Hi FRIENDS!!!!! I just saw that the incredible Rosery Apparel also posted a video about the Garden Dress (like yesterday!) and it's awesome so check it out too if you're keen!! SENDING LOTS OF LOVE & THANKS FOR WATCHING!! hit me with those questions if you please!
bahahahhahahahaah OK are we developing this show together now???? these titles?? some amazing concepts, i already have lyrics ideas hahahahha you get it
Hi Carly, trained Seamstress here 😊 I'm from Austria and actually went to a high school specialized on Fashion and Design, we had up to 14 hours a week of sewing for 5 years, plus additional classes like pattern drafting or fabric production technologies.. i chose to study IT after school though and just recently came back to sewing in my times off and found my love for it again.. the past ten years i just occasionally sewed some shirts for friends but never had as much joy as i have now that i'm sewing things for myself again 😅 Regarding learning different sewing techniques i would maybe recommend starting a binder with test pieces, like for example if you want to learn a new type of pocket, make a small sample that fits in the binder and keep it there. Its way easier to learn a new technique without having the stress of maybe ruining the whole garment because its the first time you are doing it. And you can always look back at your sample and immediately remember how to do it if it has been a while since you last made it (for some intricate things like the french seam to slit thing you did - which i also didn't know of until some weeks ago - maybe do all important stages of the process). Our binder in the end had so many different things, from different hand stiches over seam finishes, sown and hand stitched button holes, different types of pleats and amounts of gathering, pockets and so on.. Other than that i also learned a lot from all those shorts you get on social media Really love your work and your personality, just recently found your channel and already watched so many videos.. always looking forward to find a new video of yours 😊
You should find an antique pin tucker foot. It makes it a lot easier. They used pin tucks at a lot in early 20th century clothing and our ancestors weren’t stupid. They wanted to be efficient, too!
YAS!!!!!!!!!! I bought the pattern because of you, but my ADHD makes me overwhelmed by the instructions and the pin tucks. Frux Studio doesn't have it as a video on their RUclips 😟 Thank you!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
hehehe yayyyyy!!!!!!! that is totally understandable. just know that once you get through the pintucks it's pretty simple construction & will come together pretty fast. and the pintucks - DO ABLE!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT ok sending pin tuck strength
I tested this pattern too and while I absolutely loveeee it, the pin tucks were challenging to wrap my head around! The process I ended up landing on personally was to ONLY mark the center line of the pintick, fold, and pin maybe 4 times along the way, then I set my machine to a 1/4 inch width and sewed every pintuck. My first make I did try to mark three lines and press but it made it too stressful each time. I also didn’t cut the armhole under AFTER I finished my pintucks, just to be absolutely certain if my pintucks were too small or large it would still fit the pattern piece. I did trace where the shoulder guide should be but I’m glad I didn’t cut until after because every time my traces line was off from where the pattern actually was supposed to be 😅 but it was still so worth it in the end because the dress was gorg!
I am not a taylor, but I have been sewing successfully for many years. I am currently 63, and all of the instruction I learned about sewing I learned in seventh grade home economics. This is a class that was given to the girls in the United States in schools for many years. I am not sure if it is still in place. We learned to sew a simple apron, and we cooked a meal. Since then, I have made many garments for myself, and my daughter, curtains, pillow shams, etc. Just in the last five years or so I have become interested in quilting, and have now made a quilt for my bed and have another quilt with all the pieces made that just need to be sewn together. Every single thing I learned about Quilting was off RUclips. As far as tailoring goes, I watch people like Bernadette on RUclips, who do historical Sewing in the correct manner. At this point, I’m sure I could sew a dress by hand lol. I have also been cooking all my life, responsible for the dinner of a family of four from age 9 on. I became interested in cooking, and watched many many cooking shows. When I was 50 I decided to go to culinary school, just for fun, and pretty much knew most of what I was learning already just from the TV shows. Never doubt the power of RUclips U.
I just picked up sewing again since I haven't done it since I was a child. I remember more of it than I thought I would. But I'm excited to make things! Having a channel like this to watch while I work is so fun
Whenever I'm in a creative/sewing rut, watching your videos is such an inspiration to me! I love how you think about and approach creating, it's so lovely and gets me inspired to do the same!
Love your videos and how joyfully you share the work that you love. My question is: If you weren't a sewist, what would you be? AND, as a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up??
Hi! I'm from Russia, and sewing is a part of the curriculum in intermediate school. So, I spent 2 hours per week sewing since the age of 10, and then in my years 8 and 9 it was more like 4-6 hours per week attending sewing classes at the local college. Also, my mom is a good sewer and she used to take sewing commissions when younger. So, it was pretty much expected of a young girl/woman to be a competent seamstress if not a tailor. At school, we studied patterning and sewing, and at college, it was more of industrial sewing techniques - two completely different ballparks to be honest. Then, I read a bunch and I have quite an extensive library on tailoring, patterning, fitting, and sewing too. Then, I am a reenactor and, naturally, I study historically accurate sewing and tailoring techniques. In the end, even though I can quite competently sew a garment using all the 'right' techniques, I usually choose not to LOL. When sewing for myself, I can skip steps and go in the most roundabout way about putting stuff together. I can pattern draft, but I prefer using commercial patterns because that is easier. IDK where I am going with all this, but I guess what I am trying to say is that knowing all the right things about sewing did not make my sewing journey more enjoyable or learning any faster. I still need to remind myself how to sew a vent or a fly every so often. My mom teaches herself the sewing techniques after the 30-year hiatus too. Anyway, I find there are three different genres of sewing with three different techniques. Industrial sewing is very 'get it done' or 'we have a machine for this'. For example, when making a garment in the industrial fashion you would sew all the body seams first so that you can press everything at once, then you sew shoulder seams to make a 3D shape. No pins, no basting, all the staystitching is replaced by interfacing and staytaping. Most of the operations would have a special machine. Pressing on a steam press, straight stitching on a straight stitch machine, button holes on a button hole machine. Seam allowances are included and always the same width for all types of fabrics. None of the industrial sewing manuals would have a single line on fitting. This is what the pattern designers and tables of unified sizes are there for. Not useful for a home sewer! Bespoke is more about precision and high-end finish. Yes basting, yes pinning, understitching over topstitch on any day, rolled hems by hand over blind stitch (stitch in the ditch), no special machines and a lot of fittings. 50% of all bespoke sewing books would be on how to fit a garment perfectly. If there is a pattern it would not include any seam allowances to allow for transferring the pattern lines onto the fabric perfectly and stitch with the utmost precision. Also, there will be a lot on seam allowance trimming and grading, pressing to shape, steam pressing, ironing out the ease and other unsustainable techniques in industrial setting. Home sewing is mostly targeted at consistent results across inconsistent sewing skills. Because it is bad for business when you have 10 sewers completing your pattern and getting 10 different results.
My question to you, dear Carly, is, could you teach us how to be such a delightful, happy person?? Is this something that comes naturally to you, or do you work on it actively?
HOLY COW I've been eyeing this pattern for FOREVER because it's on the higher end- both on skill/ effort and price 😆 I keep missing the Frux Studio sales too. This video encouraged me to just go buy this (on their next sale) and do it! You shared such great tips! I really want to make the kids size version for my 3 girls. So I have been thinking of how to possibly make 4 of these 😆 I love the look of pin tucks but I honestly dread the process😆. Thank you for this lovely video! Looking forward to watching more from you! ❤
Your attitude is pure gold, and I get a little jolt of joyfulness when I watch your videos. You're inspiring me to remember to be joyful in my everyday life, too! ❤️
Love this vid, as I love all your vids! A little hack for managing a curved hem. Sew a basting stitch 1/4 inch from the raw edge and then gather it in ever so slightly to help it curve in on itself. It's a game changer!
Hey! U could alsp make the neck line and then stitch within the seam allowance all the pleats down. Lots faster and easier on the fingers. Edit Silly me u were gonna have to do that anyway lol
I bought a second hand dress with a lot of pintucks, and watching you create them really makes me treasure the dress and the original sewist so much more! I love all the special details of this pattern, including the back vent and the wide hem on the bottom.
I bought the pattern but I do feel a bit overwhelmed, so this video - along with Janelle's - is so useful, thanks!! Hopefully I'll buy the fabric for it this week. Wanna make the sleeved version in some linen combo😍
If you love pin tucks you'll love smocking!! No joke I'd love to see you try out smocking in a video, every single time I've watched someone do it I've been utterly entranced
hello carly!! this project turned out so gorgeous, i love all the care you put into the finishes (so clean)!! this week i've been patterning a similar style for myself and this video really came in at the right time to give me a boost of motivation, so thank you!! my QUESTION for you is.... i want to start making sew-along-videos as a fun project diary (and to spread my clothes-making agenda lol), i get how to film and edit, but i'm wondering; how do you actually make sewing friends on youtube?!?!?!?!? cheers! hope you have a lovely arvo ⭐️
I can't describe this blouse as anything other than "sweet". It's so beautiful, and the pattern details are so sophisticated. I am coming back to sewing after a long break, so I would still call myself a beginner. My question would be how do you get better at maintaining even seam allowances on your projects? Do you or have you used any seam allowance tools to help with this?
Your joy is infectious! My question is about sustainability: Do you frequently wade into thoughts about how the fiber content of your makes may not be the most environmentally friendly, even if the fabric is purchased secondhand, and how adding more non-natural fiber garments into the ecosystem is compounding the problems of polluted water ways, climate change, and the prevalence of polyester fabrics? If so, how do you manage those thoughts? I have a lot of stress about this topic, especially if I decide to let go of secondhand, polyester fabrics I've bought and give them to donation places. And mix in classicism and who has the right to confortability and sustainable clothing and well-constructed garments without the cost of slave labor. It's a lot.
And so fun to see how much they liked your dress for the runway auction. Me didn't have the money to bid but it went well for your dress so they got a decent amount of money in
Late to the party but here I go! I work as a freelance tailor och seamstress, I have done so for three years now! It all started with an evening patternmaking course at my local Cutting- and Tailoring school, and then I fell in love hehe. I took their one year basic sewing, patterning and design program. Then I went on to the Patternmaker program (working in a CAD-program instead of by hand). I wanted to work as a patternmaker but the market was terrible at that time and I had no work experience basically as a 20-year old. So I thought I would give tailoring a try. I went back to the same school and did Women's tailoring and Dressmaking for three years. After that I started my own company taking on private clients and businesses. I have gotten new clients through luck and connections pretty much. Don't even have a website. I really should get started on that. Anyway, that's my story! I like having your videos on in the background while I crochet :) I do very little sewing for myself nowadays unfortunately. I only really get the drive to sew for me when I have a longer break or vacation. I have a whole lot of UFO:s, though. But the sew-jo ebbs and flows, I feel like.
Ohhh thank you so much for sharing your story. It sounds like you have accumulated a wealth of knowledge along your journey. I understand that feeling - it's hard to find time to sew for yourself if you're sewing for others all of the time! I hope you get a chance to finish some of those projects you have your heart set on! Thanks for watching whilst crocheting hehe!! sending love
Another incredible video as always!! Your french seams song was also fantastic lol. The one question I have is how you complete projects so quickly? I feel like the best way to progress is to make lots of things, but I'm just baffled at how fast you are! Thanks!
Hi Carly! First of all love the vid, theres nothing better to have on in the background whilst I'm crafting! Btw I'm hand sewing a gray scale tea length circle skirt made entirely out of thrifted mens neckties. Working on my project whilst watching the vid made me wonder if you've ever considered working with neckties as a patchworking medium? There are plenty of them at thrift stores in a rainbow of different colours and patterns. They can also easily be bedazzled, sashiko, embriodered etc for extra pizzazz. Pintrest has mutiple examples of different garments and accessories you can make! /Love from a swedish historical sewing ethusitast!
Thanks for watching!! I hope your crafting is going so well. The concept sounds EXCEPTIONAL. I love this idea about the neckties - I haven't explored them before & you're right, it could be so fun!! Watch this space!! Lots of love.
it is a lovely top. the knoting on the pleats is a good idea. much less bulk. however, since the ends will be captured in a seam, is it necessary? i will be working with a fabric that is 100% cotton but it wants to fly apart like satin. i would love to do french seams on it but how do you reduce the bulk in the hem?? i want it to be supper sturdy. love your work!!
Carly! Love love love your videos. I was wondering, how did you find your confidence in your style? I’m a 27 y/o mum to 3 sweet boys and I have a style similar to yours but I’m often nervous to wear the bold pieces I want because I feel I’m meant to wearing something more “mum-ish”…. Blah.
Definitely planning on attempting to learn pin tucks with this blouse! It's such a fun, work-appropriate project! Question: When you look for fabric/material at the thrift story, what exactly do you look for? Are all sheets that are 100% cotton the same? Maybe a better question is how did you learn what fabric to use for what projects?
Yay!!! That's so exciting. I hope you enjoy the process. It totally is - a very versatile garment I think. A great question - I'll add it to my little question list!!!
I'm going to come right out and ask the question all of us are thinking. When are you going to write the rest of French Seams the Musical? 💜 You are so much fun to listen to! I found you when I started my first patchwork project, and I've stuck around ever since!
hahahhahahha listen if i get one more comment asking for the full show then y'all are gonna be subjected to a 2000s esque music video montage of all my sewing musical concepts mwahahahha
As a quilter, i feel like the more time sitting at my machine, the happier i am. So what i'm trying to say is...i think I want to try making a garment with pin tucks?!
I have a hard time managing all of my ideas/projects and upcoming projects. Do you have a system for planning future projects and organising current ones? Love the top, pin tucks need more love! It turned out beautifully! ♥️ - from tassie
I had a question about your iron! It looks really fancy in the contraption that holds it, is it different from a regular iron? if so, in what ways is it different? (btw I absolutely love your videos :D they really make me feel inspired to be more patient with my sewing projects haha!)
Thank you so much!! OH i love them so much - my boyfriend made them for me! I shared a tutorial on how to make them on my Instagram account in the reels section if you're interested! :D
Pintucking intimidates me, but you've inspired me to give it a go. (Using a pattern with far fewer pintucks!) I love your burgundy skirt at the end - is that one of your own designs or another patternmaker's?
I saw someone else do this pattern the other day, and they managed to get their correct size but missed out on the instruction page. Maybe some better organization needs to happen with this pattern maker.
I understand!!! I love this approach cause you kind of just make a pintuck fabrication & then cut your pattern piece out of the pin tucks after (kind of!!) Helps a bit with the overall fit.
My question for you: what is the toy horse's name? I think the horse needs to be a permanent fixture on your channel, it feels so right! Also, I love watching your videos! They have become a favorite to watch while I knit-- you are truly a cup of sunshine!
that's such a GREAT question. You're so right. I'm naming her right now and it's Scally. I named every horse I drew as a kid Sally but sometimes I would spell is Scally and I don't know why but that's what she deserves to be called I think hahahha. You're asking the right questions hahahah also thanks so much for watching, it's really sweet of you. i'm glad you like demmmmmm :D
I started in 2004. I found this lady who taught how to use these Vogue patterns that were similar to Simplicity. After that, I never stopped. I'm Brazilian and in the state where I live, São Paulo, there is an industrial fund that pays for free education in several technical areas, it's called SENAI. I managed to graduate and work in the area for a short time, but I've been working on my own for 2 years now, super happy. Have you ever made a video telling how or why you started?
You've been sewing for so long!!!! I love it! Are you still loving it? Free education is everything. I have made a video on a similar topic - ruclips.net/video/KQZAe2wJct0/видео.htmlsi=UgSX_B4QS_OOSwWr
Yep, 20 years. Since I was 14 years old, I started early and I love it so much, I can't imagine myself doing anything else. Today I delivered my first lolita core to a client . Can I put my Instagram here for anyone who wants to check it out?
im always down for more Carly content! i dunno if youre interested, but i recently learned about wax tailors chalk that disappears when it comes into contact with steam and i dont think ill ever use another marking device. in case you ever wanna try something that isn't air erasable pen 🩷🩷🩷
Hi FRIENDS!!!!!
I just saw that the incredible Rosery Apparel also posted a video about the Garden Dress (like yesterday!) and it's awesome so check it out too if you're keen!!
SENDING LOTS OF LOVE & THANKS FOR WATCHING!! hit me with those questions if you please!
French Seams: the Carly B Musical ! Featuring hit songs like: “Patchwork Your Fabrication,” “BIGGER Puff Sleeves Please,” and “Layers, Slayers”
bahahahhahahahaah OK are we developing this show together now???? these titles?? some amazing concepts, i already have lyrics ideas hahahahha you get it
literally laughing
and the showstopper hits 'pintucks are a girls best friend' and ' tears on my seam ripper' and 'empty bobbin blues'
Forgot to feature french seam~
Don't forget my personal favourite - "isn't this fabric beautiful, I got it at an op shop!"
Hi Carly, trained Seamstress here 😊 I'm from Austria and actually went to a high school specialized on Fashion and Design, we had up to 14 hours a week of sewing for 5 years, plus additional classes like pattern drafting or fabric production technologies.. i chose to study IT after school though and just recently came back to sewing in my times off and found my love for it again.. the past ten years i just occasionally sewed some shirts for friends but never had as much joy as i have now that i'm sewing things for myself again 😅
Regarding learning different sewing techniques i would maybe recommend starting a binder with test pieces, like for example if you want to learn a new type of pocket, make a small sample that fits in the binder and keep it there. Its way easier to learn a new technique without having the stress of maybe ruining the whole garment because its the first time you are doing it. And you can always look back at your sample and immediately remember how to do it if it has been a while since you last made it (for some intricate things like the french seam to slit thing you did - which i also didn't know of until some weeks ago - maybe do all important stages of the process). Our binder in the end had so many different things, from different hand stiches over seam finishes, sown and hand stitched button holes, different types of pleats and amounts of gathering, pockets and so on..
Other than that i also learned a lot from all those shorts you get on social media
Really love your work and your personality, just recently found your channel and already watched so many videos.. always looking forward to find a new video of yours 😊
No experience with sewing, I just love the vibes here.
You are a bundle of sunshine 🌞🌞🌞
Such a joy to watch! 🎉
Aw thank you so much!!! Thanks for watching!!
I loved the Chappell Roan brief interlude!
she lives in my head rent free
You should find an antique pin tucker foot. It makes it a lot easier. They used pin tucks at a lot in early 20th century clothing and our ancestors weren’t stupid. They wanted to be efficient, too!
YAS!!!!!!!!!! I bought the pattern because of you, but my ADHD makes me overwhelmed by the instructions and the pin tucks. Frux Studio doesn't have it as a video on their RUclips 😟 Thank you!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
hehehe yayyyyy!!!!!!! that is totally understandable. just know that once you get through the pintucks it's pretty simple construction & will come together pretty fast. and the pintucks - DO ABLE!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT ok sending pin tuck strength
@@fromcarlybi wanna buy it right now and tried entering the code Carly20 but somehow it doesn’t work?
Janelle of Rosary Apparel was inspired by your picture to make the same dress. You both are very passionate about sewing.
oh no wayyyyyyyy!!!!! hahahaha i just saw that now. i love that !!!!!!! sewing sisters!!!
I tested this pattern too and while I absolutely loveeee it, the pin tucks were challenging to wrap my head around! The process I ended up landing on personally was to ONLY mark the center line of the pintick, fold, and pin maybe 4 times along the way, then I set my machine to a 1/4 inch width and sewed every pintuck. My first make I did try to mark three lines and press but it made it too stressful each time. I also didn’t cut the armhole under AFTER I finished my pintucks, just to be absolutely certain if my pintucks were too small or large it would still fit the pattern piece. I did trace where the shoulder guide should be but I’m glad I didn’t cut until after because every time my traces line was off from where the pattern actually was supposed to be 😅 but it was still so worth it in the end because the dress was gorg!
I am not a taylor, but I have been sewing successfully for many years. I am currently 63, and all of the instruction I learned about sewing I learned in seventh grade home economics. This is a class that was given to the girls in the United States in schools for many years. I am not sure if it is still in place. We learned to sew a simple apron, and we cooked a meal. Since then, I have made many garments for myself, and my daughter, curtains, pillow shams, etc. Just in the last five years or so I have become interested in quilting, and have now made a quilt for my bed and have another quilt with all the pieces made that just need to be sewn together. Every single thing I learned about Quilting was off RUclips. As far as tailoring goes, I watch people like Bernadette on RUclips, who do historical Sewing in the correct manner. At this point, I’m sure I could sew a dress by hand lol. I have also been cooking all my life, responsible for the dinner of a family of four from age 9 on. I became interested in cooking, and watched many many cooking shows. When I was 50 I decided to go to culinary school, just for fun, and pretty much knew most of what I was learning already just from the TV shows. Never doubt the power of RUclips U.
I love the french seam song lol, that will now be stuck in my head forever
bahahahha i'm SORRY!!!!!!!
I just picked up sewing again since I haven't done it since I was a child. I remember more of it than I thought I would. But I'm excited to make things! Having a channel like this to watch while I work is so fun
That's amazing! Still got it! Happy sewing
I’ve been planning to make this pattern and now Janelle and you have also done it - it’s made me so excited to get started!!
hahahah we coincidentally are joining together to influence all sewists to make this pattern hahahahaa
So happy I found your channel. You inspire me to embrace my personal style. And I too enjoy strange repetitive tasks haha
aw yay!!!!! thanks for watching. glad there are other repetitive task lovers out there too
Whenever I'm in a creative/sewing rut, watching your videos is such an inspiration to me! I love how you think about and approach creating, it's so lovely and gets me inspired to do the same!
Love your videos and how joyfully you share the work that you love. My question is: If you weren't a sewist, what would you be? AND, as a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up??
aw thank you for watching along!!! i love this question!! will answer shortly
Hi! I'm from Russia, and sewing is a part of the curriculum in intermediate school. So, I spent 2 hours per week sewing since the age of 10, and then in my years 8 and 9 it was more like 4-6 hours per week attending sewing classes at the local college. Also, my mom is a good sewer and she used to take sewing commissions when younger. So, it was pretty much expected of a young girl/woman to be a competent seamstress if not a tailor. At school, we studied patterning and sewing, and at college, it was more of industrial sewing techniques - two completely different ballparks to be honest. Then, I read a bunch and I have quite an extensive library on tailoring, patterning, fitting, and sewing too. Then, I am a reenactor and, naturally, I study historically accurate sewing and tailoring techniques. In the end, even though I can quite competently sew a garment using all the 'right' techniques, I usually choose not to LOL. When sewing for myself, I can skip steps and go in the most roundabout way about putting stuff together. I can pattern draft, but I prefer using commercial patterns because that is easier. IDK where I am going with all this, but I guess what I am trying to say is that knowing all the right things about sewing did not make my sewing journey more enjoyable or learning any faster. I still need to remind myself how to sew a vent or a fly every so often. My mom teaches herself the sewing techniques after the 30-year hiatus too. Anyway, I find there are three different genres of sewing with three different techniques. Industrial sewing is very 'get it done' or 'we have a machine for this'. For example, when making a garment in the industrial fashion you would sew all the body seams first so that you can press everything at once, then you sew shoulder seams to make a 3D shape. No pins, no basting, all the staystitching is replaced by interfacing and staytaping. Most of the operations would have a special machine. Pressing on a steam press, straight stitching on a straight stitch machine, button holes on a button hole machine. Seam allowances are included and always the same width for all types of fabrics. None of the industrial sewing manuals would have a single line on fitting. This is what the pattern designers and tables of unified sizes are there for. Not useful for a home sewer! Bespoke is more about precision and high-end finish. Yes basting, yes pinning, understitching over topstitch on any day, rolled hems by hand over blind stitch (stitch in the ditch), no special machines and a lot of fittings. 50% of all bespoke sewing books would be on how to fit a garment perfectly. If there is a pattern it would not include any seam allowances to allow for transferring the pattern lines onto the fabric perfectly and stitch with the utmost precision. Also, there will be a lot on seam allowance trimming and grading, pressing to shape, steam pressing, ironing out the ease and other unsustainable techniques in industrial setting. Home sewing is mostly targeted at consistent results across inconsistent sewing skills. Because it is bad for business when you have 10 sewers completing your pattern and getting 10 different results.
My question to you, dear Carly, is, could you teach us how to be such a delightful, happy person?? Is this something that comes naturally to you, or do you work on it actively?
HOLY COW I've been eyeing this pattern for FOREVER because it's on the higher end- both on skill/ effort and price 😆 I keep missing the Frux Studio sales too. This video encouraged me to just go buy this (on their next sale) and do it! You shared such great tips! I really want to make the kids size version for my 3 girls. So I have been thinking of how to possibly make 4 of these 😆 I love the look of pin tucks but I honestly dread the process😆. Thank you for this lovely video! Looking forward to watching more from you! ❤
Just beautiful. What a beautiful pattern to use the ‘sew slow’ method. Thank you for being so inspirational
i agree wholeheartedly!
The microstripe looks lovely and crisp and fresh. It will be perfect for our hot summer weather.
i absolutely agree!!!! can't go wrong with a microstripe.... or any stripe, check or gingham for that matter!!!
I love hearing that other sewists talk through how to put their pattern pieces together like I do 😂 “THIS is the back.”
Your attitude is pure gold, and I get a little jolt of joyfulness when I watch your videos. You're inspiring me to remember to be joyful in my everyday life, too! ❤️
Love this vid, as I love all your vids! A little hack for managing a curved hem. Sew a basting stitch 1/4 inch from the raw edge and then gather it in ever so slightly to help it curve in on itself. It's a game changer!
Oh my gosh, thank you Erin from Frux studios for that vent trick!
oh lord the french seam song 😍
French seams🎵🎶🎵
I shall always sing that while I’m sewing them.
french seammmmmmmsss!!!!!
I am just a random artist who knows nothing about sewing, yet I find myself enjoying your videos too much, you are very fun and talented
Hey! U could alsp make the neck line and then stitch within the seam allowance all the pleats down. Lots faster and easier on the fingers.
Edit
Silly me u were gonna have to do that anyway lol
no that's such a good idea & i will for sure be doing that next time!!
I bought a second hand dress with a lot of pintucks, and watching you create them really makes me treasure the dress and the original sewist so much more! I love all the special details of this pattern, including the back vent and the wide hem on the bottom.
I bought the pattern but I do feel a bit overwhelmed, so this video - along with Janelle's - is so useful, thanks!! Hopefully I'll buy the fabric for it this week. Wanna make the sleeved version in some linen combo😍
Gorgeous work; LOVE the French seam musical numbers!❤✨
my friend just showed me your channel and I have been absolutely loving it!!
aw i'm so glad!! thanks for watching!!
If you love pin tucks you'll love smocking!! No joke I'd love to see you try out smocking in a video, every single time I've watched someone do it I've been utterly entranced
hello carly!! this project turned out so gorgeous, i love all the care you put into the finishes (so clean)!! this week i've been patterning a similar style for myself and this video really came in at the right time to give me a boost of motivation, so thank you!!
my QUESTION for you is.... i want to start making sew-along-videos as a fun project diary (and to spread my clothes-making agenda lol), i get how to film and edit, but i'm wondering; how do you actually make sewing friends on youtube?!?!?!?!?
cheers! hope you have a lovely arvo ⭐️
thank you so much!!! we loooveeee a clean finish! oh yay i'm so glad. thank you for the question & take care
It’s so good to hear you made a dress using sheets from ikea because I’m literally making one right now using ikea sheets I found at the thrift store!
I can't describe this blouse as anything other than "sweet". It's so beautiful, and the pattern details are so sophisticated. I am coming back to sewing after a long break, so I would still call myself a beginner. My question would be how do you get better at maintaining even seam allowances on your projects? Do you or have you used any seam allowance tools to help with this?
it truly is a sweet blouse!! I'll jot this question down & respond soon!!
Currently washing my fabric for the dress version. 😊
YAYYYYYY
Love love love your dress your wearing too ….did you also make this ❤❤❤❤❤
Hi, Carly! Can you make a video about making a quilted jacket with pockets, please? 😅
ooooooh love it !!!
Now I have to learn to sew just to make this top! 🥲 It looks fabulous. Well done 👏🏻
this top is TOTALLY worth it !!!! then you can make 100 tops hahahhaha
@@fromcarlyb let’s start with just the one 😂
@@LovesRock oh yes good idea (sorry i got ahead of myself)
@@fromcarlyb thanks for believing in me though ✨🙏🏻😅
Your joy is infectious! My question is about sustainability: Do you frequently wade into thoughts about how the fiber content of your makes may not be the most environmentally friendly, even if the fabric is purchased secondhand, and how adding more non-natural fiber garments into the ecosystem is compounding the problems of polluted water ways, climate change, and the prevalence of polyester fabrics? If so, how do you manage those thoughts? I have a lot of stress about this topic, especially if I decide to let go of secondhand, polyester fabrics I've bought and give them to donation places. And mix in classicism and who has the right to confortability and sustainable clothing and well-constructed garments without the cost of slave labor. It's a lot.
aw that's so nice!!!! oh this question weighs on my mind a lot too. let me put some thought into this & respond soon!
I love the green dress(?) you are wearing! Cute!
Thank you!!! It's the Dae Dress pattern by Soften Studio!!
And so fun to see how much they liked your dress for the runway auction. Me didn't have the money to bid but it went well for your dress so they got a decent amount of money in
Late to the party but here I go!
I work as a freelance tailor och seamstress, I have done so for three years now! It all started with an evening patternmaking course at my local Cutting- and Tailoring school, and then I fell in love hehe. I took their one year basic sewing, patterning and design program. Then I went on to the Patternmaker program (working in a CAD-program instead of by hand). I wanted to work as a patternmaker but the market was terrible at that time and I had no work experience basically as a 20-year old. So I thought I would give tailoring a try. I went back to the same school and did Women's tailoring and Dressmaking for three years. After that I started my own company taking on private clients and businesses. I have gotten new clients through luck and connections pretty much. Don't even have a website. I really should get started on that.
Anyway, that's my story!
I like having your videos on in the background while I crochet :) I do very little sewing for myself nowadays unfortunately. I only really get the drive to sew for me when I have a longer break or vacation. I have a whole lot of UFO:s, though. But the sew-jo ebbs and flows, I feel like.
Ohhh thank you so much for sharing your story. It sounds like you have accumulated a wealth of knowledge along your journey. I understand that feeling - it's hard to find time to sew for yourself if you're sewing for others all of the time! I hope you get a chance to finish some of those projects you have your heart set on! Thanks for watching whilst crocheting hehe!! sending love
So beautiful!
This horse mic is everything! I would love to see you sew a horsegirl outfit, whatever that means to you 🥹
Fabulous!!!!
Another incredible video as always!! Your french seams song was also fantastic lol. The one question I have is how you complete projects so quickly? I feel like the best way to progress is to make lots of things, but I'm just baffled at how fast you are! Thanks!
Hi Carly!
First of all love the vid, theres nothing better to have on in the background whilst I'm crafting! Btw I'm hand sewing a gray scale tea length circle skirt made entirely out of thrifted mens neckties.
Working on my project whilst watching the vid made me wonder if you've ever considered working with neckties as a patchworking medium? There are plenty of them at thrift stores in a rainbow of different colours and patterns. They can also easily be bedazzled, sashiko, embriodered etc for extra pizzazz. Pintrest has mutiple examples of different garments and accessories you can make!
/Love from a swedish historical sewing ethusitast!
Thanks for watching!! I hope your crafting is going so well. The concept sounds EXCEPTIONAL. I love this idea about the neckties - I haven't explored them before & you're right, it could be so fun!! Watch this space!! Lots of love.
@fromcarlyb thank you for responding! I'm glad I was able to provide you with some inspiration!
it is a lovely top. the knoting on the pleats is a good idea. much less bulk. however, since the ends will be captured in a seam, is it necessary? i will be working with a fabric that is 100% cotton but it wants to fly apart like satin. i would love to do french seams on it but how do you reduce the bulk in the hem?? i want it to be supper sturdy. love your work!!
Carly! Love love love your videos. I was wondering, how did you find your confidence in your style? I’m a 27 y/o mum to 3 sweet boys and I have a style similar to yours but I’m often nervous to wear the bold pieces I want because I feel I’m meant to wearing something more “mum-ish”…. Blah.
Definitely planning on attempting to learn pin tucks with this blouse! It's such a fun, work-appropriate project!
Question: When you look for fabric/material at the thrift story, what exactly do you look for? Are all sheets that are 100% cotton the same? Maybe a better question is how did you learn what fabric to use for what projects?
Also LOVE your channel and am so pumped to have someone constantly encouraging me to keep sewing
Yay!!! That's so exciting. I hope you enjoy the process. It totally is - a very versatile garment I think.
A great question - I'll add it to my little question list!!!
@@carriewilliams3013 THAT'S SO NICE!!!!! always here to hype up all my sewing friends!!!
@@fromcarlyb Oh my gosh you're the best!!! Thanks
🎶✨✨French Seeeeaaammm✨✨🎶
a detail that no one can seeeeeeeeee
💕 always a joy to watch your videos. My question is: do you have any spring/summer sewing (or life) goals you can share with us?
Your random French Seams song was so cute and silly! The shirt and dress are both beautiful. What was the song at the end? It was lovely.
hahaha thank you so much!!! it's a song from the copyright free Epidemic Sound library, I'm not sure of the name sorry!!!)
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous
Beautiful ❤
THANK YOU!!
Love it!
I'm going to come right out and ask the question all of us are thinking. When are you going to write the rest of French Seams the Musical? 💜
You are so much fun to listen to! I found you when I started my first patchwork project, and I've stuck around ever since!
hahahhahahha listen if i get one more comment asking for the full show then y'all are gonna be subjected to a 2000s esque music video montage of all my sewing musical concepts mwahahahha
just kidding!!!! thanks for watching & sticking around
The French seam song!!!
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bahahahha
The French seams song just hits different ❤
As a quilter, i feel like the more time sitting at my machine, the happier i am. So what i'm trying to say is...i think I want to try making a garment with pin tucks?!
i feel the same way!!! it has a calming vibe for sure!! (when the machine isn't misbehaving haha) this is your pintuck sign!!! so fun!
I have a hard time managing all of my ideas/projects and upcoming projects. Do you have a system for planning future projects and organising current ones? Love the top, pin tucks need more love! It turned out beautifully! ♥️ - from tassie
I'll write this question down in my list - a very good one!!
the french seam song is exactly how i feel when I'm sewing
I love this! Question: what is your most worn item that you have made?
GREAT QUESTION writing it down
very demure...very mindful
thank youuuuu
Love the top 😍! What marker do You use for marking the fabric? The friction pens are frustrating me right now and I want to try something new!
What are those coolest wide leg pants you’re wearing with red sweater?
Not sewing related 🙈 but how do you take care of your amazing curls? 😃😍
I had a question about your iron! It looks really fancy in the contraption that holds it, is it different from a regular iron? if so, in what ways is it different? (btw I absolutely love your videos :D they really make me feel inspired to be more patient with my sewing projects haha!)
Noted your iron question!!!!!! Thank you!! aw that's so sweet.
Beautiful job on the pintucking! I got distracted by your super cute stuffed flower hairclips! Where are they from? Did you make them?
Thank you so much!! OH i love them so much - my boyfriend made them for me! I shared a tutorial on how to make them on my Instagram account in the reels section if you're interested! :D
@@fromcarlyb thank you! I'll go find that!
Happy trails was a Roy Roger’s song
انا تعلمت الخياطه من قنوات اليوتيوب 😍👏🏽،شكرا على الفيديو الممتع
Pintucking intimidates me, but you've inspired me to give it a go. (Using a pattern with far fewer pintucks!) I love your burgundy skirt at the end - is that one of your own designs or another patternmaker's?
Not related to the video but, I love your accent so much
hahha thank youuuuuu!!!
Can you please upload the Video OF the dress version, please.
I saw someone else do this pattern the other day, and they managed to get their correct size but missed out on the instruction page. Maybe some better organization needs to happen with this pattern maker.
I do have a question: What sewing machine do you recommend for beginners?
How’d you get into rock climbing?
Oh, by the way, I think you’ve used at least five different figures for how many pintucks there are. 17×4 is 68.
I don't think I feel comfortable with doing pin-tucks because the grasp of how to fit things to me is loose at best. That top is so cute though!
I understand!!! I love this approach cause you kind of just make a pintuck fabrication & then cut your pattern piece out of the pin tucks after (kind of!!) Helps a bit with the overall fit.
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My question for you: what is the toy horse's name? I think the horse needs to be a permanent fixture on your channel, it feels so right!
Also, I love watching your videos! They have become a favorite to watch while I knit-- you are truly a cup of sunshine!
that's such a GREAT question. You're so right. I'm naming her right now and it's Scally. I named every horse I drew as a kid Sally but sometimes I would spell is Scally and I don't know why but that's what she deserves to be called I think hahahha.
You're asking the right questions hahahah
also thanks so much for watching, it's really sweet of you. i'm glad you like demmmmmm :D
oops i was probably meant to reply in a video but i got excited to talk bout my tiny horse
Like you :)))
Giiirrl the irony of you marking your pin tucks while using a striped fabric 😂 Super cute dress though, it looks lovely on you!
You have a face that is meant for smiling ;-;
I started in 2004. I found this lady who taught how to use these Vogue patterns that were similar to Simplicity. After that, I never stopped. I'm Brazilian and in the state where I live, São Paulo, there is an industrial fund that pays for free education in several technical areas, it's called SENAI. I managed to graduate and work in the area for a short time, but I've been working on my own for 2 years now, super happy. Have you ever made a video telling how or why you started?
You've been sewing for so long!!!! I love it! Are you still loving it? Free education is everything. I have made a video on a similar topic - ruclips.net/video/KQZAe2wJct0/видео.htmlsi=UgSX_B4QS_OOSwWr
Yep, 20 years. Since I was 14 years old, I started early and I love it so much, I can't imagine myself doing anything else. Today I delivered my first lolita core to a client . Can I put my Instagram here for anyone who wants to check it out?
I fr thought you said "I'm putting my horse in the microwave now" for a full second 😂 1:22
im always down for more Carly content! i dunno if youre interested, but i recently learned about wax tailors chalk that disappears when it comes into contact with steam and i dont think ill ever use another marking device. in case you ever wanna try something that isn't air erasable pen 🩷🩷🩷