Coping with Change in Life || First Velvet Panel Complete || Victorian Velvet Coat May 2024
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2024
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Guess why I'm spending a gazillion years working on such a long winded, samey project... In this film I'll share some thoughts on coping with major changes in your life, now that I’ve been on this crazy, unusual adventure for a year.
This is also the video in which I make the first major mistake of the project. (I did promise you that you’d get the whole story, warts and all.)
AND, I’ll introduce the new Fabric Science mini course at Foundations Revealed!
Thank you, once again, for being a part of this epic journey!
Love, Cathy
*** Music
'Illusory Motion' by Gavin Luke
'Acai Bowl' by Timothy Infinite
'Chapters' by Aerian
'A LightHouse in Space' by Kim Aspen
'A Whisper in the Dark' by Gavin Luke
'Let There Be Rain' by Silver Maple
'Muddy Waters' by Gavin Luke
'Faith' by Million Eyes
(All from Epidemic Sound)
Edited by Sophie Black at @triskellepictures
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Fashion illustrations on the Fabric Science title cards by Emma Leyfield, adapted from illustrations in her articles for Foundations Revealed. Used with permission.
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A friend of mine was a missionary. She travelled for years. Everywhere she went she had a little quilt big enough for the seat of a chair, a couple of small things to put on it, a candle and her mug. She called that her home base. It was the first thing to unpack and last to go back in the bag.
That's a lovely story, and I know exactly where she was coming from!
You have turned this project into something so very special for complete strangers to appreciate from afar. This garmet (or pieces of a garmet in the making) is exquisite and lovely, the craftsmanship alone deserves applause. However, I appreciate the story and journey you have shared while sewing art into this majestic velvet coat. Thank you for sharing ALL of this "Wonderful" with us. I do hope you share with us again and again whenever you feel comfortable to do so 💗
A year ago I left everything behind and moved to a different country with meager language skills and equally meager finances. The day after I landed I celebrated my 70th birthday and started my new life. The stress of such an upheaval is real and I’ve been looking for a special project where I can lose myself and the stress in the creation of something special. For me that will be hand sewing a lightweight summer quilt from fabrics with such vibrant colors and patterns that I can’t help but smile every time I see them. Congratulations on landing in Colorado! It is a beautiful state and I miss it.
Hi, Cathy. I am so happy for you that you are doing well. Beautiful work, as always. I do have a bit of a suggestion though. I keep my mistakes that have hand work on them for as a specific memory. I am careful to store them in a cake or cookie tin if they will fit without a fold, so sometimes I store them in a small square box mean for collectors silk scarves. I then use them as repairs for tears or made thread bare by love. It use to be a pair of jeans, or a denim jacket. I love seeing them put to use as accent patch repairs. I must admit I didn't think of this because if you remember, I am the type of person that enjoys making repairs as invisible as possible. My oldest daughter gave me this idea and it has it's places. I've had mistakes large enough to embellish a garment as the cuffs or tips of a collar. Save the mistakes!
What a fabulous concept to share!!! Thank you!!!
What a good idea! Thank you Susannah!
The panel is absolutely beautiful, Cathy. I can relate to your stress of moving so much. I grew up in a Military family. Once we moved 3 times in one year. My Barbie doll and her clothes were my "anchor". I look forward to your next video.
i've been watching the series for a long time, and I am amazed by your skill and dedication. I am shocked that we have lost that much knowledge in only a century of how to make these beautiful things. Thank you for taking this on. to be fair you are a new age archaeologist, just in amazing fashion. crack on you got this
Wow, thank you for sticking with me Joanna!
Change is difficult! Having a constant is a great way to stay grounded! Also, your voice sounds to be getting stronger, my dear! Yay!
Thank you Jordan, I appreciate you noticing that!
@@CathyHay of course! Whatever you’re doing to build it up is working! Keep it up, love!🥰
I decided to finish up a knitted washcloth today. I started it a few weeks ago as one of my beginner knitting projects, but I wanted to get it done and off my needles. Had to start a new skein in the very middle - fine, fine - but I got a few rows after that and noticed I'd dropped a couple of stitches. Did NOT feel like learning how to pick up stitches, so I was like... "Well, I WAS going to make it bigger, but nope, I'm done." Immediately started decreasing to finish. XD Even the most mindless of projects have mistakes, and Herculean tasks like this one even more so.
Here's hoping this will be the only hiccup for your coat.
Ha!! Can totally relate with that 'look' you gave the camera at 15:10 (or so) when that sinking feeling hit your gut. We've all been there and done that. Bless your heart...very happy that you have found a way to roll with the waves of change. Nothing is permanent and the idea is to swim with the waves and not get overwhelmed or knocked down by them. Good on ya, lady!!!
Moving to a new place, gives you the oppotunity, to reinvent yourself. Have fun with that.
It certainly does! Thank you!
I am now 63. When I was younger, I would just get up and move or go on a road trip or whatever, I didn’t care. I have discovered in the last few years how much of our own destiny we control. I have actively made changes in my life that caused me to be more comfortable and happy. Now that I have things arranged the way I like them, I would be much less amenable to big changes. However, that does not mean that there will not be any. The greatest challenge to me of living on the Earth as a human is accepting that everything changes all the time. I am like you, though, I have discovered simple, mundane behaviors, and objects that keep me grounded. If and when the next big change comes, I will need to remember that.
Hello Kathy. Well, I am so pleased you have now finished the panel. It really doesn’t matter that there is a bit of a “mistake”. It becomes part of the history of the project; its progress; the uniqueness that is an integral part of your combined journey and, as such, should be embraced and treasured. Just enjoy the ride!!
100% agree! Thank you!
Congrats on your visa! I recall you asking for advice about it on insta. Welcome to America!
I live in the Colorado high desert, Cedaredge, and the dryness is outrageous! Your work is phenomenal!! Bless you.
Ooh you're about 3h north of me Cynthia. You know!! I'm still trying to learn to drink enough water every day!
And coconut oil for the skin keeps the wrinkles at bay. The dry air does create wrinkles. But I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I’ve never been happier. Blessings!
Oooh, GORGEOUS! And you finished a panel! I’ve seen the original and followed your journey toward reproducing it, but this is when your coat and its embellishment have come to life. The light in that room, as you cut from one camera to the other, showcases the changeability of the velvet beautifully. I must confess: I’m totally smitten now with the fabric. I have a mad fantasy of sneaking in to spirit that pesky corner out of your life so you’re never forced to think what the lack of an eraser months ago hath wrought…I would give it a good home and pet it often.
I'm thourpughly impressed that such a bold and vibrant piece can be accomplished with a bit of felt, some embroidery floss, and only three stitches. One would think it is infinately more complicated.
that's the most beautiful purple that i ever seen! and i need a coat in thet color! Love your work. Love from Argentina :)
I'm happy to see how much your voice is improving. Your strength and determination to continue your work despite your physical challenges is admirable. I make quilts, but appreciate all forms of textile art. This coat is breathtaking. It is a pleasure to see you do your craft.
Thank you Sarah, that's very kind of you!
Oooooh! Even the preview photo looks fabulous! Looking forward to hearing all about it!
Miss Cathy, I love your videos!!!! And the piece looks beautiful, I can’t wait to see the cost finished. I’m just very intrigued on, once it’s a finished piece of clothing, how is it supposed to be stored? You can’t hang it the closet with the rest of your wardrobe, the flowers will get crushed, won’t they?
Thank you Cathy for your video. There is something magical about you making a little error as it gives us mere mortals encouragement that we all make slips from time to time. It is really obvious that you are becoming more settled as not only is your voice getting stronger but this little error has not meant the end of the world and you still see the way forward. My great aunt years ago worked in London in a well known fashion house and she always said many a garment had a slight error that no-one ever saw ,it added to it's uniqueness .
Hooray for tiny roots stateside! Very happy that is working out for you 🥰. Also, a sigh of relief at having extra velvet! That coat is going to be a thing of beauty when finished… and how on earth are you going to pack the finished pieces so they are not crushed?! Big suitcase… lots of tissue paper?? But it is beautiful… lovely to follow along! 🥰
The high desert climate seems to agree with you - and btw-I would kill for that magnificent mane of hair! I don’t think I’ve noticed just how beautiful your hair was before.
Thank you, I love the sunshine! And thank you, it's been a little unkempt lately but I'm making the most of it!
It's sooooo beautiful! 💜💜💜As for the small mistake... Who's gonna know? No one's gonna know! 🤐😂
I’m autistic so I’m all about routine and sameness like with foods, clothes, activities, and I struggle a lot with change. It’s always a challenge when there’s big changes like starting a new job or moving or going to university. I also depend on little things that feel like anchors, like eating the same food, watching the same videos, playing the same video games. It does help give you some sense of normalcy amidst all the change
I hear you - as I watched this back during editing it occurred to me how much this would resonate with my autistic friends. You know so well how much routine helps create calm!
Thanks for the update. It is looking beautiful. I was able to undo the embroidery marks on an old project of mine using steam and a small fine brush. It was polyester velvet though, so it might not work on your fabric.
Excellent advise on having some items of permanence in your life through times of change.
In as much as they are bulky and heavy, I simply can't imagine not having books. Short articles online to read are one thing, but settling in with a cup of tea or chocolate and a book of techniques or clothing history is one of my favorite things.
When I say I’m completely screwed I hope I can giggle like Kathy and just let it go!❤
Hi, Cathy! Bravo, you! ❤
This is magnificent !
first panel - so beautiful :)
I imagine you are well onto the next panel by now, and it looks incredible, I was going to suggest tilting the triangle a little to line up the stitches you've done. A slight change in angle wouldn't upset the nap that much. But I do feel for you!
Absolutely Lovely … looking forward to forward to next installment! Thank You
Love following your journey on this project!!
I can so relate to your situation. I’m proud of you and want to say thanks for taking us along.
It is beautiful and you are an artist ❤
I so admire your perseverance!
You just gave me some motivation today, thank you. Thank you for the video!💜🔮🌱🐾
What a lovely life and see the world. Love your channel.❤️🇨🇦🐕
The panel looks beautiful.
It's magical work, thank you for sharing your craft
Yay! You did it! So great to see your project come along.
As for everything else you said: I can so relate to every word!
It's beautiful!
The flowers and leaves are more and more beautiful as you work on them! Wonderful!👍😀❤️
Impresionante, precioso...menudo trabajo
this is going to be a beautiful coat with wonderful craftsmanship. thank you for sharing this ❤
Hey Cath, you are always inspiring me.. Ive stumbled upon your channel since last summer and from then till now I try as much as I can to never skip a video! Thank you so much for being not just a RUclipsr but a very good friend ♥️ greetings from Egypt! I hope to meet you one day
I have been putting off becoming a member for a long time! This course is something I just can't pass up! I'm excited to become a member after so long of delaying.
Welcome aboard! We're so happy to have you.
It's looking beautiful Cathy, you're doing an incredible job!!😊
Yes the flip makes sense. Your first panel looks beautiful! That was so clever having a tool to cut out the petals. I wish you all the best!
All the time and effort you’ve put in shows- it is breathtaking!
Can’t wait to see it when it’s completed!
Thank you so much!
WoW I can't wait to see the finished coat, already looks amazing. Thankyou for showing us the progress it truly fascinating watching you create a garment of beauty. Take care look after your self.
Your ending was the best. I was going to work on this some more but then I messed up, so I can’t do anything more with this panel, so hooray the panel is finished. I messed up, but hooray. Love it.
I love this endeavour of yours. I either had seen the original garment at the V&A or in a photograph and it made an impression. When I chanced upon your RUclips channel I was delighted. I wish you the very best for your new chapter in life.
In my thirties I costumed for little theater and your course would have saved me time ,money and shabby craftsmanship. Things can go so wrong if you vou chose a fabric which is to light, stiff or fights you and eats up time you cannot afford. Good luck to all of you who are lucky enough to participate.
Change can be really difficult, but the coat is coming on, and you still have all the balls in the air-so yay, well done. Also I absolutely love your earrings, I always wear a snake ring.
I love those little punched flowers.
Thank you for answering my kinda weird question about if you keep your food the same as a foundation or try out new foods at each location ^^. Congrats on finishing a panel :D
NOT MISTAKES, learning curves. Sometimes, when things are chaotic, as life will do, do things one day at a time, my dear. Take care. Coming along fabulously! 💜🌿
Yes, it made sense to me as soon as your started to explain it the first time. Success, I have improved. Thank you😊
If you know, you know 😉 I thought I'd better over egg that one because I know not everyone here sews!
Well done ma'am. Knowing when to say stop is very important! And your stitches are beautiful.
Thank you Heather!
I had the same idea as you before you mentioned it Cathy...use it as the additional panel but attach to the other side..I look forward to your next addition..
I just love your skill and patience with your sewing projects. Your work is beautiful :)
Thank you so much!
Fellow high desert dweller here. Everything is different when you’re dealing with less air pressure, low humidity, and often very wide differences in temperature season to season. Lots of moisturizer, lots of water to drink, and if you’re at all prone to sinus issues like I am, a neti pot will be your best friend. Furniture (or embroidery frame) wise lots of time for things to adjust when they arrive to that climate, retightening screws after it’s been there a while, and consider lightly oiling unfinished wood to help keep it from becoming so dry it gets brittle. Fabric wise I know my needlework projects always get a bit wonky (puckering/sagging/seems crooked) if I travel somewhere more humid with them and then come home to the dry. I’ll usually take them out of the frame, lightly steam them with a clothing steamer and leave them flat for 24 hours to let all the fibers calm down, and then I can restretch them on the frames and they’ll be fine, but the first few times it happened it gave me a good scare.
Your videos always inspire me to keep going. Keep making art! Keep doing! Keep finding the peace in ourselves to produce pure art for the love of it! They're always beautiful, thankyou for them.
Thank you so much, yes! I love this sentiment, you get it!
Radiant authenticity. Blessings miss Hay.
You could try making a purse with the extra bit, then it's not a mistake but a jewel for the future.
This video came at a perfect time for me! I am retiring from my career of 25 years (plus), and my husband and I are buying a new house nearer our daughter and selling our home of 32 years. We will be bouncing between the 2 locations (500 miles apart) over the course of the summer and fall. I love the idea of carrying something that establishes a home base wherever we are!
I love that you still create video now even if you struggle with your voice on that day =) it's very encouraging to try to do something even if its not your best day ( if you want to ofcourse not to just force things). I really appreciate you trying
Thank you, that's a very kind observation, I'm glad to send that message!
Huzzah! 🎉
I cant wait to see what the seeds of change plant in you. I went the opposite way you did (back and forth between California - London) in my 20s and again in my 30s and then back again to California for good - I so feel your journey because it was very similar to mine - Seeking consistency you can hold onto is just part of the journey to get your bearings within it.
You know this road - thank you!
Maybe you could still use the piece with the "mistake"? Make a small bag, or accessory, for the coat? Some cultures consider a "mistake" even more beautiful in their art.
Just watching this journey with you, and to see a completed panel, makes me so happy! The careful planning is coming along, and I hope you enjoy your new home in the United States.
Congrats on Panel 1... I know how it can be an undertaking, all that stitching.. still working on a small wool quilt wall-hanging that I've not touched in awhile, but need to... just doing embroidery stitching of pine needles and I've just been lazy... so keep up your good work.. it helps to inspire some of us.. Hope life is calming for you soon! Greetings from New York..
Thank you! Just spend half an hour. Once you're into it you'll get excited again and it'll begin to come together!
I understand change I recently lost everything in a house fire. I’m living in a camper with my husband sister and 2 large dogs, I have a cross-stitch piece that has helped me adjust to the change. Best of luck to you🐶
7:30 yes. When my parents died two years apart. Then one of my siblings also passed away a couple months after my father passed away. There was all this change all at once plus grief on top. Altogether I lost 50% of my nuclear childhood family in 30 months.
So I had several doll projects going on at the same time. Which is normally what I do to keep my interest I will do about two or three projects at the same time and bounce between them. My dolls were a respite of familiarity in my life and consistency. While I didn’t have while all of this change happened in two and one half years time. Grounding and therapeutic.
Oh Maureen, that's a lot to go through at once. I'm sorry for your losses. And I'm glad you had that familiar art form to lean into and keep you present. ❤️
I have found that with good velvet the marks just don’t go away but with cheap velvet they disappear easily! So not fair!! Lovely work, btw. I haven’t done historical costumes for years now, but i did enjoy hunting down appropriate fabric and creating the costumes. I can’t imagine doing that while traveling.
You look beautiful as always and I wish you health and happiness in America🖤✨ I didn’t know moving to a different country would knock of 20 years 🖤Absolutely youth and energy is beaming out of you. This is just my interpretation and impression but you look so damn happy🤩🖤 i hope to see a coat at the end of the year 🖤✨🦉🐈⬛
I know this comment is very late as you've taken it off the frame, but for what ever reason you can still salvage that little triangle without any potential scars.
You are right this triange's embroidery doesn't match the design on the bigger piece that you just finished, but it doesn't have to... It's not going to be attached to this bigger piece... It's going to be attached to the piece you haven't started yet.
If you recalculate your fabric and you must use this little triangle... Just make it's partner's design the way you originally planned it. Yes! Both completed, mirrored images pieces won't match, but since they are far enough apart (on opposite sides of the garment) that you'll never notice that slight deviation in the pattern. 💖🌞🌵😷
Cool 😀
The embroidery is beautiful. Mistakes are to be expected on such a large piece. I have no doubt you will get it worked out.😊
Thank you! 😊
Yes the description you have explained of the corner piece of the coat does make sense, it will be a mirror image. And the nape of the material should all run I the same direct, otherwise there will be a sheen. Have made mistakes myself before in dressmaking, buy not too many.
🫂 sending you hugs.
Welp, it wouldn't be a project without a few mistakes along the way! I mean, mistake? What mistake? Look at that beautiful finished panel! 😂
You are very right. When big changes come, you need your routines to ease the way. Knitting has always been that for me. I usually have a bag with me, with some small project everywhere I go. The coat is coming along beautifully! Would your course help me even though I do not do costumes? I am a seamstress and I like to make my own clothes. I am going to be crossing the pond to the UK next summer and I want to find some lovely fabrics while I am there. Thank you for sharing with us.
Hi Florence, I'm glad you agree and you have your knitting too. Yes, the course is relevant for anyone sewing with fabric, you'll be right at home!
Remember to take time to sing. The mountains are great for that....and they really don't care how good you are.
Change is a choice you have made but you seem to be resisting. Embrace the chaos, relish the experience. You have now.
Love the frames .where did you get them???
Hi, @CathyHay. I'm 5 min into the video and I had to stop the video to comment. I apologise if this might come out as too intrusive, as it's about your voice.
I can physically see in your throat muscles the effort you make and I ache with you in empathy. My voice isn't great nor "normal", but it's my voice after 15 years of speech therapy. Of course, this does NOT make me an expert in speech therapy. But I had to take those 15 years because I was born Deaf (actually, I have partial hearing, so technically I would be a hard-of-hearing). I would not have learned to speak otherwise. (But I would have acquired a language anyway, if my parents knew also sign language).
Your situation, however, is extremely different: you acquired English since birth and you learned to speak simply by listening to people talking around you and by interacting with other English speakers.
So you would not need 15 years to re-educate yourself to use better your vocal chords and your breath to avoid straining your voice, with the help of a licensed speech therapist or an expert in English diction (the ones used by theatral actors or opera singers, for example).
But I would suggest you start seeking for this type of help as soon as humanely possible, before your vocal cords get "too used" to this kind of strain or worsen. Please. Before, you had a beautiful voice, and you used it effortlessly, even when it was in a "breathy" period. Now, my empathic sense is screaming at me to tell you "please, rest that voice, go to a speech therapist, do something!".
Apologies if this comment upsets you. I promise I won't write anymore comments on your voice. You, however, should promise to yourself: go seek help for your beutiful voice.
I was looking for some linen or linen/cotton blend the other day.
I found some that looked like it might work that was labeled as 60% linen 40% cotton SYNTHETIC BLEND. Now how am I supposed to make sense of that?
The label also needs to state it weight which often does not.
Your work is extraordinarily beautiful and I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you!
I hate to redo stuff and when you said you'd mad a mistake I immediately said to the screen just keep going. Lol but you shouldn't listen to me cuz I'm a winger. I winged things all the time. Just give it a go and be ok with how it comes out.😁
Hey there. I absolutely adore your work. And it’s so incredibly valuable to be part of this journey.
Though, I have a concern - when you made the pattern of the coat, you added a seam allowance when you cut it out. You remembered to remove it before drawing the flowers on right? Otherwise you might have embroidered within the seam allowance which won’t be shown.
Yes, worry not! I cut the paper pattern without seam allowance, drew it out on the muslin like that, and then cut with a seam allowance. We're all good. Thank you for looking out for me!
@@CathyHayGreat to hear! X
A ground you. It makes you concentrate on something. Your entire world can be topsy-turvy, but if you have that one thing that anchors you, it might be OK.
Is that DMC floss? Good choice!
It is! Thank you!
It might be too late now but, as that tiny corner is for the other side panel that you might not have done yet, could you not move the problematic flower stem on that side of the coat to the tiny piece instead of the main panel?
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Would the markings disappear or be less overt if you steamed the velvet?
Hmm, possibly! I should have tried that!
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Entiendo la belleza de las cosas, pero no comprendo tu esfuerzo en copiar y copiar esos proyectos ajenos , en lugar de descubrir tu propia capacidad para crear.
Todo en ti, respira belleza.
Seems like you should maybe make a home somewhere so you have a sanctuary and you can then create a zen place of peace for yourself and your projects. Still travel but put down some roots and love yourself back into feeling in your happy place. Pick a spot even if its small…and take the plunge….🙏
I shall forward your comment to the US visa people, they do take their time! 😅 I'll be settling in Colorado as soon as permission is granted.
I am really enjoying your "slow" make. Isn't that little piece to be added onto a larger piece that is not done yet or is that the piece in Europe?
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it! Yes, the piece in Europe will connect to the piece in America. It will all make sense as it comes together!