Making Dresses Out of Household Materials! || Recycle Retro

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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2020
  • Recycle Retro: FABRIC STASH EDITION, lol
    I figured it was about time to dig into my fabric stash again, and finally bust out some of my vintage patterns that I've been dying to use! I ended up choosing a thrifted tablecoth and some curtains for these two projects, and then using some 1940's/50's patterns! This one goes out to EDNA.
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  •  4 года назад +3238

    I was supposed to sew myself some stuff to wear but you know what, I'm just gonna watch you do it instead cause it's easier and more satisfying 😂

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +330

      Hahahahaha relatable 😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @duchessmarie3245
      @duchessmarie3245 4 года назад +23

      Me, right now!!! Literally!!!!

    • @emi_illustrations
      @emi_illustrations 3 года назад +22

      yes the lazy in all of us :)

    • @MerryMerryQuiteContrary
      @MerryMerryQuiteContrary 3 года назад +27

      I've now been watching youtube videos and tutorials for four days instead of sewing... xD

    • @Blue-bn3ze
      @Blue-bn3ze 3 года назад +11

      *as im currently procrastinating on making mockups and reading for bio*

  • @j.whittingham5901
    @j.whittingham5901 4 года назад +2080

    Patterns were made to be used - imagine how sad they must have been, stored away for decades unloved and unused, jealous of all the other patterns who got to be turned into beautiful things. Don't be sad, they died doing what they were made for! :-D

    • @lenore_nvrmore3317
      @lenore_nvrmore3317 4 года назад +120

      J. Whittingham i almost cried at the imagining of that little short film in my head....all the emotions.

    • @ronistitch6510
      @ronistitch6510 4 года назад +72

      It sort of reminds me of the little bit in the be our gest song " life is so unnerving for a servent whos not serving "
      They need to be ussed its their purpess

    • @greenlilacs2521
      @greenlilacs2521 4 года назад +27

      Do they still sell those patterns because I would love to buy the patterns if I knew the numbers?

    • @rixanoz
      @rixanoz 4 года назад +11

      Like a lonely old vampire ready to die

    • @xTashleyx
      @xTashleyx 4 года назад +33

      @@greenlilacs2521 I worked at Goodwill and they get donated en masse all the time and are priced at .99 cents.

  • @nancyreid8729
    @nancyreid8729 2 года назад +399

    I’m teaching my neighbor to sew; he’s just a hobbit lad of 28, and I’m an old lady. He is making a shirt, and we get together every Sunday afternoon; I started him with hemming and buttons. I have gotten him to watching you and Morgan Donner, and the 3 of us are having quite an impact on him! Thank you.

    • @poohcatchyou3917
      @poohcatchyou3917 2 года назад +16

      That sounds adorable! I hope you're both enjoying yourselves! It's nice of you to teach him. ❤️

    • @alliekingsley7919
      @alliekingsley7919 2 года назад +16

      That is a wonderful set of skills to pass along, whatever the age! I've been trying to teach my roommate how to do simple repairs, but it's quickly become easier to just stitch the holes in things myself so he can save money, it's easier than him bleeding on everything. 😅

    • @splashthefly9039
      @splashthefly9039 Год назад +9

      For hand sewing, I would recommend Bernadette Banner as well. I love reading stories like yours. I hope that you two will have lots of fun together and may you both learn from eachother! ❤️

  • @MicarahTewers
    @MicarahTewers 4 года назад +2012

    Your thumbnails are always so beautifully satisfyingly perfect

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +341

      Aww really???? They're one of my biggest struggles with RUclips hahahaha so that means so much, thank you beauty!! 😂❤️

    • @puppyaspureasmilk3790
      @puppyaspureasmilk3790 3 года назад +45

      MICARAAAAAH!!

    • @sarahfurtado9095
      @sarahfurtado9095 3 года назад +21

      Don’t judge a RUclipsr’s beautiful personality by the thumbnail 😂

    • @sarahfurtado9095
      @sarahfurtado9095 3 года назад +13

      Not insulting but it doesn’t show your wonderful chaotic energy

    • @Coffeegirl739
      @Coffeegirl739 3 года назад +22

      Micarah here, Karolina's here. Yeah!

  • @okiedokie2792
    @okiedokie2792 4 года назад +2258

    “I have a tendency to bite off way more than I can chew and then panic, and stress, and cry”
    Felt that, spiritually

    • @abbyd254
      @abbyd254 4 года назад +4

      Right!? 😅

    • @tourmelion9221
      @tourmelion9221 4 года назад +4

      Me too

    • @soraslayer7035
      @soraslayer7035 4 года назад +9

      100% my sister. I just get super in my head then procrastinate until the end of time.

    • @helenl3193
      @helenl3193 3 года назад +4

      Same! Can we firm a virtual support group?
      ... And when I say we, I mean can we allocate the organising of it to someone who won't be overwhelmed by it! 😅

    • @camillebochemin2872
      @camillebochemin2872 3 года назад +1

      Me in everyone of my sewing projects 😂

  • @MikalaMetalnurk
    @MikalaMetalnurk 4 года назад +2510

    *aggressively smacks the like-button*
    DO NOT YELL AT RACHEL, SHE IS THE PUREST BEST BEAN, AND SHE IS DOING HER BEST

    • @kallandar13
      @kallandar13 4 года назад +62

      MikalaM
      smacks like button
      I SECOND.

    • @kirasgirly
      @kirasgirly 4 года назад +59

      I wish I could actually get the system to register as many times as I'd LIKE to hit the like button on her videos.

    • @JustYaeWendt
      @JustYaeWendt 4 года назад +9

      😂

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +119

      😂😂😂😂🙈❤️❤️❤️

    • @CelisticMarion
      @CelisticMarion 4 года назад +9

      YES! THIS

  • @kendrag6113
    @kendrag6113 4 года назад +1512

    anybody else just going to start whispering "edna" in an accusing tone whenever something inconvenient happens or goes wrong?

    • @andreacathalina7540
      @andreacathalina7540 4 года назад +32

      Yes forever

    • @Jallen6442
      @Jallen6442 4 года назад +47

      To me it’s hilarious because I had a great grandmother named Edna

    • @doreenwatson-read
      @doreenwatson-read 4 года назад +33

      Yes god bless Edna, she will be forever on the lips of all makers .

    • @emoryrubyg9631
      @emoryrubyg9631 4 года назад +4

      Yes lol

    • @colleennewholy9026
      @colleennewholy9026 4 года назад +15

      My grandma's sister is named Edna XD
      They didn't like each other very much 😂

  • @ashoakthorn369
    @ashoakthorn369 3 года назад +287

    Because of this video, whenever anything goes mildly wrong, my 11yo son whispers "Edna" in an accusing voice.

  • @MysteryLullaby
    @MysteryLullaby 4 года назад +712

    Rachel made two bomb a** dresses in like two days like a true hobbit lass.

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +128

      😂❤️❤️❤️ just WAIT til I bust out the vest patterns hahahaha

    • @themeowmeoow
      @themeowmeoow 4 года назад +8

      Oh wow 2 days! It took me 4 days to make a simple dress 😭😂

  • @c8lyn128
    @c8lyn128 4 года назад +380

    "you're not going to step on my patterns, deal?" and that, my friends, is called foreshadowing

  • @emoryrubyg9631
    @emoryrubyg9631 4 года назад +613

    "Why do you have to make my chaotic reckless lifestyle have consequences?" 😂😂 I want this on a t-shirt.

    • @ashoakthorn369
      @ashoakthorn369 3 года назад +3

      Same..I would 100% wear that.

    • @0meAcat1
      @0meAcat1 3 года назад +2

      Ahaha, ah yeas

    • @ShelbyZealand
      @ShelbyZealand 3 года назад +9

      I saw a t-shirt with a smiliar espression recently! I think it said "Well well well... if it isn't the consequences of my own actions." lol. It was on Zulily.

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 Год назад +1

      riight, that was brilliant. she'S brilliant.

  • @smolmanth2330
    @smolmanth2330 3 года назад +322

    My mother used to wrap towels around my head when I got out of the bath as a child and exclaim “babushka” just as you did with your pup. Always amazing to see little mannerisms like that in other families.

    • @poohcatchyou3917
      @poohcatchyou3917 2 года назад +10

      My mom did that too!

    • @VoloKnits
      @VoloKnits 2 года назад +9

      I do this to our dog and I don't know where I learned it from XD

  • @mothersuperior6751
    @mothersuperior6751 4 года назад +307

    Quote.
    “Why do you have to make my chaotic life have consequences?”
    I think this just became my mantra.

  • @lenaheinemann7903
    @lenaheinemann7903 4 года назад +525

    Rachel: "You are not gonna step on my Patterns."
    Me: "Nope."
    Frodo: "Ya... Nope."
    Me: "HA!"

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +18

      😂😂😂😂

    • @belindacoba5158
      @belindacoba5158 4 года назад +9

      "I'm not going to step on your patterns but I'm putting my butt on the first shot"...😅

  • @ItMeSinamenRoll
    @ItMeSinamenRoll 4 года назад +639

    Because everything else matches, the sleeves on the dress look like a design choice.

  • @josephinehogg3629
    @josephinehogg3629 4 года назад +1039

    at 4:30 - that's the way ALL patterns used to come before the 1960's. Printed patterns are only younger than 'sliced bread' by a few years! LOL Imagine what it felt like, being a pre-teen trying to learn how to sew - literally without any guide lines? it was not easy. trial and error LOL congratulations of a job really well done. Your body will change it's shape, all through your life. and if you have children! OMG. that's a whole new barrel of fish. Every garment you sew will always be about adjusting the pattern to fit you. Great work! keep it up. I have loved sewing for nearly 60 years now. I don't ever plan to stop

    • @saraheschweiler4939
      @saraheschweiler4939 3 года назад +13

      🌿🌻🌿💚🌿💙🌿💜🌿🌻🌿

    • @koira163
      @koira163 3 года назад +42

      60years? Wow. You must have done so many beautiful garments and know alot of secrets, haha. 💕 Sewing is stressful especially if you are perfectionist, but once it's just what you like it it feels so good!

    • @velma107
      @velma107 3 года назад +20

      This wholesome comment made me smile 💕💕

    • @ladyrepunsel4567
      @ladyrepunsel4567 3 года назад +13

      Truth, my body has completely changed shape in the last year because I had a baby

    • @fionaanderson5796
      @fionaanderson5796 3 года назад +12

      Yes, my mother had patterns like this - pre-cut, and with all the dart points, matching notches, gathering sections, pleats, folds, etc marked by dots. From memory, they have a 5/8ths inch seam allowance built in (marked by the holes at the corners). Once you know that, they really aren't any harder to sew than figuring out the dotted lines, arrows, and notches printed on modern patterns.

  • @keziahherman6380
    @keziahherman6380 4 года назад +986

    Rachel: uploads. Me: excited noises

  • @theladyinthetinymanor
    @theladyinthetinymanor 4 года назад +268

    I love both results, but please, the gingham dress, with the red hair and the hat... MAGIC.

  • @GinnyDi
    @GinnyDi 4 года назад +613

    Ahhhh, that green gingham dress came out so lovely!!

    • @koira163
      @koira163 3 года назад +2

      Oh. Is that jester cosplay?

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 3 года назад +7

      Hi Ginny! Gotta love seeing legends support eachother.

  • @BunsBooks
    @BunsBooks 4 года назад +238

    Rachel making dresses from curtains:
    *Scarlett O’Hara*
    Me making dresses from curtains:
    *Carol Burnett*

    • @Nikki-tx6kh
      @Nikki-tx6kh 3 года назад +19

      Me, making dresses from curtains: Julie Andrews.
      (My Gran worshipped her)

    • @lindasummer2343
      @lindasummer2343 3 года назад +12

      Carol Burnett made a lot more money wearing that curtain. 😂😂

    • @estherhinds6314
      @estherhinds6314 2 года назад

      Me: Giselle

    • @mikespangler98
      @mikespangler98 2 года назад +7

      The important part is remove the curtain rod.
      That skit is a classic.

    • @jodyk6042
      @jodyk6042 2 года назад +7

      ‘I saw it in the window and I just had to have it.’

  • @bonlessmangoes7276
    @bonlessmangoes7276 4 года назад +469

    Poor Edna she doesn't deserve this judgement 😔

    • @aubreyjanuary9809
      @aubreyjanuary9809 4 года назад +59

      You pretend to care for Edna, but look at you, not making the E uppercase like she's some object! I see right through you!

    • @bonlessmangoes7276
      @bonlessmangoes7276 4 года назад +24

      @@aubreyjanuary9809 oh no, you're right. I didn't make it uppercase im sorry Edna 😭

    • @misspenguinsupreme9923
      @misspenguinsupreme9923 4 года назад +7

      Godam Edna

    • @juliejay5436
      @juliejay5436 4 года назад +3

      @@bonlessmangoes7276 🤔😂🤣😂

  • @JessieDoyle
    @JessieDoyle 4 года назад +533

    It’s so encouraging to my self esteem to see you as “Editing Rachel”. I don’t know why, but otherwise I imagine you existing 24/7 in full vintage fashion, hair & makeup.

  • @jsutherland777
    @jsutherland777 4 года назад +121

    When working on the floor, spread a tablecloth over your cut out project to protect from dog feet. 115 lb rottweiler taught me that.

  • @DawnOldham
    @DawnOldham 4 года назад +148

    I. Am. So. Encouraged! You’ve only been sewing for a year??? Oh my goodness! My twenty year old daughter and I are beginning to sew together. It started with her being inspired by Mikarah Tewers to also make pretty princess costumes. Then, she decided she wanted to make a circle skirt to start with because she really WANTS a circle skirt. Everything at the stores are much shorter than she wants to wear, making it seem the perfect place to start. Except we have no fabric in-house or stores that are open yet. So, to bide our time, my expert seamstress mother mailed us a nice selection of 100% cotton and we are making masks to donate. We’ve finally gotten good enough to actually donate our creations, instead of putting them aside for family members who will actually wear wonky masks.
    Your dresses are gorgeous, as are you! Everything you wear gives off such a cool vibe, along with your beautiful hair and makeup. I look forward to watching your channel continue to grow as quickly as it seems to have been growing!

    • @katev6123
      @katev6123 3 года назад +5

      Oh that’s is so sweet of you! I hope you two are still doing well in this new year!!

    • @todorokisfavouriteobject9109
      @todorokisfavouriteobject9109 2 года назад

      That’s so sweet of you! I was gonna make masks for myself and to sell around school to anyone who wants them, I was also gonna do custom orders for certain fabric colours, patterns, etc, etc. I would have charged more for the custom ones especially if they chose expensive fabrics from the site that I get fabrics from. I’m only 13 and want to sew for a job so I was gonna start off small, literally, and then move onto fancy dresses and stuff, currently making a pattern for a bodice as I only understand my own patterns for some reason? I do have store bought patterns and I’m hoping to pick up more patterns at the weekend to try out, bags and shirts and stuff to sell to family and friends. I have these super cute wooden Christmas tags too!

  • @katej392
    @katej392 4 года назад +89

    I would, but my only bed sheets are Hello kitty themed... Although now that I think about it, that'd be a look

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +11

      Hahaha DO EET

    • @user-ym7rp9qb8d
      @user-ym7rp9qb8d 4 года назад

      oh i would LOVE to see that

    • @katinkasirena
      @katinkasirena 4 года назад

      Yessss!

    • @darkelady58
      @darkelady58 4 года назад +2

      I know a 50+ lady online who has dresses made from Thomas the Tank Engine and Mr Men curtains.

  • @MirandaMilner
    @MirandaMilner 4 года назад +268

    My mom used to sing to me: “who can solve a problem like Miranda”. Literally like 1/4 of my clothes were once tablecloths/curtains/other thrifted fabrics.

    • @alexis-cq8ij
      @alexis-cq8ij 4 года назад +4

      Miranda Milner yes queen!!!

    • @user-ym7rp9qb8d
      @user-ym7rp9qb8d 4 года назад +2

      ah that's awesome! i wish i could sew clothing well 😂

    • @MirandaMilner
      @MirandaMilner 4 года назад +8

      Leonora Vano just keep working at it! I honestly used to suck at sewing. 😂 trust me, there was lots of hot gluing and ill fitting garments before I could make a remotely decent piece of clothing.

    • @abathiannas
      @abathiannas 4 года назад +3

      @@MirandaMilner Do you happen to know of any good places or videos to start? I have a ton of random old material and have been thinking of trying to go for clothing. So far I just have plushies haha.

    • @rosemali3022
      @rosemali3022 4 года назад +3

      @@abathiannas I started with a 1920s drop waist dress, super simple, no pattern needed. Then a kimono. Then...that's it lol. But both came out cute.

  • @MalteseKat
    @MalteseKat 4 года назад +202

    So heartwarming and brings back fond memories of my mother's stories. She learned to sew during WW2. The bomb blasts would tear clothes to pieces. She even made slippers from the scraps of coats remaining after a bombardment. That stayed with me. I don't throw away basting thread.

    • @gmr1241
      @gmr1241 4 года назад +5

      I keep my basting thread, too!

  • @suziel6588
    @suziel6588 4 года назад +14

    My parents worked as property master and wardrobe mistress in Toronto film and theatre...my highschool graduate pant suit and tunic blouse were made from the drapery of a movie...some ten years later my wedding gown was made from the drapery of a movie my uncle...who was also a property master...special because he was my father's best man and childhood friend...your channel is helpful indeed...be strong and safe in these times
    Suzie 🍁

  • @liannechu5395
    @liannechu5395 4 года назад +95

    i lost it at "table cloth for K I N G S"

  • @mandycollins8795
    @mandycollins8795 4 года назад +401

    Rachel: "Lining up the patterns went out the window..."
    Rachel tries on dress.
    It's perfect.
    Me: "witch craft...."

  • @EverydayLiz-uq9wb
    @EverydayLiz-uq9wb 4 года назад +101

    My mom made so many of my clothes growing up, and I always loved the moment when someone would compliment my outfit and I could say "Thanks, MY MOM MADE IT." Maybe someday I can feel that same pride in my own sewing :) also, I love this video! Just subscribed

    • @KelseyDrummer
      @KelseyDrummer 2 года назад

      My mom made my clothes too! I had so many cute dresses. I saved them my kids. 🥰

  • @jb6712
    @jb6712 3 года назад +17

    Dear girl, your sewing skills make me green with envy! I can no longer hold needles due to a massive injury to my right arm and shoulder six years ago which has resulted in extensive and expanding nerve damage, making it impossible to even feel anything as small as needles for hand sewing. My shoulder "collapses" when held up for any length of time, so even crocheting has become a challenge (I used to crochet full-size afghans, 4 feet wide by six feet long, in just three weeks. Now it takes at least 3 months, and they're only half that size).
    Your dresses turned out to be attractive and actually cute, so please be pleased with what you've done, and tweak them if you find it necessary. Personally, if I could make my own clothes again, I'd be doing so without apologies---if anyone wants them to be "perfect," they can come do all the measuring, fitting, cutting, pinning, etc., etc.

  • @sabrinalorraine4523
    @sabrinalorraine4523 4 года назад +354

    the patterns that just had holles are intentionally like that, that's how pattern companies used to make em

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +91

      ✨✨✨✨ the more you know ✨✨✨ 😂

    • @katherinemorelle7115
      @katherinemorelle7115 4 года назад +64

      Yep- Angela Clayton uses a lot of old patterns, and they all came like that- everything was marked with perforations only, and there was absolutely no printing on them.

    • @SarahM-lw2gd
      @SarahM-lw2gd 4 года назад +16

      Yeah. But it did have some holes not from the factory.
      But from Frodo.

    • @sabrinalorraine4523
      @sabrinalorraine4523 4 года назад +29

      @@rachelmaksy I would definitely recommend angela claytons channel to learn how to use them better

    • @taniaclark3418
      @taniaclark3418 4 года назад

      Oh that’s cool once quarantine is done I really want to try making a vintage dress! Thanks for letting me know

  • @bettablue2660
    @bettablue2660 4 года назад +329

    My grandma was from MA, and her name was Edna, and she was a seamstress. I know there were other Edna’s, but it’s fun to imagine. Love your videos.

    • @wendynordstrom3487
      @wendynordstrom3487 4 года назад +16

      My grandma was Edna too! Yay!!

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +33

      🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @CourtneyzW0rld
      @CourtneyzW0rld 4 года назад +10

      Shoutout to the grandma's named Edna club!! My dad's mom and my mom's sister are both named Edna😂😂

    • @TiffG100
      @TiffG100 4 года назад +2

      My grandma was an Edna too!

    • @jenniferschmitzer299
      @jenniferschmitzer299 3 года назад +1

      SiennaGoddess yay.. and mine gave me my singer when I turned 18!

  • @extras19
    @extras19 4 года назад +43

    That is the cutest pinafore I've ever seen. Wish I could find a pattern like that.

  • @ZiriO
    @ZiriO 3 года назад +17

    I've been binge watching these today and between you and Bernadette I think I'm probably going to snap, drag a bin of old fabric out of the garage that used to be my sister's, and have at it. WHAT COULD GO WRONG

  • @emebrennan4966
    @emebrennan4966 4 года назад +253

    “Oh, Edna...”/ “You did me dirty, Edna” should be on a shirt

  • @Mandy_Savage
    @Mandy_Savage 4 года назад +346

    That one thumbs down is probably Edna.

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +21

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @kellynorman9270
      @kellynorman9270 4 года назад +9

      I would love it if Edna was watching this and cackling away with laughter 😂

  • @alhambralions5985
    @alhambralions5985 3 года назад +5

    🐝 Thanks for selecting Cape Breton- style fiddling for your background music. Seven months on, we’re all still in pandemic limbo. Your inspiring projects, accompanied by eternally cheery music, are easing us through. Most years we visit Nova Scotia and get to see and hear contemporary musicians interpret the marvelous traditional tunes their ancestors brought from Scotland. Creativity and music: tonics to the soul!

  • @michellewerner1195
    @michellewerner1195 3 года назад +59

    “Why do you have to make my chaotic, reckless lifestyle have consequences?”
    Oof adult ADHD feels 😬❤️

  • @Susanfuzz
    @Susanfuzz 4 года назад +209

    I could use the fabric I have for the next ten years and maybe I’d make a dent 😂
    ETA: you know spring is coming when Rachel flashes bare knees under her skirt instead of pajama pants ;)

  • @krismcbride7253
    @krismcbride7253 4 года назад +126

    When Frodo made that noise at the beginning my cat, who was sitting on my lap,whipped his head to look at me with a wtf? look.

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +9

      😂😂❤️❤️❤️

  • @elainefagin513
    @elainefagin513 3 года назад +8

    I love using recycled fabrics - When I worked for an upscale company (managed a store for a major designer) I made a Calvin Klein pattern out of an old white bedsheet. I wore it to do inventory and got such an attitude about wearing such a lovely white dress for doing dirty inventory. No one knew it was a dress made from an old bedsheet. (I wore it to work several times after that). That's when I discovered that if you have a nice design and do a good job, no one will know. Rachel your dresses came out lovely. Wear them with pride. Have fun with your projects, enjoy what you do. I find the older patterns with lots of pieces are the most fun to do and the easiest to get a good fit with. (that can be because I am old) But, if you've only been sewing garments for a year, the sky is the limit for you!

  • @apriladelewhyte
    @apriladelewhyte 4 года назад +35

    The way you kept throwing shade on poor old Edna lol 😂
    I was laughing so hard, I use pre loved patterns most of the time and i don't know how many times I have done the same the whole time.
    Worse is when they completely lost a piece and you have no idea how to redraft it.
    Ohhh Edna... 😂

  • @blissgirl9052
    @blissgirl9052 4 года назад +212

    Rachel: These buttons are gonna take me...
    Me: Twenty seven years?
    Rachel: ...twenty seven years.
    Me: Oh my god. We really are the same!

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +9

      Hahahahahaa❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @Jazz-nr7nk
      @Jazz-nr7nk 4 года назад +2

      Twenty seven is my favorite number. I believe it to be the perfect number

    • @Emnms68
      @Emnms68 4 года назад +1

      Bliss Fancy I was thinking “three years”
      And then Rachel said 27 years and I was like: “yeah, who am I kidding. That’s way more accurate”

  • @karilinn4260
    @karilinn4260 4 года назад +176

    Frodo will always step on the pattern pieces LOL

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +14

      ALWAYS 😂😤

    • @karilinn4260
      @karilinn4260 4 года назад +5

      @@rachelmaksy has he ever stepped on the needles?

    • @Eowyn3Pride
      @Eowyn3Pride 4 года назад +1

      Maybe he likes the sound it makes under his feet...?

    • @Hair8Metal8Karen
      @Hair8Metal8Karen 4 года назад

      Dog's gonna do what a dog's gotta do...

  • @notquitechaos6705
    @notquitechaos6705 4 года назад +10

    the extremely slow "because that one.... is making me anxious" as she took a sip killed me. absolute mood for finals week

  • @willow4191
    @willow4191 4 года назад +6

    Beginner sewer? You made two beautiful dresses in two days. I'm so impressed and inspired ❤

  • @StarlingofAzerath
    @StarlingofAzerath 4 года назад +82

    Dont worry about cramming too many sewing projects into a single video. Space it out. It will be more content and less stress for you. I rather have longer videos or more indepth of one project than multiple projects that are only highlighted.

    • @j.whittingham5901
      @j.whittingham5901 4 года назад +5

      Definitely agree! I'd be happy to watch a slower-paced video for each project!

    • @gsmith490
      @gsmith490 4 года назад

      Yes!

  • @elainaculpepper959
    @elainaculpepper959 4 года назад +300

    "Should I make 2 green items?"
    As the official US Ambassador for the Color Green, I offer my seal of approval.

    • @staceyleeweeaks-hernandez8583
      @staceyleeweeaks-hernandez8583 4 года назад +9

      As a fellow redhead, why do you even ask such a question?

    • @bruhkent6895
      @bruhkent6895 4 года назад +5

      Stacey Lee Weeaks-Hernandez ah see, she is an artificial redhead so it does not come naturally

    • @Pscyllehr
      @Pscyllehr 3 года назад

      Same

    • @marynettleton8216
      @marynettleton8216 3 года назад

      Noticed her green checked dress matches her kitchen curtains. Deja vou Maria

  • @grimmscuriosities9411
    @grimmscuriosities9411 4 года назад +18

    Frodo is like my Oni cat. 'oh, you're doing something? I must sit on it.' One time that led to blue ink everywhere and an emergency paw bath.

  • @The7logiebears
    @The7logiebears 3 года назад +5

    How fun that I stumbled upon her. I haven't sewing since 1970, home ec class. I just made a dress!! It could duble as pjs, but Im happy and feel like I found a nee friend, my sewing machine. (I inherited it, it also old) 😉

  • @lillyschneider2036
    @lillyschneider2036 4 года назад +143

    now whenever something goes wrong with any of my sewing projects I'm just going to blame it on Edna

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +21

      Hahaha POOR EDNA

    • @lillyschneider2036
      @lillyschneider2036 4 года назад +3

      oh my goodness, a reply from the Vintage Queen herself! do you happen to have any valuable tips for making a 1938 evening gown, ms. maksy?

    • @Kat-cj7qm
      @Kat-cj7qm 4 года назад +5

      Edna might become the Karen for sewists 😹😹😹

  • @emilytopham5069
    @emilytopham5069 4 года назад +46

    Knitters have a for when the pile gets out of hand---SABLE: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy!

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +6

      Hahaha GENIUS

    • @SonniDez
      @SonniDez 4 года назад +9

      Suddenly Sable from Animal Crossing makes more sense. She has an endless supply of new textiles for the player.

    • @Sleipnirseight
      @Sleipnirseight 4 года назад

      I love this!!!

  • @bohemiansusan2897
    @bohemiansusan2897 4 года назад +3

    I've made various things from shower curtains, upholstery fabric and bed sheets in the past. It was nice to sew for others.
    I've been sewing for 38 years now. Some projects were awful when assembled, others turned out well and I got a of joy wearing them. Now I do complicated projects and enjoy myself immensely while constructing the garment. My kids shake their heads as I take a lot longer than an hour on the 1 hour patterns. This is because I add extra steps in construction and get a superior garment that will last for at least a decade.
    Things I've made for the kids over the years; Zoot suits for the prom, revolutionary suit for homecoming dance, over 100 Halloween and play costumes, prom dresses, bondage pants, goth clothes, baby clothes and wedding dresses.
    In time, your confidence will grow. Its great that you've pushed yourself to do more advanced sewing. Each project will be a learning experience.

  • @carolempluckrose778
    @carolempluckrose778 4 года назад +5

    When the time comes going through my Mum's stash, fabric and patterns is going to be quite a journeying. Thanks for giving me the faith that I know I can do that and honour Mum too.
    She's 97 and in care due to dementia. It's a very long goodbye.

  • @nataliekirshner5752
    @nataliekirshner5752 4 года назад +436

    it would take a mi-linen-ium to deplete the fabric stash
    I'm sorry

    • @jaedyncall8212
      @jaedyncall8212 4 года назад +15

      I laughed harder than i probably should have at this. 😂😂😂

    • @jenniferschmitzer299
      @jenniferschmitzer299 3 года назад +1

      Yeah but how can you choose which one that fits the pattern?

    • @velma107
      @velma107 3 года назад

      Thank you

    • @MystiDawn
      @MystiDawn 3 года назад +2

      OMFG! For a second I didn't get it. Then I went back and read the whole sentence out loud. Followed by the loudest, most obnoxious laugh 🤣🤣

    • @phoentrix2896
      @phoentrix2896 3 года назад +4

      100% Relatable.... I have a cot-TON myself. 😂

  • @colinwhitham6406
    @colinwhitham6406 4 года назад +104

    Rachel's facial expressions are the only thing me sane right now, also the chaotic energy

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +4

      😂😂❤️❤️❤️

  • @8michelleh
    @8michelleh 3 года назад +7

    6:53 OMG HER PINCUSHION IS SO CUTE!

  • @Shea_Face
    @Shea_Face Год назад +1

    Watching this in 2023, seeing the Jenna and Julien podcast made my heart so happy❤️

  • @halflanderjedi378
    @halflanderjedi378 4 года назад +119

    Rachel proclaiming, "tablecloth for kings!" Is my new favorite thing and I want to use that phrase in every conversation.

  • @leighh2725
    @leighh2725 4 года назад +47

    I like the mental image of Frodo being a Wall Street businessman

  • @LyndseyMacPherson
    @LyndseyMacPherson 4 года назад +11

    Why am I picturing Vivien Leigh wearing a dress made from her home's old velvet curtains?
    (This is so cool--you make me want to sew again. The outfits are adorable! So happy I found your channel!)

  • @dragonmaster613
    @dragonmaster613 4 года назад +6

    how have I not found this before?
    as a McGuyver (throws junk together to make something new), this is what I like!
    if only I could hit the Like Button a million times.

  • @mordeys
    @mordeys 4 года назад +40

    ladies making clothing in times of want and need did just as you are doing so its period correct. unmatched patterns became the norm more than ppl think.

  • @katherinemorelle7115
    @katherinemorelle7115 4 года назад +41

    That gingham dress is stunning. Just so cute.
    Also, I won’t yell, but I will say- there’s a reason that accepted practice for vintage patterns is to trace them out and then use the new pattern pieces. Both to prevent doggie issues, and also so you can write all over them, and customise them, and then pass that original pattern on untouched. Also, yeah, vintage patterns are all marked with perforations. It wasn’t until the 50s that they reliably were printing onto the patterns themselves. But- you do learn what each type of perforation means over time, so they aren’t too hard.
    Angela Clayton works with vintage patterns a lot, if you want to see how someone else works with them. I found that really helpful, personally.
    Good job! I really really want that gingham dress, the pouffy sleeves are just adorable!

  • @4nn13h7
    @4nn13h7 3 года назад +2

    Lordy, I love that pinafore in that fabric. The texture that it adds is just wonderful.

  • @tamipugh3377
    @tamipugh3377 3 года назад +1

    The green & white check fits you very nicely. It appears you make have pulling going on in the front down by the square corners for neckline. A simple solution is clipping the corner off and then cut an angle along the seams as well just down the seam line like an inch angling out to seam allowance. I have been sewing for 55 years. I love sewing newbies in the sewing world. You are doing great.
    On your jumper if you will do your button on the waistband first then adjust the rest of the buttons on the way down. You are quite fine making the buttons closer on the top.
    Keep up the great work.

  • @canucknancy4257
    @canucknancy4257 4 года назад +91

    Making clothes out of curtains: Maria from The Sound of Music, Scarlett O'Hara, and, of course, Ms. Rachel Maksy from Massachusetts. They turned out adorable. Great work! Thanks for sharing!

    • @recklesszephyr
      @recklesszephyr 4 года назад +4

      and gisele from enchanted!!

    • @maryannanderson7517
      @maryannanderson7517 4 года назад +2

      No "making clothes out of curtains" list is complete without Carol Burnett as Scarlett O'Hara in "Went with the Wind" when she made the dress out of curtains. You mentioned Scarlett O'Hara but I wasn't sure if you were including the Carol Burnett version of WWTW also.
      BTW, I loved the "Mom Turn Signal" comment. I absolutely used to do this when my little niece would be riding around with me as she stood on the front seat with her body somewhat wedged behind my shoulder to keep her from falling and every time I hit the brakes my arm flew out. In fact, I continued doing that when my niece moved away and the man who became my husband was riding with me. Out of habit my arm would fly out any time I touched the brakes which he though was enormously funny. He asked, "Are you keeping me safe?" Well, duh. I guess it worked. That was the days before seat belts (anyone else old enough to remember those days?) and he never went through the windshield. I like to think it was partially because of my "Mom" seat belt.

  • @MiahGrace
    @MiahGrace 4 года назад +227

    I’ve heard that the cutout holds on patterns were able to be “powdered” with chalk and then you have all the marks laid out without having to painstakingly mark them.

    • @johannageisel5390
      @johannageisel5390 4 года назад +5

      Yes.

    • @Sleipnirseight
      @Sleipnirseight 4 года назад +5

      That makes sense! Thank you for sharing!

    • @KeonaRaynalise
      @KeonaRaynalise 4 года назад +10

      It was also bc printing things with ink was way harder and more expensive than punching things into a big stack of paper!

    • @anitaholmes8201
      @anitaholmes8201 4 года назад +5

      Also, sometimes "marks" were made by just taking a stitch in the fabric and leaving long tails (AKA tailor's tack).

  • @elizabethgrace7796
    @elizabethgrace7796 4 года назад +6

    "You did me dirty, Edna." Is my favorite quote.

  • @tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794
    @tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794 3 года назад +4

    That gingham dress is SO CUTE! The pinafore is pretty, too. I think you did an AMAZING job!

  • @darrahjones-reddy6100
    @darrahjones-reddy6100 4 года назад +72

    Rachel: "Do I want to make two green items though?"
    Me: *Furiously nodding head because this little woman loves some green!*

  • @ifwecoulddrream
    @ifwecoulddrream 4 года назад +73

    I have a whole bunch of patterns from the 40s and 50s from my Grandmother and that’s how they come, you buy them in one size instead of more modern patterns that come in several sizes. I’ve been to scared to use mine yet.

    • @sierra8386
      @sierra8386 4 года назад +21

      you can always trace the patterns onto another paper, that way you can modify as needed without changing the originals!

    • @katherinemorelle7115
      @katherinemorelle7115 4 года назад +11

      I agree with Sierra- accepted practice with vintage patterns is to trace them and then use the new pattern pieces you made.
      It allows for customisation, marking and pinning without harming the original pattern. It also prevents sadness when your dog rips a 70 year old pattern. (Not yelling, just saying).
      I trace patterns a lot, even modern ones. Mostly because I’ve yet to find a pattern that fits me out of the gate (the downsides of being a very busty hourglass). And I just find it easier to make a new pattern for myself that fits rather than doing small alterations here and there without one- basically, I always make new patterns off my mockups if there’s any significant changes. That way if I do go to make it again, I have a pattern right there that already fits, and I don’t need to deal with another mockup, I just cut and go. So I’m a BIG fan of tracing and making new pattern pieces.

    • @cherisseepp5332
      @cherisseepp5332 4 года назад +1

      Neartmhor I got a pattern recently that looked like this. Your solution is what I was playing with. It would be a shame to damage the pattern. It’s survived this long already.

    • @meaganwallwork5395
      @meaganwallwork5395 4 года назад

      My grandma was confused when I told her I was cutting my pattern pieces lol

    • @whossoul
      @whossoul 4 года назад

      Tracing them is also nice cause you can translate the nonsensical perforation markings into the modern markings that we're used to seeing. Like actually draw out your darts, waistlines, buttonholes, instead of looking at swiss cheese of a pattern like "HUH?" hahaha

  • @vanessajohnson1944
    @vanessajohnson1944 4 года назад +1

    Love this video. Happy sewing all the things! Reminds me of turning a pink beadspread into a princess costume for my daughter...1990-something or another. 😆👏👏💗

  • @ChayceItLikeItsHot
    @ChayceItLikeItsHot 4 года назад +2

    ahhh my heart! the old time fiddle background music made my day.

  • @cathycobb356
    @cathycobb356 4 года назад +20

    That was how older patterns used to come, before they started printing on the tissue paper. Instead they used little holes to mark darts, grain, matching points etc ☺️

    • @KeonaRaynalise
      @KeonaRaynalise 4 года назад

      I came into the comments to see if someone had already said this!!

  • @DiabolicalSodium
    @DiabolicalSodium 4 года назад +54

    The "Oooh Edna" is a mood that I hope the future generations of my family has towards me 😂 I'll be laughing from beyond

  • @noelleaf1288
    @noelleaf1288 3 года назад +1

    Yesss! A little Sound Of Music moment 😍

  • @louiebugooey
    @louiebugooey 3 года назад +33

    Binge watching all of Rachel's videos has made me realise she has HUGE adult ADHD energy. It's like she's filming the inner workings of my mind

  • @ladystitch-a-lot
    @ladystitch-a-lot 4 года назад +36

    Frodo noooooo 😭 we all know it was going to happen, but you know what even with it being a vintage pattern you can always just use some clear packaging tape and fix it. You did a beautiful job and I want that pinafore dress sooo cute 😍

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +6

      Definitely gotta do some Pattern CPR 😂🙈🙈🙈

    • @ladystitch-a-lot
      @ladystitch-a-lot 4 года назад

      @@rachelmaksy 😂 I have had to save the life of a few pattern.. it happens to all of us at one time or another 😂

    • @sophieh2902
      @sophieh2902 4 года назад +1

      From a conservation perspective, please think about the materials that you will fix it with 😊 sellotape does not age well...

  • @katjaanjuli
    @katjaanjuli 4 года назад +93

    Rachel: “Do I wanna make two green items though?”
    Girl, have you seen your closet? Of course you do!

  • @___LC___
    @___LC___ 3 года назад +4

    I’m in love with the sleeves on the plaid!!

  • @Sleipnirseight
    @Sleipnirseight 4 года назад +9

    That's it!💡That's what I'm gonna use my hoarded Amazon gift cards for - A DRESS FORM!!!!

  • @im_living_dead
    @im_living_dead 4 года назад +82

    In Gina Linetti’s voice: HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THERE’D BE CONSEQUENCES FOR MY ACTIONS

  • @fallenleaf666
    @fallenleaf666 4 года назад +70

    That pinafore is the exact pattern I've been trying to find for about a year or two now 😂🙈❤️

    • @roshpotter06
      @roshpotter06 4 года назад +7

      I think I saw a reproduction on thevintagepatternshop.com, but don't quote me on that

  • @bri3483
    @bri3483 3 года назад +4

    I live in Maine and like to crochet while watching you sew, but you’ve inspired me so much I put down my hooks and picked up a needle!

  • @Abby-dx1jy
    @Abby-dx1jy 4 года назад +2

    Loved the music in this; good old fiddle music 😂

  • @ellam1121
    @ellam1121 4 года назад +109

    im CRYING is that a succulent pincushion???

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +23

      YES it's the cutest 😂❤️

  • @karilinn4260
    @karilinn4260 4 года назад +61

    The queen of 1940s fashion is back♡

  • @bambilover26
    @bambilover26 4 года назад +1

    You've come so far since that first dress! It's been incredibly inspiring to watch you learn and grow, so thank you for sharing that with us ❤

  • @fehustudio5490
    @fehustudio5490 3 года назад +1

    I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. You've been a big inspiration to helping me find the confidence to start sewing again and I feel like I've learned so much taking my sewing journey along with you. Thanks for being you Rachel!

  • @hannahwallace5466
    @hannahwallace5466 4 года назад +121

    Me: *has tests to study for*
    Also me: Ahhhh more content

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +9

      😂❤️❤️❤️

    • @aanaspot
      @aanaspot 4 года назад +2

      Hannah Wallace crying in history student 😢

  • @alyseblend7622
    @alyseblend7622 4 года назад +254

    Anyone else start saying “Edna Mode” every time she said Edna or is that just my weird brain?

  • @annsofie1616
    @annsofie1616 3 года назад +1

    the gingham dress is SO STUNNING! absolutely beautiful and so lovely!!! loved the buttons on the other dress! this video made me super happy! thank you

  • @helenversteeg4516
    @helenversteeg4516 4 года назад +5

    Wow Rachel well done, you're learning fast. I've been making clothes for thirty years and I' seriously impressed. ❤

  • @eviescotia
    @eviescotia 4 года назад +24

    That transition from fabric to finished piece is so cute so so so cute!!

  • @spiderleenie
    @spiderleenie 4 года назад +25

    3:34 "Lots of green, but, you know ... It's fine." Literally me whenever I add new clothes to my closet, haha.
    The dresses you made are beautiful! They turned out great!

    • @rachelmaksy
      @rachelmaksy  4 года назад +1

      Hahaha can never have too much green 😂😂😂

    • @meaganwallwork5395
      @meaganwallwork5395 4 года назад

      Same! My closet is becoming a forest and I'm not mad about it lol.

  • @debcobb9739
    @debcobb9739 4 года назад +1

    I watched you for the very first time and it is always interesting to see the process of sewing a garment from a newby. I have been sewing for 55+ years and I have learned some tricks that make a difference. I always sew the top back to the top skirt first to add the zipper. That way you can lay the fabric flat without all the fullness of the garment. Just a suggestion....I think you did a good job and I like what you made. We don't always like what we make but if you enjoyed what you were doing is worth the effort. Many blessings

  • @kaylahart9934
    @kaylahart9934 3 года назад +1

    I love the blouse you are wearing in the first clip! Oh my gosh the dresses are beautiful. I am just learning to sew again, and love vintage clothing. Thanks for the inspiration! So soothing to watch as well :D