This is such a brillant idea to modernize a historical pattern so you can have those details which do not exist in modern clothes and yet have the comfort of modern clothing. I loved it!
I really thought the bodice looked far to tight and then I realised you were wearing it over another top, it really turned out so lovely and suited you
Dame's a la Mode . The dress turned out so pretty! If you end up making another one I would consider making the hem to just below the knee...(since the top is so voluminous, I think it would be better complemented by a slightly longer skirt) Either way I wish I was as skilled and was able to make this pretty dress!
I thought about it, but there isn't really a side seam in the skirts. The only side seam is around the front, and the linen was so tricky that trying to add in a slit would have been really tricky!
Pro tip: when needing multiple stitches in very much the same area, quarter the time taken by quadrupling your thread! Good for hooks and eyes, buttons etc.
Looks super cute! I wonder if you were to do a similar project again with sheer fabric it might be worth leaving it unlined and wearing it with a slip? I find that much easier than working out how to do tricky linings. It's a really pretty dress, and that fabric is absolutely incredible!
Dames a la Mode Now we know what your next project will be. “Welcome to Dames a la Mode! Today we are going to be converting an 1860s chemise pattern into a slip to wear with those lightweight summer linen dresses.” 😄
Really like the dress! It should be very cool and looks to be very comfortable in the warm weather! I have taken the route of making silk slips for my sheerer pieces. It's cool and does the job well. I also have not seen an over bodice like this one has. It's very interesting visually. Thanks for sharing this with us!
What a beautiful dress, it came out so lovely! Thanks so much for talking through all of your alterations. It helps me so much with troubleshooting my own pattern alterations because I’m so new to sewing.
This dress is so pretty! I like what you did to make it a modern summer dress. If you’re not tired of making it, you could do a third “short sleeve” option keeping the 1860s shoulder lines but not including the long, pouffy sleeves. Looking at the dress where you were evaluating the skirt (before the pleated front went on, I really liked the lines of the dress with the bodice and front panel. That would also make a really nice summer dress. The fitted bodice with the pleated skirt and the piping at the waist all came together beautifully. So many options with this pattern!
Thank you! I also thought the dress looked cute before I put on the front panel! It would be neat to make it up with a coordinating lining fabric and leaving off the front. It really is such a flexible style with so many options.
Cool project, and lovely video! :) I have to sew something for myself already too, after longtime-lockdown-stolenwilltocreate :) And than I will also sew something history inspired.
@@DamesalaMode That is really good! Honestly. For me it was not doable due to coping with double stress - world crumbling down, while I just started new job. The stress from new job went significantly down(I made it trough the trial period! yaay), so with "only" one stress left (haha), other people creating are finaly really inspiring instead of putting me down that I am not able to do something too :)
Oh my gosh I love this! And I have the most adorable striped cotton I was wanting to make into a summer dress anyway (it was the underside of my ikea duvet cover lol!). I may just have to copy you here ;)
Your cat did look most upset 😂. His look clearly said, “this is my soft sleeping place, Human! It’s on the floor, therefore it is mine!” Great idea and lovely dress. I didn’t catch it, but did you do stay stitching? You mentioned it was a bit difficult to wrangle and ravelled easily. Or did the zig zagging serve as a stay stitch?I’m just learning and trying to figure out when to use different techniques.
Stay stitching is more used on stretch fabrics (like knits or fabrics cut on a bias) or places where you have a cut curve (like a neckline) to help stabilize the edge while you are doing your sewing so patter shapes don't get distorted. I didn't do that one this one because the vast majority of this was made with straight edges. The zigzag was just to keep it from unravelling and shredding after construction (thought it certainly helped during, too!). Hope that helps :)
The dress looks so nice and modern. It is a great history bounding piece that does not look too out of place in day to day wear :) I loved seeing how well you constructed the dress, it is somehow satisfying (sorry for being weird... ^^")
I can't remember exactly, but I think it was probably 4-5. I used most of the piece I had, but didn't think to measure it before I cut it and I can't remember what I started with!
@@DamesalaMode I've got two yards (60 inch wide) of a beautiful mint and white striped linen and one yard of a coordinating solid mint and I thought I might try this. Perhaps not if it took 4-5 yards
This is such a brillant idea to modernize a historical pattern so you can have those details which do not exist in modern clothes and yet have the comfort of modern clothing. I loved it!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful! I think this pattern would make a beautiful cocktail dress in the right fabrics. Something floaty like a silk chiffon would be gorgeous.
Oooh that would be very beautiful!
Love the green color! And the dress is so cute, looks to be perfect for hot summer days.
I really thought the bodice looked far to tight and then I realised you were wearing it over another top, it really turned out so lovely and suited you
Yes, that was a concession for laziness/RUclips 😁
I absolutely loved this. Would love to see more modern adaptations of historical dresses
What a cute outcome!
Dame's a la Mode . The dress turned out so pretty! If you end up making another one I would consider making the hem to just below the knee...(since the top is so voluminous, I think it would be better complemented by a slightly longer skirt) Either way I wish I was as skilled and was able to make this pretty dress!
It turned out so cute!
Thank you!
That is so cute, and looks so comfortable and wearable. Did you consider adding pockets at all?
I thought about it, but there isn't really a side seam in the skirts. The only side seam is around the front, and the linen was so tricky that trying to add in a slit would have been really tricky!
That turned out amazing! Now I totally want to make one!
It's become my favorite summer dress!
Super cute!
I love that the draped front makes this dress very adjustable, wich would nicely accomodate a pregnant belly
Or a food baby! Quite nice for these quarantine days!
Definitely! There are several photographs from the 1860s where pregnant women are wearing these!
Beautiful!
Looks great, thanks for sharing!
Esp the end clip 😂💚
Pro tip: when needing multiple stitches in very much the same area, quarter the time taken by quadrupling your thread! Good for hooks and eyes, buttons etc.
Looks super cute! I wonder if you were to do a similar project again with sheer fabric it might be worth leaving it unlined and wearing it with a slip? I find that much easier than working out how to do tricky linings. It's a really pretty dress, and that fabric is absolutely incredible!
Honestly if I owned a slip I totally would have done it, but I don't 😂
Dames a la Mode Now we know what your next project will be. “Welcome to Dames a la Mode! Today we are going to be converting an 1860s chemise pattern into a slip to wear with those lightweight summer linen dresses.” 😄
Looks great!
Thanks!
Absolutely awesome adaption ^_^
Thank you! 😄
that clip at the end is such a mood! love this idea, it turned out great!
Hahaha thank you! I couldn't just pretend that I didn't have any disasters with this project 😁
It's perfect!!!
Love watching you see. I am also a costumer, retired, and love watch you costubers.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you are enjoying them, especially as a professional 😁
Pockets!
Really like the dress! It should be very cool and looks to be very comfortable in the warm weather! I have taken the route of making silk slips for my sheerer pieces. It's cool and does the job well. I also have not seen an over bodice like this one has. It's very interesting visually. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Thanks so much!
That turned out great! ❤ Your garments invariably do. ❤ And loves to your furry assistant, who was doing his job as a living pattern weight! 😸
He is the best/worst assistant I have ever had!
That came out so cute!
What a beautiful dress, it came out so lovely! Thanks so much for talking through all of your alterations. It helps me so much with troubleshooting my own pattern alterations because I’m so new to sewing.
I'm so glad I can help! Thanks for watching ❤️
Ooh that dress is lovely! I especially love the fabric you choose for it!
Thank you!
That's one beautiful dress!
Thanks!
That looked extremely cool and comfy to wear - thanks for sharing
Omg Taylor! 🤩🤩🤩 It turned out so cute! 😍
Thanks so much!
I love this idea!! I wish I could make it for myself. I'm too much of a beginner at sewing though. Maybe someday...
We all started out as beginners! Just keep sewing - that's my mantra!
This dress is so pretty! I like what you did to make it a modern summer dress. If you’re not tired of making it, you could do a third “short sleeve” option keeping the 1860s shoulder lines but not including the long, pouffy sleeves.
Looking at the dress where you were evaluating the skirt (before the pleated front went on, I really liked the lines of the dress with the bodice and front panel. That would also make a really nice summer dress. The fitted bodice with the pleated skirt and the piping at the waist all came together beautifully. So many options with this pattern!
Thank you! I also thought the dress looked cute before I put on the front panel! It would be neat to make it up with a coordinating lining fabric and leaving off the front. It really is such a flexible style with so many options.
Dames a la Mode I agree-using two different fabrics would be nice as well. Decisions...decisions....
Love it. Looks nice and cool for the warmer weather. May have to try my hand at something similar!
lovely.
Thank you!
I love that color so much! It turned out really well
Thank you! I love this color too - I really don't have any other pieces that are this color in my modern wardrobe, so it's even better!
Looks cute!
Thank you!
what a beautiful dress
Thank you! 😊
Thank you! This is a very interesting exercise, and the result is a very nice dress!
Thank you! I'm very pleased with the end result!
I love it! The linen is so pretty!
Thank you! This fabric is so pretty! I really happy I saved it from languishing on my fabric shelf!
A walking zigzag is what my professional dressmaker mother often used to finished loose weave fabric.
Oh wow! That makes me feel better about what I thought was a pretty janky fix 😁
@@DamesalaMode The plain zigzag you used works too. A lot depends on how loose the weave is.
Cool project, and lovely video! :) I have to sew something for myself already too, after longtime-lockdown-stolenwilltocreate :) And than I will also sew something history inspired.
I am somehow turning my stress into productivity....it is very weird haha!
@@DamesalaMode That is really good! Honestly. For me it was not doable due to coping with double stress - world crumbling down, while I just started new job. The stress from new job went significantly down(I made it trough the trial period! yaay), so with "only" one stress left (haha), other people creating are finaly really inspiring instead of putting me down that I am not able to do something too :)
Oh my gosh I love this! And I have the most adorable striped cotton I was wanting to make into a summer dress anyway (it was the underside of my ikea duvet cover lol!). I may just have to copy you here ;)
Oooooh yes do it!
Your cat did look most upset 😂. His look clearly said, “this is my soft sleeping place, Human! It’s on the floor, therefore it is mine!” Great idea and lovely dress. I didn’t catch it, but did you do stay stitching? You mentioned it was a bit difficult to wrangle and ravelled easily. Or did the zig zagging serve as a stay stitch?I’m just learning and trying to figure out when to use different techniques.
Stay stitching is more used on stretch fabrics (like knits or fabrics cut on a bias) or places where you have a cut curve (like a neckline) to help stabilize the edge while you are doing your sewing so patter shapes don't get distorted. I didn't do that one this one because the vast majority of this was made with straight edges. The zigzag was just to keep it from unravelling and shredding after construction (thought it certainly helped during, too!). Hope that helps :)
Dames a la Mode that is helpful, yes. Thank you for taking the time to reply!
The dress looks so nice and modern. It is a great history bounding piece that does not look too out of place in day to day wear :) I loved seeing how well you constructed the dress, it is somehow satisfying (sorry for being weird... ^^")
Not weird at all! 😁 So glad you enjoyed it!
How many yards of the fashion fabric did this dress take?
I can't remember exactly, but I think it was probably 4-5. I used most of the piece I had, but didn't think to measure it before I cut it and I can't remember what I started with!
@@DamesalaMode I've got two yards (60 inch wide) of a beautiful mint and white striped linen and one yard of a coordinating solid mint and I thought I might try this. Perhaps not if it took 4-5 yards