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In case it isn't explained well, when making any hanbok associated clothing, top, jacket, or dress, the ties go left over right and tied on the right side for a specific reason, from what I understand right over left and tied on the left is only for burial clothes.
I cannot begin to tell you how gratifying it is to see someone who is an established RUclipsr with sewing content whose PDF pattern is also bumpy and awkward! 😂😂😂😅
I’m 60 and I have the Singer 501a that my mom bought when I was born and then taught me to sew on it. Every machine I own is over 20 year ( the newest) with the rest 50+ years. They are the best and so easy to maintain.
I'm still using my Kenmore that I received for Christmas in 1973. This machine sews anything. Shes got a lot of vintage friends as I now have 13 vintage machines. I just love them.
I am desperately looking to replace my old Kenmore 47. 😢I STUPIDLY tossed it away back before I really knew how to sew, because of what I now know to be tension problems. Back then I was so dumb that I didn't even know how or that I should clean the machine. Been kicking myself since! It had all the cams, too😢doggone it!
Over 50 years ago I learned to sew on my granny’s Standard treadle sewing machine. It was a glorious machine. My second machine was an electric £15 Singer as a student. My third was a $500 Bernina. My final one I bought 20 years ago $10000 Bernina with embroidery computer attachment. I still bought a $200 Singer for making curtains & upholstery. Once a sewer always a sewer. I’ve gone through three over lockers. I have a love-hate relationship with those minxes. 😊
Always have preferred old sewing machines. Never will forget my partner's dismay when he discovered my machine wasn't electric but it doesn't let me down. Struggling to use a modem basic one, I spend more time screaming than sewing
My 3 favorite machines were made in 1940, 41, and 42. They have motors but are black iron. They are sooooo much less frustrating than truly modern machines.
I still use the metal Toyota seeing machine my Mum bought me in the 80s and much prefer it to modern machines. I also have a Singer hand crank with a shuttle bobbin that I got from the Shaw Trust charity shop and so she is called Sandie. I love using her in the campervan.
"get one from the 1970s. they are ugly and indestructible" - me, looking at my sewing table "no! don't listen to them Douglas! you're beautiful. it's OK."
Love the dress and your fabric choices! I'm not a Halloween persin, but i do love uaing crazy prints in my makes. My overlocker is from the late 70s and is my pride and joy! Ugky green and beige metal all the way. I'm still learning my way around my new-to-me-but-actually-from-1982 machine but its already blowing my 2020s machine out of the water. I got mine through my local cranky sewing machine service guy, as he rescues them, fixes them then sells them on for cheap.
The top part of the dress with just the waistband would make a cute topper for other things. It could add arm cover for a spaghetti strap or short sleeve piece of clothing.
Just an FYI, the sleeve length is great for women like me who do a lot of cooking and love longer dresses! Keeps the sleeves out of the bread dough and dish soap! I love your ingenuity! 🫶🏻
Ditto on wearing Halloween prints all year! The great thing about sewing is it means I can have spooky clothes to wear outside of cheap, flimsy seasonal stuff sold in October lol
The same with 1960's Bernina. I learned to sew with one as a kid, so reliable and easy - and it even had a variety of different stitches! Functional, decorational, and the buttonhole. Except with Bernina even the simple modern ones are just fine.
I have a 1971 White home individual model 530. Shes 35lbs and cost me $25. I only needed to have it serviced when I moved 6 hours away in the summer so I assume the metal expanded and contracted and threw off the timing. But it's easy to keep clean because you can reach everything easily with a small skirt driver.
This video came at a great time for me. I am getting back into sewing and did not use some of the popular techniques of today (tailor tacks). It is great to see the actual "small" things in your video. And I love wearable muslins.
So basically you have a repurposed fax machine as a printer. I like the continuance of technology. This reminds me of the DVF wrap dress. Looks good on you! Enjoy your honeymoon!
The 1970's metal frame machines are the best. I found a retired home economics classroom machine for $25. A few months later, I found another of the same model for $15. I love thrift stores! (I got my serger from a pawn shop for $50.) Loved this make! Thanks for the information regarding constuction details and the instructions. I hope you and your husband enjoy a fabulous honeymoon!!🖤🖤
I’ve also been making summer dresses to slouch around in (the same pattern over and over). Maybe it’s time to finally check this one out 👀 My singer simple worked pretty well (not a great sign that they vary so much) until I tried to back stitch over seams on suiting wool. Suffice to say I don’t have a singer simple anymore 🫠
The father of my children and I did something similar. We went to St Croix. I hope you have as lovely a time as we didn’t without any luggage being lost!
Love my vintage machines. I have a Pfaff from 1999 or so and that is my last machine I will buy. My Elna, just bit the dust after serving me well for over 30 years with so much sewing that I've worn away some of the enamel on the bed. I will always have a Singer Touch n Sew because they can do a chain stitch with the special accessory that came with the machine. When fitting a pattern this chain stitch is a game changer.
I've been eyeing a Sewing therapy skirt pattern as my first sewing project so this was a great preview of what the printing and pattern assembly process is like. Thanks! and it turned out great!
@@elizabethsloan3192 400 or 500 series? I have a 500 Rocketeer that gets used when I need a stretch or decorative stitch. She's lovely, but not as quiet as the WWII era girls.
My sewing machine is a Frister & Rossmann Club 7, which I bought new in 1977 when I was 26. It's all metal and an incredible warhorse. I've made everything with it from baby clothes to furnishings, in all fabrics from silk to upholstery. The tension adjusts like magic and I can sew as fast or as slowly as I choose. Another advantage is that it has several stretch stitches. This was about the time when patterns for knit fabrics were becoming available, but domestic overlockers/ sergers weren't yet commonly available. Because of this I've never bought an overlocker. The machine isn't quite as simple, but gives great results, so why bother? On another topic, I thought I was the last person on earth who uses tailor's tacks, but evidently not. Also, did I see you cutting a notch as a little outward triangle? I do this, because the sewing teacher at my convent school, Sister Baptiste, taught us to do so. Again I thought this had died out. Most people make a little cut into the seam allowance which I don't like at all. I hope you have a lovely honeymoon!
@@katwitanrunaWould you be able to explain why you find the outward triangles "easier" than snipping into a seam allowance? Makes me wonder if I'm missing something. I find the outward triangles I was taught to use an annoying pain in the arse. And only bother if the fabric is particularly loose weave/ prone to fraying. But if I'm missing something, I'd be happy to know.
I made several of the same mistakes that you did but with alterations, I am looking forward to making my good item of this. I did make 3 toiles before I figured most of it out.
I use my grandmother's 1970s Kenmore sewing machine and relish the fact that it will last me the rest of my lifetime, and probably my daughter's if she wants it. It is metal, it is ugly, and I love it!
I'm a weirdo that likes the printer sounds & smell😂 Also thermal paper would be a terrible idea where I live. It's too damn hot. I've had many receipts disappear on me. I'd hate for my whole ass pattern to disappear 😂😂
Congratulations on getting a honeymoon! Enjoy your holidays. Also that printer looks really nice. Glad you found something that works for you. I’m using a very old printer scanner thing it works. In keeping with being me I have to use it till it’s at least 30 model years out of date!
Wow, I actually found this patten a month ago and added it to my "to make" list! Glad to see the process so that when I make my own I'll already by somewhat familiar.
Clearly a rebel for no reason, just do good work because you have the talent , use interfacing for a professional finish. You and your projects ate worth the time. You’re wonderful and a great sewist ❤
I have a 1960s Singer in this awful teal green. It sews anything, absolutely anything Ive put through it. It only does straight stitch but for the amount of buttonholes I need I just do them by hand, and I got a separate (also vintage) overlocker for seam finishing. Having two separate machines is a bit annoying workflow-wise but it means if something goes wrong with one machine I can still use the other one.
Love your videos! You make everything look so easy. Having a problem finding the printer. Amazon only seems to have label printers. I'll keep looking....
I want to alter a lot of patterns to make them adjustable and I've been wondering if it would be worth making a 1/3 to 1/4 scale mannequin of myself to try things out with. I am afraid of wasting a lot of fabric, even with cheap mock up fabric because money is very tight for me. I'd love to have the confidence of making wearable mock ups and being confident that I'll be able to fix anything that goes wrong!
Does this dress pattern have adjustments for a full bust? It’s been a while since I’ve messed with sewing patterns, but I’m sure I can find out how to add my own if they’re not included.
Cute dress!! And I always thought you were on the petite side but you're taller than I am! Happy honeymoon, I hope it's a vast amount of fun without too much travel stress! Be careful about 1970's sewing machines, read the manual first... there's the odd model where they Tried A Thing (I have a mostly useless Kenmore that I've had serviced and it's still not awesome, it was designed to never be user-lubricated, WARNING... it does straight and zigzag but nothing too thick or it snaps the thread) and it's not awesome. I think I've made up for it by finding an early 70's Kenmore that's got everything the trash one has AND works properly (and the previous owner was visually impaired so it's got an LED light bulb in it, yay!). My 1960's Universal machine is very well used and its motor can't handle long stretches of sewing but it handled three swimsuits just fine and only went a little wonky on the really thick seams. I might acquire a 1950's Singer if my research shows that the motor can be replaced without too much fuss. I have a 1914 hand crank machine and I love it dearly, it's JUST my speed, but it does have its limits in that it only does a straight stitch and its stitch length even set to the longest setting is still quite short so it's no good for gathering stitches or basting. I do have a treadle machine around the same age that works, but I need to get a band for it, who knows, it might be even better than the hand crank.
Happy Anniversary! I hope you have a lovely honeymoon. Love the dress! Question: are most PDF patterns alike? I made most of a Nezuko costume for my granddaughter last year and it was a pain! It kind of turned me off to using PDF patterns. Any tips or tricks to it?
In my experience they’re extremely variable - they are mostly made by independent designers working alone or with a very small team, so there’s a lot of difference in style, content, sizing, level of detail etc. I tend to go off patterns where I can see a lot of people on social media have made them, or where they’ve been recommended by someone, or where there’s a lot of supporting information (like video tutorials)
My ex boyfriend made me get rid of my vintage laye 60s Kenmore (avocado green) because he hated the noise. I like buttonholes and overlock stitches and all the things it didn't have, but 20+ years later, I still miss the old machine horribly. The closest I've come is an older White Jeans Machine, but it hasn't been properly cared for.
Oh I love the dress! Also someone mentioned making a mannequin of themselves, which I would be interested in learning how! I live in Ecuador so lots of things aren’t so available, was thinking of trying to find gesso in a chemical place and slathering plastic wrap all over and then having someone apply the gesso, leaving about a 1 inch gap down the sides and across the back to cut apart when it dried! Hope it dries quickly before I have a panic attack! What do you suggest?
My 1964 bernina machine cost me $150 and came with the original desk, 3 vintage sewing manuals, a set of bernina old style sewing feet, and a box of notions. It runs beautifully. Literally the only thing i use my modern machine for, same price btw, is the automatic buttonhole feature. Trying to find a good tutorial for my machines buttonholes. It is a bit more complicated then the 1 and done steps, but ill bet it screws up my button holes less when i figure it out.
I deeply regret getting rid of my 1960's Bernina because although buttonholes were a nightmare it was a good workhorse. Not to mention the ancient Jones treadle machine that we had before it. 😢
The Hanbok is supposed to have a more ... I don;t know how to describe it ... short waisted top? Empire Waistline? It's short and blocky on top with yards and yards (or so it seems) of flowing, pleated fabric. Very cool. I've wanted to make one, and the rest of the asorted outfit for a few decades now, and I started sewing again, so I'm running out of excuses. Thank you for sewing this up, making it seem prefectly reasonable, giving me a site for the pattern so I don;t have to draft one, and just making the idea of sitting down to sew up a hanbok as painless as possible. Sigh. Now to start a new project!
The 1970s metal frame machines have EXTREMELY durable plastic (nylon?) cams and cogwheels inside - you can wear them out, but basically only if you sew professionally or fix lumberjack overalls for 40 years straight 😂 I've got a used mechanical 70s Pfaff that will probably outlast me, plastic or no plastic. I hope you can get your workhorse machine back in order soon, but at least this project looks great anyway!
The printer… So…if you use the paper roll rather than fancold of sheets, you can either print something just a few inches high and use just a few inches of paper or…you can print a single banner as long as the paper roll? Can you tell us? I noticed they also sell tattoo transfer paper, and wonder about whether (and if so, how) you might use that to transfer markings directly onto fabric.
I don't know where in the UK you are, but I have had my 50s singer fixed by a local chap who specialises in old machines. I'm happy to send a referral, if Worcester isn't too far for you.
My mom's machine from the 70's was GARBAGE. Honestly, it was a nice metal Singer and it never worked right. We tried to get it tuned up and repaired so many times by so many people and it was just terrible. Couldn't tension any kind of fabric, couldn't stitch neatly, always seizing up. Love my mid-range modern machine, it's been reliable for over a decade of regular use.
Not my experience! Because of the fixed fabric width on Japanese traditional textiles, most are not wide enough for many people and they also tend to be too short for me
This printer appeals but MUST you use a phone app to use it. Because I don't have a smart phone [still use a 20 yr old Nokia and don't intend changing it], need one that can be operated without needing smart phones
I have been sewing my entire life. At this point what I am going to sew is 75% determined by what color thread is in my machine. I have become very lazy.
When i was 19 i got myself a brand new singer off HSN-dont do that ever. It was the worst machine ever. My grandma who sewed for 60 years could barely used it. She bought me a $5.00 Kenmore from a gagrage sale, i use it 10 years later. I got an inexpensive Brother quilting one as a gift and its nice but that Kenmore is a ride or die.
"but that requires talking to a person" oh no! I hate when you have to go talk to a person. It means getting it done can take anywhere from 1 week to 10 years.
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Thanks for the detailed demo and your impressions of this printer. This seems like it would work well for my needs.
Note: don't leave your heat-sensitive paper hot places like a car...
In case it isn't explained well, when making any hanbok associated clothing, top, jacket, or dress, the ties go left over right and tied on the right side for a specific reason, from what I understand right over left and tied on the left is only for burial clothes.
Yup. Same in China and Japan.
“I wear Halloween clothing all year round.” Same, lol, same! 🕷️🎃🕸️
I cannot begin to tell you how gratifying it is to see someone who is an established RUclipsr with sewing content whose PDF pattern is also bumpy and awkward! 😂😂😂😅
My secondhand surgery is currently broken for the same reason.
Getting it fixed requires talking to people and driving it to the place.
I’m 60 and I have the Singer 501a that my mom bought when I was born and then taught me to sew on it. Every machine I own is over 20 year ( the newest) with the rest 50+ years. They are the best and so easy to maintain.
I'm still using my Kenmore that I received for Christmas in 1973. This machine sews anything. Shes got a lot of vintage friends as I now have 13 vintage machines. I just love them.
I am desperately looking to replace my old Kenmore 47. 😢I STUPIDLY tossed it away back before I really knew how to sew, because of what I now know to be tension problems. Back then I was so dumb that I didn't even know how or that I should clean the machine. Been kicking myself since! It had all the cams, too😢doggone it!
Over 50 years ago I learned to sew on my granny’s Standard treadle sewing machine. It was a glorious machine. My second machine was an electric £15 Singer as a student. My third was a $500 Bernina. My final one I bought 20 years ago $10000 Bernina with embroidery computer attachment. I still bought a $200 Singer for making curtains & upholstery. Once a sewer always a sewer. I’ve gone through three over lockers. I have a love-hate relationship with those minxes. 😊
Always have preferred old sewing machines. Never will forget my partner's dismay when he discovered my machine wasn't electric but it doesn't let me down. Struggling to use a modem basic one, I spend more time screaming than sewing
My 3 favorite machines were made in 1940, 41, and 42. They have motors but are black iron. They are sooooo much less frustrating than truly modern machines.
My trusty steed is from 1975, but weighs a tonne! I know it was 1975, b/c it was part of my parent's wedding registry 🎉.
@@curiousfirely is she a Kenmore? Those girls were glorious tanks in the '70's.
I still use the metal Toyota seeing machine my Mum bought me in the 80s and much prefer it to modern machines. I also have a Singer hand crank with a shuttle bobbin that I got from the Shaw Trust charity shop and so she is called Sandie. I love using her in the campervan.
Yeah...I need a dress just like that
1974 Kenmore with cams. It’s beige and hideous. One of the five best things I own.
I had one from my mil that was great. Unfortunately it got set in my basement and didn’t fare well.
Congratulations on the honeymoon! I hope you both have a lovely time and balmy weather.
"get one from the 1970s. they are ugly and indestructible" - me, looking at my sewing table "no! don't listen to them Douglas! you're beautiful. it's OK."
Have my mother's Singer from the 60s. She always bemoaned losing her old machine from the late 40's 😂
Oh the woes of ignoring the instructions! Thank you for the lovely video.
P.S. Really digging the background music choices in this video!
Yes, me too! Glad she included links to the music used. The one I liked is called "Flex".
Best soundtracking on RUclips.
Also, I left to go buy the pattern three minutes in. Great dress!
I love you comment about not needing darts "as I don't curve"!
You just showed up in my feed and I love the way that you slid into frame. And now I’m a few minutes in…I too wear Halloween prints all of the year.
Love the dress and your fabric choices! I'm not a Halloween persin, but i do love uaing crazy prints in my makes.
My overlocker is from the late 70s and is my pride and joy! Ugky green and beige metal all the way. I'm still learning my way around my new-to-me-but-actually-from-1982 machine but its already blowing my 2020s machine out of the water. I got mine through my local cranky sewing machine service guy, as he rescues them, fixes them then sells them on for cheap.
The top part of the dress with just the waistband would make a cute topper for other things. It could add arm cover for a spaghetti strap or short sleeve piece of clothing.
The thumbnail dress would look great with a spider brooch right at the neck area where the web pattern meets.
I own a 1980 vintage Kenmore, ivory-enameled steel body, which I was gifted with new! (In 1980). I think it’s been in the shop ONCE in its life… 😘
Came for the cool dress, subbed for the "I wear Halloween print ALLLLLLL the time"
Same. 90% of the time, I'm wearing Halloween. The other 10%, I'm probably just in black.
Just an FYI, the sleeve length is great for women like me who do a lot of cooking and love longer dresses! Keeps the sleeves out of the bread dough and dish soap! I love your ingenuity! 🫶🏻
I really like this dress, thanks for your inspiration!
Vintage machines are amazing! I restore them and I love them all.
Ditto on wearing Halloween prints all year! The great thing about sewing is it means I can have spooky clothes to wear outside of cheap, flimsy seasonal stuff sold in October lol
Here's for sun and warmth and a lovely time in all ways during your honeymoon.
The same with 1960's Bernina. I learned to sew with one as a kid, so reliable and easy - and it even had a variety of different stitches! Functional, decorational, and the buttonhole.
Except with Bernina even the simple modern ones are just fine.
I have a 1971 White home individual model 530. Shes 35lbs and cost me $25. I only needed to have it serviced when I moved 6 hours away in the summer so I assume the metal expanded and contracted and threw off the timing. But it's easy to keep clean because you can reach everything easily with a small skirt driver.
This video came at a great time for me. I am getting back into sewing and did not use some of the popular techniques of today (tailor tacks). It is great to see the actual "small" things in your video. And I love wearable muslins.
So basically you have a repurposed fax machine as a printer. I like the continuance of technology. This reminds me of the DVF wrap dress. Looks good on you! Enjoy your honeymoon!
The 1970's metal frame machines are the best. I found a retired home economics classroom machine for $25. A few months later, I found another of the same model for $15. I love thrift stores! (I got my serger from a pawn shop for $50.)
Loved this make! Thanks for the information regarding constuction details and the instructions.
I hope you and your husband enjoy a fabulous honeymoon!!🖤🖤
I am also a huge fan of Halloween fabric and decorations year 'round. Love it! Thank you for sharing the process. Enjoy your honeymoon! :D
Oooh idea for the printer - mark out the size you want in pen, then it doesn't matter if you choose to iron your pattern!
I’ve also been making summer dresses to slouch around in (the same pattern over and over). Maybe it’s time to finally check this one out 👀
My singer simple worked pretty well (not a great sign that they vary so much) until I tried to back stitch over seams on suiting wool. Suffice to say I don’t have a singer simple anymore 🫠
Really cute dress.
The father of my children and I did something similar. We went to St Croix. I hope you have as lovely a time as we didn’t without any luggage being lost!
Have a wonderful honeymoon. Thanks for the video, the dress is lovely.
Love my vintage machines. I have a Pfaff from 1999 or so and that is my last machine I will buy. My Elna, just bit the dust after serving me well for over 30 years with so much sewing that I've worn away some of the enamel on the bed. I will always have a Singer Touch n Sew because they can do a chain stitch with the special accessory that came with the machine. When fitting a pattern this chain stitch is a game changer.
WOW! I may have found my favorite dress pattern! I've been searching. THANK YOU!!!
The sleeve length looks good! Call it a 7/8 or 3/4 sleeve. Very elegant!
I've been eyeing a Sewing therapy skirt pattern as my first sewing project so this was a great preview of what the printing and pattern assembly process is like. Thanks! and it turned out great!
I like your subtle way of trying to make a Iron manufacturer to send you a new iron. What in Gods name have you done to the poor thing? 😜
😂😂😂😂 it looks like jaws doesn't it?
Adds this to my list of things to make when i finally get around to learning how to sew
Happy Honeymoon!
I’m in the middle of finishing a pair of bat fabric pants. Halloween prints in clothing are awesome!
I have a 1963 top of the line singer, and it uses cams, not electronics for stitches. It’s still going strong.
@@elizabethsloan3192 400 or 500 series? I have a 500 Rocketeer that gets used when I need a stretch or decorative stitch. She's lovely, but not as quiet as the WWII era girls.
@@katecapek3116 singer golden touch and sew 6340.
My sewing machine is a Frister & Rossmann Club 7, which I bought new in 1977 when I was 26. It's all metal and an incredible warhorse. I've made everything with it from baby clothes to furnishings, in all fabrics from silk to upholstery. The tension adjusts like magic and I can sew as fast or as slowly as I choose. Another advantage is that it has several stretch stitches. This was about the time when patterns for knit fabrics were becoming available, but domestic overlockers/ sergers weren't yet commonly available. Because of this I've never bought an overlocker. The machine isn't quite as simple, but gives great results, so why bother?
On another topic, I thought I was the last person on earth who uses tailor's tacks, but evidently not. Also, did I see you cutting a notch as a little outward triangle? I do this, because the sewing teacher at my convent school, Sister Baptiste, taught us to do so. Again I thought this had died out. Most people make a little cut into the seam allowance which I don't like at all.
I hope you have a lovely honeymoon!
I also cut out rather than in for notches. It makes it so much easier.
I use tailor tacks.😊
@@katwitanrunaWould you be able to explain why you find the outward triangles "easier" than snipping into a seam allowance?
Makes me wonder if I'm missing something. I find the outward triangles I was taught to use an annoying pain in the arse. And only bother if the fabric is particularly loose weave/ prone to fraying.
But if I'm missing something, I'd be happy to know.
Great make, I love a good wrap dress; nearly as much as I love a good shirtdress. Enjoy your hunnymoon 🙂
I made several of the same mistakes that you did but with alterations, I am looking forward to making my good item of this. I did make 3 toiles before I figured most of it out.
I use my grandmother's 1970s Kenmore sewing machine and relish the fact that it will last me the rest of my lifetime, and probably my daughter's if she wants it. It is metal, it is ugly, and I love it!
I'm a weirdo that likes the printer sounds & smell😂 Also thermal paper would be a terrible idea where I live. It's too damn hot. I've had many receipts disappear on me. I'd hate for my whole ass pattern to disappear 😂😂
Yes, printing on thermal paper fades and disappears. Not suitable for me.
you've sold me on this dress, by the way
babe wake up, new Ash L G video! a pleasure to watch as always 😊
Vintage Pfaff for me. It doesn’t owe me a thing and I even take it on camper trips (just in case...)!
If you find a sewing machine mechanic, or repairman, they usually have old machines for sale or can fix the wreck you rescue from the curb (or kerb).
Looks GREAT on you, love it!
The apology for the vocal fry cracked me up. I thought I was the only one who HATES vocal fry.
I’m so excited to see this. I have the pattern but haven’t been able to square the time to dig in. 😊
I love you!!!! I love my VINTAGE Singer sewing machines...mine were mostly "FREE"......
Happy Honeymoon! The dress is fantastic, as ever.
Congratulations on getting a honeymoon! Enjoy your holidays.
Also that printer looks really nice. Glad you found something that works for you. I’m using a very old printer scanner thing it works. In keeping with being me I have to use it till it’s at least 30 model years out of date!
Wow, I actually found this patten a month ago and added it to my "to make" list! Glad to see the process so that when I make my own I'll already by somewhat familiar.
Clearly a rebel for no reason, just do good work because you have the talent , use interfacing for a professional finish. You and your projects ate worth the time. You’re wonderful and a great sewist ❤
❤🎉 We also had a delayed honeymoon - more than 30 years ago, and it was a good decision. I hope you’ll have a completely WONDERFUL adventure. 🎉❤
I love seeing all your "Halloween" print clothing options.
I hope you have a great honeymoon! Thanks for your work
I love that fabric! So very cute!
I love love the Sewing Therapy patterns! I've bought them all 😅
I'm so glad to see you make this dress! Was feeling timid about it, lol!
congrats on honeymoon hope you have a fun time :)) dress looks v cool . excited for turther projects and also chilling
Beautiful! I would love to see how you tie it, inside and out. kind of hard to tell from the patterned fabric.
Love the dress! 😊
Hope you both have an amazing honeymoon ❤
I have a 1960s Singer in this awful teal green. It sews anything, absolutely anything Ive put through it. It only does straight stitch but for the amount of buttonholes I need I just do them by hand, and I got a separate (also vintage) overlocker for seam finishing. Having two separate machines is a bit annoying workflow-wise but it means if something goes wrong with one machine I can still use the other one.
I have this pattern, and I have some lovely linen, and I just haven't made it. Maybe now I will.
Beautiful!
Love your videos! You make everything look so easy. Having a problem finding the printer. Amazon only seems to have label printers. I'll keep looking....
I want to alter a lot of patterns to make them adjustable and I've been wondering if it would be worth making a 1/3 to 1/4 scale mannequin of myself to try things out with. I am afraid of wasting a lot of fabric, even with cheap mock up fabric because money is very tight for me. I'd love to have the confidence of making wearable mock ups and being confident that I'll be able to fix anything that goes wrong!
The floppy bit can probably be fixed by adding spiderweb lace so it looks like it is meant to be flopping around.
Does this dress pattern have adjustments for a full bust? It’s been a while since I’ve messed with sewing patterns, but I’m sure I can find out how to add my own if they’re not included.
I use my grandma's machine, it was a mid eighties purchase for her, needs a service but it's miles ahead of my newer machine.
My sewing machine is my mums from the 80s, so reliable
Cute dress!! And I always thought you were on the petite side but you're taller than I am!
Happy honeymoon, I hope it's a vast amount of fun without too much travel stress!
Be careful about 1970's sewing machines, read the manual first... there's the odd model where they Tried A Thing (I have a mostly useless Kenmore that I've had serviced and it's still not awesome, it was designed to never be user-lubricated, WARNING... it does straight and zigzag but nothing too thick or it snaps the thread) and it's not awesome. I think I've made up for it by finding an early 70's Kenmore that's got everything the trash one has AND works properly (and the previous owner was visually impaired so it's got an LED light bulb in it, yay!). My 1960's Universal machine is very well used and its motor can't handle long stretches of sewing but it handled three swimsuits just fine and only went a little wonky on the really thick seams. I might acquire a 1950's Singer if my research shows that the motor can be replaced without too much fuss. I have a 1914 hand crank machine and I love it dearly, it's JUST my speed, but it does have its limits in that it only does a straight stitch and its stitch length even set to the longest setting is still quite short so it's no good for gathering stitches or basting. I do have a treadle machine around the same age that works, but I need to get a band for it, who knows, it might be even better than the hand crank.
Happy Anniversary! I hope you have a lovely honeymoon. Love the dress! Question: are most PDF patterns alike? I made most of a Nezuko costume for my granddaughter last year and it was a pain! It kind of turned me off to using PDF patterns. Any tips or tricks to it?
In my experience they’re extremely variable - they are mostly made by independent designers working alone or with a very small team, so there’s a lot of difference in style, content, sizing, level of detail etc. I tend to go off patterns where I can see a lot of people on social media have made them, or where they’ve been recommended by someone, or where there’s a lot of supporting information (like video tutorials)
My ex boyfriend made me get rid of my vintage laye 60s Kenmore (avocado green) because he hated the noise. I like buttonholes and overlock stitches and all the things it didn't have, but 20+ years later, I still miss the old machine horribly. The closest I've come is an older White Jeans Machine, but it hasn't been properly cared for.
❤good video❤
Oh I love the dress! Also someone mentioned making a mannequin of themselves, which I would be interested in learning how! I live in Ecuador so lots of things aren’t so available, was thinking of trying to find gesso in a chemical place and slathering plastic wrap all over and then having someone apply the gesso, leaving about a 1 inch gap down the sides and across the back to cut apart when it dried! Hope it dries quickly before I have a panic attack! What do you suggest?
Put on an old tshirt and have someone wrap you with duct tape. It's called a duct-tape mannequin and you can look it up on youtube
My 1964 bernina machine cost me $150 and came with the original desk, 3 vintage sewing manuals, a set of bernina old style sewing feet, and a box of notions. It runs beautifully.
Literally the only thing i use my modern machine for, same price btw, is the automatic buttonhole feature.
Trying to find a good tutorial for my machines buttonholes. It is a bit more complicated then the 1 and done steps, but ill bet it screws up my button holes less when i figure it out.
I deeply regret getting rid of my 1960's Bernina because although buttonholes were a nightmare it was a good workhorse. Not to mention the ancient Jones treadle machine that we had before it. 😢
The Hanbok is supposed to have a more ... I don;t know how to describe it ... short waisted top? Empire Waistline?
It's short and blocky on top with yards and yards (or so it seems) of flowing, pleated fabric. Very cool.
I've wanted to make one, and the rest of the asorted outfit for a few decades now, and I started sewing again, so I'm running out of excuses.
Thank you for sewing this up, making it seem prefectly reasonable, giving me a site for the pattern so I don;t have to draft one, and just making the idea of sitting down to sew up a hanbok as painless as possible.
Sigh. Now to start a new project!
The 1970s metal frame machines have EXTREMELY durable plastic (nylon?) cams and cogwheels inside - you can wear them out, but basically only if you sew professionally or fix lumberjack overalls for 40 years straight 😂 I've got a used mechanical 70s Pfaff that will probably outlast me, plastic or no plastic.
I hope you can get your workhorse machine back in order soon, but at least this project looks great anyway!
I have my moms Singer from 1973. I. Yet need to make friends with it but I’m honored to have it.
The printer… So…if you use the paper roll rather than fancold of sheets, you can either print something just a few inches high and use just a few inches of paper or…you can print a single banner as long as the paper roll? Can you tell us?
I noticed they also sell tattoo transfer paper, and wonder about whether (and if so, how) you might use that to transfer markings directly onto fabric.
I don't know where in the UK you are, but I have had my 50s singer fixed by a local chap who specialises in old machines. I'm happy to send a referral, if Worcester isn't too far for you.
I’m in the north, and I have a guy in the next town over - I just have to phone them, which is therefore an insurmountable task
@@AshLG I agree with insurmountable in tasks like that. Good luck!
Happy honeymoon! Did there used to be a wedding outfit video on this channel? I can't find it and am concerned my brain made it up.
No, that outfit was done far too quickly for a video!
When in doubt read the instructions, even if not in doubt, and then read it again for good measure
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My mom's machine from the 70's was GARBAGE. Honestly, it was a nice metal Singer and it never worked right. We tried to get it tuned up and repaired so many times by so many people and it was just terrible. Couldn't tension any kind of fabric, couldn't stitch neatly, always seizing up. Love my mid-range modern machine, it's been reliable for over a decade of regular use.
Kimonos fit everyone
Not my experience! Because of the fixed fabric width on Japanese traditional textiles, most are not wide enough for many people and they also tend to be too short for me
This printer appeals but MUST you use a phone app to use it. Because I don't have a smart phone [still use a 20 yr old Nokia and don't intend changing it], need one that can be operated without needing smart phones
You can also plug it in to a computer I think!
I have been sewing my entire life. At this point what I am going to sew is 75% determined by what color thread is in my machine. I have become very lazy.
I stopped using patterns because I'd get so salty when they didn't make sense lol
When i was 19 i got myself a brand new singer off HSN-dont do that ever. It was the worst machine ever. My grandma who sewed for 60 years could barely used it. She bought me a $5.00 Kenmore from a gagrage sale, i use it 10 years later. I got an inexpensive Brother quilting one as a gift and its nice but that Kenmore is a ride or die.
"but that requires talking to a person" oh no! I hate when you have to go talk to a person. It means getting it done can take anywhere from 1 week to 10 years.