The circle cutouts is for quality control :) You cut out a circle for weight purposes and can use that circle for things like peeling-tests and other kind of tests.
they're also mostly cut by machine at the manufacturing level and the table that the fabric goes on is much much bigger than the yardage coming off the roll so it depends on how thrifty the operator is feeling and how much work they want to do. it ultimately benefits the workers to have these machines and to be less precise because it's less physical stress on the operators' bodies!
Also you said most of the ones cut out of the middle were lace fabrics and that could have been done to get an accurate representation of the pattern. All the ones with the samples cut out near the edge were all solid unpatterned fabrics.
@@estylefree I agree - it could be for an accurate representation of the pattern, or to make sure that the stretch/dye/whatever is doing what they want it to in the center of the roll. Or, as Emily said above, it may be to save the machine operator the strain of precisely positioning the table! (If you think the main piece of fabric is going to be tossed afterwards, you'd hardly have any incentive to save yardage. Yay for them donating now!)
I am in the manufacturing industry. This looks like a quality sample to me and it’s better that it comes from the middle of the fabric. They do strain testing and such on those. And…The fact it says shipping sample means they may have shipped the fabric to see how it behaved and see if any bacteria/mold grew on the fabric (it can be shipped in containers that vary in temperature and humidity) so the consumer is protected from any of those yuckies being against their skin.
I don’t know how much into Edwardian historical fashion you are, but all I can think about when I see all that cream and black lace is how Bernadette Banner made an Edwardian styled lace blouse. I think doing your own spin on it would be stunning! Especially with the dandelion puff pattern! Also the yellow fabric as a pair of summer shorts or combined with lace into a summer dress/romper is immediately where my mind went. Whatever you make I can’t wait to see it! And I adore that pattern you’re using for all those dresses! It looks so comfy and beautiful ❤
I come here for the tangents. You are real, nothing is sugar coated. I find your videos extremely enjoyable and relatable. I do wish we had a thrift store like remainders in our neck of the woods! I want to add an item to your list; a fabric wall!!! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see all of your fabric on display. What a beautiful sight that would be!
I've started wrapping all my fabric around foam core project board cut to fit on my shelf, and I absolutely love the display and being able to see it all!!! So satisfying
The circle is for weighing GSM, grams per square meter or oz per yard. It's a check to see if the weight of the fabric is right for the thing you're making. Consequently it's necessary to check because if you create a viral hoodie and order 24oz material and they send you 20oz instead and you didn't check, then you are over paying for a product you didn't get and they are skimming off the top. And it happens a lot.
I just found your channel yesterday and I gotta say, anyone who STILL has the price tag on your potted plant and is SO focused on cheap fabric is REALLY my kinda person! 🤣 Seriously, well done keeping your priorities in order.. I love it.
It may be that the shipping samples are for a clothing creator/brand buying samples of a company's fabrics in colors they would be interested in using for their pieces, and the circles are cut to test the weight of the fabric - to make certain that they are the right weight for the finished product. And they probably take sample cuts from the center to verify that the non-selvedge material is a compatible weight. Also, holy cow that's a lot of fabric. My introverted self has never wished so hard I lived somewhere more populated, so I could find a fabric thrift store.
I agree with your last sentence! 😂 I live over an hour from even chain craft stores (a tornado took out our hobby lobby a few years ago) so a craft thrift store would be a complete dream 😂😂😂
What springs to my mind for the lace would be a top where the bodice has a lace "overlay" and the sleeves are just lace. Or a skirt with a lace overlay. Or a dress with lace inserts e.g. down the front or across the bottom of the skirt... so many possibilities! 😀
I came here to say a lace dress overlay, too! I see it as just a slightly larger dress to go over maybe black one, but I'm not great at sewing, & like the simplest solution 😅
The "boring" colours of lace could be really interesting for dying. They're almost definitely synthetic, which means they may not take dye at all... but... if they do take dye, most contemporary lace tends to dye unevenly due to there being different textile compositions making up - in a way that can pick out the pattern of how the lace is made. If it works out visually stunning, I suggest an over skirt. If it's less appealing, there's always petticoats for swoosh factor, and air trapping warmth layers.
I've accumulated 116 different items of fabric of various lengths in 7 months. Before that I had none It got me thinking: even if there's 1 outfit per fabric, I can make 116 outfits. Which is insane, because I've never had that much clothes in my entire life, not to mention that I don't have enough space to put all that clothes into. And for many fabrics that I own, I can make way more the 1 outfit I love buying fabric, my kick is that I do learn more about fabric types and different kind of fabric blends there're with each buy. I have quite a collection of natural blends. But I do have to stop for a while, because I'm not sure that I'm even able to use up all the fabric I've already got. And in several years my tastes can easily change too So my goal for this year: no buy, more sew
You could make a patchwork quilt out of any fabrics you don't think you'll make clothes out of! That's what I do. You just need to keep in mind the different weights of the fabrics and reinforce thin fabric or stitching where washing will pull or rip the quilt
I work in a fabric shop and those circles are the bane of my existence! You will be unrolling a brand new roll of fabric and suddenly get them in the middle of the roll. When that happens we just have to cut a straight line either side of (if we're lucky and there's only a meter or so before it) we will just put it in the remnants bin but I agree its very wistful.
My instinct with lace (specifically the big lots of cream and black) other than as accents over other projects is stuff like insert lace or historical projects like the Jolly Holiday Dress from Mary Poppins! If you did want to venture into that direction this year like you've mentioned briefly recently, lingerie gowns seems like something that would help you use a lot of it! I think having a lingerie gown in your favorite dress pattern would be too funny. I think the colored lace would make an excellent paneled dress or skirt where you alternate the colors! I will say I worry about how you may enjoy wearing some of these lace items directly on your skin. I know texture on skin is a HUGE factor in how sewists create their works and I would hate for you to make something gorgeous only for it to have parts touching your skin that you hate.
Several commenters have given quite logical explanations for the circles being cut, but my first reaction was to equate them with the cut outs on paint samples these days. This enables you to lay the sample on whatever you are trying to match and/or coordinate and see how it works for you.
Enjoying all the fabric then suddenly drop an AWESOME HOODIE DRESS like it's nothing! Loved it! Literally said "oh wow" out loud, it looks awesome and cosy and comfy and stylish, even the patterned fabric, which would not be my kind of thing at all goes so well. Also love the fabric haul, I wish there was a 2nd hand fabric place near me, I've looks, there's stuff online, but it's not the same. Still, can get good stuff at charity shops.
We need a Remainders in Australia - Melbourne preferably - the Mornington Peninsula specifically. // I used to work in a dyeing factory, mostly knitted fabrics. The circles were cut out at a specific size, and used to test dye run, shrinkage etc. OMG That hoodie dress is gorgeous.
I found you by looking for a sewing videos. I continue to watch your videos because of your commentary. You are a very fun friend that comes for an afternoon of whimsy!
Yes! Charlie is a very fun friend who comes every Saturday for a chat and a cup of coffee 😂 I stay because of the commentary, side quests, and tangents - I'd love to sew but at the moment don't, Charlie's whimsy and joy make the idea so approachable though ❤
I have a few "boring" white/cream/beige dresses that are made to go under my lace dresses, and that works very well for me. Also, I love doing cut outs and having lace underneath
the one's with pieces cut out 'randomly' - found out from my local Fabricland - they are either ones that had a stain that they cut out, or in the case of circles, likely were used to mock-up a dress on the dress-forms to show off the fabric.
I know this is not fabric related. But it sound like when some stores take food off the shelf that has either pasted or close to it's best buy date toss in dumpersters and pour bleach all over it so one can harvest it instead of donating to food banks. Let's just make so one can get it free whether fabric, food, etc.
I totally agree with you about the lists. So helpful in organising and motivating as well. And, yes, spontaneity creates variety that keeps us motivated.
I want to say that I'd love to see a hoodie dress with some sort of lace (a fancy evening but comfy dress), but those are some summer colors. At least, the first group of lace were. They do look wonderful together and give off a beach vibe.
Seriously, that pattern is SO great on you! And so are those colors - well done. I'm fascinated by things you make from fabric I'd never buy and how great they turn out. Well done. PS - your floors are gorgeous.
One thing I've always wanted to try with lace (and I just haven't found a lace that speaks to me yet), is a two skirts of the same length on top of each other, with a solid colour on the inside (for modesty and also to make the lace stand out more) and the lace one on top for gorgeousness. I also want to do exactly the same thing but the top skirt is gauzey and with embroidered flowers or something, so it looks like the flowers are floating. I have no idea how either of these would hold up to snags and things but I still want them
My daughter got a sheer duochrome purple / green fabric from Joann's and wants to make me a similar skirt. We got black suiting material for a base skirt, then we'll figure out how to add the "Maleficent" fabric on a a removable overlay. That way if I need a quiet black skirt for adulting purposes, I have one. But if I need to lean into my inner evil fairy queen, it is on hand. 😂
God, I wish I had one of those stores near me. I Love, love, love that dress. Those colors go so well together. I want to make one for myself. Again, love your vids and look forward to watching them every Friday. Big Hugs.
The hole cut out of the sample fabric is so it will hang over a dress form to show how it drapes and to display the fabric in another way other than just folded on a bolt
"Should I start making lingerie?" My answer is yes! You get to enter into a delightful world where all of your lingerie fits perfectly, plus so many pretty elastics and other notions!! I even designed and make my own bras.
You have no idea how comforting it was to hear about your list making process and letting things jump the line and the process of reorganizing things and making more lists. I do really similar things and I always feel some arbitrary pressure to do new projects in a specific order, so it's nice to hear some validation that I don't need to impose that on myself. Btw how do you get yourself to finish projects? I end up getting overwhelmed with the number of tasks involved in a single project or running out of motivation and not completing projects.
I really enjoy listening to how other list-makers manage their lists. These past 2 years, instead of using a planner with set spaces, I started just keeping a dotted page notebook for all of my lists, separated out into commissions, personal projects, major projects with planned stages, business/product-specific items, event-targeted things, etc. It's just relaxing listening to others manage theirs as well. Noelle at Costuming Drama does some similar things.
The sheer amount of lace demands something dramatic) I personally sometimes shop in thrift stores for my doll sewing. I've already found some real gems.
Ooh what beautiful fabrics you got. The beautiful cream lace brings to mind Stevie Nicks vibes singing Gypsy. And the black lace immediately made me think of a Spanish dancer. Hope that makes the creative juices flowing. Love watching your videos. Enjoy.
4:52 so one of my favorite things to make out of lace is different tops and dresses that you wear a colored tank/slip (respectively) underneath for contrast and to make the colored lace really pop lol for example make a black lace dress and a white, red, imperial-purple, sapphire-blue, or emerald-green slip to go underneath lol i do this with sheer/semi-sheer fabrics as well lol my favorite to make with sheer fabrics is make a full-circle top with a line of stitches on either side of torso making sure to make the space between the lines big enough to easily slip it on and off (i use a store-bought garment like this as my reference, but you get the idea)
A job with flexible projects plus enjoyable planning speaks to my ADHD/probably autistic brain so much. Once again, your perspective gives me another way to think about how I've handled things in my life. I used to have long lists of projects and then get overwhelmed and sad that I'd never do all of them. But it's okay to just do what works in the moment between plans!
I love to see your hauls! I've gotten to the point where I'd rather refashion my thrift hauls than make from scratch (mostly!) I still enjoy watching other people thrift and sew. That dress at the end was fabulous! It's funny because I love the print fabric but would not make anything out of the other single-colored ones because they are too loud for me!
I love the message in this. All of our industry truly needs to concern themselves with the volume of waste being created. Also, I too enjoy making and using lists along with the option of disregarding them entirely.
I gasped! The new remnant hoodie is magical! I don't for the life of me know how I'm missing these things on IG. I'm following you, I swear. I meeeean... the result is what I would've said anyway. Glorious!
OMG, Remainders is my happy place too. And I've got a good friend who lives just blocks from the place, just off Lake. There's the fabric, but also embroidery floss, yarn, trim, and delightful items you didn't know you needed till you saw them. I hear you, and feel you... the place rocks! Like you. Also, all that gray? DO you need a Gandalf outfit?
One of my favorite things to wear is a shirt or dress with a lace yoke, where the shoulders and top few inches are lace but the rest of the shirt is solid. Or basic shirts with lace sleeves. Such a simple way to take a basic clothing item and make it more textured and interesting. Just make sure the lace is soft to the touch because I've bought shirts where the lace they used was itchy and that just ruined the whole garment since it was so uncomfortable
Last time I went to Remainders they were not only having a sale and doing the BOGO remnant bags, but they also had a bunch of bins of stuff they were giving away for free. I got a ton of striped knits with those stickers and the circles cut out of them, for free! I think, including yardage I bought off the bolt, remnants, and free stuff, I ended up getting over 70 yards of fabric plus notions for about $50. It was very hectic that day, though. I didn't realize all of the sales they would be having, but a lot of people were there specifically for the sales.
I love that dress. The gores just take the skirt to a whole new level. I'm also trying to decide if I should try the drive to Remainders, because holy crap that's an amazing haul.
That sample piece is for cutting samples for customers. You trim a bit to send to them so they see the color and weight in person (if online) or to take home for matching.
Charli............ Mint love new video days. When you are a single mam of a certain age and the kids are all grown up moved out and or they have there own life. Charli is like your pal popping around for a cupper and telling you about her shopping haul. From a 50 sumic semi disabled single mum Charli keep doing what you do without you my night times would be so lonely Huge massive thank you from UK❤
Love your explanation of the organization versus spontaneity struggle. It fits me so well that I copied it down!!! Now that I am retired, I get to do the random stuff SO much more!!
REQUEST #1) Make & Bake projects. As previously requested…make something that was inspired by something you bake/cook. REQUEST #2) Design your own fabric (literal custom made fabric that you design (digital or hand drawn) & then create something with it. REQUEST #3) Creating fabric wall art with quilt squares, remnants &/or small scraps of fabric. (can fully explain & give examples if you want) As for the cut circle samples, they could’ve been used by furniture manufacturers to show customers the different fabric options for that specific couch, chair, etc. Or they could be leftover remnants from an order catalog that fabric manufacturers send out so the different fashion houses & retail stores so they can know how the product looks/feels before ordering it in bulk to sell or use.
This is simply BLISS. Sorting and organizing so that everything's in your brain and pops out of memory when you have a certain project Completely agree with you about waste as well
Gold and white lace - summer duster!! Something half or three-quarter sleeve, between hip and knee length, open Cardigan style. And I LOVE the dark Pinks you found!!
I only buy natural fabrics since I compost everything in the end. All end in my 5 acre food forest. I occasionally get cotton knits, nice! I mostly find cotton or wool. So cold here, wool is appreciated. I saw a video on cutting men's dress shirts cut down into women's blouses so I will check out men's shirts at the thrift store. I wish I had a remnant store too!
Aw man, I'm jealous! I would love to have a fabric thrift store in my area. I guess I will have to keep an eye out for them if I ever travel. For the lace, maybe make a sun dress - especially with the bright colored ones.
The dress at the end is, I think, my favorite project that you have ever done. Gorgeous colors, and I absolutely LOVE the godets! And I am happy/envious of your fabric haul! Really, way more happy than envious; just wishing there was a Remainders here in southeast Michigan. Although, to be honest, I have more fabric than time to sew it. (She whispers, "Don't ask me about my yarn. Shh." Thanks!
My second watch. Creativity isn't encouraged in our society, admired, yet. I agree with Ur observations about it. Works 4 me. Retired I can get there more easily. I love ur reveals!
I got mostly knits and knit lace when I went over Christmas. My sister in law lives in Pasadena and I told her I may be visiting frequently! 😂 best store ever!!!
Hi! I'm CD. I live in the middle of the Midwest, and I'm new to the channel. I'm so glad that you see this as a place to hang out and get to know each other! Right now I'm costuming "The Importance of Being Earnest" for my college. Your Dolman sleeves and Remainders hauls have been my companion through learning how patterns work, deciding to wing this pattern anyway, and through 42 feet of hand-gathering fabric for a tiered skirt because I'm paranoid that if I machine-sew it, it'll look like little pleats, and if I machine-gather it, I'll make it too small. 😅 Your work style is so similar to mine (pendulum from hyper-organized to hyper-erratic) and it's lovely to see someone else having fun like I do!
I was 100% prepared to come into the comments section and ask what Editing!Charlie was wearing, because purple and teal is my number one FAVORITE color combination. But wait! It got better! I LOVELOVELOVE your new hoodie dress!! I did have an idea or teo for your haul. You can do another version of the sexy mesh evening ware dress you made, but with lace instead of mesh. And then for the laces with white sections, I was imagining a tiered skirt combining them all
I understand the jumping the line. I have 2 sewing projects going, 2 crochet projects, and I found a mercerized cotton voile tablecloth from an indoor flea market that had only minor damage foe $10. I became instantly consumed by making a 1930s evening dress inspired by Megara from Hercules. The list struggle is real.
If you're still looking for lace ideas, here are some I haven't already seen: - for any stretchy lace whose texture is nice against skin: underwear! I'd love to see you evaluate some of the patterns out there, personally. Ditto for leggings and gloves - I agree that some sort of floaty nightgown/robe thing would be lovely, esp out of the black - a cardigan. Before you laugh at the idea of a cardigan made of holes, they can be surprisingly useful, especially if the lace is double layered! They were a godsend for me when I lived in CA, since I hadn't gotten used to layering and they folded up v flat. (If any of the lace has cotton or silk, they'd be best for this). This shop looks *amazing!*
I would love to see you use the striped lace for like a tiered maxi dress. you'd look like one of the multi coloured coctails we sometimes get on holiday. like super summery, easy breezy, maybe like a skinny slip under it out of some knit? but it would be a pretty epic maxi dress.
Love the brightness of the dress and the colour combo. I don't have alot of purple. I would like to make myself one. Looks so comfy. I'd love it if we had a store like this here. In the meantime I'll just keep on watching you and dream that we'll have one soon. ❤
If i had to guess, the T on the material label probably means tencel, a man-made fiber of treated wood pulp. I'm not sure what differentiates it from rayon or viscose.
I would be using the lace panels with the hole in the center of them as the lace overlay for romantic summer capes and blouses... I'm the type to wear fantasy outfits at cons.
With the lace: make a two-toned dress! The bodice a color that matches with one of the lace fabrics. Cut out the individual lace flowers and sew them piece by piece (overlapping) on to the bodice. The skirt part of the dress can be made of either the same color as the lace or a contrasting color. I would go with a white bodice and a black or grey skirt. But that is because those are my "colors".
The stripped lace gave me Mexican folklorico dress vibes. Obviously, you would need some solid fabrics for stabilization and some embroidery because that style needs embroidery and ribbon. New embroidery project!
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The circle cutouts is for quality control :)
You cut out a circle for weight purposes and can use that circle for things like peeling-tests and other kind of tests.
they're also mostly cut by machine at the manufacturing level and the table that the fabric goes on is much much bigger than the yardage coming off the roll so it depends on how thrifty the operator is feeling and how much work they want to do. it ultimately benefits the workers to have these machines and to be less precise because it's less physical stress on the operators' bodies!
Also you said most of the ones cut out of the middle were lace fabrics and that could have been done to get an accurate representation of the pattern. All the ones with the samples cut out near the edge were all solid unpatterned fabrics.
@@estylefree I agree - it could be for an accurate representation of the pattern, or to make sure that the stretch/dye/whatever is doing what they want it to in the center of the roll. Or, as Emily said above, it may be to save the machine operator the strain of precisely positioning the table! (If you think the main piece of fabric is going to be tossed afterwards, you'd hardly have any incentive to save yardage. Yay for them donating now!)
I am in the manufacturing industry. This looks like a quality sample to me and it’s better that it comes from the middle of the fabric. They do strain testing and such on those. And…The fact it says shipping sample means they may have shipped the fabric to see how it behaved and see if any bacteria/mold grew on the fabric (it can be shipped in containers that vary in temperature and humidity) so the consumer is protected from any of those yuckies being against their skin.
God I am learning so much from these comments, thank you!
Fascinating.
I don’t know how much into Edwardian historical fashion you are, but all I can think about when I see all that cream and black lace is how Bernadette Banner made an Edwardian styled lace blouse. I think doing your own spin on it would be stunning! Especially with the dandelion puff pattern! Also the yellow fabric as a pair of summer shorts or combined with lace into a summer dress/romper is immediately where my mind went. Whatever you make I can’t wait to see it! And I adore that pattern you’re using for all those dresses! It looks so comfy and beautiful ❤
Oh oh oh!! That stripy lace in all the colors needs to be a multi tier ruffle dress so bad!
Fiesta Skirt!!!!
Yes! We need all the ruffles!
Oooh! I love that idea!
YES! This is the BEST idea! I was thinking of underskirts (Petticoats) but that is a much better idea!
I come here for the tangents. You are real, nothing is sugar coated. I find your videos extremely enjoyable and relatable. I do wish we had a thrift store like remainders in our neck of the woods!
I want to add an item to your list; a fabric wall!!! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see all of your fabric on display. What a beautiful sight that would be!
I've started wrapping all my fabric around foam core project board cut to fit on my shelf, and I absolutely love the display and being able to see it all!!! So satisfying
The circle is for weighing GSM, grams per square meter or oz per yard. It's a check to see if the weight of the fabric is right for the thing you're making. Consequently it's necessary to check because if you create a viral hoodie and order 24oz material and they send you 20oz instead and you didn't check, then you are over paying for a product you didn't get and they are skimming off the top. And it happens a lot.
96% T would probably be Tencel (Lyocell) Sp spandex
Spontenaity + planning + too long video list = occasional random bonus videos!
I just found your channel yesterday and I gotta say, anyone who STILL has the price tag on your potted plant and is SO focused on cheap fabric is REALLY my kinda person! 🤣 Seriously, well done keeping your priorities in order.. I love it.
I just saw the price tag!!!
It may be that the shipping samples are for a clothing creator/brand buying samples of a company's fabrics in colors they would be interested in using for their pieces, and the circles are cut to test the weight of the fabric - to make certain that they are the right weight for the finished product. And they probably take sample cuts from the center to verify that the non-selvedge material is a compatible weight. Also, holy cow that's a lot of fabric. My introverted self has never wished so hard I lived somewhere more populated, so I could find a fabric thrift store.
I agree with your last sentence! 😂 I live over an hour from even chain craft stores (a tornado took out our hobby lobby a few years ago) so a craft thrift store would be a complete dream 😂😂😂
can relate. I love living rural, but maybe a weekend vacation to Pasadena is in order lol
Oh yes! I SO wish I had a proper fabric store nearby. A remnant store like that might be dangerous to the budget...
I live within 4 miles and never knew it was here!! This video may have ruined my life.
What springs to my mind for the lace would be a top where the bodice has a lace "overlay" and the sleeves are just lace. Or a skirt with a lace overlay. Or a dress with lace inserts e.g. down the front or across the bottom of the skirt... so many possibilities! 😀
I came here to say a lace dress overlay, too!
I see it as just a slightly larger dress to go over maybe black one, but I'm not great at sewing, & like the simplest solution 😅
The "boring" colours of lace could be really interesting for dying. They're almost definitely synthetic, which means they may not take dye at all... but... if they do take dye, most contemporary lace tends to dye unevenly due to there being different textile compositions making up - in a way that can pick out the pattern of how the lace is made.
If it works out visually stunning, I suggest an over skirt. If it's less appealing, there's always petticoats for swoosh factor, and air trapping warmth layers.
I've accumulated 116 different items of fabric of various lengths in 7 months. Before that I had none
It got me thinking: even if there's 1 outfit per fabric, I can make 116 outfits.
Which is insane, because I've never had that much clothes in my entire life, not to mention that I don't have enough space to put all that clothes into. And for many fabrics that I own, I can make way more the 1 outfit
I love buying fabric, my kick is that I do learn more about fabric types and different kind of fabric blends there're with each buy. I have quite a collection of natural blends. But I do have to stop for a while, because I'm not sure that I'm even able to use up all the fabric I've already got. And in several years my tastes can easily change too
So my goal for this year: no buy, more sew
Have you heard of the Last Sewist Standing Challenge? It sounds like it would be awesome for you this year!
I'm using Christmas to get rid of excess fabrics by making gifts out of it for family!
@@glittergoblinno, I haven't
I'll look up to it, thanks 😊
@@ashbrea381I was doing the same thing, but gosh I'm tired
This race is not for me 😅
You could make a patchwork quilt out of any fabrics you don't think you'll make clothes out of! That's what I do. You just need to keep in mind the different weights of the fabrics and reinforce thin fabric or stitching where washing will pull or rip the quilt
I work in a fabric shop and those circles are the bane of my existence! You will be unrolling a brand new roll of fabric and suddenly get them in the middle of the roll. When that happens we just have to cut a straight line either side of (if we're lucky and there's only a meter or so before it) we will just put it in the remnants bin but I agree its very wistful.
So no OCD folks cutting circles! Gee
My instinct with lace (specifically the big lots of cream and black) other than as accents over other projects is stuff like insert lace or historical projects like the Jolly Holiday Dress from Mary Poppins! If you did want to venture into that direction this year like you've mentioned briefly recently, lingerie gowns seems like something that would help you use a lot of it! I think having a lingerie gown in your favorite dress pattern would be too funny.
I think the colored lace would make an excellent paneled dress or skirt where you alternate the colors!
I will say I worry about how you may enjoy wearing some of these lace items directly on your skin. I know texture on skin is a HUGE factor in how sewists create their works and I would hate for you to make something gorgeous only for it to have parts touching your skin that you hate.
I also thought of the Edwardian lingerie gowns that inspired the Mary Poppins dress
Several commenters have given quite logical explanations for the circles being cut, but my first reaction was to equate them with the cut outs on paint samples these days. This enables you to lay the sample on whatever you are trying to match and/or coordinate and see how it works for you.
I love listening to you talk about how you think. It makes me feel like I'm not the only one. 😊
Enjoying all the fabric then suddenly drop an AWESOME HOODIE DRESS like it's nothing! Loved it! Literally said "oh wow" out loud, it looks awesome and cosy and comfy and stylish, even the patterned fabric, which would not be my kind of thing at all goes so well.
Also love the fabric haul, I wish there was a 2nd hand fabric place near me, I've looks, there's stuff online, but it's not the same. Still, can get good stuff at charity shops.
We need a Remainders in Australia - Melbourne preferably - the Mornington Peninsula specifically. // I used to work in a dyeing factory, mostly knitted fabrics. The circles were cut out at a specific size, and used to test dye run, shrinkage etc. OMG That hoodie dress is gorgeous.
I found you by looking for a sewing videos. I continue to watch your videos because of your commentary. You are a very fun friend that comes for an afternoon of whimsy!
Yes! Charlie is a very fun friend who comes every Saturday for a chat and a cup of coffee 😂
I stay because of the commentary, side quests, and tangents - I'd love to sew but at the moment don't, Charlie's whimsy and joy make the idea so approachable though ❤
I have a few "boring" white/cream/beige dresses that are made to go under my lace dresses, and that works very well for me. Also, I love doing cut outs and having lace underneath
the one's with pieces cut out 'randomly' - found out from my local Fabricland - they are either ones that had a stain that they cut out, or in the case of circles, likely were used to mock-up a dress on the dress-forms to show off the fabric.
I know this is not fabric related. But it sound like when some stores take food off the shelf that has either pasted or close to it's best buy date toss in dumpersters and pour bleach all over it so one can harvest it instead of donating to food banks. Let's just make so one can get it free whether fabric, food, etc.
I totally agree with you about the lists. So helpful in organising and motivating as well. And, yes, spontaneity creates variety that keeps us motivated.
I love all of the lace. I’d personally be making gloves, over skirts (like a removable layer over any skirt), and adding it to necklines and sleeves.
Overskirts! I hadn't even considered this before I read your comment! What an excellent way to change up an existing piece of clothing.
I want to say that I'd love to see a hoodie dress with some sort of lace (a fancy evening but comfy dress), but those are some summer colors. At least, the first group of lace were. They do look wonderful together and give off a beach vibe.
Ooo a movie starlet’s dramatic dressing room penior set from some of that lace would be 😮 Great finds!
Seriously, that pattern is SO great on you! And so are those colors - well done. I'm fascinated by things you make from fabric I'd never buy and how great they turn out. Well done. PS - your floors are gorgeous.
One thing I've always wanted to try with lace (and I just haven't found a lace that speaks to me yet), is a two skirts of the same length on top of each other, with a solid colour on the inside (for modesty and also to make the lace stand out more) and the lace one on top for gorgeousness. I also want to do exactly the same thing but the top skirt is gauzey and with embroidered flowers or something, so it looks like the flowers are floating. I have no idea how either of these would hold up to snags and things but I still want them
My daughter got a sheer duochrome purple / green fabric from Joann's and wants to make me a similar skirt. We got black suiting material for a base skirt, then we'll figure out how to add the "Maleficent" fabric on a a removable overlay. That way if I need a quiet black skirt for adulting purposes, I have one. But if I need to lean into my inner evil fairy queen, it is on hand. 😂
God, I wish I had one of those stores near me. I Love, love, love that dress. Those colors go so well together. I want to make one for myself. Again, love your vids and look forward to watching them every Friday. Big Hugs.
Look up crafter's guild resale stores. I was able to find a few. They are usually in bigger cities, though.
Not sure it they have these in UK
Charli is amazing
The hole cut out of the sample fabric is so it will hang over a dress form to show how it drapes and to display the fabric in another way other than just folded on a bolt
"Should I start making lingerie?" My answer is yes! You get to enter into a delightful world where all of your lingerie fits perfectly, plus so many pretty elastics and other notions!! I even designed and make my own bras.
Every time I watch a haul video, I wish there was a Remainders-like store near me!! Great finds!
I LOVE the new hoodie dress 😱😍
I maintain a shopping/ to do list Book called “Need, Should and Want”. I work through it as I have money, time and motivation.
I like rewatching these videos and picking out fabric i recognize from recent projects. Its like an I spy
Imma need a list tour. Like. I LOVE a good list. Bonus points if it's a spreed sheet
You have no idea how comforting it was to hear about your list making process and letting things jump the line and the process of reorganizing things and making more lists. I do really similar things and I always feel some arbitrary pressure to do new projects in a specific order, so it's nice to hear some validation that I don't need to impose that on myself.
Btw how do you get yourself to finish projects? I end up getting overwhelmed with the number of tasks involved in a single project or running out of motivation and not completing projects.
Uhhh... that gorgeous tropical fabric? That's what I'm leaning into! 😂 I'm embracing my best 90s kid, neon and jewel tone, big happy pattern life! ❤
I really enjoy listening to how other list-makers manage their lists. These past 2 years, instead of using a planner with set spaces, I started just keeping a dotted page notebook for all of my lists, separated out into commissions, personal projects, major projects with planned stages, business/product-specific items, event-targeted things, etc. It's just relaxing listening to others manage theirs as well. Noelle at Costuming Drama does some similar things.
T is probably Tencel. It is a type of high quality viscose made by the company Lenzig and has won prices for being super eco friendly.
Teflon maybe
School wear in uk have it saves in the ironing 😊
I did not know that about Tencel. Thanks.😊
WOW 40 cents a yard, even I can afford that! Congratulations! Great haul!
The sheer amount of lace demands something dramatic)
I personally sometimes shop in thrift stores for my doll sewing. I've already found some real gems.
Ooh what beautiful fabrics you got. The beautiful cream lace brings to mind Stevie Nicks vibes singing Gypsy. And the black lace immediately made me think of a Spanish dancer. Hope that makes the creative juices flowing. Love watching your videos. Enjoy.
4:52 so one of my favorite things to make out of lace is different tops and dresses that you wear a colored tank/slip (respectively) underneath for contrast and to make the colored lace really pop lol for example make a black lace dress and a white, red, imperial-purple, sapphire-blue, or emerald-green slip to go underneath lol i do this with sheer/semi-sheer fabrics as well lol my favorite to make with sheer fabrics is make a full-circle top with a line of stitches on either side of torso making sure to make the space between the lines big enough to easily slip it on and off (i use a store-bought garment like this as my reference, but you get the idea)
A job with flexible projects plus enjoyable planning speaks to my ADHD/probably autistic brain so much. Once again, your perspective gives me another way to think about how I've handled things in my life. I used to have long lists of projects and then get overwhelmed and sad that I'd never do all of them. But it's okay to just do what works in the moment between plans!
Love the hoodie dress and the tropical fabric ties it all together perfectly!
the solid color matching "set" of lace would make a lovely layered skirt, its shouting at me that it wants to do twirls.
I love to see your hauls! I've gotten to the point where I'd rather refashion my thrift hauls than make from scratch (mostly!) I still enjoy watching other people thrift and sew. That dress at the end was fabulous! It's funny because I love the print fabric but would not make anything out of the other single-colored ones because they are too loud for me!
Wow, that purple hoodie dress is fantastic! And the value for what you got is fantastic, as well.
I love the message in this. All of our industry truly needs to concern themselves with the volume of waste being created.
Also, I too enjoy making and using lists along with the option of disregarding them entirely.
The colored laces are giving me an "Encanto" Vibe, Love your new dress!
A lace overdress, for jazzing up a plain dress or as an extra layer for a chilly evening!
For the lace, I’m imagining either insets like those gores on your purple dress or an overlay or sleeves. I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
I gasped! The new remnant hoodie is magical! I don't for the life of me know how I'm missing these things on IG. I'm following you, I swear. I meeeean... the result is what I would've said anyway. Glorious!
OMG, Remainders is my happy place too. And I've got a good friend who lives just blocks from the place, just off Lake. There's the fabric, but also embroidery floss, yarn, trim, and delightful items you didn't know you needed till you saw them. I hear you, and feel you... the place rocks! Like you.
Also, all that gray? DO you need a Gandalf outfit?
One of my favorite things to wear is a shirt or dress with a lace yoke, where the shoulders and top few inches are lace but the rest of the shirt is solid. Or basic shirts with lace sleeves. Such a simple way to take a basic clothing item and make it more textured and interesting. Just make sure the lace is soft to the touch because I've bought shirts where the lace they used was itchy and that just ruined the whole garment since it was so uncomfortable
Last time I went to Remainders they were not only having a sale and doing the BOGO remnant bags, but they also had a bunch of bins of stuff they were giving away for free. I got a ton of striped knits with those stickers and the circles cut out of them, for free! I think, including yardage I bought off the bolt, remnants, and free stuff, I ended up getting over 70 yards of fabric plus notions for about $50. It was very hectic that day, though. I didn't realize all of the sales they would be having, but a lot of people were there specifically for the sales.
I love that dress. The gores just take the skirt to a whole new level.
I'm also trying to decide if I should try the drive to Remainders, because holy crap that's an amazing haul.
Your captions are the cherry on top of this fabric haul sundae perfection ❤
That sample piece is for cutting samples for customers. You trim a bit to send to them so they see the color and weight in person (if online) or to take home for matching.
You manage your projects like I manage my TBR reading list and mood reads. It's 100% everything you said but books instead of projects.
I vote that you make some sort of sundress or a swim cover with the lace, I think it would look so pretty with a spring/summer style!
That is my favorite hoodie dress so far. I got my pattern in, now to see if I can be as creative as you.
The dress at the end is one of my favorites of this pattern. So pretty.
Charli............
Mint love new video days. When you are a single mam of a certain age and the kids are all grown up moved out and or they have there own life.
Charli is like your pal popping around for a cupper and telling you about her shopping haul.
From a 50 sumic semi disabled single mum
Charli keep doing what you do without you my night times would be so lonely
Huge massive thank you from UK❤
All the lace overlays on skirts!!! Ruffle lace at the bottom of skirts or dresses!! Curtains lol so many fun possibilities
Love your explanation of the organization versus spontaneity struggle. It fits me so well that I copied it down!!! Now that I am retired, I get to do the random stuff SO much more!!
REQUEST #1) Make & Bake projects. As previously requested…make something that was inspired by something you bake/cook. REQUEST #2) Design your own fabric (literal custom made fabric that you design (digital or hand drawn) & then create something with it. REQUEST #3) Creating fabric wall art with quilt squares, remnants &/or small scraps of fabric. (can fully explain & give examples if you want)
As for the cut circle samples, they could’ve been used by furniture manufacturers to show customers the different fabric options for that specific couch, chair, etc. Or they could be leftover remnants from an order catalog that fabric manufacturers send out so the different fashion houses & retail stores so they can know how the product looks/feels before ordering it in bulk to sell or use.
This is simply BLISS. Sorting and organizing so that everything's in your brain and pops out of memory when you have a certain project
Completely agree with you about waste as well
The gasp I gusped when I saw that dress at the end????!!! The gores?!?! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love, love, love the purple hoodie dress
Gold and white lace - summer duster!! Something half or three-quarter sleeve, between hip and knee length, open Cardigan style.
And I LOVE the dark Pinks you found!!
I only buy natural fabrics since I compost everything in the end. All end in my 5 acre food forest. I occasionally get cotton knits, nice! I mostly find cotton or wool. So cold here, wool is appreciated. I saw a video on cutting men's dress shirts cut down into women's blouses so I will check out men's shirts at the thrift store.
I wish I had a remnant store too!
Aw man, I'm jealous! I would love to have a fabric thrift store in my area. I guess I will have to keep an eye out for them if I ever travel. For the lace, maybe make a sun dress - especially with the bright colored ones.
The dress at the end is, I think, my favorite project that you have ever done. Gorgeous colors, and I absolutely LOVE the godets! And I am happy/envious of your fabric haul! Really, way more happy than envious; just wishing there was a Remainders here in southeast Michigan. Although, to be honest, I have more fabric than time to sew it. (She whispers, "Don't ask me about my yarn. Shh." Thanks!
that dress would make me feel like a warm princess! and I need it.
My second watch. Creativity isn't encouraged in our society, admired, yet. I agree with Ur observations about it. Works 4 me. Retired I can get there more easily. I love ur reveals!
I got mostly knits and knit lace when I went over Christmas. My sister in law lives in Pasadena and I told her I may be visiting frequently! 😂 best store ever!!!
"dramatic negligées" and all of the lace in my brain went to the "No officer, I don't know where my husband is" dressing gown
There are so many pretty fabrics. You could make night gowns and dressing gowns, pretty slipps, and under things.
For the lace, I would say make a chemise dress! They're so pretty and comfy and a lot of them have lace insertions!
Oo I always love combining those shades of blue and purple, that version of the dress is great!
If I may, PIRATE SHIRT! Something swishy for the arms is always fun!
Hi! I'm CD. I live in the middle of the Midwest, and I'm new to the channel. I'm so glad that you see this as a place to hang out and get to know each other! Right now I'm costuming "The Importance of Being Earnest" for my college. Your Dolman sleeves and Remainders hauls have been my companion through learning how patterns work, deciding to wing this pattern anyway, and through 42 feet of hand-gathering fabric for a tiered skirt because I'm paranoid that if I machine-sew it, it'll look like little pleats, and if I machine-gather it, I'll make it too small. 😅 Your work style is so similar to mine (pendulum from hyper-organized to hyper-erratic) and it's lovely to see someone else having fun like I do!
I was 100% prepared to come into the comments section and ask what Editing!Charlie was wearing, because purple and teal is my number one FAVORITE color combination. But wait! It got better! I LOVELOVELOVE your new hoodie dress!!
I did have an idea or teo for your haul. You can do another version of the sexy mesh evening ware dress you made, but with lace instead of mesh.
And then for the laces with white sections, I was imagining a tiered skirt combining them all
I understand the jumping the line. I have 2 sewing projects going, 2 crochet projects, and I found a mercerized cotton voile tablecloth from an indoor flea market that had only minor damage foe $10. I became instantly consumed by making a 1930s evening dress inspired by Megara from Hercules. The list struggle is real.
If you're still looking for lace ideas, here are some I haven't already seen:
- for any stretchy lace whose texture is nice against skin: underwear! I'd love to see you evaluate some of the patterns out there, personally. Ditto for leggings and gloves
- I agree that some sort of floaty nightgown/robe thing would be lovely, esp out of the black
- a cardigan. Before you laugh at the idea of a cardigan made of holes, they can be surprisingly useful, especially if the lace is double layered! They were a godsend for me when I lived in CA, since I hadn't gotten used to layering and they folded up v flat. (If any of the lace has cotton or silk, they'd be best for this).
This shop looks *amazing!*
No suggestions, just wanna throw out a thank you for your always amazing and coherent captions!
I would love to see you use the striped lace for like a tiered maxi dress. you'd look like one of the multi coloured coctails we sometimes get on holiday. like super summery, easy breezy, maybe like a skinny slip under it out of some knit? but it would be a pretty epic maxi dress.
💃You and your purple/aqua floral dress are absolutely beautiful. I see joy on your face.💃
I love thrift stores for fabric! I'm constantly getting 100% silk clothing to make skirts, dresses, and quilts.
Love the brightness of the dress and the colour combo. I don't have alot of purple. I would like to make myself one. Looks so comfy.
I'd love it if we had a store like this here. In the meantime I'll just keep on watching you and dream that we'll have one soon. ❤
Those stretch velvets make great t-shirts. I'm so jealous, especially the purple. I too find it hard to resist.
That creative list is such a good idea! I'll do the same. I can imagine it's so much easier to keep track off
Yay fabric haul means bigger yay sewing. The yellow knit is so pretty and screams summer dress
If i had to guess, the T on the material label probably means tencel, a man-made fiber of treated wood pulp. I'm not sure what differentiates it from rayon or viscose.
That dress is amazing! All the colors matched and your eyes popped ❤
Those colored/striped laces would look gorgeous as gore insets in a big swooshy skirt or dress! Especially if you use as many colors as possible.
I would be using the lace panels with the hole in the center of them as the lace overlay for romantic summer capes and blouses... I'm the type to wear fantasy outfits at cons.
With the lace: make a two-toned dress! The bodice a color that matches with one of the lace fabrics. Cut out the individual lace flowers and sew them piece by piece (overlapping) on to the bodice. The skirt part of the dress can be made of either the same color as the lace or a contrasting color. I would go with a white bodice and a black or grey skirt. But that is because those are my "colors".
i love the dress pockets and hoods can t get enough
I LOVE that purple and turquoise dress! 💜
A NIGHTGOWN! Vintage style with a large sweep from the 60’s!
The stripped lace gave me Mexican folklorico dress vibes. Obviously, you would need some solid fabrics for stabilization and some embroidery because that style needs embroidery and ribbon. New embroidery project!