yourself slack and grace 😉😁
Great job! I feel you with the one nap thing, our beb is just transitioning from two naps to one and it's chaos. Also, you remind me of one of the Austen adaptations character in this dress and bonnet, but I can't quite put my finger on it... I haven't binged my collection in such a long time... :D
Could I machinesew a reticule in a little over one hour? Yes I could. Could I handsew one in about one day? Yes, I could. Do I have eneugh fabric for at least 5 or 6 reticules? Yes, I do. Have I watched a bunch of videos about reticules latelly? Yes I have. With patterns included or easy explanations on how to draft one? Of course! Am I sewing a reticule? No, because I like to complicate things and for the last week I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out the pattern of a reticule I fell in love with and only found one picture of it. 🤔
@@DixieDIY no, but those are very interesting too. I'm not even using fabric... I'll eventually use fabric to line it, but I'm trying to find out the first row in a crochet reticule, I've made one but it came out great to keep an easter egg, my smartphone is a bit bigger than that 🤣🤣
When my baby was small, I found my sewing time "vanishing", and about that time I found a book by Nancy Ziemann called, "5,10, 15 minutes to Sew". I learned to set up my projects so that I could sew one seam, cut out one pattern piece or iron one sewn dream at a time. I learned this so well in my 30s that I still do it in my 60s, because life never gets less complicated. Once in a while I have a whole sewing day... and that's a great luxury.
That's a good tip! Even when I cant sit and sew I try to "prep" or clean up my work space so I can jump in to sewing when I actually do have time. "Vanishing" is definitely an appropriate term to describe my time these days.
I do a similar thing due to chronic illness fatigue. If it takes 2 minutes or less, just do it (a la 1950s housewife manual). It's amazing how much gets done across the day in tiny bursts 😊
Great book, huh? I find you’re right, life never gets less complicated.
Im a pretty regular dude, who was in the military. I dont know how to sew & know nothing about dress making. I find these videos fascinating for the historical context it gives me for things like early photo date identification. Now I am wanting to make a dress for my wife. What are you doing to me lady? lolololol Good stuff, add more historical context as thats my favorite.
I made the Reticule. Technically I made 2 of them. So fun! Yes I own a sewing machine, but hadn't used it in years. I also used a regular old tape measure to figure it out and it STILL worked. The first one took me like 3 hours because I was figuring it all out and kept stitching over the two inch gap and relearning to use my sewing machine. BUT the second one took me about an hour. So great for beginners. Thank you for the video!
Sewing with kids can definitely be a challenge. I have a baby gate on my sewing room door so that my toddlers (twins) can see me. It really helps. Obviously, I have to be ready to drop and run. But carving the you time out is important and kids learning to play alone is as well. My sewing time is needed for my sanity because I've got 5 kiddos.
Everything is lovely! Good luck!
I may need to graduate to baby gate across the door. I let her roam around within eyesight upstairs and she has toys in my room. But now she's learned to beat the drawer locks and can climb onto the desk 😣 thanks for the ideas and the empathy!
Oh! Shot silk coming up! Exciting!
I am not even planing on making a regency dress but I WANT THAT BONNET!!!!!
Play clothes! And accessories too, you have made my evening.
I decided I needed a new Recency wardrobe and fell into the RUclips costuming rabbit hole and ended up on your doorstep. Thank you for your cheerful presentations. I remember the frantic activity during nap time, there were times that I could almost keep my little ones entertained long enough to finish a project...it gets even more exciting when they catch the costume bug and want new thing, for tomorrow.
Thanks! Yeah, I need to come up with new fun distractions for the kiddo, especially now since she has figured out how to open the drawer locks 🤦♀️
I'm remembering the little project kits my mum made for my little sister and I (we were children who didn't nap) so she could sew. Blunt/plastic tapestry needles, felt shapes, yarn, Ikea-esque picture instructions 😂 we had some pretty janky Christmas decorations 😅
But I bet your mom had some nice finished projects lol! Felt ornaments sound wonderful right now. Thank you!
@@DixieDIY she definitely did 😂 so many sundresses and adorable outfits for us. She also put a lot of her fabric scraps into our playbox so we could play "dressmakers" for our dolls. I think we eventually made them into quilt blocks while we were reading the Little House and American Girl Felicity books. My mum was a savant of amusing small children 🤣
That pearl outer fabric on your reticule is STUNNING. I love it!
OMG Dixie. Sending sanity your way as my tot is also down to one nap and yes, its an adjustment. I can't wait to try a project in some spare time; thanks for the fun simple projects. Have a great weekend!
Thank you!! Shes going to start part time preschool in the fall so I'm hoping I'll get a few extra hours a week to sew.
I feel you on single naptime switch. Great project ideas & I'm super excited to see the new dress!!
This was so helpful! I'm just getting serious about Regency and this was wonderful to watch. Thanks!!
Lovely! I saw your post on facebook and loved it too. Now I need a reticule and bonnet. And I have beads to make a necklace! You're so inspiring.
Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness! Only one nap a day!
I don't know how you're making do!
It's a lot of furious stitching at night right after she goes to bed lol!
This is the clearest tutorial I've sent on patterning and construction of a reticule. Most people brush over it because they are 'simple'.
Looking forward to your next project
These are great tutorials! I don't have a toddler anymore but I definitely have limited sewing time, so it's great to see these happen within a short amount of time!
Loved the bonnet!!!
Beautifully done. As always.
As a long-time-semi-professional-Auntie, may I offer my sincere and heartfelt condolences about nap time being reduced to once a day. They grow up so fast...
Happy Easter / Passover / Lockdown. Take care, Lady.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown
Thank you, Cathy. It is very appreciated ❤
That necklace will pair beautifully with your new gown. I watched that video before this one and thought of it immediately when you started your necklace. Red is perfect to go with the trim and shot in the silk. I too remember the days when I had to sew during naps or late at night. Worst mistake: Trying to make a black and grey tweed tiny houndstooth jacket after dark.
These are such great projects! I really need to start getting into hats.
Thank you Rebecca!
Love the hat! It's so pretty.
Well done!
To stop satin ribbons from fraying you can also just melt the ends over a flame, we learned to do that with our ballet shoes. Just make sure that you only melt the fabric edge (and don't burn it or it will discolour.)
Great idea, do you know if that technique works on rayon?
@@DixieDIY I believe rayon actually burns, depending on fiber content, so I would do a test on it first🤔
I love all of these! Excellent job.
Loving all these quick accessories!!!
And honestky, historically women have been doing thr fake it till u make it approach. Slubby fabric fir handbags wouldve been 100% accurate because nobody will judge you on a purses material. Give yourself slack and grace 😉😁
Lovely, Dixie 👒👒👒👒
Great job! I feel you with the one nap thing, our beb is just transitioning from two naps to one and it's chaos.
Also, you remind me of one of the Austen adaptations character in this dress and bonnet, but I can't quite put my finger on it... I haven't binged my collection in such a long time... :D
Thank you! Now you've got me wanting to watch some Austen movies...
Could I machinesew a reticule in a little over one hour? Yes I could.
Could I handsew one in about one day? Yes, I could.
Do I have eneugh fabric for at least 5 or 6 reticules? Yes, I do.
Have I watched a bunch of videos about reticules latelly? Yes I have. With patterns included or easy explanations on how to draft one? Of course!
Am I sewing a reticule? No, because I like to complicate things and for the last week I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out the pattern of a reticule I fell in love with and only found one picture of it. 🤔
I feel this! Is it one of those reticules that kinda looks like a gathered donut? because I'm obsessed with those but I've only found 2 examples
@@DixieDIY no, but those are very interesting too. I'm not even using fabric... I'll eventually use fabric to line it, but I'm trying to find out the first row in a crochet reticule, I've made one but it came out great to keep an easter egg, my smartphone is a bit bigger than that 🤣🤣
These are some great tutorials!
Where do you like to buy your friction pens?
Thanks! They sell them on amazon or even sometimes in the student/office section at grocery stores
as a fun historical fact, I think teething children were given corals to soothe their gums. not to eat, as a pacifieresque thingy.