Hallo, I#m very flashed by your podcast. I don't know wheater anybody wanted a this generalised answer. But you definetly nailed it! As a sewer for over 40 years, having started with Burda as a teenager, the asked question was none of mine. But every of your word about challenging oneself, focussing and standing back from daily life struggles is true and mentionable. So keep on, not only sewing! I'm sorry for my poor English, but this is not my mother tongue.
I loved this! While I think as a new sewist you may need detailed instructions, you’re totally correct in that after a time you Should require less handholding. We (particularly Americans) have lost a lot of our self confidence. We spend in inordinate amount of time stuck in front of a tv screen and are abandoning our natural ability to think! Even with this podcast there was probably some expectation that you were going to give us some magic bullet vs insight into how to approach it. This was a huge kick in the pants for me and again thanks. I feel empowered and for some reason ready to conquer!
That makes my day Sandi! So happy to hear you feel empowered. The idea of a magic bullet is so appealing, even I sometimes get caught up before I catch myself. x
This is a wonderful presentation! It generalises to learning all new things and it's so relevant I'm going to show it to my 12 year old (who doesn't have much interest in sewing yet but who is familiar with the idea of a growth mindset Via her school). You have certainly peaked my interest in Burda although my eye sight issues do tend to put me off the tracing aspect of them (I usually do PDF patterns). The "why" of sewing for me is so much about mastering new skills and also mindful absorption with colours and textures, I really feel the process now is as important to me as the final product.
So true! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I am incredibly passionate about learning and am always learning something new. I like to master skills too and one of the skills I am working on is pattern drafting. Here's to the journey!
I absolutely agree! Let me inspire other people who wants to sew but they are afraid to fail... I sew with Burda since 1968 or so, that means I am a relatively old woman, only relatively, hahaha! But now, my hands are really destroyed by arthritis. That means that I cannot even hold the needle to sew a button, it takes me even 5 minutes... but I never surrender! Sewing is one of my passions, I try to sew at least 4 or 5 hours a week. Obviously, one in each three garments I sew serves only to clean windows! But I try every day to do my best, I try to go on living as I am now. And I wanted to say all of you that, if I can, even 2/3 times, you can! I choose easy blouses, skirts, trousers, even jackets, which can be sewn in all with my sewing machine, no manual work needed as buttons and buttonholes. Remember that, all of you, try always, try, never surrender!! I hope this helps! Thanks a lot for the video, Hila!!
Oh Susana you are my role model! I love this "Remember that, all of you, try always, try, never surrender!! ". I will print this out and stick it in my sewing room. Keep sewing wonderful woman!
Very informative video Hila! I am a lifetime learner too and love learning new things! I am also a true believer of “mono-tasking” (still in training mode for this skill set!) you so eloquently discussed. It’s taken me YEARS to unlearn the problematic “multi-tasking” which plagues our society now. (And is actually placed in job descriptions!) I totally agree with the reports...from my own experience, I learned it hurt focus severely and causes high stress in some cases. Most individuals (me included) believe they are great multi-taskers and now I know it was SO FAR from the truth! Your commentary was very well stated, thank you!
Thanks Myra! I am so glad you found the post useful. I used to pride myself on being a 'multi tasker' way back in the day. But through my quest for efficiency I found out about the pitfalls of multi tasking and tried the Pomodoro technique. I was instantly converted - it took a while for the habit to sink in but now its second nature. I am always preaching it to anyone and everyone :-). Its so much more satisfying to focus on one task for 5 whole minutes than trying to juggle 5 things in half an hour!
What a wonderful podcast and very inspiring. I love the comment down below 'never surrender'. I'm grateful that when my mom gave me sewing tips and filled in where Home Economics left off she always cheered me on and let me know I was ready to try something a bit more challenging. Watching her make 3 goose down jackets from a kit for my brothers in the early '70s taught me tenacity at doing anything in life really. Learning is such a wonderful way to walk isn't it? Thanks Nila, well done.
Wow, I feel as though I am being spoken to as an adult, don't know how else to describe it. i have sewn a few Burda patterns but sewn them in a negative mindset. I won't anymore, I will appreciate that they are making me think for myself and work things out. I think this helps with concentration. Burda should be paying you a fee! Thank you for doing these videos.
This is a great video , a great summation of burda patterns . I have been sewing for 11 years and for the most part have been using Colette patterns which definitely hold your hand . I can see that to sew intuitively with less instructions could really up your game . I went from being completely bamboozled by burda to managing to complete a pattern , and it was really satisfying to make that progress . I am still quite cautious using burda but I am definitely going to be more adventurous after this video . Thanks for the inspiration !xx
I have not sewn any Burda, but I did purchase one recently. I believe it needs a striped fabric to best compliment the pattern. So I am waiting on a fabric. I will say this, they do not waste a lot of ink on instructions! But, they did have cleat line drawings, and it does seem easy enough. I am very puzzled though...on the line drawings there appear to be pin tucks, but there are no marks of any sort, as far as I can see, on the pattern. I will edit this in the morning when I go to my sew room and put the number. I do love the way they style their patterns several different ways in their magazine, they are very fresh and imagination inspiring!
Saturday Night Stitch 6345, and the joke is on me, 😀 I just pulled it out and looked more closely. The tuck lines are right next to the cutting lines, and I just wasn’t seeing them! It is a very simple pattern but has such a cool vibe. I am looking forward to sewing it, I could use any knit, but I really like the way the stripes look. Very good video by the way!
I have a few Burda magazines. I always forget to look at them. I may photocopy the pattern pics I want to make and put them in my folder so they are in my focus. Thanks once again for sharing your knowledge xx
Its a great idea and one I have been working on -I have been creating my folder with the "All the Styles at a glance" pages so I can easily access all the line drawings.
I realise I’ve been such a big baby with so many things on my sewing journey 🤣🤣🤣 And if I can re learn to walk after a stroke, I think I can challenge myself alot more in my sewing. No fear 😏 Thanks xx
@@SaturdayNightStitch were these the second issue of 2018? that was the cover shown before them, but I don't see those in the lookthrough... let me check again.
This is wonderful! I have been sewing Burda Style for years and my why is your why😊I teach my interpreting students to embrace monotasking, the research is clear on the multitasking /task switching effects.
Yes! I used to teach my undergrads mono tasking too (with limited success though) but at least my kids get it. Mono tasking is so much better for my sense of well being too. I feel more content when I focus on one task for 5 minutes instead of juggling many tasks. Its so refreshing.
I body pattern Burda 6316 Harlem pants I am having a difficult time reading it understanding how to sew the pieces together it says cut one but it doesn’t have a roof on a fold so I seem like I wasted some material can you please explain the pattern to me I appreciate it thank you
YOU DID THAT !!! 💃👣💃👣 OMG !!! I TOTALLY LOVED THIS PIECE❣❣ I'M GOING TO PURCHASE MY FIRST BURDA PATTERN VERY SOON ❣❣ WHY? WHY DID I EVER AVOID THIS PATTERN..... I DON'T KNOW WHY. BUT THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE!!
If you buy an actual pattern, please take note. Burda doesn't notch a pattern; it uses numbers. The instructions tell you to put the two pieces together matching the numbers. Make sure you mark the numbers on the fabric.
Love the podcast. A years subscription is a good investment, Burda recycle their patrerns in a clever way that you think it is new on trend design. Flick through your old magazine to find the basic pattern and add the new twist when you do not want to buy or subscribe anymore. Thank you for the previews.
So glad you found the post useful! I have noticed that they do rework similar styles in their issues every so often. As you say they do it in a clever way that still makes it look fresh.
My issues with Burda are more to do with fit style. The main issues is the armscye and the arm width. I find them small and narrow for my chubby arms :) Often the styles are not quite what I feel would look good on me. Whilst I do find aspects of their designs very interesting. However, I do have a couple of Burda patterns which I am going to try.
I think is great that you know what doesn't work for you with Burda. There are some other sewing magazines with similar format to Burda but different drafting. Ottobre women is a another good one that I have heard good things about. x
Great advice we all need to push our sewing skills and one of the reasons that I love sewing is because there is always something new to learn. After many years sewing I am only now attempting my 1st BurdaStyle pattern...the multi lined patterns which look so jumbled up have always put me off ...and so I have cheated and bought the pdf !!
Its not cheating, its just finding a way that works for you! Its great that you do have the flexibility of being able to buy the PDF. I also used a PDF to sew my first 2 Burda patterns - once I saw the fit was excellent it gave me the activation energy to try the tracing. Good luck with your first Burda pattern!
As a beginner and medium ability sewer, I thought Burda Magazine was really challenging and patterns were labeled super easy or easy. I find there is one phrase with each pattern where I have no idea what Burda is talking about, possibly because it's from Germany. Burda Easy is too easy. That's my 2 cents. My husband is an engineer and builds human body parts and can't figure out what Burda is trying to communicate in some patterns. So that's a compliment to people who understand the magazine and a warning that Burda is a challenge.
Yeah, an advocate of "slow" sewing. There is more to a wardrobe than 20 T-shirts and skirts. Sewing is a craft, a skill, a passion. Your entire production should not be "this took me 1 hour to sew". And Burda will answer any question you have - they will make recommendations - and promptly.
Hallo, I#m very flashed by your podcast. I don't know wheater anybody wanted a this generalised answer. But you definetly nailed it! As a sewer for over 40 years, having started with Burda as a teenager, the asked question was none of mine. But every of your word about challenging oneself, focussing and standing back from daily life struggles is true and mentionable. So keep on, not only sewing! I'm sorry for my poor English, but this is not my mother tongue.
So right ☺ I've been sewing with Burda for years, like some of the designs and there is always something i like to sew
Yes! Even if its just the one pattern in the magazine - I like having them plus receiving it every month is a bit of a ritual.
I loved this! While I think as a new sewist you may need detailed instructions, you’re totally correct in that after a time you Should require less handholding. We (particularly Americans) have lost a lot of our self confidence. We spend in inordinate amount of time stuck in front of a tv screen and are abandoning our natural ability to think! Even with this podcast there was probably some expectation that you were going to give us some magic bullet vs insight into how to approach it. This was a huge kick in the pants for me and again thanks. I feel empowered and for some reason ready to conquer!
That makes my day Sandi! So happy to hear you feel empowered. The idea of a magic bullet is so appealing, even I sometimes get caught up before I catch myself. x
This is a wonderful presentation! It generalises to learning all new things and it's so relevant I'm going to show it to my 12 year old (who doesn't have much interest in sewing yet but who is familiar with the idea of a growth mindset Via her school). You have certainly peaked my interest in Burda although my eye sight issues do tend to put me off the tracing aspect of them (I usually do PDF patterns). The "why" of sewing for me is so much about mastering new skills and also mindful absorption with colours and textures, I really feel the process now is as important to me as the final product.
So true! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I am incredibly passionate about learning and am always learning something new. I like to master skills too and one of the skills I am working on is pattern drafting. Here's to the journey!
A terrific discussion of why we sew and learning to sew.
Thank you!
I absolutely believe in a growth mindset- and being a lifelong learner! Great attitude and approach, Hila!
Thanks Lisa!
I absolutely agree! Let me inspire other people who wants to sew but they are afraid to fail... I sew with Burda since 1968 or so, that means I am a relatively old woman, only relatively, hahaha! But now, my hands are really destroyed by arthritis. That means that I cannot even hold the needle to sew a button, it takes me even 5 minutes... but I never surrender! Sewing is one of my passions, I try to sew at least 4 or 5 hours a week. Obviously, one in each three garments I sew serves only to clean windows! But I try every day to do my best, I try to go on living as I am now. And I wanted to say all of you that, if I can, even 2/3 times, you can! I choose easy blouses, skirts, trousers, even jackets, which can be sewn in all with my sewing machine, no manual work needed as buttons and buttonholes. Remember that, all of you, try always, try, never surrender!! I hope this helps! Thanks a lot for the video, Hila!!
Oh Susana you are my role model! I love this "Remember that, all of you, try always, try, never surrender!! ". I will print this out and stick it in my sewing room. Keep sewing wonderful woman!
Thank You for your inspiration!
Very informative video Hila! I am a lifetime learner too and love learning new things! I am also a true believer of “mono-tasking” (still in training mode for this skill set!) you so eloquently discussed. It’s taken me YEARS to unlearn the problematic “multi-tasking” which plagues our society now. (And is actually placed in job descriptions!) I totally agree with the reports...from my own experience, I learned it hurt focus severely and causes high stress in some cases. Most individuals (me included) believe they are great multi-taskers and now I know it was SO FAR from the truth! Your commentary was very well stated, thank you!
Thanks Myra! I am so glad you found the post useful. I used to pride myself on being a 'multi tasker' way back in the day. But through my quest for efficiency I found out about the pitfalls of multi tasking and tried the Pomodoro technique. I was instantly converted - it took a while for the habit to sink in but now its second nature. I am always preaching it to anyone and everyone :-). Its so much more satisfying to focus on one task for 5 whole minutes than trying to juggle 5 things in half an hour!
Saturday Night Stitch I’ll have to look up the Pomodoro technique! I’m always trying to better myself! Thanks again!
What a wonderful podcast and very inspiring. I love the comment down below 'never surrender'. I'm grateful that when my mom gave me sewing tips and filled in where Home Economics left off she always cheered me on and let me know I was ready to try something a bit more challenging. Watching her make 3 goose down jackets from a kit for my brothers in the early '70s taught me tenacity at doing anything in life really. Learning is such a wonderful way to walk isn't it? Thanks Nila, well done.
Wow loved all the beautiful pictures! As a retired teacher and current sewing instructor I totally agree with you.
Thanks Donna! I used to be an associate lecturer at a university. I loved teaching.
Wow, I feel as though I am being spoken to as an adult, don't know how else to describe it. i have sewn a few Burda patterns but sewn them in a negative mindset. I won't anymore, I will appreciate that they are making me think for myself and work things out. I think this helps with concentration. Burda should be paying you a fee! Thank you for doing these videos.
Thanks Christine. Glad you enjoyed the post and found it useful. x
This is a great video , a great summation of burda patterns . I have been sewing for 11 years and for the most part have been using Colette patterns which definitely hold your hand . I can see that to sew intuitively with less instructions could really up your game . I went from being completely bamboozled by burda to managing to complete a pattern , and it was really satisfying to make that progress . I am still quite cautious using burda but I am definitely going to be more adventurous after this video . Thanks for the inspiration !xx
You did a Great podcast! I have several Burda Magazines I need to thumb through.
I am so glad you enjoyed it!x
I have not sewn any Burda, but I did purchase one recently. I believe it needs a striped fabric to best compliment the pattern. So I am waiting on a fabric. I will say this, they do not waste a lot of ink on instructions! But, they did have cleat line drawings, and it does seem easy enough. I am very puzzled though...on the line drawings there appear to be pin tucks, but there are no marks of any sort, as far as I can see, on the pattern. I will edit this in the morning when I go to my sew room and put the number. I do love the way they style their patterns several different ways in their magazine, they are very fresh and imagination inspiring!
Let me know which pattern Carole and I can look at it. x
Saturday Night Stitch 6345, and the joke is on me, 😀 I just pulled it out and looked more closely. The tuck lines are right next to the cutting lines, and I just wasn’t seeing them! It is a very simple pattern but has such a cool vibe. I am looking forward to sewing it, I could use any knit, but I really like the way the stripes look. Very good video by the way!
I have a few Burda magazines. I always forget to look at them. I may photocopy the pattern pics I want to make and put them in my folder so they are in my focus. Thanks once again for sharing your knowledge xx
Its a great idea and one I have been working on -I have been creating my folder with the "All the Styles at a glance" pages so I can easily access all the line drawings.
I realise I’ve been such a big baby with so many things on my sewing journey 🤣🤣🤣 And if I can re learn to walk after a stroke, I think I can challenge myself alot more in my sewing. No fear 😏 Thanks xx
Yes! How amazing and strong you are to have achieved that. x
Awesome dress line patterns at 3:43 - 4:00 .. which magazine(s) has/have these?
They are all from Burda
@@SaturdayNightStitch were these the second issue of 2018? that was the cover shown before them, but I don't see those in the lookthrough... let me check again.
Here is one - www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/a-line-cascade-dress-062018
The second one - www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/pleated-panel-dress-082017
£rd one - www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/sheath-dress-plus-size-072017
This is wonderful! I have been sewing Burda Style for years and my why is your why😊I teach my interpreting students to embrace monotasking, the research is clear on the multitasking /task switching effects.
Yes! I used to teach my undergrads mono tasking too (with limited success though) but at least my kids get it. Mono tasking is so much better for my sense of well being too. I feel more content when I focus on one task for 5 minutes instead of juggling many tasks. Its so refreshing.
I body pattern Burda 6316 Harlem pants I am having a difficult time reading it understanding how to sew the pieces together it says cut one but it doesn’t have a roof on a fold so I seem like I wasted some material can you please explain the pattern to me I appreciate it thank you
Hi. Sorry I don't have this pattern.
YOU DID THAT !!! 💃👣💃👣 OMG !!! I TOTALLY LOVED THIS PIECE❣❣ I'M GOING TO PURCHASE MY FIRST BURDA PATTERN VERY SOON ❣❣ WHY? WHY DID I EVER AVOID THIS PATTERN..... I DON'T KNOW WHY. BUT THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE!!
If you buy an actual pattern, please take note. Burda doesn't notch a pattern; it uses numbers. The instructions tell you to put the two pieces together matching the numbers. Make sure you mark the numbers on the fabric.
Go for it! Check in with me if you get stuck - I'd be glad to help. x
@@dorothymarquis5738 Didn't know that but great to know. I'm excited ❣❣
@@SaturdayNightStitch I will. I've been sewing for 45 years but don't own a Burda pattern.
Love the podcast. A years subscription is a good investment, Burda recycle their patrerns in a clever way that you think it is new on trend design. Flick through your old magazine to find the basic pattern and add the new twist when you do not want to buy or subscribe anymore. Thank you for the previews.
So glad you found the post useful! I have noticed that they do rework similar styles in their issues every so often. As you say they do it in a clever way that still makes it look fresh.
So well said! It really applies to most of life! Just do it! 😊
Exactly!
Amazing. Very inspirational! Thank you
Awesome! Will Check out your blog and Facebook. Loved this Hila thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
My issues with Burda are more to do with fit style. The main issues is the armscye and the arm width. I find them small and narrow for my chubby arms :) Often the styles are not quite what I feel would look good on me. Whilst I do find aspects of their designs very interesting. However, I do have a couple of Burda patterns which I am going to try.
I think is great that you know what doesn't work for you with Burda. There are some other sewing magazines with similar format to Burda but different drafting. Ottobre women is a another good one that I have heard good things about. x
Great advice we all need to push our sewing skills and one of the reasons that I love sewing is because there is always something new to learn. After many years sewing I am only now attempting my 1st BurdaStyle pattern...the multi lined patterns which look so jumbled up have always put me off ...and so I have cheated and bought the pdf !!
Its not cheating, its just finding a way that works for you! Its great that you do have the flexibility of being able to buy the PDF. I also used a PDF to sew my first 2 Burda patterns - once I saw the fit was excellent it gave me the activation energy to try the tracing. Good luck with your first Burda pattern!
In Australia it will cost AUD$300 per year to subscribe to Burda Style. I am considering it though.
Georgiana's Studio I'm in Australia, and my local library has them for loan. Maybe yours does too!
@@jennialfabetico5691 thank you, I will look for it!
Love this ❤️
Burda Easy magazine and patterns hold your hand ... including patterns that you can cut out :)
I agree with the growth mindset. Absolutely.
Correction on my last message I bought a pattern 6316 thank you
As a beginner and medium ability sewer, I thought Burda Magazine was really challenging and patterns were labeled super easy or easy. I find there is one phrase with each pattern where I have no idea what Burda is talking about, possibly because it's from Germany. Burda Easy is too easy. That's my 2 cents. My husband is an engineer and builds human body parts and can't figure out what Burda is trying to communicate in some patterns. So that's a compliment to people who understand the magazine and a warning that Burda is a challenge.
Yeah, an advocate of "slow" sewing. There is more to a wardrobe than 20 T-shirts and skirts. Sewing is a craft, a skill, a passion. Your entire production should not be "this took me 1 hour to sew". And Burda will answer any question you have - they will make recommendations - and promptly.
Totally agree!!!
"Sewing is a craft, a skill, a passion." I love this. Couldn't have said it better.