Thank you everyone who left such nice comments and pressed like on this video! We are both very happy with the response and there will definitely be more videos on this topic! I've tried to answer all the questions here in the comments ( sorry I was a bit late, work was hectic this week) but please remind me if I missed anything. See you soon, Tina
Wow, thanks for that really interesting video. Tailoring has such a long history. I would like to "sculpture" the garment. I really hope we hear more about that topic. Have a nice week.
It was such a pleasure listening to you and your guest😊 So much great information. Really enjoyed this tutorial and looking forward to more from her and other guests.. Thank you for sharing. 🌹
nice video , very informative because only few people make videos about bespoke tailoring techniques. please make more video about this topic , thank you.
Thank you Johanna and Tina for a very helpful video. I have a tip - rather an extension - to what Tina said about woven vs fusible interfacing. Fuse a large piece of face fabric that accommodates all the pattern pieces requiring fusing, even if it means buying a bit more fabric than the pattern indicates. You won’t be sorry! It is SO much easier to cut the pieces from a fused piece of fabric than try to fit a piece cut from interfacing to a pattern piece cut from your face fabric, because both the interfacing and the face fabric will distort from the original pattern lines and markings, making right/left symmetry in a finished garment impossible. In my tailoring lectures I always extolled the virtues of woven interfacing over fusible, because of the reasons Tina mentioned, and also because garments made with woven interfacings hold up better. Most fusible interfacings degrade in the dry cleaning process, and wool pieces require dry cleaning.
Very good points about fusible interfacing, and I agree that makes another good case for choosing the real deal if longevity is the main goal, and not speed.
Thank you for sharing this method. I didn't mention it beacuse I personally don't use this method but it's true that it can make the cutting and placement easier. I don't use it because interfacing in the seam allowances adds a bit of bulk. It's more difficult to press properly and the edges of the fabric can become more visible from the outside of the garment. But feel free to experiment and use it if it works for you. It's a typical industrial method, used to speed up the whole process.
Hello and thank you for the Q&A session. Lots of good info was shared. I have not been able to find a professional thimble in a larger size to fit my middle finger. I wonder if I will have to go to a really specialized store to find one! I liked the tips especially when there is a visual example to show. I learn best by seeing how it is actually done. That is the advantage of a video over a podcast. Daniel
Yes this was a very interesting video! I am in awe of the hand stitching, something I always want to skip! Just realized if I would cut my thread shorter and use the wax on my thread I would probably really like to hand stitch. I would love to see more of her work in a video! The samples she showed were works of a great artist!
Yes her work is beautiful, I can look at that stuff all day! And I agree, her hand stitching tips are a game changer for me too, so simple. yet I didn't realise it!
Hi Johanna and Tina. Thank you for your helpful video. I would love to see Tina using the thimble. I also read somewhere that hammering the thimble is a good way to shape it to your finger. Regarding the chalk, does it have to be prepared before using? I find it hard to get the chalk to mark fabric. Thank you ladies.
I would really like to know that as well. I have tried many thimbles but they were all so awkward I never continued using them. I have heard about leather thimbles though. Maybe Tina has an opinion on these?
There are basically two types of “tailor’s chalk” we use in the US. One is a wax-like chalk that leaves a light mark in the fabric, which once ironed, disappears. It doesn’t...the iron melts the wax and it is retained on the garment. In most cases, no one would ever notice. For finer, more expensive garments compressed chalk (like chalk a school teacher uses) is better, because the chalk can be brushed from the garment leaving no residue. Try it on a swatch of your fashion fabric: one will likely work better than the other. For either type of chalk to leave a fine line, it must be sharpened all the time. Keeping a fine edge will help keep your stitching accurate.
Oh yes, really good questions! There are different types of chalk out there, and I must say that its trial and error with buying it online. Sometimes there's too much wax in it and it hardly leaves a mark on the fabric. I've had good luck with the ones I've bought from Merchant&Mills and they ship worldwide. And of course it needs to be kept sharp, as said in the comment above. We should maybe try to show more of how to actually use it in a future video? Tailors thimbles are even harder to find, use a traditional one with a top if you can't find one. Hammering could be useful I guess, if your fingers aren't round, even if I've never heard of it before. Finding the perfect one can be very tricky, and getting used to it even worse☺ but it pays in the end! I suppose a leather one can be as good as one in metal but I've never tried it myself. Tina
Thank you! I was a journalist for almost 15 years, but mostly did print. This was pretty much the first interview I did in front of a camera and it was so fun 😊
I just bought a small bees wax candle for the thread when hand sewing. They are available especially around Christmas. In german we have a saying that rhymes: Langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen (long thread , lazy Girl) 😂
My teacher used to say that when we sewed in primary school and nearly every time I cut a thread for hand sewing today, like a thousand years later, I think of it: "langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen" 😂 😂
Really LOVED this video! Would love to know if there is a specific way to make the stitches like for instance basting, must they be a certain distance apart, a certain length? Is there a certain way to insert the needle. Would love to know.
Thank you everyone who left such nice comments and pressed like on this video! We are both very happy with the response and there will definitely be more videos on this topic!
I've tried to answer all the questions here in the comments ( sorry I was a bit late, work was hectic this week) but please remind me if I missed anything.
See you soon, Tina
What an honor to hear all her tips!
Wow, thanks for that really interesting video. Tailoring has such a long history. I would like to "sculpture" the garment. I really hope we hear more about that topic.
Have a nice week.
I too love the idea of sculpting and how the inner work is the foundation of the gement, so fascinating!
It was such a pleasure listening to you and your guest😊
So much great information. Really enjoyed this tutorial and looking forward to more from her and other guests..
Thank you for sharing.
🌹
How wonderful...that was the fastest 20 minutes ever...so sorry to have it end...can hardly wait for more, more, more..................
Yay Howard! I hope we can do more in the future, we have such a long list of topic and we didn't get to cover them all!
Perfect video at the perfect time!! I'm about to start my first tailored jacket.
Yay, how exciting!
Terrific video! More please!😘
nice video , very informative because only few people make videos about bespoke tailoring techniques.
please make more video about this topic , thank you.
Thank you so much for your vlog on tailoring, would love to see more vlogs on tailoring in the future.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it! The plan is to do more videos in the future, we have a long list of topics to cover 😊
Thank you Johanna and Tina for a very helpful video. I have a tip - rather an extension - to what Tina said about woven vs fusible interfacing. Fuse a large piece of face fabric that accommodates all the pattern pieces requiring fusing, even if it means buying a bit more fabric than the pattern indicates. You won’t be sorry! It is SO much easier to cut the pieces from a fused piece of fabric than try to fit a piece cut from interfacing to a pattern piece cut from your face fabric, because both the interfacing and the face fabric will distort from the original pattern lines and markings, making right/left symmetry in a finished garment impossible. In my tailoring lectures I always extolled the virtues of woven interfacing over fusible, because of the reasons Tina mentioned, and also because garments made with woven interfacings hold up better. Most fusible interfacings degrade in the dry cleaning process, and wool pieces require dry cleaning.
Very good points about fusible interfacing, and I agree that makes another good case for choosing the real deal if longevity is the main goal, and not speed.
Thank you for sharing this method. I didn't mention it beacuse I personally don't use this method but it's true that it can make the cutting and placement easier. I don't use it because interfacing in the seam allowances adds a bit of bulk. It's more difficult to press properly and the edges of the fabric can become more visible from the outside of the garment. But feel free to experiment and use it if it works for you. It's a typical industrial method, used to speed up the whole process.
Hello and thank you for the Q&A session. Lots of good info was shared.
I have not been able to find a professional thimble in a larger size to fit my middle finger. I wonder if I will have to go to a really specialized store to find one!
I liked the tips especially when there is a visual example to show. I learn best by seeing how it is actually done. That is the advantage of a video over a podcast.
Daniel
Once again, thank you for this video, lots of tricks and new knowledge!
Happy to hear you liked it! I learned a ton too!
Very interesting. Tailoring looks very difficult though. Thank you for sharing.
Yes this was a very interesting video! I am in awe of the hand stitching, something I always want to skip! Just realized if I would cut my thread shorter and use the wax on my thread I would probably really like to hand stitch. I would love to see more of her work in a video! The samples she showed were works of a great artist!
Yes her work is beautiful, I can look at that stuff all day! And I agree, her hand stitching tips are a game changer for me too, so simple. yet I didn't realise it!
Hi Johanna and Tina. Thank you for your helpful video. I would love to see Tina using the thimble. I also read somewhere that hammering the thimble is a good way to shape it to your finger. Regarding the chalk, does it have to be prepared before using? I find it hard to get the chalk to mark fabric. Thank you ladies.
Those are greatl questions! I'll see if I can get Tina here to answer them 👍
I would really like to know that as well. I have tried many thimbles but they were all so awkward I never continued using them. I have heard about leather thimbles though. Maybe Tina has an opinion on these?
There are basically two types of “tailor’s chalk” we use in the US. One is a wax-like chalk that leaves a light mark in the fabric, which once ironed, disappears. It doesn’t...the iron melts the wax and it is retained on the garment. In most cases, no one would ever notice. For finer, more expensive garments compressed chalk (like chalk a school teacher uses) is better, because the chalk can be brushed from the garment leaving no residue. Try it on a swatch of your fashion fabric: one will likely work better than the other. For either type of chalk to leave a fine line, it must be sharpened all the time. Keeping a fine edge will help keep your stitching accurate.
Oh yes, really good questions! There are different types of chalk out there, and I must say that its trial and error with buying it online. Sometimes there's too much wax in it and it hardly leaves a mark on the fabric. I've had good luck with the ones I've bought from Merchant&Mills and they ship worldwide. And of course it needs to be kept sharp, as said in the comment above. We should maybe try to show more of how to actually use it in a future video?
Tailors thimbles are even harder to find, use a traditional one with a top if you can't find one. Hammering could be useful I guess, if your fingers aren't round, even if I've never heard of it before. Finding the perfect one can be very tricky, and getting used to it even worse☺ but it pays in the end! I suppose a leather one can be as good as one in metal but I've never tried it myself.
Tina
This was very enjoyable to watch and very informative!! Thank you both!
You are a very professional interviewer! Great content too! Thanks to both of you!
Thank you! I was a journalist for almost 15 years, but mostly did print. This was pretty much the first interview I did in front of a camera and it was so fun 😊
Great topic! I have trouble with collars on tailored jackets. Would love a video on that.
So interesting! Thank you 👍
Very interesting!
Thank you for the candle tip!!
I loved that tip too!
Thank you!
Loved this video! It would be great to see more tailoring topics.
I want to get Tina on again for sure, she is a well of knowledge
Thank you both so much!
I just bought a small bees wax candle for the thread when hand sewing. They are available especially around Christmas.
In german we have a saying that rhymes: Langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen (long thread , lazy Girl) 😂
That's awesome! When she showed me this I realised that I should always keep a candle nearby from now on when hand sewing!
My teacher used to say that when we sewed in primary school and nearly every time I cut a thread for hand sewing today, like a thousand years later, I think of it: "langes Fädchen, faules Mädchen" 😂 😂
Sam my Me too !
Really LOVED this video! Would love to know if there is a specific way to make the stitches like for instance basting, must they be a certain distance apart, a certain length? Is there a certain way to insert the needle. Would love to know.
Thank you so much to learn from this video
This is a grest video, thank you both
Thank you I’m very interested in tailoring
It's such a fascinating subject!
More, please!!!
Yay! The plan is do more for sure!
☺
where can you buy tailors thimbles ?
Oh man thre years
Is Tina on RUclips?
No Tracy, I'm not on RUclips. At least not yet... I simply don't have the time right now. But who knows above the future?😉 Tina